2016 North Carolina State Open Checker Tournament
         "Clint Pickard Tournament Honoree"    

What: The 126^th Annual North Carolina Open Checker Tournament
8 rounds • 2 games per rd • 2½ hour rounds • 1 opening using the 156 ballot deck •    may request time clocks • 3 Divisions • $30 Master, $25 Major, $20 Minors entry fees • ACF Sanctioned / Rated Tournament • ACF membership required which may be purchased at registration • Prize Fund ≈ $2,000 • Winner or the highest finishing NC resident will be recognized as The 2016 NC Checker Champion • Full details @ www.nccheckers.org

Where: Econo Lodge Hotel, 2133 Hanford Rd, Burlington, NC 27215
(336) 227-1270  •  I-40E exit 145 •  $60.00 (King/Queens) • State you are a “checker player”  •  We play in Conference Room 247
 When: Friday and Saturday, May 13^th & 14^th 2016
  Registration: Friday, 5/13, 8:00 • Annual NCCA business meeting 8:30 am • Play