2024
Ekeren
General
The 14th Antwerp Othello Open will be held on Sunday September 22nd 2024. 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 2024 and Belgian Junior Grand Prix 2024.We're hoping to welcome many players!
In 2023 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:- By mailing Tom
- By phoning/texting Tom
- Via the Antwerp Othello Open Facebook event
Currently 12 players have officially subscribed.
| Name | Country | Status | Rating |
| Roel Hobo | NLD | A | 2005 |
| Tom Schotte | BEL | A | 1976 |
| Daniel Dufour | NLD | A/J | 1926 |
| Mark Dufour | NLD | A | 1830 |
| Nick Reunes | BEL | A | 1843 |
| Ralph Reijnders | BEL | A | 1791 |
| Brecht Van Damme | BEL | A | 1557 |
| Nadja De Moor | BEL | A/F | 1359 |
| Jan Van Damme | BEL | A | 1352 |
| Haifang Ni | NLD | B/F | 1169 |
| Ewa Kujawa | POL | B/F | 1137 |
| Pat Rine | BEL | B | 1047 |
Currently 5 players have officially subscribed for the promising tournament
| Name | Country | Status | Rating |
| Noa Dufour | NLD | P/J/V | 945 |
| Wout Schotte | BEL | P/J | 766 |
| Qizheng Zhang | BEL | P/J | 729 |
| Sander Schotte | BEL | P/J | 396 |
| Stan Roos | BEL | P/J | 3 |
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.
Additionally there will be a side event for promising players (rating <1000)
Promising tournament
The promising tournament will be 7 rounds throughout the day.
Entry fee
- 10 euro for advanced players
- 5 euro for beginners, students and unemployed
- free entry voor new and promising players
Planning
- 09:30 Subscriptions
- 10:00 First round
- 13:00 Lunch - lunch will be foreseen against a favorable price
- 14:00 Round 4 of A event
- 17:30 End of the tournament and prize ceremony
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.
- First place
- Second Place
- Winner of the promising tournament
- Runner-up of the promising tournament
- Best junior player