“116th Southern - A Southern Tradition!”
Oldest continuous Checker Tournament in the US
Usually scheduled on 2nd Friday and Sunday after July 4th
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The 2023 Southern Checker Tournament will be held on (Friday and Saturday) July 21st & July 22nd at The Comfort Suites in Lebanon, TN 37090. The hotel is located on Highway 231 (904 Murfreesboro Road) near I-40 (take exit 238 north off I-40 ramp and make left turn onto US-231 N / S Cumberland St / TN-10 N, back across I-40, hotel on right). Most players will book Thursday, July 20 and Friday, July 21.
For reservations at Comfort Suites, call 615-443-0027 for the 20th cost $94.00 and $119.00 on the 21st & 22nd + (Tennessee Tax 18.75%) so Total Cost for Thursday & Friday = $252.94 or at Econo Lodge (map) located 829 S. Cumberland Street, 615-444-1001 for the 20th cost $64.00 and $89.00 on the 21st & 22nd
+ (Tennessee Tax 18.75% per night) so Total Cost for Thursday & Friday = $192.38 and tell them you are a checker player. Please call before midnight July 6, 2023 (2 weeks in advance). There is no guarantee the rates will apply or the rooms will be available after that date. Please make your reservations early, since you may cancel them as late as 4 pm the day before your arrival. The playing room is $178.13 per day. A nice hot breakfast is available at Comfort Suites for all checker players even if you lodge at Econo Lodge. We play in the main conference room on the 1st floor at Comfort Suites. Ms. Tamara Tomlin is our contact person. Our playing conference room cost is a daily fee of $150.00 + 18.75% tax = $178.13. The tournament consists of two (2) divisions. We play 4 rounds Friday and 3 on Saturday. Registration will begin at 8AM on Friday followed by a business meeting at 9AM. Play will start immediately following the business meeting (no later than 9:30AM) and ends on Saturday. For more information, call Larry Keen (731-413-8310), President of TCA & Southern Checker Association announced The Southern Tournament dates at the Tennessee business meeting 3/3/2023. You may also contact Jerry Askins at 1-606-348-8689. Randy Keen, Larry's son 731-413-1785 will also help referee and score-keep.We anticipate having ≈ $1,600.00 cash prize fund.
This is the 116th Southern! And one of the oldest continuous Checker Tournament in the country... A Southern Tradition! The first Southern States Checker Tournament was played in Atlanta, GA on 9/10 -12, 1908 and won by F. B. "Captain" Fishburne from Columbia, SC. It is held yearly since, and sanctioned by the American Checker Federation. Usually scheduled close to the 4th of July weekend, Friday thru Sunday.
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