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DBU Rollstuhlfahrer besiegen ÖPBV Auswahl!

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09.06.2015 – (Quelle: Deutsche Billard Union, Bilder: Michael Moyses) Am vergangenen Wochenende fand beim PBC Passau ein Rollstuhlfahrer-Vergleichskampf zwischen der DBU und dem ÖPBV statt. Schirmherr Oberbürgermeister Jürgen Dupper von Passau eröffnete mit dem ersten Anstos das erstmals veranstaltete Kräftemessen zwischen der deutschen und der österreichischen Rollstuhlelite. Auch das regionale Fernsehen fand Interesse an dieser Veranstaltung und lieferte einen TV-Bericht an die Öffentlichkeit. Der relativ deutliche 7:3 Endstand war bezeichnend für den Verlauf zwischen den DBU- und den ÖPBV-Rollstuhlfahrern. Bei tropischen Temperaturen entwickelte sich insgesamt eine wahre Hitzeschlacht, die nicht nur den Billardsportlern sondern auch den Organisatoren Michael Moyses vom 1. PBC Passau sowie der österreichischen Behindertensportreferentin Sabine Postl aus Klagenfurt alles abverlangte. Der PBC Passau sorgte für das leibliche Wohl aller Gäste, die zu diesem außergewöhnlichen Event angereist waren. Ungeschlagen und erfolgreichster Punktelieferant der deutschen Vertretung wurde der Rudertinger EM-Teilnehmer Manfred Gattinger. Die Veranstaltung war vielleicht der gelungene Auftakt einer neuen Turnierserie der Rolli-Billardkünstler. Im Klublokal „Café Alibi“ wurden zunächst jeweils Doppel im 8-Ball und 9-Ball ausgetragen. Tankred „Tai“ Volkmer/Peter Rupprecht verloren das erste […]

Makkonen wins his first Euro-Tour tournament

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06/06/2015 Petri Makkonen (FIN) has just won his first Euro-Tour tournament of his career, winning the final match with a convincing 9:3 result over Konrad Juszczysyn (POL). Juszczysyn had the tougher fight in the semi-final match the round before. While Makkonen overcame Florian Hammer (GER) quite easily with 9:4, Juszczysyn needed the full distance to oust former World Champion Karl Boyes (GBR) from the Dynamic Billard German Open. In the final match, Juszczysyn’s break shot did not work at all for him. He seemed not to be able to find a proper mean against Makkonen who almost steamrolled him. Makkonen played as confident as he did all day long. His first match in the single elimination was a 9:8 over Pijus Labutis (LIT) last night. Today, things went better for him. He defeated Nick van den Berg (NED) 9:5, Denis Grabe (EST) 9:7, then Florian Hammer 9:4 and finally Konrad Juszczysyn with 9:3 even. „I think my break shot worked better today than yesterday“, stated Makkonen in an interview after the final match. „This game […]

2015 US Bar Table Championships 10-Ball Division Matches Released on YouTube

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CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (June 5, 2015) – CSI is pleased to announce that the 2015 US Bar Table Championships 10-Ball Division matches have been released on the CSI YouTube channel. Twelve (12) matches featuring some of the best players in the world including Shane Van Boening, Jayson Shaw, Skyler Woodward, Justin Bergman, Rodrigo Geronimo, Jeffrey Ignacio, and more can be viewed in their entirety absolutely free! The 2015 US Bar Table Championships were held February 16-22, 2015 at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino in Reno, NV. The matches were recorded in “The Kamui Arena” with high definition equipment and full-time commentary by Ken Shuman and other special guests. CSI would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to our primary sponsors: Kamui: “The Official Tip of the 22nd US Bar Table Championships!” OB: “The Official Cue of the 22nd US Bar Table Championships!” Below are the matches on this YouTube playlist: Match 1: Ozzy Reynolds vs Sean “Alaska” Morgan Match 2: Shane Van Boening vs Robb Saez Match 3: Kelly Isaac vs Cindy […]

2015 World Cup of Pool Announced

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5th June – 2015 World Cup of Pool World Cup of Pool returning to London The annual World Cup of Pool returns to London as the iconic York Hall once again plays host to the prestigious pairs event from 22nd to 27th September. The East London venue has a rich pool history having staged the Mosconi Cup on eight occasions as well as the World Cup in 2013. Now in its tenth year, the World Cup of Pool features 32 two-player teams from around the world battling it out for a $250,000 prize fund. The defending champions are England – Darren Appleton and Karl Boyes – who sealed the title in a classic battle against Holland in Portsmouth last year. The event is stacked with some of the greatest players in the world, and there is a host of nations in contention to lift the coveted title, including two sides from the host nation. Commencing on Tuesday 22nd and culminating in the final on the evening of Sunday 27th, the event will be played to […]

Ouschan terminated Ortmann in a classic thriller

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05/06/2015 It was definitely a day of many surprises at the Dynamic Billard German Open in Baunatal, Germany, today. The tournament is down to the final 16 players now. The round of the last 32 players was the last round of the day and many surprises happened. One feature match was the encounter between Albin Ouschan (AUT) and Oliver Ortmann (GER). They met on table 1 and the match was an ongoing fight over the whole distance. Ouschan went on the hill first, taking an 8:7 lead over Ortmann. But the German fought back and got to the hill himself, tying the match at 8:8. The drama was so real and present in the venue. Many spectators held their breath when Ortmann broke and pocketed a ball, but the necessary conditions for a legal break were not met so Ouschan got to the table. He cleared the table until he got to the 7-ball. The positions he played got harder and harder and consequently, Ouschan missed the 7-ball since he had to jack up his […]

Qualifiers for the 75th World Tournament of 14.1 Begins Saturday

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New York City, NY – For the 10th year in a row, qualifiers will be held nationwide for the 75th edition of The World Tournament of 14.1. Players all over the United States will be able to take their chance to win a spot into the grand slam of straight pool! Each qualifier winner will be guaranteed a minimal of 6 round robin matches in the finale main event. The main event will take place once more in New York City. Dragon Promotions is pleased to keep the oldest billiard event in the world alive with the 75th production on July 13th-19th, 2015. As usual, a star studded field is expected this year at Steinway Billiards Cafe, who is once more hosting this world class event. The World Tournament Official Equipment include Viking Cue with all matches played on Andy Cloth. Event partners include Mr.Tom Gleich, Dr. Gregory Diehl, Mr. Greg Hunt of Amsterdam Billiards, & Mr. Jim Gottier of Greenleaf’s Pool Room. Patron sponsors include Mr. Harold Siegel of Excelsior Graphics, Dr. James Heller, […]

Souquet and Drago take a shattering defeat

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04/06/2015 At the Dynamic Billard German Open in Baunatal, Germany, Ralf Souquet (GER) loses his first winner’s round match to Kevin Becker (GER) by a whisker with 8:9. The first huge upset of the German Open has happened. Ralf Souquet lost his first match to Kevin Becker with 8:9. The match was a tough fight from start to the end. However, after 14 racks at a score of 7:7, it was Souquet to get on the hill first, turning the scoreboard to 8:7 in his favor. Rack 16 brought some safety shots by both players when suddenly Souquet had the better end on his side, being at the table in command of the match. But he committed a grave mistake. He attempted to play a safety shot on the 6-ball, hiding the cue ball behind the 9-ball. But the cue ball rolled too far and the outcome was an easy layout for Becker. Kevin Becker pocketed that 6-ball and the remaining other balls to turn the match into a hill-hill thriller at 8:8. Then again, […]

2015 PartyPoker World Pool Masters – Superstar field announced for Manchester

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19th May – 2015 PartyPoker World Pool Masters Superstar field announced for Manchester WITH THE 2015 PARTYPOKER WORLD POOL MASTERS set to take place at the iconic Victoria Warehouse, Manchester from Friday 14th to Sunday 16th August, Matchroom Sport can announce the field for the 23rd annual pocket billiards showdown. Sporting a $20,000 top prize, the Masters aims to bring together some of the biggest names from around the world to contest what is the game’s most sought-after title. Heading the field will be defending champion Shane Van Boening (USA) as well as former champs Darren Appleton of England and Holland’s Niels Feijen, winners in 2009 and 2013, respectively. Making his Masters debut is current World No.1 Carlo Biado of the Philippines and he will be joined by fellow Asian players Ko Pin-Yi of Taiwan, the current WPA World 10 Ball champion, and China’s Liu Haitao, the current World No. 6. Scotland’s Jayson Shaw, currently one of the form players, will be competing as will Karl Boyes who closed out 2014 with wins at the […]

Team Europe Announces Player Change For Atlantic Challenge Cup

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12/05/2015 The EPBF were recently informed by its member, the German Billiard Union (DBU) that they regrettably have to withdraw a player from the team. The player withdrawn is Germany’s rising star, Joshua Filler. In his place, comes a strong young competitor from Poland, Patryk Statkiewicz who lost in the final of the 9-ball to his now teammate, Raphael Wahl. Poland has a good young crop of players, they are known for producing great talent and Patryk will add a lot to this team with his inclusion. Team Europe will meet team USA in what will be a fabulous event full of action and drama. These two great Continents going head to head over a four day bonanza, starting on the 1st of July. It’s a team match-up over a possible race of 21. The team winning 11 matches will be crowned Atlantic Challenge Cup Champions come Saturday the 4th of July. The Atlantic Challenge Cup is organized by the EPBF and its partner IBPF in conjunction with the BCA & BEF and will be […]

Souquet wins hill-hill thriller over Eckert

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24/04/2015 In an all-German clash between two experienced players, BCA Hall of Famer Ralf Souquet defeated Ralph Eckert in a heartbreaker with 9:8. The match took place in the winner’s round of the men’s division of the Dynamic Billard Portuguese Open Euro-Tour. Souquet had the better odds on his side. He has been active as a player ever since whereas Eckert had taken some detours in his career. His last stop was Singapore for the recent three months where he was employed by the local billiard federation to coach their players and prepare them for the SEA Games. The match took the course as expected in the beginning. Souquet was always ahead but Eckert did not let the gap get too big. However, after 13 racks the score was 8:5 in favor of Souquet and it looked like the deal was sealed. But Eckert struck back and turned the scoreboard to 6:8. Then, Souquet missed a possible 7-ball and allowed Eckert back to the table. Accrete ran out and also ran the next rack which […]