2004 Carolina Open 

2004 North Carolina Open Checker Tournament
Howard Johnson, Hwy 70, Kinston, NC - May 13, 14, & 15th, 2004

3-Move Restriction Style of Play-Swiss System of scoring.  7 rounds at 4 games per round.
Scoring the round as a mini-match between opponents and not scoring the 4 games; therefore, "winner-takes-all." - Tim Laverty - Scorekeeper

Congratulations Elbert !	Congratulations Paul !

Class A
Finish	Name        -          City	State	Rating	Points	H Pts	Cash	Comments
1	Elbert Lowder - Sanford	NC	2542	26		$350.00	2004 NC State Champion
2	Bill McClintock - Greensboro	NC	1991	20	110	$225.00
3	Tim Laverty - Sanford	NC	2391	20	96	$120.00
4	H.O. Baldree - Farmville	NC	1923	20	86	$100.00
5	Jeff Webster - Stoneville	NC	2230	18		$90.00
6/7 Tie	Roger Creech - Ayden	NC	1793	16	110	$75.00	split $80.00 and $70.00
6/7 Tie	Wade Holder - Fayetteville	NC	1903	16	110	$75.00	split $80.00 and $70.00
8	Teal Stanley - Greensboro	NC	1919	16	98	$60.00
9	Ben Jones - Hubert	NC	1852	16	90	$50.00
10	Paul Dingler - Mooresville	NC	1787	14	108	$40.00	2004 Class B Champion
11	I.Z. "Bud" Cobb - Farmville	NC	1832	14	96	$30.00
12	Cecil Lowe - Colerain	NC	1718	12	110	$25.00
13	Fred Buchanan - Wilmington	NC	1367	12	58	$25.00
14	Buck Smith - Millboro	VA	1773	12	54	$25.00	Late entry - 3rd round
15	Mike Ross - Burlington	NC	1846	12	32	$25.00	Late entry - 3rd round
16	Clint Pickard - Sanford	NC	1398	10		$20.00
17	J.R. Smith - Greensboro	NC	1347	8	76	$20.00
18	David Heath, Jr - Kinston	NC	1392	8	70	$20.00
19	Richard "Ricky" Brown - Aberdeen	NC	1594	12		$20.00	Withdrew after 6th round
20	Larry Michael - Lexington	NC	1679	10		$20.00	Withdrew after 6th round
21	T.W. "Bill" Stanley - Greensboro	NC	1631	4		$20.00
22	Bill Richardson - Kinston	NC	1588				Withdrew after 3rd round
	Total Cash Prize					$1,435.00

Position determined by points, then honor points
NCCA & David Heath - Tournament Sponsor, Tim Laverty - Director/Score Keeper
Plentiful door prizes given out: restaurant certificates & meal coupons, local products, merchandise, & services
Nice Motel & 2 Dinners included  "A Fun Tournament! Great checkers, Wonderful Friendship - A good time for all who attended."

The NC Masters & Majors Champions are the winner of their respective division, if the top finishers are tied in match points, then honor points are used to separate finish position; otherwise, they are Co-Champions, or if the top finisher is a non-resident then the next highest place NC finisher below him is selected.  In the event of a single class tournament, the major winner is selected from the middle of the contestant field, if withdrawals subtracted, and if an odd number of contestants, then round up; otherwise, rounded down.  When the mid finisher is a non-resident then the next place NC finisher above him is selected. Only NC residences may be a NC State Championship title holder.

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