2026 North Carolina State Open 3-Move Tournament
136th Annual North Carolina State Open
Checker Tournament
2026 NC Open Tournament Schedule:
| Friday, 5/15th | Saturday, 5/16th |
| Registration/NC Business Meeting: 8:30 - 9:00am | Round 5: 9:00am - 11:30amt |
| Round 1: 9:00am - 11:30pm | 6: 11:30am - 2:00pm |
| Lunch: 11:30pm - 12:30pm | Lunch: 2:00pm - 3:00pm |
| Round 2: 12:30pm - 3:00pm | 7: 3:00pm - 5:30pm |
| Round 3: 3:00pm - 5:30pm | Closing Ceremony: 5;30pm - 6:30pm |
| Round 4: 5:30pm - 8:00pm |
2026 NCCA Budget & Tournament Budgets:
|
2026 Budget: Contributors/Expenses |
Cash & Other |
| Edward Jones Account (withdrawal) | $600.00 |
| RBC Wealth Management Account (withdrawal) | $700.00 |
| Larry Keen's donation/contribution | $200.00 |
| Joe McDaniel's via ACF Richard Beckwith donation/contribution | $200.00 |
| contribution: Teal Stanley $40, Jeff Webster $20, John Webster $20 = $80 | $80.00 |
| contribution: Dave Beachy mailed $100 - received late, June 19th | $100.00 |
| JR & Gayle Smith's donation/contribution | $160.00 |
| Entry Fees Single Class (5X25) = $125 & (4 x NC-Life** ) | $125.00 |
| Total Income: all the above | $2,165.00 |
| **Total NCCA & Tournament Budgets: | $3,570.00 |
| Less Total Tournament Cash Prize Fund* | -$1,505.00 |
| Less Tournament Expenses + other support & donation* | -$2,165.00 |
| Less ($100 deposited into NCCA checking account 5/22/2026) | 0.00 |
*Including tournament expenses & others as (FL, TN, NC,
PopTop, Southern, VA & D4): 2026 TN & NC mail out (150 postcard &
letter mailing - postage & postcard
printing) $237,
100 Postcard Stamps $61, 100 1st class Postage stamps $78 mail out, Southern $278, NC Open Playing Room Rental $150,
NC Open Prize Fund $1,505, Website &
Domain name $120, 39594 PO Box rental $196,
NCCA OakRidge Bank account $30, 2026 NC Banner peel &
stick numerals $29, time clock batteries $32, Pop Top 200 ball point pens $286, 6) Pop
Top/Southern Trophies
$195, 4) "I Play Checkers ball caps" $146, RCB mgr. fee $100, Printing, room & mail VA/D4 $127, Total $3,570.00** Contributed to Southern Jeannie McDaniel $1,000 + WC
Green
$2,286.74, deposited in NCCA account in American Bank, Monroe, NC,
Dave Beachy's $100 Pizza contribution retained for 2026 VA/D4, Dr. William Schumann
$100 to 2027 11-Man WTM
retaining account,
NCCA Life members are exempt from NC State Open Ty entry fees.
2026 Tournament Dates | 2026 NC Open Announcement