Chamat wins 2009 Austria Open, Euro Tour event #100

Sweden's Marcus Chamat won the 2009 Austria Open.

Chamat defeated reigning 10-ball world champion Darren Appleton (England) 9-6 in the final to earn the €5000 first prize. Majid received €3000 for second place.

In the semi finals Chamat beat virtual unknown Jakob Belka from Germany 9-6 and Appleton downed five-time ET winner Niels Feijen (Netherlands) 9-7.

This was Chamat's third Austria Open title and fourth win in total, from seven finals. It puts him at No.6 on the all-time list.

Chamat moves from fifth to third in the Euro Tour Ranking. Appleton jumps from 19th to eighth. Ralf Souquet (Germany) holds a massive lead atop the list and Feijen stays in second place.

This was the 100th event on the Euro Tour. The very first was the 1992 Belgium Open. Mika Immonen (Finland) defeated Tom Storm (Sweden) in that event. Souquet is the all-tim leader with 16 wins, followed by fellow Germans Oliver Ortmann and Thomas Engert with 13 and nine wins respectively.

The tournament was played 19-22 August at Patricks Canadian Taverne, Rankweil, Austria. It was the fourth event of seven on the 2009 Euro Tour. Next up is the Netherlands Open which runs from September 17-19 2009.

See also:

• Austria Open 2009 (Event page)
• Official Website of the EPBF - IBP Eurotour
• Eurotour Oostenrijk: Marcus Chamat wint (Poolkrant - Dutch)
• Chamat vinnare av Austria Open! (Svenska Biljardförbundet - Swedish)
• Marcus Chamat (Wikipedia)

Related posts:

• Marcus "Napoleon" Chamat rules in Austria (2006 Austria Open)
• Vassalos is surprise winner of Austria Open (2007 Austria Open)
• Nick van den Berg takes Austria Open title (2008 Austria Open)
• Feijen takes French Open for back-to-back Euro Tour titles (2009 Euro Tour)
• Alcaide wins 2009 Italy Open (2009 Euro Tour)
• Souquet wins German Open - Euro Tour's first 10-ball event (2009 Euro Tour)

Second US Open title for Ga-young Kim

Ga-young Kim from South Korea won the 2009 US Open after edging Ireland's Karen Corr 7-5 in the final.

Gerda Hofstätter (Austria) and Allison Fisher (England) finished joint third.

Defending champion Kelly Fisher (England) lost 9-7 to Allison Fisher in the last 16.

This was Kim's second US Open crown and her fourth victory on the WPBA Tour, following wins in the 2004 US Open, the 2005 Cuetec Cues National Championship and the 2007 Carolina Classic. In addition she won the world title in 2005 and 2006.

With this victory Kim is now the sole leader in the rankings. Corr moves from eighth to second. Monica Webb (USA) sits in third place. Kelly Fisher drops from tied first to seventh place.

The event took place from 29 July to 2 August 2009 at the Riverwind Casino, Norman, Oklahoma, USA. It was the third of six events on the 2009 Classic Tour. Next up is the Colorado Classic, at the Sky Ute Casino & Resort, Ignacio, Colorado, USA, 16-20 September 2009.

See also:

• Tournament Bracket (wpba.com - PDF)
• Highlights: 1 2 3 (wpba.com - PDF)
• WPBA (Official page)
• Kim Captures 2nd U.S. Open Title (Billiards Digest)
• Ga Young Kim wins WPBA US Open (AZ Billiards)
• Kim Cements WPBA U.S. Open Title (Inside Pool Magazine)
• Oklahoma and Billiards Digest (Sarah Rousey)
• US Open 2009 (Jennifer Barretta)
• US Open Final Results and Ranking Updates (Pool Cue News and Review)
• WPBA Tour | Player Biographies | Ga Young Kim (wpba.com)
• Ga-young Kim (Wikipedia)

Related posts:

• Allison Fisher successfully defends US Open title (2006 US Open)
• Allison Fisher takes third US Open in a row (2007 US Open)
• Kelly Fisher captures maiden US Open title (2008 US Open)
• Monica Webb claims 2009 San Diego Classic for second straight win (2009 Classic Tour)
• Ouschan conquers all in 2009 Great Lakes Classic (2009 Classic Tour)