GAYP World Title Match between Ron King (Barbados) and challenger Sergio Scarpetta (Italy) is scheduled to be played at Foggia, Italy on July 5-10, 2014. Match is scheduled for six days, playing 4 games per day, 2 am games in the morning and 2 pm games in the afternoon, making a 24 game match. (more later)
Match Donations are needed and may be sent to Richard Beckwith, WCDF President 34490 Ridge Road #115, Willoughby, OH 44094 or donate on-line at ACF Store at www.usacheckers.com
GM Ron King (Barbados)
vs GM Sergio Scarpetta (Italy):
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/
Both players already played a tied World Championship match (2-2- 20) in 2012, (2012 King v Scarpetta)
Ron King is undefeated World Champion in GAYP since 1991. King has held the GAYP World Title for 23 years, defending it many times. He won over James Morrison 4-1-17 in 1991 after Don Lafferty defended his title against Morrison in 1986 by 0-0-24 and 3 years later in 1989 against Lowder by 4-3-16 and retired his GAYP World Title 2 years later and died in 6/7/98.Sergio Scarpetta won the WCDF World Qualifier in Barbados in 2013 by a huge margin to qualify for his 2nd shot at the title.
Both players recently won their respective National
Championships in Italy and Barbados and seem in good shape for a close and exciting!
via email from Ingo Zachos nimzo
7-9-2014 Barbados New Leaders-Nationnews - “Suki reins in challenger”
7/11/2014
Nationalnews.com - “Suki Stripped”
RESULTS:
Final report from Referee
Ezio Valentini: Scarpetta won Games 21 and 22 by Ron's forfeit Thursday morning.
2014 GAYP World Title Match | between Ron King (Barbados) and challenger Sergio Scarpetta
(Italy)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
2T2
2T2
2T2
2T1
2T2
2T2
2T2
2T3
2T2
2T1
2T0*
DRP
1T2
1T2
1T2
1T3
1T2
1T2
1T2
1T1
1T2
1T3
1T4
DRP
Scarpetta wins the match. Scarpetta 4 wins - King 1 win - 17 Draws and 2 games remaining and not
played = 24 Total Games
(pdn game
file)
Saturday thru Thursday, July 5th & 10th
at Foggia, Italy
*Ron forfeited both Thursday's games by a
no-show!
PLAYER
City, Country
ACF #
before Rate
after
Rate
POINTS
1
GM Ronald King
St. Michael, Barbados, West Indies
10009
2306
2240
19
2
GM Sergio Scarpetta
Cerignola, Foggie Italy
12658
2215
2279
25
GM Ron King's GAYP WTM Record:
WTM # | Date | Opponents | Score |
1 | 1991 | Ronald King vs James Morrison | 4-1-17 |
2 | 1992 | Ronald King vs Derek Oldbury | 5-5-14 |
3 | 1995 | Ronald King vs Elbert Lowder | 8-2-9 |
4 | 1996 | Ronald King vs James Morrison | 2-0-21 |
5 | 1998 | Ronald King vs Richard Hallett | 6-2-14 |
6 | 2000 | Ronald King vs Alex Moiseyev | 3-3-18 |
7 | 2003 | Ronald King vs Jack Francis | 1-0-22 |
8 | 2006 | Ronald King vs Jack Francis | 2-0-27 |
9 | 2006 | Ronald King vs James Morrison | 3-0-18 |
10 | 2008 | Ronald King vs Lubabalo Kondlo | 1-0-23 |
11 | 2010 | Ronald King vs Richard Beckwith | 2-1-21 |
12 | 2012 | Ronald King vs Sergio Scarpetta | 2-2-20 |
13 | 2014 | Sergio Scarpetta vs Ronald King | 4-1-17 |