European Grand Prix 2012, Rome

Michele Borassi wins European Grand Prix Rome, Italy 

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Michele Borassi, World Othello Champion 2008

Results after 11 rounds:
      player 
1.   Michele Borassi   (IT) 
      Paolo Scognamiglio   (IT) 
3.  Marc Tastet (FR) 
4.  Frédéric Auzende (FR)
5.  Alessandro Di Mattei   (IT) 
      Roberto Sperandio   (IT) 
     Takuji Kashiwabara (FR) 
8.  George Ortiz. (AU) 
9.  Francesco Marconi   (IT) 
     Donato Barnaba   (IT) 
     Gianluca Ilacqua   (IT) 
     Martin Fransen (NL) 
     Biagio Privitera  (IT) 
pnts 
8.5
8.5
8
7.5
7
7
7
6.5
6
6
6
6
6
      player
14. Pierluigi Stanzione   (IT) 
      Paolo Tormene   (IT) 
      Carlo Alami   (IT) 
      Michele Diodati   (IT) 
      Guiseppe Chiarulli  (IT) 
      Luigi Russo   (IT) 
20. Leonardo Caviola   (IT) 
      Tommasso Ferrari  (IT) 
22. Stefano Carpigo   (IT) 
       Ennio Peres   (IT) 
24. Roberto Di Nardo  (IT) 
pnts
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
1
1
0

January 14th - 15th

Twentyfour players came to Rome for the European Grand Prix. Paolo Scognamiglio played very well on the first day. He won 6 games and played 1 draw. Michele Borassi only  had 4.5 points at the end of the first seven rounds but had a strong come-back on the second day of the tourney. And so they both qualified for the final with 8.5 points

Final 1st place:

Paolo Scognamiglio  won the first game 33 - 31.
Michele Borassi won the second and third match 52-12 and 34-30 and took home the largest trophy.

Playoff 3rd - 4th place:

Two french players battled for 3rd place. Frédéric Auzende 35 - 29 Marc Tastet 
Next stage European Grand Prix: Cambridge, United Kingdom, 25 - 26 February  





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Paolo Scognamiglio
Video of endgame final game 1 by Gianluca Ilacqua.
The movie starts at move 47. Michele counts and recounts and rerecounts and at move 55 he thinks he will win and whipes his brow, but then........ oh no!!!!

Michele Borassi 31 - 33 Paolo Scognamiglio
Final game 1 EGP Rome



Paolo Scognamiglio 12 - 52 Michele Borassi
Final game 2 EGP Rome>

Paolo Scognamiglio 30 - 34 Michele Borassi
Final game 3 EGP Rome>


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Frédéric Auzende

Frédéric Auzende 35 - 29 Marc Tastet
Play-off 3rd/4th place EGP Rome>
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Marc Tastet
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link to FNGO website
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Link to European Federation page at WOF site


Top 8 after day 1:
1: SCOGNAMIGLIO Paolo  6.5 pts  
2: AUZENDE Frédéric  6. pts 
3: DI MATTEI Alessandro  5. pts   
    SPERANDIO Roberto  5. pts   
    TASTET Marc  5. pts   
6: BORASSI Michele  4.5 pts 
7: KASHIWABARA Takuji  4. pts  
    MARCONI Francesco  4. pts  
‎14 January 2012 - Rome Tourney Othello European Grand Prix (EGP) 2012.
 Rounds 1-7 Video by Biagio Privitera 
‎15 January 2012 - Rome Tourney Othello European Grand Prix (EGP) 2012. Rounds 8-11 Video by Biagio Privitera 
15 January 2012 - Rome Tourney Othello European Grand Prix (EGP) 2012
Day 2 afternoon. Finals and Award Ceremony
Video by Biagio Privitera 


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link to Othello video page Biagio Privitera

Pictures by Biagio Privitera

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