The 110th Illinois State Checker Tournament
Saturday & Sunday - March 28th & March 29th, 2015
held at the Illinois Star Centre Mall food court, Marion, Illinois

Illinois State Checker Association
Roger Doll, Secretary & Treasurer (acting)
phone: 618-402-1822  email:  erdoll@gmail.com


Front / L-R: Albert Tucker, Roger Doll, Jennifer Kelton, Harvey Powell, John Acker, 2nd Row: Bobby Rice, Flavious Burgess, Dex Frederick, Gary Ellison, Roger Blaine
3rd Row: Ted Williamson, Gene Ellison, Larry Keen, Don West, and John Grisley.

2015 Illinois State Tournament Results

Congratulations, IM Don West!
1st Place Winner

Congratulations, Gene Ellison!
2015 IL State Open Champion

2015 - The Illinois State Open Masters (A Class) By Round, 2Gm - round-robin
# Player's Name City, State

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 Comments
1 Gene Ellison Norris City, IL 10133 1829 1877 2T2 3T4 4T6 6T7 7T9 BYE T12 5T15 15 3 $70  2015 IL State Champion +Trophy (5th time)
2 Gary Ellison Eldorado, IL 10121 1797 1813 1T2 4T4 3T7 5T7 8T10 7T10 6T11 11 7 $20  
3 John Acker Columbus, OH 10244 1887 1915 4T1 1T3 2T4 8T8 5T10 6T12 7T14 14 4 $42  2-way tie for 4th Place
4 CM Albert Tucker Minden, LA 10127 1997 1947 3T3 2T5 1T7 7T9 6T9 5T11 BYE T14 14 4 $42  2-way tie for 4th Place
5 John Grisley Marion, IL 10128 1784 1838 6T0 7T1 8T4 2T8 3T10 4T12 1T13 13 6 $25  
6 IM Don West Mayfield, KY 10138 2014 2037 5T4 8T6 7T8 1T11 4T15 3T17 2T20 20 1 $150  2015 IL Open Tourney Winner (2nd time) 
7 IM Larry Keen Halls, TN 10149 2135 2081 8T2 5T5 6T7 4T9 1T11 2T15 3T17 17 2 $100  
8 Flavious Burgess Fancy Farm, KY 10129 1910 1850 7T2 6T4 5T5 3T5 2T6 withdrew withdrew 6   $10  withdrew due to poor health
                          Total $459  

Congratulations, Ted Williamson!
1st Place Class B Co-Winner

Congratulations, Harvey Powell!
 1st Place Class B Co-Winner

Congratulations, Dex Frederick!
IL State Class B Champion

2015 - The Illinois State Open Majors (B Class) By Round, 2Gm - round-robin
# Player's Name City, State

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Round		 Points Finish  Cash

Comments
1 Roger Doll O'Fallon, IL 10087 1497 1506 2T0 3T1 4T5 6T7 7T11 BYE T14 5T14 14 5 $25.00  
2 Ted Williamson Kenova, WV 10024 1646 1694 1T4 4T8 3T10 5T14 BYE T17 7T21 6T22 22 1 $92.50  2-way tie for 1st Place 2015 IL State B Class Co-Winners
3 Dex Frederick Eldorado, IL 12776 1600 1566 4T3 1T6 2T8 BYE T11 5T13 3T13 7T15 15 4 $35.00  1st Tournament - 2015 IL State B Class Champion
4 Roger Blaine Mishawaka, IN 10102 1427 1396 3T1 2T1 1T1 7T4 6T5 5T6 BYE T9 9 6 $20.00  
5 Bobby Rice Columbia, KY 10117 1613 1616 6T1 7T5 BYE T8 2T8 3T10 4T13 1T17 17 3 $55.00  
6 Harvey Powell Hendersonville, TN 10064 1810 1787 5T3 BYE T6 7T10 1T12 4T15 6T19 2T22 22 1 $92.50  2-way tie for 1st Place 2015 IL State Class B Co-Winners
7 Jennifer Kelton Mt. Vernon, IL 10072 1152 1141 BYE T3 5T3 6T3 4T4 1T4 2T4 3T6 6 7 $10.00  
                          Total $330  
Reported by Roger Doll via email: Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 9:41 PM


 Gene Ellison receives his 2015 Illinois State Champion trophy from TD Roger Doll and acting ISCA President.


Dex Frederick of Eldorado, IL holding his trophy.  Dex is the 2015 Illinois State Open Majors Champion.

 On March 28th and 29th, 2015, the 110th Illinois Open State Tournament was held in Marion, IL.  Fifteen players attended from seven states.  Play was very competitive and enjoyable.  The Illinois State Champion is Gene Ellison, who retained his title.  The tournament winner is Don West.  The B Class top Illinois player is Dex Frederick, a new strong player.  The top scorers in the B Class were Harvey Powell and Ted Williamson.  Tournament played a round-robin pairing in both classes.  A good time was had by everyone.  Prize fund was a healthy $790 thanks to generous donations.  Please mark your calendar to the first weekend in October for the Illinois 101 Tournament (Saturday & Sunday, 3rd & 4th).  Larry Keen donated his prize to the upcoming Illinois 101 tournament, and the $10 that would have gone to Flavious Burgess went into the state association treasury instead.  In addition to entry fees, several players made small donations, and larger donations were received from Richard Beckwith and Joe McDaniel.  Roger Doll directed the tournament, and here is a full list of donors.  Submitted by Roger Doll, Secretary/Treasurer.

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