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 10 players have officially subscribed.
Name | Country | Status | Rating |
Tom Schotte | BEL | A | 1976 |
Daniel Dufour | NLD | A/J | 1896 |
Mark Dufour | NLD | A | 1849 |
Ralph Reijnders | BEL | A | 1762 |
Brecht Van Damme | BEL | A | 1502 |
Ahmed Hassan | EGY | A | 1496 |
Nadja De Moor | BEL | A/F | 1328 |
Jan Van Damme | BEL | A | 1266 |
Haifang Ni | NLD | B/F | 1121 |
Benito Herremans | BEL | N | - |
Currently 5 players have officially subscribed for the promising tournament
Name | Country | Status | Rating |
Noa Dufour | NLD | P/J/V | 888 |
Par Rine | BEL | P | - |
Wout Schotte | BEL | P/J | 672 |
Sander Schotte | BEL | P/J | 376 |
Stan Roos | BEL | P/J | 101 |
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 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.
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 Finish promising tournament
- 13:00 Lunch - we order sandwiches in the morning
- 14:00 Round 4 of A event, promising players can jump in
- 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