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1st Open GIPF
Organization: GIPF Centre
Place: Handelsbeurs, Antwerpen (B)
Date: November 24-25, 1998
Format day 1: selections, Swiss system, 9 rounds, 20 min. player/game
Format day 2: 32 selected players, 6 KO-rounds
Participants: 62
Raf Ruyters: 13 wins in a row!
The first day 62 players played to be amongst the 32 qualifiers
for the KO-tournament of the next 2. After 9 rounds Raf Ruyters
was the number 1 ranked player with a score of 9 straight wins.
The second day he succeeded in holding on o that shape and became
the winner of the 1st Open GIPF tournament without having lost a
game. A fantastic achievement!
The results of the games played are lost. The following table is
all there's left. A pitty…
Standings
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1
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Ruyters Raf
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2
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Van den Branden
Kurt
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3
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Dupont Werner
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4
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Ruyters Romeo
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5
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De Meester Aksel
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6
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Vingerhoets Jim
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7
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Torfs Frank
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8
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Kuijpers Gerard
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9
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De Jong Koen
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10
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Brike Bert
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11
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De Bleyser Deborah
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12
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Ruyters Kevin
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13
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Engelaer Maurice
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14
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Mattheeussen
Ellen
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15
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Vael Gunnar
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16
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Daelemans Karel
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17
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Cardon Bart
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18
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De Bruyn Mozes
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19
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Vodderie Bart
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20
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Monsieur Dirk
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21
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Delvaux Johan
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22
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Jacobs Walter
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23
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Van Hoof Ronald
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24
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Reyniers Guy
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25
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Pauwels Rita
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26
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De Buyst Laurent
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27
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Van Walsum Robert
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28
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Van den Heuvel
Filip
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29
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Van Langendonckt
Michel
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30
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Vanstappen Wouter
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31
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Alard Serge
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32
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Weyn Jeroen
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