Origin

The Japanese Othello Association is using a similar system where victories in one of the main tournaments are rewarded the most. Eight players are 9 DAN, which means they have at least won 9 major tournaments: WOC, Meijin, All Japan or Ouza-sen. The players are: Hideshi Tamenori, Suekuni Makoto, Takeshi Murakami, Masaki Takizawa, Kazuhiro Sakaguchi, Yusuke Takanashi,Kazuki Okamoto and Akihiro Takahashi.

How to calculate?

In Belgium we are using a progressive system:

DAN-ranking

All Belgian tournaments since 1992, played on Belgian soil have been taken into account to calculate the DAN ranking. The latest update occured after the KLJ Othello Friendly (November 2025). Tom Schotte (since Ghent Easter Tournament - March 2016) is the only player who has 7 DAN. There are eleven 6 DAN players. Since 1992 no less than 552 different players competed Belgian tournaments.

Players Country DAN
SCHOTTE Tom BEL 7
REUNES Nick BEL 6.23
VAN DEN BIGGELAAR Nicky NLD 6.2
HOBO Roel NLD 6.15
DE GRAAF Jan C. NLD 6.14
KORTENDIJK Albert NLD 6.1
VAES Dimitri BEL 6.09
FRANSEN Martin NLD 6.06
VAN DAMME Brecht BEL 6.02
KASHIWABARA Takuji FRA 6.02
DE BOER Rosalinde NLD 6.01
PEPERKAMP Marcel BEL 6.01
DE WAEL Jeroen BEL 6.01
REIJNDERS Ralph NLD 5.22
SNEEK Marcel NLD 5.19
MAY Michael BEL 5.18
PRASEPTYO Linda NLD 5.18
TASTET Marc FRA 5.18
HELMES Sido NLD 5.16
CORDY Alexandre FRA 5.14
VIVIANI Alberto ITA 5.11
LEADER Imre GBR 5.11
HELMES Jiska NLD 5.08
BERG Matthias DEU 5.06
DE MOOR Nadja BEL 5.06
DOLEZAL Vladislav CZE 5.05
LEVY-ABEGNOLI Thierry FRA 5.05
ANDRIANI Bintsa FRA 5.04
DE BOER Akke-lien NLD 5.04
DAIX Alain BEL 5.04
DARCK Nancy BEL 5.04
ALARD Serge BEL 5.03
CASPARD Emmanuel FRA 5.02
KIATNARONGROB Dispong THA 5.02
TURNER Ian GBR 5.02
NICOLET Stephane FRA 5.02
VAN DE MOORTEL Frauke BEL 5.02
VAN DEN BERG Erwin NLD 5.01
SHAMAN David USA 5
BRIGHTWELL Graham GBR 5
LECAT Renaud BEL 5
DELAUNAY Arnaud FRA 5
THIJS Wouter BEL 5
DUFOUR Daniel NLD 5
POLIAKOFF Pierre BEL 4.2
NICHOLLS Frederic BEL 4.12
BARRE Sebastien FRA 4.12
SCHOTTE Wout BEL 4.12
PENLOUP Dominique FRA 4.11
DEMOOR Daphne BEL 4.11
DELFANTE Eric BEL 4.11
ORTEGAT Virginie BEL 4.1
AUZENDE Frederic FRA 4.1
VAN DAMME Jan BEL 4.09
KRACZYK Roman POL 4.09
VUYE Cedric BEL 4.09
STEENTOFT Benkt SWE 4.09
HERBEUVAL Olivier BEL 4.08
DUFOUR Mark NLD 4.07
SUEKUNI Makoto JAP 4.07
HOEHNE Andreas DEU 4.07
WETTERGREN Niklas SWE 4.07
MARGARIT Eric FRA 4.06
BORASSI Michele ITA 4.05
VERSTUYFT Bart BEL 4.05
BERNER Johan SWE 4.05
AUBROECK Patrick NLD 4.04
VAN LANGENDONCKT Michel BEL 4.04
JENA Tuur BEL 4.03
AFFATIGATO Carlo ITA 4.03
JUIGNER Arthur FRA 4.03
ORTIZ George AUS 4.03
MARCONI Francesco ITA 4.03
BURNAY Dimitri BEL 4.03
DOIGNIE Fabrice BEL 4.03
VERSTUYFT Eline BEL 4.02
VAN DE ZANDE Josbert NLD 4.02
HOETJES Tim NLD 4.02
VERSTUYFT Jana BEL 4.02
LUND JENSEN Erik DK 4.02
DOUSSE Stephane CH 4.02
MONNOM Olivier BEL 4.02
CANTAMESSA Alessandro BEL 4.02
FELDBORG Karsten DK 4.02
HIDAYAT Romy RI 4.02
SCHOTTE Sander BEL 4.02
VORACEK Miroslav CZE 4.01
TAKANASHI Yusuke JAP 4.01
PECZKOWSKI Pawel POL 4.01
ANDRIANI Sandry FRA 4.01
LECAT Monique BEL 4.01
STANZIONE Pierluigi ITA 4.01
EKLUND Oskar SWE 4
ROERADE Jeroen NLD 4
HOOGHE Mieke BEL 4
QUAZZO Claude FRA 4
VOLVERT Romain BEL 4
KJELLBERG Arvid SWE 3.8
ODEGARD Martin NOR 3.8
JULIEN Serge BEL 3.8
WU Katie HKG 3.7
DELFANTE Christophe BEL 3.7
VAN GIMST Anja NLD 3.7
TAKAHASHI Akihiro JPN 3.7
DE GREY Aubrey GBR 3.7
PUZZO Luigi ITA 3.7
HUBBARD Geoff AUS 3.6
BLIJLEVEN Mireille NLD 3.6
TOMEI Robin NLD 3.6
SZYSZKO Lukasz POL 3.6
ROSSLER Daniel DEU 3.6
AUNCHULEE Piyanat THA 3.6
VAN LANDEGHEM Karen BEL 3.6
TASTET Remi FRA 3.6
VALLUND Henrik DK 3.6
DUFOUR Noa NLD 3.6
DE LIT Pierre BEL 3.5
ILBRINK Jarl NLD 3.5
ROGOSZ Magdalena POL 3.5
CAGLEY Leslie USA 3.5
PIHLAJAPURO Lari FIN 3.5
MODELLATORE Tonya DEU 3.5
VAN SEGGELEN Trees NLD 3.5
RINE Pat BEL 3.5
CHIARULLI Giuseppe ITA 3.5
FRONMARK Marcus SWE 3.5
SCHOTTE Bram BEL 3.5
DE GRAAF Corrie NLD 3.4
DAUBA Cedric FRA 3.4
MAMYTCHINKO Alexei BEL 3.4
TERRAS Eva BEL 3.4
HANDEL Michael GBR 3.4
AAGAARD-HANSEN Jens DK 3.4
HORN Per DK 3.4
BURNAY Sacha BEL 3.4
DEBRAY Dominique BEL 3.4
JOHNSON Greg USA 3.4
DE GRAAF Wendy NLD 3.4
CLAASSEN Mathijs NLD 3.3
LEMAIRE Philippe BEL 3.3
ROOS Stan BEL 3.3
HAND David GBR 3.3
PIAU Didier FRA 3.3
URASHIMA Mei JAP 3.3
VAN DIJK Marieke NLD 3.3
FU Jacky HKG 3.3
SHIFMAN Ilya ISR 3.3
EVERTS Jeroen SWE 3.3
CUPIAL Milosz POL 3.3
MEIJER Arnoud NLD 3.3
LI Chun Wan HKG 3.3
SUGAWARA Misa JPN 3.3
ALBRIGTSEN Vidar NOR 3.3
LANG Yongzhi CHN 3.2
FUKUNAGA Kohachi JPN 3.2
LEONG Kit Chee SGP 3.2
VAN DAMME Frank Ivo BEL 3.2
DEVRIENDT Ferre BEL 3.2
KURITA Seiya JPN 3.2
TAKIZAWA Masaki JAP 3.2
DEMOOR Myrthe BEL 3.2
HONGTHONG Anon THA 3.2
KAZIMIERCZUK Mariusz POL 3.2
SEITS Roy NLD 3.2
HEMPIJIT Woramet THA 3.2
SCHMIDT Sebastian DEU 3.2
OKAMOTO Kazuki JAP 3.2
TSUCHIDA Daisuke JAP 3.2
DE VRIES Anouk NLD 3.2
DOUDA Tomas CZE 3.2
BARRASS Iain GBR 3.2
BADSTED Palle DK 3.2
KUNIHIKO Tanida JAP 3.2
FANG Randy USA 3.2
SEKNADJE Jose FRA 3.2
VERSTUYFT Jan BEL 3.2
SAIZ Ruben ESP 3.2
DI MATTEI Alessandro ITA 3.2
FLOCKMAN Annie BEL 3.2
SPERANDIO Robert ITA 3.2
BERNER Nils SWE 3.2
DE GRAAF Jasmijn NLD 3.2
DECOEYERE Eric FRA 3.2
NOWAK Dominik POL 3.2
FEINSTEIN Joel GBR 3.2
FREDERIX Gijs BEL 3.1
GRANDJEAN Laurent BEL 3.1
SLADEK Vitek CZE 3.1
SHIFMAN Leonid ISR 3.1
STENBERG Veronica SWE 3.1
MITMEAN Charinee THA 3.1
RYBARIK Ivo CZE 3.1
SAMCHENKO Alexander RUS 3.1
MARICHAL Patrick BEL 3.1
VAN DER AUWERA Bjorn BEL 3.1
CALENDAR Hugo SWE 3.1
TAMAKI Suguru JAP 3.1
DEN HAAN Frank NLD 3.1
NI Haifang NLD 3.1
VAN GIMST Ruud NLD 3.1
LAURENT Raphael BEL 3.1
LILLA Kamil POL 3.1
MAKKONEN Olli FIN 3.1
JUHEM Philippe FRA 3.1
EDMEAD Garry GBR 3.1
SCHAAF Michael DEU 3.1
ZEMELKA Jan SWE 3.1
YUAN Ke CHN 3.1
VAN AUTREVE Evelyne BEL 3.1
PLOWMAN Guy GBR 3.1
OTAKA Tomoki JPN 3.1
ILACQUA Gianluca ITA 3.1
VAN DEN BRANDT Joke BEL 3.1
ZHANG Qhinyi CHN 3.1
TAKIGAWA Mitsuaki JAP 3.1
TANA Patcharaporn THA 3.1
ASPENRYD Henry SWE 3
SAUFNAY Stephanie BEL 3
SHIFMAN Micky ISR 3
BERTRANDIAS Marc NLD 3
BONTE Jelle BEL 3
GOH Jun Jie Anthony SGP 3
YANG Kelvin HKG 3
ZILLIG Remko NLD 3
GARDEBRINK Christian SWE 3
IN HET ZANDT Bas NLD 3
LAM Maverick HKG 3
HOORNAERT Oceane BEL 3
VAN HEERE Mark NLD 3
HAMMERVIK Pal Tore Olsen NOR 3
SANO Yoko JPN 3
DUMOULIN Jozef BEL 3
FREIBURGHAUS Kim SWE 3
BURNAY Kerwan BEL 3
SCOGNAMOGLIO Paolo ITA 3
JUIGNER Felix FRA 3
DECLERCK Frederik BEL 3
SPERANDIO Damiano ITA 3
RADZIVILOVSKY Pavel ISR 3
DVIVON Konstantin ISR 3
ROBERT Tatiana FRA 3
SZYSZKO Krzysztof POL 3
LEMAIRE Daniel BEL 3
LAURE Christelle BEL 3
SOKANKATE Duangkamol THA 3
JOHANSSON Erik SWE 3
TVEDT Sverre NOR 3
KER Ming Han SGP 3
CECILLON Olivier FRA 3
HASSAN Ahmed EGY 3
ROSE Joseph USA 3
SYACHIN Alexander RUS 3
DI COLA Severino ITA 3
DEMOOR Yara BEL 3
VOLVERT Quentin BEL 3
FOSCHI Damiano ITA 3
ZHANG Qhizeng CHN 3
VAN DAELE Kris BEL 3
VANHOUTTE Tine BEL 3
BUKA Michal POL 3
BENOIT Serge FRA 3
LECAT Antoine BEL 3
DORBECK Anne NLD 3
CAPELLE Stephane FRA 3
LECAT Florian BEL 3
BARNABA Donato ITA 3
TURUNEN Daniel SWE 3
ROSE Brian USA 3
NELIS Bernard BEL 3
JANSSENS Kirsten BEL 3
LEE Chunae KOR 3
GORNERT Daniel DEU 2.3
RIGNELL Daniel SWE 2.3
YANAGI Michiko JAP 2.3
TOUCHEN Fouad DZA 2.3
LEGAT Eleen BEL 2.3
CASTELLANO Giorgio ITA 2.3
FASCE Paolo ITA 2.3
NUPRASERT Siwasan THA 2.3
MICHAELSEN Peter DNK 2.3
VANDENBOSSCHE Raphael BEL 2.3
RICHENS Julian GBR 2.3
BACH Gunnar DEU 2.3
SKOGEN Tor Birger NOR 2.3
COLLAY Sophie FRA 2.3
DORBECK Anne NLD 2.3
KUJAWA Ewa POL 2.3
DE FLOU Mathias BEL 2.3
KLATTEN Linda NLD 2.3
VALLUND Torben DK 2.3
RAZGONNIKOFF Alexandre BEL 2.3
LEFEBVRE Thierry FRA 2.3
ELGER Marlis DEU 2.3
DAIROKUNO Mitsuru BRA 2.3
SAWALA Rita NOR 2.3
PANAJARN Linsue THA 2.3
KORTLEVER Andre NLD 2.3
SAAKES Tobias NLD 2.3
MARICHAL Alexander BEL 2.3
DEXTER Helen GBR 2.3
BJORK Lisbeth SWE 2.3
QUINTIN Nans BEL 2.3
ZIEBA Arkadiusz POL 2.3
ARNOLD Roy GBR 2.3
LITSAS Andreas GRC 2.3
SANBERG ODSELL Caroline SWE 2.3
SURY Bartlomiej POL 2.3
VYAS Mehul IND 2.3
VECCHI Elisabetta ITA 2.3
DUPONT Frederic BEL 2.3
ROMANO Benedetto ITA 2.3
SOETENS Ruben BEL 2.3
BRACCHI Andre FRA 2.3
VERSTUYFT Andor BEL 2.2
DREESEN Gunner BEL 2.2
SELBY Matthew GBR 2.2
LEE Mikael KOR 2.2
GREGERSEN Jonas Lindholt DK 2.2
CUVIER Christian FRA 2.2
LEMAIRE Nathalie BEL 2.2
MACALUSO Stefano BEL 2.2
VELTMAN Anne NLD 2.2
ILITCH Juliette BEL 2.2
LINDSTROM Eric USA 2.2
SCHERNO Dominique FRA 2.2
FONSECA NEVES Natascha NLD 2.2
BARSOTTI Paolo ITA 2.2
YE Liya CHN 2.2
LEHMAN Serge BEL 2.2
LEGAT Anna BEL 2.2
NICOLAS Caroline FRA 2.2
ZILLIG Sanna NLD 2.2
ULVEDAL JENSEN Elisabeth DNK 2.2
MITSI Christina GRC 2.2
VAN DER WAGT Ben NLD 2.2
BENGTSSON Ulf SWE 2.2
MARGALIOT Michael ISR 2.2
BOE Alexander NOR 2.2
KORTENDIJK Oscar NLD 2.2
BISHOP Robert USA 2.2
PARK Jonghyun KOR 2.2
DE BEUKELAER Stijn BEL 2.2
DORSIMONT Guilain FRA 2.2
TASTET Sophie FRA 2.2
VAN PUYMBROEK Martine BEL 2.2
MURAWSKI Stefan DEU 2.2
LECAT Maxime BEL 2.2
WEBER Gertrud DEU 2.2
ZILLIG Isabel NLD 2.2
YOSIFOVICH Danielle ISR 2.2
MAKELBERGE Dries BEL 2.2
CANTAMESSA Pierre BEL 2.1
STARKEY Helen GBR 2.1
REUNES Sigrid BEL 2.1
RUBELE Renzo ITA 2.1
LANNOY Claire BEL 2.1
D'HAEYER Sofie BEL 2.1
ZINCEKO Nikita CZE 2.1
TALLOEN Sara BEL 2.1
ZIEBA Grzegorz POL 2.1
BURVENICH Claude BEL 2.1
MUTTI Andrea ITA 2.1
LECLERC Sylvie FRA 2.1
CLAEYS Tony BEL 2.1
BUYCK Lien BEL 2.1
DELANOTE Marijn BEL 2.1
LECOCQ Christian BEL 2.1
VANGEENBERGHE Patrick BEL 2.1
MARCINIAK Bartosz POL 2.1
TURNER Tanith BEL 2.1
VERSTUYFT Pepijn BEL 2.1
LUXHOJ STOVRING Pia DNK 2.1
MICHEL Dany BEL 2.1
LIGHTMAN Marie GBR 2.1
VECCHI Maria Serena ITA 2.1
DEMOOR Thycho BEL 2.1
TURNER Alison GBR 2.1
VERDERSTICHELE Linda BEL 2.1
KATZMAN Sharon USA 2.1
GIGLIUCCI Chiara ITA 2.1
WELTY Chris USA 2.1
RUBIO Celine FRA 2.1
GIANNINI Valentino ITA 2.1
BUDINO Ricardo ESP 2.1
JACOBS Kristoffel BEL 2.1
OUREGA Loh Jeannot CIV 2.1
VAN GIMST Simone NLD 2.1
ROOS Diederik NLD 2.1
BRUYNINCKX Luc BEL 2.1
VOLVERT Corentin BEL 2.1
TJASSENS Dennis NLD 2.1
MEULEMAN Karel BEL 2.1
OUREGA Irene Gallo CIV 2.1
AUGUSTIJN Arjan NLD 2.1
DE HAAN Kees NLD 2.1
VERNEROVA Andrea SVK 2.1
WARENDIEN Carole FRA 2.1
MARICHAL Amelie BEL 2.1
BOGAERT Cedric BEL 2.1
EVRARD Jeremy BEL 2.1
BONGERS Joris BEL 2
MACALUSO Paolo BEL 2
ANDRIEUX Marc FRA 2
VIEVEEN Jos NLD 2
DELAHAYE Jean BEL 2
ACHTEN Hendrik BEL 2
MARICHAEL Rinus BEL 2
COUTURIAUX Eric BEL 2
VAN DIJK Bart BEL 2
KRASTEV Dimitar BGR 2
VANDENHOVEN Sofie BEL 2
TURNER Kali GBR 2
MATTHYS Benoit BEL 2
DOHOGNE Yves BEL 2
VOLVERT Christopher BEL 2
BATAILLE Patrick BEL 2
DE LILLE Felix BEL 2
ROOS Lars BEL 2
WARD Jan NLD 2
BLANVILLAIN Xavier BEL 2
VAN DER VEKEN Lieve BEL 2
WITTING Sipke NLD 2
DEBORGGRAEF Benoit BEL 2
BATREAU Maggy BEL 2
REED Eric USA 2
VAN DER WAGT Jan NLD 2
GERARD Francois BEL 2
YABLONSKAYA Alena BLR 2
BIARD Patricia NLD 2
JIANG Sha CHN 2
HUYGH Bernard BEL 2
DUBOIS D'AISCHE Yves BEL 2
BEUSCART Corinne FRA 2
PELLE Domiique BEL 2
VOLVERT Owen BEL 2
LU Joan Hsiu BRA 2
DE GROOF Vera BEL 2
THEUWISSEN Griet BEL 2
GILLET Aurore BEL 2
MARCHAL Patrice BEL 2
NIKOLIDOU Vivia GRC 2
VAN GIMST Thijs NLD 2
NIELSEN Alberte Josefine DNK 2
OVION Jacques FRA 2
VAN COILLIE Mats BEL 2
JORION Bernard BEL 2
CODRON Bruno FRA 2
VAN DIJK Dirk NLD 2
LANDRAIN Veronique BEL 2
STERCK Thierry BEL 2
JANSSENS Norah BEL 2
DIEPENMAAT Jeroen NLD 2
VAN DORPE Niki BEL 2
DEMBINKSI Wito BEL 2
VAN GILS Wendelien NLD 2
SAUZEZ Ophelie BEL 2
BENTOLILA Sarah FRA 2
DAI Min CHN 2
BULCKE Niene BEL 2
ROBINSON Steven GBR 2
VOLVERT Laurent BEL 1
DECUPERE Joost BEL 1
MAY Manuel BEL 1
YOUENS Robyn GBR 1
VERSTRAETE Ludo BEL 1
REN Zhiyao CHN 1
JANQUART Bert BEL 1
ROBYN Dave BEL 1
VANDIERENDONCK Bieke BEL 1
CARCAGNOLO Nicolas FRA 1
BLANVILLAIN Xavier BEL 1
VAN PEER Vincent BEL 1
NUYTTENS Liesbeth BEL 1
TREBINI Jolande NLD 1
AUROUSSEAU Benjamin BEL 1
CORNETTE Daan BEL 1
BOUSARD Steven BEL 1
TREBINI Romano NLD 1
JAMES Hayley GBR 1
BIVER Jean-Marc BEL 1
DECLERCK Eline BEL 1
TYTGAT Mathis BEL 1
QUAIFE Sharon BEL 1
BLANKENDAAL Juduth NLD 1
MARICHAEL Aaron BEL 1
CHARLIER Bruno BEL 1
DE GROOTE Klara BEL 1
VANDEPEUTE Alain NLD 1
VAN DAMME Pepijn BEL 1
HABRAKEN Nico BEL 1
VAN DE MOORTEL Luc BEL 1
DE SMAELE Danielle BEL 1
VECHTER Ivan BEL 1
HOENS Lieselotte BEL 1
MONTJOIE Patrick BEL 1
SAELENS Jeroom BEL 1
JACOBS Peter BEL 1
TORRI Marie-Christine FRA 1
BETIN Dominique FRA 1
SEDEYN Bert BEL 1
PETERS Alain BEL 1
REMEU Jan BEL 1
PORREZ Silke BEL 1
POHJOINEN Petri FIN 1
BLUM Gerhard DEU 1
DE VRIES Jiska NLD 1
VAN DER LAAG Sjoerd NLD 1
BUYSSE Fleur BEL 1
MAY Merel BEL 1
RANICZKOWSKI Przemek POL 1
SILVOSO Manuel BEL 1
HENRY Alain BEL 1
GOZDZIK Agata POL 1
IN HET ZANDT Paul NLD 1
ROBYN Yonas BEL 1
LANDRAIN Andre BEL 1
LIGHTMAN Albert GBR 0
EECKHOUT Eddy BEL 0
ROBYN Katia BEL 0
KORTENDIJK Bauke NLD 0
OTTINGER Tilly BEL 0
CLAEYS Arthur BEL 0
JOOS Lien BEL 0
PEETERS Ellen BEL 0
LECAT Nicolas BEL 0
BUYSSE Zoe BEL 0
STAELENS Kurt BEL 0
DONCKERS Stephanie BEL 0
DHONT Sandra BEL 0
DE GROOTE Martha BEL 0
STILLEN Kevin BEL 0
DEWITTE Nicolas BEL 0
HILDEN Jukka FIN 0
COLAS Olivier BEL 0
PENNINCKX Luc BEL 0
PINTUS Raphael BEL 0
VAN KEIRSBILCK Felipe BEL 0
GUILLAUME Mathieu BEL 0
HABRAKEN Jeroen BEL 0
XIN Wang CHN 0
SPRINGUEL Chantal BEL 0
LEENAERT Tom BEL 0
RANICZKOWSKI Stanislaw POL 0
DE MOOR Sam BEL 0
DUQUE Olivier BEL 0
VECHTER Gerben BEL 0
DELGRANGE Anne-Vicky BEL 0
VANNIER Luc BEL 0
SCHOTTE Jean-Pierre BEL 0
GREVIN Marie-Rose FRA 0
JACQUES Christophe BEL 0