Henrik Vallund
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Henrik Vallund. Born 1965. Lives in Frederiksberg (Copenhagen). Began playing Othello in 1982.
Henrik is the co-founder of the Danish Othello Association in 1984, and the long-time chairman (1991-2006), and the first webmaster of www.othello.dk.
Henrik Vallund was the tournament director of the world championship 2000 in Copenhagen.
Danish Champion 1987, 2004, and 2006. Also Danish Champion 2006 and 2008 in blitz Othello (2x5 minutes).
Nordic Champion 1998. 2nd in the Nordic Championship 2002. 3rd in the Nordic Championship 1985, 1986.
Team Nordic Champion 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002.
3rd in the Copenhagen EGP Open 2001. 4th in the Copenhagen EGP Open 1988, 1991, 1992.
Winner of Danish Grand Prix 2004/05, 2005/06, 2007/2008 and 2008/09.
Winner of the Greve Cup 1987, 2002, 2005.
Winner of Jysk Open in Randers 2001.
Winner of Othello Night Fight 2005
Winner of Odense Open 1999, 2004, 2005.
Winner of Århus Open 2002, 2003, and 2007.
Winner of Spring Tournament in Hundige 1985.
Winner of Copenhagen Christmas Open 1996.
Winner of 25 hour non-stop tournament in Greve 1988.
Winner of Göteborg Open 1987, 1988.
Winner of Malmö Open 1986. Winner of Lund Open 2002.
Was #7 in WOC 1985, #12 in WOC 1987, #6 in WOC 1990, #9 in WOC 1992, #28 in WOC 1999, #29 in 2001, #37 in WOC 2002, #35 in WOC 2004, #53 in WOC 2006, #32 in WOC 2008, #41 in WOC 2009.
Big brother of Torben Vallund.
Website:
http://www.henrikvallund.dk/
Records
In 2004, Henrik broke an amazing record by winning his second Danish individual title seventeen years after the first one obtained as far back as 1987. Masaki Takizawa and Marc Tastet are holding the 2nd and 3rd place in this statistic. Masaki Takizawa became 2nd and 3rd time Japanese champion in 1994 and 2009 (15 years) and Marc Tastet became 2nd and 3rd time French champion in 1995 and 2008 (13 years).
But in 2009, Emmanuel Lazard won his second French championship 24 years after the first one won in 1985!
