This year, the challenge is divided into three stages — preliminary online challenge, state online challenge and the national-level challenge. This time around, there was no written test for participants to enter the state challenge. During the preliminary and state online challenges, each contestant had to spell 15 words within 15 seconds. A total of RM80,000 in prize money and a new trophy await the winners from the Online State Champion to the National Challenge. The SIR National Challenge will be held on Oct 21 at Nexus, Bangsar South, here.

Source: New Strait Times October 10, 2017 00:11 UTC