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
KASHIWABARA Takuji FRA 6.02
VAN DAMME Brecht BEL 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
TASTET Marc FRA 5.18
PRASEPTYO Linda NLD 5.18
MAY Michael BEL 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
LEVY-ABEGNOLI Thierry FRA 5.05
DOLEZAL Vladislav CZE 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
VAN DE MOORTEL Frauke BEL 5.02
NICOLET Stephane FRA 5.02
TURNER Ian GBR 5.02
KIATNARONGROB Dispong THA 5.02
CASPARD Emmanuel FRA 5.02
VAN DEN BERG Erwin NLD 5.01
DUFOUR Daniel NLD 5
THIJS Wouter BEL 5
DELAUNAY Arnaud FRA 5
LECAT Renaud BEL 5
BRIGHTWELL Graham GBR 5
SHAMAN David USA 5
POLIAKOFF Pierre BEL 4.2
SCHOTTE Wout BEL 4.13
BARRE Sebastien FRA 4.12
NICHOLLS Frederic BEL 4.12
PENLOUP Dominique FRA 4.11
DEMOOR Daphne BEL 4.11
DELFANTE Eric BEL 4.11
AUZENDE Frederic FRA 4.1
ORTEGAT Virginie BEL 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
WETTERGREN Niklas SWE 4.07
HOEHNE Andreas DEU 4.07
SUEKUNI Makoto JAP 4.07
DUFOUR Mark NLD 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
DOIGNIE Fabrice BEL 4.03
BURNAY Dimitri BEL 4.03
MARCONI Francesco ITA 4.03
ORTIZ George AUS 4.03
JUIGNER Arthur FRA 4.03
AFFATIGATO Carlo ITA 4.03
SCHOTTE Sander BEL 4.02
HIDAYAT Romy RI 4.02
FELDBORG Karsten DK 4.02
CANTAMESSA Alessandro BEL 4.02
MONNOM Olivier BEL 4.02
DOUSSE Stephane CH 4.02
LUND JENSEN Erik DK 4.02
VERSTUYFT Jana BEL 4.02
HOETJES Tim NLD 4.02
VAN DE ZANDE Josbert NLD 4.02
VERSTUYFT Eline BEL 4.02
STANZIONE Pierluigi ITA 4.01
LECAT Monique BEL 4.01
ANDRIANI Sandry FRA 4.01
PECZKOWSKI Pawel POL 4.01
TAKANASHI Yusuke JAP 4.01
VORACEK Miroslav CZE 4.01
EKLUND Oskar SWE 4
ROERADE Jeroen NLD 4
HOOGHE Mieke BEL 4
QUAZZO Claude FRA 4
VOLVERT Romain BEL 4
JULIEN Serge BEL 3.8
ODEGARD Martin NOR 3.8
KJELLBERG Arvid SWE 3.8
SCHOTTE Bram BEL 3.7
PUZZO Luigi ITA 3.7
DE GREY Aubrey GBR 3.7
TAKAHASHI Akihiro JPN 3.7
VAN GIMST Anja NLD 3.7
DELFANTE Christophe BEL 3.7
WU Katie HKG 3.7
DUFOUR Noa NLD 3.6
VALLUND Henrik DK 3.6
TASTET Remi FRA 3.6
VAN LANDEGHEM Karen BEL 3.6
AUNCHULEE Piyanat THA 3.6
ROSSLER Daniel DEU 3.6
SZYSZKO Lukasz POL 3.6
TOMEI Robin NLD 3.6
BLIJLEVEN Mireille NLD 3.6
HUBBARD Geoff AUS 3.6
FRONMARK Marcus SWE 3.5
CHIARULLI Giuseppe ITA 3.5
RINE Pat BEL 3.5
VAN SEGGELEN Trees NLD 3.5
MODELLATORE Tonya DEU 3.5
PIHLAJAPURO Lari FIN 3.5
ROGOSZ Magdalena POL 3.5
CAGLEY Leslie USA 3.5
ILBRINK Jarl NLD 3.5
DE LIT Pierre BEL 3.5
HORN Per DK 3.4
DE GRAAF Wendy NLD 3.4
BURNAY Sacha BEL 3.4
JOHNSON Greg USA 3.4
AAGAARD-HANSEN Jens DK 3.4
HANDEL Michael GBR 3.4
TERRAS Eva BEL 3.4
MAMYTCHINKO Alexei BEL 3.4
DAUBA Cedric FRA 3.4
DE GRAAF Corrie NLD 3.4
DEBRAY Dominique BEL 3.4
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
FLOCKMAN Annie BEL 3.3
SHIFMAN Ilya ISR 3.3
FU Jacky HKG 3.3
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
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
BARRASS Iain GBR 3.2
DI MATTEI Alessandro ITA 3.2
SAIZ Ruben ESP 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
DOUDA Tomas CZE 3.2
DE VRIES Anouk NLD 3.2
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
TSUCHIDA Daisuke JAP 3.2
SCHMIDT Sebastian DEU 3.2
OKAMOTO Kazuki JAP 3.2
HEMPIJIT Woramet THA 3.2
SEITS Roy NLD 3.2
KAZIMIERCZUK Mariusz POL 3.2
SCHAAF Michael DEU 3.1
YUAN Ke CHN 3.1
ZEMELKA Jan SWE 3.1
EDMEAD Garry GBR 3.1
JUHEM Philippe FRA 3.1
MAKKONEN Olli FIN 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
LILLA Kamil POL 3.1
LAURENT Raphael BEL 3.1
VAN GIMST Ruud NLD 3.1
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
NI Haifang NLD 3.1
DEN HAAN Frank NLD 3.1
TAMAKI Suguru JAP 3.1
MARICHAL Patrick BEL 3.1
VAN DER AUWERA Bjorn BEL 3.1
CALENDAR Hugo SWE 3.1
FOSCHI Damiano ITA 3
VOLVERT Quentin BEL 3
DEMOOR Yara BEL 3
DI COLA Severino ITA 3
SYACHIN Alexander RUS 3
ROSE Joseph USA 3
HASSAN Ahmed EGY 3
CECILLON Olivier FRA 3
KER Ming Han SGP 3
TVEDT Sverre NOR 3
JOHANSSON Erik SWE 3
SOKANKATE Duangkamol THA 3
ZHANG Qhizeng CHN 3
VAN DAELE Kris BEL 3
VANHOUTTE Tine BEL 3
JANSSENS Kirsten BEL 3
NELIS Bernard BEL 3
ROSE Brian USA 3
TURUNEN Daniel SWE 3
BARNABA Donato ITA 3
LECAT Florian BEL 3
CAPELLE Stephane FRA 3
DORBECK Anne NLD 3
LECAT Antoine BEL 3
BENOIT Serge FRA 3
BUKA Michal POL 3
LEE Chunae KOR 3
LAURE Christelle BEL 3
LEMAIRE Daniel BEL 3
HOORNAERT Oceane BEL 3
LAM Maverick HKG 3
IN HET ZANDT Bas NLD 3
GARDEBRINK Christian SWE 3
ZILLIG Remko NLD 3
YANG Kelvin HKG 3
GOH Jun Jie Anthony SGP 3
BONTE Jelle BEL 3
BERTRANDIAS Marc NLD 3
SHIFMAN Micky ISR 3
SAUFNAY Stephanie BEL 3
ASPENRYD Henry SWE 3
VAN HEERE Mark NLD 3
HAMMERVIK Pal Tore Olsen NOR 3
SZYSZKO Krzysztof POL 3
ROBERT Tatiana FRA 3
DVIVON Konstantin ISR 3
RADZIVILOVSKY Pavel ISR 3
SPERANDIO Damiano ITA 3
DECLERCK Frederik BEL 3
JUIGNER Felix FRA 3
SCOGNAMOGLIO Paolo ITA 3
BURNAY Kerwan BEL 3
FREIBURGHAUS Kim SWE 3
DUMOULIN Jozef BEL 3
SANO Yoko JPN 3
GORNERT Daniel DEU 2.3
RIGNELL Daniel SWE 2.3
YANAGI Michiko JAP 2.3
TOUCHEN Fouad DZA 2.3
BRACCHI Andre FRA 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
SAWALA Rita NOR 2.3
DAIROKUNO Mitsuru BRA 2.3
BACH Gunnar DEU 2.3
RICHENS Julian GBR 2.3
VANDENBOSSCHE Raphael BEL 2.3
MICHAELSEN Peter DNK 2.3
NUPRASERT Siwasan THA 2.3
FASCE Paolo ITA 2.3
CASTELLANO Giorgio ITA 2.3
LEGAT Eleen BEL 2.3
SKOGEN Tor Birger NOR 2.3
COLLAY Sophie FRA 2.3
ELGER Marlis DEU 2.3
LEFEBVRE Thierry FRA 2.3
RAZGONNIKOFF Alexandre BEL 2.3
VALLUND Torben DK 2.3
KLATTEN Linda NLD 2.3
DE FLOU Mathias BEL 2.3
KUJAWA Ewa POL 2.3
DORBECK Anne NLD 2.3
PARK Jonghyun KOR 2.2
BISHOP Robert USA 2.2
KORTENDIJK Oscar NLD 2.2
BOE Alexander NOR 2.2
MARGALIOT Michael ISR 2.2
BENGTSSON Ulf SWE 2.2
VAN DER WAGT Ben NLD 2.2
MITSI Christina GRC 2.2
DORSIMONT Guilain FRA 2.2
TASTET Sophie FRA 2.2
MAKELBERGE Dries BEL 2.2
YOSIFOVICH Danielle ISR 2.2
ZILLIG Isabel NLD 2.2
WEBER Gertrud DEU 2.2
LECAT Maxime BEL 2.2
MURAWSKI Stefan DEU 2.2
VAN PUYMBROEK Martine BEL 2.2
DE BEUKELAER Stijn BEL 2.2
ULVEDAL JENSEN Elisabeth DNK 2.2
ZILLIG Sanna NLD 2.2
MACALUSO Stefano BEL 2.2
LEMAIRE Nathalie BEL 2.2
CUVIER Christian FRA 2.2
GREGERSEN Jonas Lindholt DK 2.2
LEE Mikael KOR 2.2
SELBY Matthew GBR 2.2
VERSTUYFT Andor BEL 2.2
DREESEN Gunner BEL 2.2
VELTMAN Anne NLD 2.2
ILITCH Juliette BEL 2.2
NICOLAS Caroline FRA 2.2
LEGAT Anna BEL 2.2
LEHMAN Serge BEL 2.2
YE Liya CHN 2.2
BARSOTTI Paolo ITA 2.2
FONSECA NEVES Natascha NLD 2.2
SCHERNO Dominique FRA 2.2
LINDSTROM Eric USA 2.2
VAN GIMST Simone NLD 2.1
OUREGA Loh Jeannot CIV 2.1
JACOBS Kristoffel BEL 2.1
BUDINO Ricardo ESP 2.1
RUBIO Celine FRA 2.1
GIANNINI Valentino ITA 2.1
WELTY Chris USA 2.1
GIGLIUCCI Chiara ITA 2.1
KATZMAN Sharon USA 2.1
VERDERSTICHELE Linda BEL 2.1
TURNER Alison GBR 2.1
ROOS Diederik NLD 2.1
BRUYNINCKX Luc BEL 2.1
BOGAERT Cedric BEL 2.1
MARICHAL Amelie BEL 2.1
WARENDIEN Carole FRA 2.1
VERNEROVA Andrea SVK 2.1
DE HAAN Kees NLD 2.1
AUGUSTIJN Arjan NLD 2.1
OUREGA Irene Gallo CIV 2.1
MEULEMAN Karel BEL 2.1
TJASSENS Dennis NLD 2.1
VOLVERT Corentin BEL 2.1
EVRARD Jeremy BEL 2.1
DEMOOR Thycho BEL 2.1
LIGHTMAN Marie GBR 2.1
BURVENICH Claude BEL 2.1
ZIEBA Grzegorz POL 2.1
TALLOEN Sara BEL 2.1
ZINCEKO Nikita CZE 2.1
D'HAEYER Sofie BEL 2.1
LANNOY Claire BEL 2.1
RUBELE Renzo ITA 2.1
REUNES Sigrid BEL 2.1
STARKEY Helen GBR 2.1
CANTAMESSA Pierre BEL 2.1
MUTTI Andrea ITA 2.1
LECLERC Sylvie FRA 2.1
CLAEYS Tony BEL 2.1
VECCHI Maria Serena ITA 2.1
MICHEL Dany BEL 2.1
LUXHOJ STOVRING Pia DNK 2.1
VERSTUYFT Pepijn BEL 2.1
TURNER Tanith BEL 2.1
MARCINIAK Bartosz POL 2.1
VANGEENBERGHE Patrick BEL 2.1
LECOCQ Christian BEL 2.1
DELANOTE Marijn BEL 2.1
BUYCK Lien BEL 2.1
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
GILLET Aurore BEL 2
THEUWISSEN Griet BEL 2
DE GROOF Vera BEL 2
LU Joan Hsiu BRA 2
VOLVERT Owen BEL 2
PELLE Domiique BEL 2
BEUSCART Corinne FRA 2
DUBOIS D'AISCHE Yves BEL 2
JORION Bernard BEL 2
LANDRAIN Veronique BEL 2
ROBINSON Steven GBR 2
BULCKE Niene BEL 2
DAI Min CHN 2
BENTOLILA Sarah FRA 2
SAUZEZ Ophelie BEL 2
VAN GILS Wendelien NLD 2
DEMBINKSI Wito BEL 2
VAN DORPE Niki BEL 2
DIEPENMAAT Jeroen NLD 2
JANSSENS Norah BEL 2
STERCK Thierry BEL 2
CODRON Bruno FRA 2
VAN DIJK Dirk NLD 2
MATTHYS Benoit BEL 2
JIANG Sha CHN 2
MACALUSO Paolo BEL 2
DOHOGNE Yves BEL 2
BONGERS Joris BEL 2
TURNER Kali GBR 2
VANDENHOVEN Sofie BEL 2
KRASTEV Dimitar BGR 2
VAN DIJK Bart BEL 2
MARICHAEL Rinus BEL 2
COUTURIAUX Eric BEL 2
ACHTEN Hendrik BEL 2
DELAHAYE Jean BEL 2
VIEVEEN Jos NLD 2
ANDRIEUX Marc FRA 2
VOLVERT Christopher BEL 2
BATAILLE Patrick BEL 2
DE LILLE Felix BEL 2
HUYGH Bernard BEL 2
BIARD Patricia NLD 2
YABLONSKAYA Alena BLR 2
GERARD Francois BEL 2
VAN DER WAGT Jan NLD 2
REED Eric USA 2
BATREAU Maggy BEL 2
DEBORGGRAEF Benoit BEL 2
WITTING Sipke NLD 2
VAN DER VEKEN Lieve BEL 2
BLANVILLAIN Xavier BEL 2
WARD Jan NLD 2
ROOS Lars BEL 2
JACOBS Peter BEL 1
TORRI Marie-Christine FRA 1
BETIN Dominique FRA 1
SEDEYN Bert BEL 1
PETERS Alain BEL 1
SAELENS Jeroom BEL 1
MONTJOIE Patrick BEL 1
HOENS Lieselotte BEL 1
VECHTER Ivan BEL 1
VAN DE MOORTEL Luc BEL 1
DE SMAELE Danielle BEL 1
HABRAKEN Nico BEL 1
VAN DAMME Pepijn BEL 1
PORREZ Silke BEL 1
REMEU Jan BEL 1
ROBYN Yonas BEL 1
IN HET ZANDT Paul NLD 1
GOZDZIK Agata POL 1
HENRY Alain BEL 1
SILVOSO Manuel BEL 1
RANICZKOWSKI Przemek POL 1
BUYSSE Fleur BEL 1
MAY Merel BEL 1
VAN DER LAAG Sjoerd NLD 1
DE VRIES Jiska NLD 1
BLUM Gerhard DEU 1
POHJOINEN Petri FIN 1
LANDRAIN Andre BEL 1
SCHOTTE Jean-Pierre BEL 1
VAN PEER Vincent BEL 1
BLANVILLAIN Xavier BEL 1
CARCAGNOLO Nicolas FRA 1
VANDIERENDONCK Bieke BEL 1
ROBYN Dave BEL 1
JANQUART Bert BEL 1
REN Zhiyao CHN 1
VERSTRAETE Ludo BEL 1
YOUENS Robyn GBR 1
MAY Manuel BEL 1
VOLVERT Laurent BEL 1
DECUPERE Joost BEL 1
NUYTTENS Liesbeth BEL 1
TREBINI Jolande NLD 1
AUROUSSEAU Benjamin BEL 1
VANDEPEUTE Alain NLD 1
DE GROOTE Klara BEL 1
CHARLIER Bruno BEL 1
MARICHAEL Aaron BEL 1
BLANKENDAAL Juduth NLD 1
DECLERCK Eline BEL 1
QUAIFE Sharon BEL 1
TYTGAT Mathis BEL 1
BIVER Jean-Marc BEL 1
JAMES Hayley GBR 1
TREBINI Romano NLD 1
BOUSARD Steven BEL 1
CORNETTE Daan BEL 1
SPRINGUEL Chantal BEL 0
XIN Wang CHN 0
HABRAKEN Jeroen BEL 0
GUILLAUME Mathieu BEL 0
VAN KEIRSBILCK Felipe BEL 0
PINTUS Raphael 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
GREVIN Marie-Rose FRA 0
JACQUES Christophe BEL 0
PENNINCKX Luc BEL 0
COLAS Olivier BEL 0
HILDEN Jukka FIN 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
DE GROOTE Martha BEL 0
DHONT Sandra BEL 0
STILLEN Kevin BEL 0
DEWITTE Nicolas BEL 0
LIGHTMAN Albert GBR 0