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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 [...]
It’s Peach over Sniegocki in the 2010 Italy Open
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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 [...]
Jaspers takes top honors in 2010 Suwon World Cup
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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 [...]
Boyes wins 2010 8-ball World Championship
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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 [...]
Reanne Evans captures record sixth straight World Ladies Snooker Championship
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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 [...]
Mark Williams completes strong comeback to win 2010 China Open
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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 [...]
Jaspers wins AGIPI Billiard Masters - again
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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 [...]
Ouschan has record-breaking performance at the 2010 European Pool Championships
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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 [...]
Hofstätter returns to winner’s circle in 2010 San Diego Classic
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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) [...]
Turkey wins 2010 World Three Cushion Championship
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Reyes is Master of the Table for the fifth time in 2010 Derby City Classic
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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 [...]
Selby takes 2010 Masters with impressive comeback
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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 [...]
Ding Junhui captures 2009 UK Championship
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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 [...]
USA wins back Mosconi Cup
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Gray wins 2009 Costa del Sol Open, Souquet captures overall title
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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 [...]
Immonen crowns amazing year with victory at the 2009 World 10-ball Championship
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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) [...]
Burden and Yee win golds in the 2009 IBSF World Snooker Championships
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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) [...]
Chinese sensation Susha wins 2009 Women’s World 9-Ball Championship
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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 [...]
Kasidokostas wins 2009 Three Cushion World Championship
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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 [...]
Ouschan ends season on a high by winning the 2009 WPBA Championship
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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 [...]