European Grand Prix 2012, Copenhagen

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Nicky van den Biggelaar wins EGP Copenhagen

May 12 - 13

Final:
Arnaud Delaunay (FR) 27 - 37 Nicky van den Biggelaar (NL)
Nicky van den Biggelaar (NL) 38 - 26 Arnaud Delaunay (FR)

Playoff 3rd / 4th place
Marc Tastet (FR) 33 - 31 Takuji Kashiwabara (FR)  

DAY 1

standings after round 1: 
 1:   1 pt  [55]   FELDBORG Karsten (92) {DK}
                [54]   BADSTED Palle (1025) {DK}
                [50]   DELAUNAY Arnaud (3518) {FR}
                [43]   HOBO Roel (5071) {NL}
                [42]   TASTET Marc (2) {FR}
                [41]   LEADER Imre (79) {GB}
                [38]   VAN DEN BIGGELAAR Nicky (5105) {NL}
  8:   0 pt  [29]   AAGAARD-HANSEN Jens (1019) {DK}
                 [28]   DE GRAAF Jan C. (4012) {NL}
                 [27]   KASHIWABARA Takuji (839) {FR}
                 [20]   VALLUND Henrik (96) {DK}
                 [16]   FRANSEN Martin (5239) {NL}
                 [15]   SNEEK Marcel (5083) {NL}

Marc Tastet , Nicky van den Biggelaar, Arnaud Delaunay

standings after round 2:
  1:   2 pts [105]   BADSTED Palle (1025) {DK}
                     [90]   VAN DEN BIGGELAAR Nicky (5105) {NL}
                     [88]   HOBO Roel (5071) {NL}
                     [85]   TASTET Marc (2) {FR}
  5:   1 pnt  [104]   FELDBORG Karsten (92) {DK}
                      [92]   DELAUNAY Arnaud (3518) {FR}
                      [80]   KASHIWABARA Takuji (839) {FR}
                      [80]   LEADER Imre (79) {GB}
                      [68]   VALLUND Henrik (96) {DK}
                      [53]   SNEEK Marcel (5083) {NL}
11:   0 pnt    [59]   DE GRAAF Jan C. (4012) {NL}
                      [52]   AAGAARD-HANSEN Jens (1019) {DK}
                      [44]   FRANSEN Martin (5239) {NL}

standings after round 3:
  1:   3 pts [162]   VAN DEN BIGGELAAR Nicky (5105) {NL}
                  [147]   TASTET Marc (2) {FR}
  3:   2 pts [152]   DELAUNAY Arnaud (3518) {FR}
                  [150]   LEADER Imre (79) {GB}
                  [145]   BADSTED Palle (1025) {DK}
                  [139]   KASHIWABARA Takuji (839) {FR}
                  [138]   HOBO Roel (5071) {NL}
  8:   1 pnt  [132]   FELDBORG Karsten (92) {DK}
                   [108]   AAGAARD-HANSEN Jens (1019) {DK}
                  [103]   DE GRAAF Jan C. (4012) {NL}
                     [98]   VALLUND Henrik (96) {DK}
                     [82]   SNEEK Marcel (5083) {NL}
13:   0 pt      [70]   FRANSEN Martin (5239) {NL}

round 3: Arnaud Delaunay - Karsten Feldborg

standings after round 4: 
 1:   4 pts [207]   TASTET Marc (2) {FR}
  2:   3 pts [220]   DELAUNAY Arnaud (3518) {FR}
                              VAN DEN BIGGELAAR Nicky (5105) {NL}
                  [211]   KASHIWABARA Takuji (839) {FR}
  5:   2 pts [194]   LEADER Imre (79) {GB}
                              FELDBORG Karsten (92) {DK}
                  [188]   HOBO Roel (5071) {NL}
                  [185]   BADSTED Palle (1025) {DK}
                  [172]   DE GRAAF Jan C. (4012) {NL}
                  [152]   SNEEK Marcel (5083) {NL}
11:   1 pt  [145]   AAGAARD-HANSEN Jens (1019) {DK}
                  [140]   VALLUND Henrik (96) {DK}
                  [108]   FRANSEN Martin (5239) {NL}

 standings after round 5: 
1:   4.  pts [293]   DELAUNAY Arnaud (3518) {FR}
                    [276]   TASTET Marc (2) {FR}
  3:   3.5 pts [282]   VAN DEN BIGGELAAR Nicky (5105) {NL}
                     [270]   KASHIWABARA Takuji (839) {FR}
  5:   3.  pts [263]   LEADER Imre (79) {GB}
                    [259]   FELDBORG Karsten (92) {DK}
                    [233]   DE GRAAF Jan C. (4012) {NL}
  8:   2.  pts [246]   HOBO Roel (5071) {NL}
                    [238]   BADSTED Palle (1025) {DK}
                    [211]   AAGAARD-HANSEN Jens (1019) {DK}
                    [204]   SNEEK Marcel (5083) {NL}
                    [196]   VALLUND Henrik (96) {DK}
13:   1.  pt  [159]   FRANSEN Martin (5239) {NL}

standings after round 6:  
1:   4.5 pts [364]   DELAUNAY Arnaud (3518) {FR}
                    [363]   VAN DEN BIGGELAAR Nicky (5105) {NL}
                    [359]   KASHIWABARA Takuji (839) {FR}
  4:   4.  pts [344]   TASTET Marc (2) {FR}
                    [335]   FELDBORG Karsten (92) {DK}
  6:   3.5 pts [307]   DE GRAAF Jan C. (4012) {NL}
  7:   3.  pts [330]   LEADER Imre (79) {GB}
                    [310]   BADSTED Palle (1025) {DK}
                   [300]   HOBO Roel (5071) {NL}
                    [270]   AAGAARD-HANSEN Jens (1019) {DK}
11:   2.  pts [265]   SNEEK Marcel (5083) {NL}
                    [238]   VALLUND Henrik (96) {DK}
13:   1.  pt  [223]   FRANSEN Martin (5239) {NL}

standings after round 7:
1:   5.5 pts   [457]   VAN DEN BIGGELAAR Nicky (5105) {NL}
                      [451]   DELAUNAY Arnaud (3518) {FR}
  3:   5.  pts  [436]   TASTET Marc (2) {FR}
  4:   4.5 pts [438]   KASHIWABARA Takuji (839) {FR}
  5:   4.  pts  [410]   LEADER Imre (79) {GB}
                      [409]   FELDBORG Karsten (92) {DK}
                      [394]   HOBO Roel (5071) {NL}
  8:   3.5 pts  [373]   DE GRAAF Jan C. (4012) {NL}
  9:   3.  pts  [367]   BADSTED Palle (1025) {DK}
                     [318]   AAGAARD-HANSEN Jens (1019) {DK}
                      [317]   VALLUND Henrik (96) {DK}
12:   2.  pts  [302]   SNEEK Marcel (5083) {NL}
                      [298]   FRANSEN Martin (5239) {NL}

round 7: Jens Aagaard-Hansen - Roel Hobo

DAY 2

Henrik Vallund

standings after round 8: 
 1:   6.5 pts [552]   VAN DEN BIGGELAAR Nicky (5105) {NL}
                     [540]   DELAUNAY Arnaud (3518) {FR}
  3:   5.5 pts [522]   KASHIWABARA Takuji (839) {FR}
  4:   5.  pts [502]   TASTET Marc (2) {FR}
  5:   4.5 pts [468]   DE GRAAF Jan C. (4012) {NL}
  6:   4.  pts [484]   LEADER Imre (79) {GB}
                    [482]   FELDBORG Karsten (92) {DK}
                     [474]   HOBO Roel (5071) {NL}
                     [453]   BADSTED Palle (1025) {DK}
                    [409]   VALLUND Henrik (96) {DK}
11:   3.  pts [392]   FRANSEN Martin (5239) {NL}
                     [374]   AAGAARD-HANSEN Jens (1019) {DK}
13:   2.  pts [364]   SNEEK Marcel (5083) {NL}

 standings after round 9:
1:   7.5 pts [667]   VAN DEN BIGGELAAR Nicky (5105) {NL}
                     [654]   DELAUNAY Arnaud (3518) {FR}
  3:   6.5 pts [630]   KASHIWABARA Takuji (839) {FR}
  4:   6.  pts [614]   TASTET Marc (2) {FR}
 5:   5.  pts  [580]   FELDBORG Karsten (92) {DK}
                     [573]   LEADER Imre (79) {GB}
                     [572]   HOBO Roel (5071) {NL}
  8:   4.5 pts [538]   DE GRAAF Jan C. (4012) {NL}
  9:   4.  pts [526]   BADSTED Palle (1025) {DK}
                     [481]   VALLUND Henrik (96) {DK}
11:   3.  pts [448]   FRANSEN Martin (5239) {NL}
                     [434]   AAGAARD-HANSEN Jens (1019) {DK}
13:   2.  pts [429]   SNEEK Marcel (5083) {NL}

standings after round 10:   
1:   8.5 pts [739]   DELAUNAY Arnaud (3518) {FR}
  2:   7.5 pts [764]   VAN DEN BIGGELAAR Nicky (5105) {NL}
  3:   7.  pts [709]   TASTET Marc (2) {FR}
  4:   6.5 pts [729]   KASHIWABARA Takuji (839) {FR}
  5:   6.  pts [691]   FELDBORG Karsten (92) {DK}
                   [679]   LEADER Imre (79) {GB}
  7:   5.  pts [645]   HOBO Roel (5071) {NL}
                    [624]   DE GRAAF Jan C. (4012) {NL}
                    [622]   BADSTED Palle (1025) {DK}
10:   4.5 pts [576]   VALLUND Henrik (96) {DK}
11:   3.  pts [556]   FRANSEN Martin (5239) {NL}
                    [522]   SNEEK Marcel (5083) {NL}
                    [504]   AAGAARD-HANSEN Jens (1019) {DK}

pictures by Henrik Vallund

standings after round 11:
 1:   9.5 pts    [837]   DELAUNAY Arnaud (3518) {FR}
  2:   8.5 pts   [872]   VAN DEN BIGGELAAR Nicky (5105) {NL}
  3:   7.5 pts    [837]   KASHIWABARA Takuji (839) {FR}
                        [813]   TASTET Marc (2) {FR}
  5:   7.  pts     [801]   FELDBORG Karsten (92) {DK}
                        [785]   LEADER Imre (79) {GB}
  7:   6.  pts    [748]   HOBO Roel (5071) {NL}
  8:   5.5 pts   [726]   BADSTED Palle (1025) {DK}
  9:   5.  pts    [714]   DE GRAAF Jan C. (4012) {NL}
10:   4.5 pts  [667]   VALLUND Henrik (96) {DK}
11:   3.  pts    [637]   FRANSEN Martin (5239) {NL}
                        [616]   SNEEK Marcel (5083) {NL}
                        [605]   AAGAARD-HANSEN Jens (1019) {DK}

Final:
Arnaud Delaunay (FR) 27 - 37 Nicky van den Biggelaar (NL)
Nicky van den Biggelaar (NL) 38 - 26 Arnaud Delaunay (FR)

Playoff 3rd / 4th place
Marc Tastet (FR) 33 - 31 Takuji Kashiwabara (FR)

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Arnaud Delaunay 27 - 37 Nicky van den Biggelaar
Final game 1 EGP Copenhagen

Nicky van den Biggelaar 38 - 26 Arnaud Delaunay
Final game 2 EGP Copenhagen

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Final result

  1:   8.5 pts [872]   VAN DEN BIGGELAAR Nicky (5105) {NL} +2/2
  2:   9.5 pts [837]   DELAUNAY Arnaud (3518) {FR} +0/2
  3:   7.5 pts [813]   TASTET Marc (2) {F} +1/1
  4:   7.5 pts [837]   KASHIWABARA Takuji (839) {F} + 0/1
  5:   7.  pts [801]   FELDBORG Karsten (92) {DK}
                    [785]   LEADER Imre (79) {GB}
  7:   6.  pts [748]   HOBO Roel (5071) {NL}
  8:   5.5 pts [726]   BADSTED Palle (1025) {DK}
  9:   5.  pts [714]   DE GRAAF Jan C. (4012) {NL}
10:   4.5 pts [667]   VALLUND Henrik (96) {DK}
11:   3.  pts [637]   FRANSEN Martin (5239) {NL}
                     [616]   SNEEK Marcel (5083) {NL}
                     [605]   AAGAARD-HANSEN Jens (1019) {DK}

Roel Hobo - Marcel Sneek

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Ranking European Grand Prix after 4 stages, Rome, Cambridge, Gouda and Copenhagen

Winners EGP stages 2012:

Rome: Michele Borassi

Cambridge: Nicky van den Biggelaar

Gouda: Patrick Aubroeck 

Copenhagen: Nicky van den Biggelaar

Ranking from Othello Wiki Book Project  EGP page.

Nicky van den Biggelaar

Theoretical analysis EGP 2012 by Tom Schotte (BE) 

The current standings of the EGP are: 

1. Nicky van den Biggelaar 490 points (3 tournaments)
2. Takuji Kashiwabara 370 points (4 tournaments)
   
3. Patrick Aubroeck 202 points (2 tournaments)
   
4. Michele Borassi 200 points (1 tournament)
   
5. Marc Tastet 160 points (3 tournaments)
   
6. Frédéric Auzende 149 points (3 tournaments)
   
7. Paolo Scognamiglio 140 points (1 tournament)
   
8. Arnaud Delaunay 140 points (1 tournament) 
   
9. Imre Leader 95 points (2 tournaments)
   
10. Francesco Marconi 93 points (2 tournaments)
    

 
These 10 players are still able to win the European Grand Prix 2012. 

Of course Nicky van den Biggelaar is in pole position. In case he will not be playing one of the remaining tournaments, the following should happen to hold him off this title:  

• Takuji Kashiwabara has to win one of the two remaining tournaments (only his best 4 scores will count and his 4th score is now 30. So he will need to add an additional 121 points - as Nicky already won two tournaments) so will need at least 151, which is a tournament win. He can also become 2nd (110 additional points) and 3rd (30 additional points) which makes 140 additional points.So briefly: Takuji has to win in Stockholm OR Krakow (~or become 2nd and losing the final by 1.5-1.5 - which gives 170 points) OR Takuji has to claim a 2nd AND 3rd place in Stockholm/Krakow
• Patrick Aubroeck has to claim a 1st and 3rd place in Stockholm/Krakow
• Michele Borassi has to claim a 1st and 3rd place to tie
  
• Marc Tastet has to claim a 1st and 2nd place
  
• All others have to win the remaining two tournaments
  

  

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Imre Leader

Takuji Kashiwabara 4th place

Martin Fransen