Gray wins 2009 Costa del Sol Open, Souquet captures overall title

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 was Gray's first Costa del Sol Open title and second win in total, from two finals. It puts him at No.16 on the all-time list.

Boyes' previous beat was third in the 2008 German Open. Sniegocki was looking for his first final in his third semi-final appearance. It was Diaz-Piarro's first ever Euro Tour start.

2007 overall winner Gray moves from ninth to fifth in the final Euro Tour Ranking. Boyes jumps from 24th to 12th.

Ralf Souquet (Gemany) "only" managed a ninth place finish this time but still held on to the lead to claim his second straight and record fifth Tour title. He also picked up the trophy in 1995, 1999, 2001 and 2008. Imran Majid (England) and Niels Feijen (Netherlands) finished in second and third place respectively.

The tournament was played 3-5 December at Hotel Alay, Benalmadena, Spain. It was the last event of seven on the 2009 Euro Tour. First up on the 2010 Tour is the French Open which runs from 10-14 February 2010.

See also:

• Costa del Sol Open 2009 (Event page)
• Costa del Sol Open Photo Gallery (eurotouronline.eu)
• Official Website of the IBP Eurotour
• Gray beats Boyes in all British EPBF Euro Tour Ten Ball Final (Pro9.co.uk)
• Euro Tour: Costa del Sol Open (Pro9.co.uk Forum)
• Mark Gray (Wikipedia)

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Dick Jaspers wins World Cup in Spain to earn season honours

Dick Jaspers from Netherlands secured the World Cup title for 2008 by capturing the World Cup event in Spain.

Jaspers soundly defeated Sweden's Torbjörn Blomdahl 3-1 in the final, with an impressive average of 2.809. The frame scores were 15-6, 14-15, 15-4 and 15-7.

Tying for third were Martin Horn (Germany) and former world champion Daniel Sánchez from Spain.

Ramon Rodriguez from Peru had the highest general average of 1.851. Sánchez had the highest single match average of 3.000. Current world champion Marco Zanetti (Italy) scored the highest run with a perfect 15.

This was the Dutchman's fourth win of the season. He also captured the titles in Portugal, Mexico and South Korea.

The win secured Jaspers' victory in the 2008 World Cup Ranking. Sánchez and Frédéric Caudron (Belgium) stayed in second and third place respectively. Last year's winner Blomdahl, got fourth this time around.

Jaspers also sits atop the World Players Ranking. There are no changes in the next three places, with Sánchez, Caudron and Blomdahl occupying the same spots as in the World Cup rankings.

The event took place 15-21 December 2008 at the Hotel Hacienda La Boticara, Alcala de Guadaira, Spain. It was the sixth and final event of the 2008 World Cup. The 2009 World Cup kicks off in Sluiskil, Netherlands 19 January.

See also:

• Alcala de Guardaia - Copa del Mundo de Billar a Tres Bandas (Official page - Spanish)
• Tournament Details (UMB)
• Worldcup Alcala de Guadaira 2008 (Entrada 51 - Spanish)
• Jaspers, doble campeón: gana la prueba en Alcalá de Guadaira ante Blomdahl y termina líder del circuito de la Copa del Mundo. (Billarnet - Spanish)
  
• Alcalà de Guadaira, année Jaspers (Kozoom.com - French)
  
• Galeria Fotos Worldcup Alcala 2008 (Entrada 51 - Spanish)
• Dick Jaspers wint wereldbekertoernooi en pakt wereldbeker (Dick Jaspers - Dutch)
  
• Men: 3 Cushion World Cup (Sports 123)
• Billiards World Cup Association (Wikipedia)
  
• Dick Jaspers (Official site - Dutch)
• Dick Jaspers (Wikipedia)

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Feijen wins Costa del Sol Open, Souquet takes 2008 Euro Tour title

Niels Feijen from Netherlands captured the 2008 Costa del Sol Open.

The current straight pool world champion defeated Sweden's Marcus Chamat 9-4 in the final. The victory was worth €6000. Chamat got €3800 for second place.

In the semi-finals Feijen ousted Mosconi team mate Tony Drago (Malta) 9-4. Chamat beat Hungary's Sandor Tot by the same score.

This was Feijen's first win in the Costa del Sol Open and fourth Euro Tour win overall, from nine finals. His last win came all the way back in the 2005 Netherlands Open. Since then he's had seven semi-final appearances.

Defending champion Bruno Muratore (Italy) lost 9-8 to Hubert Lopotko (Poland) in the last 16.

The win took Feijen from third to second in the final Euro Tour Ranking. Losing finalist Chamat moved from 17th to 10th.

Ralf Souquet (Gemany) held on to the lead to claim his fourth Tour title. He also picked up the trophy in 1995, 1999 and 2001. Feijen's countryman Nick van den Berg improved from fourth to third. Last year's winner, England's Mark Gray, finished in a respectable sixth place after having led most of the season.

The tournament was played 4-6 December at the Torrequebrada Hotel and Casino, Malaga, Spain. It was the final event of seven on the 2008 Euro Tour. The first event of next season is the French Open which runs from February 11-14 2009.
See also:

• Swiss Open 2008 (Event page)
• Costa del Sol Open Photo Gallery (www.eurotouronline.eu)
• Official Website of the EPBF - IBP Eurotour
• First place in Malaga! (Niels Feijen)
• IBP Euro Tour in Malaga/Spain (Jasmin Ouschan)
• Feijen wins Eurotour Spain Open (AzBilliards)
  
• Niels Feijen campeón del Euro Tour Costa del Sol (Billarnet - Spanish)
• Feijen flikt Spain Open! (Poolkrant)
• Niels Feijen holt sich die Krone Spaniens! (Billard Aktuell - German)
• Niels Feijen (Official player page)
• Niels Feijen (Wikipedia)

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Bruno Muratore surprise winner of Costa del Sol Open

Italy's Bruno Muratore won his first major title by grabbing the Dynamic Costa del Sol Open.

In the final he edged Radoslaw Babica (Poland) 10-9 to win €5000. Babica took home €3300 for the runner-up position.

In the semi-finals Muratore beat last event's winner Mark Gray (England) 10-7 and Babica defeated Netherland's Niels Feijen 10-4. Defending champion Fabio Petroni (Italy) finished in 17th place.

This was Muratore's first win on the Euro Tour. Prior to this event he had never even reached the semi-finals.

The win took Muratore all the way from 16th to fourth in the final Euro Tour Ranking. Losing finalist Babica moved from 22nd to 11th.

Gray jumped from 12th to win the 2008 Euro Tour title by a margin of 45 points. He finshed the season with an impressive 3-1-3 run. Konstantin Stepanov (Russia) was relegated to second place, ahead of German legend Ralf Souquet. Last year's winner Nick van den Berg of Netherlands finished the season in 12th place.

The tournament was played 6-8 December at the Torrequebrada Hotel and Casino, Malaga, Spain. It was the seventh and final event on the 2007 Euro Tour. The first event of next season runs from February 7-9 2008.

See also:

• Dynamic Costa del Sol Open (Event page)
• Dynamic Costa del Sol Open (Event photo gallery)
• Official Website of the EPBF - IBP Eurotour
• Bruno Muratore wins final 2007 Eurotour Stop (AzBilliards)
• Muratore wint Eurotour Spanje (Poolkrant)
• 9-ball: Muratore Shines in Spain (Billiards Boutique)
• IBP Euro Tour in Malaga/Spain (jasmin-ouschan.com)
• Euro Tour Spain (Darren Appleton)
• EuroTour + Bundesliga + Dynamic Billard (Bahram Lotfy - Danish)
• La surprise Muratore (Kozoom - French)
• Il trionfo di Muratore (BiliardoWeb Magazine - Italian)
• Muratore, che impresa (E-billiard - Spanish)
• Bruno Moratore da la sorpresa y gana el Euro Tour Costa del Sol (Billarnet - Spanish)
• Eurotour Malaga (Pro9.co.uk Forum)
• Mark Gray Euro number 1 (Pro9.co.uk Forum)
• Gray domine Stepanov sur le fil... et Facquet devient n°1 Français (Kozoom - French)
• Bruno Muratore (Eurotour.nu)
• Mark Gray (EBSA)

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Petroni wins final Euro Tour event of season

Italy's Fabio Petroni reigned supreme in the PoolComps.com Costa del Sol Open. In the final he crushed top player Niels Feijen (Netherlands) 10-1.

Petroni went through the event undefeated. His closest match was a 10-8 win over Finland's Petri Makkonen in the qualifying stages.

Oliver Ortmann (Germany) and Martin Kempter (Austria) finished in third place.

The tournament was played 6-9 December at in Benalmadena, Spain. In total 230 players took part. It was the seventh and final event of the season.

Nick van den Berg (Netherlands) held on to the lead in the Euro Tour Ranking. Losing finalist Feijen improved two places to finish in silver position. Ortmann's third place finish took him from 6th to 3rd and Petroni moved from 9th to 4th.

See also:

• Spanish Open (Eurotour.nu)
• Official Website of the EPBF - IBP Eurotour
• Fabio Petroni wins eurotour in Spain (European billiards)
• Petroni sur un nuage (Kozoom.com - French)
• Facquet termine en beauté (Kozoom.com - French)
• Petroni se merienda a Feijens y gana el Eurotour de la Costa del Sol (Billarnet - Spanish)
• Fabulous Fabio Osvojio Eurotour u Malagi (Biljarski Savez - Hungarian)
• Petroni siegt (billiard.info - German)
• Nick van den Berg mantiene el liderato del Euro Tour (Billarnet - Spanish)
• Eurotour (AzBilliards Forums)

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Blomdahl reigns in Spain

Sweden's Torbjörn Blomdahl proved he can still play after winning the 3 cushion World Cup event in Turkey.

In the final he beat Semih Sayginer from the host nation 3-1. Martin Horn from Germany and Tayfun Tasdemir (Turkey) shared third spot.

The event took place at Hotel Marine Princess, Istanbul, Turkey November 6-12. It was the last World Cup event of the year.

The win will not be enough to take him to the top of the World Cup ranking. Daniel Sanchez (Spain) is too far ahead.

See also:

• Tournament Details (UMB)
• Blomdahl conclut la saison (Kozoom.com - French)
• Blomdahl agua la fiesta turca (Billarnet - Spanish)

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