Beste Salou Open liefhebbers,
Na lange tijd komen we weer met een update over uw favoriete damtoernooi.
Helaas leven we nog steeds in onzekere tijden met betrekking tot COVID-19. Het niet doorgaan van de 2020 editie van het toernooi deed al enorm pijn in ons hart en ondanks dat we vol goede moed bezig waren met de voorbereidingen voor mei 2021 zijn de vooruitzichten of het toernooi dan plaats kan vinden allerminst zeker.
Het begin van vaccinatie in de wereld biedt goede hoop dat het uiteindelijk weer de goede kant op zal gaan en dat het allemaal goed komt, maar met de huidige maatregelen is het niet realistisch dat een internationaal evenement zoals Salou Open al in mei 2021 plaats kan vinden. Uiteraard hebben wij regelmatig contact met de lokale partijen en hebben we zowel afspraken met het hotel gemaakt wat betreft aanpassing van de speelruimte als serieus gekeken naar alternatieve data (t.w. 19-29 september).
Maar ook deze data kunnen we nog niet vastleggen en daarbij willen we graag nog de tijd (voorlopig tot eind maart 2021) nemen voor een definitief besluit .
We begrijpen dat dit misschien vervelend is, maar het is voor ons als organisatie ondoenlijk om nu al uitsluitsel te geven met alles wat er momenteel nog in de wereld speelt.
Met alle onzekerheden raden we dan ook aan om uw vlucht nog niet te boeken.
Heeft u dat al gedaan en kan en wilt u toch naar Salou zullen wij samen met onze Spaanse agent er alles aan doen om uw vakantie zo goed en voordelig mogelijk te regelen.
Heeft u eventueel nog vragen, dan kunt u via de bij u bekende kanalen contact opnemen met de organisatie.
Een gelukkig nieuwjaar!
Met de wens om elkaar in volle gezondheid te ontmoeten in het zonnige Salou!
Take care!
Met vriendelijke groeten,
Organisatie Salou Open
Salou Open 2021
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A.Presman
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- Real name: Alexander Presman
- Location: the Netherlands
Salou Open 2021
Dear friends,
Many of you would like to know if Salou Open will be held in September 2021.
We announced earlier that we are investigating the possibility to hold the tournament in the period 19-29 September (or 18-28 September if the start of Dutch team competition will be postponed) .
The problem is that we simply can't give the definitive answer.
We don't need to explain the whole situation, you are aware of it.
But there are two factors.
First, Salou Open is not just a draughts tournament. It is the vacation, feest, meeting old friends and making new ones. Salou Open is for many people a kind of top point of the year. They often start to wait for the next edition the next day after the previous finish. This passion shared by the organization is the main reason why we'd like to do the best still to have the tournament in 2021.
From the other hand the situation is not so stable yet that we could say now that we certainly can hold it. Almost every day we get news and changes. Vaccination is going faster and faster but not in all countries. Will the vaccination passport be ready on time, what will be the rules on location? These are still the open questions.
We would be grateful if you could express your opinion
1) I would certainly like to participate in Salou 2021 if it will be organised in September
2) I would like to participate in Salou 2021 if it will be organised in September but I’m not ready to make a decision now
3) I will wait for May 2022
4) Other (please explain)
Please send your opinion by PM or chant at the https://salou-open.nl or by e-mail to info@salou-open.nl
We will make the final decision in the middle of June.
Many of you would like to know if Salou Open will be held in September 2021.
We announced earlier that we are investigating the possibility to hold the tournament in the period 19-29 September (or 18-28 September if the start of Dutch team competition will be postponed) .
The problem is that we simply can't give the definitive answer.
We don't need to explain the whole situation, you are aware of it.
But there are two factors.
First, Salou Open is not just a draughts tournament. It is the vacation, feest, meeting old friends and making new ones. Salou Open is for many people a kind of top point of the year. They often start to wait for the next edition the next day after the previous finish. This passion shared by the organization is the main reason why we'd like to do the best still to have the tournament in 2021.
From the other hand the situation is not so stable yet that we could say now that we certainly can hold it. Almost every day we get news and changes. Vaccination is going faster and faster but not in all countries. Will the vaccination passport be ready on time, what will be the rules on location? These are still the open questions.
We would be grateful if you could express your opinion
1) I would certainly like to participate in Salou 2021 if it will be organised in September
2) I would like to participate in Salou 2021 if it will be organised in September but I’m not ready to make a decision now
3) I will wait for May 2022
4) Other (please explain)
Please send your opinion by PM or chant at the https://salou-open.nl or by e-mail to info@salou-open.nl
We will make the final decision in the middle of June.
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A.Presman
- Posts: 2134
- Joined: Sun Aug 18, 2002 16:43
- Real name: Alexander Presman
- Location: the Netherlands
Re: Salou Open 2021
Dear friends,
First of all we’d like to thank everybody who reacted to our survey.
In the past months we also thoroughly analyzed the latest developments around Covid-19 (vaccination, new mutations, permissions and limitations per countries, visum problematics etc.) and collected the opinions about the possible extra edition of Salou-2021 in September.
The conclusion we finally came to is (regrettably) that we won’t organize the Salou Open in September.
There is at the moment still too much uncertainty while we are already close to these dates. We all would like to be a part of our Salou Open “as it was” without restrictions and with large international representation, therefore we just have to wait for it till May 2022.
We already see a lot of interest for Salou Open 2022 expressed from different countries and continents. And we are very excited expecting this edition to become the greatest one ever. As soon as we obtain the hotel conditions for the next year we will announce it and start the inscription.
So no Salou 2021. But most important - stay safe and healthy and we see you all in May 2022 in "our" Salou!
First of all we’d like to thank everybody who reacted to our survey.
In the past months we also thoroughly analyzed the latest developments around Covid-19 (vaccination, new mutations, permissions and limitations per countries, visum problematics etc.) and collected the opinions about the possible extra edition of Salou-2021 in September.
The conclusion we finally came to is (regrettably) that we won’t organize the Salou Open in September.
There is at the moment still too much uncertainty while we are already close to these dates. We all would like to be a part of our Salou Open “as it was” without restrictions and with large international representation, therefore we just have to wait for it till May 2022.
We already see a lot of interest for Salou Open 2022 expressed from different countries and continents. And we are very excited expecting this edition to become the greatest one ever. As soon as we obtain the hotel conditions for the next year we will announce it and start the inscription.
So no Salou 2021. But most important - stay safe and healthy and we see you all in May 2022 in "our" Salou!
