Ron "Suki" King (born 1956) is a Barbadian English checkers player from

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. He has won twelve

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titles at the game and is considered one of the strongest players of the game. King has been honored by his homeland being named

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's Sportsman of the Year in both 1991 and 1992. He has been called the

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of the checkers world for his

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ing. In 1998 he made it into

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for playing against 385 players simultaneously and beating them all. His 2008 match against South African grandmaster Lubabalo Kondlo is the central subject in the documentary ''King Me.'' In 2014 he lost his world title in the GAYP ("go as you please") version to

Sergio Scarpetta Sergio Scarpetta (born 12 June 1975 in Cerignola) is an Italian grandmaster of English draughts (also known as checkers) and the current world champion in the 3-move version. He was world champion in the GAYP version from 2014 to 2016. Scarpetta f ...

, as King failed to appear for the final four games.

World Championship titles

*3-time world champion (3-move version): 1994, 1996, 1997 *9-time world champion (GAYP version): 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2006, 2008

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Checkers Champion Ronald "Suki" King
1956 births Living people Barbadian checkers players Players of English draughts Sportspeople from Saint George, Barbados Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Board-game-stub