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2017 Mosconi Cup – Souquet consolidates position at the top

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10th April – 2017 Mosconi Cup Souquet consolidates position at the top GERMANY’S RALF SOUQUET tightened his grip at the top of the European 2017 Mosconi Cup rankings with another great performance as he finished in the top four of the recent Portuguese Open in Salgados. With no ‘World’ events having taken place yet, the ‘European’ and ‘World’ rankings are currently one and the same and the Kaiser has opened up a 45 points lead over third spot. Souquet has already appeared in more Mosconi Cups than any other European player (16) and will looking to return to the side for his first appearance since 2013. Nick van den Berg, a winner in Portugal is up to second on 90, 33 points ahead of David Alcaide in third spot. Unlike previous years there will be only two rankings instead of three. The first will be the ‘European Ranking’ which includes the five European ‘A’ and five European ‘B’ events. The winner of this ranking will gain a spot on the Mosconi Cup side. The second […]

2017 European Mosconi Cup Rankings – update after two events

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30th March – 2017 Mosconi Cup European Team qualification underway WITH TWO EVENTS having taken place on the European Mosconi Cup ranking, Europe’s all-time appearance record holder Ralf Souquet is once again in the box seat as he heads up the World and European rankings as qualification gets underway in earnest. ‘The Kaiser’ has made a total of 16 Mosconi Cup appearances from 1994 up to 2013 and an appearance in Las Vegas in December will put him in the Guinness Book of Records alongside America’s Johnny Archer on 17 Cups, assuming that the Scorpion fails to make the US team this year. Souquet was a runner-up to Niels Feijen at the Level Three Bucharest Open in February and then went on to win on the Euro Tour later that month to put him on 72 points. In second place on is Russia’s Ruslan Chinakhov on 54, who is having a break out year, having won the opening World Pool Series event in New York in January and then followed that up with the gold […]

2017 Mosconi Cup – European Team qualification events announced

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23rd March – 2017 Mosconi Cup European Team qualification events announced MATCHROOM SPORT can announce the 12 event series that will determine three of the five spots on the European Mosconi Cup team as they bid to extend their run of successive victories to eight this December in Las Vegas. The events fall into three categories; ‘World Events’ of which there are two; European ‘A’ events, numbering five and European ‘B’ events of which there are also five. Unlike previous years there will be only two rankings instead of three. The first will be the ‘European Ranking’ which includes the five European ‘A’ and five European ‘B’ events. The winner of this ranking will gain a spot on the Mosconi Cup side. The second ranking will be the ‘World Ranking’ which will comprise all 12 events. The first and second placed players in this ranking will gain spots on the European Mosconi Cup team. In the event that the winner of the European Ranking also comes first or second in the World Ranking, then the […]

2017 Mosconi Cup Team – USA standings after four events

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22nd March – 2017 Mosconi Cup Team USA standings after four events WITH FOUR events played in the 15 event series to determine the top ten players eligible for Team USA, it is veteran and former Mosconi MVP Dennis Hatch who heads the list, having pointed at two of the four events played. Behind him is another former MVP in Rodney Morris, while other former Mosconi players Shane Van Boening, Johnny Archer, Oscar Dominguez and Justin Hall help fill out the top ten spots. This year it’s about finishing in the top ten once the 15th and final event has been played out in early September. That’s because US Team Captain Johan Ruijsink will be picking his team from the top ten finishing players. To give himself some leeway in this make or break year for Team America, Ruijsink will be selecting four players from the top ten plus another whose final ranking won’t be of significance. After no events in February and most of March, the ranking calendar springs into action on 30 March […]

2017 Mosconi Cup – Team USA qualification series announced

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14th March – 2017 Mosconi Cup Team USA qualification series announced MATCHROOM SPORT can announce the Official Mosconi Cup Team USA Ranking Events for the 2017 Europe v USA match which takes place at the Tropicana, Las Vegas from 4th to 7th December. The roster has been set at 15 events, a reduction from 2016, with all tournaments on 7 foot tables having been dropped at the behest of the competing players. In addition, there are no overseas events. This year the final qualifying event will be in early September which means no US Open, following Team USA captain Johan Ruijsink’s stipulation that he needs additional time to work with the team in the lead up to the event. The 15 events are divided into three grades with Grade One carrying the most points and Grade Three carrying the least. At the end of the qualification period, Team Captain Johan Ruijsink will select four players from the top ten of the rankings plus one other player (top ten or not) to comprise his squad of […]

2017 Dafabet World Pool Masters – Alcaide is the Master!

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

Dafabet World Pool Masters – Defending champ is out

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18th February Round one completes as Alcaide fires into semis Round One Niels Feijen (NED) 3-8 Omar Al Shaheen (KUW) Chang Jung Lin (TPE) 8-6 Mark Gray (ENG) Quarter Finals Shane Van Boening (USA) 3-8 David Alcaide (ESP) THERE WERE two final first round matches as well as the first of the quarter-finals as play continued in Gibraltar at the 24th annual Dafabet World Pool Masters. Taking place at the Tercentenary Hall at the Victoria Stadium, there were wins for Chang Jung Lin, Omar Al Shaheen while defending champion Shane Van Boening saw his glorious run at the event come to a halt as Spain’s David Alcaide romped to an 8-3 win. 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. In the opening match, 2013 Masters champ Niels Feijen endured a stinker to fall […]

2017 Dafabet World Pool Masters – Sure-fire Jayson advances to last eight

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18th February Sure-fire Jayson advances to last eight Naoyuki Oi (JAP) 8-6 Cheng Yu Hsuan (TPE) Jayson Shaw (SCO) 8-3 Wojciech Szewczyk (POL) Alex Pagulayan (CAN) 8-1 Stephen Webber (GIB) PLAY CONTINUED at the Tercentenary Hall at the Victoria Stadium with three more first round matches in the 24th annual Dafabet World Pool Masters and there were victories for Japan’s Naoyuki Oi, Jayson Shaw (Scotland) and Alex Pagulayan. 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. Jayson Shaw, carrying the tag of ‘the best player in the world’, beat Poland’s Wojciech Szewczyk 8-3 to reach the quarter final. Shaw missed a few balls but played solidly enough to leave the young Pole in his chair for periods of the match. Szewczyk had an outrageous piece of bad fortune early in the match when trailing […]

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

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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 […]