Karsten Feldborg
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Karsten Feldborg is born in 1965. Played Othello since 1982. Co-founder of the Danish Othello Association, and its first chairman (1984-1991).
Karsten Feldborg is the Danish champion 1982, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008.
Nordic Champion 1985, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2002. 2nd in the Nordic Championship 1986, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 2001. 3rd in the Nordic Championship 1988, 1994, 1998, 2000.
Team Nordic Champion 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002.
Winner of the European Grand Prix (EGP) 1989 (tied with Takeshi Murakami).
Winner of the Copenhagen EGP Open in 1988, 1990, 1991, 2000, 2002.
Winner of the Greve Cup 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000.
Winner of Jysk Open in Randers 2003, 2004.
Winner of Odense Open 2000, 2001.
Winner of DOF's 15 years anniversary tournament 1999.
Winner of Spring Tournament in Hundige 1985.
Winner of 30 hour non-stop tournament in Greve 1990.
Winner of Malmö Open (Sweden) 1984, 1988.
Winner of Lund Open (Sweden) 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2001.
Winner of Göteborg Open (Sweden) 1984, 1985, 1990.
Winner of Århus Open (Sweden) 1987.
Winner of Jönköping Open (Sweden) 1986.
Winner of Norrköping Masters (Sweden) 1988.
Winner of Hörröd Open (Sweden) 1993.
Winner of After Prince Open (Stockholm, Sweden) 1993.
Winner of Othello Night Fight (Jakobstad,Finland) 1984.
Winner of Tournoi de Cloture (Othello Summer Camp, Sophia-Antipolis, France) 1992.
The WOC 2009 was Karsten's 24th WOC; he is the recordman for most participations in WOC.
The best result was runner-up in 1994 loosing to Masaki Takizawa in the final.
All the results are as follows:
Was #9 in WOC 1982, #6 in WOC 1983, #4 in WOC 1987, #9 in WOC 1988, #6 in WOC 1989, #11 in WOC 1990, #7 in WOC 1991, #9 in WOC 1992, #6 in WOC 1993, #2 in WOC 1994, #9 in WOC 1995, #5 in WOC 1996, #6 in WOC 1997, #8 in WOC 1998, #7 in WOC 2000, #8 in WOC 2001, #15 in WOC 2002, #16 in WOC 2003, #10 in WOC 2004, #8 in WOC 2005, #9 in WOC 2006, #38 in WOC 2007, #32 in WOC 2008, #12 in WOC 2009.
Records
- Most World Othello Championship participations. (24)
- Most World Othello Championship participations for Denmark. (24)
- Best World Othello Championship results for Denmark. (2nd)
- Most Danish titles (14)
- Most national titles in Europe (14)
- Most national titles world wide (14)
- Most Nordic titles (6)
- Most team Nordic titles (13)
- Most times Top 10 in World Othello Championship (19) (Shared with David Shaman).
- Most European Grand Prix points scored for Denmark (3155).
- Most European Grand Prix tournament played for Denmark (40).
- Most Danish European Grand Prix tournament victories (6).
- Most Danish European Grand Prix series (1).
