Lubabalo Nicholas Kondlo (born December 21, 1971)[1] is a player of English draughts (also known as American checkers) from South Africa.
Born in New Brigton, Port Elizabeth, Kondlo started to play draughts at the age of seven years.
[2] In 2007, he won the World Qualifier in Las Vegas, United States and became the first draughts grandmaster from Africa.
[6] Kondlo won the 2014 World Qualifying 3-Move Tournament in Clarksville, Indiana, U.S. edging out Sergio Scarpetta on head-to-head tie-breaker.
[8] In 2018, in Petal, Mississippi, US Kondlo won the world title match in the GAYP version against defending champion Borghetti.