Mosconi Cup

2014 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup – Day Three Report

3rd December – 2014 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup Europe within two points of five-peat EUROPE 9-5 USA Boyes / Ekonomopoulos 5-3 Schmidt / Hall Nikos Ekonomopoulos 3-5 Justin Hall Gray / Boyes 5-3 Deuel / Schmidt Feijen 5-2 Bergman EUROPE WON three of the four Wednesday night matches to leave themselves four points clear of their American opponents and within two points of their fifth consecutive PartyPoker Mosconi Cup win following a torrid night at the Tower Circus in Blackpool. The Americans needed a big session as they trailed 6-4 from the previous night but bad rolls and some poor performances ensured that didn’t happen as the Euros increased their vice-like grip on the coveted trophy. “The Americans are still breaking well but the situations were a bit tougher,” said Euro skipper Johan Ruijsink. “We didn’t play our best earlier, it was scrappy at the start of the night but if you win scrappy matches that is huge. If you don’t play well but win that hurts the opposition. “Anything can happen in any match but […]

Mosconi Cup

2014 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup – Day 2 Report

2nd December – 2014 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup Europe increase lead but US still fighting EUROPE 6-4 USA Feijen/Gray 2-5 Hall/ Bergman Boyes 5-2 Deuel Appleton/Ekonomopoulos 5-2 Schmidt / Van Boening Feijen 5-3 Bergman Appleton /Gray 4-5 Van Boening/ Deuel EUROPE INCREASED their lead at the 2014 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup as they won the second session 3-2 to take the overall score to 6-4 with a potential 11 matches to complete. The US though, topped and tailed the session with wins but looked slack in the middle as the Euros asserted themselves with three wins. Trailing 6-3 going into the final match, it took a moment of magic from Shane Van Boening as he executed a hugely difficult shot to perfection to set up the US win and keep their Mosconi Cup hope alive. Commented US captain Mark Wilson, “The last point is naturally very important. We ended on a high after struggling through a few matches. We feel good about our chances from here on in. “Shane’s shot was one of the most gutsy shots […]

Mosconi Cup

2014 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup – Day One Report

1st December – 2014 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup Europe nick early lead after bruising battle EUROPE 3-2 USA 1. Team match – Europe 5-1 USA 2. Appleton & Boyes 3-5 Deuel & Hall 3. Mark Gray 3-5 John Schmidt 4. Feijen & Ekonomopoulos 5-1 Van Boening & Bergman 5. Darren Appleton 5-3 Shane Van Boening TEAM EUROPE will take a 3-2 into the second day of the PartyPoker Mosconi Cup after an exciting evening’s play at the Tower Circus, Blackpool. Played out in front of a capacity crowd at the Victorian amphitheatre, it was tense stuff from start to finish as the spectators played their part. Having endured a pounding in Las Vegas last year, the new-look American side got off to a sticky start as they lost the team match but then found their feet to take the lead in the Mosconi Cup for the first time since day two back in 2012. The evening ended disappointingly for them as their star man Shane Van Boeing took a hit in the two remaining matches to […]

Mosconi Cup

2014 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup – first night matches announced

30th November – 2014 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup First day matches set for 21st annual transatlantic shoot out WITH THE START of the 2014 PARTYPOKER MOSCONI CUP less than a day away, both team captains have set their stalls out for the opening day’s matches. With five games in each session there are some mouth-watering prospects in the offing, culminating in a real clash of the titans as Darren Appleton and Shane Van Boening meet in the final match of the session. There are a maximum of 21 matches to be played over the four days of the competition with the champions being the first team to reach 11 points. It all breaks off at 7.00pm on Monday evening and then on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the same time. The evening’s play commences with the team match where all ten players compete, playing a rack at a time and is followed by two doubles and two singles matches. The Schedule 1. Team match – Boyes/Deuel; Feijen/Van Boening; Appleton/Bergman; Ekonomopoulos/Hall; Gray/Schmidt 2. Appleton & Boyes v […]

Mosconi Cup

Mosconi Cup 2014

Team Europa gewinnt den Mosconi Cup XXI gegen Team USA deutlich mit 11-5. MVP der Veranstaltung wurde der amtierende 9 Ball Weltmeister Niels Feijen aus den Niederlanden. Wie jedes Jahr ist ende November bis anfang Dezember für die meisten Pool Billard Fans auf der ganzen Welt ein besonderer Zeitraum. Vom 01. – 04. Dezember 2014 findet in Blackpool/UK der diesjährige Mosconi Cup statt. Das traditionelle Mannschaftsevent zwischen einem Team aus Europa und einem Team aus den USA sorgt bereits im Vorfeld für viele Emotionen, wie man sie nur von Matchroom Sport Veranstaltungen kennt. Matchroom Sport veranstaltet neben dem Mosconi Cup auch noch den World Cup of Pool und das World Pool Masters, das erst vor einigen Tagen zu Ende gegangen ist. Alle Matchroom Events präsentieren Pool Billard auf professionelle Art und Weise und sind die absoluten Highlights im jährlichen Kalender. Ausgetragen wird der Mosconi Cup 2014 im Blackpool Tower Circus in England, dieser Austragungsort ist eine enorme Steigerung zu den Vorjahren. Auch wenn die Stimmung in den Jahren zuvor immer ziemlich gut war, so wird […]

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2014 PartyPoker World Pool Masters – down to the last four

2014 PartyPoker World Pool Masters – down to the last four 16th November – 2014 PartyPoker World Pool Masters Quarter Finals Nikos Ekonomopoulos (GRE) 8-3 Alex Pagulayan (CAN) Chris Melling (ENG) 8-6 Karl Boyes (ENG) Shane Van Boening (USA) 8-4 Mark Gray (ENG) WE’RE DOWN to the last four at the 2014 PartyPoker World Pool Masters as Nick Ekonomopoulos, Chris Melling and Shane Van Boening all enjoyed victories in their quarter-final matches at the Portland Centre, Nottingham. That leaves one Greek, one Pole, one American and one Englishmen to contest pool’s most prestigious invitational tournament as it concludes on Sunday evening. Nikos Ekonomopoulos put paid Alex Pagulayan’s hopes with a solid performance in the first match of the afternoon. It was a bit of a scratch-fest as both players lost control of the white but the Greek player was solid throughout as he cruised to victory. “At the start of the match I was a little bit unlucky, I scratched twice on the brake but after that I played near perfect and didn’t miss any […]

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2014 PartyPoker World Pool Masters – Mosconi Brits hit form

2014 PartyPoker World Pool Masters – Mosconi Brits hit form 15th November – 2014 PartyPoker World Pool Masters Round One Karl Boyes (ENG) 8-1 Waleed Majid (QAT) Mark Gray (ENG) 8-4 Mika Immonen (FIN) Quarter Finals Karol Skowerski (POL) 8-3 Daniele Corrieri (ITA) THERE WAS double delight in Nottingham for England’s Mosconi Cup contingent as Karl Boyes and then Mark Gray won through their first round matches at the 2014 PartyPoker World Pool Masters at the Portland Centre. They now complete the quarter-final line up, the first match of which was won by Karol Skowerski who is through to the last four on Sunday evening. Boyes made light work of Qatari hopeful Waleed Majid, winning 8-1 in just 45 minutes as he put on a break and run clinic to leave his opponent rooted in his chair. He can now look forward to a last eight match up against compatriot Chris Melling. Boyes said, “It is nice to win a match like that, especially in the first round. I broke off in the first rack […]

World Pool Masters

2014 PartyPoker World Pool Masters

Shane Van Boening (USA) gewinnt 2014 PartyPoker World Pool Masters im Finale gegen Nikos Ekonomopoulos (GRE) mit 8-2. Den 3. Platz belegen Karol Skowerski (POL) und Chris Melling (GBR). Das nächste Pool Billard Highlight des Jahres findet am kommenden Wochenende vom 14. – 16. November 2014 im Portland Centre in Nottingham/GBR statt. Auch dieses Jahr bringt Matchroom Sport beim 2014 PartyPoker World Pool Masters wieder 16 der besten Spieler der Welt an den Tisch und wird wie gewohnt für ein Event der Extraklasse sorgen. Dieses Top-Event, das jedes Jahr ausgetragen wird, ist ein reines Einladungsturnier. Matchroom Sport nominiert die Spieler zumeist nach ihren Erfolgen der letzten 12 Monate und natürlich werden auch wichtige Faktoren des Marketings in die Nominierung mit einfließen. Viele stellen sich z.B. die Frage, wieso ein Spieler wie Waleed Majid aus Qatar beim World Pool Master 2014 vertreten ist. Natürlich legt Matchroom Sport großen Wert darauf auch in anderen Teilen der Welt mit seinen Events Fuß zu fassen, dennoch muss man sagen das Waleed Majid schon ein sehr außergewöhnlicher Spieler ist. Er […]

Mosconi Cup

2014 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup – Boyes and Appleton complete Team Europe

23st October – 2014 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup WITH JUST OVER five weeks until the start of the 21st annual PartyPoker Mosconi Cup, Darren Appleton and Karl Boyes are named as the final two members of the European side charged with defending the title at the Tower Circus, Blackpool from 1st to 4th December. With seven previous Mosconi Cup appearances between them including six on the winning side, both players bring plenty to the table as Team Europe look towards their fifth consecutive win in the annual Europe v America 9 ball battle. Appleton, who made his debut in 2009 as Europe crashed to defeat, has been an ever-present in the side since, racking up a 52% win percentage from 29 matches. Commented Appleton, “I’m so excited to be picked! The last few days have been so stressful and I’ve not slept very well. I’ve been thinking about it every minute of the day since the US Open and I feel the Mosconi Cup has taken over my life – it’s that big and that exciting. […]

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2014 PartyPoker World Pool Masters – Line up announced

20th October – 2014 PartyPoker World Pool Masters Star-studded field set for Nottingham WITH THE 22nd annual PartyPoker World Pool Masters set for the Portland Centre in Nottingham from Friday 14th to Sunday 16th November, promoters Matchroom Sport have assembled a star-studded field from around the world to contest one of the sport’s most prestigious events. 16 of the best pool players in the world will be gathered in the heart of England to try and add their name to the pantheon of all-time greats who have held the Masters trophy aloft. There is a $66,000 prize fund at stake and World Champions, US Open Champions, European Champions as well as the very best players from all four corners of the globe will be vying for the Masters crown. Defending champion and reigning WPA World 9 Ball winner Niels Feijen will be back to defend his crown. Also aiming for his first ever Masters title is Shane Van Boening, who just made history as he won his third consecutive US Open title and fourth overall. […]