Oslo Open #10

The 10th edition of Oslo Open, Norway's main international table hockey tournament, will be held on February 25, 2006, at the BLS Conference Center in Central Oslo.

Oslo Open is organized by the Norwegian Table Hockey Association and is the 4th Big Six tournament organized this season as part of the World Table Hockey Tour.

The tournament begins at 09.00.

Tournament schedule, format, prizes

History 1995-2006, Soundtrack 2006, Trivia

Results - Open Series
Winner: Stefan Edwall, Sweden. Second place: Tore Lie, Norway. Third place: Daniel Remmem, Norway.

Winner B Group: Joakim Björk, Sweden

Winner C Group: Bjørn Kristian Røed, Norway

Best Rookie: Terje Henden, Norway

Results - Veteran Series
Winner: Janis Kirsis, Latvia

No junior players participated

Pictures

Registration
Register by e-mail to osloopen2006@puck.no
Deadline for registration is Tuesday, February 21, 2006.

List of registered players

Entry fee
The entry fee for Oslo Open is 100 NOK (approx. 12.50 €), and is to be paid on the day of the tournament. We will only accept payment by cash in Norwegian Kroner.

Tournament series
Open series, Ladies series, Junior series (for players born 1988 or later) and Veteran series (for players born 1966 or earlier). Because of the limited time available, a player can not be guaranteed participation in both the Open series playoffs and the Ladies/Junior/Veteran series.

Groupings for round 1 of the Open Series

Tournament venue
BLS Conference Center is located in Nordahl Bruns gate 22.
The venue is the close neighbour to Blitz (Oslo's infamous autonomous counterculture-center) and only a short distance from the Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel and the Royal Palace.

NB! Wet outdoor shoes are not allowed in the tournament hall! Bring indoor shoes.

Map of the area

How to get there
Either by tram no. 11, 17 or 18 to Tullinløkka or Holbergs plass (SAS Hotel), or by metro to Nationaltheatret station.

Accommodation
We strongly recommend Cochs pensjonat. Not only does this nice pension house offer affordable accommodation, it is also just a five-minute walk away from the tournament venue.

Travel
Several budget airlines operate flights to Oslo, e.g.:
Sterling (from Copenhagen, Prague, Budapest, Paris, etc.)
Norwegian (from Stockholm, Riga, Berlin, Prague, etc.)
Blue1 (from Helsinki)
Germanwings (from Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne-Bonn)
Air Baltic (from Riga, Moscow, Kiev, etc)
Fly Nordic (from Stockholm)

Questions
Should you have any questions, please contact the organizers at osloopen2006@puck.no