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4 Cubes 2012, Round 2 : Brugge bounces back – beats Leuven 7-2
Report by Brugge’s team captain, Michel Lamote.
Last Monday, 30 April, the 4 Cubes 2012 competition entered the second stage. Leuven, with a win over Brussels under their belt, delegated 4 players to Brugge in an attempt to make a strong bid for victory. For Brugge, ruffled after a surprising home loss against Hasselt, only a convincing win was good enough. A second consecutive loss would surely mean the end of all Four Cubes dreams. Continue reading
11th Velden Backgammon Open
Verslag door onze reporter ter plaatse, Walter Meuwis.
Na onze rit vanuit Kopenhagen, locatie van de Nordic Open 2012, en via een overnachting in Nürnberg kwamen we op woensdag 12 april in het pittoreske Velden, Oostenrijk, aan. Continue reading
Three Belgians and Three Dutchmen in Nordic Open 2012
The week after the tournament, Nardy told me that there was actually a fourth Dutchman in the tournament: Christian Sørensen, finalist of the Nordic Open 2011. Please see the quote of Nardy’s message below. Apologies for the mistake!
The Nordic Open in Copenhagen is one of the most prestigious backgammon tournaments in the world. It traditionally takes place in the Easter weekend. In 2012, (at least) three Belgians and three Dutchmen take their chances: Continue reading
Michel Lamote wins 7th Ghent Backgammon Open 2012
Report by tournament director Bert Van Kerckhove.
Michel Lamote (L) and Bert Van Kerckhove (R)
In total 17 players showed up for the 7th edition of the Gent Open Backgammon tournament. The tournament format was 7 rounds Swiss, matches to 7 points, with clock (Bronstein, 12 minutes per match plus 12 seconds per move). Continue reading
Michel Lamote wins Supersunday in Rotterdam
On Sunday 25 March a small but fairly strong field of players (12) took part in the 3rd Rotterdam Supersunday of 2012. Among them, Rogier Van Gemert, Paul Van Koningshoven, Hans-Willem Capel and Bert Van Kerckhove (winner of last month’s Supersunday) stood out as favorites. Continue reading
4 Cubes 2012, Round 1: Brugge – Hasselt, 3-6
Round 1 of the 4 Cubes 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012, in Café Belleman Pub, Jozef Suveestraat 22, 8000 Brugge. Continue reading
Two Belgians Conquer Two Second Places at Mokum Open 2012
Report by Walter Meuwis (Gammonators Hasselt).
De Mokum Open (Amsterdam, zondag 11 maart 2012) had dit jaar 31 deelnemers verdeeld over 2 klassen: advanced met een round robin en experts met een 32 players sheet (re-buys naar de tweede ronde). Continue reading
4 Cubes 2012, Round 1: Leuven – Brussels 6-3
In Round 1 of the 4 Cubes 2012, played on Friday, March 9, in the University Snooker & Pool, Heverlee, the Backgammon Club Leuven defeated the team from Brussels 6-3. The victory was celebrated by a bottle of cava offered by the home team. Continue reading
The 4 Cubes 2012 Calendar Now Available
Due to the traffic jams caused by the heavy snowfall on Friday, February 3, the Brussels Friendly 11 was cancelled. The draw for the 4 Cubes 2012 calendar was done at Guy Van Middelem’s, with assistance of Guy’s wife Marie-France. See the full calendar for details.
The first encounter is to be played before 31 March :
- Home team LEUVEN plays against away team BRUSSELS
- Home team BRUGGE plays against away team HASSELT
- GENT (holder of the 4 Cubes trophy) is bye
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