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The Diamond Games ( sponsored in 2015 as BNP Paribas Fortis Diamond Games and formerly known as Proximus Diamond Games , GDF - Suez Diamond Games and Thomas Cook Diamond Games ) was a professional women ' s ___MASK61___ tournament organised in Antwerp , Belgium . The tournament took place in the Sportpaleis , at the beginning of February . The Netherlands is the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands . It is a densely populated country located in Western Europe with three island territories in the Caribbean . The European part of the Netherlands borders Germany to the east , Belgium to the south , and the North Sea to the northwest , sharing maritime borders with Belgium , the ___MASK71___ , and Germany . The largest cities in the Netherlands are Amsterdam , Rotterdam , The Hague and Utrecht . Amsterdam is the country ' s capital , while The Hague holds the Dutch seat of government and parliament . The name " Holland " is used to refer informally to the whole of the country of the Netherlands . The Antwerps Sportpaleis ( Antwerp ' s ___MASK34___ Palace ), also called Sportpaleis Antwerpen , Sportpaleis Merksem or simply the Sportpaleis , is an arena in Antwerp , Belgium . It is a multipurpose hall where concerts , sporting events , festivals and fairs are organized . The arena was built for ___MASK34___ , especially ___MASK55___ , but there is now little ___MASK34___ there , an exception being the Diamond Games ___MASK61___ . Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium , is a sovereign state in Western Europe bordered by France , the Netherlands , Germany , Luxembourg , and the North Sea . It is a small , densely populated country which covers an area of and has a population of about 11 million people . Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe , Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups : the Dutch - speaking , mostly Flemish community , which constitutes about 59 % of the population , and the French - speaking , mostly Walloon population , which comprises 41 % of all Belgians . Additionally , there is a small group of German - speakers who live in the East Cantons located around the High Fens area , and bordering Germany . The 2004 Proximus Diamond Games was held in Sportpaleis , Antwerp , in Belgium .