Tournament
Prizes
First Place
US$ 3,000
Second Place
US$ 1,500
Third Place
US$ 750
Fourth
Place
US$ 250
Tournament
Schedule
Wed., November 4
Welcome Reception
Thu., November
5
First
Round
Fri., November
6
Second
Round
Sat., November
7
Final Round
Game Demos
Victory Dinner
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33rd
World Othello Championship
in Gent, Belgium
We are pleased to announce that the 33rd Annual World
Othello Championship will be held in Gent, Belgium,
November 4 - 7, 2009. The venue for the WOC will be at
the Gent Meeting Center in the city of Gent.
The
tournament will be sponsored by Anjar Co., MegaHouse Corporation
and Mattel, and our hosts will be the Belgian Othello Association.
The Belgian Tournament Directors will be Tom Schotte and Akke-lien
de Boer together with Benkt Steentoft and Emmanuel Lazard.
Gent is a city rich in well
preserved architecture and culture. It's located 30 miles northwest of Brussels, and is the capital and biggest city of East
Flanders. The Gent Meeting Center is centrally
located in Gent and is perfectly suited for the WOC. We will enjoy
the Conference facilities for the actual tournament play. Visit
the Conference centers official
website for more details. For those interested in staying
at hotel, we have reserved a block of rooms at discounted prices
at hotel Express
By Holiday Inn.
Please refer to the World Othello Championship Tournament
when making room reservations.
In
addition to the cash prizes, trophies will be awarded to the First
through Fourth Place Winners and Team Trophies will go to each
member of the winning country. The Champion will have his or her
name permanently inscribed on the rotating Othello Trophy, alongside
the previous 32 World Othello Champions.
The
Welcome Reception will be held at the Gent
Meeting Center
on Wednesday, November 4th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. In keeping
with tradition, first round pairings will be drawn at the Reception.
Lunch
will be served at the Tournament Site for all players and official
guests on Thursday, November 5 and Friday, November 6 and on Saturday,
November 7 for the finalists and working staff.
Anjar recommends Expedia.com
for the least expensive and most convenient way to book your stay
in Gent. Use the form below to make air, hotel and car reservations
at the best prices currently available.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Woc2009
TD-team .
More detailed information about World Othello Championship 2009
Gent will be found at World Othello Federation
homepage and
World Othello Championship 2009 homepage.
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All those wishing to participate in the 33rd World Othello Championship
or be a crew are asked to please contact:
WOC 2009
Email
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Tournament
Directors
The WOC 2009 TD-team; Tom Schotte, Akke-lien
de Boer, Benkt Steentoft and Emmanuel Lazard will direct the 33rd
World Othello Championship in Gent.
If you plan to attend the
33rd World Othello Championship Tournament as a player or a member of the crew,
please read all information at the WOC 2009 homepage or contact WOC 2009
at
email.
Attention all Othello
Associations: Please
send all result information for qualifying and national championships.
Read
the information about registration of players at www.worldothellofederation.com/woc2009/.
This
year's annual World Othello Federation meeting will be held on November
7.
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