17th Domino World Championship 2011
Hege Lofthus is Domino World Champion 2011!
This year, a new record was set for the number of participants: A total of 85 players from seven countries played for the World Cup title in Estonia, Norway, Germany and Switzerland. After three years, the trophy went to a female player in Norway again.
It took Hege Lofthus exactly eleven years of training. She was introduced to dominoes during a youth camp in Germany in 2000, and on her next birthday she received her own game. When she moved to Oslo, the game became serious. For years, Hege and a growing number of domino friends always met on Sundays at the same café.
After Hege became a mother last January, it has become difficult to find time to play. But now Hege is looking forward to being able to explain to her daughter: »You were born the year I became domino world champion!«
Having brought the title to Norway will give dominoes a new lease of life there. Hege has strong players in Oslo and is ready to defend her title!
Game Results
85 participants in this world cup
| Rank | Name | World region | FLADUB | World ranking position | Match date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hege Lofthus |   | 516 | 37 | 29.12.2011 | Oslo |
| 2 | Kristiina Lepa |  | 472 | 0 | 29.12.2011 | Tartu |
| 3 | GM Roswitha Siedelberg |   | 461 | 9 | 29.12.2011 | Wittenförden |
| 4 | Monika Ackermann |   | 453 | 89 | 29.12.2011 | Ettingen |
| 5 | Samson Rentsch |  | 434 | 0 | 29.12.2011 | Prêles |
| 6 | Ingo Rickmann |  | 415 | 53 | 29.12.2011 | Garbsen |
| 7 | Angela Wölbern | | 415 | 112 | 29.12.2011 | Bremen |
| 8 | Dennis Nolting | | 408 | 66 | 29.12.2011 | Garbsen |
| 9 | GM Rainer Siedelberg |  | 408 | 15 | 29.12.2011 | Wittenförden |
| 10 | GM Sofia Maria Magdalena Gram-Hallbert |  | 406 | 20 | 29.12.2011 | Oslo |
| 11 | Christina Ott |  | 395 | 60 | 29.12.2011 | Wallrabenstein |
| 12 | GM Eliina Pavljuk | | 394 | 21 | 29.12.2011 | Tartu |
| 13 | Andrea Schaab | | 393 | 79 | 29.12.2011 | Wallrabenstein |
| 14 | Kevin Bader |  | 382 | 98 | 29.12.2011 | Grenchen |
| 15 | Marc Massaro | | 380 | 140 | 29.12.2011 | Grenchen |
| 16 | GM Walti Bader | | 380 | 1 | 29.12.2011 | Grenchen |
| 17 | Florian Klee | | 375 | 106 | 29.12.2011 | Ettingen |
| 18 | Sabine Kemkes | | 362 | 28 | 29.12.2011 | Garbsen |
| 19 | Jürgen Mauss† |  | 361 | 62 | 29.12.2011 | Neu-Vehlefanz |
| 20 | Meike Isensee |  | 358 | 0 | 29.12.2011 | Prêles |
| 21 | Matthias Nolting | | 340 | 39 | 29.12.2011 | Garbsen |
| 22 | Frank Amling | | 327 | 34 | 29.12.2011 | Bremen |
| 23 | Stefan Zahn | | 324 | 0 | 29.12.2011 | Wallrabenstein |
| 24 | GM Regine Siedelberg | | 321 | 13 | 29.12.2011 | Wittenförden |
| 25 | Floris Staub | | 317 | 31 | 29.12.2011 | Prêles |
| 26 | Marion Eckermann | | 315 | 161 | 29.12.2011 | Garbsen |
| 27 | GM Stina Klee |  | 311 | 29 | 29.12.2011 | Ettingen |
| 28 | GM Frank Lindemann |   | 310 | 6 | 29.12.2011 | Prêles |
| 29 | Jonas Hüllstrung | | 310 | 122 | 29.12.2011 | Ettingen |
| 30 | GM Chris Flathmann | | 307 | 11 | 29.12.2011 | Bremen |
| 31 | Øivind Nordvik Westbø |  | 304 | 108 | 29.12.2011 | Arendal |
| 32 | Michaela Kauschke | | 298 | 0 | 29.12.2011 | Neu-Vehlefanz |
| 33 | Dario Staub | | 292 | 32 | 29.12.2011 | Prêles |
| 34 | Max Nolting | | 288 | 0 | 29.12.2011 | Garbsen |
| 35 | Kerstin Leipold | | 288 | 151 | 29.12.2011 | Wittenförden |
| 36 | Bernd Fünfkirchler | | 286 | 0 | 29.12.2011 | Garbsen |
| 37 | Annegret Rentsch | | 285 | 49 | 29.12.2011 | Ettingen |
| 38 | Ole Stein | | 284 | 81 | 29.12.2011 | Prêles |
| 39 | Guðný ósk Scheving | | 283 | 45 | 29.12.2011 | Arendal |
| 40 | Kristine Langberg |  | 283 | 0 | 29.12.2011 | Prêles |
| 41 | Ricki Nolting | | 280 | 24 | 29.12.2011 | Garbsen |
| 42 | Klaus-Peter Rüffer | | 274 | 76 | 29.12.2011 | Garbsen |
| 43 | Stefan Kauschke |  | 270 | 48 | 29.12.2011 | Neu-Vehlefanz |
| 44 | Maximilian Mauss | | 268 | 0 | 29.12.2011 | Neu-Vehlefanz |
| 45 | Vidar Aas | | 262 | 51 | 29.12.2011 | Arendal |
| 46 | Patrick Rentsch | | 260 | 87 | 29.12.2011 | Ettingen |
| 47 | Bino Nolting | | 256 | 134 | 29.12.2011 | Garbsen |
| 48 | GM Alex Klee | | 250 | 23 | 29.12.2011 | Prêles |
| 49 | Andrea Solari | | 248 | 27 | 29.12.2011 | Prêles |
| 50 | GM Angie Stich | | 247 | 22 | 29.12.2011 | Ettingen |
| 51 | Jonathan Arezki |  | 247 | 111 | 29.12.2011 | Prêles |
| 52 | Michael Meier | | 244 | 102 | 29.12.2011 | Garbsen |
| 53 | Bruno Staub | | 240 | 69 | 29.12.2011 | Ettingen |
| 54 | Peter Polgar | | 238 | 0 | 29.12.2011 | Ettingen |
| 55 | GM David Bader | | 235 | 14 | 29.12.2011 | Grenchen |
| 56 | Jan Tore Evensen | | 233 | 104 | 29.12.2011 | Oslo |
| 57 | Joakim Gunnerød |  | 232 | 63 | 29.12.2011 | Prêles |
| 58 | Trine Ingunn Berg Skåret |  | 227 | 96 | 29.12.2011 | Oslo |
| 59 | Benn Johan Rislå | | 224 | 95 | 29.12.2011 | Arendal |
| 60 | Margrete Einen | | 222 | 0 | 29.12.2011 | Tartu |
| 61 | Jenny Karinsdotter |   | 215 | 0 | 29.12.2011 | Prêles |
| 62 | Olaf Jobmann |  | 211 | 115 | 29.12.2011 | Prêles |
| 63 | Udo Makus | | 207 | 114 | 29.12.2011 | Garbsen |
| 64 | Thomas Egeli | | 195 | 127 | 29.12.2011 | Ettingen |
| 65 | GM Björn Andreas Wolst |  | 195 | 12 | 29.12.2011 | Bremen |
| 66 | Anita Rislå | | 190 | 109 | 29.12.2011 | Arendal |
| 67 | Urs Ackermann | | 185 | 110 | 29.12.2011 | Ettingen |
| 68 | Arno Wahls | | 181 | 162 | 29.12.2011 | Bremen |
| 69 | Ilona Mehl | | 168 | 164 | 29.12.2011 | Garbsen |
| 70 | Merit Helm | | 146 | 0 | 29.12.2011 | Tartu |
| 71 | Mari Tarendi | | 142 | 0 | 29.12.2011 | Tartu |
| 72 | Alexander Ott | | 141 | 33 | 29.12.2011 | Wallrabenstein |
| 73 | Fleur von Spee | | 132 | 0 | 29.12.2011 | Prêles |
| 74 | Werner Siegrist | | 129 | 71 | 29.12.2011 | Ettingen |
| 75 | Olaf Danilsen | | 129 | 0 | 29.12.2011 | Neu-Vehlefanz |
| 76 | Felix Rentsch | | 125 | 36 | 29.12.2011 | Ettingen |
| 77 | Paul Klee | | 111 | 59 | 29.12.2011 | Ettingen |
| 78 | Tobias Stückelberger | | 97 | 105 | 29.12.2011 | Ettingen |
| 79 | Thomas Caflisch | | 83 | 70 | 29.12.2011 | Grenchen |
| 80 | GM Mareike Lang | | 53 | 19 | 29.12.2011 | Wittenförden |
| 81 | Peter Kloke | | 49 | 0 | 29.12.2011 | Prêles |
| 82 | Andreas Harder | | 30 | 101 | 29.12.2011 | Garbsen |
| 83 | Christine Enders | | 18 | 149 | 29.12.2011 | Wallrabenstein |
| 84 | Martina Meier | | 7 | 136 | 29.12.2011 | Garbsen |
| 85 | Ola Skarstein Tennes | | 3 | 0 | 29.12.2011 | Oslo |
Rank
Name
World region
FLADUB
World ranking position
Match date
Venue
1
Hege Lofthus
516
37
29.12.2011
Oslo
2
Kristiina Lepa
472
0
29.12.2011
Tartu
3
GM Roswitha Siedelberg
461
9
29.12.2011
Wittenförden
4
Monika Ackermann
453
89
29.12.2011
Ettingen
5
Samson Rentsch
434
0
29.12.2011
Prêles
6
Ingo Rickmann
415
53
29.12.2011
Garbsen
7
Angela Wölbern
415
112
29.12.2011
Bremen
8
Dennis Nolting
408
66
29.12.2011
Garbsen
9
GM Rainer Siedelberg
408
15
29.12.2011
Wittenförden
10
GM Sofia Maria Magdalena Gram-Hallbert
406
20
29.12.2011
Oslo
11
Christina Ott
395
60
29.12.2011
Wallrabenstein
12
GM Eliina Pavljuk
394
21
29.12.2011
Tartu
13
Andrea Schaab
393
79
29.12.2011
Wallrabenstein
14
Kevin Bader
382
98
29.12.2011
Grenchen
15
Marc Massaro
380
140
29.12.2011
Grenchen
16
GM Walti Bader
380
1
29.12.2011
Grenchen
17
Florian Klee
375
106
29.12.2011
Ettingen
18
Sabine Kemkes
362
28
29.12.2011
Garbsen
19
Jürgen Mauss†
361
62
29.12.2011
Neu-Vehlefanz
20
Meike Isensee
358
0
29.12.2011
Prêles
21
Matthias Nolting
340
39
29.12.2011
Garbsen
22
Frank Amling
327
34
29.12.2011
Bremen
23
Stefan Zahn
324
0
29.12.2011
Wallrabenstein
24
GM Regine Siedelberg
321
13
29.12.2011
Wittenförden
25
Floris Staub
317
31
29.12.2011
Prêles
26
Marion Eckermann
315
161
29.12.2011
Garbsen
27
GM Stina Klee
311
29
29.12.2011
Ettingen
28
GM Frank Lindemann
310
6
29.12.2011
Prêles
29
Jonas Hüllstrung
310
122
29.12.2011
Ettingen
30
GM Chris Flathmann
307
11
29.12.2011
Bremen
31
Øivind Nordvik Westbø
304
108
29.12.2011
Arendal
32
Michaela Kauschke
298
0
29.12.2011
Neu-Vehlefanz
33
Dario Staub
292
32
29.12.2011
Prêles
34
Max Nolting
288
0
29.12.2011
Garbsen
35
Kerstin Leipold
288
151
29.12.2011
Wittenförden
36
Bernd Fünfkirchler
286
0
29.12.2011
Garbsen
37
Annegret Rentsch
285
49
29.12.2011
Ettingen
38
Ole Stein
284
81
29.12.2011
Prêles
39
Guðný ósk Scheving
283
45
29.12.2011
Arendal
40
Kristine Langberg
283
0
29.12.2011
Prêles
41
Ricki Nolting
280
24
29.12.2011
Garbsen
42
Klaus-Peter Rüffer
274
76
29.12.2011
Garbsen
43
Stefan Kauschke
270
48
29.12.2011
Neu-Vehlefanz
44
Maximilian Mauss
268
0
29.12.2011
Neu-Vehlefanz
45
Vidar Aas
262
51
29.12.2011
Arendal
46
Patrick Rentsch
260
87
29.12.2011
Ettingen
47
Bino Nolting
256
134
29.12.2011
Garbsen
48
GM Alex Klee
250
23
29.12.2011
Prêles
49
Andrea Solari
248
27
29.12.2011
Prêles
50
GM Angie Stich
247
22
29.12.2011
Ettingen
51
Jonathan Arezki
247
111
29.12.2011
Prêles
52
Michael Meier
244
102
29.12.2011
Garbsen
53
Bruno Staub
240
69
29.12.2011
Ettingen
54
Peter Polgar
238
0
29.12.2011
Ettingen
55
GM David Bader
235
14
29.12.2011
Grenchen
56
Jan Tore Evensen
233
104
29.12.2011
Oslo
57
Joakim Gunnerød
232
63
29.12.2011
Prêles
58
Trine Ingunn Berg Skåret
227
96
29.12.2011
Oslo
59
Benn Johan Rislå
224
95
29.12.2011
Arendal
60
Margrete Einen
222
0
29.12.2011
Tartu
61
Jenny Karinsdotter
215
0
29.12.2011
Prêles
62
Olaf Jobmann
211
115
29.12.2011
Prêles
63
Udo Makus
207
114
29.12.2011
Garbsen
64
Thomas Egeli
195
127
29.12.2011
Ettingen
65
GM Björn Andreas Wolst
195
12
29.12.2011
Bremen
66
Anita Rislå
190
109
29.12.2011
Arendal
67
Urs Ackermann
185
110
29.12.2011
Ettingen
68
Arno Wahls
181
162
29.12.2011
Bremen
69
Ilona Mehl
168
164
29.12.2011
Garbsen
70
Merit Helm
146
0
29.12.2011
Tartu
71
Mari Tarendi
142
0
29.12.2011
Tartu
72
Alexander Ott
141
33
29.12.2011
Wallrabenstein
73
Fleur von Spee
132
0
29.12.2011
Prêles
74
Werner Siegrist
129
71
29.12.2011
Ettingen
75
Olaf Danilsen
129
0
29.12.2011
Neu-Vehlefanz
76
Felix Rentsch
125
36
29.12.2011
Ettingen
77
Paul Klee
111
59
29.12.2011
Ettingen
78
Tobias Stückelberger
97
105
29.12.2011
Ettingen
79
Thomas Caflisch
83
70
29.12.2011
Grenchen
80
GM Mareike Lang
53
19
29.12.2011
Wittenförden
81
Peter Kloke
49
0
29.12.2011
Prêles
82
Andreas Harder
30
101
29.12.2011
Garbsen
83
Christine Enders
18
149
29.12.2011
Wallrabenstein
84
Martina Meier
7
136
29.12.2011
Garbsen
85
Ola Skarstein Tennes
3
0
29.12.2011
Oslo
These players were not on the world ranking list at the time of the championship:
Kristiina Lepa (2), Samson Rentsch (5), Meike Isensee (20), Stefan Zahn (23), Michaela Kauschke (32), Max Nolting (34), Bernd Fünfkirchler (36), Kristine Langberg (40), Maximilian Mauss (44), Peter Polgar (54), Margrete Einen (60), Jenny Karinsdotter (61), Merit Helm (70), Mari Tarendi (71), Fleur von Spee (73), Olaf Danilsen (75), Peter Kloke (81), Ola Skarstein Tennes (85)