As it had already happened many times in the past, Slovenian big gun Leon Matoh 5d (Go Club Novo mesto) won the traditional Maribor Open, held on 16th and 17th September in Hotel Areh on Mount Pohorje, sweeping the opposition with a perfect score of five wins. 23 players from three countries participated, nine of them were dan level. Second place went to Francesco Marigo 4d from Italy (Higashikita Go Club) and Gregor Butala 4d (Go Club Ljubljana) finished third. Best kyu player was Torsten Bringman 1k (Higashikita Go Club) with three wins.
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