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British Open Championships 2008.

The British Open Championships was held at Ryde, Isle of Wight, from 1st - 5th September 2008. The Championship was won by Rawle Allicock (England) with Frank Moran (Ireland) finishing as runner-up. Third place went to Lindus Edwards (Wales).

Mc Cosker remains Irish 3 Move Match Champion

Shane Mc Cosker from Sion Mills, Co Tyrone,retained his Irish 3 Move Matchplay Championship title when he made a successful voluntary defence against Myles Hannigan (Strabane) in mid-August. Shane had gained the title earlier this year after Sean Cronin (Limerick) withdrew from their scheduled match in March. The Mc Cosker Vs Hannigan match was held in Strabane, with Shane winning by a score of 6-1 and 9 games drawn.

Devlin Vs Mc Cosker GAYP Match 2008

Hugh Devlin (Letterkenny) is curently defending his Irish GAYP Matchplay Title against challenger Shane Mc Cosker (Sion Mills). The match is being held in Strabane, Co. Tyrone and being contested over 20 games. After 17 games the result stands as Mc Cosker 3 wins, Devlin 1 win, 13 games drawn.

Venue for All-Ireland Championships changed

The Irish Open Draughts Tournament will be held at the Town House Hotel, Naas, Co. Kildare from Saturday, 25.10.08, to Wednesday, 29.10.08. This is the same venue where the Kildare Open has been staged for the past three years.The All-Ireland Draughts Championships 2008 have been moved from Dundalk to Maynooth, Co. Meath. More details later.

Moiseyev wins US National Championships 2008.

World 3 Move champion Alex Moiseyev has won the American National Championships which were held at the "Vegas Club" in Las Vegas, Nevada, from 21st - 25th July 2008.

Ireland wins Home International Championships

The Republic of Ireland team won the Home International Match series held at Knighton, Wales, from 5th - 9th May 2008. They contested a series of matches against England, Wales, and Northern Ireland to win by the narrowest of margins - one game. Scotland did not field a team this year. It was Ireland's fifth successive win.

Northern Ireland Open 2008.

The Northern Ireland Open Championships were held at Coagh, Co. Tyrone from 25th - 27th March 2008 inclusive. They attracted a total of 34 players and the Senior title was won by Shane Mc Cosker (Sion Mills) ahead of Myles Hannigan (Strabane), while the Junior title was won by Sean Mc Kenna (Newry) with Patsy Logue (Newtownbutler)being runner-up.

Amangul Durdyeva wins World Championship Match

The Women's World Championship Match between defending Champion Patricia Breen (World Three Move Champion) from Carlow, Ireland, and challenger Amangul Durdyeva (World GAYP Champion) from Turkmenistan took place in October 2007 and ended with the World Title changing hands. Amangul Durdyeva is now the undisputed Women's Champion holding both versions of the womens' world title. The final score was 8-2 and 6 games drawn.

All-Ireland Open Championships 2007

The All-Ireland Open Championships were held at the "Inishowen Gateway Hotel", Buncrana, County Donegal, from Sat 27th - Wed 31st October 2007. Results were as follows:

Masters: 1st Alex Moiseyev (USA) 30pts, 2nd S. Mc Cosker (Sion Mills) 24pts, 3rd B. Durdyev (Turkmenistan) 24pts, 4th Tom Watson (Glasgow) 24pts, 5th Ron King (Barbados) 24pts, 6th Garret Owens (Dundalk) 21pts, 7th P. Havlin (Ballymoney) 21pts.

Senior Section: 1st Bashim Durdyev (Turkmenistan) 29pts, 2nd Hoja Durdyev (Turkmenistan) 29pts, 3rd Joe Maguire (Dublin) 25pts, 4th Tom Canning (Strabane) 25pts, 5th Tom Bryson (Carrigans) 24pts, 6th Sean Mc Kenna (Newry) 24pts.

Intermediate "A" 1st Pierce Caldwell (Buncrana)22pts, 2nd (Joint) Paddy Devlin (Clonmany) and Brenda Davis (Wicklow) 21pts, 4th Joan Caws (Isle of Wight) 20pts, 5th Bobby Love (Donegal Town) 19pts, 6th Brian Laverty (Moville) 18pts.

Intermediate "B" 1st Sean Davis (Wicklow) 24pts, 2nd Hugmangul Toyeva (Turkmenistan) 23pts, 3rd Julian Mc Guinness (Carndonagh) 21pts, 4th (joint) Paddy Barr (Redcastle) and Hugh Mc Carron (Lisfannon) 20pts.

There was also a four game exhibition match contested between World Champion Alexander Moiseyev (USA) and Hugh Devlin (Donegal. It resulted in a tied match with all games being drawn.

British & Irish GAYP Ty.

The British & Irish GAYP Championships were held at the Kilmurry Lodge Hotel, Castletroy, Limerick over the weekend of 15th - 16th September 2007. It attracted 20 entries that comprised players from throughout Ireland, England, and Scotland, and was contested over 10 rounds of play. The results were: Section "A" 1st Shane Mc Cosker (Tyrone), 2nd Frank Moran (Mayo), 3rd (joint) Patricia Breen (Carlow) and Sean Cronin (Limerick). Section "B" 1st Brendan Murray (Meath), 2nd P.J. Furey (Carlow), 3rd Anthony Rose (Sct), 4th Graham Young (Sct), 5th Michael Igoe (Eng). Under 18yrs: Brendan Sheehan, 2nd Eanna Mc Garrigle. Special thanks goes to Liam Stephens for undertaking the role of tournament controller, and to the Limerick Draughts Club for hosting the event.

North v South Match

A friendly international team match took place between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland at the Four Seasons Hotel, in Carlingford, Co. Louth on Saturday, 25.8.07. The match was contested over 20 boards aside with two rounds (morning and afternoon) being played. The overall result was a narrow win to the Northern team by 84-80 points. A great day was had by all those in attendance and special thabks to Garrett Owens of the Dundalk Draughts Club for organising and hosting the event.

Mc Cosker finishes 3rd in USA Masters Ty.

Congratulations to Shane Mc Cosker on finishing in third place in the US Masters Championship. The event was held at Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA from 23rd-27th July 2007. The event was run over three divisions of play. The Masters event was won by Lubabalo Kondlo (South Africa) ahead of John Webster (USA) and Shane Mc Cosker (N. Irl). In the Major division Tommy Canning (N. Irl) finished in a tie for 6th place. This was an outstanding performance for both players. Congratulations.

Results of top placed players. Masters: 1st L. Kondlo (SA), 2nd J. Webster (USA), 3rd S. Mc Cosker(NI), 4th G. Lindsay (USA), 5th R. Beckwith (USA), 6th J. Morrison(USA). Majors: 1st K.Burks (USA), 2nd J. O' Grady (USA), 3rd B. Murr (USA), 4th / 5th P. Lyons (USA), K. Shultz (USA), 6th / 7th T. Canning (NI), A. Darrow (USA). Minors: 1st Strange (USA), 2nd Cineros (Mexico), 3rd Larocca (USA). Wilma Wolverton is the new US National Womans Champion.

Mc Cosker wins American Youth Championship

Sion Mill's teenager Shane Mc Cosker has just won the Arthur Niederhoffer US National Youth Championship which was held over the week-end of July 21st - 22nd at the Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. Shane is the current Northern Ireland Open Champion and is the highest rated teenage player worldwide. This event was played at under-21 years limit and attracted America's finish youth talent.

Scottish Open Championships 2007

The Scottish Open Championships were held at Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, from Mon 16th - Fri 20th July 2007. Results: 1st Tom Watson (Sct) 29pts, 2nd Jimmy Grant (Sct) 28pts, 3rd Frank Moran (Irl) 28pts, 4th Danny Oliphant (Sct) 23pts, 5th C. Young (Sct) 21pts, 6th Patricia Breen (Irl) 21pts. The first five in the Intermediate Division were; 1st Wm. Anderson (Sct) 28pts, 2nd Con Boyle (Irl) 26pts, 3rd Jack Coll (Sct) 26pts, 4th Graham Young (Sct) 26pts, 5th Hamish Budge (Sct) 26pts.

English Open Championships

The English Open Championships were held at the Strathmore Hotel, Morecambe, Lancashire, from Mon 14th - Fri 18th May 2007. This important event attracted an entry of 28 players. It was won by Scottish Grandmaster Jimmy Grant from Aberdeen, who won this title for the 1st time. Runner-up was Scottish Grandmaster Tom Watson (Glasgow), with Welsh International Master Lindus Edwards in third place. Northern Ireland's Francie Mc Nally (Toombridge) put in a tremendous performance to finish in 4th place. 5th place also went north of the border to Scotland's Danny Oliphant. Results: 1st J. Grant 32 pts, 2nd T. Watson 30 pts, 3rd L. Edwards 24pts.

New Zealand Nationals 2007

The New Zealand Championships were played at the end of March 07 as proved to be a great success. Results were: 1st Ivan Narbie 15 pts, 2nd Jan Mortimer 14 pts, 3rd Tie = Jack Niewkerk and Ralph Dixon 13pts, 5th John Guetta 12pts, 6th David Eades 10 pts, and 7th Des Eastwick 7pts.

Danish Open 2007

The Danish Open was held in Copenhagen on the Week-end of 28th - 29th April 2007 under the auspices of the Danish Draughts Federation. 1st prize went to Gene Lindsay (USA) on 17pts, followed by Danny Oliphant 12pts, Lian Stephens 12pts, G. Acclaro 11pts, John Reade 10pts, Ian Caws 10pts, Sune Thrane 10pts, John Morgan 10pts, Joan Caws 9pts, S. Clanevaert 0pts.

Bill Edwards Memorial 2007

The Bill Edwards tournament memorial ty was held at Knighton, Mid-Wales, during early April. Results were: 1st Dan Oliphant 2nd Haydn Parry 3rd Frank Bednall.

Inishowen Club host major events of 2007

The Inishowen Draughts Club will host a series of important world draughts events this October with the hosting of the Irish Open Championships, World Women's title Match, and host the General Assembly meeting of the World Checker Draughts Federation (WCDF). See the "Events" page for further details.

Northern Ireland Open 2007

The Northern Ireland open Championships were held during Easter week Tue 10th - Thur 12th April inclusive. The venue was the beautiful Castlebay Centre, Mountjoy Road, Coalisland, Co. Tyrone. The competition attracted over 30 entries and was contested over nine rounds. Sion Mill’s teenager Shane Mc Cosker give a very convincing performance to easily win his first major “Masters” tournament with a total of five points ahead of his nearest rivals, winning seven of the nine rounds while drawing the other two. In the Junior event the competition remained close up to the final games when Dundalk’s veteran player Con Mc Carrick got the necessary extra point to win this event.

The top six players in each division was as follows;“Senior” Division: 1st Shane Mc Cosker (Sion Mills) 27pts, H. Devlin (Donegal) 22pts 3rd M. Hannigan (Strabane) 22pts, C. Young (Scotland) 21pts, G. Owens (Dundalk) 20pts, C. Mc Kenna (Maghera) 17pts. “Junior” Division: C. Mc Carrick (Dundalk) 25pts, P. Logue (Newtownbutler) 24pts, S. Mc Kenna (Newry) 24pts, B. Jackson (Ballinahinch) 22pts, W. R. Best (Ballygawley) 20pts, John Dolan (Fermanagh) 20pts.

Inishowen Club host major events of 2007

Kildare Open Tournament 2007

The Kildare open was held on the week-end of 17th - 18th February 2007 at the Town House, Naas, Co. Kildare. This event attracted many of Ireland's top players and was a great success. The Masters division was keenly contested with Clare's Sean O' Driscoll emerging victorious, while Dundalk's Con Mc Carrick won the Senior title. Jim Somers (Wexford) who is better known for his organisational and refereeing skills won the Intermediate divisions. Over 30 players contested the event.

Full results: Masters Division; 1st Sean O' Driscoll (Clare), 2nd Garrett Owens (Dundalk), 3rd Shane Mc Cosker (Tyrone), 4th Sean Mc Kenna (Derry). Senior Division: 1st Con Mc Carrick (Dundalk). 2nd Bernard Coll (Bray), 3rd John Keenan (Dublin), 4th Con Boyle (Dublin/Donegal). Intermediate Division: 1st Jim Somers (Wexford), 2nd Nancy O' Reilly (Dublin), 3rd Paddy Beirne (Dublin), 4th Davis Fitzgerald (Wexford). Special thanks to Bill Dobbins who organised this event.

World GAYP Championship Match 2006

The World GAYP title match between defending champion Ron Suki King (Barbados) and challenger Jim Morrison (USA) was held at the "International Checker Hall of Fame" (ICHF), USA, from 4th - 9th December inclusive. The final result was a win for the defending champion 3-0 and 21 games drawn. Alan Millhone was the appointed referee and the main sponsors were the ICHF and the ACF.