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Bajans holding top positions in draughts championship

September 29, 2023

Barbadians Jack Francis and Ronald “Suki” King hold the top two positions after rounds seven and eight were completed yesterday at the Scottish Three-Move Draughts Championship in Stone-Haven.

Francis is leading the pack with 27 points, closely followed by Former World Champion King on 26 points.

Francis defeated fellow Barbadian Kent Layne in round seven one-nil, while Suki got the better of Sean Philips of Ireland two-nil as well as Scotland’s Con Boyle two-nil in rounds seven and eight.

Layne is currently fifth on 16 points.

After losing to Jack, he bounced back to draw with Shane McCosker in round eight.

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