Jozef Philipoom wins first career title in 2009 Hurghada World Cup
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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.
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