SSDeV impressioning games 2011

Jos Weyers got another notch on his guitar. He won the German impressioning championships in Hamburg yesterday. For those who know Jos this will not come as a surprise. And right after Jos came Arthur Meister. Arthur is as steady as Jos, just a fraction slower. And after six locks this adds up.

Jord Knaap turned out to be the surprise. Before this weekend he barely impressioned a lock, but after an evening of practice with the ‘meisters’ he managed to get into the finals and open all six locks. Scoring a solid third place!

Impressioning heavyweights Oliver Diederichsen and Dr. Manfred Bölker became fourth and fifth.

There was a time it was unthinkable to have a non-German people win these games, let alone the top three contain two Duchies 😉

German impressioning games 2011 in Hamburg

I knew I was not likely to end in the top three in this competition (due to lack of training) and scored a sixth place.

Thanks everybody for a great weekend!

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9 Responses to “SSDeV impressioning games 2011”

  1. Walter says:
    June 14, 2011 at 16:45

    Woohoo! Great job everybody! I knew Meister Jos could do it! But looking at the times, it must have been really nerve wrecking for both Jos and Arthurmeister. And Jord a third place.. wow! Very good. Indeed, half of the top-6 being from TOOOL that’s just fabulous.

  2. Barry says:
    June 15, 2011 at 04:44

    I have good hopes for you too Walter. Last time in Eindhoven you did pretty well 🙂

  3. Walter says:
    June 15, 2011 at 15:38

    If anything, last time in Eindhoven taught me that having someone knowledgeable and patient to explain how impressioning works and what to look for, is key in becoming successful. Jord has benefited from that as well. Your lessons were excellent and maybe I should try to compete a bit more enthusiastically at LockCon! 🙂

  4. Mike Ehv says:
    June 15, 2011 at 16:55

    Geweldig, allen gefeliciteerd! Jord was met de blauw knetterende bus neem ik aan? Haha!

  5. Jaakko Fagerlund says:
    June 15, 2011 at 20:20

    Wow, the Germans are losing it! 😛 And special congrats to Jord, seems that the practice he got was marvelous 🙂

  6. mh says:
    June 15, 2011 at 22:12

    Congratulations! So sorry I missed this event 🙁

  7. frank says:
    June 17, 2011 at 23:09

    schrijf mij vast in voor een workshop impression.
    Of is er al eentje eerder te volgen ?

  8. ewout says:
    June 23, 2011 at 16:58

    Very impressive 🙂
    Next week I will bring my signature album and ask you for an entry!

  9. elphreaker says:
    June 26, 2011 at 10:28

    Congrats to you all! Hope to see you at lockcon.


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