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 Belgian Championship (November 2024). 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 536 different players competed Belgian tournaments.

Players Country DAN
SCHOTTE Tom BEL 7
REUNES Nick BEL 6.22
VAN DEN BIGGELAAR Nicky NLD 6.2
DE GRAAF Jan C. NLD 6.14
HOBO Roel NLD 6.11
KORTENDIJK Albert NLD 6.1
FRANSEN Martin NLD 6.06
VAES Dimitri BEL 6.05
KASHIWABARA Takuji FRA 6.02
PEPERKAMP Marcel BEL 6.01
DE BOER Rosalinde NLD 6.01
DE WAEL Jeroen BEL 6.01
VAN DAMME Brecht BEL 6
SNEEK Marcel NLD 5.19
PRASEPTYO Linda NLD 5.18
MAY Michael BEL 5.18
TASTET Marc FRA 5.18
HELMES Sido NLD 5.16
CORDY Alexandre FRA 5.14
REIJNDERS Ralph NLD 5.14
VIVIANI Alberto ITA 5.11
LEADER Imre GBR 5.11
HELMES Jiska NLD 5.08
BERG Matthias DEU 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
ALARD Serge BEL 5.03
TURNER Ian GBR 5.02
NICOLET Stephane FRA 5.02
CASPARD Emmanuel FRA 5.02
VAN DEN BERG Erwin NLD 5.01
VAN DE MOORTEL Frauke BEL 5.01
DELAUNAY Arnaud FRA 5
LECAT Renaud BEL 5
BRIGHTWELL Graham GBR 5
SHAMAN David USA 5
DARCK Nancy BEL 4.14
DE MOOR Nadja BEL 4.12
BARRE Sebastien FRA 4.12
NICHOLLS Frederic BEL 4.12
DELFANTE Eric BEL 4.11
DUFOUR Daniel NLD 4.11
PENLOUP Dominique FRA 4.11
ORTEGAT Virginie BEL 4.1
AUZENDE Frederic FRA 4.1
KRACZYK Roman POL 4.09
STEENTOFT Benkt SWE 4.09
HERBEUVAL Olivier BEL 4.08
WETTERGREN Niklas SWE 4.07
SUEKUNI Makoto JAP 4.07
HOEHNE Andreas DEU 4.07
VUYE Cedric BEL 4.06
MARGARIT Eric FRA 4.06
DEMOOR Daphne BEL 4.05
BERNER Johan SWE 4.05
KIATNARONGROB Dispong THA 4.05
BORASSI Michele ITA 4.05
DUFOUR Mark NLD 4.05
SCHOTTE Wout BEL 4.05
VAN DAMME Jan BEL 4.05
THIJS Wouter BEL 4.05
VAN LANGENDONCKT Michel BEL 4.04
AUBROECK Patrick NLD 4.04
ORTIZ George AUS 4.03
DOIGNIE Fabrice BEL 4.03
JUIGNER Arthur FRA 4.03
MARCONI Francesco ITA 4.03
AFFATIGATO Carlo ITA 4.03
VERSTUYFT Bart BEL 4.03
VAN DE ZANDE Josbert NLD 4.02
VERSTUYFT Jana BEL 4.02
VERSTUYFT Eline BEL 4.02
HIDAYAT Romy RI 4.02
HOETJES Tim NLD 4.02
LUND JENSEN Erik DK 4.02
DOUSSE Stephane CH 4.02
FELDBORG Karsten DK 4.02
MONNOM Olivier BEL 4.02
CANTAMESSA Alessandro BEL 4.02
TAKANASHI Yusuke JAP 4.01
PECZKOWSKI Pawel POL 4.01
VORACEK Miroslav CZE 4.01
ANDRIANI Sandry FRA 4.01
LECAT Monique BEL 4.01
STANZIONE Pierluigi ITA 4.01
QUAZZO Claude FRA 4
EKLUND Oskar SWE 4
ROERADE Jeroen NLD 4
BURNAY Dimitri BEL 4
HOOGHE Mieke BEL 4
KJELLBERG Arvid SWE 3.8
JULIEN Serge BEL 3.8
ODEGARD Martin NOR 3.8
SCHOTTE Sander BEL 3.8
WU Katie HKG 3.7
DELFANTE Christophe BEL 3.7
DE GREY Aubrey GBR 3.7
PUZZO Luigi ITA 3.7
VAN GIMST Anja NLD 3.7
TAKAHASHI Akihiro JPN 3.7
HUBBARD Geoff AUS 3.6
TOMEI Robin NLD 3.6
BLIJLEVEN Mireille NLD 3.6
SZYSZKO Lukasz POL 3.6
VALLUND Henrik DK 3.6
TASTET Remi FRA 3.6
ROSSLER Daniel DEU 3.6
VAN LANDEGHEM Karen BEL 3.6
AUNCHULEE Piyanat THA 3.6
ILBRINK Jarl NLD 3.5
ROGOSZ Magdalena POL 3.5
CAGLEY Leslie USA 3.5
DE LIT Pierre BEL 3.5
PIHLAJAPURO Lari FIN 3.5
MODELLATORE Tonya DEU 3.5
FRONMARK Marcus SWE 3.5
VAN SEGGELEN Trees NLD 3.5
DUFOUR Noa NLD 3.5
CHIARULLI Giuseppe ITA 3.5
DE GRAAF Corrie NLD 3.4
MAMYTCHINKO Alexei BEL 3.4
DAUBA Cedric FRA 3.4
JOHNSON Greg USA 3.4
HANDEL Michael GBR 3.4
VOLVERT Romain BEL 3.4
AAGAARD-HANSEN Jens DK 3.4
DE GRAAF Wendy NLD 3.4
HORN Per DK 3.4
DEBRAY Dominique BEL 3.4
SUGAWARA Misa JPN 3.3
CLAASSEN Mathijs NLD 3.3
PIAU Didier FRA 3.3
VAN DIJK Marieke NLD 3.3
LEMAIRE Philippe BEL 3.3
HAND David GBR 3.3
URASHIMA Mei JAP 3.3
LI Chun Wan HKG 3.3
MEIJER Arnoud NLD 3.3
SCHOTTE Bram BEL 3.3
ALBRIGTSEN Vidar NOR 3.3
FU Jacky HKG 3.3
SHIFMAN Ilya ISR 3.3
EVERTS Jeroen SWE 3.3
CUPIAL Milosz POL 3.3
LEONG Kit Chee SGP 3.2
POLIAKOFF Pierre BEL 3.2
LANG Yongzhi CHN 3.2
VAN DAMME Frank Ivo BEL 3.2
HEMPIJIT Woramet THA 3.2
DI MATTEI Alessandro ITA 3.2
DE VRIES Anouk NLD 3.2
FUKUNAGA Kohachi JPN 3.2
KURITA Seiya JPN 3.2
TAKIZAWA Masaki JAP 3.2
OKAMOTO Kazuki JAP 3.2
HONGTHONG Anon THA 3.2
SCHMIDT Sebastian DEU 3.2
SEITS Roy NLD 3.2
KAZIMIERCZUK Mariusz POL 3.2
DOUDA Tomas CZE 3.2
TSUCHIDA Daisuke JAP 3.2
BARRASS Iain GBR 3.2
SEKNADJE Jose FRA 3.2
VERSTUYFT Jan BEL 3.2
FANG Randy USA 3.2
BADSTED Palle DK 3.2
KUNIHIKO Tanida JAP 3.2
BERNER Nils SWE 3.2
DECOEYERE Eric FRA 3.2
SPERANDIO Robert ITA 3.2
SAIZ Ruben ESP 3.2
FEINSTEIN Joel GBR 3.2
DE GRAAF Jasmijn NLD 3.2
NOWAK Dominik POL 3.2
SLADEK Vitek CZE 3.1
ROOS Stan BEL 3.1
SHIFMAN Leonid ISR 3.1
GRANDJEAN Laurent BEL 3.1
MITMEAN Charinee THA 3.1
NI Haifang NLD 3.1
RYBARIK Ivo CZE 3.1
VAN GIMST Ruud NLD 3.1
VAN DER AUWERA Bjorn BEL 3.1
LAURENT Raphael BEL 3.1
STENBERG Veronica SWE 3.1
SAMCHENKO Alexander RUS 3.1
TAMAKI Suguru JAP 3.1
DEN HAAN Frank NLD 3.1
CALENDAR Hugo SWE 3.1
PLOWMAN Guy GBR 3.1
ZHANG Qhinyi CHN 3.1
TANA Patcharaporn THA 3.1
MAKKONEN Olli FIN 3.1
SCHAAF Michael DEU 3.1
FLOCKMAN Annie BEL 3.1
YUAN Ke CHN 3.1
JUHEM Philippe FRA 3.1
EDMEAD Garry GBR 3.1
TAKIGAWA Mitsuaki JAP 3.1
ZEMELKA Jan SWE 3.1
LILLA Kamil POL 3.1
TERRAS Eva BEL 3.1
FREDERIX Gijs BEL 3.1
VAN DEN BRANDT Joke BEL 3.1
OTAKA Tomoki JPN 3.1
ILACQUA Gianluca ITA 3.1
VAN AUTREVE Evelyne BEL 3.1
BARNABA Donato ITA 3
LAM Maverick HKG 3
SANO Yoko JPN 3
ROSE Brian USA 3
ASPENRYD Henry SWE 3
GARDEBRINK Christian SWE 3
VAN HEERE Mark NLD 3
SHIFMAN Micky ISR 3
BERTRANDIAS Marc NLD 3
BONTE Jelle BEL 3
GOH Jun Jie Anthony SGP 3
YANG Kelvin HKG 3
DECLERCK Frederik BEL 3
HAMMERVIK Pal Tore Olsen NOR 3
RADZIVILOVSKY Pavel ISR 3
ROBERT Tatiana FRA 3
SOKANKATE Duangkamol THA 3
SZYSZKO Krzysztof POL 3
LEMAIRE Daniel BEL 3
FREIBURGHAUS Kim SWE 3
BURNAY Kerwan BEL 3
SCOGNAMOGLIO Paolo ITA 3
JUIGNER Felix FRA 3
SPERANDIO Damiano ITA 3
SAUFNAY Stephanie BEL 3
ZILLIG Remko NLD 3
DEMOOR Yara BEL 3
IN HET ZANDT Bas NLD 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
NELIS Bernard BEL 3
FOSCHI Damiano ITA 3
LECAT Florian BEL 3
BENOIT Serge FRA 3
VOLVERT Quentin BEL 3
LEE Chunae KOR 3
VAN DAELE Kris BEL 3
VANHOUTTE Tine BEL 3
LAURE Christelle BEL 3
TURUNEN Daniel SWE 3
BUKA Michal POL 3
LECAT Antoine BEL 3
DORBECK Anne NLD 3
ZHANG Qhizeng CHN 3
DI COLA Severino ITA 3
CAPELLE Stephane FRA 3
DEVRIENDT Ferre BEL 3
DVIVON Konstantin ISR 3
MICHAELSEN Peter DNK 2.3
VANDENBOSSCHE Raphael BEL 2.3
BACH Gunnar DEU 2.3
YANAGI Michiko JAP 2.3
DAIROKUNO Mitsuru BRA 2.3
DE FLOU Mathias BEL 2.3
VECCHI Elisabetta ITA 2.3
BJORK Lisbeth SWE 2.3
ROMANO Benedetto ITA 2.3
RIGNELL Daniel SWE 2.3
SAAKES Tobias NLD 2.3
GORNERT Daniel DEU 2.3
SKOGEN Tor Birger NOR 2.3
ELGER Marlis DEU 2.3
RAZGONNIKOFF Alexandre BEL 2.3
NUPRASERT Siwasan THA 2.3
LEFEBVRE Thierry FRA 2.3
FASCE Paolo ITA 2.3
MARICHAL Patrick BEL 2.3
DUPONT Frederic BEL 2.3
COLLAY Sophie FRA 2.3
BRACCHI Andre FRA 2.3
SAWALA Rita NOR 2.3
DORBECK Anne NLD 2.3
ARNOLD Roy GBR 2.3
TOUCHEN Fouad DZA 2.3
JANSSENS Kirsten BEL 2.3
SANBERG ODSELL Caroline SWE 2.3
PANAJARN Linsue THA 2.3
CASTELLANO Giorgio ITA 2.3
RICHENS Julian GBR 2.3
VALLUND Torben DK 2.3
ZIEBA Arkadiusz POL 2.3
KLATTEN Linda NLD 2.3
QUINTIN Nans BEL 2.3
DEXTER Helen GBR 2.3
LITSAS Andreas GRC 2.3
VYAS Mehul IND 2.3
SURY Bartlomiej POL 2.3
JENA Tuur BEL 2.3
SOETENS Ruben BEL 2.3
BURNAY Sacha BEL 2.3
KUJAWA Ewa POL 2.3
HOORNAERT Oceane BEL 2.3
DEMOOR Myrthe BEL 2.3
LEHMAN Serge BEL 2.2
LEE Mikael KOR 2.2
DREESEN Gunner BEL 2.2
GREGERSEN Jonas Lindholt DK 2.2
VELTMAN Anne NLD 2.2
LEMAIRE Nathalie BEL 2.2
CUVIER Christian FRA 2.2
ZILLIG Sanna NLD 2.2
SELBY Matthew GBR 2.2
ULVEDAL JENSEN Elisabeth DNK 2.2
YE Liya CHN 2.2
FONSECA NEVES Natascha NLD 2.2
BARSOTTI Paolo ITA 2.2
SCHERNO Dominique FRA 2.2
ILITCH Juliette BEL 2.2
NICOLAS Caroline FRA 2.2
LINDSTROM Eric USA 2.2
DORSIMONT Guilain FRA 2.2
PARK Jonghyun KOR 2.2
BENGTSSON Ulf SWE 2.2
VAN PUYMBROEK Martine BEL 2.2
VAN DER WAGT Ben NLD 2.2
BOE Alexander NOR 2.2
KORTENDIJK Oscar NLD 2.2
ZILLIG Isabel NLD 2.2
MARGALIOT Michael ISR 2.2
MACALUSO Stefano BEL 2.2
MITSI Christina GRC 2.2
DE BEUKELAER Stijn BEL 2.2
BISHOP Robert USA 2.2
MAKELBERGE Dries BEL 2.2
YOSIFOVICH Danielle ISR 2.2
WEBER Gertrud DEU 2.2
MURAWSKI Stefan DEU 2.2
TASTET Sophie FRA 2.2
LECAT Maxime BEL 2.2
CANTAMESSA Pierre BEL 2.1
LECLERC Sylvie FRA 2.1
STARKEY Helen GBR 2.1
MARICHAL Alexander BEL 2.1
REUNES Sigrid BEL 2.1
RUBELE Renzo ITA 2.1
LANNOY Claire BEL 2.1
ZINCEKO Nikita CZE 2.1
VECCHI Maria Serena ITA 2.1
LUXHOJ STOVRING Pia DNK 2.1
DUMOULIN Jozef BEL 2.1
LIGHTMAN Marie GBR 2.1
MICHEL Dany BEL 2.1
DELANOTE Marijn BEL 2.1
BUYCK Lien BEL 2.1
LECOCQ Christian BEL 2.1
MARCINIAK Bartosz POL 2.1
VANGEENBERGHE Patrick BEL 2.1
TURNER Tanith BEL 2.1
MUTTI Andrea ITA 2.1
D'HAEYER Sofie BEL 2.1
TALLOEN Sara BEL 2.1
ZIEBA Grzegorz POL 2.1
RINE Pat BEL 2.1
KATZMAN Sharon USA 2.1
GIGLIUCCI Chiara ITA 2.1
WELTY Chris USA 2.1
GIANNINI Valentino ITA 2.1
RUBIO Celine FRA 2.1
JACOBS Kristoffel BEL 2.1
DE HAAN Kees NLD 2.1
OUREGA Loh Jeannot CIV 2.1
BUDINO Ricardo ESP 2.1
BURVENICH Claude BEL 2.1
TURNER Alison GBR 2.1
VAN GIMST Simone NLD 2.1
EVRARD Jeremy BEL 2.1
ROOS Diederik NLD 2.1
TJASSENS Dennis NLD 2.1
MEULEMAN Karel BEL 2.1
OUREGA Irene Gallo CIV 2.1
VOLVERT Corentin BEL 2.1
WARENDIEN Carole FRA 2.1
VERNEROVA Andrea SVK 2.1
BRUYNINCKX Luc BEL 2.1
AUGUSTIJN Arjan NLD 2.1
LANDRAIN Veronique BEL 2
BONGERS Joris BEL 2
MACALUSO Paolo BEL 2
JORION Bernard BEL 2
MARICHAEL Rinus BEL 2
PELLE Domiique BEL 2
VIEVEEN Jos NLD 2
DELAHAYE Jean BEL 2
VAN DIJK Dirk NLD 2
VOLVERT Christopher BEL 2
VERSTUYFT Andor BEL 2
STERCK Thierry BEL 2
MATTHYS Benoit BEL 2
VAN GIMST Thijs NLD 2
COUTURIAUX Eric BEL 2
DEMOOR Thycho BEL 2
TURNER Kali GBR 2
BATREAU Maggy BEL 2
DE GROOF Vera BEL 2
BATAILLE Patrick BEL 2
DOHOGNE Yves BEL 2
ANDRIEUX Marc FRA 2
WITTING Sipke NLD 2
DEBORGGRAEF Benoit BEL 2
VAN DER WAGT Jan NLD 2
REED Eric USA 2
WARD Jan NLD 2
BLANVILLAIN Xavier BEL 2
VAN DIJK Bart BEL 2
VAN GILS Wendelien NLD 2
HUYGH Bernard BEL 2
YABLONSKAYA Alena BLR 2
CODRON Bruno FRA 2
VAN DER VEKEN Lieve BEL 2
GERARD Francois BEL 2
GILLET Aurore BEL 2
MARCHAL Patrice BEL 2
NIKOLIDOU Vivia GRC 2
OVION Jacques FRA 2
LU Joan Hsiu BRA 2
ACHTEN Hendrik BEL 2
BEUSCART Corinne FRA 2
BIARD Patricia NLD 2
KRASTEV Dimitar BGR 2
DUBOIS D'AISCHE Yves BEL 2
BENTOLILA Sarah FRA 2
SAUZEZ Ophelie BEL 2
CLAEYS Tony BEL 2
THEUWISSEN Griet BEL 2
VOLVERT Owen BEL 2
NIELSEN Alberte Josefine DNK 2
JIANG Sha CHN 2
VAN DORPE Niki BEL 2
DIEPENMAAT Jeroen NLD 2
DEMBINKSI Wito BEL 2
ROBINSON Steven GBR 2
DAI Min CHN 2
BULCKE Niene BEL 2
VAN DE MOORTEL Luc BEL 1
REN Zhiyao CHN 1
PORREZ Silke BEL 1
BLANVILLAIN Xavier BEL 1
DE VRIES Jiska NLD 1
MAY Manuel BEL 1
YOUENS Robyn GBR 1
ROBYN Dave BEL 1
BUYSSE Fleur BEL 1
VOLVERT Laurent BEL 1
AUROUSSEAU Benjamin BEL 1
VAN PEER Vincent BEL 1
JANQUART Bert BEL 1
VAN DER LAAG Sjoerd NLD 1
JAMES Hayley GBR 1
VANDEPEUTE Alain NLD 1
VERSTRAETE Ludo BEL 1
BIVER Jean-Marc BEL 1
DECUPERE Joost BEL 1
DECLERCK Eline BEL 1
TREBINI Romano NLD 1
TREBINI Jolande NLD 1
DE SMAELE Danielle BEL 1
CHARLIER Bruno BEL 1
CARCAGNOLO Nicolas FRA 1
BLUM Gerhard DEU 1
VANDIERENDONCK Bieke BEL 1
VECHTER Ivan BEL 1
BLANKENDAAL Juduth NLD 1
BOUSARD Steven BEL 1
NUYTTENS Liesbeth BEL 1
RANICZKOWSKI Przemek POL 1
VAN DAMME Pepijn BEL 1
MAY Merel BEL 1
MARICHAEL Aaron BEL 1
SAELENS Jeroom BEL 1
DE LILLE Felix BEL 1
HABRAKEN Nico BEL 1
HOENS Lieselotte BEL 1
TORRI Marie-Christine FRA 1
BETIN Dominique FRA 1
MONTJOIE Patrick BEL 1
LANDRAIN Andre BEL 1
QUAIFE Sharon BEL 1
TYTGAT Mathis BEL 1
SILVOSO Manuel BEL 1
REMEU Jan BEL 1
GOZDZIK Agata POL 1
HENRY Alain BEL 1
PETERS Alain BEL 1
POHJOINEN Petri FIN 1
JACOBS Peter BEL 1
ROBYN Yonas BEL 1
IN HET ZANDT Paul NLD 1
DONCKERS Stephanie BEL 0
JOOS Lien BEL 0
PEETERS Ellen BEL 0
HABRAKEN Jeroen BEL 0
COLAS Olivier BEL 0
DELGRANGE Anne-Vicky BEL 0
DEWITTE Nicolas BEL 0
LIGHTMAN Albert GBR 0
Xin Wang CHN 0
STAELENS Kurt BEL 0
DHONT Sandra BEL 0
VECHTER Gerben BEL 0
LEENAERT Tom BEL 0
DUQUE Olivier BEL 0
VANNIER Luc BEL 0
KORTENDIJK Bauke NLD 0
CLAEYS Arthur BEL 0
EECKHOUT Eddy BEL 0
GREVIN Marie-Rose FRA 0
ROBYN Katia BEL 0
DE MOOR Sam BEL 0
RANICZKOWSKI Stanislaw POL 0
BUYSSE Zoe BEL 0
HILDEN Jukka FIN 0
JACQUES Christophe BEL 0
LECAT Nicolas BEL 0
OTTINGER Tilly BEL 0
PENNINCKX Luc BEL 0
PINTUS Raphael BEL 0
SPRINGUEL Chantal BEL 0
STILLEN Kevin BEL 0
VAN KEIRSBILCK Felipe BEL 0
GUILLAUME Mathieu BEL 0