TIME LINE 2000 - PRESENT

2000

4/26-29, NORTHERN IRELAND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at BALLYNAHINCH, CO DOWN.

PADDY HAVLIN WINS TITLE.

5/29-6/2 HOME INTERNATIONALS at MORECAMBE - WON BY IRELAND.

7/17-21 34th BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at BROMSGROVE.

WILLIAM DOCHERTY WINS TITLE.

8/14-19 42nd US NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at TOLEDO, OH.

ALEX MOISEYEV, FUTURE WORLD CHAMPION, WINS HIS FIRST AMERICAN 3-MOVE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP.

8/26-27 4th MSO at ALEXANDRA PALACE, LONDON.

GOLD - PAT Mc CARTHY, SILVER - DAVE HARWOOD,

BRONZE - CON McCARRICK.

10/27-28 ENGLISH MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP.

RICHARD PASK VS ARTHUR BUTCHER 7-0-3 DRAWS at BRISTOL.

PASK RETAINS TITLE.

10/28-11/1 12th IRISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at CARLOW.

PAT McCARTHY WINS TITLE.

2001

4/18-20, NORTHERN IRELAND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at BALLYNAHINCH.

PADDY HAVLIN and CHARLES McKENNA CO-CHAMPIONS.

5/28-6/1 ENGLISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at MORECAMBE.

TOM WATSON WINS TITLE.

5/28-6/1 3-MOVE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER MATCH.

ALEX MOISEYEV VS. BILLY DOCHERTY 5-4-11 DRAWS at MORECAMBE.

MOISEYEV WINS RIGHT TO CHALLENGE FOR 3-MOVE WORLD TITLE, HELD BY RON KING OF BARBADOS.

7/16-20 SCOTTISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at THURSO.

TOM WATSON WINS TITLE.

8/6-10 13th US NATIONAL FREESTYLE TOURNAMENT at LAS VEGAS.

RON KING WINS TOURNEY.

8/25-26 10th BRITISH AND IRISH FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP

M. DURDYEV at LONDON. (as in mso)

8/25-26, 5th MSO SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY, LONDON

GOLD - M. DURDYEV, SILVER - T. THOMAS, BRONZE - B. CAMERON

10/8-12 INTERNATIONAL MATCH .

USA VS. GBI 62-24-114 at MORECAMBE.

DATE??? 13th IRISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at CARLOW.

RON KING WINS TOURNEY.

2002

3/11-22 US MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP - 3 MOVE.

ALEX MOISEYEV vs ELBERT LOWDER 12-0-17 at ICHF, PETAL, MS.

MOISEYEV WINS TITLE. GAMES PUBLISHED IN "SIXTH", BY ALEX MOISEYEV.

4/2-4 NORTHERN IRELAND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at CASTLEBAY.

W. MULLIGAN WINS TITLE.

6/1-2 ENGLISH OPEN FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP at BIRMINGHAM.

PAT McCARTHY WINS TOURNEY.

7/22-26 35th BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at STONEHAVEN.

RON KING WINS TITLE.

8/6-11 43rd US NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at LAS VEGAS.

LARRY KEENE WINS THE TITLE OF AMERICAN 3-MOVE TOURNAMENT CHAMPION.

8/14-18 6th MSO at LOUGHBOROUGH.

GOLD - M. DURDYEV, SILVER - P, DURDYEV, BRONZE - B. DURDYEV

9/21-22 WELSH OPEN FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP at KNIGHTON.

DAVE HARWOOD WINS TOURNEY.

10/26-30 14th IRISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at CARRICK-ON-SHANNON.

PAT McCARTHY WINS TITLE.

10/11-14 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH -11 MAN BALLOT.

ELBERT LOWDER VS. ALEX MOISEYEV 6-6-8 DRAWS at RICHMOND , KY.

LOWDER RETAINS TITLE.

11/1-3 ENGLISH MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP-3 MOVE.

RICHARD PASK VS. DAVE HARWOOD 9-0-7 at BRISTOL.

PASK RETAINS TITLE.

2003

1/10 DEATH OF PAT McCARTHY.

4/22-24 NORTHERN IRELAND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at BROCAGH, CO TYRONE.

M. HANNIGAN WINS TITLE.

6/2-6 ENGLISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at RYDE, ISLE OF WIGHT.

FRED BUCKBY WINS TITLE.

6/23-29 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH - FREESTYLE.

RON KING VS. JACK FRANCIS 1-0-22 DRAWS at BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS.

KING RETAINS TITLE.

7/21-25 SCOTTISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at STONEHAVEN.

TOM WATSON WINS TOURNEY.

8/4-8 14th US NATIONAL FREESTYLE TOURNAMENT at ANDERSON, S.C.

ALEX MOISEYEV WINS TITLE OF AMERICAN FREESTYLE (GAYP) TOURNAMENT CHAMPION.

8/16-25 7th MSO (incorporating 11th B&I as below).

GOLD - M. DURDYEV, SILVER - B. DURDYEV, BRONZE - P. DURDYEV

8/ 23-24 11th BRITISH AND IRISH OPEN FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP at MANCHESTER

M. DURDYEV WINS TOURNEY. (as MSO above)

9/20-21 WELSH OPEN FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP at KNIGHTON.

LINDUS EDWARDS WINS TITLE.

OCT. CZECH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at ???

I. KEDER WINS TOURNEY.

10/13-26 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH - 3 MOVE.

ALEX MOISEYEV VS. RON KING 8-2-25 DRAWS at COOKSTOWN, N. IRELAND.

MOISEYEV WINS THE TITLE , AND BECOMES ONLY THE "SIXTH" PERSON TO HOLD THE WORLD 3-MOVE CROSSBOARD CHAMPIONSHIP.

GAMES PUBLISHED IN "SIXTH" , BY ALEX MOISEYEV.

10/22-26 CANADIAN MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP.

EARL MORRISON VS. L. ADAMS 8-4-15 DRAWS at ANCASTER, ONTARIO.

MORRISON WINS TITLE.

10/27-31 15th IRISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at COOKSTOWN.

RON KING WINS TOURNEY.

2004

5/1-2 1st GERMAN OPEN FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP at REUTLINGEN.

DONALD ("DANNY") OLIPHANT WINS TOURNEY.

5/3-5 CANADIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at HAMILTON, ONTARIO.

RON KING WINS TOURNEY.

5/31-6/4 INTERNATIONAL MATCH.

USA VS. BARBADOS.

30-27-123 DRAWS (183 to 177 POINTS) at BARBADOS.

6/6-12 1st BARBADOS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at ???

RON KING WINS TITLE.

6/14-18 WCDF WORLD QUALIFIER - 3 MOVE.

MENS - R. KING WOMENS - J. MORTIMER at BARBADOS.

WCDF YOUTH TOURNAMENT - C. NASH at BARBADOS.

7/19-23 HOME INTERNATIONALS at KNIGHTON.

WON BY IRELAND.

8/23-27 36th BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at MANCHESTER

C.YOUNG WINS TITLE. (as MSO below)

8th MSO at MANCHESTER

GOLD - C. YOUNG, SILVER - G. MILLER, BRONZE - A. BOYLE

8/2-6 44th US NATIONAL TOURNAMENT, 3-MOVE, at LAS VEGAS.

ALEX MOISEYEV WINS TITLE.

8/8-12 US NATIONAL FREESTYLE TOURNAMEMNT at LAS VEGAS.

RON KING WINS TOURNEY.

9/25-26 WELSH OPEN FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP at KNIGHTON.

LINDUS EDWARDS RETAINS TITLE.

10/25-29 16th IRISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at COOKSTOWN.

RON KING WINS TOURNEY.

2005

4/30-5/1 2nd GERMAN OPEN FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP at BERLIN

DANNY OLIPHANT WINS TOURNAMENT FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR.

5/23-6/5 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH - 3 MOVE

ALEX MOISEYEV VS. RON KING 8-3-25 DRAWS at ANDERSON, SC. MOISEYEV RETAINS TITLE.

THIS WAS THE SECOND 3-MOVE TITLE MATCH BETWEEN THESE TWO GRANDMASTERS, WITH MOISEYEV ONCE AGAIN WINNING IN A VERY DOMINATING FASHION.

6/6-10 ENGLISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at RYDE, ISLE OF WIGHT.

S. CRONIN WINS TOURNEY.

6/18-19 ART NIEDERHOFFER US NATIONAL YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at DUBLIN, OH.

RYAN PRONK WINS TITLE.

6/20-24 15th US NATIONAL FREESTYLE TOURNAMENT at DUBLIN OH.

RON KING WINS TOURNEY.

7/18-22 SCOTTISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at KIRKWALL, ORKNEY.

TOM WATSON WINS TOURNEY.

7/28 DEATH OF FORMER ACF PRESIDENT LES BALDERSON.

8/24-28 9th MSO at MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY

GOLD - GEORGE MILLER, SILVER - D. ROBERTS,

BRONZE - C. McCARRICK.

8/27-28 12th BRITISH AND IRISH OPEN FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP

(as mso) at MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY

GEORGE MILLER WINS TOURNEY.

9/24-25 WELSH OPEN FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP at KNIGHTON.

GEORGE MILLER WINS TOURNEY.

9/26-30 8th INTERNATIONAL MATCH

USA vs GBI 71-18-111 DRAWS at LAS VEGAS , NV.

10/10-14 WORLD FREESTYLE QUALIFIER at PRAGUE.

MENS - J. MORRISON , WOMENS - A. DURDYEVA,

YOUTH - L. VALENTA .

10/29-11/2 17th IRISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at LIMERICK.

RON KING WINS TOURNEY.

LADIES WORLD MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP - 3 MOVE.

PATRICIA BREEN vs JAN MORTIMER 6-1-8 DRAWS at LIMERICK.

PATRICIA BREEN RETAINS TITLE.

2006

4/18-20 NORTHERN IRELAND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at

AN CREAGAN CENTRE, OMAGH, CO TYRONE.

G. OWENS WINS TITLE.

5/6-7 DANISH 3 MOVE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at COPENHAGEN.

DANNY OLIPHANT WINS TOURNEY.

6/3-11 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH FREESTYLE

RON KING vs JACK FRANCIS 2-0-27 DRAWS at BARBADOS.

KING RETAINS TITLE.

6/17-18 ART NIEDERHOFFER US NATIONAL YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at MEDINA, OH.

RYAN PRONK RETAINS TITLE.

6/19-24 45th US NATIONAL TOURNAMENT (3-MOVE) at MEDINA, OH.

RON KING WINS TOURNEY.

7/17-21 37th BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at STONEHAVEN, SCOTLAND.

M. DURDYEV WINS TOURNEY.

7/24-28 WORLD 3-MOVE QUALIFIER at STONEHAVEN.

RON KING WINS TOURNEY.

8/26-27 ENGLISH OPEN FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP (as MSO 10)

at WESTMINSTER UNIVERSITY, LONDON

DAVE HARWOOD WINS GOLD, SILVER - C. McCARRICK,

BRONZE - MRS. J. CAWS.

9/16-17 WELSH OPEN FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP at KNIGHTON.

TONY BOYLE WINS TOURNEY.

9/30-10/1 3rd GERMAN OPEN FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP at REUTLINGEN.

LIAM STEPHENS WINS TOURNEY.

10/20-21 CANADIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at HAMILTON, ONTARIO.

ALEX MOISEYEV WINS TOURNEY.

10/28-11/1 18th IRISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPat CARLOW.

M. HANNIGAN WINS TOURNEY.

AUTUMN RICHARD PASK RESIGNS ENGLISH MATCHPLAY

CHAMPIONSHIP PRIOR TO HIS SCHEDULED DEFENCE AGAINST LEN CHANDLER.

CHANDLER GAINS TITLE.

12/14 DEATH OF ELBERT LOWDER.

WORLD MAIL PLAY MATCH

MAC BANKS vs BILL CARTER 0-0-24

MAC BANKS vs TOM CANNING 0-0-24

MAC BANKS RETAINS TITLE

2007

4/10-12 NORTHERN IRELAND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

at COALISLAND, CO. TYRONES

SHANE McCOSKER WINS TITLE.

4/28-29 DANISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP - 3 MOVE at COPENHAGEN

GENE LINDSAY WINS TOURNEY.

5/14-18 ENGLISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at MORECAMBE

J. GRANT WINS TOURNEY.

7/16-20 SCOTTISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at STONEHAVEN

TOM WATSON WINS TOURNEY.

7/21-22 ART NIEDERHOFFER US NATIONAL YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTat LAS VEGAS

SHANE McCOSKER WINS TOURNEY.

7/22-27 16th US NATIONAL FREESTYLE TOURNAMENT

at LAS VEGAS

LUBABALO KONDLO WINS TOURNEY. THIS VICTORY LAUNCHES SOUTH AFRICAN KONDLO ONTO THE WORLD STAGE, AND INTO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENTION.

JULY JOHN CARDIE RELEASES NEW BOOK "HOW TO BEAT GRANDAD AT CHECKERS"

8/23-24 ENGLISH MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP-3 MOVE

BRIAN LUCAS VS. LEN CHANDLER 7-1-8 DRAWS AT SWANAGE.

BRIAN LUCAS WINS TITLE.

9/8-9 WELSH OPEN FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP at KNIGHTON

TERRY THOMAS WINS TOURNEY.

9/15-16 13th BRITISH AND IRISH OPEN FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP at LIMERICK.

SHANE McCOSKER WINS TOURNEY.

9/17-21 WCDF FREESTYLE WORLD QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT at LAS VEGAS

MEN- LUBABALO KONDLO SOUTH AFRICA

WOMEN - JAN MORTIMER NEW ZEALAND

YOUTH - COLTON CARDIE USA

2008

1/31-2/3 US 11 MAN BALLOT NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at ALBERMARLE , NC.

TIM LAVERTY WINS TITLE OF AMERICAN 11 MAN BALLOT TOURNAMENT CHAMPION, AND AGREES TO A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH WITH SECOND PLACE FINISHER ALEX MOISEYEV. THESE TWO WOULD CONTEST TO FILL THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, VACATED BY THE DEATH OF ELBERT LOWDER.

2/16-17 CO KILDARE 3 MOVE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at NAAS.

SEAN CRONIN WINS TOURNEY.

3/25-27 NORTHERN IRELAND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at COAGH, CO TYRONE

SHANE McCOSKER WINS TITLE.

5/5-9 HOME INTERNATIONALS at KNIGHTON.

WON BY IRELAND.

7/3-6 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH - 11 MAN BALLOT.

ALEX MOISEYEV VS. TIM LAVERTY 5-0-7 DRAWS at ALBERMARLE, NC.

MOISEYEV WINS TITLE.

7/19-20 ART NIEDHOFFER US NATIONAL YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LAS VEGAS.

CORY MODICH WINS TITLE.

7/21-26 46th US NATIONAL TOURNAMENT (3-MOVE) at LAS VEGAS

ALEX MOISEYEV WINS TITLE.

8/??- IRISH MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP -3 MOVE

SHANE McCOSKER VS. MYLES HANNIGAN 6-1-9 DRAWS

McCOSKER RETAINS TITLE

8/30-31, 9/3,10 - IRISH MATCH CHAMPIONSHIP -FREESTYLE

SHANE McCOSKER VS. HUGH DEVLIN 3-1-16 DRAWS at STRABANE.

McCOSKER WINS TITLE

8/23-24 GERMAN OPEN FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP at KORBACH

I. MARTYNOV WINS TOURNEY.

9/1-5 BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP at ISLE OF WIGHT

R. ALLICOCK WINS TOURNEY.

9/8-13 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH - FREESTYLE

RON KING VS. LUBABALO KONDLO 1-0-23 DRAWS at MEDINA, OHIO.

KING RETAINS TITLE.

"Kondlo was only on a holiday. He knew realistically he had no chance whatsoever against me. After the first four games he realised my defence was rock solid. I noticed a measure of fear had crept into his eyes, like he decided there and then he would try to draw all 24 games."

RON KING QUOTE FROM THE NATION NEWSPAPER

9/10-13 ENGLISH MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP-3 MOVE

BRIAN LUCAS VS. LEN CHANDLER 4-3-9 at SWANAGE.

LUCAS RETAINS TITLE.

9/20-21 WELSH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

(FREESTYLE) at KNIGHTON

BRIAN LUCAS WINS TOURNEY.

10/13-17 FIRST WORLD MIND SPORTS GAMES at BEIJING

GOLD MEDAL - ALEX MOISEYEV, USA

SILVER MEDAL - RON KING, BARBADOS

BRONZE MEDAL - RAIVIS PAEGLE, LATVIA

7/23-26 ITALIAN CHECKERS TEAM EVENT at FOSSANO CN.

1st ITALY, 2nd CZECH REPUBLIC, 3rd GERMANY.

8/1-2 5th ART NIEDERHOFFER US NATIONAL YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at LEBANON TN.

JOSH ARMSTRONG WINS TITLE.

8/3-7 17th US NATIONAL TOURNAMENT -FREESTYLE at LEBANON ,TN.

JIM MORRISON WINS THIS TOURNAMENT, WHICH WAS DEDICATED TO HIM. JOSH ARMSTRONG,( 17 YEARS OLD) WHO WON THE YOUTH TOURNEY, WINS SECOND PLACE IN THE MAJORS, LOSING TO AL TUCKER ON HONOR POINTS.

8/14-15 GERMAN OPEN FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP 2009

at KORBACK, GERMANY.

INGO ZACHOS WINS TOURNAMENT.

8/21-31, 13 th MSO at LONDON, GOLD - A. BOYLE

SILVER - R. BALL, BRONZE - B. LAW

9/1-4 WORLD FREESTYLE QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT

at RYDE, ISLE OF WIGHT.

RICHARD BECKWITH USA, WINS TOURNAMENT, AND WINS CHALLENGE RIGHTS FOR THE WORLD FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP.

WOMENS EVENT WON BY WILMA WOOLVERTON USA, ALTHOUGH SHE LATER DECLINES TO CHALLENGE FOR THE WOMENS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.

9/26-27 WELSH OPEN FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP at KNIGHTON.

LINDUS EDWARDS WINS TITLE.

10/5-15 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH - 3 MOVE.

ALEX MOISEYEV VS. RON KING 4-4-32 DRAWS at MEDINA, OHIO.

MOISEYEV RETAINS TITLE.

10/8-11 IRISH 3-MOVE MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP.

SHANE McCOSKER VS. MYLES HANNIGAN 4-0-16 DRAWS at CLADY, Co TYRONE.

McCOSKER RETAINS TITLE.

10/24 DEATH OF TONY KOZENSKI OF NEWCASTLE, PA. USA.

MANY TIME STATE CHAMPION, AND GREAT PATRON OF THE GAME IN PENNSYLVANIA.

10/24-27 IRISH OPEN 3- MOVE CHAMPIONSHIP at MONAGHAN

SHANE McCOSKER WINS TOURNAMENT.

11/7 KENTUCKY OPEN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at RICHMOND.

DR. ROBERT SHUFFETT WINS TITLE.

11/13-14 ALABAMA OPEN & ACF DISTRICT 5 CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT at HALEYVILLE, AL.

ALEX MOISEYEV WINS TOURNEY. FRANK DAVIS WINS DISTRICT 5 TITLE. LARRY POLLARD AND JOSH ARMSTRONG ARE STATE CO-CHAMPIONS. MIKE CHOATE WINS MAJORS, WILMA WOLVERTON WINS MINORS. THIS TOURNEY WAS DEDICATED TO BASIL CASE, FORMER AMERICAN 3-MOVE TOURNAMENT CHAMPION.