The Panamerican Draughts Championship is competition in international draughts. It held every two years. The winner of championship and next two or three players automatically classified into the Draughts World Championship in international draughts. [1]
First championship was in 1980. The winner was Bernard Robillard from Haiti.
Iser Kuperman from USA and Allan Silva from Brazil have four titles.
First women's championship was in 2018. The winner was Lublyana Turiy from United States.
| Year | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Paramaribo, | |
| 1981 | Port-au-Prince, | |
| 1983 | Philadelphia, | |
| 1985 | Ituiutaba, | |
| 1987 | Amparo, | |
| 1992 | Willemstad, | |
| 1994 | Goiânia, | |
| 1995 | Águas de Lindóia, | |
| 1997 | Paramaribo, | |
| 1999 | Willemstad, | |
| 2002 | Saint Andrew, | |
| 2003 | Cap-Haïtien, | |
| 2005 | Montreal, | |
| 2007 | São Paulo, | |
| 2009 | Sao Caetano do Sul, | |
| 2011 | Willemstad, | |
| 2013 | Port of Spain, | |
| 2015 | São Sebastião, | |
| 2016 | Águas de Lindóia, | |
| 2018 | Willemstad, | |
| 2022 [2] | Santo Domingo, | |
| 2024 [3] | San José, | |
| Year | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 [4] | Santo Domingo, | |
| 2024 [5] | San José, | |
| Year | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Willemstad, | |
| 2022 [6] | Santo Domingo, | |
| 2024 [7] | San José, | |
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