Free State Championship Results

The South African Wargames Union held its annual Free State Championships on the weekend of 20 and 21 September 2003 at the Harrismith High School, Greyling Road in Harrismith.

The growth in wargames continues unabated with the championship growing in both the number of periods being played and the number of participants. A far more encouraging development was the increase in participation by scholars and women.

The Union's development programmes too are beginning to reap rewards thanks to he loyal support of Harmony Gold Mines. The development programme not only drives the development of players in the Draughts and Morabaraba sections, but also ensures that the Union becomes more representative of the country's population at all levels.

The stars of the championship was without doubt Lloyd Clark of the University of Natal Durban, Dominic Aphane of  St Enda's Eagles (based in Hillbrow) and Wei-Han Chen of WHAM (based in Westville) who became the first players of colour to win the sections in which they played.

The final top three positions were:

ANCIENTS - PREMIER

1  Simon Peckham  Maritzburg Griffins  Pietermaritzburg  124 points

2  Kyle Banger  Maritzburg Griffins  Pietermaritzburg  113 points

3  Eugene Burger  Maritzburg Griffins  Pietermaritzburg  108 points

ANCIENTS - UNDER 24

1  Lloyd Clark  University of Natal Durban  Durban North  106 points

2  Gareth Hampton  University of Natal Durban  Durban North  93 points

3  Marc Marais  Old Edwardian Wargames Club  Randburg  85 points

  ANCIENTS - HIGH SCHOOLS

1  Dominic Aphane  St Enda's Eagles  Hillbrow  51 points

2  Denzil Groenewald  Maritzburg Christian School  Pietermaritzburg  51 points

3  Jonathan Newman  Maritzburg Christian School  Pietermaritzburg  36 points

  ANCIENTS - PRIMARY SCHOOLS

1  Wei-Han Chen  Westville Historical Miniatures  Westville  75 points

2  David Tyson  Maritzburg Christian School  Pietermaritzburg  53 points

3  Philip Kahn  Maritzburg Christian School  Pietermaritzburg  45 points

  DRAUGHTS - PREMIER

1  Mothusi Moabi  Technikon Witwatersrand  Auckland Park  8.7 points

2  Kagiso Phage  Technikon Witwatersrand  Auckland Park  8.5 points

3  Yonwaba Ntaka  Technikon Witwatersrand  Auckland Park  4 points

  MORABARABA - PREMIER

1  Ndumiso Mugadi  Alexandra High School  Pietermaritzburg  21 points

2  Simphiwe Maphumulo  Alexandra High School  Pietermaritzburg  20½ pts

3  Cecil Khawula  Alexandra High School  Pietermaritzburg  20 points

  MORABARABA - UNDER 24

1  Mashupje Moriti  Technikon Witwatersrand  Auckland Park  11 points

2  Bafana Ndzungu  Technikon Witwatersrand  Auckland Park  8½ points

3  Donald Seome  Technikon Witwatersrand  Auckland Park  6 points

  MORABARABA - HIGH SCHOOLS

1  Teresa Chen  Girl's High School  Pietermaritzburg  19 points

2  Mxolisi Mthiya  Alexandra High School  Pietermaritzburg  18 points

  BEST WOMEN

MORABARABA

 Teresa Chen - Girl's High School

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

 Kagiso Phage -  Technikon Witwatersrand

COLOURS AWARDED

 PROVINCIAL

Eugene Burger     KZN    MG

Lloyd Clark         KZN   MG

Mothusi Moabi    GP      TWR

HIGH SCHOOLS

Teresa Chen                       KZN    GHS

Cecil Khawula                    KZN   AHS

Simphiwe Maphumulo        KZN   AHS

Mxolisi Mthiya                   KZN   AHS

Ndumiso Mugadi               KZN   AHS

Regards   Colin Webster

President South African Wargames Union

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