The Australian Othello community is very excited about the upcoming OTHELLO WORLD CUP 2014.
- Venue: Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, 10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore
- Date: 15th January 2014 – 18th January 2014
- This event even has a cash prize up for the Champion, 1st Runner Up and 2nd Runner Up US$2000, US$1000 and US$500 respectively.
Australia will be represented by our very own Matt Vinar (9 time Australian Othello Champion) and Australia’s highest ranked player, who just so happens to be the captain of the All-Star Team, with some of the greats of Othello including Takeshi Murakami (three time world champion) and 13th ranked Tetsuya Nakajima.
The Australian Othello Federation will be wishing Matt and the All Star team all the best during the event.
All-Star Team representatives:
Matt Vinar (CAPTAIN), Australia
WOF Rank: 97
WOF Rating: 2174
Grand Othello(10×10) OWC2013 Champion
Yohanes Chitra, USAWOF Rank: 441
WOF Rating: 1908
US Othello Champion 2008
Takeshi Murakami, Japan
WOF Rank: 35
WOF Rating: 2304
World Champion 1996, 1998, 2000
Tetsuya Nakajima, Japan
WOF Rank: 13
WOF Rating: 2367
Miracle 5 Skyguest OWC 2013 Champion
Hiroshi Goto, Japan
WOF Rank: 53
WOF Rating: 2242
Grand Othello Meijin 2013