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Third edition JB Memorial live on Kozoom

12/27/2015

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The artistic tournament starts today, Sunday, live on Kozoom

ALMELO - The organizer is waiting for the first Dutch winner, but actually it is not important for Erik Vijverberg, who took the initiative for the Jan Brunnekreef Memorial. The first two editions of the Memorial were won by Walter Bax from Belgium and Bernd Singer from Germany. That says a lot about the international quality of the field.

The third edition of the Memorial in the game kind artistic, which can be seen live on Kozoom, is played in Erik Vijverberg's house in Almelo today 27th and tomorrow, Monday December 28th. As in the other years, eight participants are invited, with the Dutch home players and some internationals. In the program seventy figures are played of the 20 sets system.

The eight players will be drawn on Sunday morning in the groups.

Erik Vijverberg: ,,It has been four and half years ago that Jan Brunnekreef, a well-known and beloved artistic player, died (May 12, 2011). We decided to organize this Memorial together with the wife of Jan, Tonnie Brunnekreef.''
These players are:

Sander Jonen, twice world champion, once European champion and six-time Dutch champion.

Eric Daelman, one-time world champion and one-time European champion, three times Belgian champion.

Walter Bax, once European champion and eight-time Belgian champion.

Bernd Singer, three times German champion and second at the 2011 World championship.

Erik Vijverberg, twice Dutch champion and second at the World championships in 2012.

Rob Scholtes, three times Dutch champion.

Jop de Jong, third at the last Dutch championships and the youngest participant with 18 years

René Dericks, winner of a GP in Germany and one of the few players to have achieved the status of honors class in all game types.

 

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