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NationalHackers Cup

The Dutch hacking championship. 500 hackers, 3 hours, 1 title.

Saturday 19 September 2026 · H20 Esports Campus, Purmerend

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until the doors open

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Walk toward the light

  1. Doors open

    Check in, find your spot, soak it up.

  2. CTF starts

    Three hours. The scoreboard goes live.

This is the Dutch championship

On Saturday 19 September the Dutch hacker scene gathers in Purmerend for the biggest CTF this country has ever seen. Five hundred hackers, three hours, one title.

Play solo or in a team of up to four. Every challenge is custom-built by top hackers from the EHGN community: web, crypto, pwn, reversing and more. Whether it is your first CTF or your fiftieth, there is work for you.

Played on rCTF, our own platform. Platform nhc.ehgn.nl

Schedule15:00 doors open · 16:00 CTF starts · 19:00 CTF ends · 19:30 award ceremony

The challenges

Fully custom-built by top hackers from the EHGN community. No recycled sets.

  • Web

    From injection to logic flaws.

  • Crypto

    Break what looks secure.

  • Pwn

    Binary exploitation and memory corruption.

  • Reversing

    Take binaries apart.

  • And more

    Misc, forensics and a few surprises.

Built by

Four names you know from scoreboards, research and writeups.

  1. Anass Ali

    Founder EHGN & CEO EHGI

    ehgi.nl

  2. Jorian Woltjer

    Security researcher & CTF player, technical writer

    jorianwoltjer.com

  3. Remco van der Meer

    Ethical hacker & security researcher

    incendium.rocks

  4. Ian van der Wurff

    Hacker & owner of Tozetta

    tozetta.com

Organisers

Hacker B.V.

Offensive security from Almelo, led by Sergen Koc. You build. We break.

hacker.nl

EHGI

Ethical Hacker Group International, the company behind the EHGN community, led by Anass Ali.

ehgi.nl

Sponsors

The arena

H20 Esports Campus Rabo Esports Stadium
Spinnekop 2-3, 1444 GN Purmerend, the Netherlands

The first and largest permanent esports venue of the Benelux. 40 m2 of LED above the main stage, room for 1200 people, and broadcast production like it is primetime.

20 minutes from Amsterdam. Parking at the venue.

Directions h20.gg

  1. CTF ends

    Hands off. The last flags are counted.

  2. Award ceremony

    The trophy, EUR 500 and the crowning of the best hacker of the Netherlands.

Claim your seat

Free, but gone is gone: there are 500 seats.

Win the trophy, EUR 500 and the title.

The date is set: block Saturday 19 September.

Saturday 19 September 2026 · H20 Esports Campus, Purmerend

Questions

Who is this for?

Anyone who hacks or wants to learn: students, hobbyists, professionals. Beginners are welcome, there are challenges at every level.

Solo or in a team?

Both. A team has up to four players.

What do I bring?

Your own laptop and a charger. Power and internet are taken care of.

What does it cost?

Nothing. Tickets are free and there are 500 of them.

How does the CTF work?

Jeopardy style on rCTF: challenges per category, submit flags, score points. From 16:00 to 19:00, the scoreboard counts live.

Can I use AI tools?

No. It is about your skills, not a model's.

What do I win?

The winning team or solo player takes the trophy, EUR 500 and the title of best hacker of the Netherlands.

How do I get there?

H20 Esports Campus, Spinnekop 2-3 in Purmerend. 20 minutes from Amsterdam, parking at the venue.