News from Belgium: the first outdoor tournament

Tournaments have recently been held in Hofstade, Templeuve and Vresse.

A great turnout of 12 players

The SC Flanders club had a great turnout of 12 players for their last tournament of the season with visitors from Templeuve United but also a special guest from Romania. David Wouters was on fire in the first three sessions, being the only player to win his three games but in the last sessions, Wouters was defeated by Vincent Coppenolle who managed to win the tournament with 10 points. There were many close games and some surprises but all games were played in a fair spirit.

Final table:
1. Vincent Coppenolle (Templeuve)
2. David Wouters (SC Flanders)
3. Matthias Averlant (Templeuve)
4. Geert Leys (SC Flanders)
5. Bart Van de Vliet (SC Flanders)
6. Jos Ceulemans (SC Flanders)
7. Johan Lourdon (SC Flanders)
8. Frank Lannoy (SC Temploux)
9. Cezar Stoilescu (Bucuresti)
10. Willy De Bandt (SC Flanders)
11. Jordan Bonte (Templeuve)
12. Danny De Greef (SC Flanders)

Players at the Warcoing Ducks tournament

Three days later, as the stay of Cezar Stoilescu in Belgium allowed him to play some more games, a last minute tournament was organized by the Warcoing Ducks. This time there was no surprise with geoffrey Marain winning all his games to claim another trophy while Michaël Dupret was a well-deserved runner-up.

Final table:
1. Geoffrey Marain (AS Hennuyer)
2. Michaël Dupret (MT Tournai)
3. Matthias Averlant (Templeuve)
4. Vincent Coppenolle (Templeuve)
5. Eric Caillaux (Templeuve)
6. Benjamin Marain (Warcoing Ducks)
7. Jordan Bonte (Templeuve)
8. Cezar Stoilescu (Bucuresti)
9. Sébastien Sorge (Templeuve)

Finally, this Sunday, the club of SC Semois had a very first outdoor tournament in the center of Vresse. The main goal was to show the game to potential new players and the 8 competitors played in a very fair spirit. After the seven session, Michaël Roberty (JSC Rochefort) was a proud winner, celebrating his come-back to the game while Michaël Hallin was runner-up. A good day was had by all and hopefully the host club will get some new players in the future.

Final table:
1. Michaël Roberty (JSC Rochefort)
2. Michaël Hallin (SC Temploux)
3. Jean Grosdent (Wamme SC)
4. Richard Boulanger (Wamme SC)
5. Raphaël Maillard (JSC Rochefort)
6. Pascal Droeven (Semois)
7. Marc De Vos (Semois)
8. Tom Léonard (Semois)