The Spelling Bee Islamabad Regional Championship kicked off at the Islamabad Club Auditorium on October 11, 2010, on an exceptionally beautiful morning as it had rained the night before.

The first day started with our youngest Spelling Bee gurus, that is teams from the age group 9-11. A total of seven pools were covered on the first day, with 11 teams in each pool. All the teams were very well-prepared, making the competition all the more exciting, with ties between two to three schools at the end of the initial two rounds for almost every pool, the Sudden Death Round would, in many instances, go on for quite some time.

The second day of the competition saw participation of the rest of the teams in the remaining four pools and the Win the Bee or the elimination round for the 9-11 age group. The results came out with Saad Ahmad from Roots School System as the champion and Momina Iftikhar from Bahria College as the first runner up and Bakhtawar Ijaz from Modernage Public School as the second runner up.

The judges for the 9-11 age group were Mrs Farzana Anwar, Mrs Shaneela Raja, Ms Shamim Ehsan, Ms Samina Javed, Ms Naheed Fatima, Ms Bismah Hanif, Ms Sumaira Saleem and Ms Sara Bano.

The morning of the October 13, 2010, saw teams for the more senior age group of 12-14. The first seven pools were covered the first day, the remaining three of the second age group along with the Win the Bee round for that age group, the results of which were as follows: Sarah Ahmed of EMS High School was the regional champion, while Waleed Makhdoom from Froebels International School and Yasha Afaq from Sideeq Public School were the first and the second runner ups, respectively.

The judges for the 12-14 age group were Mr Amjad Ali Sheikh, Mrs Tayyaba Aquil, Mrs Yusra Jawad, Mrs Shireen Hafza, Mrs Nusrat Waseem and Mrs Beenish Khurrum.

The competition for the senior most 15-17 age group was conducted on October 15, 2010, with a total of six pools of ten schools each. The elimination round was also conducted the same day at the end of which Bushra Mansroor of EMS Senior Branch stood as the regional champion, Haider Ali Tariq of Beaconhouse School System the first runner up and Sophia Arsalan also from the Beaconhouse School System the second runner up.

The judges for the day were Ms Sarah Iman, Mrs Fareeda Inayat, Ms Sarah Mahmood and Ms Ayesha Khalid. The pronouncer for the event was Mr Faez Roger.