Re: Nordic Open 2009

really interesting results cool event !!!

sounds great, and its a shame that I was not there

congrats to lobo and djowger! impressive once again!

next year I be in!!!!!!!!!!! (I hope )

please check if all resutts are entered correctly ...


if they are, i will update the ranking

My results look OK, I can t speak for others.

BTW, who the hell is Nakkeost

i had the same thoughts .... it M4rk

Time for a little report:

It was yet another fantastic offline SWOS tournament. It was really nice to meet Aalborg SWOS crew, ISSA guys, SPIR, Swoozh and M4rk aka Nakkeost. Funny enough Klaris, Alis and Daniel P. are all Liverpool supporters so Red was the colour of the day. Apart from playing SWOS there was a terrific atmosphere at all times. As expected M4rk was a driving force in creating it and from many interesting discussions one I remember most is how great would Japanese players be if they played SWOS .

Amiga tournament itself was perfectly organized. 17 players were divided into 3 groups with 3 top players from each group forming a Supergroup, players from places 4-5/6 forming a 2nd chance group. In second group stage we were playing 1 game against each other, fighting for the best seedings in KO stage. I was really curious to see how will Rasmus do in Amiga tournament. He is known as a top PC SWOS player but no one really knew how strong will he be in Amiga tournament. And let me tell you what, for me it was the story of the tournament. I have played him in every stage of the tournament: group, Supergroup and a final and you could see him improving by the minute. If he was struggling to convert to Amiga during group stages by the time we met in a final he was a really strong opponent. Looking just at the final results you can t see how it really went. First game which finished 4-2, I had 2 penalty kicks in the beginning of the game, Rasmus managed to equalize only to concede 2 really late goals. In a return leg he got his 2 strikers injured, not that I wanted to but since he plays with attack formation everytime I made a sliding tackle there always were someone on a receiving end . Nevertheless he managed to go 3-1 in front and the game started from the beginning. I managed to score 6 goals in a row, but final result really blurs the picture of the game. I really hope Rasmus practices Amiga SWOS and I believe he can be a top player here too.

14 players participated in PC tournament. PC tournaments are widely known for a controller configuration and technical problems. It was never an issue at Nordic Cup. It all worked as a clockwork. Rasmus was the biggest favorite here and he seemed to prove it all the way to the final. He seemed just to be in a class of his own. After a dramatic semifinal vs Lindholm (4 games were needed, winner scored in a 88th minute penalty ) I thought djowGer will be too exhausted to face Rasmus. I was wrong. After two fantastic games, against all odds djowGer has emerged as a deserved Cup winner. Playing at home with a fantastic support from Aalborg SWOS crew. he has shown great coolnes and a defence that was hard as a coffin nail. I really hope to watch the final game on youtube soon.

Last but not least big thanks to Klaris and Dons for driving me from and to the airport. Great tournament guys, see you soon.

really good report, lobo i like to read it

but i want to have some visual information from this party , too

If I remember right Junior and M4rk were the main paparazzis during tournament . I dont have any photos myself.