Three days ago we reached 400, today we reached 500 registered. As we have been saying from the start, we are limiting the tournament to 700 competitors, if you want to compete, sign up asap as it seems like we may reach our limit.
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Surpassed the 400!
We hope everyone has enjoyed the downtime over the past two weeks. Although some of you probably trained extra for the upcoming tournament season. We have been working hard preparing for the Open Dutch 2020, to provide each and every one of you with a smooth/pleasant experience Saturday the 25th. This weekend we reached another major milestone, we surpassed the 400 registered competitors.
Numbers are going up fast now and we expect to see many more being registered in the upcoming week and a half. Please note that the deadline is Tuesday the 14th of January 2020. Make sure to register before the deadline!
Transportation, parking, and breakfast!
As we are getting closer to the event we will start sharing more and more information with you. If you are planning on coming by train, you will arrive at train station “Helmond” which is located at Verlengde Spoorstraat in Helmond. From there you can take a taxi, bus or even walk to the Sport Center / Hotel. (It is about 1km walking.)
Make sure to plan your trip using 9292.nl (bus) or ns.nl (train). The train from Amsterdam Schiphol to Helmond is an intercity and there’s no need to switch trains, please check this page for more details. If you are with 4 or more people, make sure to take advantage of the Group Ticket which is available for travel during non-peak hours! This will save you a significant amount per person!
For those traveling by car, use the following address for your navigation system:
Scheepsboulevard 2
5705 KZ Helmond
The venue is relatively easy to find, if you prefer to have a map you can download a high-resolution version of the map below here.
There is a parking place underneath the hotel which costs € 4,- per day, we will also have additional free parking next to the hotel. We will have signage to guide you to the free parking area, but it is relatively easy to find as shown in the map below.
Last but not least, the hotel has a breakfast buffet that is open and available to everyone attending the event, even if you are not staying at the hotel. The cost is € 10,- per person.
Hotel recommendations…
Today we were informed that many of our hotel recommendations are very close to being fully booked (or are fully booked). There’s one hotel on our list which still has various rooms available, if you are looking for a hotel we would highly recommend Boetiek Hotel Plein Vijf Deurne.
Boutique hotel Plein Vijf is located in the heart of the city Deurne. It is located about 10km from the tournament venue and the tournament venue can be reached via train even if desired!
The hotel can be booked at the following price:
- 1 Night – single = 69 Euro
- 1 Night – twin = 75 Euro
- 1 Night – triple = 99 Euro
- 1 Night – quatro = 109 Euro
- 2 Nights – single = 119 Euro (59,50 per night)
- 2 Nights – twin = 139 Euro (69,50 per night)
- 2 Nights – triple = 189 Euro (94,50 per night)
- 2 Nights – quatro = 209 Euro (104,50 per night)
Email info@pleinvijf.nl (please use booking code: dutch open) for reservations or for more info.
The 300!
Traditionally with tournaments people seem to wait until the very last week to register. It seems we have broken with tradition as we are experiencing a very steady pace of registrations this year. Today we reached 300 competitors! Very surprising as the deadline is 1 month out, definitely not something we have seen before. We also like to welcome competitors from Belarus for the very first time to our tournament, great to have you.
We hope all 300 are preparing for glory and will raise the competition to a new level. If you haven’t registered yet, please make sure to do so before the deadline, which is Tuesday 14th of January 2020. If you want a guarantee, register before we get close to the limit of 700 participants.
We hope everyone will enjoy the holiday season, and we are looking forward to seeing all of you in Helmond in 2020!