International Tournament Dates
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from Alex Moiseyey & Richard Beckwith
International, WCDF, & ACF Checkers - 2023 Calendar
International, WCDF, & ACF Checkers - 2022 Calendar
NCCA Calendar reports events / results (Calendar)
2023 World Checkers/Draughts Event Calendar (most recent)
Checkers Section Report
by Richard Beckwith, February 2023, WCDF President
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Matteo Bernini (Italy) became new Go-As-You-Please (GAYP) World Champion with a
world title match victory over Lubabalo Kondlo (South Africa) by a score of 3-0
with 19 draws. The match was held April 25-30 in Tulsa Oklahoma (USA).
The top Finishers of the 3-Move WCDF World Qualifier / Women and Youth World
Championship, April 20-22, 2022, in Tulsa, Oklahoma are shown in the following
table.
| Pos. | Men | Women | Youth |
| 1 | Alex Moiseyev (USA) | Tetiana Zaitseva (UKR) | Davide Tamborin (ITA) |
| 2 | Matteo Bernini (ITA) | Sofia Pandolfo (ITA) | Maksym Staroverov (UKR) |
| 3 | Alex Holmes (USA) | Kim Willis (USA) | Dmytro Staroverov (UKR) |
The top finishers of the 2022 World Cup Standings are shown below.
| Pos. |
Men |
Women |
| 1 | Ron King (BAR) | Nadiya Chyzhevska (UKR) |
| 2 | Shane McCosker (IRE) | Bat-sheva Ron (USA) |
| 3 | Jack Francis (BAR) | Tetiana Zaitseva (UKR) |
The schedule of 2023 WCDF events is as follows:
• World Qualifier/Woman & Youth World Championship (Go-As-You-Please, GAYP): May
2-5, Grand Park Lara Hotel, Antalya, Turkey
• European Championship (3-move) May 12-14, Misano Adriatico, Italy
• 3-move World Title Match - (proposed as April 18-27, 2024, at International
Checker Hall of Fame), Sergio Scarpetta (Italy, Champion) vs. Alex Moiseyev
(USA, Challenger)
• Of additional interest, US National (3-move) on June 13-16 in Branson,
Missouri will have $32,780 in prizes and will be followed by a speed tournament
in Vidor, Texas on June 19-22 with a mixed format in 11-man ballot (serves as
Qualifier)/GAYP/3-Move.
Weekly on-line tournaments by Iqbal Ahmed continue, as well as periodic on-line
checker leagues by Jake Evans.