Shortlist for the Legendary Vampire Tournament

Last week the organizers of the VtES European Championship have published an updated list for candidates for the Legendary Vampire tournament, which is one of the first tournaments of the EC in Warsaw, Poland this year.

Participants by special invitations are:

• Erol Öngun (GER) -- Special Invitation
• Pascal Bertrand (FRA) -- Special Invitation
• Martin Weinmayer (AUT) -- Special Invitation
• Ben Peal (USA) -- Special Invitation

And the current list for the remaining 21 players, although not all of them will be actually going to the EC this year, looks like this:

1. Erik Torstensson (SWE) -- 44,93 Pts
2. Hugh Angseesing (UK) -- 28,19 Pts
3. John Bell (USA) -- 24,05 Pts -- NO
4. Brian Moritz (USA) -- 23,91 Pts -- YES
5. Greguss Csaba (HUN) -- 23,89 Pts -- YES
6. Mark Loughman (USA) -- 21,73 Pts
7. Jason Ryan (AUS) -- 21,25 Pts
8. Otso Saariluoma (FIN) -- 18,05 Pts -- YES
9. Martin Major (HUN) -- 16,51 Pts -- YES
10. Marcin Watras (POL) -- 16,06 Pts -- YES
11. Jerome Goyet (FRA) -- 15,55 Pts
12. Bill Troxel (USA) -- 13,39 Pts
13. Felipe Fiuza (BRA) -- 12,89 Pts
14. Jay Kristoff (USA) -- 12,73 Pts
15. Tomasz Izydorczyk (POL) -- 12,61 Pts-- YES
16. Matt Morgan (USA) -- 12,32 Pts
17. Peter Botos (HUN) -- 12,04 Pts -- YES
18. Izaak Havelaar (NED) -- 11,97 Pts
19. Robert Scythe (USA) -- 11,32 Pts
20. Alessandro Donati (ITA) -- 10,38 Pts -- YES
21. Matt Hirsch (USA) -- 10,00 Pts
22. Kamel Senni (FRA) -- 8,95 Pts