Stratego - Tournaments

Tournaments

1991 First Dutch Championship

In 1991 the first Dutch Stratego Championship was being organised by Johan van der Wielen, Roel Eefting and Marc Perriëns. Over 100 players participated in this event in Nijmegen. Wim Snelleman was the winner. Several Dutch Championships would follow.

1997 First World Championship

In 1997 the first World Stratego Championship was being organised by the ISK-Foundation (the precursor of the Dutch Stratego Union) as part of the first Mind Sports Olympiad. Peter van Bodegom was the winner.

1997 First Cambodian Championship

In 1997 Cambodia had the scoop to be the first Asian country in which its national Classic Stratego Championship was being organised. Organizer Roel Eefting defeated runner-up Max van Wel.

1998 World Championship

The 1998 World Championships was held in London as part of the second Mind Sports Olympiad and the winner was Luc Adriaansen.

1998 Second Cambodian Championship

In 1998 Roel Eefting surprisingly lost his title to fellow Dutchman Marc Derks, who ironically was invited by him on a journey together through Cambodia.

1999 World Championship

The 1999 World Championships was again held in London as part of the third MSO and the winner was J. Van Geffen.

2007 World Championship

The 2007 World Championship was held in Antwerp, Belgium at the Hotel ter Elst from August 10 through 12th. There were 44 participants, including the first ever player from the United States in the World Championships. It was won by Vincent de Boer.

2007 World Team Cup

The World Team cup is played annually at the World Championships. It is a 4 player event with teams competing for their country.

Holland defeated Germany in the 2007 World Team Cup.

2007 Stratego Olympiad

The 2007 Stratego Olympiad was held as part of the list of events within the Mind Sports Olympics. The 2007 event was held near London, England on 25 and 26 August 2007.

Roel Eefting won both the event and the World Title on Barrage (Quick-Stratego which is played with 8 pieces).

2007 Stratego World Team Championship

The Stratego World Team Championship is held as part of the events at the Mind Sports Olympics. This event is a 3 player event with teams competing for their country.

Great Britain defeated Holland in the 2007 World Team Championships.

2007 Computer Stratego World Championship

StrategoUSA conducted the first open tournament ever held for Stratego AI programs during December 2007. Programs played Classic Stratego rules in a round robin format. The tournament was a demonstration of state-of-the-art Stratego AI, with the hope it would spur new research into Stratego AI methodology. The winning program was Probe, which finished with a record of 17–0–3 (W–L–D).

2008 Computer Stratego World Championship

The 2008 tournament was held during December with six programs participating. Once again, StrategoUSA hosted the tournament online. Probe repeated as the champion, with a record of 22–3–0 (W–L–D).

2009 Computer Stratego World Championship

The 2009 tournament was held in December. Once again, StrategoUSA hosted the tournament online. The winner was Master of the Flag II, with a record of 30–3–2 (W–L–D).

2010 Stratego World Championship

The 2010 tournament was held in August, in Maastricht, Netherlands, Pim Neimejer (Netherlands) won the World Championship (overall score). Lady Kathryn Whitehorn (England) won the Women's Stratego World Championship. In team play, The Netherlands National Team won Gold (first), Germany Silver (second), and England Bronze (Third.

2010 Computer Stratego World Championship

The 2010 tournament was held in December. Once again, StrategoUSA hosted the tournament online. The winner was Probe, with a record of 24–3–3 (W–L–D).