Archive for February, 2010

Kyung-Roul Kim lifts first World Cup trophy in Turkey

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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 [...]

Feijen wins French Open for the second year running

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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 [...]

Great Britain wins inaugural Pool World Team Championship

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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, [...]

Higgins wins 2010 Welsh Open in dominant fashion

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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 [...]