NC State Champions

YEAR	MASTER CHAMPION	CITY of VENUE	MAJOR CHAMPION	COMMENTS
1890-1893	H. C. McNair	Raleigh		recorded in 6th AT
1894	J. Murdock	Asheville		recorded in 6th AT
1895-1917	H. C. McNair	Raleigh		recorded in 6th AT (24 consecutive years)
1918	Coit M. Robinson	Lowell	1st Ty organized & sanction by NCCA	NCCA established in 1918
1919	S. M. Hill	Charlotte
1920	Coit M. Robinson	Charlotte
1921	George C. Anderson	Charlotte		7/4
1922	H. C. McNair (Twenty-Eight)	Charlotte		11/24 Thanksgiving
1923	Coit M. Robinson	Charlotte		7/4
1924	Harry S. Anderson	Lowell
1925	Edward F. Scheidt	Charlotte		7/21
1926	Harry S. Anderson	Charlotte
1927	George O. Anderson	Charlotte
1928	Edward F. Scheidt	Durham
1929	Edward F. Scheidt	Burlington
1930	Edward F. Scheidt	Laurinburg
1931	Edward F. Scheidt	Winston-Salem
1932	B. C. McIntyre	Greensboro
1933	Jesse N. Lybarger	Albemarle
1934	B. C. McIntyre	Durham
1935	Harry S. Anderson	Maxton
1936	Harry S. Anderson	Raleigh
1937	Frank Newsom	Winston-Salem
1938	B. C. McIntyre	Lumberton
1939	Harry S. Anderson	High Point
1940	R. W. Garris	Salisbury
1941	Harry S. Anderson	Asheboro
1942	Harry S. Anderson	Draper
1943-1945	No Tournaments			W. W. II
1946	Edward F. Scheidt	Burlington		25 players watched final match until 4AM to declare winner!
1947	R.W. Garris & W.M. Eubank,Tie	Winston-Salem		Co-Champions
1948	Harry S. Anderson	Wilmington
1949	R. W. Garris	Asheville		Elbert Lowder's 1st State Ty age 17
1950	James Paul Lewis	Goldsboro
1951	Harry S. Anderson (Ninth)	Albemarle
1952	Elbert L. Lowder	Winston-Salem		Elbert wins his 1st tourney at age 20
1953	J. R. Lanier	Mount Airy		(incorrect) JL Lanier in Encyclopedia of Checkers
1954	Edward F. Scheidt	Salisbury
1955	Edward F. Scheidt	Thomasville
1956	Edward F. Scheidt	Albemarle
1957	Glenn L. Cole	Winston-Salem
1958	Elbert L. Lowder	Hickory		John Webster's 1st tourney at age 16
1959	Elbert L. Lowder	Asheville
1960	Edward F. Scheidt	Draper
1961	Edward F. Scheidt	Fayetteville
1962	J. R. Lanier	Greensboro		White Oaks Motel?
1963	Elbert L. Lowder	Henderson
1964	Edward F. Scheidt	Thomasville
1965	Edward F. Scheidt (Thirteenth)	Burlington
1966	Elbert L. Lowder	Burlington
1967	Elbert L. Lowder	Sanford
1968	Elbert L. Lowder	Durham
1969	Elbert L. Lowder	Charlotte		Became Carolina Open
1970	Elbert L. Lowder	Asheville
1971	Elbert L. Lowder	Forest City
1972	Elbert L. Lowder	Greensboro		Holliday Inn-North July 4-6th White Oaks Motel?
1973	Elbert L. Lowder	Kannapolis		YMCA July 4-6th
1974	R. T. Jones (Cleveland, Ga.)*	Sanford		Moose Lodge/Palomino - July 4-6th
1974	A. M. "Angus" Simpson	Sanford		Moose Lodge / Palomino Motel & Restaurant July 4-6th
1975	Elbert L. Lowder	Sanford		Moose Lodge / Palomino Motel & Restaurant July 3-5th weekend
1976	Elbert L. Lowder	Selma		July 6-8th weekend
1977	Elbert L. Lowder	Greensboro	B.T. Jones (Harvey Kelley-GA)*	July 4-6th Friendly Shopping Center Auditorium Lowder also wins Nat GAYP in Sanford 11/21-25th
1978	A. M. "Angus" Simpson	Statesville		July 6-8th Lowder didn't enter Ty
1979	Elbert L. Lowder	Ahoskie	B.W. "Belton" Jones	Tomahawk Motel - July 5-7th
1980	Elbert Lowder	Rocky Mount	R. G. Whitley	July 4-6th
1981	Tim Laverty	Durham	Doyle Pearson	July 3-5th
1982	Elbert L. Lowder	Ahoskie	Merle Vaugham	Tomahawk Motel July 6th-8th
1983	Elbert L. Lowder	Rutherfordton	B.W. "Belton" Jones	July 5-7th
1984	Elbert L. Lowder	Ahoskie	James Sipe	Ramada Inn - July 5-7th
1985	Elbert L. Lowder	Chapel Hill	James Heffner & J. C. Little, Tie	July 5-7th
1986	Elbert L. Lowder	Sanford	Merle Vaughan	July 4-6th
1987	Elbert L.Lowder	Raleigh	Ben Jones & B.T. Jones, Tie	July 3-5th
1988	Elbert L. Lowder	Sanford	Cecil Lowe	Palomino Restaurant 7/1-3rd Cecil finished 31st in Majors 1988 3-Move Nat in Danville
1989	Elbert L. Lowder	Greensboro	B. T. Jones	7/7-9th
1990	Tim Laverty	Siler City	Fred Church	7/6-8th
1991	Tim Laverty	Newton	Merle Vaugham	7/5-7th
1992	Elbert L. Lowder	Sanford	Joe McClellan & Raleigh Johnson, Tie	Palomino Motel & Restaurant 7/3-5th
1993	Tim Laverty	Sanford	Waldo Barton	Palomino Motel & Restaurant 7/2-4th
1994	Elbert L. Lowder	Ahoskie	J. C. Little	Ahoskie Inn 7/5-7th
1995	Elbert L. Lowder	Greensboro	Waldo Barton	7/7-9th
1996	Elbert Lowder & Tim Laverty, Tie	Raleigh	Bill McClintock	7/5-7th
1997	Elbert L. Lowder	Sanford	Raleigh Johnson (Rick Callaghan -VA)*	Palomino Motel & Restaurant 7/8th -10th
1998	Tim Laverty	Raleigh	Henry Headinger	7/3-5th
1999	Tim Laverty	Cary	James Heffner	Best Western Carry Inn -Suites 7/2-4th
2000	Alexander Moiseyev (Dublin, OH)*	Lexington		Best Western July 4-6th
2000	Elbert L. Lowder	Lexington	Merle Vaugham	Best Western July 4-6th
2001	Alexander Moiseyev (Dublin, OH)*	Lexington		Lexington Triad Inn (Best Western) July 20-22nd
2001	Elbert L. Lowder	Lexington	Raleigh Johnson	Lexington Triad Inn (Best Western) July 20-22nd
2002	Tim Laverty	Lexington	Cecil Lowe	Quality Inn - Nov 6-8th (State & D4)
2003	Tim L. Laverty (Eighth)	Ahoskie	Cecil Lowe	Ahoskie Inn May 15-17th
2004	Elbert L. Lowder	Kinston	Paul Dingler	Howard Johnson May 13-15th
2005	Alexander Moiseyev (Dublin, OH)*	Greensboro		Travelodge Inn May 12-14th
2005	Elbert L. Lowder (Thirty-Fourth)	Greensboro	Bill McClintock	Elbert was the NC Champion 34 time
2006	Dr. John R. Webster	Greensboro	Teal Stanley	Lodge America Hotel - May 18-20th
2007	Dr. John R. Webster	Sanford	Teal Stanley	The River Lodge & Palomino Motel 5/18-19th
2008	Dr. John R. Webster	Albemarle	J. R. Smith	Sleep Inn & Suites 5/16-17th
2009	Dr. John R. Webster (Fourth)	Oxford	Cecil Lowe (Bill Salot -VA)*	Masonic Home for Children 5/15-16th
2010	Alexander Moiseyev (Dublin, OH)*	Siler City		Days Inn 5/14-15th
2010	Tim L. Laverty (Ninth)	Siler City	Joe McClellan	Days Inn 5/14-15th
2011		Greensboro		5/13-14th