Euro-Tour

Italian Open 2015

Niels Feijen (NED) gewinnt Italian Open 2015 im Finale gegen Nick Malaj (GRE) mit 9-2. Den 3. Platz belegen Karl Boyes (GBR) und Mario He (AUT). Die Euro-Tour startet in das Jahr 2015 mit ihrem ersten Tour-Stop in Treviso. Die Italian Open 2015 finden vom 26. – 28. Februar im BHR Hotel in Treviso statt. Dieser Spieltort war bereits beim letzten Euro-Tour Event im Dezember Austragungsort und wird von der EPBF immer wieder gerne ausgesucht. Die Treviso Open 2014 gewann der derzeitige Leader im Euro-Tour Ranking Nick van den Berg (NED) im Finale gegen den amtierenden 9 Ball Weltmeister Niels Feijen (NED) mit 9-3. Nick van den Berg konnte damit bereits seinen neunten Euro-Tour Sieg feiern und liegt in dieser Bestenliste bereits auf Platz 4. Für die Italian Open 2015 haben bereits jetzt mehr als 150 Pool Billard Spieler aus ganz Europa gemeldet. Bis auf wenige Ausnahmen werden am Wochenende so ziemlich alle europäischen Topstars in Treviso am Start sein. Einige der Topfavoriten auf den Sieg sind u.a.: Nick van den Berg (NED), Niels Feijen […]

Euro-Tour

Treviso Open 2014

Nick van den Berg (NED) gewinnt Treviso Open 2014 im Finale gegen Niels Feijen (NED) mit 9-3. Den 3. Platz belegen Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz (ESP) und Kevin Becker (GER). Der letzte Euro-Tour Stop des Jahres findet in dieser Woche vom 11. – 13. Dezember 2014 statt. Das BHR Hotel in Treviso war in den letzten 12 Monaten öfters Austragungsort einer Euro-Tour. Die letzte Auflage der Treviso Open im Jahre 2013 gewann Nick van den Berg (NED) im Finale gegen Phil Burford (GBR) mit 8-5. Auch bei den Treviso Open 2014 zählt der im Euro-Tour Ranking führende Nick van den Berg zu den ganz heißen Favoriten auf den Sieg in der nähe von Venedig. Bei den Treviso Open 2014 sind bislang mehr als 140 Teilnehmer aus ganz Europa gemeldet. Während in den letzten Wochen die Matchroom Events die Turnierszene dominiert haben und das World Pool Masters sowie der Mosconi Cup im Mittelpunkt standen, konnten viele der besten europäischen Spieler ihre Kräfte sparen und sich auf dieses 9 Ball Turnier vorbereiten. Zu den Favoriten gehören neben den erfolgreichen […]

Mosconi Cup

2014 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup – Europe win again

4th December – 2014 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup Europe storm to another MC victory EUROPE 11-5 USA Darren Appleton 5-2 Shane Van Boening Nikos Ekonomopoulos 5-2 Shane Van Boening TEAM EUROPE won the 2014 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup, beating the USA 11-5 in front of a boisterous crowd at the Tower Circus, Blackpool. The score line was their joint second best winning margin and leaves the Americans with some soul-searching to do as they attempt to get back into competitive shape for the annual transatlantic 9 ball showdown. Leading 9-5 going into the final session, the Europeans wanted just two points for the glory and two matches were all that were needed as first Darren Appleton beat Shane Van Boening 5-2 and then Nikos Ekonomopoulos did the same by a similar score to seal a one-sided victory for Europe. For the winning captain, Johan Ruijsink, it was his seventh and last Mosconi Cup in charge and remains undefeated, an astounding record in any sport. He said, “It is humbling to win again. The players played great and […]

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 […]