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Gray takes the cake four times in a row

31/03/2017 Gray takes the cake four times in a row Mark Gray (GBR) has already taken four victims down in the Dynamic Billard Portuguese Open in Salgados Palace Hotel in Albufeira, Portugal. Today in the round of the last 32 men single elimination, Gray wiped the floor with Daniel Tangudd (SWE) and handed him a doughnut, winning the match 9:0. Before that match, Gray’s route to the single elimination stage of the event led over Athanasios Vrakas (GRE) 9:3, Sergey Lutsker (RUS) 9:3 and Marcus Chamat (SWE) 9:1 even. Altogether, Gray allowed his opponents to win seven (7!) racks against him in four matches! What an impressive performance from the Brit so far. Otter remarkable results from today’s rounds include Ronald Regli (SUI) conquering Mieszko Fortunski (POL) 9:8 in winner’s round 2. Regli then went on and also defeated Roman Hybler (CZE) 9:8 before he fell to the sharp blade of young Wiktor Zielinski (POL) 4:9 in the single elimination round which puts in in 17th place. Mats Schjetne (NOR) upset current World 9-ball Champion […]

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Dynamic Billard Portuguese Open events about to begin

29/03/2017 Dynamic Billard Portuguese Open events about to begin The Dynamic Billard Portuguese Open and Women Open are opening its doors for the players today. In the open event, 191 players have announced their participation into this prestigious event which will be held in Salgados Palace Hotel in Albufeira, Portugal. 33 nations from all over the World are represented at the upcoming Euro-Tour events in Portugal. Once again, the prize money of 36.000,-€ as well as coveted ranking points are at stake for the contestants. The venue this time is a nice and beautiful holiday resort where the players will definitely have the chance to spend some nice time when they are not scheduled for their matches. This year, the Euro ranking is even more important than in „normal“ years since the best two of the rankings after this event will be representing Europe at this year’s World Games to be held in Wroclaw, Poland. The practice tables are already in use and frequented by the players who arrived yesterday or have already played in […]

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Fisher, Tahti and Chinakhov grab the last Gold Medals

28/03/2017 Fisher, Tahti and Chinakhov grab the last Gold Medals At the 2017 Dynamic Billard European Championships for Men, Women and Wheelchair Athletes in the Salgados Palace Hotel in Albufeira, Portugal, the Gold Medals in the 9-ball individuals have been awarded. Jouni Tahti (FIN), Kelly Fisher (GBR) and Ruslan Chinakhov (RUS) are the title holders for the next year. In the men’s division, Ruslan Chinakhov played against Ronald Regli (SUI) in the final match. Both players have somehow already achieved a huge goal by reaching the final match since the two finalists are automatically qualified for this year’s World Games which will be held in Wroclaw, Poland. Chinakhov’s way into the final match led over Niels Feijen (NED) 9:5, Daniele Corrieri (ITA) 9:1, Alexander Kazakis (GRE) 11:5 and Konrad Juszczyszyn (POL) 11:9. His opponent Ronald Regli terminated Artem Koshovyi (UKR) 9:6, Konstantin Stepanov (RUS) 9:7, Nick van den Berg (NED) 11:9 and Maksim Dudanets (RUS) 11:9 for his seat in the match for glory. The final match itself was high class by both players with […]

Euro-Tour

Portugal Open 2017

Nick van den Berg (NED) gewinnt Portugal Open 2017 im Finale gegen David Alcaide (SPA) mit 8-5. Den 3. Platz belegen Mark Gray (GBR) und Ralf Souquet (GER). Die Portugal Women Open 2017 gewinnt Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) im Finale gegen Kristina Tkach (RUS) mit 7-3. Den 3. Platz belegen Ina Kaplan (GER) und Katarzyna Wesolowska (POL). Direkt im Anschluss an die derzeit laufende Pool Billard Europameisterschaft findet an gleicher Stelle, in Albufeira/Portugal, der nächste Euro-Tour Stopp statt. Vom 30. März bis zum 01. April 2017 wird es für sehr viele EM Teilnehmer direkt weitergehen. Im Moment sind mehr als 180 Teilnehmer für die Portugal Open 2017 angemeldet und dies verspricht, wie bereits von der Euro-Tour gewohnt, spannende und hochklassige Partien. Die letzte Euro-Tour Veranstaltung vor einigen Wochen konnte der deutsche Ausnahmespieler Ralf Souquet für sich entscheiden, er bezwang im Finale der Italy Open 2017 Ruslan Chinakhov aus Russland mit 9-5. Ralf Souquet sicherte sich durch diesen Sieg seinen 22. Euro-Tour Titel. Natürlich gehört er auch bei den Portugal Open 2017 zu den Favoriten auf den […]

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Teutscher slightly in the lead over Saris

25/03/2017 Teutscher slightly in the lead over Saris The 9-ball individuals have commenced at the Dynamic Billard European Championships for Men, Women and Wheelchair Athletes in the Salgados Palace Hotel in Albufeira, Portugal. In an exciting encounter in winner’s round 1, Marco Teutscher (NED) bested teammate Ivar Saris (NED) 9:8. Teutscher had the far better start in the match. He took a comfortable 6:2 lead over Saris and the match did not look to become exciting or anything like it at all. It was expected to be a clear affair for Teutscher. But Saris has shown some impressive shooting during this week and did not want to give up without providing a heavy fight to Teutscher. After 10 racks, Teutscher was leading 7:3. All of a sudden the tide turned in the match and Saris got going. He won rack after rack and pulled incredible five racks in a row from Teutscher, being on the hill now with 8:7 over Teutscher. Now the heat was on in the match. Teutscher needed to come up with […]

EM

European Championships 2017 – Men, Women & WheelChair

Wann: 18. März – 28. März 2017 Spielort: Salgados Palace Hotel, Herdade dos Salgados Guia 8200-424, Albufeira, Portugal Disziplin: 8 Ball, 9 Ball, 10 Ball, 14.1 Kategorien: Damen, Herren, Rollstuhlfahrer, Team Alle Titelverteidiger: European Championships 2016 – Men, Women & WheelChair Livestream: Kozoom Links: European Championships 2017 (offizielle Website/Livescoring, Zeitplan, Auslosung), EPBF, Kozoom (Livestream) 14.1 Herren Gold: Niels Feijen (NED) Silber: Tomasz Kaplan (POL) Bronze: Kim Laaksonen (FIN) Bronze: Mieszko Fortunski (POL) 14.1 Damen Gold: Kristina Tkach (RUS) Silber: Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) Bronze: Tina Vogelmann (GER) Bronze: Nataliya Serosthan (RUS) 10 Ball Herren Gold: Marc Bijsterbosch (NED) Silber: Christian Sparrenloev-Fischer (SWE) Bronze: Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz (SPA) Bronze: Denis Grabe (EST) 10 Ball Damen Gold: Amalia Matas (SPA) Silber: Ana Gradisnik (SLO) Bronze: Kataryna Polovinchuk (UKR) Bronze: Oliwia Czuprynska (POL) 10 Ball WheelChair Gold: Kurt Deklerck (BEL) Silber: Roy Kimberley (GBR) Bronze: Jouni Tahti (FIN) Bronze: Fred Dinsmore (IRE) Team Damen Gold: Russland Silber: Spanien Bronze: Schweiz Bronze: Niederlande Team Herren Gold: Österreich Silber: Finnland Bronze: Spanien Bronze: Polen 8 Ball Herren Gold: Jani Uski (FIN) Silber: […]

International

AMWAY eSpring International 9 Ball Championship 2017

Chen Siming (CHN) gewinnt AMWAY eSpring International 9 Ball Championship 2017 im Finale gegen Pan Xiaoting (CHN) mit 11-9. Den 3. Platz belegen Ga Young Kim (KOR) und Liu ShaSha (CHN). Wann: 02. März – 05. März 2017 Spielort: Banqiao Gymnasium, No.8, Zhongzheng Rd., Banqiao Dist., New Taipei City 220, Taiwan Disziplin: 9 Ball Teilnehmer: 40 (8 Gruppen mit je 5 Spielerinnen) Titelverteidigerin: Chezka Centeno (PHI) Favoriten u.a.: Chezka Centeno (PHI), Jasmin Ouschan (AUT), Kelly Fisher (GBR), Alison Fisher (GBR), Liu Shasha (CHN), Yu Han (CHN), Kristina Tkach (RUS), Akimi Kajitani (JAP), Rubilen Amit (PHI), Ga Young Kim (KOR), Chihiro Kawahara (JAP), Pan Xiaoting (CHN), Chou Chieh-Yu (TPE), Wei Tzu-Chien (TPE), Karen Corr (IRE), Lin Yuan-Chun (TPE), Chen Siming (CHN) Preisgeld: ca. 100.000 Euro Links: Offizielle Website, Zeitplan, Gruppenergebnisse & Finalrunde, Livestream TV Table

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Kaplan takes title at Dynamic Billard Italian Women Open

26/02/2017 Kaplan takes title at Dynamic Billard Italian Women Open The winner of the Dynamic Billard Italian Women Open is Ina Kaplan from Germany. She defeated Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) in an intense final match with 7:4. The event could not have started worse for Kaplan. She met her teammate Kristina Schagan (GER) in her first match of the tournament with 1:7. What a disaster for her! She had to go straight to the loser’s side of the event. There, she suddenly found her rhythm back and rode the winning wave over Ine Helvik (NOR) 7:5, Barbara Bolfelli (ITA) 7:6 and Elise Qiu (NED) with 7:4. These victories brought her back to the single elimination round of the last 16 players. Looking at the draw, Kaplan had mountains to climb. Forst she dealt with Kateryna Polovinchul (UKR) 7:3, then she surprisingly ousted Russian top player Kristina Tkach (RUS) 7:3 and overcame her teammate Veronika Ivanovskaia (GER) 7:4 in the semifinal. In the final match she met European legend Jasmin Ouschan. Ouschan has also paid a visit […]

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„The Kaiser“ wins his 22nd Euro-Tour event!

25/02/2017 „The Kaiser“ wins his 22nd Euro-Tour event! Ralf Souquet (GER), also known as „The Kaiser“, wins his 22nd Euro-Tour event Italy with an impressive 9:5 victory over „The Siberian Express“ Ruslan Chinakhov (RUS) in the final match of the Dynamic Billard Italian Open in BHR Best Western Hotel in Treviso, Italy. The single elimination started with a huge effort for Souquet. He met Ivar Sarin (NED) in the round of the last 32 players and barely made it with 9:8 over the young Dutch player. Then today, he marched on and eliminated Konstantin Stepanov (RUS) 9:7, surprise player Damianos Giallourakis (GRE) 9:6 and in the semi-final match he ousted Daryl Peach (GBR) with another 9:7 victory. Chinakhov’s way to the final match was not easier. He dealt with Wojciech Sroczynski (POL) 9:2, ousted his young teammate Sergey Lutsker (RUS) 9:4, ended Mario He’s (AUT) run 9:4 and finally took down Denis Grabe (EST) 9:3. The outcome of the final match could not have been predicted at all. Both players have made their way through […]

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Aarts pipped Feijen to the post

24/02/2017 Aarts pipped Feijen to the post In the winner’s qualification round of the Dynamic Billard Italian Open, Ivo Aarts (NED) defeated his fellow countryman „The Terminator“ Niels Feijen (NED) in a heartbreaker by a whisker with 9:8. Both players already had two victories under their belt today when they met on table 10 in the BHR Best Western Hotel in Treviso, Italy. Feijen, currently ranked nr.3 in the Euro-Tour after Gray and Alcaide, made short work with Sergio Lagunas Moreno (ESP) and Mustafa Alnar (TNC). He handed a doughnut to Moreno and only allowed three racks in the account of Alnar. His place in the winner’s qualification round was never in danger at all. Aarts however needed to struggle hard for his spot in that match. He took down Sebastian Staab (GER) 9:4 and then just made it with 9:8 in a fiercely fought over match against Sergey Lutsker (RUS). The odds for the match were pretty obvious: Feijen was the favourite player by a mile. But the course of the match did not […]