78th Illinois 101 Counties Open Tournament
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Congratulations, Bryce!
Congratulations, Earl!
(Usually scheduled 1st weekend in October)
October
6th & 7th, 2012, Illinois Centre Mall Food Court, Marion, IL 62959
RESULTS:
Congratulations, Gary!
Wins 2012 IL 101Open & IL 101 Class A Champ
Finish
Player
City, State
ACF #
Before
Rated
After
Rated
Rd1
Rd2
Rd3
Rd4
RD5
Rd6
Rd7
Pts
Prize
Comments
1
Gary Ellison
Eldorado, IL
10121
1908
1935
2T2
5T3
3T2
8T4
4T4
7T4
6T4
23
$105.00
2012
IL 101 Class A Champion
2
Gene Ellison
Norris City, IL
10133
1888
1881
1T2
3T2
5T2
6T2
7T4
4T4
8T4
20
$80.00
3
John Grisley
Marion, IL
10128
1805
1809
5T2
2T2
1T2
4T2
8T4
6T2
7T4
18
$60.00
4
Flavious Burgess
Fancy Farm, KY
10129
1749
1736
7T4
6T4
8T4
3T2
1T0
2T0
5T2
16
$50.00
2012
IL 101 B Open Tournament Champion
5
Bryce
Morville
Dalton
City, IL
12662
1700
1678
3T2
1T1
2T2
7T1
6T1
8T4
4T2
13
$30.00
Tied
Pts 2012
IL 101 B Co-Champions
5
Earl Kennell
Roanoke, IL
10195
1574
1616
8T4
4T0
7T2
2T2
5T3
3T2
1T0
13
$30.00
Tied
Pts 2012
IL 101 B Co-Champions
7
Howard Hoover
Odin, IL
10115
1590
4T0
8T4
6T2
5T3
2T0
1T0
3T0
9
$20.00
8
Jennifer
Kelton
Mt.
Vernon, IL
10072
1090
1078
6T0
7T0
4T0
1T0
3T0
5T0
2T0
0
$15.00
$390.00
2012 IL 101Class B Co-Champion
2012 IL 101Class B Co-Champion
The 78th Illinois 101 Counties Tournament was held in
Marion, IL on October 6th, 2012. We had a good tournament but few people showed up. Smallest 101 tournament
that I know of. Eight players plus Jerry Childers came as a guest, but did not
play. After discussions, we formed a single division to play a rounds-robin,
7 rounds on
Saturday, making this a one day tournament. Total cash prize
of $390.00 was distributed.
Gary Ellison won the A class and is both the Illinois 101 Champion and the
Tournament Champion.
In the B Class Bryce Morville and Earl Kennel were the Illinois 101 B Class Co-Champions, by selecting the middle tied finishers. Congratulation to these winners!
Ratings from ACF Rating Processor, Joe Moore - Submitted by Gene Ellison via email Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 9:21 PM - I'm mailing you a copy of the tournament Monday morning, 10/7/2012.
The IL Master and Major Champions are the winner of their respective division, if top finishers are tied in match or game points, then honor points are used to separate finish position; otherwise, they are Co-Champions, or if the top finisher is a non-resident then the next place IL finisher below him is selected. In the event of a single division/class tournament, the Majors winner is selected from the middle of the contestant field, less withdrawals, if the contestant field is odd this mid number is rounded down, if no withdrawals, then the mid number is still rounded down (fraction dropped). When the mid finisher is a non-resident then the next place IL finisher below him is selected.
Only IL residences may be a IL State Championship title holder or a 101 State Champion. When an out of state player wins an IL open tournament the player is recognized as the "Open Tournament Winner." 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. This paragraph
was submitted by Roger Doll, Secretary/Treasurer, 101 Tournament.
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