ASL SCANDINAVIAN OPEN 2021 – IN AUGUST

[bo_siemsen]

ASO 2021 is under way with a bit of friendly gaming for today as a preparation for the main event - arrivals include Mike McGrath, Jim Bishop, Magnus Rimwall, Thomas Harjo, Michal Sedlacko, Michael Hastrup-Leth and myself. The atmosphere is good, the new/temporary location is great and what an unusual feeling to play an ASO Tournament in the summer.

Looking forward to seeing more players arrive tomorrow



EDIT
The swedish Elite crew of Jens Thomander, Andreas Carlsson and Mathias Bergwall has arrived and are just chilling. Juan Santa Cruz is setting up to play against Michal Sedlacko.

 

[Fiedler]

any updates?

 

[Actionjick]

any updates?

Best to luck to all and I am sure everyone will have a great time.

Keep an eye on McGrath, he's a jick from way back.

 

[bo_siemsen]

2 rounds down
We're down to undefeated players. Depending on the outcomes of round 3 we could have the final tonight in round 4.

The remaining undefeated are:
Mike McGrath
Juan Santacruz
Jim Bishop
Kjetil Hogenhaug
Bo Siemsen

With a injury-forfeit of former Danish ASO winner Kenneth Knudsen the starting field was down to 19 players.

 

[bo_siemsen]

The Tournament final is well underway. The last couple of turns remain. Mike McGrath and Kjetil Hogenhaug is going head to head in the replacement scenario "The beasts have arrived".

 

[bendizoid]

Mike always does something that surprises, especially in tactics. Every time you play him, probably learn something cool.

 

[Actionjick]

An appropriate title for the final scenario.

 

[bo_siemsen]

The ASO 2021 final took place saturday night. In a close fought battle Mike McGrath needed a bit of help from lady luck when Kjetil tried to make a hole in the world with his demo charge in a key position wooden building. Turned out the effect was little more than a loud knock on the door.

That means Mike McGrath has conquered Scandinavia by winning Scandinavian Open 2021.

While the remaining 18 players play for final positions here sunday morning we will have a "table of champions" where the newly crowned champion will play against the 2020 champion - Michael Hastrup-Leth.

 

[Del]

Thanks to Bo and Michael for yet another great tournament. Nice new location, great to be playing with cardboard and dice again , and most importantly, being able to sit across the table from some great people.

 

[bo_siemsen]

EVERYBODY IS A WINNER AT 24TH EDITION OF SCANDINAVIAN OPEN
The organizers would like to thank the ever loyal sponsors – Trojan Games, Le Franc Tireur, MMP, Bounding Fire Productions and Lone Canuck publishing. We would also like to thanks all participants for being on their best behavior and contributing to the excellent atmosphere. We would also like to thank Juan Santacruz who spend hours designing an extra Trophy for the Tournament winner (A Churchill ASL Counter, 10*10 inches with a "miniature" tank.

We would also like to send a special thanks to Andreas Carlsson who generously donated his time and designed booklets for all 5 rounds with details on the scenarios, map, entry, setup-areas etc.

We had “just” 19 participants this year but we are hopeful that number will increase next year when we return with our 25th Edition and to our regular timeslot in the ASL-calender – the first weekend of march 2022. All participating players registered at least one win.

“Newcomer” Mike McGrath won the tournament won the individual tournament after going undefeated in the first 4 games. His opponent in the final game, Kjetil Høgenhaug, secured second place. On Sunday, 2020 champion Michael Hastrup-Leth and 2021 champion Mike Mcgrath had themselves a Silesian Interlude in which Michael came out on top.

The unofficial team tournament, the battle of nations, was also won by Team International ahead of Team Norway, Team Denmark and with Team Sweden in last place. Team International consisted of Mike McGrath, Jim Bishop, Michal Sedlacko and Juan Santacruz.

Results will be submitted to ASL-Ratings.org

FINAL STANDINGS, ASO 2021

Mike McGrath	4 wins, 1 loss
Kjetil Høgenhaug	4 wins, 1 loss
Michal Sedlacko	4 wins, 1 loss
Jens Thomander	4 wins, 1 loss
Juan Santacruz	3 wins, 2 losses
Mattias Bergwall	3 wins, 2 losses
Hans Bugge	3 wins, 2 losses
Derek Ward	3 wins, 2 losses
Michael Hastrup-Leth	2 wins, 0 losses
Bo Siemsen	2 wins, 2 losses
Jim Bishop	2 wins, 3 losses
Niels Larsen	2 wins, 3 losses
Andreas Carlsson	2 wins, 3 losses
Svante Sandblom	2 wins, 3 losses
Kåre Jacobsen	2 wins, 3 losses
Thomas Harjo	1 win, 4 losses
Magnus Rimvall	1 win, 4 losses
Mikael Strand	1 win, 4 losses
Søren Sørensen	1 win, 4 losses

 

[bo_siemsen]

Random Statistical ASO 2021 facts

• There was played a total of 45 scenarios at ASO 2021
• In 11 scenarios the Allied player was attacking. The Allied attackers won 7 of 11 scenarios (63.6 per cent)
• In 34 scenarios the Axis player was attacking. The Axis attacker won 15 of 34 scenarios (44.1 per cent)
• In total the Allied player won 57.8 per cent of the scenarios played

Scenarios

• The most popular scenarios were J163 (Silesian Interlude) and and J178 (Old Friends) which each had 6 playings. The Allied player had 4 wins in both scenarios.
• SP204 (Yankee Pride) was the only scenario with more than one playing which had one-sided results (2 Allied wins)

 

[bergwall]

Great to see you all again!! Thanks for a great job Bo & Michael! Team Sweden will be back next year

 

[STAVKA]

EVERYBODY IS A WINNER AT 24TH EDITION OF SCANDINAVIAN OPEN
The organizers would like to thank the ever loyal sponsors – Trojan Games, Le Franc Tireur, MMP, Bounding Fire Productions and Lone Canuck publishing. We would also like to thanks all participants for being on their best behavior and contributing to the excellent atmosphere. We would also like to thank Juan Santacruz who spend hours designing an extra Trophy for the Tournament winner (A Churchill ASL Counter, 10*10 inches with a "miniature" tank.

We had “just” 19 participants this year but we are hopeful that number will increase next year when we return with our 25th Edition and to our regular timeslot in the ASL-calender – the first weekend of march 2022. All participating players registered at least one win.

“Newcomer” Mike McGrath won the tournament won the individual tournament after going undefeated in the first 4 games. His opponent in the final game, Kjetil Høgenhaug, secured second place. On Sunday, 2020 champion Michael Hastrup-Leth and 2021 champion Mike Mcgrath had themselves a Silesian Interlude in which Michael came out on top.

The unofficial team tournament, the battle of nations, was also won by Team International ahead of Team Norway, Team Denmark and with Team Sweden in last place. Team International consisted of Mike McGrath, Jim Bishop, Michal Sedlacko and Juan Santacruz.

Results will be submitted to ASL-Ratings.org

FINAL STANDINGS, ASO 2021

Mike McGrath	4 wins, 1 loss
Kjetil Høgenhaug	4 wins, 1 loss
Michal Sedlacko	4 wins, 1 loss
Jens Thomander	4 wins, 1 loss
Juan Santacruz	3 wins, 2 losses
Mattias Bergwall	3 wins, 2 losses
Hans Bugge	3 wins, 2 losses
Derek Ward	3 wins, 2 losses
Michael Hastrup-Leth	2 wins, 0 losses
Bo Siemsen	2 wins, 2 losses
Jim Bishop	2 wins, 3 losses
Niels Larsen	2 wins, 3 losses
Andreas Carlsson	2 wins, 3 losses
Svante Sandblom	2 wins, 3 losses
Kåre Jacobsen	2 wins, 3 losses
Thomas Harjo	1 win, 4 losses
Magnus Rimvall	1 win, 4 losses
Mikael Strand	1 win, 4 losses
Søren Sørensen	1 win, 4 losses

I noticed that the record is slightly off.

- 46 Victories vs 45 Losses

 

[bo_siemsen]

I noticed that the record is slightly off.

- 46 Victories vs 45 Losses

It is actually correct
One player was awarded a win by forfeit in the first round as there was a late minute cancellation. A player had to drop out due to an injury.

 

[Mister T]

On Sunday, 2020 champion Michael Hastrup-Leth and 2021 champion Mike Mcgrath had themselves a Silesian Interlude in which Michael came out on top.

It escapes me that a 1-0 player could play a 4-0 player on round 5, at least according to standard pairing system. But maybe it was a friendly?

 

[bergwall]

EVERYBODY IS A WINNER AT 24TH EDITION OF SCANDINAVIAN OPEN
The organizers would like to thank the ever loyal sponsors – Trojan Games, Le Franc Tireur, MMP, Bounding Fire Productions and Lone Canuck publishing. We would also like to thanks all participants for being on their best behavior and contributing to the excellent atmosphere. We would also like to thank Juan Santacruz who spend hours designing an extra Trophy for the Tournament winner (A Churchill ASL Counter, 10*10 inches with a "miniature" tank.

We had “just” 19 participants this year but we are hopeful that number will increase next year when we return with our 25th Edition and to our regular timeslot in the ASL-calender – the first weekend of march 2022. All participating players registered at least one win.

“Newcomer” Mike McGrath won the tournament won the individual tournament after going undefeated in the first 4 games. His opponent in the final game, Kjetil Høgenhaug, secured second place. On Sunday, 2020 champion Michael Hastrup-Leth and 2021 champion Mike Mcgrath had themselves a Silesian Interlude in which Michael came out on top.

The unofficial team tournament, the battle of nations, was also won by Team International ahead of Team Norway, Team Denmark and with Team Sweden in last place. Team International consisted of Mike McGrath, Jim Bishop, Michal Sedlacko and Juan Santacruz.

Results will be submitted to ASL-Ratings.org

FINAL STANDINGS, ASO 2021

Mike McGrath	4 wins, 1 loss
Kjetil Høgenhaug	4 wins, 1 loss
Michal Sedlacko	4 wins, 1 loss
Jens Thomander	4 wins, 1 loss
Juan Santacruz	3 wins, 2 losses
Mattias Bergwall	3 wins, 2 losses
Hans Bugge	3 wins, 2 losses
Derek Ward	3 wins, 2 losses
Michael Hastrup-Leth	2 wins, 0 losses
Bo Siemsen	2 wins, 2 losses
Jim Bishop	2 wins, 3 losses
Niels Larsen	2 wins, 3 losses
Andreas Carlsson	2 wins, 3 losses
Svante Sandblom	2 wins, 3 losses
Kåre Jacobsen	2 wins, 3 losses
Thomas Harjo	1 win, 4 losses
Magnus Rimvall	1 win, 4 losses
Mikael Strand	1 win, 4 losses
Søren Sørensen	1 win, 4 losses

Need to correct you on the unofficial team tournament results Bo. Acually team Sweden and team International tie 1st place with 13 wins each, team Denmark 2nd on 12 total wins and team Norway 3rd with 8 total wins.

Quantity is a quality of its own!!

 

[bo_siemsen]

It escapes me that a 1-0 player could play a 4-0 player on round 5, at least according to standard pairing system. But maybe it was a friendly?

We improvised the pairing of the final round with regards to Mike
He had already won the tournament on saturday night. He and Michael would like to play each other and since it would have no direct effect on the tournament standings we made that happen. Michael and I swapped position in the tournament to keep the numbers even.

 

[bo_siemsen]

Need to correct you on the unofficial team tournament results Bo. Acually team Sweden and team International tie 1st place with 13 wins each, team Denmark 2nd on 12 total wins and team Norway 3rd with 8 total wins.

Quantity is a quality of its own!!

Not the system I set up, though
I counted the number of wins and losses Team Sweden had against each of the other National Teams.

Like this:

• Sweden won 4-3 vs Team Norway
• Sweden lost 6-7 vs Team Denmark
• Sweden lost 2-6 vs Team International

The other results were

• Team Denmark lost 2-4 vs Team Norway
• Team Denmark lost 1-3 vs Team International
• Team Norway and Team International drew 1-1

Team International 2 Wins, 1 draw
Teams Norway 1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss
Team Denmark 1 win, 2 losses (slightly better on tie breaker)
Team Sweden 1 win, 2 losses

 

[bergwall]

Not the system I set up, though
I counted the number of wins and losses Team Sweden had against each of the other National Teams.

Like this:

• Sweden won 4-3 vs Team Norway
• Sweden lost 6-7 vs Team Denmark
• Sweden lost 2-6 vs Team International

The other results were

• Team Denmark lost 2-4 vs Team Norway
• Team Denmark lost 1-3 vs Team International
• Team Norway and Team International drew 1-1

Team International 2 Wins, 1 draw
Teams Norway 1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss
Team Denmark 1 win, 2 losses (slightly better on tie breaker)
Team Sweden 1 win, 2 losses

We will bring more guys next year!

 

[Sparafucil3]

@bo_siemsen @hastrup Thanks again for a well run tournament. I had a great time in Copenhagen. The venue and food were outstanding. To all the people I met and got to play ASL with, thanks for including me. It was super fun and I look forward to next year. -- jim