17 players for the first tournament in Sambreville

The first tournament organised in Sambreville/Auvelais took place on sunday with 17 players taking part in swiss system. There were many good games and many close games but in the end, the two top favorites (Geoffrey Marain and Jos Ceulemans) could not win the tournament. Vincent Coppenolle took the honors after winning four games (including against Marain) and a draw in the last session against Jos Ceulemans. Here is the final ranking.
1. Vincent Coppenolle (Templeuve United) - 13 pts
2. Jos Ceulemans (SC Anfield Hoppers Zürich) - 11
3. Geoffrey Marain (SC Eugies) - 10
4. Johnny Beaufays (SC Flanders) - 10
5. Fabrice Guyaux (SC Flanders) - 10
6. Vincent Guyaux (SC Flanders) - 9
7. Greg Spilmont (SCAF Quévy) - 9
8. Ralf Grégoire (SC Eugies) - 8
9. Renald Deloose (Templeuve United) - 7
10. Emile Beaufays (SC Flanders) - 7
11. Alain Flament (SCAF Quévy) - 7
12. Jason Delattre (Templeuve United) - 6
13. Pol Serwy (Brussels SC) - 6
14. Matthias Averlant (Templeuve United) - 6
15. John Verfaillie (Templeuve United) - 4
16. Dany Timmerman (SC Auvelais) - 4
17. Laly Ramos (Templeuve United) - 3

Ceulemans and Coppenolle before the last session

The group picture

Trophies (bottles as usual in Belgium) presented by organizer Vincent Guyaux