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Gray and Ouschan took Euro-Tour titles

16/04/2016 Gray and Ouschan took Euro-Tour titles With solid performances, Mark Gray (GBR) won the Dynamic Billard Austrian Open and Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) won the Ballazzo Austrian Women’s Open in Alpina Sports and Wellness Hotel in St. Johann i.Pg., Austria. The men’s final was played between highly favored Mark Gray and underdog Ronald Regli (SUI). The way to the final match today lead Regli over Petri Makkonen (FIN) 9:7, Ivo Aarts (NED) 9:6 and Marco Teutscher (NED) 9:5 in the semi-finals. Gray defeated Imran Majid (GBR) 9:3, Sebastian Staab (GER) 9:6 and Joshua Filler (GER) 9:6 for his seat in the final match. Gray, being the favored player here took the stage and opened his account first. After Gray took a 2:0 lead, Regli was able to pull two racks back and tie the match at 2:2. The match went along quite evenly with both players taking racks but Gray always had that small advantage over Regli at all times. At 5:5, Gray went ahead and took the next three racks in order to get […]

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Austrian Open 2016

Mark Gray (GBR) gewinnt Austrian Open 2016 im Finale gegen Ronald Regli (SUI) mit 9-5. Den 3. Platz belegen Marco Teutscher (NED) und Joshua Filler (GER). Die Austrian Womens Open 2016 gewinnt Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) im Finale gegen Kamila Khodjaeva (BEL) mit 7-6. Den 3. Platz belegen Vania Franco (POR) und Amalia Matas (SPA). Direkt im Anschluss an die Pool Billard Europameisterschaft in St. Johann/Österreich findet an gleicher Stelle der nächste Euro-Tour Stopp des Jahres statt. Vom 14. – 16. April 2016 werden im Alpina Wellness & Sporthotel die Austrian Open 2016 der Damen und Herren stattfinden. Für die Herren geht es neben dem Gesamtpreisgeld von 34.000 Euro natürlich auch um viele wertvolle Punkte für das Ranking zur Qualifikation zum diesjährigen Mosconi Cup Anfang Dezember. Titelverteidiger der Austrian Open ist Niels Feijen aus den Niederlanden, er bezwang im letzten Jahr das deutsche Ausnahmetalent Joshua Filler im Finale mit 9-7. Die letzte Euro-Tour Veranstaltung in Italien ende Februar 2016 konnte der junge Pole Mieszko Fortunski für sich entscheiden, er bezwang vor einigen Wochen den deutschen Ausnahmespieler […]

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Fortunski on fire for 10-ball title

05/04/2016 Fortunski on fire for 10-ball title With a magnificent performance so far, Mieszko Fortunski (POL) ousted Mats Schjetne (NOR) 8:2 from the 10-ball discipline at the Dynamic Billard European Championships in Hotel Alpina, Alpendorf, St. Johann i.Pg., Austria. Big names have fallen today in the men’s division. Favorite players like #1 seeded player Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz are among the victims just like Nick van den Berg (NED), Niels Feijen (NED), Albin Ouschan (AUT), Marcus Chamat (SWE), Mario He (AUT), Mateusz Sniegocki (POL) … just to name a few. But Fortunski is one of the last four men standing in the men’s 10-ball. He defeated Mats Schjetne in the quarter-final match with 8:2, leaving not many chances for Schjetne to take. Fortunski seems to be on fire since his last Euro-Tour victory in March in Treviso and he is definitely counted in as favorite for the title now. In the semi-final which will be played tomorrow evening at 18:00 CET, Fortunski will meet Petri Makkonen (FIN) who smashed Mario He (AUT) 8:2 in his quarter-final match […]

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Dream start at the Dynamic Billard European Championships for team Austria

03/04/2016 Dream start at the Dynamic Billard European Championships for team Austria The first Gold Medals have been awarded at this year’s Dynamic Billard European Championships and team Austria had a dream start in any aspect. Both Gold Medals were taken by the Ouschans, Jasmin in the women’s and Albin in the men’s division. Jasmin Ouschan had a tough draw today. In the quarterfinals, she dealt with Anna Mazhirina (RUS) quite clearly with 75:21. Then in the semifinal, she encountered Caroline Roos (SWE). That match started off well for Ouschan. She needed 7 innings in order to finish Roos’ dreams of a final appearance in straight pool this year. 75:32 was the final result for Ouschan. In the final, she met Oliwia Czuprynska (POL) who had beaten Line Kjoersvik (NOR) 75:61 in her semifinal match. However, the final between Ouschan and Czuprynska turned out to become a nightmare for the Polish. She was allowed to the table three times only and never really got a chance to pocket balls. All she could do was score […]

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European Championships 2016 – Men, Women & WheelChair

Am Samstag, den 02. April 2016 beginnen in St. Johann/Österreich die Pool Billard Europameisterschaften der Damen, Herren und Rollstuhlfahrer. Bis zum 12. April werden sich im Alpina Sport Hotel viele europäische Topstars der Szene um die Medaillen streiten. Wie immer fehlen bei den Europameisterschaften einige der bekanntesten Spieler aus einigen Nationen. Dennoch kann sich die Teilnehmerliste mehr als sehen lassen und es werden sicherlich viele spannenden Matches zustande kommen. Das deutsche Team 2016 wird mit folgenden Spielern in St. Johann ins Rennen gehen. Bei den Herren sind es Kevin Becker, Joshua Filler, Andreas Roschkowsky, Ralf Souquet, Sebastian Staab, Sebastian Ludwig und Geronimo Weißenberger.  Bei den Damen werden Kristina Grim, Veronika Ivanovskaia, Ina Kaplan, Vivien Schade, Melanie Süßenguth und Jennifer Vietz für Deutschland auf Medaillenjagd gehen und als einziger Rollstuhlfahrer ist Joachim Schuler dabei. Dieses Pool Billard Event geht über 10 Tage, es startet an den ersten Tagen mit dem 14.1 Wettbewerb und endet am 12. April mit den Finalspielen im 9 Ball in allen drei Kategorien. Die Favoritenliste ist auch in diesem Jahr sehr lang, […]

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Jasmin Ouschan conquers another title for her collection

28/02/2016 Jasmin Ouschan conquers another title for her collection Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) just won the Dynamic Billard Italian Open for Women in Treviso, Italy, with an easy 7:1 victory over Christine Wiechert (GER). It was Wiechert’s first appearance in a Euro-Tour final and she has had already several tough matches behind her so she seemed to be a bit tired and worn out already. Her opponent was completely the opposite. Ouschan is used to final matches and TV settings and long final days so she was very much on top of her game. That constellation was proven to be true during the final match. Wiechert seems to be out of power. Trailing 0:2 to strong Ouschan, she even missed an easy 9-ball. That was probably a crucial point in the match. From then on, the mistakes accumulated and Wiechert could not find any remedy against her strong opponent. Ouschan switched to „business-as-usual“ mode and took rack after rack. In the end, the final result of 7:1 in favor of Ouschan is a true display of […]

Euro-Tour

Italian Open 2016

Mieszko Fortunski (POL) gewinnt Italian Open 2016 im Finale gegen Ralf Souquet (GER) mit 9-6. Den 3. Platz belegen Nikos Ekonomopoulos (GRE) und Jayson Shaw (SCO). Die Italian Women Open 2016 gewinnt Jasmin Ouschan im Finale gegen Christine Wiechert (GER) mit 7-1. Den 3. Platz belegen Nataliya Seroshtan (RUS) und Katarzyna Wesolowska (POL). Am kommenden Donnerstag, den 25. Februar 2016 fällt der Startschuss für die Euro-Tour 2016. Wie in den letzten Jahren zuvor, startet die EPBF mit dem ersten Euro-Tour Event in Italien in das neue Jahr. Im sehr schönen BHR-Hotel in Treviso wird nahezu die gesamte europäische Pool Billard Elite am Start sein. Wenn am Samstag, den 27. Februar der Gewinner der Italian Open 2016 feststeht, hat dieser sich durch ein Teilnehmerfeld von knapp 200 Spieler durchgekämpft. Im letzten Jahr gewann der Niederländer Niels Feijen an gleicher Stelle im Finale gegen Nick Malaj aus Griechenland mit 9-2. Das Preisgeld beträgt 34.000 Euro und natürlich zählt diese Veranstaltung zur Qualifikation für das europäische Mosconi Cup Team –> 2016 Mosconi Cup – Team Europe qualification series […]

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Player of the Year 2015 – the vote is on!

11/02/2016 The vote for this year’s EPBF Player of the Year is on… Starting today, the public voting can be done on http://europeanpocketbilliardfederation.com/player-of-the-year/ Nominees for this coveted trophy are: Kamila Khodjaeva (BEL) Niels Feijen (NED) Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) Jouni Tahti (FIN) Francisco Diaz (ESP) They have all performed extremely well in 2015 and would all deserve the trophy. However, there can only be one player holding the title in the end. The voting consists of three parts: The public vote The website for the public vote will be open from now on until March 20th, 2016. The votes then will be counted and points will be awarded to the players, depending on how many votes they have received. The member vote All national federations will get a vote and can support the athlete of their liking. The Sponsor/Board/Special vote Special individuals will also get a voting card and can help their favorite through the card. All points through the three channels will be added and lead to the winner who will be presented during the […]

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Treviso Open 2015

Mark Gray (GBR) gewinnt Treviso Open 2015 im Finale gegen Alexander Kazakis (GRE) mit 9-3. Den 3. Platz belegen Oliver Ortmann (GER) und Mats Schjetne (NOR). Die Treviso Womens Open 2015 gewinnt Oliwia Czuprynska (POL) im Finale gegen Kataryna Polovinchik (UKR) mit 7-2. Den 3. Platz teilen sich Ina Kaplan (GER) und Marika Poikkijoki (FIN). Zwei Wochen vor dem Mosconi Cup 2015 findet in Treviso der letzte Euro-Tour Stop des Jahres 2015 statt. Vom 26. – 28. November 2015 wird im BHR-Hotel in Treviso erneut eines der größten europäischen Pool Billard Turniere ausgetragen und bei den Herren liegen bislang knapp 180 Meldungen vor. So ziemlich alles, was Rang und Namen hat in der europäischen Pool Billard Szene, wird auf die Jagd nach dem Gesamtpreisgeld von 34.000 Euro gehen. Titelverteidiger bei diesem Euro-Tour Event ist der neunmalige Euro-Tour Sieger und diesjährige Mosconi Cup Teilnehmer Nick van den Berg aus den Niederlanden. Er gewann das Finale im Vorjahr gegen seinen Landsmann Niels Feijen mit 9-3 –> Treviso Open 2014. Natürlich gehören diese beiden auch 2015 zu den […]

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Title Defended: Liu ShaSha Crowned World Champion

In cooperation of Li XiaoLong/Samuel Lai/Alison Chang (Source: http://news.top147.com/2015/11/00024548.shtml) 11/11/2015 Liu ShaSha of China successfully defended her title and proved to the world that she is the best in women’s pool by snatching the World 9-Ball Championship title for a third time. A tight tug-of-war would be expected between the defending champion and the current Euro Tour champion Jasmine Ouschan (Austria), but the final resulted with a rather surprising and preposterous score of 9-4. In the playoff, Chieh-Yu Chou of Chinese Taipei took the 2nd runner-up place by beating Chihiro Kawahara 9-7. When the battle reached the semi-finals, Liu was then the only player from China left in the field. If she goes out at that stage, record would be made for the first time ever that no Chinese players were in the final since the tournament had moved to China in 2009. Immense pressure then on Liu’s shoulders. Nervousness also came from other sources, such as being in the final again, the burden of defending the title, the desire to lift the trophy up […]