2022 Southern Checker Tournament
For reservations at Comfort Suites, call 615-443-0027 for the 21st & 22nd ($89.95 + Tennessee Tax 18.75% = Total $106.82 per night) and for the 23rd
& 24th ($119.95 + Tennessee Tax 18.75% = Total $142.44 per night) or at Econo Lodge
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located 829 S. Cumberland Street, 615-444-1001 for the 21st & 22nd ($64.95
+ Tennessee Tax 18.75% = Total $77.13 per night)
and for the 23rd
& 24th ($79.95
+ Tennessee Tax 18.75% = Total $94.94 per night) and tell them you are a checker player. Please call before midnight
June 30, 2022 (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 free provided a combined total (from both hotels) of 10
rooms are rented. Otherwise, there will be a daily fee. 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. We anticipate having $1,600.00 cash prize fund.
This is the 115th 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.
Master Results:
Major Results:
Minors Results:
2
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The 2022 Southern Checker Tournament will be held on (Friday and Saturday) July 22nd & July 23rd
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).
Player
Points
$ Prize
John Webster
(NC)
19
250.00
Lapin Vadym
(UKR/TX)
18
200.00
Jim Morrison (KY)
17
150.00
Alex Holmes
(IN)
16
125.00
Michael Holmes (VA)
13
105.00
Alan Millhone
(OH)
11
80.00
Tetiana Zaiteva
(UKR/TX)
11
80.00
Teal Stanley (NC) withdrew after 3 rd
$990.00
Player
Points
$ Prize
Arthur Mays (KY)
19
150.00
Byron Woolum (KY)
18
125.00
Lamar McBrayer (GA)
17
100.00
Jerry Askins (KY)
14
75.00
Ted Taylor (VA)
13
62.50
Lynn Steelman (GA)
13
62.50
Glen Fuquay (NC)
10
55.00
Ken Christian (TN)
8
40.00
$670.00
Player
Points
$ Prize
Joe McDaniel (OK)
21
100.00
Shelby Mays (KY)
20
50.00
Kim Willis (MO)
19
40.00
Dwayne Carpenter (TN)
9
35.00
Lovetta Currence (WV)
6
25.00
$250.00
Some photos off USA Checkers fb by Kim Willis: