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Dutch Championship 2008 Semi-Finals Round 2

24.02.2008 The Semi-Finals of the Dutch Championship 2008 is a 32-player knockout. There are three rounds: round 1 (32 players) on 5+6 January, round 2 (16 players) on 23+24 February and round 3 (8 players) on 25+26 February. The tournament format holds (for each round) matches comprising two games per round, plus tiebreak games in case the scores are level after two games. Four players will go to the Finals (the Dutch Championship 2008) which will take place 2-13 April in Hilversum. The eight players going to round 3 are: Ruud Janssen, Merijn Van Delft, Yge Visser, Jan-Willem De Jong, Jeroen Bosch, Manuel Bosboom, Robin Swinkels and Herman Grooten. The Semi-Finals of the Dutch Women Championship 2008 is a 16-player knockout: round 1 (16 players) on 5+6 January and round 2 (8 players) on 23+24 February, after which four players proceed to the Finals. The four players are: Pauline Van Nies, Talitha Munnik, Anne Haast and Martine Middelveld. Frits Agterdenbos photographed the Semi-Finals round 2, day 1, on 23 February.

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> Semi Finals all 32 participants

01 The Semi-Finals were held in the Hilversum Town Hall
The Semi-Finals were held in the Hilversum Town Hall

02 Results Semi Finals R2

03 Playing hall
Playing hall

04 Harmen Jonkman (right) - Ruud Janssen
Harmen Jonkman (right) - Ruud Janssen

05 Jan-Willem De Jong - Roeland Pruijssers
Jan-Willem De Jong - Roeland Pruijssers

06 Eelke Wiersma
Eelke Wiersma

07 Talitha Munnik and Martine Middelveld
Talitha Munnik and Martine Middelveld

08 Herman Grooten
Herman Grooten

09 Pauline Van Nies
Pauline Van Nies

10 Playing hall
Playing hall

11 Herman Grooten
Herman Grooten

12 Edwin Van Haastert - Yge Visser
Edwin Van Haastert (right) - Yge Visser

13 Anne Haast
Anne Haast

14 Jan-Willem De Jong (right) - Roeland  Pruijssers
Jan-Willem De Jong (right) - Roeland Pruijssers

15 Laura Bensdorp - Talitha Munnik
Laura Bensdorp - Talitha Munnik

16 Helmut Cardon - Jeroen Bosch, Laura Bensdorp
Helmut Cardon - Jeroen Bosch, Laura Bensdorp

17 Playing hall
Playing hall

18 Jan-Willem De Jong
Jan-Willem De Jong

19 Martine Middelveld
Martine Middelveld

20 Hilversum Town Hall
Hilversum Town Hall


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