This Tournament was dedicated to the memory and in honor of
 Grandmaster Elbert L. Lowder.

Congratulations Dr. John R. Webster !
 2007 NC Checker Champion

Congratulations Teal Stanley !
 2007 NC  Major Checker Champion

2007 North Carolina Open - Sanford, NC - River Lodge Restaurant - May 18-19th

Finish   Players       Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Totals Players Prize
Position No Name                 City State Rate vs Pts vs Pts vs Pts vs Pts vs Pts vs Pts vs Pts vs Pts Points H Pts Money
1 21 Webster, John ** Stoneville NC 2371 1 3 15 6 13 9 9 11 14 14 7 18 10 21 5 23 23 130 $135.00
2 10 McClintock, Bill Greensboro NC 2014 13 2 19 6 16 8 5 10 20 14 14 17 21 18 7 21 21 130 $120.00
3 6 Lindsay, Gene Morristown TN 2287 4 2 20 5 5 7 3 9 16 11 17 14 9 17 14 21 21 124 $120.00
4 5 Laverty, Tim Sanford NC 2400 bye 3 7 5 6 7 10 9 3 13 9 15 14 18 21 20 20 136 $105.00
5 7 Lowe, Cecil Colerain NC 1772 16 2 5 4 12 8 15 12 9 15 21 15 20 18 10 19 19 137 $85.00
6 9 McClellan, Joe Winston-Salem NC 1995 14 3 18 7 3 11 21 13 7 14 5 16 6 17 11 19 19 135 $85.00
7 16 Schultz, Ken Cosby TN 1833 7 2 4 6 10 8 14 8 6 10 13 14 1 17 9 19 19 129 $85.00
8 15 Shelly, Raymond Cambridge MD 1350 19 3 21 4 1 8 7 8 13 10 3 12 17 14 8 18 18 122 $65.00
9 3 Holder, Wade Fayetteville NC 1917 11 3 12 7 9 7 6 9 5 9 15 11 13 13 18 17 17 115 $50.00
10 20 Stanley, Teal * Greensboro NC 1972 8 2 6 3 18 6 11 10 10 10 4 14 7 15 17 17 17 114 $50.00
11 1 Gain, Howard Panama City FL 1532 21 1 bye 4 15 4 18 6 12 9 8 12 16 13 19 17 17 108 $50.00
12 14 Ross, Mike Burlington NC 1866 9 1 11 5 17 9 16 13 21 14 10 15 5 16 6 16 16 139 $37.00
13 13 Rayevsky, Anatoly Huntersville NC 1725 10 2 8 6 21 7 4 8 15 10 16 10 3 12 12 16 16 123 $37.00
14 17 Smith, OW "Buck" Millboro VA 1741 18 1 2 5 14 5 19 9 4 11 6 12 15 14 20 16 16 108 $37.00
15 8 Martin, James Monroe NC 1451 20 2 13 2 4 2 2 6 18 9 1 10 12 14 15 14 14 n/a $35.00
16 19 Stanley, Bill Greensboro NC 1614 15 1 10 1 bye 4 17 4 11 7 22 9 2 13 1 13 13 92 $30.00
17 18 Smith, JR Greensboro NC 1384 17 3 9 3 20 4 1 6 8 7 12 9 22 12 3 12 12 111 $30.00
18 4 Jones, Ben Hubert NC 1868 6 2 16 2 8 6 13 9 17 11 20 11 wd     11 11 n/a $30.00
19 22 Smith, Jasper Sanford NC 1411             late entry 2 4 19 6 18 7 2 11 11 n/a $25.00
20 12 Pickard, Clint Sanford NC 1348 2 3 3 3 7 3 bye 6 1 7 18 9 8 9 13 9 9 99 $25.00
21 2 Gravey, Michael West End NC 947 12 1 17 1 11 1 8 1 22 1 bye 4 19 4 22 4 4 79 $25.00
22 11 Michael, Larry Lexington NC 1593 3 1 14 1 2 5 20 5 wd             5 5 n/a  
                                            TOTAL  $1,261.00
**John Webster wins the Tournament and repeats his title as the NC State Champion.  *Teal Stanley also repeats his title as the State Major Champion.  NCCA & Clint Pickard - Tournament Sponsor, Tim Laverty - Director/Score Keeper - Scoring each game as 2 points for Win - 1 point for Draw - 3 points for Bye. Ratings from ACF  Finish Position determined by points, then honor points ( 5 States represented,  9 wives, 22 entrants )  Mr. Pickard presented the players with a pocket calculator commemorating The Lee County Centennial and the ladies received a commemorative centennial coffee mug.  Ben Jones, JR Smith, and John Webster contributed to the prize fund.  Honorable Ronald E. Spivey - Superior Court Judge of Judicial District 21, dignified checkers by visiting our State Tournament on Saturday. He won the Junior State Championship in 1975 at Raleigh. We are proud of our Sanford Checker Playing Judge!  "A fun tourney!  Wonderful Friendship, and 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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