Lubabalo Kondlo
Lubabalo Nicholas Kondlo (born December 21, 1971)[1] is a grandmaster of English draughts (also known as American checkers) from South Africa. His match against Ron King in 2008 for the world champion title in the GAYP version was the subject of the documentary King Me.[2][3] In 2012 he won the silver medal, the gold being won by Alex Moiseyev, in American checkers at the SportAccord World Mind Games in Beijing, China.[4] Kondlo won the 2014 World Qualifying 3-Move Tournament in Clarksville, Indiana, U.S. edging out Sergio Scarpetta on head-to-head tie-breaker. Thanks to this victory, he earned the right to challenge Michele Borghetti in the world championship match in the 3-move version.[5] The match took place in 2015 in Livorno, Italy and was won by Borghetti.[6] In 2018, in Petal, Mississippi, Kondlo won the GAYP World Title Match against defending champion Michele Borghetti.
Test Matches
Although there have not been nearly enough international test matches between countries, Lubabalo has played in:
| Year | Played | Country played | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Hugh Devlin |  Ireland |
lost | Old Edwardian Society, Lower Houghton, Johannesburg |
References
- ^ "Athletes / KONDLO Lubabalo Nicholas". worldmindgames2014.sportresult.com. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ^ "King Me". Cleveland International Film Festival. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ King Me (2010) at IMDb
- ^ "Kondlo wins silver in checkers". Sport24. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ 2014 WQT Official Standings. North Carolina Checker Association.
- ^ The American Checker Federation
External links
- "Lubabalo Kondlo, South Africa's draughts champion". globalsouthafricans.com. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
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