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2017 Dafabet World Pool Masters – Alcaide is the Master!

19th February Alcaide is the Master! The Final David Alcaide (ESP) 8-7 Jayson Shaw (SCO) Semi-Finals Albin Ouschan (AUT) 6-8 David Alcaide (ESP) Jayson Shaw (SCO) 8-3 Chang Jung Lin (TPE) SPAIN’S DAVID ALCAIDE is the 2017 World Pool Masters champion as he beat Jayson Shaw in a thrilling final that went down to the final rack. The Malaga man, who now lives near Madrid, had beaten a slew of star names en route to ultimate victory – Ralf Souquet, Shane Van Boening, Albin Ouschan and finally Jayson Shaw. Alcaide was so overcome with emotion at the end that he needed to leave the arena and compose himself before the trophy presentation by The Hon Steven Linares, the Gibraltarian Minister of Sport. The gutsy Spaniard picked up a $20,000 payday and more importantly joins a list all-time greats of the game who have held aloft this coveted trophy. The match itself was a thriller from start to finish. “This trophy is for my children,” said Alcaide. “Thank you to Matchroom for the invitation to the […]

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Dafabet World Pool Masters – Down to the last four in Gibraltar

19th February Down to the last four in Gibraltar Quarter Finals Albin Ouschan (AUT) 8-4 Naoyuki Oi (JAP) Jayson Shaw (SCO) 8-7 Alex Pagulayan (CAN) Omar Al Shaheen (KUW) 3-8 Chang Jung Lin (TPE) THE FINAL THREE quarter-final matches were completed at the 24th annual Dafabet World Pool Masters at the Tercentenary Hall in Gibraltar. The victorious players were Albin Ouschan, Jayson Shaw and Chang Jung Lin who will return this evening for their semi-final matches. Taking place in Gibraltar, the Masters sees 16 top international players competing in the shadow of the Rock of Gibraltar to determine the destination of the $20,000 top prize. The whole event is broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK & Ireland and on networks around the world. Internet sensation Naoyuki Oi ended his run at the 2017 Dafabet World Pool Masters as Albin Ouschan cruised past him for an 8-4 win. The Japanese’ bizarre post-match interview with Sky Sports’ presenter Tony Wrighton yesterday had gone viral overnight registering views of over a million on several sites. It […]

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Dafabet World Pool Masters – Shane on track for Masters No.3

17th February Shane on track for Masters No.3 Shane Van Boening (USA) 8-2 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz (ESP) David Alcaide (ESP) 8-3 Ralf Souquet (GER) Albin Ouschan (AUT) 8-6 Mika Immonen (FIN) THERE WERE wins for Shane Van Boening, David Alcaide and Albin Ouschan as the 24th annual Dafabet World Pool Masters got underway in Gibraltar on Friday evening. Taking place at the Victoria Stadium, the Masters sees 16 top international players competing in the shadow of the Rock of Gibraltar to determine the destination of the $20,000 top prize. The whole event is broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK & Ireland and on networks around the world. Defending champion Shane Van Boening got off to a great starts as he looks to win his third consecutive World Pool Masters title. He beat up-and-coming young Spaniard Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 8-3 and looked in good stroke throughout the match. In 2015, Van Boening became the first player to win back-to-back Masters in the 23 year history of the event and with the event skipping a […]

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2017 dafabet World Pool Masters

David Alcaide (SPA) gewinnt 2017 dafabet World Pool Masters im Finale gegen Jayson Shaw (SCO) mit 8-7. Den 3. Platz belegen Chang Jung-Lin (TW) und Albin Ouschan (AUT). Ab dem kommenden Freitag, den 17. Februar 2017 wird in Gibraltar die 24. Ausgabe des World Pool Masters ausgetragen. Bis zum Sonntag, den 19. Februar werden 16 der besten Pool Billard Spieler der Welt in der Tercentenary Sports Hall um das Gesamtpreisgeld von 80.000$ spielen. Der Gewinner bei diesem von Matchroom Sport organisierten Top-Event kassiert 20.000$. In den letzten beiden Jahren war es US Superstar Shane Van Boening der in sehr überzeugender Manier das World Pool Masters für sich entschieden hat. Hier gibt es alles zum World Pool Masters der letzten Jahre —> World Pool Masters. 2016 wurde das World Pool Masters nicht ausgetragen, wir können nur spekulieren und vermuten das einige Terminüberschneidungen mit anderen von Matchroom organisierten Veranstaltungen wie z.B. Snooker/Darts der Grund dafür sind. Leider wurde dies nicht kommuniziert und das World Pool Masters wurde genau wie der World Cup of Pool 2016 nicht ausgetragen. […]

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2017 World Pool Masters – Field announced

3rd January – World Pool Masters Full field announced WITH HALF THE 16 man field already announced for the 24th annual World Pool Masters, the remaining eight players can now be named to complete the line-up and make the field one of the strongest in recent years. The event will be taking place from Friday to Sunday 17th – 19th February at the Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar. They are: Albin Ouschan (Austria) – current WPA World 9 Ball Champion, two-time Mosconi Cup winner and World No.8 Alex Pagulayan (Canada) – former World 9 Ball and US Open Champion and current World No.5 Chang Jung Lin (Taiwan) – current World No.2 and former World 8 Ball Champion Wu Jiaqing (China) – 2005 World 9 Ball and World 8 Ball Champion and current World No.5 Wojciech Szewczyk (Poland) – Former World Cup of Pool finalist and current European No.6 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz (Spain) – Current European No. 10 Omar Al Shaheen (Kuwait) – Highest ranked Middle-Eastern player in the world. Gibraltarian Qualifier – the winner of a qualifying […]

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2016 Betfair Mosconi Cup – Europe rout USA

9th December – 2016 Betfair Mosconi Cup Europe 11 – 3 USA Jayson Shaw 5 – 1 Mike Dechaine THE EUROPEANS needed just one match to retain the 2016 Betfair Mosconi Cup as Jayson Shaw had the honour of potting the winning 9 ball as he eased past Mike Dechaine 5-1 to spark wild celebrations at the Alexandra Palace. Team Europe entered the fray carrying a 10-3 lead after dominating the first three days of the competition and they delivered a crushing defeat to an American side that looked out of their depth at times in front of a very vocal 2,000 strong crowd. Shaw, who came into the event on the back of a run of brilliant form, never looked too comfortable over the first three days. However, he came with some terrific shots to banish Dechaine to the sidelines and secure the European’s seventh consecutive victory. A delighted Shaw said, “There were a lot of nerves out there but you have to stay calm and take every ball one at a time. It […]

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2016 Betfair Mosconi Cup – Europe on the brink

8th December – 2016 Betfair Mosconi Cup Europe 10 – 3 USA Appleton / Feijen 5 – 2 Dechaine / Van Boening Shaw / Ouschan 5 – 3 Morris / Woodward Albin Ouschan 5 – 4 Skyler Woodward Gray / Appleton 4 – 5 Bergman / Morris TEAM AMERICA lives to fight another day at the Alexandra Palace as the pairing of Rodney Morris and Justin Bergman won the final match of the evening in the final rack to stall European celebrations at the 2016 Betfair Mosconi Cup. With the Europeans leading 7-2 going into the final session, they need to win all four of the evening matches to reach the required 11 points to retain the Mosconi Cup for the sixth time. “We can smell the Cup!” said Euro captain Marcus Chamat. “It is really hard to win every match but we were close. We have Jayson first tomorrow and then Niels so we have a good line-up for the first two tomorrow. “I wanted Jayson and Albin to play together because I think […]

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2016 Betfair Mosconi Cup – Euros continue to dominate

7th December – 2016 Betfair Mosconi Cup Europe 7 – 2 USA Feijen / Gray 5 – 2 Van Boening / Woodward Jayson Shaw 3 – 5 Rodney Morris Ouschan / Appleton 5 – 4 Dechaine / Bergman Mark Gray 5 – 1 Justin Bergman TEAM EUROPE piled the misery on a floundering American side to take a five point lead into the third day of the 2016 Betfair Mosconi Cup at the Alexandra Palace in London. They won three of the four Wednesday night matches to leave the USA a mountainous task if they are to win the Mosconi Cup for the first time in eight years. European captain Marcus Chamat was in no doubt as to how the day had gone; “What can you say, I thought today I would relax, watch some games, but it is very hard not to get involved in every game – the games are so tough and my players are playing so good so I am over the moon, and especially with a score like this. “The […]

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Betfair Mosconi Cup 2016 Day One Report

6th December – 2016 Betfair Mosconi Cup Europe 4 – 1 USA Europe 5 – 2 USA Gray / Ouschan 5 – 2 Van Boening / Morris Niels Feijen 5 – 2 Mike Dechaine Shaw / Appleton 1 – 5 Woodward / Bergman Darren Appleton 5 – 3 Shane Van Boening TEAM EUROPE showed exactly why they are big favourites to retain the 23rd annual Betfair Mosconi Cup as they enjoyed a convincing opening session, winning four out of the five matches to take a 4-1 lead into day two. It was the worst possible start to the event for the Americans who have not won the Mosconi Cup since 2009. Even after just one day they face a mammoth task against a European side that looked confident throughout. Commented European captain Marcus Chamat, “The first day is always really tough. The way they put out their team, they came with their strongest but I feel there are no weak links in my team and whatever I came out with today, I had four aces. […]

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Mosconi Cup 2016

Bilder und Grafiken: Matchroom Sport/JP Parmentier Team Europa gewinnt Mosconi Cup 2016 klar und deutlich mit 11-3. MVP der Veranstaltung wurde der amtierende 9 Ball Weltmeister Albin Ouschan aus Österreich. Am kommenden Dienstag, den 06. Dezember beginnt in London das aufregendste Pool Billard Event des Jahres. Bis zum darauffolgenden Freitag, den 09. Dezember wird der Mosconi Cup 2016 auch in diesem Jahr alle Pool Billard Fans auf der Welt in zwei Lager spalten. Dieser Kontinentalvergleich zwischen einem Team aus Europa und den USA geht in seine 23. Ausgabe und findet dieses Jahr im Alexandra Palace statt. Der Austragungsort ist u.a. auch bekannt durch die jährlich stattfindenden Darts WM. Wie immer wird der Veranstalter Matchroom Sport für ein Spektakel sorgen und einige der besten Spieler der Welt werden Teil dieses Events sein. In den letzten Jahren war der Mosconi Cup zumeist eine sehr einseitige Sache zugunsten des Teams Europa. Die letzten sechs Austragungen gewann das Team Europa, der letzte Erfolg der USA liegt bereits 7 Jahre zurück. Im Jahr 2009 gewann das Team USA in Las […]