October 15 – 16, 2022
Prague, Ladronka park
PDGA C-Tier

On the weekend of October 15-16, the nineteenth edition of the Czech Open disc golf tournament took place at Ladronka park in Prague. The event was attended by many of the Czech elite players who were joined with a number of foreign guests. Disc golfers came from Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Estonia, Montenegro and the USA.

The permanent nine-hole course was expanded to a full 18 holes layout which really tested the abilities of all participants. Many players arrived on Friday to practice the course. The first two competition rounds took place on Saturday. The morning round was accompanied by light but persistent rain. It was convenient for everyone that they could dry off, warm up and eat well in the restaurant Usedlost Ladronka, which is a long-standing partner of the tournament which, in addition to great food, also provides space for the tournament center right in front of its gates. The second, afternoon round was noticeably drier, which was also reflected in generally better player performances.

Sunday’s third and final round was a different story – it was accompanied by sunny, warm weather and many players finished the tournament wearing only T-shirts and shorts.

The players competed in four categories. The junior category (MJ18) was the least numerous. It was mainly attended by players from Prague clubs, joined by the talented young German Jonas Bilke. He has already played at several Czech tournaments this year, where he successfully competed against experienced adult players. At the Czech Open, he proved his skill and won the category with a comfortable lead of 20 throws.

In the masters division (men over 40; MP40), the battle for the top spots was expected mainly from the local players, with Jiří „Jerry“ Brožek being the paper favorite. In the end, he ended up just under the podium, on which Martin Malý and the Estonian Sören Vetevool were standing. Petr „Héřa“ Haering became the winner by just one throw, as he was able to capitalize on his knowledge of his home course.

The female category had a clear favorite. Nikola Moravcová has had a great season, which she topped by winning the title of the Czech champion and left nothing to chance even at the Czech Open. Only Laura Nagtegaal from the Netherlands was able to come close to her. Martina Vajdová, another top Czech player, finished in third place.

Traditionally, the most attended was the Open category, in which mainly men under 40 start, but everyone else who wants to compete with the strongest players can sign in. Although the current Czech champion Bohdan Bílek withdrew from the tournament just a few days before the start, the roster remained full of quality players. Unfortunately, the next strongest player on paper and the winner of the recent Moravian Open, Jakub Knápek, did not finish the first round due to health problems and withdrew from the tournament. So Kuba Veselý, another player from Nový Jičín, the hotbed of disc golf talents, seized the chance. After two rounds, he had a lead of four throws and continued his solid performance in the third round. There, however, Kryštof Novák (from Nový Jičín, surprise surprise) began to put the pressure on him, but even 10 shots under par (the best round of the tournament) was not enough for him to catch up with Kuba. After a failed ace attempt on the last hole, he also had to go to play-off with Filip Conk, who also played excellently all weekend… here are the final results:

-== MPO ==-
1. Jakub Veselý (-23)
2. Kryštof Novák (-20; po rozhozu)
3. Filip Conk (-20; po rozhozu)

-== FPO ==-
1. Nikola Moravcová (+7)
2. Laura Nagtegaal (+11)
3. Martina Vajdová (+16)

-== MP40 ==-
1. Petr Haering (-12)
2. Sören Vetevool (-11)
3. Martin Malý (-8)

-== MJ18 ==-
1. Jonas Bilke (-2)
2. Maxim Tyrpekl (+18)
3. Ondřej Feix (+22)

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Complete results and PDGA ratings: https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/56656

Results on idiscgolf: https://idiscgolf.cz/turnaje/751

Results incl. statistics of individual holes: https://idiscgolf.cz/live-scoring/751

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CTP (Hole #2) – Garrett Parker threw closest to the basket on hole #2 (permanent #8).

ACE POOL – The ace went in on hole #11, where Kyle Kristofsen hung it into the elevated basket for a nice cash bonus. Congratulations!
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Finally, we would like to thank all the volunteers who participated in the setup and breakdown of the course and to all the spotters. Mainly thanks to you, the tournament ran smoothly and to the satisfaction of all players. And, of course, huge thanks also go to the tournament’s esteemed partners, who provided their quality products in player packages and as prizes for the best placed disc golfers. They were:

• Latitude 64° 
• Movit Energy
• Bombus Energy
• Grizly.cz
• Usedlost Ladronka

 

Photo:

The author of all the photos above is Jakub Sedlak. Check out the full album and his other photos at : https://www.fotonotes.cz/Akce-G/n-s67q2s/DG-CZECH-OPEN-2022/