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ResultsLucas Neirynck, champion of Belgium 2023 !On 18/06, Lucas Neirynck got (as expected) his 12th (!) title of Belgian champion (in 13 participations. Since his 1st participation in a Belgian Championship - in 2009 - Lucas won 116 games out of 122 and has not lost any game since 2016) !). Last year's winner, Huang Yong Sen, ended at (desappointing) 6th place. Here are the complete results, standings...and a video of 2 commented games by Christopher Annachachibi (2-d): You can also find the SGF file on OGS here:
9th (and last) round of the European Team championship: Belgium crushed by Germany (0-4) (but stays in B-league)Belgian team (Lucas, Jan, Gabriel, Victor) lost heavily (0-4) to the leader, Germany in the 9th (and last) round. Anyway, this encounter has no any stake: Germany was sure to end 1st (and to climb next season in A-league) and Belgium was certain to stay in B-league, whatever the result would be. Finaly, Belgium ends 6th out of 10 teams. Complet results of the round here: https://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps/rounds/911 Definitive standings here: Standing: https://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps
8th round of the European Team championship: Belgium beats Lituania (3-1)In May (02/05), Belgium beat Lituania (3-1). Complete results here: https://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps/rounds/910 It remains only one round to play. With this victory, Belgium climbed to the 6th place place (out of the 10 teams in the B-league) with 7 points and is ensured to stay in B-league in the next season.
Koichiro Habu, the Japanese from Poland, wins in LeuvenKoichiro Habu, a Japanese 5-d player living in Poland, won the 33rd edition of the Leuven tournament, with 4/5, ahead on tie-break on German 3-d Lukas Wandelt, 2nd.
7th round of the European Team Championship: Belgium made a draw with Croatia (2-2)In April, Belgium team made a draw with Croatia. Lucas and Gabriel won (Gabriel against a 4-d opponent !), but Gints and Renaud lost against stronger opponents. Complete results here: https://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps/rounds/909 It remains 2 rounds to play. Belgium is still 8th out of the 10 teams in the B-league, just above the "risk zone"
6th round of the European team championship: Belgium made a draw against South Africa (no quite situated in Europe, but ok) 2-2Belgian team made a draw against South Africa in the 6th (out of the 9) round of the ETGC. Lucas Neirynck surprisingly lost against a "mere" 3-d, Lucman Bounoider won, so did Gabriel Mercier and Renaud Gaban lost by some points to a 1-k. Complete results here: https://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps/rounds/908 Belgian team is still 8th out of 10 teams in the B-league: https://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps
5th round of the European Team Championship: Belgium made a draw against TurkeyOn 07/02, a partly new Belgian team with 2 new faces, made a draw against Turkey: Lucas Neirynck (6-d) won against Franco-Turkish Denis Karadaban (5-d). Complete results here: https://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps/rounds/907 Belgian team is still 8th out of 10 teams in the B-league: https://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps
Stanislaw Frejlak (PL, 1-p) wins the 6th European Grand Prix Final; Lucas Neirynck (BE, 6-d) finalist !Lucas Neirynck realized a great achievement in the 6th European Grand Prix Final organized in Grenoble: he reached the final, wherein he lost against the Polish professional Stanislaw Frejlak (Lucas had won against him in the preliminaries rounds). More info : https://www.eurogofed.org/index.html?id=362
4th round of the European Team Championship: Belgium made a draw against Switzerland (2-2)On 17/01, Belgian team made a draw against Switerland. Complete results here: https://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps/rounds/906 Belgian team is now 8th out of 10 teams in the B-league: https://pandanet-igs.com/communities/euroteamchamps
Pair Larisa Popescu 1d & Sven Cuyt 2d became 2022 rengo Belgian championBy beating in the last days of 2022 the only other registered pair (Marie Jemine 1d & Gints Engelen 1k), the pair Larisa Popescu 1d & Sven Cuyt 2d conquered the title of 2022 Belgian champion. Hopefully, there will be more participating pairs in the 2023 edition in this (fun) tournament (in which non-mixed pair are allowed).
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