Latest official Checkers rankings.

Sam Thinone (North West University - Vaal) the 26th North West Provincial Champion

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) has just released its  latest rankings for Checkers.

The results take MSSA's 26th North West Provincial Championships into account.

While Pheello Maphumane (Fakkel School of Skills) is ranked as the top player  in the country, Sam Thinone (North West University - Vaal) is hot on his heels having made huge strides forward by winning MSSA's 26th North West Provincial Championships.

However, the boys do not have it all their own way, as Chanel De Wet (currently ranked  as the 6th best woman in the world for Checkers) is in fourth place overall.

Of course it is still early days in the 2018 season, and many things can change.The full rankings of for the senior Checkers are:

Pos	Name of Player	year	Club	Points
1	Pheello Maphumane	18	Fakkel School of Skills	177
2	Sam Thinone	18	North West University - Vaal	155.1
3	Tshepo Matitwane	18	Fakkel School of Skills	141.9
4	Chanel De Wet	17	JCS Academy	125.8
5	Cornelius Nel	17	JCS Academy	123.3
6	Mango Mtimkulu	17	JCS Academy	120
7	Mahomed Moosa	17	Maritzburg College	120
8	Hugo Venter	17	Fakkel School of Skills	120
9	Lucille Brown	16	All Stars	120
10	Gregory Haripersad	17	Maritzburg College	120
11	Cassandra van Tonder	17	JCS Academy	120
12	Neo Mokoena	17	Fakkel School of Skills	120
13	Keagan Gunkel	17	Maritzburg College	118
14	George Griffiths	17	HTS Witbank	117.4
15	Sam Mathlong	18	North West University - Vaal	115.3
16	Jan Hendrik Aswegen	17	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	111.7
17	Sonja Brown	16	All Stars	111
18	Khahliso Malape	16	Fakkel School of Skills	110.4
19	Storm Speranza	17	Maritzburg College	106.2
20	Mmaaseka Kananzi	18	North West University - Vaal	96.6
21	Michael Van Meyeren	17	HTS Witbank	95.7
22	Eduan De Kock	16	All Stars	93.3
23	Wynand Janse van Rensburg	17	JCS Academy	90
24	Yadhav Maharaj	17	Maritzburg College	90
25	Carl Martin	17	Maritzburg College	90
26	Ashley Burke	17	JCS Academy	89.1

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