2003 Go-As-You-Please Nationals 

2003 National GAYP Checker Tournament - Anderson, SC - August 1-8th
held at Holiday Inn Express - Sponsored by Honea Path Merchants Association

   
   

MASTER DIVISION

  
   
   
   
Rank  

Country

  
Name  

Match
Points

  

Honor
Points

  

Prize
Money

  
1 United States Alex Moiseyev - Dublin, OH 26   $1900 + $578
2 United States Richard Hallett - St. Petersburg, FL 24 184 $1300 + $460
3 Barbados Jack Francis - St. James, Barbados 24 168 $1000 + $343
4 United States Jim Morrison - Glasgow, KY 22   $800 + $225
5 United States John Webster - Stoneville, NC 20   $590 + $108
6 United States Ed Bruch - East Amherst, NY 16   $400
7 United States Elbert Lowder - Sanford, NC 14 158  
8 United States Clayton Nash - Aberdeen, MS 14 134  
9 Canada Clint Olsen - Kitchener Ontario, Canada 14 124  
10 United States John Ferrell - Houston, TX 6    
    Total Master Cash Prize Fund     $7,704
   
   

MAJOR DIVISION

  
   
   
   
Rank  

Country

  
Name  

Match
Points

  

Honor
Points

  

Prize
Money

  
1 United States Joe Schwartz - Hallandale, FL 24   $725
2 United States Albert Tucker - Minden, LA 22   $525
3 United States Les Balderson - Richmond, VA 22   $450
4 United States Bill Levine - Brooklyn, NY 20 136 $400
5 United States Rick Callaghan - Coeur d'Alene, ID 20 134 $350
6 United States Alan Millhone - Belpre, OH 18 120 $100
7 United States Kristopher Gordon - Morrow, GA 18 116 $100
8 United States Ken Shultz - Cosby, TN 16    
9 United States Earl Harvell - Princeton, TX 14    
10 United States Homer Rankhorn - Jackson, SC 12    
11 United States Earle Sweatmon - Kaufman, TX 6    
    Total Majors Cash Prize Fund     $2,650
 
   

MINOR DIVISION

  
   

 

  
   

Rank

  

Country

  
Name  

Match
Points

  

Honor
Points

  

Prize
Money

  
1 United States Heath Pearson - Oxford, MS 26 154 $300
2 United States Shelton Smith - Shreveport, LA 26 151 1/3 $250
3 United States Matt Ward - Woodstock, GA 24   $200
4 United States Matt Swanson - Fulton, MS 22   $150
5 United States Ben Jones - Hubert, NC 20 142 $100
6 United States Bill McClintock - Greensboro, NC 20 134 10/21 $90
7 Mongolia Javzan Gerelchuluun - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 20 132 $80
8 United States John Greene - Liberty, NC 18 136 $70
9 United States Roger Creech - Ayden, NC 18 127 1/3 $60
10 United States Teal Stanley - Greensboro, NC 18 124 $55
11 United States Francesco La Rocca - Brooklyn, NY 18 123 1/7 $50
12 Mongolia Dorj Ganbold - UB / Mongolia 18 120 $45
13 United States Robert Maxwell - Richlands, NC 16 130 $40
14 United States Paul Dingler - Mooresville, VA 16 127 1/3 $40
15 United States Buck Smith - Millboro, VA 16 116 $20
16 Canada Andrew Engel - Kitchener Ontario, Canada 16 114 2/3 $10
17 Barbados Troy Cumberbatch - St. Andrew, Barbados 16 110 11/21 $10
18 United States Donald Andrews - Raleigh, NC 16 106 $10
19 United States Horace Ashley - Honea Path, SC 12 120 2/3  
20 United States John Johnson - Belton, SC 12 98  
21 United States Mike Ross - Burlington, NC 12 85 17/21  
22 United States Joe Coleman - Fort Collins, CO 12 74 2/3  
23 United States Bobby Redd  - Honea Path, SC 8    
24 United States Trey Stanley - Greensboro, NC 4    
25 United States Charles Walker - Petal, MS 16 (withdrew)  
26 United States Archie Marcotte - Snellville, GA 16 (withdrew)  
27 United States Dale Rumph - McKees Rocks, PA 16 (withdrew)  
28 United States Kim Willis - Eldon, MO 8 (withdrew)  
28 United States Dallas Ramsey - Pine Hill, AL 8 (withdrew)  
30 United States Hugh Hawkins - Howe, TX 4 (withdrew)  
31 United States Rufus Lay - Seneca, SC 4 (withdrew)  
32 United States Oliver McLane - Seneca, SC 0 (withdrew)  
    Total Minors Cash Prize Fund     $1,580
   

 

  
YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
   
   
   
Rank  

Country

  
Name  

Match
Points

  

Honor
Points

  

Prize
Money

  
1 United States Clayton Nash - Aberdeen, MS 27    
2 United States Robert Maxwell - Richlands, NC 18    
3 United States Matt Ward - Woodstock, GA 15    
4 United States Dakota Mitchell - Belton, SC 9    
5 United States Ashley Gordon - Morrow, GA 8    
    Total Minors Cash Prize Fund    

$246

Honea Path Merchants Association Sponsored their Fall Festival in 2001 & 2002 with a checker tournament included in their other events. Mr. Joe Redd and Dr. Tommy Martin were key principals of the organizers.  Anderson & Honea Path Merchants spent thousands of dollars hosting this National, bringing news, and recognition to the checker world at that time. This 2003 National was their only and last national tournament bid. They sponsored a SC State Tournament in 2004, 2005, and the 2005 World Title Match (King vs Moiseyev) 3-Move in Anderson, SC.

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