Wins 2011 IL 101Open & IL 101 Class A
77th Illinois 101 Counties Open Tournament
( Usually scheduled 1st weekend in October)
October
1st & 2nd, 2011, Illinois Centre Mall Food Court, Marion, IL 62959
RESULTS:
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Congratulations, Gary! Wins 2011 IL 101Open & IL 101 Class A |
A Class
B Class The 77th Illinois 101 Counties Tournament was held in
Marion, IL on October 1st and 2nd, 2011. Total attendance was eleven players.
After discussions, we formed an A Class of 7 players and a B Class of 4 players.
The A Class played a round-robin tournament. The B Class played two round-robin
cycles then a king-of-the-hill pair for the last round. Total cash prize
of $440.00. Illinois Checker Association
elected new officers: President, Ramon Dionisio; V Pres, Howard Hoover; and
re-elected
Sec & Treas, Roger Doll.
2011 Tournament Dates
| Class A Crosstable
| Class B Crosstable
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2010 Illinois 101 Results
Finish
Player
City, State
Rated
Pts
Prize
Comments
1
Gary Ellison
Eldorado, IL
2043
21
$100.00
2011
IL 101 Class A Champion
2
Ramon Dionisio
Darien, IL
2127
20
$65.00
3
Don West
Mayfield, KY
2180
19
$50.00
4
John Grisley
Marion, IL
2003
14
$35.00
5
Earl Kennell
Roanoke, IL
1803
13
$25.00
6
Flavious Burgess
Fancy Farm, KY
2046
11
$15.00
7
Roger Doll
O'Fallon, IL
1846
7
$10.00
$300.00
Congratulations, Harvey!
2011 IL 101Open Class B Champ
Congratulations, Howard!
2011 IL 101Class B Champion
Ratings from WCDF July/September 2011, No. 8 - Submitted by Roger Doll, via email Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 9:05 PM
Finish
Player
City, State
Rated
Pts
Cash
Comments
1
Harvey Powell
Hendersonville, TN
1877
23
$50.00
2011
IL 101 Open Class B Champion
2
Leonard Hickman
Culleoka, TN
1835
18
$40.00
3
Howard Hoover
Odin, IL
1735
13
$30.00
2011
IL 101 Class B Champion
4
Jennifer Kelton
Mt.Vernon, IL
1342
2
$20.00
$140.00
Gary Ellison won the A class and is both the Illinois 101 Champion and the
Tournament Champion. In the B Class Howard Hoover took the Illinois 101 B Class
honor, while Harvey Powell was the top player in the B Class. Congratulation to
these winners.
The Illinois 101 is a seven round 3-move tournament. A total prize fund of $440
was distributed. The Illinois 101 Counties Tournament was founded in the 1920s
for downstate checker players at a time when players from Chicago, Illinois
dominated the Illinois checker scene with several active checker clubs and also
home of such checker greats as Alfred Jordan, Joe Duffy, S.S. Bell, G. M. Tanner
and Frank R. Wendemuth. The state of Illinois has 102 counties. Excluding
Chicago’s Cook County gives us the name, Illinois 101 Counties Tournament. The
first 101 Counties Tourney was in
February 19 thru 20, 1926 the "Illinois Down State Tournament" was held at Champaign with H.H. Lewis winning the title. In
1977 the tournament became an open tournament for all players.
Submitted by Roger Doll, Secretary/Treasurer, 101 Tournament.