▁the ▁Hal ▁Open ▁and ▁Hal ▁Masters . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁he ▁also ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁finale ▁of ▁Den mark ▁Open , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁lost ▁ 5 - 6 ▁against ▁D arius ▁L aban aus k as . ▁ ▁World ▁Championship ▁results ▁ ▁B DO ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 : ▁Pre lim inary ▁round ▁( lost ▁to ▁Raymond ▁Smith ▁ 2 - 3 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Profile ▁at ▁D arts ▁Database ▁ ▁Category : Bel g ian ▁d arts ▁players ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : B rit ish ▁D arts ▁Organisation ▁players ▁Category : Pro f essional ▁D arts ▁Corporation ▁players ▁Category : 1 9 8 8 ▁birth s <0x0A> </s> ▁W etz con ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 4 – 1 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁science ▁fiction ▁convention ▁held ▁in ▁Germany . ▁H eld ▁in ▁W etz lar , ▁it ▁was ▁organized ▁by ▁German ▁science ▁fiction ▁f anz ine ▁publish er ▁Anne ▁Ste ul ▁( who ▁lived ▁in ▁W etz lar ); ▁British ▁fan ▁Julian ▁Par r , ▁who ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁Cons ulate - General ▁in ▁Düsseldorf ▁( Par r ▁had ▁helped ▁found ▁Science ▁F iction ▁Club ▁Deutschland ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁and ▁held ▁membership ▁number ▁ 2 ▁there in ); ▁and ▁American ▁tw in ▁te en agers ▁Greg ▁and ▁Jim ▁Ben ford , ▁who ▁were ▁living ▁in ▁Gi essen , ▁where ▁their ▁father ▁was ▁serving