Archive for May, 2009

Souquet wins German Open - Euro Tour’s first 10-ball event

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Ralf Souquet from Germany won the 2009 German Open.
In the final Souquet defeated England’s two-time ET winner Imran Majid 8-4 to claim the €5000 first prize. Majid received €3300 for second place.
Souquet defeated countryman and defending champion Thomas Engert 8-3 in the semifinals. Majid edged surprise man Michal Czarnecki (Poland) 8-6.
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Martin Horn lifts first career World Cup trophy in Turkey

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Martin Horn from Netherlands earned his first World Cup win by capturing the World Cup event in Antalya, Turkey.
In the final Horn defeated fellow Dutchman, and last season’s Tour champion, Dick Jaspers 3-1. The frame scores were 15-13, 7-15, 15-11 and 15-14. Torbjörn Blomdahl (Sweden) and Frédéric Caudron from Belgium lost [...]

John Higgins wins the World Snooker Championship for a third time

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Scotland’s John Higgins captured the 2009 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship.
In the final he overwhelmed England’s 2005 world champion Shaun Murphy 18-9.
Neil Robertson (Australia) and Mark Allen (Northern Ireland) lost out in the semifinals.
Higgins received £250,000 for the victory and Murphy got £125,000 for his runner-up spot.
Stephen Hendry (England) won the £157,000 [...]