Mosconi Cup

2017 Mosconi Cup Team Europe – Chinakhov on the rise

14th August – 2017 Mosconi Cup Chinakhov’s great season continues RUSLAN CHINAKHOV, who earlier this year won a World Pool Series event in New York, added to his impressive resume as he took down the Dutch Open on the Euro Tour to give his 2017 Mosconi Cup chances a real boost. It was the first Euro Tour win for the ‘Siberian Express’ as he looks to become the second ever Russian player to compete in the Mosconi Cup – Konstantin Stepanov was a Euro winner back in 2007. The win puts Chinakhov up to fifth place on the ‘World’ list and in second place on a tightly packed ‘European’ leaderboard. Players currently filling the top spots are Joshua Filler and Ralf Souquet (both Germany) on the ‘World’ list and Holland’s Nick van den Berg on the European list. Unlike previous years there will be only two rankings instead of three. The first will be the ‘European Ranking’ which includes the six European Level Two events and five European Level Three tournaments. The winner of this […]

Euro-Tour

Dutch Open 2017

Ruslan Chinakhov (RUS) gewinnt Dutch Open 2017 im Finale gegen Christoph Reintjes (GER) mit 9-4. Den 3. Platz belegen Sergey Lutsker (RUS) und Albin Ouschan (AUT). Die Dutch Womens Open 2017 gewinnt Marharyta Fefilava (BLR) im Finale gegen Oliwia Czuprynska mit 7-2. Den 3. Platz belegen Eylul Kibaroglu (TUR) und Yvonne Ullmann (GER). Vom 10. – 13. August 2017 trifft sich in Leende/Niederlande die europäischen Pool Billard Elite um beim nächsten Euro-Tour Stopp einen weiteren Sieger zu ermitteln. Viele der besten Spieler Europas werden um das Gesamtpreisgeld von 36.000 Euro spielen. Bei den Dutch Open 2017 geht es nicht nur um viele Punkte für das Euro-Tour Ranking sondern auch um eine bessere Platzierung im Mosconi Cup Ranking. Das Euro-Tour Ranking wird derzeit vom amtierenden World Pool Masters Champion David Alcaide aus Spanien angeführt, dicht gefolgt von Mario He aus Österreich und Joshua Filler aus Deutschland. Natürlich gehören alle 3 Spieler auch zu den Favoriten in Leende. Titelverteidiger ist Niels Feijen, der Lokalmatador und 9 Ball Weltmeister von 2014 gewann das Finale im Vorjahr gegen David […]

International

US Open 10 Ball & 8 Ball Championships 2017

Shane Van Boening (USA) gewinnt US Open 10 Ball Championship 2017 im Finale gegen Warren Kiamco (PHI) mit 11-5. Den 3. Platz belegt Roberto Gomez (PHI). Alex Pagulayan (CAN) gewinnt US Open 8 Ball Championship 2017 im Finale gegen Shane Van Boening (USA) mit 10-9. Den 3. Platz belegt Dennis Orcollo (PHI). Ab dem kommenden Montag, den 17. Juli 2017 finden in Las Vegas die US Open 10 Ball Championship statt. Bis zum darauffolgenden Mittwoch, den 19. Juli 2017 werden viele internationale Top-Spieler um ein Preisgeld von ca. 85.000$ spielen. Im letzten Jahr wurden diese Wettbewerbe noch auf sogenannten Bar Tables (7 Fuß) ausgetragen. Die „kleinen“ Tische sind in den USA sehr beliebt, allerdings kann man z.B. in Europa mit dieser Tischgröße nicht viel anfangen. Dadurch sind die US Open 8 Ball und 10 Ball im Jahr 2016 ein wenig untergegangen. In diesem Jahr hat der Veranstalter CueSports International beschlossen während der laufenden nationalen US Meisterschaft wieder auf die 9 Fuß Tische zu wechseln. Eine gute Entscheidung wie wir finden. Die US Open 8 Ball […]

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US Open 10-Ball full, Seeded Players Announced

US Open 10-Ball Full, Seeded Players Announced CueSports International, Henderson, NV (July 13, 2017) — The field is full and entries are now closed for the US Open 10-Ball Championships, which begin Monday, July 17 at Griff’s in Las Vegas. The top 16 players, who are rated by FargoRate, will be seeded in the 64-player bracket as follows: 1. Shane Van Boening, South Dakota 821 2. Dennis Orcollo, Philippines 814 3. Alex Pagulayan, Canada 802 4. Lee Vann Corteza, Philippines 799 5. Justin Bergman, Illinios 798 6. Francisco Bustamante, Philippines 797 7. Vilmos Foldes, Hungary 790 8. Ralf Souquet, Germany 790 9. Mika Immonen, Finland 789 10. Warren Kiamco, Philippines 786 11. Karl Boyes, Great Britain 786 12. Alex Kazakis, Greece 785 13. Thorsten Hohmann, Germany 783 14. Rodney Morris, California 783 15. Mario He, Austria 781 16. Skyler Woodward, Kentucky 781 The 2017 US Open 10-Ball Championship will be played July 17-19 at Griff’s, the beautiful new pool room opened by Mark Griffin last October, at 3650 South Decatur Blvd. in Las Vegas. It […]

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Low Expectation Brits Shine Bright On Day 1

Admittedly low on confidence, Karl Boyes and Mark Gray burst out of the gates of the World Pool Series’ RYO Rack Classic in New York. By Ted Lerner – WPS Media Officer (New York City) – Can a player win a tournament even if they are not playing their best pool? Generally when you have the best pool talent in the world under one roof for four days, the answer is usually a resounding no. But sometimes in pool, those that have the least expectations can do the most damage, especially players that have entered the winner’s circle more than a few times in their career. Take Englishmen Mark Gray and Karl Boyes. The two Brits arrived in New York City for the third leg of the World Pool Series, The Ryo Rack Classic Championship, admittedly in the dumps. Gray just came off a miserable performance at the scotch doubles World Cup of Pool in London, and hasn’t had a solid finish in all of 2017. Boyes, a former World 8-ball Champion, has barely touched […]

International

2017 World Pool Series: 3rd Series

RYO Rack Classic Championship Skyler Woodward (USA) gewinnt RYO Rack Classic World Pool Series im Finale gegen Darren Appleton (GBR) mit 6-3 und 6-3. Den 3. Platz belegen Eklent Kaci (ALB) und Radoslaw Babica (POL). Wann: 12. – 15. Juli 2017 Spielort: Steinway Cafe & Billiards, 3525 Steinway St, Astoria, NY 11101, USA Disziplin: 8 Ball Teilnehmer: 96 Preisgeld: ca. 60.000$ Besonderheiten: Mosconi Cup Team USA Ranking Event, WPA Ranking Event Favoriten: u.a.: Darren Appleton (GBR), David Alcaide (SPA), Ralf Souquet (GER), Johnny Archer (USA), Ruslan Chinakhov (RUS), Carlo Biado (PHI), Mika Immonen (FIN), Jayson Shaw (SCO), Klenti Kaci (ALB), Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz (SPA), Alex Pagulayan (CAN), Dennis Orcollo (PHI), Chris Melling (GBR) Links: World Pool Series (Offizielle Website), Auslosung & Ergebnisse

Mosconi Cup

2017 Mosconi Cup European Rankings – Filler breaks through in China to go top

18th June – 2017 Mosconi Cup Filler breaks through in China to go top JOSHUA FILLER, the 19-year-old from Germany, stunned the pool world as he took the China Open beating a string of world-class opponents in Shanghai. It was the youngster’s breakout victory and sends him soaring to the top of the Mosconi Cup Team Europe World ranking. Filler collected a massive 80 points for his victory and there were nine other Europeans in the points including semi-finalist Thorsten Hohmann who bagged 53. With the previous four events counting for both European and World Rankings, the European ranking stays the same. Taking place from Monday 4th to Thursday 7th December, the 2017 Mosconi Cup will take place at the prestigious Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. 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 […]

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2017 12BET World Cup of Pool – Three more through to quarter finals

16th June – 2017 12BET World Cup of Pool Three more through to quarter finals Chinese Taipei 7-5 Poland China 7-0 Germany Austria 7-2 Russia THREE MORE TEAMS made their way through to the weekend and the quarter finals as the 12BET World Cup of Pool as play continued at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London. There were wins for China, Chinese Taipei and Austria with just three more round two matches left to conclude this evening. Featuring 32 two-man teams from around the globe, the 12BET World Cup of Pool is into its 11th year as reigning champions Chinese Taipei attempt to become the first team ever to successfully defend the title at the York Hall. Defending champs Chinese Taipei came from behind to defeat the Polish pair of Mateusz Sniegocki and Wojciech Szewczyk and keep their dreams alive of retaining their title. Both teams played a scrappy game and it was anyone’s at 5-5. The Poles broke in the next to give themselves a real chance but couldn’t make anything of it and […]

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2017 12Bet World Cup of Pool – Canada through after struggle against fighting Aussies

13th June – 2017 12Bet World Cup of Pool Canada through after struggle against fighting Aussies Germany 7-2 Malta Russia 7-0 Malaysia Canada 7-5 Australia As the 12BET World Cup of Pool got underway today (Tuesday) at the iconic York Hall, London, there were good wins for Germany, Russia and Canada. Featuring 32 two-man teams from around the globe, the 12BET World Cup of Pool is into its 11th year as reigning champions Chinese Taipei attempt to become the first team ever to successfully defend the title. Canada looked as if they might be the first seeded to team to fall by the wayside as they trailed Australia 5-4. However, Justin Campbell and Michael Cacciola failed to seal the deal and Australia will need another year to record their first ever win in the World Cup John Morra, who is now semi-retired from the game, said, “We were happy to get through our first match. There is a lot of pressure here and we haven’t done particularly well over the last few years. You could […]

World Cup of Pool

2017 12BET World Cup of Pool

Team Österreich (Albin Ouschan & Mario He) gewinnt 2017 12BET World Cup of Pool im Finale gegen Team USA (Shane Van Boening & Skyler Woodward) mit 10-6. Den 3. Platz belegen Team China (Wi Jiaqing & Dang Jinhu) und Team Taiwan (Ko Pin-Yi & Chang Yu-Lung). Am kommenden Dienstag, den 13. Juni 2017 beginnt in London das wohl spektakulärste Pool Billard Event des Jahres. Die 2017er Ausgabe des World Cup of Pool verspricht wie bei den letzten Austragungen alles was diesen Sport so besonders machen kann, Spannung, Drama, Emotionen und teils unglaubliche Leistungen unter höchstem Druck. Die von Matchroom Sport organisierte 9 Ball Doppel Veranstaltung geht bis zum Sonntag, den 18. Juni 2017 und Titelverteidiger ist das Team aus Taiwan mit Ko Pin-Yi und Chang Yu-Lung. Die beiden Superstars aus Taiwan gewannen die letzte Ausgabe des World Cup of Pool im Jahr 2015 im Finale gegen Team England B (Mark Gray und Daryl Peach) mit 10-8. Im letzten Jahr musste der World Cup of Pool aufgrund einiger Terminüberschneidungen leider abgesagt werden und die Pool Billard […]