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20th Belgian European Grand Prix
28th
Belgian championship
Ghent
Introduction
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De
20th edition of the European Grand Prix tournament on Belgian soil wil
be held on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st of July 2011. All required
informations and subscriptions could be found in the sections below.
This tournaments is also the 28th Belgian championship.
We hope to welcome many players!
Contact
Tom Schotte
Tel : +32 494 13 30 92
email
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Date
Saturday July 30th and Sunday 31st 2011
Location
Centrum Reinaert
Reinaertstraat 28
9000 Gent
Concept
- 11
rounds Swiss system (playing as much as possible against players with
the same number of wins). Clocks will start with 25 minutes for each
player. Saterday we will play 7 rounds, on Sunday the remaining 4.
- Following the Swiss the final (number 1 against
number 2), play-off (number 3 against number 4) and the final of the
Belgian championship (best two Belgians/residents of the Swiss) will be
played.
- If the best Belgian is part of the top four, he/she becomes automatically Belgian champion
- If more than one Belgian is part of the top four, the player with the best position after the finals becomes Belgian champion.
Entree Fee
- 25 euro for advanced / elite - Warm lunch on Saturday included
- 15 euro for beginners and students and unemployed - Warm lunch on Saturday included
- Special prizes for one day participance (7
rounds, half of the prize on Saturday), €3/€6 for participations on
Sunday morning (4 rounds)
- Special family prizes is three or more players from the same household/family (highest two entry fees are taken into account)
Schedule
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Planning (indicative)
Saturday
- 9:00 Subscriptions
- 10:00 First round
- 13:00 Lunch (at the location: included in the entree fee))
- 14:30 Fourth round
- 18:00 End of the first day
- 18:00-... Barbecue at the location for ...€/person
Sunday
- 9:30 Eight round
- 13:30 Lunch (at the location: soup and sandwiches or outside)
- 14:30 Finals European Grand Prix and Belgian championship
- 17:30 End of the tournament and prize ceremony
Location and routing top
Location:
Centrum
Reinaert
Reinaertstraat 28
9000 Gent
(barely 1,5km from the city-centre)
Routing
* by car
There is parking foreseen on the inner yard of the tournament location.
Description follows
* by train
go to Gent Sint-Pieters. (meer routing follows)
Accomodations
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Hotels/hostels
Tom
Schotte is offering for several players a place to sleep (20 min driving from the location). Places are limited.
General website for B&B in Ghent: http://www.bedandbreakfast-gent.be/_en/home.php
Hostels nearby (<200m)
Ecohostel Andromeda (18 places - on a boat): http://ecohostel.be (English)
(from 22€/night)
Bed and Breakfast nearby (<200m)
B&B Absolute Home: http://www.absolutehome.be (English)
(from 32,5€/night)
B&B Boat: http://www.bnbtriple.be/EN/index.htm (English)
(from 52,5€/night)
Of course in the city centre their are plenty other possibilities to stay.
Subscribe
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How to subscribe?
We would appreciate subscribing in advance, though it is possible to show up unexpected.
Dit kan op verschilende manieren:
By mailing Tom
By calling/messaging Tom
Subscriptions top Currently 27 players have subscribed
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Country |
Status* |
Lady
|
World Othello Rating |
Nicky van den Biggelaar
| The Netherlands
| Elite
|
| 2255
|
Imre Leader
|
Verenigd Koninkrijk
|
Elite
|
|
2245
|
Takuji Kashiwabara
|
France
|
Elite
|
|
2178
|
Arnaud Delaunay
|
France
|
Elite
|
|
2124
|
Marcus Frönmark
| Sweden
| Advanced
|
| 2087
|
Marc Tastet (new)
| France
| Elite
|
| 2055
|
Patrick Aubroeck
| The Netherlands | Advanced
|
| 2036
|
Erwin van den Berg
|
The Netherlands
|
Elite
|
|
2029 |
Albert Kortendijk
| The Netherlands
| Elite
|
| 2024
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| Tom Schotte | Belgium | Elite
|
| 2014
|
Jan de Graaf
| The Netherlands
| Elite
|
| 2012
|
Roel Hobo
|
The Netherlands
|
Elite
|
|
2012
|
Marcel Peperkamp
|
Belgium
|
Advanced
|
|
1958
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| Martin Fransen |
The Netherlands |
Advanced
|
|
1885
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Benkt Steentoft
|
Sweden
|
Advanced |
|
1831
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Dimitri Vaes
|
Belgium
|
Elite
|
|
1798
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Jiska Helmes
|
The Netherlands
|
Advanced
|
Yes
|
1767
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Marcel Sneek
|
The Netherlands
|
Advanced
|
|
1676
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Jarl Ilbrink
|
The Netherlands
|
Advanced
|
|
1583
|
Akke-lien de Boer
|
Belgium
|
Advanced
|
Yes
|
1555
|
| Michael May (new) | Belgium | Beginner |
| 1497
|
Giuseppe Chiarulli
|
Italy
|
Beginner
|
|
1409
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| Pierre Poliakoff (new)
|
Belgium
|
Beginner
|
|
1282
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Bram Schotte
|
Belgium
|
Beginner
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|
1245
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Stijn De Beukelaer
|
Belgium
|
Promising
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765
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Annie Flockman
|
Belgium
|
Promising
|
Yes
|
254
|
Jan Remue
|
Belgium
|
New
|
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Status*
E = Elite (top four of any European Grand Prix tournament)
G = Advanced (not elite, status in own country and/or estimation by the organisation)
B = Beginner (rating above 1000, not advanced)
P = Promising (rating below 1000)
N = New (without a rating)
Prizes
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Several prizes will be foreseen amongst the several categories.
The Belgian Othello Associatie will foresee in:
* Trophy for top four
* Trophy for the Belgian champion
* Trophy for beste advanced
* Trophy for beste beginner
* Trophy for beste promising
* Trophy for best tournament performance (Won by Sido Helmes in 2008 and Jiska
Helmes in 2009)
De organisation will foresee several other prizes from local origin (sweets, chocolat, beer, speculaaspasta...)
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