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We're proud to announce the Netrunner Belgian National Championships for 2024. This year it will again be hosted in Antwerpen in a beautiful Scottish pub named The Highlander. Quite fitting, there can be only one champion! On Saturday 2/11 we will play 5 rounds of double-sided swiss and on Sunday 3/11 we will host the top 8 and a Startup tournament with a prizing table. If you are a newer player you can also compete in only the Startup tournament on Sunday at a reduced entry cost.

On Saturday between rounds 4 and 5 a round of drinks will be bought for everyone to commemorate the last and final Belgian National Championship, so don't miss it!

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Dates: Saturday 2 - Sunday 3 November
Doors: 12:00 | Registration 12:30 | Start: 13:00
Core damage: €20 | Startup only: €10
TO: Thomas "Cluster Fox" Van der Cruysse
Judge: Floris "Slowriffs" Sommen
Martial: Ruben "RubenPieters" Pieters (official NSG rules team)

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Participation: 3x alt art Wall to Wall
Top 16: 3x alt art Joyride
Top 8: 3x limited edition metal dice
Top 4: Asmund Pudlat playmat
Winner: National Champion plaque by Jakuza, invitation to the Circuit Breaker Invitaional and free entrance to World Championships 2025

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As this is a Competitive-level event, the format will be Standard, so from Red Sands cycle through to Liberation. An overview and the Standard Ban List can be found here: https://nisei.net/players/supported-formats/#standard. The Standard Ban List 24.09 will be enforced. Decklists are mandatory. All cards must be in opaque sleeves. Proxies for any legal card are perfectly fine, but they must be of decent quality and immediately recognizable as the card they represent. You can find print & play versions of the cards on the product page: https://nisei.net/products/ of the Nisei website.

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The Highlander is a beautiful Scottish pub in the student district of Antwerp. We will be hosting Nationals in the event space under the pub. As far as drinks go, if you bring a water bottle then that's fine, but we would like to encourage everyone to consume some drinks at the bar, they have a wide selection of beers and softdrinks (and whisky, for the connoisseurs). Similar for food, if you bring some biscuits or a piece of fruit that's no issue, but you can't bring in hot meals. The Highlander has a warm kitchen with home made treats like soups, sandwiches, burgers and pasta. They also have warm snacks you can order over the course of the day.

Important to know is as we start at 13:00 each day, we are expecting you to have had your lunch before we start. If you do not want to eat at The Highlander, there are a few spots in the area you can grab a bite to eat. For dinner options there are plenty of lovely places in the area including authentic Belgian fries, traditional cuisine, Mexican, even Ethiopian.

Those who attended Belgian Nats 2019 will recognise the venue, as it's on the same square where we did the BBQ then. There are plenty of bars and restaurants in the area, many will remember the Harry Potter shots in Klimax ;)

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For out of towners, if you are coming by train to Antwerp Central Station, you can cross the Astridplein and there are several trams above or underground that you can take to get near the venue. On foot it's about 20 minutes walking. You all have smartphones and you can figure it out, but if you want specific instructions reach out via the channels listed below.

If you're coming by car, parking is very tricky. A law was recently passed that if you do not live in Antwerp, you are not allowed to park on the streets Monday through Saturday (although Sunday is totally free), and the fines are quite hefty. If you want to park in the area I would recommend Q-Park Godefriduskaai which is a 10 minute walk from the venue. The best value option is to park in one of the many P+R (Park and Ride) spots just outside the city. They are very cheap and your parking ticket also allows you to use public transport for free throughout the weekend.

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Stay connected and be on top of any updates we post! Meet up with fellow travellers to Antwerp, find lodgings, meet up for games!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1170484510916542
Stimhack Slack: channel #belgian-nationals
Discord: https://discord.gg/WHp4g5ZWuR

Hope to see all you hot-handed cyberwarriors jamming the Belgian mainframes, this is me Cluster Fox, jacking out.