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Checkers Draughts
Championship
The Future of Checkers/Draughts
2006
Curaçao Open International Draughts Championship
Tournament
After competing in the 5th Pan-American Draughts
Junior Championship, there was another opportunity
to display the acquired checkers skills in
the Curaçao Open tournament in October
of that year. The San Marco Hotel in Willemstad
was the host of the International checkers
draughts championship competition and the owner/sponsor
of the match, Jacobo Prince, presented the
young winners with their championship trophies.
Draughts Championship Winners
Vivian Troncon
Rishaira Giterson
Turani Lodriguez |
Draughts Championship Winners
Mijail Eisden
Quincy Lopez
Rowendy Arion
Shayron Minguel
Ashton Pargash
Benjamin Martis |
Vivian Troncon won all her draughts championship
games and earned 10 points to give her the championship
title. Her checkers game opponent, Rishaira
Giterson, placed 2nd with 8 points and Turani
Lodriguez ranked 3rd with 6 points. The male
division was won by draughts champion Mijail
Eisden, who won four games and tied in a draw
with Shayron Minguel, to give him 9 points total.
Quincy Lopez placed 2nd (8 points) and Rowendy
Arion ranked 3rd (6 points).
The young Curaçao checkers draughts players
were given yet another golden opportunity to spread
their illustrious game wings and test their checkerboard
skills at the 2007 Draughts Championship Festival hosted
by the San Marco Hotel and the Curaçao Checkers/Draughts
Federation in Willemstad.
Junior Checkers Draughts Champions
Champion Vivian Troncon
Rishaira Giterson (2nd)
Turani Lodriguez (3rd) |
Champion Quincy Lopez
Owen Michel (2nd)
Ramfis Rojas (3rd) |
Without a doubt, these junior International
draughts championship players will eagerly
step onto the checkers stage at the 6th Pan-American
Draughts Junior Championship to be held in
Paramaribo, Suriname in 2008 and will be facing
a roster of new and experienced players from
around the Caribbean and perhaps from Canada
and the US as well.
These players, as well as numerous others from the
Caribbean and South American countries, will become
the future Masters and Grandmasters in this great mind
sport and will hopefully encourage new youth to join
the draughts championship games at the checkerboard.
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