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RESULTS:
Tennessee Open Tournament Champions
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Congratulations, Alex! Tournament Winner |
Congratulations, Alex! 2nd Place Masters |
Congratulations, Michael! 3rd Place Masters |
Congratulations, Aden! Majors Winner |
Congratulations,
Buck! Minors Winner |
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- Congratulations! To MS Alex Holmes from Louisville, KY as 2nd Place, MS Michael Holmes from Woodbridge, VA as 3rd Place, GM Jim Morrison from Glasgow, KY as 4th Place, and MS Teal Stanley from Greensboro, NC as 5th Place Champion of the 2023 Tennessee State Open Master Division.
- Congratulations! To Aden Keim from Fredericksburg, OH as 1st Place Champion of the 2023 Tennessee State Open Major Division.
- Glenn Fuquay from Elon, NC and Lamar McBrayer from Calhoun, GA tied as 2nd Place Champions of the 2023 Tennessee State Open Major Division.
- Congratulations! To Buck Smith from Millboro, VA as 1st Place Champion of the 2023 Tennessee State Open Minor Division.
- Congratulations! To Gabriel "Gabe" Parker, Priscilla Parker, and Bella Merritt who were our 2023 TN Youth Division Champions. All from Daphne, Alabama and received trophies & cash.
- 4 Trophies were presented: Quinn Brantley of Elon, NC, and our three youth players.
- Congratulations! To Kevin Garner from Hazel Dell, IL for played his first official ACF sanctioned checker tournament at our 2023 Tennessee State Open.
- MS Anthony Bishop from College Grove, TN and the only Tennessee player present, visited the tournament but did not play because of recent eye surgery.
- Vic Habgood our ACF President opened the TN State Open with prayer, and Welcomed everyone to the Tennessee Open Tournament. He gave a brief introduction on what's been accomplished and several topics currently being worked on and different committees set up and organized for specific projects. He mentioned several key issues we needed to improve on. We do this together! So please call or email Vic vhabgood@gmail.com and volunteer to help on a project and follow his posts on USA Checkers.
- Larry Keen our TCA (Tennessee Checker Association) President announced the tournament was 7 rounds of "Round Robin" with 8 players in two divisions: Masters and Majors. There were 4 players in Minors, and 3 players in Youth, a total or 23 players, representing 9 states. Larry also reviewed the Tournament Schedule and Rules which were displayed on a white board easel in the playing room and also on the wall. Upcoming Tournaments were also displayed.
- JR Smith presented a photo memorial of recent deceased Tennessee Checker Players which was displayed on the playing room wall.
- All players received a ballpoint pen as a door-prize at registration and paid a $20 entry fee. The Youth Division was exempt this entry fee.
- The $5,000 prize fund was a combine combinations of Gene Lindsey Fund, Leonard Hickman Fund, and Joe McDaniel's $1,000 contribution. The $400 entry fee was used for pizza and our playing room which cost $356.
- 3 signatures (Larry Keen, Randy Keen, and Jerry Atkins) are on all 3 accounts: Gene Lindsey, Hickman, and WC Green, which are deposited in F&M Bank in Lebanon, TN.
- Jerry Atkins reported the balance was $27,445.80 for Lindsey and $217.97 for Leonard Hickman.
- We took up a collection for Alex Holmes to help with his travel expenses to WQT in Antalya, Turkey.
- Larry Keen, Jerry Akins, and Randy Keen were our scorekeepers & referees. We offer a big "Thank You" to all who help make this tournament a success, especially Larry, Randy, & Jerry.
- We appreciate Joe McDaniel supporting our tournaments. Everyone signed a "Thank You" card for Joe's McDaniel Thank You Card .
- Oldest checker player was Buck Smith from Millboro, VA who will be 92 March 16th and Quinn Brantley from Elon, NC was our youngest at age 16 on 3/16/2007.
- Buck Smith attended the tournament with his sister Wanda who is 10 years younger and also lives in Virginia.
- Larry continued the Friday evening Pizza Party tradition, which was a hit with all the players and friends.
- Most players enjoyed John Ray Webster's YouTube video "Tribute To Texas"
- Some 2023 TN Open photos:
