Othello News August 2013
Jan Kristian Haugland wins Norwegian Championship 2013
Country: Norway
Date: 31/08/2013 Tourney format : 5 rounds + Final Jan Kristian Haugland has claimed his 6th Norwegian Othello title in a close final against Martin Ødegård. Jan Kristian won with 30 - 34. Ranking of the 9 players after round 7: 1: 7 pts [436] ODEGARD Martin (2560) {NOR} 2: 5 pts [412] HAUGLAND Jan Kristian (1868) {NOR} [388] BOE Alexander (1878) {NOR} 4: 4 pts [409] DANIELSEN Jostein (2583) {NOR} [404] ALBRIGTSEN Vidar (2570) {NOR} [372] SKOGEN Tor Birger (1802) {NOR} 7: 3 pts [380] TVEDT Sverre (140031) {NOR} 8: 2 pts [236] IKOTELA Rintch (140051) DEBUTANT {N} 9: 1 pnt [204] FOSS Nina (140050) DEBUTANT {N} results per round on website Norges Othelloforbund |
Ødegård Martin 30 - 34 Haugland Jan Kristian Norwegian Championship, final |
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Takuji Kashiwabara wins European Grand Prix 2013Francesco Marconi was #1 in the EGP 2013 ranking ever since the first tourney in Prague, but there was still a chance for Takuji Kashiwabara to win. The draw final in Paris between Keita Ohmori and Takuji Kashiwabara made things very complicated. Check the info on our EGP Paris page. 
Francesco lost in round 3 against Takuji Kashiwabara 18 - 46
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World Othello Championship rules
Dear all,
During last WOF Meeting in Leeuwarden, it was decided to ask the rule committee to review and propose updated WOC rules. The main discussion points were as followed:
1. Players with special needs
-> This technical point was suggested by Kelvin Yang and Randy Fang to have a written procedure dealing with handicapped players. We propose to add paragraph IV.10 to the rules.
2. Women's spot and team
-> Following last year discussion, we propose to slightly modify the team championship by allowing federations to send a full team (up to four players, no more than three being of the same gender) and counting the three best results for the team championship. That way, the women spot is no longer separated from the team.
3. Women's championship
-> Several proposals were made to change the format of the women's championship: separate rounds, semi-finals+finals, round-robin… We couldn't reach an agreement so we propose to discuss again at the next WOF meeting.
4. Taking transcripts
-> We didn't manage to arrive to a satisfactory solution last year and no new ideas emerged… so we propose to discuss again at the next WOF meeting.
You will find attached the proposed new set of rules, changes highlighted in red: paragraph IV.10 about players with special needs, and the modified team championship. Please review the rules and vote to accept or refuse each proposal.
from a mail sent by the WOC-rules committee to the National Federations
During last WOF Meeting in Leeuwarden, it was decided to ask the rule committee to review and propose updated WOC rules. The main discussion points were as followed:
1. Players with special needs
-> This technical point was suggested by Kelvin Yang and Randy Fang to have a written procedure dealing with handicapped players. We propose to add paragraph IV.10 to the rules.
2. Women's spot and team
-> Following last year discussion, we propose to slightly modify the team championship by allowing federations to send a full team (up to four players, no more than three being of the same gender) and counting the three best results for the team championship. That way, the women spot is no longer separated from the team.
3. Women's championship
-> Several proposals were made to change the format of the women's championship: separate rounds, semi-finals+finals, round-robin… We couldn't reach an agreement so we propose to discuss again at the next WOF meeting.
4. Taking transcripts
-> We didn't manage to arrive to a satisfactory solution last year and no new ideas emerged… so we propose to discuss again at the next WOF meeting.
You will find attached the proposed new set of rules, changes highlighted in red: paragraph IV.10 about players with special needs, and the modified team championship. Please review the rules and vote to accept or refuse each proposal.
from a mail sent by the WOC-rules committee to the National Federations
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Andrey Malnev wins Israeli Championship 2013Country: Israel
Date: 24/08/2013 Tourney format : 5 rounds Final result:
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Round 1
MARGALIOT, Michael (30)<(34) RADZIVILOVSKY, Pavel B MALNEV, Andrey (48)>(16) SHIFMAN, Leonid B Round 2 RADZIVILOVSKY, Lev (44)>(20) MARGALIOT, Michael B RADZIVILOVSKY, Pavel (38)>(26) MALNEV, Andrey B Round 3 SHIFMAN, Leonid (31)<(33) RADZIVILOVSKY, Pavel B MALNEV, Andrey (35)>(29) RADZIVILOVSKY, Lev B Round 4 RADZIVILOVSKY, Lev (28)<(36) SHIFMAN, Leonid B MARGALIOT, Michael (19)<(45) MALNEV, Andrey B Round 5 SHIFMAN, Leonid (52)>(12) MARGALIOT, Michael B RADZIVILOVSKY, Pavel (14)<(50) RADZIVILOVSKY, Lev B |
Tanida Kunihiko wins US National Championship
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New York, USA, August 24 - 25
Tourney format: round robin or Swiss accelerated on the first day and a double round robin on the second day for the top 4 Ben Seeley, World Champion Othello in 2003 and 2004 is back at Othello tourneys and had agreed to play for the US team if he qualifies. He won his first WOC in Stockholm and I suppose he can not resist to return to the place where his Othello dreams came true. The top 4 of day 1, Tanida Kunihiko, Ben Seeley, Brian Rose and Jerry Hai qualified to play a double round robin on Sunday. Tanida won all his games in the 1st rr. but lost 2 games in the 2nd rr.. Ben started the 2nd rr. with only 1 point but won all his games. Brian won 2 points in each rr. The end result: each of the 3 former world champions collected 4/6! 
Final WOC 2003 in Stockholm: Ben Seeley - Makoto Suekuni
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US National 2013 with 4 former World Champions, Kunihiko Tanida, Brian Rose, Ben Seeley and Jian Cai
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Day 1: 6 rounds
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Standings:
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Crosstable:
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Day 2: top 4 play double round robin
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KUNIHIKO Tanida 49 - 15 SEELEY Ben US Championship, day 2 round 1 |
ROSE Brian 18 - 46 KUNIHIKO Tanida US Championship, day 2 round 2 |
KUNIHIKO Tanida 42 - 22 HAI Jerry US Championship, day 2 round 3 |
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1st round:
Rose vs Hai: 34-30 Tanida vs Seeley: 49-15 2nd round: Rose vs Tanida: 18-46 Seeley vs Hai: 56-8 3rd round: Tanida vs Hai: 42-22 Seeley vs Rose: 30-34 |
4th round:
Seeley vs Tanida: 41-23 Hai vs Rose: 19-45 5th round: Tanida vs Rose: 31-33 Hai vs Seeley: 29-35 6th round: Hai vs Tanida: 19-45 Rose vs Seeley: 24-40 |
Final results double round robin:
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SEELEY Ben 41 - 23 KUNIHIKO Tanida US Championship, day 2 round 4 |
KUNIHIKO Tanida 31 - 33 ROSE Brian US Championship, day 2 round 5 |
ROSE Brian 24 - 40 SEELEY Ben US Championship, day 2 round 6 |
Maverick (SIn Ming) Lam wins Hong Kong Othello ChampionshipHong Kong, August 25th
Tourney format: 7 Preliminary Rounds, Semi-final (1 Game) and Final (1 Game) Number of players : 12 Final: Dong Zhen 31 - 33 Lam MaverickDong 
Final Lam Maverick - Dong Zhen
Li Chun Wan (winner playoff 3rd place) - Mak Wai Tun
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DONG Zhen 31 - 33 LAM Maverick Hong Kong Othello Championschip, final 
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Kenneth Paw wins Singapore National Othello ChampionshipSingapore, August 24 - 25
Tourney format: 7 rounds swiss on Saturday and on Sunday semi finals and finals, Grand Othello, 8stars and Speedwave |
Singapore National Othello Championship 2013
Final Ranking List after Day 1, 7 Rounds Swiss Pairing.
Final Ranking List after Day 1, 7 Rounds Swiss Pairing.
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Semi-Finals 1
KOH Bo Chao 38 - 26 KOH Bo Xiang KOH Bo Xiang 31 - 33 KOH Bo Chao |
Semi-Finals 2
LEE Choon Foong 36 - 28 PAW Kenneth PAW Kenneth 43 - 21 LEE Choon Foon LEE Choon Foong 30-34 PAW Kenneth |
Final:
KOH Bo Chao Alex 39 - 25 PAW Kenneth PAW Kenneth 41 - 23 KOH Bo Chao Alex PAW Kenneth 32 - 32 KOH Bo Chao Alex Playoff 3rd / 4th place: LEE Choon Foong 23-41 KOH Bo Xiang |
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KOH Bo Chao Alex 39 - 25 PAW Kenneth Singapore Championship, final game 1 |
PAW Kenneth 41 - 23 KOH Bo Chao Alex Singapore Championship, final game 2 |
PAW Kenneth 32 - 32 KOH Bo Chao Alex Singapore Championship, final game 3 |
Daniel Olivares wins Torneo Othello 30 AnniversarioBuenos Aires, Argentina, August 18th - 19th
Tourney format: 7 rounds Swiss on Sunday and on Monday semifinals and final Tournament commemorating 30 years since the first Othello tournament in Argentina. Results after 7 rounds: Ismael Rodriguez (URU) 6 points 265 discs Maximiliano Axel Pellizzari 5 points 304 discs Marcelo Lisnovsky 5 points 301 discs Daniel Olivares 4 points 258 discs Paula Iturbide 4 points 243 discs Alejandro Coello 4 points 238 discs Diego Sagrera 4 points 227 discs David Nakasone 4 points 172 discs Max Seifert 3 points 158 discs Mercedes Cohen 3 points 157 discs Paul Coll 3 points 152 discs Liliana Rondina 2 points 145 discs Diego Olivares 1 point 68 discs The top 3 qualified on Saturday for the semi-finals: Ismael Rodriguez, Maximiliano Axel Pellizzari and Marcelo Lisnovsky. Monday started with a play-off between Daniel Olivares and Paula Iturbide for the last spot in the semi-finals which was won by Daniel. Daniel and Maximiliano won their semifinal games and qualified for the finals. Ismael Rodriguez and Marcelo Lisnovsky played for 3rd and 4th place and that play-off was won by Ismael 37 - 27. Semifinals: LISNOVSKY Marcelo 12 - 52 PELLIZZARI Maximiliano PELLIZZARI Maximiliano 44 - 20 LISNOVSKY Marcelo OLIVARES Daniel 45 -19 RODRIGUEZ Ismael RODRIGUEZ Ismael 22 - 42 OLIVARES Daniel Finals: OLIVARES Daniel 32 - 32 PELLIZZARI Maximiliano PELLIZZARI Maximiliano 18 - 46 OLIVARES Daniel PELLIZZARI Maximiliano 28 - 36 OLIVARES Daniel Games are broadcasted on Liveothello.com |
link to LiveOthello
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RODRIGUEZ Ismael 37 - 27 LISNOVSKY Marcelo Torneo 30° Anniversario, play-off 3rd / 4th place |
PELLIZZARI Maximiliano 18 - 46 OLIVARES Daniel Torneo 30° Anniversario, final game 2 |
PELLIZZARI Maximiliano 28 - 36 OIVARES Daniel Torneo 30° Anniversario, final game 3 |
Matthias Berg (at OWC)
Frank Zimmermann - Gunnar Bach
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Matthias Berg wins German National Othello ChampionshipKelbra, Germany, August 17th - 18th
Tourney format: 7 rounds and finals Not a big surprise that Matthias Berg won the German National Championship, but it was not an easy victory like in 2012. He lost 2 games on Saturday, against Daniel Rossler and Gunnar Bach. He would not have made it to the final if Gunnar Bach had not overlooked a swindle in his game in round 7 against Frank Zimmermann. Then the final would have been played between Daniel Rossler and Gunnar Bach. In the final (best of 3) on Sunday Matthias beat Daniel Rossler 2 to 1, Daniel won the first game but Matthias won the next two games and scured his 12th German National Othello Champion title. He won the championship every year since 2001, except for 2008, when Andreas Höhne won his second Champion title. Matthias will play at the WOC 2013 in Stockholm. Gunnar Bach has already cancelled. The rest of the players will evaluate in the next couple of weeks, but Matthias is confident that Germany will send 3 players to WOC this year. No female player has been selected yet. Ranking of the 8 players after round 7: 1: 6. pts [282] ROSSLER Daniel (70002) {DEU} 2: 5. pts [298] BERG Matthias (5301) {DEU} [233] ZIMMERMANN Frank (5338) {DEU} 4: 4.5 pts [238] BACH Gunnar (70015) {DEU} 5: 4. pts [265] GAERTNER Joerg (5343) {DEU} 6: 2.5 pts [210] BEYER Guenther (70003) {DEU} 7: 1. pt [157] MURAWSKI Stefan (5324) {DEU} 8: 0. pt [109] RENNEKAMP Billy (20026) {USA} Final: Matthias Berg 2 - 1 Daniel Rossler Play-off 3rd / 4th place: Gunnar Bach 1 - 0 Frank Zimmerman |
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BERG Matthias 31 - 33 BACH Gunnar German Championship 2013, round 2 |
"It was a wild endgame which lost many disks for me, but I had extreme time pressure: only 1 minute or so left (with flipping) for my last 7 moves after move 47 and I was totally confused and could not think. I was lucky I made it at all. " |
BACH Gunnar 39 - 25 ROSSLER Daniel German Championship 2013, round 3 |
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BERG Matthias 27 - 37 ROSSLER Daniel German Championship 2013, final game 1 |
ROSSLER Daniel 17 - 47 BERG Matthias German Championship 2013, final game 2 |
ROSSLER Daniel 26 - 38 BERG Matthias German Championship 2013, final game 2 |
Alexander Panasiuk wins Belarus Othello Championship
Brest, Belarus, August 10th
Tourney format: 5 round and final Link: Belarus Othello site The 4th edition pf the Belarus Othello Championship revolved around the three A's: Alexander, Aliaksei and Andrei. Aliaksei Tsishchanka lead the tournament up to the final round, but then he lost to Andrei Lamazki and that allowed his competitors to catch up with him on points and the disccount was in their favour. Ranking after 5 rounds: 1. Panasiuk Alexander - Панасюк Александр - Brest - 4 points 2. Lamazki Andrei - Ломазкий Андрей - Minsk - 4 points 3. Tsishchanka Aliaksei - Тищенко Алексей - Brest - 4 points 4. Khlebnikau Uladzimir - Хлебников Владимир -Gomel - 2 points 5. Panasiuk Sviatlana - Панасюк Светлана - Brest - 1 point 6. Panasiuk Tatsiana - Панасюк Татьяна - Brest - 0 points Final: Panasiuk Alexander 33 - 31 Lamazki Andrej |
Sisters Tatsiana and Sviatlana are eager to see their brother win
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PANASIUK Alexander 33 - 31 LAMAZKI Andrei Belarus Championship, final |
Final: Panasiuk A. (right) 33-31 Lamazki A. (left)
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Nicky van den Biggelaar wins 68th Dutch Othello OpenBussum, Netherlands, August 11th
Tourney format: 7 rounds Number of players: 9 Link to results per round Nicky van den Biggelaar won this tourney undefeated. Both Roel Hobo and Erwin van den Berg finished with 5 points. Roel lost against Nicky ( 30 -34) and against Erwin (53 - 11). Erwin lost against Martin (24 - 40) and Nicky (38 - 26). Nicky and Roel were the only players that did not get a bye. Ranking after 7 rounds: 1. Nicky van den Biggelaar, 7 pnts 2. Roel Hobo, 5 pnts Erwin van den Berg, 5 pnts 4. Martin Fransen, 4 pnts Benkt Steentoft, 4 pnts Marcel Sneek , 4 pnts 7. Jiska Helmes, 3 pnts 8. Jarl Ilbrink, 2 pnts 9. Jan de Graaf, 1 pnt |
Nicky van den Biggelaar
link to tourney page on NOV website
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STEENTOFT Benkt 21 - 43 HOBO Roel 68th Dutch Othello Open, round 1 |
BIGGELAAR Nicky v.d. 35 - 29 GRAAF Jan C. de 68th Dutch Othello Open, round 2 |
FRANSEN Martin 21 - 43 HOBO Roel 68th Dutch Othello Open, round 3 |
Karsten Feldborg wins Nordic Championship, Sweden best team
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Copenhagen, Denmark, August 10th
Tourney format: 7 rounds + final The Nordic Championship is an open Championship for the Nordic countries; Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The championship was first held in Copenhagen in 1985 and rotates through the Nordic countries. Karsten Feldborg from Denmark won his 8th Nordic title in a very close 31 - 33 final game against Norwegian Vidar Albrigtsen. |
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From left: Henry Aspenryd (third), Karsten Feldborg (winner), Vidar Albrigtsen (runner-up)
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The Swedish winner team from left: Daniel Rignell, Veronica Stenberg, Henry Aspenryd
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ALBRIGTSEN Vidar 31 - 33 FELDBORG Karsten Nordic Champonship 2013, Final |
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LUND JENSEN Eric 15 - 49 ASPENRYD Henry Nordic Champonship 2013, round 1 |
ALBRIGTSEN Vidar 34 - 30 ASPENRYD Henry Nordic Champonship 2013, round 5 |
FELDBORG Karsten 39 - 25 ASPENRYD Henry Nordic Champonship 2013, round 7 |
Joung-Mok Oh 오정목 wins 20th Korean Othello Championship Seoul, Korea, August 4th
Tourney format: 6 rounds Number of players: 4 Ranking of the 4 players after round 6: 1: 6 pts [306] OH Joung-Mok (4074) {KOR} 2: 4 pts [215] HA Seungsup (7573) {KOR} 3: 2 pts [171] HONG Seonguk (7571) {KOR} 4: 0 pt [76] YOON Jinseok (35060) {KOR} 
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Joung-Mok Oh, winner
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OH Joung-Mok 41 - 23 HA Seungsup 20th Korean Championship round 4 |
HA Seungsup 38 - 26 HONG Seonguk 20th Korean Championship round 5 |
HONG Seonguk 15 - 49 OH Joung-Mok 20th Korean Championship round 6 |
Piyanat Aunchulee wins Thailand Othello Open 2013 / Ladies winner: Nichkamol Sokankate
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Bangkok, Thailand, August 4th
Tourney format: 7 rounds and finals Number of players: 29 Thailand Othello website 1st: Piyanat Aunchulee 2nd: Piamrat Kraikokit 3rd: Sittisak Tantiprasongchai (new player) 4th: Woramet Hempijit Ladies winner: Nichkamol Sokankate 
results after 7 rounds
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Nichkamol, Piamrat, Sittisak and Piyanat
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KRAIKOKIT Piamrat 13 - 51 AUNCHULEE Piyanat Thailand Othello Open, Final (game 1) |
Piamrat vs. Piyanat, Final (game 1)
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AUNCHULEE Piyanat 41 - 23 KRAIKOKIT Piamrat Thailand Othello Open, Final (game 2) |
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TANTIPRASONGCHAI Sittisak 48 - 16 HEMPIJIT Woramet Thailand Othello Open, playoff 3/4 |
Sittisak vs. Woramet, 3rd / 4th place playoff
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Nida vs. Nichkamol, Ladies Final
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PATTARAKUL Nida 30 - 34 SOKANKATE Nichkamol Thailand Othello Open, Ladies Final |
great pictures of the players by Tang Oh
Mathias Andersson wins Göteborg OpenGöteborg, Sweden, August 3rd
Number of players: 6 This was Mathias' first tourney victory at Othello, congrats Mathias! Runner-up was Niklas Wettergren and third place for Oskar Eklund. "It was an exciting tournament where Mathias lead with 3 points after 3 rounds. Niklas defeated Mathias in round 4 and took the lead with 3.5 points. Both Mathias and Oskar had one loss (against Niklas). The final round 5 became a game for second place and a potential first place, if Niklas would lose to Michael. Michael played very well and won 28-36, which meant that the victory was between Oskar and Mathias who played a crucial match, where Mathias won out and took home his first tournament victory". report by Niklas Wettergren on SOF website 
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Mathias Andersson, winner Göteborg Open
link to Swedish Othello website
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Tom Schotte (BEL) at EGP Ghent 2013
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New Page: European Grand Prix StatisticsOne of the Othello players who worked very hard to keep the Othello Wiki Book Project up-to-date, was Tom Schotte (Belgium). It really is a great pity that a valuable source of information as the Othello Wiki Book is gone forever, but Tom keeps digging in the Wiki Archives and has agreed to upload a lot of interesting stuff to this page in the months to come.
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Katie Wu wins EGP Ghent 27 - 28 JulyTOP 4 EGP Ghent:
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37th World Othello Championship, Stockholm, Sweden, October 23 - 26, 2013
Dear all!
We will remind you all that the World Othello Championship 2013 will be held in Stockholm, Sweden October 23-26, 2013. You can find all information at http://www.worldothellofederation.com/woc2013/index.htm.
Please update your federations homepage first page with WOC logo and link.
How to register?
At http://www.worldothellofederation.com/woc2013/participants_for_woc_2013.html you find all information how your National federation can register for WOC 2013, Stockholm. IF you living in a country who not have an National Federation you also find information how to register at same page.
If you have any questions about WOC 2013, please send your questions or information to woc2013@worldothellofederation.com.
Visa for WOC 2013.
If you or your Federations team need Visa to Sweden, please send us so fast as possible en email so we fast can send an invitiation so you get the Visa before travel.
Annual meeting 2013
The annual meeting 2013 will be held in Stockholm October 26. If you have any wishes, askings, information, proposals, please send them before August 30 to Tor-Birger Skogen, tobisk@gmail.com.
WOC 2013 office vacation.
Between July 24 and August 6 the WOC 2013 office have summer vacation. We will of course try to answer your email so fast as possible, but it can take some days before you get answer. Email to WOC 2013 office is woc2013@worldothellofederation.com and phone +46 720 16 52 22 (you can send SMS) and Skype: knebts.
We hope to see you in Stockholm!
We will remind you all that the World Othello Championship 2013 will be held in Stockholm, Sweden October 23-26, 2013. You can find all information at http://www.worldothellofederation.com/woc2013/index.htm.
Please update your federations homepage first page with WOC logo and link.
How to register?
At http://www.worldothellofederation.com/woc2013/participants_for_woc_2013.html you find all information how your National federation can register for WOC 2013, Stockholm. IF you living in a country who not have an National Federation you also find information how to register at same page.
If you have any questions about WOC 2013, please send your questions or information to woc2013@worldothellofederation.com.
Visa for WOC 2013.
If you or your Federations team need Visa to Sweden, please send us so fast as possible en email so we fast can send an invitiation so you get the Visa before travel.
Annual meeting 2013
The annual meeting 2013 will be held in Stockholm October 26. If you have any wishes, askings, information, proposals, please send them before August 30 to Tor-Birger Skogen, tobisk@gmail.com.
WOC 2013 office vacation.
Between July 24 and August 6 the WOC 2013 office have summer vacation. We will of course try to answer your email so fast as possible, but it can take some days before you get answer. Email to WOC 2013 office is woc2013@worldothellofederation.com and phone +46 720 16 52 22 (you can send SMS) and Skype: knebts.
We hope to see you in Stockholm!
link to WOF World Map
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Othello World Cup 2014 Qualification Table
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Dear Federations and Players,
the Othello World Cup 2014 will be held from 15-18 January 2014 in Singapore. There will be a total fixed number of 40 top players for the entire 4-day event. The main tournament event will be held at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre in Singapore at 10 Bayfront Avenue Singapore 018956. Qualification to the event are based on the allocated slots determined by the sponsors and organisers. Players who are hoping to qualify to the tournament will have to qualify through their local federation tournaments. Local federation representatives are to contact the respective people in charge of each country/zone. The qualification slots allocated and the respective person-in-charge are indicated in the tables at the right. There will be no individual monetary sponsorship/reimbursement for this upcoming event Othello World Cup 2014 to individual players. Players seeking to stay at the Marina Bay Sands hotel at special discounted rates can however contact me at alexkoh@othellosingapore.org. Discounted rooms will be allocated on a first come first serve basis and only confirmed upon payment and bookings. Alex Koh Bo Chao, president Othello Organisation Singapore |
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