72nd Illinois 101 County Open Tournament
( Usually scheduled 1st weekend in October
)
The 72nd Illinois 101 County Open Ty will be held October 7th - 8th, 2006, in mall in Marion, IL at the Illinois Centre Mall Food Court.
Unusually held on 1st Saturday & Sunday in October according to Gene Ellison. Illinois has 102 counties but since Cook County was the Chicago area, they won most of the tournaments. Therefore down state started their own tournament with the other 101 counties, hence the name 101 tournament. The early 70's the tournament was open to all players.
For more information please contact Gene Ellison at ellison@clearwave.com
Letter from:
Roger Doll
Secretary/Treasurer
Illinois 101 County Checker Association
(618) 624-3119 erdoll@charter.net
July 15, 2006
Dear Checker Player,
The 72nd Annual Illinois 101 Open Tournament will be held October 7th and 8th,
2006, in Marion, IL, at the Illinois Centre Mall food court.
The Illinois Centre Mall is located west of the intersection of Interstate I-57
and IL State Highway 13 (Exit 54B). Travel west on IL 13 about 1.5 miles to
enter the mall. The mall is located at the third stop light west of the
interstate exit. Turn right at this third light and to the back of the mall
toward the Target parking lot. Park in the lot before Target and the door will
lead to the food court where we will be playing. The food court entrance is on
the north side.
A recommended hotel is the Super 8 Model at 2601 De Young, Marion, IL, phone
618-993-5577. Please indicate that you are there for the tournament to receive a
room discount for checker players of $32.88 (single & double) plus tax. (Normal
rate is $47 to $65). The Super 8 is located off the first light west of the
Interstate.
Registration on Saturday begins at 8:00 a.m. with play beginning after a 9:00
a.m. business meeting. There will be four rounds on Saturday and 3 rounds on
Sunday; 3-move restriction. Entry fee is $10.00.
For information call Roger Doll (618) 624-3119, email,
erdoll@charter.net or Gene Ellison,
President, IL 101 Tournament at (618) 962-3321, email:
ellison@clearwave.com
Click To See Map
Best Regards,
Roger Doll
Illinois 101 Secretary & Treasurer
RESULTS:
72nd Annual Illinois 101 County Open Checker Tournament - October 7th - 8th , 2006
The tournament was dedicated to Bill Henson and Morris Pettijohn, two long time Illinois checker players who have passed away recently. We had a good turnout and a pleasant tournament. The 2006 tournament champion is Jerry Childers. This championship is Jerry’s 4th 101 Tournament Championship. The 2006 Illinois tournament champion is John Grisley, who has been the IL champion three times previously. In the B Class, the top player is Brandon Like, in his first checker tournament ever. The B class top Illinois player is Kenneth Ellison.
72nd Annual Illinois 101 County Open Checker Tournament - October 7th - 8th , 2006
| Class A | |||||||
| Rank | Name | State | Rated | Points | HP | $ Prize | Additional Information & Comments: |
| 1 | Jerry Childers | AR | 2355 | 23 | $125.00 | 4th time Championship winner | |
| 2 | Don West | KY | 2153 | 18 | $80.00 | ||
| 3 | Larry Pollard | AL | 2175 | 17 | $60.00 | ||
| 4 | John Grisley | IL | 1868 | 16 | $40.00 | ILLINOIS Champion | |
| 5 | Gary Ellison | IL | 1783 | 15 | 99 | $22.00 | |
| 6 | Cody Short | IL | 1764 | 15 | 94 | $22.00 | |
| 7 | Flavrious Burgess | KY | 1858 | 15 | 84 | $22.00 | |
| 8 | Alan Millhone | OH | 2068 | 14 | 87 | ||
| 9 | Gene Ellison | IL | 1905 | 14 | 81 | ||
| 10 | Byron Woolum | KY | 1849 | 13 | 96 | ||
| 11 | Don Verble | IL | 2020 | 13 | 86 | ||
| 12 | Joe Tucker | MO | 1880 | 12 | 84 | ||
| 13 | John Cohen | MO | 1832 | 12 | 72 | ||
| 14 | Wade Holder | NC | 1909 | 11 | |||
| 15 | Bill Wethington | MO | 1969 | 10 | |||
| 16 | Earl Kennell | IL | 1712 | 6 | |||
| $371.00 | Total Class A | ||||||
| Class B | |||||||
| Rank | Name | State | Rated | Points | HP | $ Prize | Additional Information & Comments: |
| 1 | Brandon Like | IN | 1925 | 21 | $78.00 | 1st Tournament and Class B Champion | |
| 2 | Kenneth Ellison | IL | 1857 | 18 | 105 | $42.50 | ILLINOIS Class B Champion |
| 3 | Willis Shewcraft | KY | 1732 | 18 | 101 | $42.50 | |
| 4 | Gayle Helterbrand | MO | 1815 | 17 | $25.00 | ||
| 5 | Leonard Hickman | TN | 1627 | 15 | $15.00 | ||
| 6 | Howard Hoover | IL | 1514 | 13 | 80 | $2.50 | |
| 7 | Kim Willis | MO | 1331 | 13 | 73 | $2.50 | |
| 8 | Roger Doll | IL | 1232 | 12 | |||
| 9 | Bob Smith | IL | 1538 | 7 | withdrew | ||
| 10 | Jennifer Kelton | IL | 1015 | 3 | |||
| $208.00 | Total Class B | ||||||
| $579.00 | Total Cash Prize | ||||||
Score-Sheet A <> Score-Sheet B