The 4th European Cup for checkers is a competition for checkers ( English drafts ), which were held in 2016 in 8 stages - open championships of countries.
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Rules
The 6 best participants of each stage receive points according to the occupied place.
| A place | one | 2 | 3 | four | five | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasses | 22 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | eleven |
Only the three best results shown at all stages go into the offset of the European Cup. The athlete with the best points is declared the winner of the European Cup for checkers.
Final position
| A place | Sportsman | A country | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|
| one | Shane McCosker | Northern Ireland | 66 (22 + 22 + 22) |
| 2 | Donald Olyphant | Scotland | 46 (13 + 22 + 11) |
| 3 | Frank Moran | Ireland | 38 (12 + 13 + 13) |
| four | Igor Martynov | Germany | 37 (22 + 15) |
| five | Miles Hannigan | Northern Ireland | 36 (18 + 18) |
| 6 | Francis McNally | Ireland | 27 (15 + 12) |
| 7 | Tom Key | Ireland | 23 (12 + 11) |
| eight | Michele Borgetti | Italy | 22 |
| 9 | Nadezhda Chizhevskaya | Ukraine | 22 |
| ten | Mikhail Shabshay | Israel | 22 |
Stages
| room | date | Title | Format | Winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | April 18-22 | England Open | 3-move | 1. Shane McCosker Northern Ireland 2. John Jollif England 3. Francis McNally Ireland 4. Frank Moran Ireland 5. Tom Key Ireland 6. Colin Young Scotland |
| 2 | May 13-15 | Italian Open | 3-move | 1. Michele Borghetti Italy 2. Matteo Bernini Italy 3. Sergio Scarpetta Italy 4. Mirco Mancini Italy 5. Elia Cantatore Italy 6. Roberto Tovagliaro Italy |
| 3 | June 18-19 | German Open | 3-move | 1. Igor Martynov Germany 2. Ingo Tsahos Germany 3. Jan Zholtowski Germany 4. Thomas Jurgens Germany 5. Nick Schmidt Germany 6. Heiko Henkel Germany |
| four | July 16 | Israel Open | 3-move | 1. Michael Shabshay Israel 2. Roman Kolesnikov Israel 3. Yosif Modzgvrishvili Israel 4. Vitaliy Shafir Israel 5. Yuri Kirillov Israel 6. Vladimir Goncharov |
| five | September 1-3 | Northern Ireland Open | 3-move | 1. Shane McCosker Northern Ireland 2. Miles Hannigan Northern Ireland 3. Bill Dobbins Ireland 4. Donald Olyphant Scotland 5. Frank Moran Ireland 6. Tom Key Ireland |
| 6 | September 17-18 | Wales Open | Gayp | 1. Donald Olyphant Scotland 2. Lindus Edwards Wales 3. Brian Lucas England 4. Frank Moran Ireland 5. Francis McNally Ireland 6. Sheen McElkenny Northern Ireland |
| 7 | October 22-23 | Old England Club Open (Czech Open) | 3-move | 1. Nadezhda Chizhevskaya Ukraine 2. David Cotin USA 3. Alyona Maksimova Ukraine 4. Philip Carriage Czech 5. Martin Vondra Czech 6. Lumir Gatnar Czech |
| eight | October 29-31 | Ireland Open | 3-move | 1. Shane McCosker Northern Ireland 2. Miles Hannigan Northern Ireland 3. Igor Martynov Germany 4. Paddy Doyle 5. Sheen O'Driscoll Ireland 6. Donald Olyphant Scotland |