Bio
Yannick Haenebalcke, known online as arinius, plays for the Belgian national team and ranks 27th in the Belgian ranking.
Since 2021, arinius has played 5 international matches for Belgium and won 0 (0%). On Board Game Arena, arinius has played 2,839 rated games, with a peak rating of 552.
Honours
Best tournament results for arinius.
| Year | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Belgian Carcassonne Online Championship | 5th |
Played: 3 editions of the online championship (best: 5th in 2022).
Key figures
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Belgian ranking | 27th (73 points, ranking rating 1573) |
| Head-to-head rating | 533rd (1491, peak 1540 on 24 Feb 2022) |
| Head-to-head matches | 149: 57 won, 82 lost, 10 drawn (38% won) |
| BGA rating | 382 (peak 552) |
| Rated BGA games | 2,839 |
| International matches for Belgium | 5 (0 won, 5 lost) |
National team
arinius has won 0 of 2 matches at official team championships and is the 19th most-capped of 21 Belgian players.
| Tournament | Won–lost | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| WTCOC 2021 | 0–2 | Narrowest loss: USA (248–282) |
In friendly internationals the record is 0–3. Highest score for Belgium: 298 points, against Colombia (a friendly).
Rivalries
arinius's most frequent opponent is mobidic (13 matches, 3–9–1). Against the top 10 the best record is versus obiwonder (no. 3 head-to-head): 4–1–0.
| Opponent | Matches | Won–lost–drawn |
|---|---|---|
| mobidic (Maud Quaniers) | 13 | 3–9–1 |
| Defdamesdompi (Dominic Reberez) | 10 | 1–9–0 |
| JinaJina (Nicolas Victor) | 8 | 1–6–1 |
| N2xU (Nico Wellemans) | 7 | 3–4–0 |
| Bangla (Tony Reynolds) | 6 | 1–5–0 |
| obiwonder (Johan Nuyts) | 5 | 4–1–0 |
| MarathonMeeple (Joren De Ridder) | 5 | 1–4–0 |
Source: Carcassonne Belgium statistics database (Belgian Championship, online championship, league, World Championship and international matches), rankings computed on 12 October 2026. Generated by scripts/generate_player_bios.py.
Team Belgium
5 caps, 0–5 won – lost (0 %), points -120. Debut on 10 March 2021 against The Netherlands. All caps
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2021 | Friendlies Friendly 1 | G0dfriedvanBouillon The Netherlands | 177 – 194 | Lost |
| 19 Mar 2021 | Friendlies Friendly 2 | kingadomino Hungary | 207 – 226 | Lost |
| 21 Mar 2021 | Friendlies Friendly 3 | maister35 Colombia | 298 – 288 | Lost · Lost Draw |
| 2 May 2021 | WTCOC 2021 Match 4 | Osvaldo Del Arco Mexico | 260 – 320 | Lost · Win Draw |
| 16 May 2021 | WTCOC 2021 Match 6 | zacbell USA | 248 – 282 | Lost |
Tournaments
Ranking breakdown details
| Event | Raw | Decay | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCOC 2024 — rank 25 | 3 | 0.72 | 1.6 |
| BCOC 2023 — rank 13 | 8 | 0.61 | 3.7 |
| BCOC 2022 — rank 5 | 25 | 0.52 | 9.8 |
| WTCOC 2021 [Match 6] — L vs opp | 0 | 0.44 | 0.0 |
| WTCOC 2021 [Match 4] — L vs opp | 0 | 0.44 | 0.0 |
| Friendlies [Friendly 3] — L vs opp | 0 | 0.44 | 0.0 |
| Friendlies [Friendly 2] — L vs opp | 0 | 0.44 | 0.0 |
| Friendlies [Friendly 1] — L vs opp | 0 | 0.44 | 0.0 |
Recent games
| Date | Opponents | Score | Elo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2026 | Pakshe (119) | 84 | 1682 (-3) | table |
| 30 Sep 2026 | jrzequee (121) | 132 | 1685 (+3) | table |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Hellkkitte (137) | 100 | 1682 (-6) | table |
| 26 Sep 2026 | zhuoyouji (100) | 86 | 1688 (-9) | table |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Leb0wski (86) | 103 | 1697 (+9) | table |
| 16 Sep 2026 | FBO78Emma (125) | 120 | 1688 (-12) | table |
| 16 Sep 2026 | arduam (137) | 135 | 1700 (-14) | table |
| 15 Sep 2026 | cowabungaman (91) | 106 | 1714 (+5) | table |
| 13 Sep 2026 | johnsunday (87) | 80 | 1709 (-8) | table |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 008_kosanostra (0) | 1 | 1717 (+6) | table |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Amelinotte (91) | 125 | 1711 (+3) | table |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Mistress99 (182) , VF63 (129) | 235 | 1708 (+10) | table |
| 18 Aug 2026 | tsirp (86) | 109 | 1698 (+8) | table |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Kiwi Bird (101) | 86 | 1690 (-6) | table |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Carlston (108) | 70 | 1696 (-9) | table |
| 10 Aug 2026 | José Muñoz (126) | 113 | 1705 (-13) | table |
| 30 Jun 2026 | TriadaBuch (101) | 107 | 1718 (+3) | table |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Catalougna (96) | 86 | 1715 (-8) | table |
| 14 Jun 2026 | biktirpokerlove (1) , anpuro (0) | 1 | 1723 (+2) | table |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Baesje (103) | 114 | 1721 (+8) | table |
| 10 Jun 2026 | tazablanca (206) , sush1311 (109) | 169 | 1713 (-3) | table |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Arunass (74) | 115 | 1716 (+5) | table |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Noppasakki (126) | 87 | 1711 (-7) | table |
| 18 May 2026 | lujka (100) | 104 | 1718 (+10) | table |
| 14 May 2026 | Jon Alvarez (175) , Marquitus8 (101) | 226 | 1708 (+11) | table |