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Washington Open (chess)
The term most commonly refers to: * Washington Open (golf) – an annual golf tournament held since 1922 at various locations in the state of Washington * Washington Open (tennis) – a Washington D.C. tennis tournament held each year since 1969 Other uses include: * Washington Open DanceSport Competition – ballroom dancing competition held in Virginia. * Washington Open Chess Championship – a chess event held in Virginia from 2000–present. See also * Greater Washington Open References {{Sport index ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Open (golf)
The Washington Open is the Washington state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Pacific Northwest section of the PGA of America. It has been played annually since 1922 at a variety of courses around the state. Winners *2022 Colin Inglis *2021 Jeff Coston *2020 Colin Inglis *2019 Shane Prante *2018 Ryan Benzel *2017 Drew McCullough (a) *2016 Jeff Coston *2015 Darren Black *2014 John Cassidy *2013 Chris Griffin *2012 Jeff Gove *2011 Tim Feenstra *2010 Jeff Coston *2009 Brian Thornton *2008 Brian Nosler *2007 Tim Feenstra *2006 Josh Immordino (a) *2005 Michael Combs *2004 Keith Coleman *2003 Todd Erwin *2002 Bill Porter *2001 Jeff Coston *2000 Todd Erwin *1999 Jeff Coston *1998 Keith Liedes *1997 Keith Coleman (a) *1996 Jeff Coston *1995 Jeff Gove *1994 Rick Acton *1993 Todd Erwin *1992 Todd Erwin *1991 Jim Strickland *1990 Jim Strickland *1989 Brian Mogg *1988 Rod Marcum *1987 Don Bies *1986 Jeff Bloom (a) *1985 Mike ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Open (tennis)
The Washington Open (known as the Citi Open for sponsorship reasons) is an annual hardcourt tennis tournament played at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. The Washington Open is part of the ATP Tour 500, WTA 250, and the US Open Series, the latter of which is a schedule of North American hard court events leading into the US Open. After the 2014 edition, the Washington Open dropped out of the US Open Series, showing frustration over US Open Series broadcaster ESPN providing little coverage of the tournament on television. As of 2019, the Washington Open has rejoined the series, but still maintains the broadcast agreement it had reached with Tennis Channel. History The tournament was first held on the men's tour in 1969, known as the ''Washington Star International'' between 1969 and 1981, as the ''Sovran Bank Classic'' from 1982 to 1992, as the ''Newsweek Tennis Classic'' in 1993, and as the ''Legg Mason Tennis Classic'' from 1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DanceSport
Dancesport is competitive ballroom dancing, as contrasted to social or exhibition dancing. In the case of Para dancesport, at least one of the dancers is in a wheelchair. Dancesport events are sanctioned and regulated by dancesport organizations at the national and international level, such as the World DanceSport Federation. The name was invented to help competitive ballroom dancing gain Olympic recognition. The physical demand of dancesport has been the subject of scientific research. History The first unofficial world championship took place in 1909, and the first formation team was presented in 1932 by Olive Ripman at the Astoria Ballroom, London. Dancesport was first broadcast on TV in 1960. Styles The term ''dancesport'' applies to the International Style as well the as American Style of competitive ballroom. It includes the following categories: * International Standard * International Latin * American Smooth * American Rhythm These categories apply to both individ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subramanian Arun Prasad
Subramanian Arun Prasad (born 21 April 1988) is an Indian chess player. In 2008 he became India's 18th chess Grandmaster. Biography Born in Salem, Tamil Nadu, Arun Prasad won the 2004 Asian Under 16 Chess Championship in Tehran, Iran edging out Lê Quang Liêm on tiebreak score and as a result he earned the title of FIDE Master (FM). The same year he also won the Asian Junior Championship on tiebreak over J. Deepan Chakkravarthy in Bikaner, India. Thanks to this achievement Arun Prasad was awarded the title of International Master (IM). In 2009 he became the first Indian to win the Open in the Scottish Chess Championship in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2010 he was part of the bronze medal-winning Indian team in World Team Chess Championship in Bursa ( grc-gre, Προῦσα, Proûsa, Latin: Prusa, ota, بورسه, Arabic:بورصة) is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
