Sergio Scarpetta (born 12 June 1975 in

Cerignola Cerignola (; ) is a town and ''comune'' of Apulia, Italy, in the province of Foggia, southeast from the town of Foggia. It has the third-largest land area of any ''comune'' in Italy, at , after Rome and Ravenna and it has the largest land ar ...

) is an

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n grandmaster of

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(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 first played in international competitions in 2011. At the 2012 World Mind Sports Games in

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, France, he won the silver medal in the checkers event, which doubled as the world qualifying tournament for the 3-Move World Championship 2013. In 2014, he won the match for the GAYP World Champion title, held in

Manfredonia Manfredonia () is a town and Comune, commune of Apulia, Italy, in the province of Foggia, from which it is northeast by rail. Manfredonia is situated on the coast, facing east, to the south of Monte Gargano, and gives its name to the Gulf of Manf ...

, against

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ian Ron King. In December of the same year, Scarpetta won the silver medal in the checkers competition at the SportAccord World Mind Games in

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. In 2015, by finishing first the Irish Open in

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, he won the European Cup. In 2016, in

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, Scarpetta played the GAYP World Title Match against Michele Borghetti losing by 23-25. In 2017, he defeated Borghetti in the 3-move World Title Match in

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. In 2019, he defeated Ron King 33-17 (+8 -1) in the 3-move World Title Match in

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, Barbados.

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