Archive for March, 2009

Alcaide wins 2009 Italy Open

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David Alcaide from Spain won the 2009 Italy Open for his first ever Euro Tour title.
In the final Alcaide defeated Germany’s all-time Euro Tour leader Ralf Souquet 9-5. The victory was worth €5000 with Souquet getting €3300 for second place.
The semi-finals saw Alcaide trounce England’s Craig Osborne 9-2 and Souquet scrape [...]

Jasper tops 2009 AGIPI Billiard Masters

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Dick Jaspers from Netherlands won the 2009 AGIPI Billiard Masters.
In a high-quality final world No.1 Jaspers defeated defending champion Torbjörn Blomdahl (Sweden) 50-39. Blomdahl went out in front early helped by a run of 11, but Jaspers rebounded with some excellent play. His final average was 2.63 compared to Blomdahl’s 2.05.
Belgians [...]

Sweden grabs ninth world three cushion team championship

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For the fifth time in a row and ninth overall Sweden won the World Team Three Cushion Championship.
The winning team once again consisted of Torbjörn Blomdahl and Michael Nilsson. In the final they won 2-0 over Belgium (Eddy Merckx and Roland Forthomme).
Germany and South Korea tied for third place in an [...]