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CSI Releases 2015 US Open 8-Ball Championship Matches on YouTube

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (December 29, 2015) – CSI is pleased to announce that the 2015 US Open 8-Ball Championship matches have been released on the CSI YouTube Channel. Sixteen (16) matches featuring some of the best players in the world including Shane Van Boening, Dennis Orcollo, Thorsten Hohmann, Mike Dechaine, Jayson Shaw, Rodney Morris, Johnny Archer, Skyler Woodward, and many more can be viewed in their entirety – absolutely free! The 2015 US Open 8-Ball Championship was held July 29-31 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. The matches were recorded in “The Predator Arena” with high definition equipment and full commentary by Jay Helfert, Ken Shuman, and Robert LeBlanc. CSI extends a huge THANK YOU to the sponsors of this exciting event: Predator: The Official Cue of the 2015 US Open 8-Ball Championship! Kamui: The Official Tip of the 2015 US Open 8-Ball Championship! Omega Billiards: The Official Store of the 2015 US Open 8-Ball Championship! Match 1: Rodney Morris vs Scott Frost Match 2: Thorsten Hohmann vs Dennis […]

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2015 US Open 10-Ball Championship Matches Released on YouTube

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (December 15, 2015) – CSI is pleased to announce that the 2015 US Open 10-Ball Championship matches have been released on the CSI YouTube channel. Eighteen (18) matches featuring some of the best players in the world including Shane Van Boening, Dennis Orcollo, Thorsten Hohmann, Darren Appleton, Alex Pagulayan, Mike Dechaine, Johnny Archer, Justin Bergman and many more can be viewed in their entirety absolutely free! The 2015 US Open 10-Ball Championship was held July 24-26 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. The matches were recorded in “The Predator Arena” with high definition equipment and full-time commentary by Jay Helfert, Ken Shuman, and Robert LeBlanc. CSI would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to the sponsors of this exciting event: Predator: The Official Cue of the 2015 US Open 10-Ball Championship! Kamui: The Official Tip of the 2015 US Open 10-Ball Championship! Omega Billiards: The Official Store of the 2015 US Open 10-Ball Championship! Match 1: Rodney Morris vs Skyler Woodward Match 2: Josh Roberts […]

Mosconi Cup

2015 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup – Europe win again

10th December – 2015 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup Europe seal hard fought victory at the Trop Europe 11-7 USA Niels Feijen 5-4 Justin Bergman Karl Boyes 4-5 Shane Van Boening Albin Ouschan 5-4 Skyler Woodward EUROPE HAS retained the PartyPoker Mosconi Cup as they won the required two points to record their sixth consecutive victory and leave a disappointed American team once again on the receiving end. It was Austrian rookie Albin Ouschan who had the honour of downing the winning 9 ball as he clinched a hill hill battle of the rookies against Skyler Woodward. That sparked jubilant scenes in arena as his joyous team-mates piled on top of the young Austrian and the banks of European fans went wild. “I won the China Open this year but that was like kindergarten compared to this. On the winning 9 ball I was thinking, just make this,” said Ouschan. For European captain Chamat, who was a Mosconi Cup winner as a player in 2002, it was a sweet moment as he struggled to control his emotions […]

Mosconi Cup

2015 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup – Europe turn the screw

9th December – 2015 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup Europe two away from another victory Europe 9-6 USA Ouschan / Feijen 5-1 Bergman / Deuel Nick van den Berg 4-5 Corey Deuel Ouschan / Boyes 5-2 Woodward / Dechaine Niels Feijen 5-4 Shane Van Boening Darren Appleton 2-5 Justin Bergman EUROPE NEED just two more points to retain the PartyPoker Mosconi Cup as they once again won the session 3-2 to increase their lead to 9-6 with a potential six games to play on Thursday. The USA need to win five matches for victory but they will need to up their speed if they are to achieve that. Taking place at the Tropicana in Las Vegas, the PartyPoker Mosconi Cup is the annual 9 ball shoot-out between two five-man teams representing Europe and the USA and is now in its 22nd year. After another winning day, European captain Marcus Chamat said, “The guys played really well, the best they have played all week. The doubles matches were great for us. Corey got a little lucky against Nick […]

Mosconi Cup

2015 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup – Europe increases lead but America still in the race

8th December – 2015 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup Europe increases lead but America still in the race Europe 6-4 USA Feijen / van den Berg 3-5 Bergman / Woodward Albin Ouschan 5-3 Mike Dechaine Appleton / Boyes 5-2 Van Boening / Deuel Karl Boyes 5-3 Skyler Woodward Appleton / van den Berg 4-5 Dechaine / Van Boening THERE WAS more drama at the 22nd annual PartyPoker Mosconi Cup at the Tropicana as the Europeans increased their lead as they won the session 3-2 to move their overall lead to 6-4 with two more days to play. It could have been so much worse for the USA but they won a thrilling hill hill final match when a defeat would have left them three points adrift and the Europeans needing just four more wins to retain the trophy. The venue was once again packed to the rafters and the US duo of Skyler Woodward and Justin Bergman got off to the perfect start with 5-3 over Holland’s Niels Feijen and Nick van den Berg. Coming into the […]

Mosconi Cup

2015 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup – 3-2 Europe after day one

7th December – 2015 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup Europe takes the early lead Europe 3-2 America Europe 4-5 USA Boyes/van den Berg 5-4 Deuel/Dechaine Niels Feijen 5-2 Justin Bergman Ouschan/Appleton 1-5 Van Boening/Woodward Darren Appleton 5-1 Van Boening THE 22nd ANNUAL PartyPoker Mosconi Cup got underway on Monday at the Tropicana in Las Vegas as Europe got the better of an entertaining session in their defence of pool’s ultimate trophy. 3-2 was the final account but it was tense stuff as both teams worked to settle in the intimidating atmosphere. There will be no respite tomorrow when five more matches complete and Europe’s captain Marcus Chamat was pleased with the first day; “Emotions were up and down today. Every match felt like it was a tough game. It is a new situation for me as the captain but I gained a lot of confidence today. I got really nervous when the table was open but then I would think, this is the greatest team in the world why should I get worried? But when the balls […]

Mosconi Cup

Mosconi Cup 2015

Team Europe gewinnt Mosconi Cup 2015 mit 11-7. MVP der Veranstaltung wurde Niels Feijen (NED). Wie in jedem Dezember warten alle Pool Billard Fans auf das absolute Highlight des Jahres. Der 2015 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup verspricht auch in diesem Jahr erneut alles in den Schatten zu stellen. Vom 07. – 10. Dezember 2015 werden in Las Vegas bei der 22. Ausgabe des Mosconi Cup die Teams aus den USA und Europa bei dieser Matchroom Sport Veranstaltung für ein außergewöhnliches Spektakel sorgen. Zugegeben, in letzten Jahren war der Mosconi Cup relativ einseitig und wurde sehr von den Europäern dominiert. Team Europa gewann die letzten fünf Begegnungen relativ deutlich. Der Mosconi Cup 2014 wurde von Team Europa mit 11-5 gewonnen und viele sind der Meinung, dass die Veranstaltung vom letzten Jahr ein wenig leblos war und auch das spielerische Niveau war nicht das Beste. Nun, die Amerikaner waren im letzten Jahr kaum in der Lage mit Ihrem Team, das aus zwei Rookies bestand, dagegenzuhalten. Allerdings muss man sagen das der Auftritt der etablierten US-Spieler die eigentlich größere […]

Mosconi Cup

2015 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup – Final Ranking for Team USA

3rd November – 2015 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup Final Ranking for Team USA FOLLOWING A nine event qualification series, the American team is now in place as they prepare themselves for a December assault on the PartyPoker Mosconi Cup. Having last won the coveted transatlantic pool silverware in 2009, this year’s team comprises the top five players on the ranking list. Shane Van Boening was the first to qualify after yet another stellar year but the remaining four spots came down the US Open. Mike Dechaine was the first to qualify and then shortly after it was Corey Deuel’s turn as he took some impressive scalps to garner sufficient points. The two wild card slots went to Justin Bergman, who enjoyed an excellent season while the final spot saw captain Mark Wilson pick rookie Skyler Woodward to ensure a baptism of fire at the Tropicana next month. The Team Shane Van Boening Corey Deuel Mike Dechaine Justin Bergman Skyler Woodward The Final Ranking (after nine events) 1 Shane Van Boening (SD) 90 2 Corey Deuel (CA) […]

International

4th Annual Steinway Classic 2015

Chang Yu-Lung (TPE) gewinnt 4th Annual Steinway Classic 2015 im Finale gegen Ko Ping-Chung (TPE) mit 13-11. Den 3. Platz belegt Jayson Shaw (SCO). Das nächste Pool Billard Highlight im internationalen Turnierkalender findet direkt im Anschluss an die derzeit noch laufenden US Open 9 Ball statt. Bei den US Open stehen die letzten Matches auf dem Programm und in New York werden die Vorbereitungen für die 4. Ausgabe der Steinway Classic abgeschlossen. Dieses 10 Ball Turnier ist terminlich für viele US Open Teilnehmer ideal platziert. Bevor die meisten Pro’s die Heimreise antreten bietet sich vom 01. – 03. November 2015 im Steinway Billiards eine weitere Chance auf ein Top-Turnier und einer Menge Preisgeld. Einige der besten Pool Billard Spieler aus Europa und Asien sind natürlich noch nicht abgereist und werden versuchen dem Vorjahressieger Warren Kiamco (PHI) den Titel streitig zu machen. Im letzten Jahr gewann Kiamco im Finale gegen Dennis Hatch (USA) mit 13-11 –> 3rd Annual Steinway Classic 2014. Und natürlich zählen auch viele Spieler aus den USA zum sehr erlesenen Teilnehmerfeld dieser Predator […]

International

US Open 9 Ball Championships 2015

Cheng Yu-Hsuan (TPE) gewinnt US Open 9 Ball Championships 2015 im Finale gegen Karl Boyes (GBR) mit 13-6. Den 3. Platz belegt Liu Haitao (CHN) vor Ralf Souquet (GER) auf Platz 4. Vom 25. – 30. Oktober 2015 findet im Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel eines der Pool Billard Highlights des Jahres statt. Die US Open 9 Ball Championships sind jedes Jahr neben der 9 Ball Weltmeisterschaft und den Matchroom Events, wie Mosconi Cup oder World Cup of Pool, die größte Herausforderung überhaupt. In den letzten Jahren waren die US Open immer sehr gut besucht, allerdings ist die diesjährige 40. Ausgabe der US Open so gut besetzt wie nie zuvor. Kaum ein Name wird auf der 128er Teilnehmerliste vermisst und sogar viele der besten Asiaten aus Taiwan, China und den Philippinen gehen ab dem kommenden Sonntag an den Start. Das Preisgeld der US Open 9 Ball Championships 2015 beträgt 188.000$ und das Startgeld pro Spieler ist auf 1.000$ angewachsen. In den letzten Jahren war es der US-Superstar Shane Van Boening, der den US Open seinen Stempel […]