European Tournaments

2nd European Othello Championship

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European Othello Championship 2023


European Champion - Michele Borassi, Switzerland
Runner up - Tomoki Otaka, Austria
3rd place - Göran Andersson, Sweden
4th Place - Oskar Eklund, Sweden

Division 1 (Rank 1701-1900)
Winner - Sido Helmes, the Netherlands
Runner up - Marc Levy, France
3rd place - Kim Freiburghaus, Sweden

Division 2 (Rank 1401-1700)
Winner - Daniel Dufour, the Netherlands
Runner up - Leonid Shifman, Israel
3rd place - Carlo Affatigato, Italy

Division 3 (Rank Under 1400)
Winner - Mehran Farzanmehr, Finland
Runner up - Christian Behr, Germany
3rd place - Paolo Barsotti, Italy

Youth Players Category
Winner - Daniel Dufour, the Netherlands
2nd place - Konstatin Dvivon, Israel
3rd place - Schachar Laufer, Israel

Senior Players Category +60
Winner - Marc Tastet, France
2nd place - Leonid Shifman, Israel
3rd place - jens Aagaard-Hansen, Denmark

Debutant Players Category
Winner - Mehran Farzanmehr, Finland
2nd place - Thierry Grellier, Estonia
3rd place - Sedat Ceyhun, Turkey

Female Players Category
Winner - Katie Pihlajapuro, Finland
2nd place - Alberte Josefine Nielsen, Denmark
3rd place -  Elisabeth Caohuimin Ulvedal Jensen, Denmark

Registered players

Registered 52
EOC 17
Div I 10
Div II 15
Div III 10
Debutants 4
Youth* 7
60+ 6
Female 4
* A player qualifies as “Youth” if he/she is aged 16 or less on the 31st of December 2023 (i.e. : he/she must be born later than the 31st of December 2006)

Tournament Director EOC 2023
Benkt Steentoft

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Saturday 29nd April & Sunday 30th April
 

Gold_50.png The European Othello Champion  gets WOC 2023 qualification, including travel to Italy, and hotel room in Rome. 
328.png The EOC Runner-up to 4th place - Trophies & Gifts
Bronze_50.png EOC Category Winners 
- Trophies and Medals

 

Prize categories

    • This information may be changed!
    • EOC Champions - top 4
    • Div. I - WOF rating 1701 - 1900 - top 3
    • Div. II - WOF rating 1401 - 1700  - top 3
    • Div III - WOF rating Under 1400  - top 3
    • Youth Champions  - top 3
    • Women Champions -  top 3
    • Players +60 Champions - top 3
    • Debutants - The best 3 new players
      Each category, except debutants, must have at least 6 players to be a prize category.
      Categories locked since 25th/4. 
      Monday April 24th WOF ratinglist will decide each players category.

      Dinner on both days will be arranged http://www.ukko-munkki.fi/ : Ravintola Ukko-Munkki, Laajalahdentie 19
      00330 HELSINKI , where we will head after the games. 
      Players need to pay for the dinner, not included in the entry fee

2nd European Othello Championship 2023

# Name Federation Rating Class    
1 Michele Borassi Italy 2277 EOC    
2 Lari Pihlajapuro Finland 2219 EOC    
3 Katie Pihlajapuro Finland 2211 EOC Fem  
4 Matthias Berg Germany 2197 EOC    
5 Olli Makkonen Finland 2153 EOC    
6 Imre Leader United Kingdom 2121 EOC    
7 Takuji Kashiwabara France 2104 EOC    
8 Janne Peiponen Finland 2097 EOC    
9 Martin Odegard Lunde Norway 2095 EOC    
10 Henry Aspenryd Sweden 2088 EOC    
11 Niklas Wettergren Sweden 2070 EOC    
12 Göran Andersson Sweden 2012 EOC    
13 Marc Tastet France 2012 EOC 60  
14 Marius Juodele Lithuania 2005 EOC    
15 Tomoki Otaka Austria 1992 EOC    
16 David Hand United Kingdom 1989 EOC    
17 Paolo Scognamiglio Italy 1984 EOC    
18 Henrik Vallund Germany 1883 Div I    
19 Sido Helmes Netherlands 1877 Div I    
20 Andrej Slabov Lithuania 1851 Div I    
21 Kim Freiburghaus Sweden 1813 Div I    
22 Daniel Rößler Germany 1810 Div I    
23 Marc Levy France 1795 Div I    
24 Ilya Shifman Israel 1746 Div I    
25 Marc Dufour Netherlands 1740 Div I    
26 Benkt Steentoft Sweden 1738 Div I    
27 Carlo Affatigato Spain 1687 Div II    
28 Daniel Dufour Netherlands 1677 Div II Youth  
29 Micky Shifman Israel 1658 Div II    
30 Hari Haglund Finland 1658 Div II 60  
31 Markku Pöysti Finland 1645 Div II    
32 Leonid Shifman Israel 1621 Div II 60  
33 Remi Tastet France 1605 Div II    
34 Tom Lönnqvist Finland 1580 Div II 60  
35 Erik Johansson Sweden 1579 Div II    
36 Shahar Laufer Israel 1524 Div II Youth  
37 Jens Aagard hansen Denmark 1504 Div II 60  
38 Guenther Beyer Germany 1494 Div II    
39 Konstantin Dvivon Israel 1468 Div II Youth  
40 Stefan Murawski Germany 1421 Div II    
41 Jörg Gärtner Germany 1410 Div II 60  
42 Paolo Barsotti Italy 1149 Div III    
43 Alberte Josefine Nielsen Denmark 1099 Div III Youth Fem
44 Elisabeth Caohuimin Ulvedal Jensen Denmark 952 Div III Youth Fem
45 Kirill Slabov Lithuania 933 Div III Youth  
46 Noah Dufpour Netherlands 580 Div III Youth Fem
47 Barry Shamir Israel 434 Div III    
48 Rauf Özcan Turkey 0 Div III    
49 Sedat Ceyhun Hellagü Turkey 0 Div III Deb  
50 Christian Behr Germany 0 Div III Deb  
51 Mehran Farzanmehr Finland 0 Div III Deb  
52 Thierry Grellier Estonia 0 Div III Deb  

SChedule EOC 2023

29th april
Round 1 11 -> 1150
Round 2 12 -> 1250
Lunch 1300 -> 1400
Round 3 1400 -> 1450
Round 4 1500 -> 1550
Round 5 1600 -> 1650
Paus 16:50 -> 1710
Round 6 1710 -> 1800
Round 7 1810 -> 1900
Dinner at Ukko-Munkki

Day 2 30th april
Games begin at 0930
Round 8 0930 -> 1020
Round 9 1030 -> 1120
Round 10 1130 -> 1220
Lunch 1230 -> 1330
Round 11 1330 -> 1420
Final & 3e/4e place 1430 -> 1520
Categories Semifinals 1 game:
•    Div. I - ranked 1701 - 1900 - top 3
•    Div. II - ranked 1501 - 1700  - top 3
•    Div. III - ranked 1301 - 1500  - top 3
•    Div IV - ranked 1 - 1300  - top 3

Final 2 1530 -> 1620 -> Finals and 3/4 Categories
Final 3 1630 -> 1720