2013 Greensboro Open Checker Tournament
Saturday, April 20th, 2013
held at Libby Hill Seafood Restaurant, 3100 Randleman Road, Greensboro, NC 27406 (336) 275-7688

Congratulations, Tim! 1st Place Winner	Congratulations, Bobby! 2nd Place Finisher	Congratulations, Teal! 3rd Place Finisher

 One day | 3-Move / Five 2 game rounds (Swiss) of 1^½ hour per game & final as King-of-the-Hill - playing 2 rounds before Lunch and 3 after | Single Division.

2013 - Greensboro Open Single Division By Round, 2Gm					before	after
Finish	Name	City, State	WCDF#	ACF#	Rate	Rate	Op	Rd1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	H Pt.	Cash	Comments
1	IM Tim Laverty	Graham, NC	101005	10153	2160	2175	4	11T4	8T8	3T12	2T16	12T18	48	$50.00	Greensboro Open Champion ($ + trophy - plus his 6th time)
2	Bobby Gerringer	Pittsboro, NC	101419	12442	1844	1910	3	5T4	12T7	4T7	1T10	2T14	51	$40.00
3	Teal Stanley	Greensboro, NC	101170	10107	2130	2107	12	10T4	3T5	1T7	8T11	4T13	52	$35.00
4	Buck Smith	Millboro, VA	101133	10091	1644	1688	9	2T2	10T4	5T5	7T9	1T12	38	$30.00
5	Mike Ross	Burlington, NC	101103	10110	1863	1856	8	7T4	4T4	11T8	12T8	5T11	48	$25.00
6	Glenn Fuquay	Elon, NC	101407	12582	1678	1710	2	9T2	6T6	13T10	4T10	3T10	63	$20.00
7	James "Shine" Lyles	Greensboro, NC	101421	12454	1572	1626	5	3T0	7T4	9T7	13T9	8T10	46	$10.00
8	Matthew Clark	Fort Mill, SC	101425	10492	1842	1806	1	byeT3	13T5	12T7	3T8	9T9	48	$10.00
9	JR Smith	Greensboro, NC	101124	10098	1642	1632	10	12T0	9T2	6T3	11T7	13T9	38	$10.00	JR Smith & Ted Williamson tied for 9th Place
9	Ted Williamson	Kenova, WV	101321	10024	1688	1668	13	6T3	1T5	2T5	5T7	10T9	38	$10.00
11	Grover Minor	Greensboro, NC	101XXX	12659	1684	1608	7	8T0	5T0	byeT3	9T3	11T7	36	$10.00
12	Bill Stanley	Greensboro, NC	101214	10061	1350	1324	11	4T0	byeT3	8T3	10T3	7T3	45	$10.00
wd	Larry Michael	Lexington, NC	101224	10059	1613	1598	6	13T1	2T1	10T4	wd	wd			withdrew after 3rd
														$260.00	Total Prize Fund

• Congratulations! To IM Tim Laverty from Graham, North Carolina, as the 2013 Greensboro Open Champion, his sixth time (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013).

• Congratulations! To Bobby Gerringer from Pittsboro, NC as the 2nd Place 2013 Greensboro Open Finisher.

• Congratulations! To Teal Stanley from Greensboro, NC as the 3rd Place 2013 Greensboro Open Finisher.

• GM stands for Grand Master, IM for International Master, and CM for Candidate Master, which are earned titles given by WCDF to distinguish a player's tournament status.

• ACF Ratings are before this tournament and your after rating may be views at icheckers ratings when this updated rating is added later as Joe Moore, ACF Rating Processor re-calculates them.

• "T" separates player's opponent from player's accumulated game points.  Draw is 1, Win is 2 points, Bye is 3, and Forfeit is 4.

• Players were welcomed to Libby Hill Seafood Restaurant by a nice door display sign announcing "Welcome !  2013 Greensboro  Open Checker Tournament"

• JR Smith, Greensboro Open Tournament Director gave a warm welcomed to 13 players from 3 states as 10 from North Carolina, 1 each from South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.  Ted Williamson from Kenova, West Virginia was recognized as the furthers distance player.

• We recognize Mr. Bill Stanley as our oldest player at age 91 with his 92nd birthday on July 22nd.

• Tournament schedule and playing rules were skipped over since all players were experienced tournament players and familiar with this information from it being published in the tournament announcement, bulletins, newsletters, and on the ACF & NCCA website.  However, it was briefly mentioned that 1st bye are awarded randomly for pairing when necessary; thereafter, to the lowest point player or players, multiple byes are awarded at a reduced 2 points.  Prize funds are only paid out to those players completing the tournament, and those amounts not paid are applied to next years fund if the payout schedule is already figured and posted in the playing room, otherwise they are paid out to the finishing players as outline in the ACF Tournament Guide.  Withdrawn players are also not placed as a finished position but dropped to the bottom showing only their rounds played for the ratings processor.

• In the 9:00AM business meeting JR Smith ask Pastor Larry Michael to bless the tournament and lead us in prayer before opened up the tournament for play.

• We want to mention that we missed these last year participants: Ryan Pronk, Travis Weddle, Bill McClintock (deceased), Joe McCellan, Charles Woolum, Danny Hughes, and of course our Ohio Amish players: Joe Weaver, Harley Hochstetler, and John Troyer.

• Entry fees were $20.00 x 13 players = $260.00 Total Cash Prize Fund which was paid through the entire field.

• This tournament played 4 Swiss paired rounds with the final round using King-of-the-Hill pairing which worked out requiring no last round re-pairing.

• Please mark your calendar for the next two big May checker events: May 10 & 11th is the West Tennessee Strawberry Opening and the following weekend is the 123rd North Carolina State Open scheduled for May 17th and 18th.

• Mike Ross brought his honey for sale and a platter of persimmon pudding for the player to enjoy. Mike substituted honey for the required sugar, and half oatmeal & whole wheat flower for white flower to make them healthier.
• Bobby Gerringer brought in two of his awesomely delicious cheese-cakes so the player could have a delicious supplement with their coffee.  We appreciate these delightful treats!
• John Webster had planned to attend but called us Saturday morning about an emergency had come up concerning his state fair blue-ribbon winning Guernsey milk cow. She was sick and he was on his way to take care of her.
• Larry Michael had a prior afternoon commitment in Lexington and need to cut his tournament short to meet his obligation.
• It was announced that Backyard Oil Premieres Tuesday, April 23 at 10 PM ET/PT on the Discovery Channel which features Jimmy Reliford as one of the drillers.
• NCCA Executive committee discussed the possibility of adding “Billy McClintock Memorial” to the Greensboro Open in honor of Billy who organized and directed this tournament from the mid 1990s until 2009, some of his last tournaments were at his home with Mrs. Frances McClintock's home cooked dinners. Before Billy, Howard Amos was the Greensboro Tournament organizer.  We will vote on this at our annual business meeting May 17th, 2013 just before we start the NC State Open.
• We appreciate Tim Laverty as our official referee and scorekeeper, and also appreciate Libby Hill Seafood Restaurant, our venue for keeping coffee and drinks available throughout our tournament, the use of their meeting room, and most players mentioned they enjoyed a variety of good seafood served by Libby Hill.
• A good time was had by everyone.

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