Showing posts with label Portugal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Portugal. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Caudron gets win No. 9 in 2010 Porto World Cup

Frédéric Caudron from Belgium won the 2010 World Cup event in Porto, Portugal.

Caudron defeated Martin Horn (Germany) 3-0 in the final. The match was a lot closer than the score suggests though, as the game scores were 15-14, 15-14 and 15-9.

He received €5,500 for the victory and Horn got €3,500 for second place.

Jeremy Bury from France and Dick Jaspers from Netherlands lost out in the semifinals. Defending champion Eddy Merckx from Belgium went out in the last 16.

This was Caudron's first win of the season and ninth World Cup title in total.

Merckx had the highest general average among the 137 competitors with 1.744. Tayfun Tasdemir (Turkey) had the highest single match average in the final stage with 2.380. Along with Alfonso Legazpi (Span) and Jae Guen Kim (South Korea) he also had the highest run of 13.

Caudron improves to second in the 2010 World Cup Ranking with his win. Horn advances to fourth. Jaspers stays on top. Kyung-Roul Kim (South Korea) drops from second to third.

The win moves Caudron from third to first in the World Players Ranking. Horn improves one place to sixth. Jaspers drops to second and Merckx is down to third.

The event took place 12-18 July 2010 at Centro de Congresses Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal. It was the third of four events on the 2010 World Cup. The next event is in Hurghada, Egypt, 5-11 December 2010.

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Sunday, October 25, 2009

Peach wins 2009 Portugal Open

England's Daryl Peach won the 2009 Portugal Open.

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Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Merckx finally finds success in 2009 Porto World Cup

Eddy Merckx from Belgium could lift his first World Cup trophy after capturing the World Cup event in Porto, Portugal.

In the final Merckx edged Nikos Polychronopoulos (Greece) 3-2. The frame scores were 15-6, 2-15, 15-6, 9-15 and 15-2.

Surprise men Jae Ho Cho (South Korea) and Jeremy Bury (France) lost out in the semifinals.

Merckx received €5,500 for the win and Polychronopoulos got €3,500 for second place.

Jung Han Heo from South Korea had the highest general average among the 55 competitors with 2.014. He also had the highest single match average of 2.812. Merckx had a perfect 15 for highest run of the tournament.

This was a tournament of upsets, with many of the top players being ousted in the early rounds. Among those failing to reach the last 16 were defending champion Dick Jaspers (Netherlands), Torbjörn Blomdahl (Sweden), Frédéric Caudron (Belgium) and Daniel Sanchez (Spain).

Although this was the first World Cup win for Merckx he has previously won the 2007 European Championship and the 2008 World Championship.

Merckx moves from 11th to third in the World Cup Ranking. Polychronopoulos improves 11 places to seventh. Caudron and Martin Horn (Germany) hang on to the top two positions.

The Belgian jumps to sixth in the World Players Ranking. Jaspers, Sanchez and Caudron are the top three.

The event took place 29 June - 5 July 2009 at the Centro de Congressis Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal. It was the third of five events in the 2009 World Cup. The next event is in Suwon, Korea, 16-21 November 2009.

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Monday, July 14, 2008

Jaspers wins Porto World Cup

Dick Jaspers from Netherlands won the three cushion World Cup event in Porto, Portugal.

In the final he defeated Daniel Sanchez (Spain) 3-1 (10-15, 15-1, 15-14, 15-5).Tying for third were defending champion Torbjörn Blomdahl (Sweden) and Kyung-Roul Kim from South Korea. That's a repeat of their positions in the previous World Cup event, in Sluiskil.

Frédéric Caudron (Belgium) had the highest general average of 2.109 while Sanchez had the highest single match average of 2.647. Eddy Leppens (Belgium) had the highest run of the event with 13.

This was Jaspers' 15th World Cup win but his first since the 2006 Sluiskil World Cup.

The win takes Jaspers from 17th to second in the World Cup Ranking. Sanchez advanced from ninth to fifth. Caudron stays on top and Blomdahl and Kim are still sharing third place.

There are no changes in the top five in the World Players Ranking. Blomdahl is on top, followed by Caudron, Jaspers, Sanchez and Roland Forthomme (Belgium).

The event took place 30 June - 6 July 2008, in the Centro de Congressos Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal. It was the second of six events in the 2008 World Cup. Next event is in Irapuato, Mexico, 25-31 August.

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Saturday, July 07, 2007

Third win of the season for Blomdahl in Porto


Legendary Swede Torbjörn Blomdahl won the three cushion World Cup event in Porto, Portugal.

In the final he overwhelmed Roland Forthomme (Belgium) 3-0 (15-5, 15-1, 15-3).

Filipos Kasidokostas from Greece and Frédéric Caudron (Belgium) shared third spot.

Blomdahl has now won three out of four events this season and four of the last five overall.

The Swede also had the highest average in the tournament, with 2.153, and the highest run of 13. He also shared the highest single match average (2.647), with Kyung-Roul Kim (South Korea).

The win strengthens Blomdahl's position atop the World Cup Ranking. Caudron stays in second. Forthomme moves to No.3, tied with Daniel Sanchez (Spain) and Dick Jaspers (Netherlands).

Blomdahl also is the new leader in the World Players Ranking. Sanchez drops to second, with Caudron in third.

The event took place June 25 - July 1 2007, at the Centro de Congressos Matosinos, Porto, Portugal. It was the fourth event of seven in the 2007 World Cup. The next leg is in Hurghada, Egypt, August 27 - September 1.

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Monday, April 17, 2006

Sanchez wins World Cup

Daniel Sanchez from Spain won the 3 cushion World Cup event in Porto, Portugal.

In the final he beat Dick Jaspers (Netherlands) 3-1. Jaspers had the highest average in the tournament, with 1.810.

Both Swedish master Torbjörn Blomdahl and trickshot wizard Semih Sayginer (Turkey) went out early, in 18th and 19th place respectively.

Despite losing the final Jaspers is still on top in the World Cup ranking. Sanchez rises to second . Frederic Caudron (Belgium) and John Tyssens (Netherlands) share third.

This was the second World Cup event of the year. There are three more to go.

Sanchez tops the UMB World Players Ranking. He is followed by Jaspers, Caudron and Blomdahl.

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