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Agenda datum
June 2018

Belgian Championship
3 Jun
2018
Agenda datum
Belgian Championship
Ekeren
Tom Schotte Tom Schotte

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General

The 35t Belgian Othello Championship will be held on Sunday June 3rd 2018 in Ekeren near Antwerp. There will be two tournaments: an A-event for advanced players and a 'promising tournament' for new and lower rated player. More information can be found in the sections below. Questions and remarks can be sent to the organisation. This tournament is part of the Belgian Grand Prix 2018 and the Foreigners Grand Prix 2018. At the end of this tournament, the winners of both Grand Prix will be known. Also the players qualified for the 42nd World Othello Championship will be known. This tournament will be held in Prague, Czech Republic (October 9th-12th)

We're hoping to welcome many players!

In 2017 it went as this:

Subscriptions

We would appreciate upfront subscriptions. In this way we are sure to foresee a sufficient number of boards and clocks. Of course it remains possible to show up unexpectedly. There are several ways to subscribe:

Currently 6 players have officially subscribed.
Name Country Status Rating
Tom Schotte BEL A 2026
Nick Reunes BEL A 1746
Martin Fransen NLD A 1717
Frédéric Nicholls BEL A 1621
Frauke Van de Moortel BEL A/F 1437
Jan Van Damme BEL B 1130
Status*: A = Advanced, B = Beginner , P = Promising player, F = Female, N = New (no rating)

Currently 5 players have officially subscribed for the promising tournament
Name Country Status Rating
Sofie D'Haeyer BEL P 628
Jana Verstuyft BEL P/F/J 460
Eline Verstuyft BEL P/F/J 441
Sander Schotte BEL P/J 361
Wout Schotte BEL P/J 206


Location

Muziekacademie Ekeren
Ferdinand Pauwelsstraat 102
2180 Ekeren

www.ccekeren.be

Parking on the terrain of the Muziekacademie

Concept

7 Swiss rounds (everyone faces opponent with the same amount of wins - as much as possible). The clocks will be set to 20 minutes for every player. A final will be played between the best 2 Belgians to determine the 35th Belgian Othello Champion.

Promising tournament

The promising tournamen traditionally is being held in the morning. Depending on the number of players, between 4 and 6 rounds are player, possibly with a final. Minimal 5 and maximum 6 games are planned. Afterwards the promising players can join the A event. The time on the clocks is 15 minutes per player per game. A final will be played between the best 2 Belgian junior players to determine the Belgian Othello Junior Champion.
 

Entry fee


Planning

Carpooling

There is at least one car leaving from Ghent. Contact us for more information. Do not hesitate to post something on the Facebook event page as there will also be at least one car coming from the Netherlands.
 

Hotels

Please check the hotel websites in the neighbourhood of Antwerp for accomodation.
 

Prizes

At the end of the tournament a number of prizes in separate categories will be awarded.