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  • Vlissingen Masters 2025

    Wrapping up the Vlissingen Blitz Masters International Backgammon Tournament that took place on January 10-12, 2025:

    64 players of 11 different nationalities were present.

    Championship Division (44):
    – Winner: Tilman Söhnchen (Germany)
    – Finalist: Geert Van der Stricht (Belgium)
    – Semifinalists: Ray Joenoes (Netherlands), Arthur Braacx (Netherlands)
    – Quarterfinalists: Jürgen Schettler (Germany), Csaba Daday (Romania), Daniel Rozenberg (Belgium), Michel Lamote (Belgium)

    Advanced Division (20):
    – Winner: Robert Vledderman (Netherlands)
    – Finalist: Joseph Meyns (Belgium)
    – Semifinalists: Miriam Wieck (Germany), Kris Claeys (Belgium)

    Superjackpot (11):
    – Winner: Steven Hoeylaerts (Belgium)
    – Finalist: Bert Van Kerckhove (Belgium)

    Speedgammon (7):
    – Winner: Katalin Veszeli (Hungary)

    Pro-Am Doubles (7 teams): Winners: Marc Friebe (Germany) & Rosie Flack (England)

    Vlissingen Masters 2025 | Screenshot of the live stream of the Pro-Am double consultation match between Sonja Custers and Michel Lamote versus Anna S. Eysturstein and Olivier Squire; commentary by Gianlazzaro Sanna, livestream by Firat Tekil

    Warm-up Doubles (8 teams):
    – Winners: Team “Old School”: Jürgen Schettler & Rainer Jöller (Germany)
    – Finalists: World Champions: Oliver Squire (England) & Anna Sofía Eysturstein (Faroe Islands)

    Special thanks to:

    Very special thanks to Oliver and Anna Sofía for being such ambassadors for the game we love so much.

    — Paulus van Rooijen

  • Vlissingen Masters, Jan 11-12, 2025

    Paulus van Rooijen invites you to participate in two exciting tournaments in two days:

    On Saturday, January 11, 2025: Vlissingen Masters, 5 rounds Swiss system, 9-point matches, 18 min. + 12 sec., to qualify for a play-off (last 8). We expect 60 participants of 10 nationalities who will play in two separate groups: Champions and Advanced, each with a play-off.

    On Sunday, January 12, 2025:
    Play-off last 8 of each group (direct elimination);
    Pro-Am Consulting Doubles, 5 rounds Swiss system, 7-point
    matches, 21 min. + 12 sec.

    Please bring your boards, clocks and friends and register in advance by email: pro@zeelandnet.nl for a weekend of fun at the seaside. Let’s start the new year with a backgammon party!

    Venue: Fletcher Hotel-Restaurant Arion
    Boulevard Bankert 266
    4382AC Vlissingen
    The Netherlands

    Flyer: https://temp.bgfed.be/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Vlissingen-2025.pdf

  • Vlissingen Masters 2023: Live stream, final with XG analysis and commentary by Michel Lamote

    Final between Bert Van Kerckhove (left) and Christian Sørensen of the Vlissingen Masters, January 15, 2023. Streamed by Robin Bilderbeek, aka Rain, with XG analysis and later commented by Michel Lamote: https://youtu.be/z4djhgNDtFM

    Final between Christian Sørensen and Bert Van Kerckhove, with XG analysis and commentary by Michel Lamote: https://youtu.be/z4djhgNDtFM

    Videos brought to you by Robin Bilderbeek (aka Rain).

  • Vlissingen Masters Rapid and Speed

    At the occasion of 60th birthday, Paul van Rooijen organised a great backgammon weekend in the Arion hotel at the waterfront of his home town, Vlissingen, on 4 and 5 January 2020.

    There were two tournaments, in Swiss format, with finals between the top-2 to determine the winner:

    • A Rapidgammon tournament on Saturday: 7-point matches, Bronstein timing with 5 minutes for the match plus 11 seconds per move;
    • A Speedgammon tournament on Sunday: 5-point matches, Bronstein timing with 2 minutes for the match plus 10 seconds per move.

    The tournaments also counted as the Belgian and Dutch rapid and speed championships, with BGFed.be offering the belgian trophies. Congratulations to the winners, Geert Van der Stricht (rapid) and Toon Van Herrweghen (speed). Toon also won the Open Championship of the speedgammon tournament.

    Organiser Paul van Rooijen addressing his guests at his 60th-birthday-party-and-backgammon-weekend in the Arion hotel in Vlissingen, January 4-5, 2020. Picture by Frank Viergever.

    Paul’s friend Frank Viergever took some beautiful pictures: http://www.frankviergever.nl/VBM20/index.html

    On Saturday evening, Paul invited all his guests to a fantastic dinner. Thank you, Paul!

    Results Rapidgammon (40 players)

    • Open Champion: Paul van Koningshoven, Runner-up: Marcus Reinhard
    • Champion of The Netherlands: Paul van Koningshoven, Runner-up: Misja Alma
    • Champion of Belgium: Geert Van der Stricht, Runner-up: Johan Segers
    • Ladies Prize: Tansu Alper, Runner-up: Eileen Mulvany
    • Best Irish Player: Tom Schnittger, Runner-up: Eileen Mulvany

    Results Speedgammon (28 players)

    • Results Speedgammon (28 players):
    • Open Champion: Toon Van Herreweghen
    • Champion of The Netherlands: Ed Baars
    • Champion of Belgium: Toon Van Herreweghen
    • Ladies Prize: Claudia Göhnert
    • Best Irish Player: Eileen Mulvany