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Underdog Denis Grabe wins Dynamic Billard Austrian Open

24. Mai 2014 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

Underdog Denis Grabe wins Dynamic Billard Austrian Open Denis Grabe from Estonia just won the Dynamic Billard Austrian Open 2014 with a clear 9:1 defeat over Nikos Ekonomopoulos (GRE) in the final match. Ekonomopoulos had to deal with #1 ranked player in the semi-final, Nick van den Berg (NED). He played really strong and did not allow van den Berg to find his game even though it was van den Berg’s birthday today. To the contrary, the balls really rolled in Ekonomopoulos’ favor and the end result of 9:2 in favor of Ekonomopoulos showed how clear his victory was today. Denis Grabe had tougher work ahead. In the second semi-final, he was already trailing 7:8 to #2 ranked player Niels Feijen (NED) when the Dutch missed a shot. He was disturbed by a fly but still tried to execute the important shot which he missed. Grabe ran two racks and took the victory by a hair’s breadth with 9:8. The initial situation in the final match did speak for Ekonomopoulos since he did not have […]

Souquet out after two rounds

23. Mai 2014 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

Souquet out after two rounds Probably the most famous casualty of day 1 of the Dynamic Billard Austrian open in Hotel Alpina, St. Johann, Austria, is BCA Hall of Famer Ralf Souquet (GER). He lost two straight matches against Maksim Dudanets (RUS) with 7:9 and then to completely unheralded Andreas Koukiadakis (GRE) also with 8:9 after being in the lead with 8:4. After having won the last Euro-Tour in Kyrenia, North Cyprus, this is a huge disappointment for the German superstar. Other notable results from today include Belgium’s Serge Das losing to Dudanets with 8:9 in his first round match. Then, he remained victorious over Michel Bartol from Croatia with the same result. According to the information on Das’ Facebook page, his opponent dogged some important shots during the 17th rack and allowed Das to stay in the tournament. Another remarkable result was the 9:2 victory of Radoslaw Babica (POL) over Alan Cuartero (PHI). The filipino player came here with team Kuwait to play his first Euro-Tour event. Cuartero can be regarded as one of […]

Austria Women Open 2014

19. Mai 2014 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

Monica Webb (USA) gewinnt Austria Women Open 2014 im Finale gegen Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) mit 7-3. Den 3. Platz teilen sich Line Kjoersvik (NOR) und Veronika Ivanovskaia (GER). Auch die Damen werden am kommenden Wochenende in Sankt Johann/Österreich ihre nächste Euro-Tour spielen. Bei den Austria Women Open 2014 sind bis jetzt knapp 40 Teilnehmerinnen gemeldet. Im letzten Jahr gewann Ana Mazhirina aus Russland das Finale gegen die Lokalmatadorin Jasmin Ouschan mit 7-4. Das Gesamtpreisgeld beträgt 2.800 Euro. Dieses Turnier startet am Samstag, den 24. Mai 2014 und endet am Sonntag mit dem Finale. Die Topfavoritinnen auf den Sieg in Sankt Johann sind Martine Christiansen (NOR), Monica Webb (USA), Oliwia Czuprynska (POL), Ana Gradisnik (SLO), Katarzyna Wesolowska (POL), Ana Mazhirina (RUS), Kamila Khodjaeva (BEL), Line Kjoersvik (NOR), Caroline Roos (SWE) und natürlich Jasmin Ouschan (AUT). Deutsche Teilnehmerinnen in Österreich sind Kristina Grim, Veronika Ivanovskaia, Ina Kaplan, Jasmin Michel, Kristina Schagan, Melanie Süßenguth, Yvonne Ullmann, Jennifer Vietz und Christine Wiechert. Viele der deutschen Damen haben sicherlich mehr als nur Außenseiterchancen. Im Gesamtranking der Damen Euro-Tour führt derzeit […]

Austria Open 2014

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Denis Grabe (EST) gewinnt Austria Open 2014 im Finale gegen Nikos Ekonomopoulos (GRE) mit 9-1. Den 3. Platz belegen Nick van den Berg (NED) und Niels Feijen (NED). Am kommenden Donnerstag, den 22. Mai 2014 findet der nächste Euro-Tour Stop in Sankt Johann/Österreich statt. Im sehr schönen Alpina Wellness & Sporthotel treffen bis zum Finaltag am 24. Mai 2014 so ziemlich die besten Pool Billard Spieler Europas aufeinander, um den Champion der Austria Open 2014 zu ermitteln. Bereits im Vorjahr fanden die Austria Open an gleicher Spielstätte statt und den Titel 2013 sicherte sich der Niederländer Niels Feijen. Im Finale 2013 bezwang er Alexander Kazakis aus Griechenland deutlich mit 9-4. Das Gesamtpreisgeld dieser 9 Ball Veranstaltung beträgt 34.000 Euro und natürlich werden auch bei diesem Tour Stop wichtige Punkte für das europäischen Mosconi Cup Team verteilt. Mittlerweile sind knapp 160 Teilnehmer gemeldet und zu den Favoriten zählen u.a. Ralf Souquet aus Deutschland der vor einigen Wochen die letzte Euro-Tour auf Zypern für sich entscheiden konnte. Weitere heiße Siegkandidaten sind Ivo Aarts (NED), David Alcaide (ESP), […]

8-Ball titles for Sirotina, Tähti and van den Berg

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8-Ball titles for Sirotina, Tähti and van den Berg The 8-Ball individuals at the Dynamic Billard European Championships in Kyrenia, North Cyprus, have been decided. The newly crowned Champions are Darya Sirotina (RUS), Jouni Tähti (FIN) and Nick van den Berg (NED). „The toughest match of the day was the quarter-final encounter with Jasmin Ouschan“, stated a happy Sirotina after the final match. She had just defeated Kamila Khodjaeva (BEL) with 6:5. The match was filled with ups and down with Sirotina getting 5:3 advantage over Khodjaeva. But the Belgian knew how to stay in the match and pulled back two racks from Sirotina to tie the match at hill-hill. There, Sirotina proved her nerves and ran out the rack and the match to win her first European Champion title in the women’s division. Jouni Tähti has been there quite some time already. He had the final match with his „favorite opponent“, Henrik Larsson (SWE). „It is always special when Finish people meet Swedes in sports events“, says Tähti after the final. He remained the […]

Chinakhov eliminates Alcaide and Das in a row

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Chinakhov eliminates Alcaide and Das in a row The 10-Ball competition at the Dynamic Billard European Championships for Men, Women and Wheelchair Athletes in Acapulco Hotel and Resort, Kyrenia, North Cyprus, has provided the spectators with some unexpected results today. A total of 98 men, 46 women and 17 wheelchair players have lined up today to see who will eventually snatch the title from the current Champions. Ruslan Chinakhov came up with the first upset of the day. He defeated David Alcaide (ESP) in a tight thriller with 8:7. In the next round, Chinakhov went ahead and also sent Serge Das (BEL) to the loser’s side. Defending Champion Mateusz Sniegocki (POL) was another famous victim of today’s play. He lost his opening match to Daryl Peach (GBR) with 7:8. Peach proceeded into the single elimination round of the final 64 players while Sniegocki takes the long way. Dutch „El Nino“ Nick van den Berg (NED) won his first two appearances over Sebastian Staab (GER) 8:6 and David Zalman (CZE) 8:1 and had smooth sailing so […]

Feijen and Ouschan grab the straight pool crowns

31. März 2014 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

Feijen and Ouschan grab the straight pool crowns The first titles at the Dynamic Billard European Championships for Men, Women and Wheelchair Athletes have been assigned. In the women’s division, Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) defended her title from last year and won the final match over Oliwia Czuprynska (POL) with 75:19. In the men’s division, Niels Feijen (NED) prevented his teammate Nick van den Berg (NED) from winning three straight pool titles in a row and defeated him 125:50. Ouschan started her day with a clear 75:28 walk over Melissa Rademakers (NED). Then she faced a tough opponent in the quarter-final. Kamila Khodjaeva (BEL) proved to be hard work for Ouschan who stayed on top of the match, winning it with 75:54. In the semi-final match, Ouschan eliminated Line Kjoersvik (NOR) with 75:46. These victories booked her a seat in the final match. Oliwia Czuprynska started her day with a 75:44 victory over Kristina Grim (GER). She then finished Sara Rocha’s (POR) hopes with 75:39, just to meet her friend and teammate Katarzyna Wesolowska (POL) in […]

Defending Champions Van den Berg and Ouschan on their way

31. März 2014 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

Defending Champions Van den Berg and Ouschan on their way The day started rather stormy. The sea which is normally inviting the people for a nice swim was rough and capricious. Maybe that was a presage for today’s straight pool matches. 95 men and 45 women had taken up the challenge to see who will wear the crown in European straight pool in 2014. Defending Champions were Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) and Nick van den Berg (NED) and they knew that it will not be an easy task to claim the title again this year. Van den Berg had a tough opening match against Daniele Corrieri (ITA). The Italian stood out at recent Euro-Tours by always making it to the final stages of the event. So the match was expected to be a tough fight… and it was! Van den Berg made a mistake at 4:0 and allowed Corrieri to enter the table with a clear shot. The Italian thanked him and made 56 balls. Racing to 100 points, that was more than half the points […]

Women’s 8 Ball Open 2014

13. März 2014 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

Kristina Schagan (GER) gewinnt Women’s 8 Ball Open 2014 im Finale gegen Vania Franco (POR) mit 7-4. Den 3. Platz teilen sich Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) und Ana Mazhirina (RUS). Am nächsten Wochenende vom 15. – 16. März findet in Paredes/Portugal die Women’s 8 Ball Open 2014 statt. Dieses 8 Ball Turnier ist der nächste Euro-Tour Stop der Damen. Im letzten Jahr gewann die Women’s 8 Ball Open die Österreicherin Jasmin Ouschan im Finale gegen Ana Gradisnik (SLO) mit 7-3. Mittlerweile gibt es mehr als 60 Meldungen für die Veranstaltung und darunter sind viele der besten Damen aus ganz Europa. Gespielt wird 8 Ball auf 6 Gewinnspiele mit Wechselbreak und das Preisgeld beträgt 2.600 Euro. Einige der Favoriten auf den Sieg in Paredes sind u.a. die in der Gesamtwertung Führende Ana Mazhirina (RUS), Caroline Roos (SWE), Jasmin Ouschan (AUT), Sandra Baumgartner (AUT), Martine Christiansen (NOR), Louise Furberg (SWE), Ine Helvik (NOR), Tamara Peters (NED) und Sara Rocha (POR). Deutsche Teilnehmerinnen in Portugal sind Christine Wiechert, Jasmin Michel, Kristina Schagan, Melanie Süßenguth und die in der Gesamtwertung […]

Nick van den Berg wins the first Euro-Tour stop in 2014, the Dynamic Billard Italian Open

8. Februar 2014 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

Nick van den Berg wins the first Euro-Tour stop in 2014, the Dynamic Billard Italian Open The final match between started with a dominant phase from van den Berg. He ran out the first two racks and the capitalized from a mistake from Skowerski, turning the scoreboard to 3:0 after only 13 minutes. Then van den Berg scratched on his own break and allowed Skowerski to open up his account with 3:1. The next racks were equally shared and after 8 racks the score was 5:3 for van den Berg with Skowerski’s break shot coming up. At that point in time, van den Berg seemed to lose his domination in the match a bit. Skowerski broke the 9-ball and came within one point to van den Berg. The tide seemed to turn in the match. But van den Berg took his time-out and tried to remain cool. After 11 racks, the score was only 6:5 in favor of the Dutch. Rack 12 turned out to be the main rack in the match. Van den Berg […]