By admin | May 11, 2010
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Australia’s Neil Robertson captured the 2010 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship.
In the final he defeated Scotland’s 2006 world champion Graeme Dott 18-13.
The English pair of Allister Carter and Mark Selby lost out in the semifinals.
Robertson received £250,000 for the victory and Dott got £125,000 for his runner-up spot.
Mark Allen (N.Ireland) and Dott shared the £10,000 high break bonus after compiling the first breaks of 146 in world championship history. In total there were only 59 centuries in this year’s event.
Defending champion, scandal-stricken John Higgins (Scotland) surprisingly lost 13-11 to living legend Steve Davis in the second round. This was the 30th world championship appearance for Davis. The last player to successfully defend his world title was Stephen Hendry (Scotland) in 1996.
This was the first world title for Robertson. His previous best was last year when he reached the semifinals. It was his second ranking title of the season and fifth of his career. He has yet to lose a ranking final.
He was the first Australian to lift the world trophy since Horace Lindrum in 1952. Many don’t consider Lindrum’s win to be legitimate though.
With this win Robertson improves from ninth to a career-best second in the official rankings. Dott climbs from 28th to 13th.
Higgins moves from fourth to first and Ronnie O’Sullivan drops from first to third. Peter Ebdon and Joe Perry drop out of the top 16. Liang Wenbo (China) is the only first-timer in the exclusive group.
The event took place Apr 17 - May 3, 2010 at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England. It was the last of six ranking tournaments on the 2009/2010 Main Tour.
By admin | April 19, 2010
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Daryl Peach from England bagged his third Euro Tour trophy in the
2010 Italy Open.
In the final the 2007 world 9-ball champion defeated recent EC silver medalist Mateusz Sniegocki (Poland) 9-7. The victory was worth €5000. Sniegocki received €3300 for second place.
The semifinals were one-sided affairs with Peach and Sniegocki both winning 9-2, against Stephan Cohen (French) and Chris Melling (England) respectively.
This was Peach’s first win in the Italy Open and third Euro Tour win overall, from four finals. He has previously won the 2007 German Open and the 2009 Portugal Open.
The win lifts him from eighth to second in the Euro Tour Ranking. Losing finalist Sniegocki improved from fifth to fourth. Ralf Souquet (Germany) is still on top and Imran Majid (England) drops one place to third.
The tournament was played 15-17 April 2010 at the Basso Hotels & Resorts Spa, Treviso, Italy. It was the second event of seven on the 2010 Euro Tour. Next up is the German Open which runs from 10-12 June 2010.
By admin | April 14, 2010
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Dick Jaspers from Netherlands won the
2010 World Cup event in Suwon, South Korea.
Dick Jaspers sneaked past Filipos Kasidokostas (Greece) 3-2 in the final. The frame scores were 1-15, 15-11, 14-15, 15-10 and 15-9.
He received €5,500 for the victory and Kasidokostas got €3,500 for second place.
Jeremy Bury from France and Tayfun Tasdemir (Turkey) lost out in the semifinals. Defending champion Frédéric Caudron (Belgium) lost 3-1 to Tasdemir in the quarterfinals.
This was Jaspers’ 18th World Cup title and first since Spain 2008. He also won in Suwon in 2008.
The former world champion has had a terrific start to the year, having also won the recent AGIPI Billiard Masters.
Jaspers had the highest general average among the 56 competitors with 2.153. Caudron had the highest single match average in the final stage with 2.700. Korean Bong-so Kim’s 15 was the highest run in the event.
The Dutchman moves into top spot in the 2010 World Cup Ranking with his win. Kasidokostas advances from fourth to third. Kyung-Roul Kim (South Korea) drops from first to second.
The win also moved Jaspers from fourth to second in the World Players Ranking. Kasidokostas improved from ninth to sixth. Caudron stays on top with Eddy Merckx (Belgium) dropping one place to third.
The event took place 6-11 April 2010 at the Manseok Park Badminton Gymnasium, Suwon, South Korea. It was the second of at least four events in the 2010 World Cup. The next event is in Matosinhos, Portugal, 12-18 July 2010.
By admin | April 12, 2010
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Karl Boyes from England won the 2010 Etisalat World 8-ball Pool Championship.
In the final he edged 2008 World Straight Pool champion champion Niels Feijen from Netherlands 13-12.
The Englishman lead the final from start to finish. At one point he was 11-4 up, before Feijen came back to make it 11-9.
In the semifinals Boyes beat Ruslan Chinakhov (Russia) 10-2 and Feijen defeated 2008 10-ball world champion Darren Appleton (England) 10-6.
Defending champion Ralf Souquet (Germany) lost 10-9 to Feijen in the last 16.
This was the fifth 8-ball world championship held. The previous four winners are Efren Reyes (Philippines), Chia-Ching Wu (Taiwan), Ronnie Alcano (Philippines) and Souquet. Of these five players Boyes is the only one that hasn’t previously captured the 9-ball title.
Once again the Brits impress at a major pool event. Peach was the 2007 world 9-ball champion and Appleton won the 2008 World Ten Ball Championship. In addition England came second in the 2008 World Cup of Pool and Great Britain (with Boyes) won the 2010 Pool World Team Championship.
The tournament was played 5-10 April 2010 in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
By admin | April 12, 2010
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England’s Reanne Evans won the
World Ladies Snooker Championship for a record sixth straight time.
In a repeat of last year’s final she beat compatriot Maria Catalano 5-1 to pocket the £1000 winner’s cheque. Catalano got £500 as runner up.
Katie Henrick and Emma Bonney, both from England, shared third place.
Evans also posted the highest break in the event, a 78 in her 4-3 semi-final win over Henrick.
It was a record sixth world title in a row for Evans. In 2005 she defeated Lynette Horsburgh (Scotland) 6-1, in 2006 she beat Bonney 5-3, in 2007 she won 5-3 over Henrick, in
2008 she beat Emma Banks (England) 5-3 and last year she defeated Catalano 5-2.
Evans has now won 23 ranking titles and 57 straight matches on the WLBSA tour. No surprise then that she ended the season on top of the WLBSA official rankings.
June Banks (England) retained her seniors title by beating countrywoman Eva Palmius 3-1 in the final. 13-year-old Hannah Jones (England) retained the juniors title by defeating Jasmine Bolsover (England) 2-0 in the final.
Tatjana Vasiljeva (Latvia) and Maureen Rowland (England) beat Pam Wood and Laura Alves (Ireland) 2-0 in the ladies doubles.
Vasiljeva also teamed up with Joe Perry (England) to win the mixed doubles event, beating English pair, Wood and Martin Gould, 3-2 in the final.
In the final of the english billiards event two-time defending champion Bonney won by beating Chitra Magimairaj (India) 269-220. 2007 champion Magimairaj also took second last year.
This championship is organized by the World Ladies Snooker & Billiards Association. It must not be confused with the IBSF World Championship. Evans has won that event three times.
The tournament was played at the Stadium Snooker Club, Hall Green Stadium, Birmingham, England, 3-8 April, 2010.
By admin | April 6, 2010
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Mark Wlliams (Wales) won the
2010 Sanyuan Foods China Open.
The two-time world champion won seven of the last eight frames in the final to defeat home favourite and 2005 winner Ding Junhui 10-6.
The Welshman received £55,000 for the victory and Junhui got £28,000 for finishing second.
Mark Allen (N.Ireland) and Allister Carter (England) lost out in the semifinals.
Neil Robertson made a career first 147 in his 5-1 loss to Peter Ebdon to claim the high break prize of £22,000.
This was the third China Open title for Williams and his 17th ranking title. His last ranking final was four years ago when he won the 2006 edition of this event.
The win lifts Williams from ninth to seventh in the provisional rankings. Junhui improves from seventh to fifth. The top two remain the same, with Ronnie O’Sullivan (England) in first and John Higgins (Scotland) in second. Carter swaps places with Robertson to sit in third.
The event took place at the Beijing Students University Stadium, China 29 March to 4 April, 2010. Next up on the snooker calendar is the Betfred.com World Championship which starts 17 April 2010.
By admin | April 2, 2010
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Dick Jaspers from Netherlands won the AGIPI Billiard Masters for the second year running.
World No. 4 Jaspers defeated world No. 1 Frédéric Caudron (Belgium) 50-34. Jaspers’ final average was 2.174 compared to Caudron’s 1.417.
Marco Zanetti (Italy) and Roland Forthomme (Belgium) shared third place.
It was the second successive victory for Jaspers in this event. Last year he defeated Torbjörn Blomdahl 50-39. He also played the final in 2008, then losing 50-26 to Blomdahl.
Including bonuses Jaspers earned €29.200 for the victory. Caudron took €22.950.
Players earned bonuses for runs of 10 or more and games won in 25 innings or less. In addition €2.500 was awarded to the player (Caudron) with the highest general average.
Zanetti had the highest run of the tournament with 19. Caudron had the highest general average of 2.398. Filipos Kasidokostas from Greece won one match in only 12 innings, resulting in the highest special average of 4.167.
The event’s final stage took place 25-28 March 2010 at the AGIPI Auditorum, Schiltigheim, France and was televised live on Eurosport.
By admin | April 2, 2010
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Austria’s Jasmin Ouschan had a perfect showing at the 2010 European Pool Championships.
As the first player ever Ouschan took gold in all available events; 8-ball, 9-ball, 10-ball and straight pool. Actually she won all but one match in the entire competition, a 7-3 loss to Line Kjørsvik (Norway) in 9-ball.
Ouschan successfully defended her golds in 8-ball and 9-ball from 2009. In 8-ball she also won in 2007 and 2008.
German legend Ralf Souquet also had a great event, scoring gold in both 9-ball and 10-ball.
Jouni Tahti from Finland copied that achievement in the wheelchair division. He took gold in 9-ball for the second year running.
Ouschan now tops the all-time medal standings with 23 golds. Souquet sits in second with 22 wins. Tahti is sixth in the same list with 10 victories.
This was the first time 10-ball was included in the programme.
Here are the results:
Men
8-ball: Konstantin Stepanov (Russia) bt Marcus Chamat (Sweden) 8-6
9-ball: Ralf Souquet (Germany) bt Mateusz Sniegocki (Poland) 9-8
10-ball: Ralf Souquet (Germany) bt Niels Feijen (Netherlands) 7-4
14.1: David Alcaide (Spain) bt Artem Koshovyi (Ukraine) 125-3
Women
8-ball: Jasmin Ouschan (Austria) bt Line Kjørsvik (Norway) 6-5
9-ball: Jasmin Ouschan (Austria) bt Gerda Hofstätter (Austria) 7-0
10-ball: Jasmin Ouschan (Austria) bt Ina Jentschura (Germany) 6-3
14.1: Jasmin Ouschan (Austria) bt Gerda Hofstätter (Austria) 75-19
Wheelchair
8-ball: Kurt Deklerck (Belgium) bt Henrik Larsson (Sweden) 5-4
9-ball: Jouni Tahti (Finland) bt Henrik Larsson (Sweden) 7-1
10-ball: Jouni Tahti (Finland) bt Roy Kimberley (England) 5-0
The event was held 18-27 March, 2010 at Hotel Westin, Zagreb, Croatia.
By admin | March 23, 2010
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Gerda Hofstätter from Austria won the season-opening 2010 San Diego Classic.
Hofstätter was undefeated throughout the event. In the final she beat Shu-Han Chang (Taiwan) 7-3 to earn the $12,700 first-place cheque. Chang received $7,800 for second.
The semifinals saw the Austrian defeat Karen Corr (Ireland) 7-4 while Chang edged Xiaoting Pan (China) 7-5.
This was Hofstätter’s 12th (?) Classic Tour title but her first since the 2000 BCA Open 9-Ball Championship. She has also won the 1995 World Championship and has numerous European titles.
It was the second Tour victory in a row for Austria, as Jasmin Ouschan won the season-ending WPBA Championship.
Defending champion Monica Webb (USA) finished tied ninth after losing 9-3 to Hofstätter.
The event took place from March 10-14 2010 at the Viejas Casino, Alpine, California, USA. It was the first of two(!) events this season on the Classic Tour.
By admin | March 16, 2010
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Turkey won the World Team Three Cushion Championship for a third time.
The winning team consisted of Adnan Yüksel and Murat Naci Coklu. In the final they won 2-0 over Spain (Daniel Sánchez and Ruben Legazpi).
Netherlands and South Korea tied for third place in an event with teams from 21 countries.
Turkey has won the title twice before, in 2003 and 2004.
Five-time defending champions Sweden lost to Spain in the qyarterfinals.
Netherlands (A) had the highest general average of 1.820.
Of all the players Dick Jaspers (Netherlands) had the highest general average of 2.253. Yüksel had a 2.812 to top the single game averages. Colombia’s Carlos Campino had the highest run with a perfect 15.
The tournament was played 25-28 February at Festhalle Viersen in Viersen, Germany.
By admin | February 23, 2010
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Kyung-Roul Kim (South Korea) won the World Cup event in Antalya, Turkey.
Kim edged multiple-winner Dutchman Dick Jaspers 3-2. The frame scores were 13-15, 15-7, 15-11, 2-15 and 15-8.
Defending champion Martin Horn from Germany and Filipos Kasidokostas (Greece) lost out in the semifinals.
This was the 29-year-old Korean’s first World Cup title. His previous best was second in the 2008 Suwon World Cup. In that final he lost 3-2 to Jaspers.
He received €5,500 for the victory and Jaspers got €3,500 for second place.
Marco Zanetti (Italy) had the highest general average among the 56 competitors with 1.846. Daniel Sanchez (Spain) had the highest single match average in the final stage with 2.464. Japanese Kouji Funaki’s 13 was the highest run in the event.
The win moved Kim from sixth to fifth in the World Players Ranking. Jaspers improved from fourth to third. Frédéric Caudron (Belgium) stays on top with Torbjörn Blomdahl (Sweden) in second place.
The event took place 15-21 February 2010 at the Belconti Resort Hotel, Antalya, Turkey. It was the first of at least four events in the 2010 World Cup. The next events is in Suwon, South Korea, 6-11 April 2010.
By admin | February 19, 2010
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Niels Feijen successfully defended his title by winning the 2010 French Open.
In the final the merited Dutchman defeated first-time finalist Craig Osborne (England) 9-2. The victory was worth €5000. Osborne got €3300 for second place.
The semifinals saw Feijen defeating Malta’s 2008 winner Tony Drago 9-5. Osborne overcame Dimitri Jungo (Switzerland) 9-3.
This was Feijen’s second win in the French Open and sixth Euro Tour win overall, from 11 finals. That puts him in fourth place on the all-time list, only behind the German trio of Ralf Souquet, Oliver Ortmann and Thomas Engert.
The win keeps Feijen in third place in the season’s first Euro Tour Ranking. Losing finalist Osborne improved from 14th to ninth. Souquet and Imran Majid (England) stay in first and second respectively.
The tournament was played 11-13 February 2010 at the Leader Billard Club, Paris, France. It was the first event of seven on the 2010 Euro Tour. Next up is the Italy Open which runs from 14-18 March 2010.
By admin | February 12, 2010
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Great Britain won the first ever Pool World Team Championship.
In the final they defeated Philippines 4-1 to claim the $75,000 first prize.
Greece were beaten 4-2 by Great Britain in the semifinals. Russia were defeated 4-1 by Philippines in the same round.
The winning team consisted of Imran Majid, Darren Appleton, Karl Boyes, Daryl Peach and Mark Gray. The Filipino team included Ronnie Alcano, Warren Kiamco, Antonio Lining, Marlon Manalo and Dennis Orcollo.
Once again the Brits impress at a major pool event. Peach was the 2007 world 9-ball champion and Appleton won the 2008 World Ten Ball Championship. In addition England came second in the 2008 World Cup of Pool.
The event took place from 31 January to 7 February at the Deutsche Messe, Hannover, Germany. 42 teams took part and all matches were a combination of scotch doubles and singles, in 8-ball, 9-ball and 10-ball.
By admin | February 9, 2010
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John Higgins (Scotland) won the
2010 totesport.com Welsh Open.
The final against defending champion Allister Carter (England) was an impressive display of scoring power. He made breaks of 137, 101, 95, 81, 76, 72 (twice), 71, 59 and 54 in the 9-4 win.
The Scot received £35,000 for the victory and runner-up Carter got £17,500.
Ronnie O’Sullivan (England) and Stephen Maguire (Scotland) lost out in the semifinals.
Higgins also had the highest break of the event, a 138 which earned him £2,000.
This was the second Welsh Open title for Higgins and his 21st ranking title. He also won the event in 2000.
The win strengthens Higgins’ lead in the provisional rankings. The next two also remain the same, with O’Sullivan in second and Neil Robertson (Australia) in third.
The event took place at the Newport Center, Newport, Wales 25-31 January, 2010. Next up on the snooker calendar is the Sanyuan Foods China Open which starts 29 March 2010.
By admin | January 31, 2010
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Efren Reyes from the Philippines is the Master of the Table in the 2010 Derby City Classic.
The tournament is comprised of three events. Reyes was second in bank pool, top 25 in one pocket and first in 9-ball. He secured the title several rounds before the end of the last event.
Here are the final results, with field sizes:
Bank pool (352): Winner: John Brumback (USA), $10,000; Runner-up: Efren Reyes (Philippines), $5,000
One pocket (289): Winner: Scott Frost (USA), $12,000; Runner-up: Sylver Ochoa (USA), $6,000
9-ball: (257) Winner: Efren Reyes (Philippines), $16,000; Runner-up: Rodney Morris (USA), $8,000
All-around title (Master of the Table):
- Reyes, $20,000
- Brumback, $3,000
- Alex Pagulayan (Philippines), $2,000
This was Reyes’ record fifth all-around-title and also his second 9-ball crown. It was Brumback’s second Banks title and it was Frost’s first victory in One Pocket, after finishing runner up last year.
Brumback was the defending over-all champion. See Past Champions at the official site for a list of all previous winners.
During the week there were several more events being staged. For instance, Charlie Williams (USA) won the Straight Pool Challenge and Reyes won the Fatboy 10-Ball Challenge for $6,500.
The tournament ran from January 22-30 at the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel, Elizabeth, Indiana, USA. It was the 12th edition of the event.
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By admin | January 28, 2010
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Mark Selby (England) won the
2010 Pokerstars Masters.
England’s defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan was just one game away from his fifth win after taking a commanding 9-6 lead but Selby stormed back to take the title 10-9.
Selby received £150,000 for the victory and O’Sullivan got £75,000 for his runner-up spot.
Mark J Williams (Wales) and Stephen Maguire (Scotland) lost out in the semifinals.
Maguire and Neil Robertson (Australia) tied for the highest breaks of the tournament with 140 to share the £10,000 prize..
This was the second Masters title for Selby. He also won on his 2008 debut. Last year he lost in the final to O’Sullivan.
The event took place at the Wembley Arena, London, England 10-17 January, 2010. Next up on the snooker calendar is the Totesport.com Welsh Open which starts 25 January 2010.
By admin | December 16, 2009
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China’s Ding Junhui won the 2009 Pukka Pies UK Championship.
The final against Scotland’s John Higgins was a very tight affair, until Ding took it 10-8 after a 75 in the final frame.
Stephen Maguire (Scotland) and Ronnie O’Sullivan (England) lost out in the semifinals.
Ding received £100,000 for the victory and Higgins got £46,000 for his runner-up spot.
Stephen Lee had the highest break of the tournament with 141, which made him $5,000.
This was the second UK and fourth ranking title for Junhui. He’s previously won the 2005 China Open, the 2005 UK Championship, the 2006 Northern Ireland Trophy. Higgins was looking for his third UK title and 21st win in ranking events.
In his four wins Ding has defeated the four greatest players of the last 30 years; Stephen Hendry (Scotland), Steve Davis (England), O’Sullivan and now Higgins.
Murphy moves from ninth to sixth in the provisional rankings. The top two remain the same. Higgins stays on top, followed by O’Sullivan. Neil Robertson (Australia) sits in third.
The event took place at the Telford International Centre, Telford, England 5-13 December, 2009. It was the third ranking tournament of six on the 2009/2010 Main Tour. Next up on the snooker calendar is the Masters which starts 10 January 2010.
By admin | December 14, 2009
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USA defeated Europe 11-7 to win the 2009 Mosconi Cup.
The US team was in front all the way, leading 4-1 after the opening day, 7-2 after the second and 9-5 after the third. On Sunday Shane Van Boening sealed the deal by defeating Ralf Souquet (Germany) 6-2.
Europe was heavy favorites coming into the event with two straight wins and a team packed with world champions. USA now have 12 wins in total to Europe’s 4.
The teams:
- USA
- Nick Varner (non-playing captain)
- Johnny Archer
- Corey Deuel
- Oscar Dominguez
- Dennis Hatch
- Shane Van Boening
- Europe
- Alex Lely (non-playing captain, Netherlands)
- Darren Appleton (England)
- Niels Feijen (Netherlands)
- Thorsten Hohmann (Germany)
- Mika Immonen (Finland)
- Ralf Souquet (Germany)
The event took place from December 10-13 at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, USA. Matches were singles, scotch doubles and scotch quintuples with alternate break. Next year’s Cup will be held in Europe.
By admin | December 14, 2009
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Jozef Philipoom (Belgium) won the World Cup event in Hurghada, Egypt.
In a roller-coaster final Philipoom defeated Swedish legend Torbjörn Blomdahl 3-1. The frame scores were 3-15, 15-14, 10-15, 15-11 and 15-0.
Turkey’s Tayfun Tasdemir and virtually unknown Ruben Legazpi from Spain lost out in the semifinals.
This was the 45-year-old Belgian’s first World Cup title. His previous best was second in Sluiskil earlier this season.
He received €5,500 for the victory and Blomdahl got €3,500 for second place.
Defending champion Daniel Sanchez from Spain lost 2-1 to Legazpi in the quarterfinals.
Sanchez had the highest general average among the 56 competitors with 1.873. His 2.523 was the highest single match average in the final stage. The Spaniard also tied Kyung-Roul Kim (South Korea) and Marco Zanetti (Italy) for highest run with a maximum 15.
Frédéric Caudron’s fifth place finish secured his victory in the 2009 World Cup Ranking. Blomdahl and Philipoom moved into a tie for second place, from fourth and seventh place respectively. Last year’s winner Dick Jaspers (Netherlands) finished in seventh position.
The win will move Philipoom from 12th to about ninth in the World Players Ranking. Blomdahl will likely improve from fourth to third. Jaspers will keep his lead.
The event took place 6-12 December 2009 at the Sunrise Garden Beach Resort, Hurghada, Egypt. It was the final of five events in the 2009 World Cup. The next season opens in Antalya, Turkey, 15-21 February 2010.
By admin | December 7, 2009
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Mark Gray won the 2009 Costa del Sol Open in an all-English final.
Gray defeated Karl Boyes 8-6 in the final to earn the €5000 first prize. Boyes received €3000 for second place.
In the semi finals Gray beat home player Francisco Diaz-Pizarro 8-5. Boyes defeated Mateusz Sniegocki (Poland) by the same scoreline.
This was Gray’s first Costa del Sol Open title and second win in total, from two finals. It puts him at No.16 on the all-time list.
Boyes’ previous beat was third in the 2008 German Open. Sniegocki was looking for his first final in his third semi-final appearance. It was Diaz-Piarro’s first ever Euro Tour start.
2007 overall winner Gray moves from ninth to fifth in the final Euro Tour Ranking. Boyes jumps from 24th to 12th.
Ralf Souquet (Gemany) “only” managed a ninth place finish this time but still held on to the lead to claim his second straight and record fifth Tour title. He also picked up the trophy in 1995, 1999, 2001 and 2008. Imran Majid (England) and Niels Feijen (Netherlands) finished in second and third place respectively.
The tournament was played 3-5 December at Hotel Alay, Benalmadena, Spain. It was the last event of seven on the 2009 Euro Tour. First up on the 2010 Tour is the French Open which runs from 10-14 February 2010.
By admin | December 1, 2009
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Mika Immonen from Finland won the 2009 World Ten Ball Championship.
The Finn won a one-sided final against Lee Van Corteza (Philippines) 11-6. Immonen received $60,000 for first place while Van Corteza got $30,000 for finishing second.
In the semifinals Immonen overcame Antonio Lining (Philippines) 9-7 while Van Corteza downed David Alcaide (Spain) by the same score. There was no bronze match this year so they both tied for third and won $15,000 each.
2009 champion Darren Appleton (England) had a fairly successful title defense, reaching the quarterfinals before losing 9-6 to Alcaide.
Exactly as last year the event was dominated by the European and Asian contingent. Amazingly this year they grabbed the 32 first spots on the leaderboard! There were 18 Asians and 14 Europeans.
This was Immonen’s second world title. He also won the 2001 9-ball world championship.
It was the third World Tour win of the year for the fabulous Finn after also having captured the Qatar Open and the US Open.
Immonen now dominates the WPA rankings, ahead of Ralf Souquet (Germany) and Appleton.
This will be the only men’s world championship of 2009. For the second year in the row there will be no 9-ball world championship.
The tournament was staged from 25-30 November 2009 at the World Trade Center, Manila, Philippines.
By admin | November 30, 2009
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England’s Alfie Burden and Ng On Yee from Hong Kong won gold medals at the 2009 IBSF World Snooker Championships.
Burden beat surprise finalist Igor Figueiredo (Brazil) 10-8 in the men’s final while Yee overwhelmed Australia’s Kathy Parashis 6-1.
Yu Delu (China) and finished third in the men’s event and Bi Zhuqing (China) reached the same position among the ladies.
These were the first world titles for both Burden and Yee. Burden is a former top-32 player on the Main Tour.
Neither of the defending champions competed this year. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (Thaniland) is currently playing on the Main Tour while three-time winner Reanne Evans (England) could not find a sponsor.
The victory means Burden is set to be nominated for a return to the Main Tour in the 2010/2011 season.
The final in the Masters event saw two former pros clash. Darren Morgan (Wales) beat defending champion Dene O’Kane (New Zealand) 6-0. Morgan also won in 2007. Last year he played in the men’s event, where he was knocked out in the last 16.
By admin | November 23, 2009
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16-year-old Liu Shusha from China came out on top in the 2009 Kappa Women’s World 9-Ball Championship.
In the final she won the last eight games to defeat three-time runner-up Karen Corr (Ireland) 9-5. The comeback included five consecutive break-and-runs.
In the all-Chinese bronze match Xiotang Pan trounced Fu Xiofang 9-1.
Shushua edged 2007 champion Pan 9-8 in the semifinals and Korr beat Xiofang with the same score.
Defending champion Yuan-Chun Lin from Taiwan went out in the early rounds after losing 7-0 to Corr.
This was the sixth world title in a row for Asian players. The last non-Asian to win was four-time champion Allison Fisher (England) in 2001.
The tournament ran from 16-22 November, 2009, in Shenyang, China.
By admin | November 19, 2009
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Filipos Kasidokostas from Greece captured the 2009 World Three Cushion Championship.
Kasidokostas played to a high standard in the final where he beat Eddy Merckx (Belgium) 3-1. The set scores were 11-15, 15-8, 15-13 and 15-3.
Two-time defending champion Marco Zanetti (Italy) and Eddy Leppens (Belgium) shared third place.
Kasidokostas took away €4,800 for the victory. Merckx received €3,200.
The Greek champion had the highest average in the tournament, with 1.869. In addition he had the highest single match average with 3.058. As if that wasn’t enough he also tied for the highest run of 13 with Roland Forthomme (Belgium) and Sergio Jimenez (Spain).
This was Kasidokostas’ first world title, from three finals. In 2003 he lost to Semih Sayginer (Turkey) and in 2004 he lost to Dick Jaspers (Netherlands). This was the 62nd edition of the world championship but the very first won by a Greek player.
Merckx was aiming for his second world title, having previously won in 2006.
The win takes Kasidokostas from 17th to 10th in the World Players Ranking. Merckx advances three places from eighth to fifth. Jaspers only finished ninth in this event but is still the leader. Daniel Sanchez (Spain) stays in second and Frédéric Caudron (Belgium) moves from third to second.
The championship was held at the Centre de congrès et d’expositions Beaulieu, Lausanne, Switzerland between 11th and 15th November 2009.
By admin | November 17, 2009
Submitted by Billiard Pulse Blog
Austria’s Jasmin Ouschan won the season-ending
2009 WPBA Championship.
In the final she beat Xiaoting Pan (China) 7-2.
The semifinals saw Ouschan edge Jeanette Lee (USA) 7-6 while Pan beat Kelly Fisher (England) in a 7-2 drubbing.
This was Oushan’s first WPBA Championship win, her third victory of the season, and her fifth Classic Tour title in total. She was unbeaten in the tournament and apart from the semi-final thriller she was really never threatened.
Defending champion Monica Webb (USA) finished tied 17th after losing 7-6 to countrywoman Michell Monk.
Ouschan improved from fourth to second in the rankings for the 2009 Classic Tour. Pan dropped from second to third. Nobody could surpass Ga Young Kim (South Korea) though who won her first overall title. Last year’s winner Kelly Fisher finished just outside the top four.
The event took place from November 12-15 2009 at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino, Hollywood, Florida, USA. It was the last of six events this season on the Classic Tour.
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