FIRST 2008 NORDIC OPEN PHOTOS |
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Tournament registration underway and a new Nordic Open record with 154 players entered in the main alone. That's 36 more than in the previous record of 118 in the main established in 1998. |
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View of the tournament room. |
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Assistant Producer Hanna Nilsson with Gus Hansen - they are working together on scripts for the How to Play sequences, filmed yesterday. Gus is in the draw. |
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WSOB host Jessie Cantrell in make-up before presenting tonight's on
camera sequences. |
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Construction of a studio underway - crucial matches will be played here - cameras in Saturday, recording Sunday and Monday. |
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Beautiful boards made especially for the Nordic Open branded with PartoucheGammon.com and the World Series of Backgammon logos - 84 of these were shipped in from Paris. |
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Sander Lylloff, Matvey "Falafel" Nantanzon and Morten Holm talk about odds. |
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Carter Mattig at the draw, and happy, as he got a bye into the 124! |
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Gus Hansen in the Welcome Speech. |
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Carter Mattig's daughter, Lindsey and friend running event shop! |
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Gus Hansen speaks at event opening, performing a rap, in Danish! |
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Jessie Cantrell with Will Cockerell before interview on camera,
following record draw. |
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