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Over 80% of rough diamonds were purchased in Antwerp. [4] Within the area is the Antwerp World Diamond Centre, and four trading exchanges [5] including the Diamond Club of Antwerp and the Beurs voor Diamanthandel, both of which were founded by Hasidic diamantaires, [6] the Antwerpsche Diamantkring and the Vrije Diamanthandel. [7]
It also had a commercial branch to issue certificates. In 2007, the Diamond High Council was restructured and split up in two different enterprises. One of them, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), a private foundation, is responsible for the representation of the collective interests of the Belgian diamond industry domestically and abroad.
The Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair (ADTF) is an international trade fair dedicated exclusively to loose polished diamonds. The fair will have a new name, BrilliAnt®, at its next edition in 2017. The fair will have a new name, BrilliAnt®, at its next edition in 2017.
The arena was built for sport, especially track cycling, but there is now little sport there, an exception being the Diamond Games tennis. According to Billboard Magazine , for the period 2007/8 Sportpaleis was the second most visited event hall in the world, second only to Madison Square Garden . [ 2 ]
The Diamond Games (due to sponsorship known for the last time as BNP Paribas Fortis Diamond Games and before that Proximus Diamond Games, GDF-Suez Diamond Games and Thomas Cook Diamond Games) was a professional women's tennis tournament organised in Antwerp, Belgium. The tournament took place in the Sportpaleis, at the beginning of February.
The 2004 Proximus Diamond Games was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp, Belgium that was part of the Tier II category of the 2004 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 16 February until 22 February 2002.
Sporthal Arena is an indoor arena in Deurne, Antwerp, Belgium.Built in 1966, it has a capacity for 2,100 people, 1,196 of which are seating capacity. [1] An 800,000 Euro renovation works took place between April 2008-February 2009.
Antwerp was one of the top 3 teams until 2001. In the 1999–2000 season the club won its first national championship as Telindus Antwerpen , by beating Oostende 3–1 in the Finals. The team had a setback after the championship year and ended in the 6th, 7th or 8th place for five seasons in a row.