--- In ChicagoDip@yahoogroups.com, Edi Birsan <EdiBirsan@...> wrote:
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> What is unbelievable? the 188... there has been bigger just not as a
> WDC.
> Edi Birsan
> EdiBirsan at astound.net
>
>
>
> On Jul 2, 2009, at 2:47 PM, greg wrote:
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> > Number of players 188
> >
> > Anyone hear stories of this tournament? Or met anyone who attended.
> > Seems to be quite unbelievable.
> >
> >
>


Biggest European Tournament : EuroDipCon I paris 1993
http://eurodip.nuxit.net/php/rencontre/affiche_rencontre.php?id_rencontre=35&lan\
g=Ang

194 players :)

The English hobby was very big and the French one too at that period. So 200
players is not unbelievable ;)

Laurent