Boyes continues hot run to take 2010 Austria Open

England's Karl Boyes won the 2010 Austria Open.

In the final the current 8-ball world champion and German Open runner-up defeated Nick van den Berg (Netherlands) 9-6. The victory was worth €5000 and van den Berg got €3300 for second place.

In the semifinals of this 9-ball event Boyes ousted fellow Englishman Chris Melling 9-7 while van den Berg defeated Harald Stolka (Germany) 9-3.

This was Boyes' first Euro Tour win. His previously best was runner-up positions in the 2009 Costa del Sol Open and 2010 German Open. Nick van den Berg is a four-time champion.

Defending champion Marcus Chamat (Sweden) was downed 9-7 by Wojciech Trajdos (Poland) in the last 32.

The win lifts Boyes from fifth to first in the Euro Tour Ranking. Losing finalist van den Berg improves from 15th to seventh. Former No.1 Daryl Peach (England) drops to second and Niels Feijen (Netherlands) falls one place to third.

The tournament was played 8-10 July 2010 at the Sporthotel Alpina, Sankt Johann im Pongau, Austria. It was the fourth event of seven on the 2010 Euro Tour. Next up is the Finland Open which runs from 25-29 August 2010.

See also:

• Austria Open 2010 (Event page)
• Austria Open Photo Gallery (eurotouronline.eu)
• Official Website of the IBP Eurotour
• Diamond Nine - Euro-Tour/ Dynamic Austrian Open (Pro9.co.uk)
• Austrian Euro Tour (Pro9.co.uk Forum)
• Karl Boyes (Official homepage)
• Karl Boyes (eurotouronline.eu)

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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)

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• Marcus "Napoleon" Chamat rules in Austria (2006 Austria Open)
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• 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)

Jasmin Ouschan rules in the 2009 European Pool Championships

Austria's Jasmin Ouschan had a near-perfect showing at the 2009 European Pool Championships.

Ouschan took golds in 8-ball and 9-ball, and silver in straight pool. In 8-ball she also won in 2007 and 2008.

Jouni Tahti from Finland rolled away with gold in both wheelchair events.

None of the other defending champions managed to retain their titles and no other players reached more than one final.

Here are the results:

Men
8-ball: Andreas Roschowsky (Germany) bt Nikos Ekonomopulos (Greece) 8-7
9-ball: Nick van der Berg (Netherlands) bt Ruslan Chinahov (Russia) 9-8
14.1: Dimitri Jungo (Switzerland) bt Niels Feijen (Netherlands) 125-74

Women
8-ball: Jasmin Ouschan (Austria) bt Janine Schwan (Germany) 6-4
9-ball: Jasmin Ouschan (Austria) bt Veronika Hubrtova (Czech Republic) 7-0
14.1: Gerda Hofstätter (Austria) bt Jasmin Ouschan (Austria) 75-70

Wheelchair
8-ball: Jouni Tahti (Finland) bt Tony Southern (England) 5-1
9-ball: Jouni Tahti (Finland) bt Roy Kimberley (England) 7-6

This was Hofstätter's ninth gold. Ouschan and Tahti now have eight euro golds each.

The event was held 16-25 April, 2009 at the Sporthotel Apline im Alpendorf, in St Johann im Pongau, Austria.

See also:

• European Pool Championships (Official site)
• European Championships - 2009 (EPBF Archive)
• Total dominance by Jasmin Ouschan in the European Championships! (Roy D'Fish)
• The Joy and Pain at the European Championship (AZ Billiards)
• Nick van den Berg European 9-Ball Champion (AZ Billiards)
• European Championships 2009 in St.Johann in Pongau (Jasmin Ouschan)
• 17th in 9-ball (Katrine Jensen)
• Jasmin Ouschan brilla con luz propia en el Campeonato de Europa, gana Bola 8 y Bola 9 (Billarnet - Spanish)
• Hofstätter und Jungo
  holen sensationell Gold! (Touch Magazine - German)
• EM St. Johann 9-Ball II (Touch Magazine - German)
• Poolkrant.nl (Coverage - Dutch)
• Teaser and photos from the European Pool Championships (APPB)
• Jasmin Ouschan (Official page)

Related posts:

• Ortmann and Ouschan on top of Europe (2006)
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Un-Nooh and Evans on top in the IBSF Snooker World Championship

Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh and Reanne Evans from England won gold medals at the 2008 IBSF World Snooker Championships.

Un-Nooh beat Ireland's Colm Gilcreest 11-7 in the men's final while Evans bested former champ Wendy Jans (Belgium) 5-3.

Soheil Vahedi (Iran) and Xiao Guodong (China) finished joint third in the men's event. Emma Bonney (England) and Ching Ching Yu (Hong Kong) reached the same positions among the ladies.

This was Un-Nooh's first world title. Evans has won twice before, in 2004 and 2007. She is also a four-time defending champion of the World Ladies Snooker Championship, organized by the World Ladies Snooker & Billiards Association.

The victory means Un-Nooh is set to be nominated for a place on the Main Tour in the 2008/2009 season.

Former pro Dene O'Kane (New Zealand) won the Masters (Over 40s). He beat India's former billiards world champ Geet Sethi 5-1 in the final. The defending champion Darren Morgan from Wales played in the men's event this year, where he was knocked out in the last 16.

All the three champs also secured the highest break in their respective divisions. Un-Nooh had a 143, Evans made a 80 O'Kane managed a 109.

The event was held 27 October - 8 November 2008 in Wels, Austria. Next year the championship will be contested in Hyderabad, India.

See also:

• Results, Men (IBSF)
• Results, Ladies (IBSF)
• Results, Masters (IBSF)
• Photos (IBSF)
• Playing Schedule (IBSF)
• 2008 IBSF World Snooker Championships (Global Snooker Centre)
• A Nooh Star For Thailand (World Snooker)
• Thepchai Un-Nooh corners glory (The Hindu)
• World Snooker Championship (Wendy Jans)
• Thailand's New Snooker Star (Snooker Scene Blog)
• Nooh World Amateur Champion crowned in Austria (Pro Snooker Blog)
• Die Snooker-Woche (Snookerblog - Deutsch)
• IBSF MM 2008 (Veikko Hannulan Snookerblogi - Finnish)
• Thepchaiya Un Nooh ist neuer IBSF Snooker-Weltmeister  (Künstlerbüro Snooker Team - German)
  
• World Ladies Snooker (Global Cue Sports Centre)
• Reanne Evans (Wikipedia)
• Past Champions (IBSF)
• IBSF World Championships, Men (Sports123)
• IBSF World Championships, Women (Sports123)

Related posts:

• Maflin and Jans top World Snooker (2006 World Championship)
• Mahitthi and Evans victorious in the IBSF World Snooker Championship (2007 World Championship)

Nick van den Berg takes Austria Open title

Nick van den Berg from Netherlands won his fourth Euro Tour title by capturing the Patricks Austria Open.

In the final the two-time Euro Tour season winner dominated England's two-time Euro Tour titlist Imran Majid 9-2. The victory was worth €6000. Majid received €3800 for his runner-up finish.

In the semi-finals van den Berg defeated fellow Dutchman Niels Feijen 9-2 while Majid beat Poland's Mateusz Sniegocki 9-3.

This was van den Berg's second win in the Austria Open and fourth win in total. He has previously won the 2002 Austria Open, 2005 Germany Open and 2006 Czech Open. This puts him in fifth place on the all-time list.

Defending champion, John Vassalos from Greece did not take part in the event.

The win takes van den Berg from ninth to fifth in the Euro Tour Ranking. Losing finalist Majid moves from fifth to second. Mark Gray (England) once again holds on to the top position. Bruno Muratore (Italy) sits in third place.

The tournament was played 12-14 June at Patricks Canadian Taverne, Rankweil, Austria. It was the fourth event of seven on the 2008 Euro Tour. The next stop is the Dynamic Netherlands Open which runs from 11-13 September, 2008.

See also:

• Patricks Austria Open (Event page)
• Austria Open Photo Gallery (www.eurotour.nu)
• Official Website of the EPBF - IBP Eurotour
• Van Den Berg wins Eurotour's Austrian Open (AzBilliards)
• Austria Eurotour (Pro9.co.uk Forum)
• Termin: Euro Tour Austrian Open (OPBV - German)
• Nick van den Berg (Official player page)
• Patricks Canadian Taverne (Venue)
• PPC Rankweil (German)

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• Darren Appleton captures Italy Open (2008 Euro Tour)
• Engert wins Germany Open for ninth Euro Tour title (2008 Euro Tour)

Vassalos is surprise winner of Austria Open

John Vassalos became the first Greek winner on the Euro Tour by capturing the PoolComps.com Austra Open.

In the final he defeated Malta's Tony Drago 10-9 to win €6500. Drago took home €3900 for the runner-up position.

In the semi-finals Vassalos beat Nick van den Berg from Netherlands and Drago bested Markus Juva (Finland) 10-7.

This was Vassalos' first win on the Euro Tour. He was also the first Greek to win. Vassalos' previous best was third in the 2004 Austria Open.

The win takes Vassalos from 199th to 82nd in the Euro Tour Ranking. Losing finalist Drago moves from 15th to 11th.

Konstantin Stepanov (Russia) advances five places to the top of the rankings. Jonni Fulcher from Switzerland also improves five positions to sit in second place. Niels Feijen (Netherlands) drops from first to third.

The tournament was played 14-17 June at Patrick's Canadian Taverne, Rankweil, Austria. It was the fourth Euro Tour event of the season. Next stop is the Netherlands Open (September 12-16).

See also:

• Poolcomps.com Austria Open (Eurotour.nu)
• Official Website of the EPBF - IBP Eurotour
• American Pool: 9-Ball Eurotour Austria (greenbaize)
• Vassalos solide jusqu'au bout (Kozoom.com - French)
• Verrassede winnaar in Rankweil (KNBB - Dutch)
• ET Austria Open – Vassalos, a surprising winner (souquet.de)
• IBP Euro Tour Rankweil/Austria (jasmin-ouschan.com)
• Past month (Darren Appleton)
• John Vassalos siegt im Patrick’s! (vsport.at - German)
• Eurotour (AzBilliards Forums)

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• Marcus "Napoleon" Chamat rules in Austria (2006)
• Wojciech Trajdos is surprise winner in Czech Open
• Christian Reimering victorious in Italian Open
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Marcus "Napoleon" Chamat rules in Austria

Sweden's Marcus Chamat won the ImproveYourPool.com Austria Open.

In the final he defeated Netherland's Nick van den Berg 10-7. Tour leader Thomas Engert (Germany) and Niels Feijen (Netherland) finished joint third.

With this victory Chamat moves from 6th to 5th in the Euro Tour Ranking. Engert retains his lead and Feijen stays put in second. van den Berg moves past Imran Majid (England) into third.

See also:

• Austrian Open (eurotour.nu)
• Marcus Chamat winner of Eurotour (European billiards)
• 2nd place Eurotour Austria (Nick van den Berg's Blog)

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