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Underdog Denis Grabe wins Dynamic Billard Austrian Open

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 […]

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Austria Women Open 2014

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 […]

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Austria Open 2014

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), […]

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Souquet and Ouschan win the Dynamic Billard North Cyprus Open

Souquet and Ouschan win the Dynamic Billard North Cyprus Open Ralf Souquet (GER) and Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) have won the titles at the Dynamic Billard North Cyprus Open Euro-Tour. In the men’s division, Ralf Souquet played at his best. He took down great names like Ivo Aarts (NED) 9:0, Imran Majid (GBR) 9:3, Mieszko Fortunski (POL) 9:3 and in the final match Karl Boyes (GBR) with 9:4. The final match was dominated by Souquet from start to finish. A bit scrappy in the beginning, Souquet turned out to have the far better break shot than Boyes. He pocketed almost every time a vll on his break and ran out 4 racks without even allowing Boyes into the table. The Brit however had to struggle with his break shot. Most of the time, he came up dry with no ball down or not enough balls crossing the kitchen line. This situation was taken advantage of by Souquet without any mercy. The BCA Hall of Famer played up to his standard and rightfully took the final match […]

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Appleton loses to Souquet in 9-Ball

Appleton loses to Souquet in 9-Ball In his first appearance on European soil, Darren Appleton (GBR) lost his first match to Ralf Souquet (GER) with 7:9. It was not necessarily a lucky draw for Appleton. After having achieved so many titles abroad since he moved to the US in 2011, Appleton came back to Europe to compete in the 9-ball division of the Dynamic Billard European Championships and in the Euro-Tour which follows right after the EC. He drew Ralf Souquet in his first round match. The match was a highlight for all fans and spectators. However, Souquet controlled most of the match and was leading big time. He even went on the hill, being 8:3 up on Appleton in a race to nine. That looked like a clear victory for the German. But Appleton is known to never give up. He pulled back several racks from Souquet until the score was only 8:7 for Souquet. In the 16th rack, Souquet played a push-out which Appleton rejected and gave it back. Souquet pocketed a very […]

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North Cyprus Open 2014

Ralf Souquet (GER) gewinnt North Cyprus Open 2014 im Finale gegen Karl Boyes (GBR) mit 9-4. Den 3. Platz teilen sich Chris Melling (GBR) und Mieszko Fortunski (POL). Die Europameisterschaft 2014 geht in die heiße Phase und die Vorbereitungen für das nächste Euro-Tour Highlight laufen auf Hochtouren. Direkt nach der EM starten am 10. April die North Cyprus Open 2014 und das Finale wird am Samstag, den 12. April ausgetragen. Mit knapp 160 Meldungen gibt es nach langer Zeit mal wieder einen Teilnehmerhöchststand zu vermelden. Natürlich ist dies der Europameisterschaft geschuldet. Die Teilnehmer der Dynamic European Championship bleiben natürlich zum Großteil in Kyrenia, um an diesem nächsten Euro-Tour Stop teilzunehmen. Dieses Turnier ist nicht nur ein weiteres Euro-Tour Event, es zählt auch zu den Turnieren das in diesem Jahr Punkte für das europäische Mosconi Cup Ranking bringt. Es werden aus einer Reihe an Turnieren Punkte vergeben, die ausschlaggebend für die Nominierung zum Mosconi Cup 2014 im Dezember 2014 sind. Hier gibt es dazu alle Details –> 2014 PartyPoker.com Mosconi Cup – European selection announced. Es […]

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North Cyprus Women Open 2014

Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) gewinnt North Cyprus Women Open 2014 im Finale gegen Kristina Tkach (RUS) mit 7-0. Den 3. Platz belegen Monica Webb (USA) und Ana Gradisnik (SLO). Nach der Dynamic Billard European Championship 2014 in Kyrenia, North Cyprus findet direkt im Anschluss vom 10. – 12. April 2014 die nächste Euro-Tour Veranstaltung der Damen statt. Bis auf wenige Ausnahmen werden alle europäischen Topspielerinnen an der North Cyprus Women Open teilnehmen. In der Gesamtwertung der Damen Euro-Tour führt derzeit die amtierende 14/1 Europameisterin Jasmin Ouschan aus Österreich, gefolgt von Ana Mazhirina aus Russland. An Platz 3 des Rankings liegt die deutsche Spitzenspielerin Ina Kaplan. Den letzten Euro-Tour Stop der Damen in Paredes/Portugal gewann Kristina Schagan, sie liegt derzeit auf Rang 20 der europäischen Bestenliste. Topfavoritinnen auf den Sieg in Kyrenia sind u.a.: Jasmin Ouschan (AUT), Ana Mazhirina (AUT), Monica Webb (USA), Daria Sirotina (RUS), Oliwia Czuprynska (POL), Martine Christiansen (NOR), Line Kjoersvik (NOR) und Katarzyna Wesolowska (POL). Folgende deutsche Spielerinnen gehen bei der North Cyprus Women Open an den Start, Kristina Schagan, Kristina Grim, Melanie […]

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

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 […]

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Chinakhov eliminates Alcaide and Das in a row

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 […]

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Feijen and Ouschan grab the straight pool crowns

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 […]