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Sunday, September 19, 2010

It's China again in the 2010 World Cup of Pool

World Cup of Pool 2010The Chinese team of Fu Jianbo and Li Hewen won the 2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool.

In the final they defeated Philippines B (Dennis Orcollo, Roberto Gamez) 10-5 to claim the $60,000 first prize. The runner-ups earnt $30,000 for their efforts.

Holders Philippines A (Efren Reyes, Francisco Bustamante) were beaten 8-6 by Indonesia in the second round.

Jianbo and Hewen also won the trophy in 2007.

The event took place from 7-12 September at Robinsons Place in Manila, Philippines. 32 teams took part.

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Thursday, July 15, 2010

Thompson wins gold No. 10 in the 2010 World Eightball Pool Championships

2010 World Eightball Pool ChampionshipsSue Thompson (Scotland) and Mick Hill (England) won gold in the 2010 World Eightball Pool Championships.

In a repeat of last year's women's final Thompson defeated Emma Cunningham (Northern Ireland) 8-4.

Thompson has reached the final in 15 of her 16 attempts with this being her tenth win. These two have now contested six of the last seven finals, with Cunningham tasting victory in 2005.

Mick Hill beat fellow Englishman Gareth Potts 11-8 in the men's final.

This was Hill's second title. He also won in 2004. Potts has three wins, in 2005, 2007 and 2008.

Defending champion Phil Harrison (England) went down 10-8 to Hill in the semifinals.

Frank Costello (England) won the junior singles and Gary Swift (England) took gold in the wheelchair division. There were also a number of other events, including teams, Under 21s and Over 50s.

The tournament took place at the Imperial Hotel in Blackpool, England, 27 June - 8 July 2010.

Please note that this is the English version of the game. Wikipedia explains the differences in detail. Here is an excerpt:
In the version of pool or Eight Ball played in the United Kingdom and Australia, plain unnumbered red balls and yellow balls often replace the solid and striped balls. If not, the terms "bigs" (9-15) and "smalls" (1-7) are generally used instead. The black ball, however, still typically bears a number eight. Another difference is that the UK table has pockets just larger than the balls, whereas the American table has pockets significantly larger.
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Thursday, April 08, 2010

Reanne Evans captures record sixth straight World Ladies Snooker Championship

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 the highest break in the event, a 78 in her 4-3 semi-final win over Henrick.

It was a record sixth world title in a row for Evans. In 2005 she defeated Lynette Horsburgh (Scotland) 6-1, in 2006 she beat Bonney 5-3, in 2007 she won 5-3 over Henrick, in
  • 2008 she beat Emma Banks (England) 5-3 and last year she defeated Catalano 5-2.

    Evans has now won 23 ranking titles and 57 straight matches on the WLBSA tour. No surprise then that she ended the season on top of the WLBSA official rankings.

    June Banks (England) retained her seniors title by beating countrywoman Eva Palmius 3-1 in the final. 13-year-old Hannah Jones (England) retained the juniors title by defeating Jasmine Bolsover (England) 2-0 in the final.

    Tatjana Vasiljeva (Latvia) and Maureen Rowland (England) beat Pam Wood and Laura Alves (Ireland) 2-0 in the ladies doubles.

    Vasiljeva also teamed up with Joe Perry (England) to win the mixed doubles event, beating English pair, Wood and Martin Gould, 3-2 in the final.

    In the final of the english billiards event two-time defending champion Bonney won by beating Chitra Magimairaj (India) 269-220. 2007 champion Magimairaj also took second last year.

    This championship is organized by the World Ladies Snooker & Billiards Association. It must not be confused with the IBSF World Championship. Evans has won that event three times.

    The tournament was played at the Stadium Snooker Club, Hall Green Stadium, Birmingham, England, 3-8 April, 2010.

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    Monday, March 15, 2010

    Turkey wins 2010 World Three Cushion Championship

    2010 World Team Three Cushion ChampionshipTurkey 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 won the title twice before, in 2003 and 2004.

    Five-time defending champions Sweden lost to Spain in the qyarterfinals.

    Netherlands (A) had the highest general average of 1.820.

    Of all the players Dick Jaspers (Netherlands) had the highest general average of 2.253. Yüksel had a 2.812 to top the single game averages. Colombia's Carlos Campino had the highest run with a perfect 15.

    The tournament was played 25-28 February at Festhalle Viersen in Viersen, Germany.

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    Monday, February 08, 2010

    Great Britain wins inaugural Pool World Team Championship

    Pool World Team Championship 2010Great 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, Daryl Peach and Mark Gray. The Filipino team included Ronnie Alcano, Warren Kiamco, Antonio Lining, Marlon Manalo and Dennis Orcollo.

    Once again the Brits impress at a major pool event. Peach was the 2007 world 9-ball champion and Appleton won the 2008 World Ten Ball Championship. In addition England came second in the 2008 World Cup of Pool.

    The event took place from 31 January to 7 February at the Deutsche Messe, Hannover, Germany. 42 teams took part and all matches were a combination of scotch doubles and singles, in 8-ball, 9-ball and 10-ball.

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    Sunday, December 13, 2009

    USA wins back Mosconi Cup

    Mosconi Cup 2009USA 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 into the event with two straight wins and a team packed with world champions. USA now have 12 wins in total to Europe's 4.

    The teams:
    • USA
      • Nick Varner (non-playing captain)
      • Johnny Archer
      • Corey Deuel
      • Oscar Dominguez
      • Dennis Hatch
      • Shane Van Boening
    • Europe
      • Alex Lely (non-playing captain, Netherlands)
      • Darren Appleton (England)
      • Niels Feijen (Netherlands)
      • Thorsten Hohmann (Germany)
      • Mika Immonen (Finland)
      • Ralf Souquet (Germany)
    The event took place from December 10-13 at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, USA. Matches were singles, scotch doubles and scotch quintuples with alternate break. Next year's Cup will be held in Europe.

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    Sunday, October 25, 2009

    Philippines takes 2009 World Cup of Pool

    The Philippine B team of Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante won the 2009 World Cup of Pool.

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    Monday, July 13, 2009

    Thompson nicks ninth gold in the 2009 World Eightball Pool Championships

    2009 World Eightball Pool ChampionshipsSue Thompson (Scotland) and Phil Harrison (England) came out on top in the 2009 Foster's World Eightball Pool Championships.

    Thompson defeated England's Emma Cunningham 8-6 in the women's final.

    Thompson has reached the final in 14 of her 15 attempts with this being her ninth win. These two have now contested five of the last six finals, with Cunningham tasting victory in 2005.

    Harrison beat Mick Hill (England) 11-7 in the men's final to take home the £10,000 cheque. In the semi-finals Harrison defeated Adam Davis (England) 10-7 and Harrison beat Marc Farnsworth (England) by the same score.

    This was Harrison's first title. His previous best was four semi finals. Hill won the title in 2005.

    The two defending champions went out early this year. Lynette Horsburgh (Scotland) was beaten 6-3 by Collette Henriksen (Wales) in the last 16 and Gareth Potts (England) lost 9-6 to Davies in the quarter finals.

    Ben Clark (England) won the Junior title and Gary Swift (England) took gold in the wheelchair division. There were also a number of other events, including teams, Under 21s and Over 50s.

    The tournament took place at the Imperial Hotel in Blackpool, England, 28 June - 9 July 2009.

    Please note that this is the English version of the game. Wikipedia explains the differences in detail. Here is an excerpt:

    In the version of pool or Eight Ball played in the United Kingdom and Australia, plain unnumbered red balls and yellow balls often replace the solid and striped balls. If not, the terms "bigs" (9-15) and "smalls" (1-7) are generally used instead. The black ball, however, still typically bears a number eight. Another difference is that the UK table has pockets just larger than the balls, whereas the American table has pockets significantly larger.

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    Friday, April 10, 2009

    Reanne Evans claims fifth World Ladies Snooker Championship in a row

    Reanne Evans from England captured the World Ladies Snooker Championship for a record fifth straight time.

    In the final she beat compatriot Maria Catalano 5-2 to pocket the £800 winner's cheque. Catalano got £400 as runner up.

    Catalano recorded the highest break in the event, a 94 in the group stages.

    It was a record fifth world title in a row for Evans. In 2005 she defeated Lynette Horsburgh (Scotland) 6-1, in 2006 she beat Emma Bonney (England) 5-3, in 2007 she won 5-3 over Katie Henrick (England) and last year she beat Emma Banks (England) 5-3.

    By capturing the title she also ended the season on top of the WLBSA official rankings.

    June Banks (England) beat countrywoman Jenny Poulter 3-0 in the seniors final. 12-year-old Hannah Jones (England) retained the juniors title by defeating Joanne Davies (England) 2-1 in the final.

    Jones also teamed up with Jaique Ip Wan In (Netherlands) to beat Chris Sharpe (England) and So Man Yan (Hong Kong) 2-1 in the ladies doubles.

    Evans and Michael Holt (England) won the mixed doubles event, beating another English pair, Leah Willett and Joe Perry, 3-2 in the final.

    In the final of the english billiards event Emma Bonney (England) retained her crown be beating Chitra Magimairaj (India) 272-118.

    This championship is organized by the World Ladies Snooker & Billiards Association. It must not be confused with the IBSF World Championship. Evans is a also the defending champion in that event.

    The tournament was played at the Cambridge Snooker Centre, Cambridge, England, 4-9 April, 2009.

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    Monday, March 09, 2009

    Sweden grabs ninth world three cushion team championship

    2009 World Team Three Cushion ChampionshipFor the fifth time in a row and ninth overall Sweden won the World Team Three Cushion Championship.

    The winning team once again consisted of Torbjörn Blomdahl and Michael Nilsson. In the final they won 2-0 over Belgium (Eddy Merckx and Roland Forthomme).

    Germany and South Korea tied for third place in an event with teams from 18 countries.

    Blomdahl has played on all the nine winning teams. Nilsson has "only" seven golds.

    Sweden had a perfect 10-0 record in the event. They also had the highest general average of 1.769.

    Of all the players Blomdahl had the highest general average of 1.969. He also had a 3.333 to top the single game averages. Belgium's Roland Forthomme had the highest run with 14.

    The tournament was played 5-8 March at Festhalle Viersen in Viersen, Germany.

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    Sunday, December 14, 2008

    Europe retains Mosconi Cup

    Mosconi Cup 2008Europe won the 2008 Mosconi Cup with a 11-5 thrashing of the US team.

    The European team was in front all the way, leading 3-1 after the opening day, 5-3 after the second and 9-5 after the third. On Sunday Finland's Mika Immonen sealed the deal by defeating Shane Van Boening 5-3.

    Immonen was named MVP of the event after single wins against Jeremy Jones, Earl Strickland, Jones again and finally Van Boening. The victory was especially sweet for the Finn as he missed match ball in their 2006 loss to the Americans.

    This was the first time in Mosconi Cup history that Europe have managed to successfully defend the title. USA still leads the event with 11-4 though. Their last win came in 2006.

    The teams:

    • Europe

      • Alex Lely (non-playing captain, Netherlands)
      • Tony Drago (Malta)
      • Niels Feijen (Netherlands)
      • Mark Gray (England)
      • Mika Immonen (Finland)
      • Ralf Souquet (Germany)
    • USA

      • Nick Varner (non-playing captain)
      • Johnny Archer
      • Jeremy Jones
      • Rodney Morris
      • Earl Strickland
      • Shane Van Boening

    The event took place from December 11-14 at the Hilton Hotel, Portomaso, Malta. Matches were singles, scotch doubles and scotch quintuples with alternate break. Next year's Cup will be held in Las Vegas, USA.

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    Monday, October 13, 2008

    The US team wins World Cup of Pool

    World Cup of Pool 2008Shane Van Boening and Rodney Morris from USA won the PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool.

    In the final they defeated England's Daryl Peach and Mark Gray 11-7 to claim the $60,000 first prize. England earnt $30,000 for their runner-up position.

    Holders China (Li He-wen and Fu Jianbo) were beaten 9-5 by England in the semi-finals. 2006 winners Philippines (Francisco Bustamante and Dennis Orcollo) were defeated 9-6 by USA in the same round.

    Once again England impresses at a major pool event. Peach is the current world 9-ball champion, Gray is the current European No.1 and Darren Appleton recently won the World Ten Ball Championship.

    The event took place from 7-10 October in Outland, Rotterdam, Netherlands. 32 teams took part and all matches were scotch doubles, winner breaks.

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    Thursday, August 21, 2008

    Ouschan wins sixth gold in European Pool Championships

    European Pool Championships 2008Jasmin Ouschan (Austria) was one of many winners in the "All in one" European Pool Championships.

    Nobody managed to retain their titles in the main single events. Ouschan was the only of last year's champions to win a gold medal this year. The 2007 9-ball champion came out on top in 8-ball.

    Ouschan's victim in the 8-ball final, Line Kjørsvik, was one of two players to reach two finals. Kjørsvik also finished runner-up in 14.1. Zoran Svilar from Serbia won silver in both 9-ball and 8-ball.

    Here are the results:

    Men
    9-ball: Stephan Cohen (France) bt Zoran Svilar (Serbia)
    8-ball: Marcus Chamat (Sweden) bt Zoran Svilar (Serbia)
    14.1: Ivica Putnic (Croatia) bt Ralf Souquet (Germany)
    Team: Germany bt Czech Republic

    Women
    9-ball: Sabina Dederding (Switzerland) bt Estelle Bijnen (Netherlands)
    8-ball: Jasmin Ouschan (Austria) bt Line Kjørsvik (Norway)
    14.1: Charlotte Sørensen (Denmark) bt Kjørsvik (Norway)
    Team: Germany bt Netherlands

    Wheelchair
    8-ball: Karl Read (England) bt Henrik Larsson (Sweden)
    9-ball: Jouni Tahti (Finland) bt Emil Schranz (Austria)

    This was Ouschan's sixth euro gold, and second in 8-ball. Tahti also had five previous wins. Chamat, Dederding and Sørensen all won for the second time.

    This championship marked the 30th anniversary of the EPBF and therefore contained all categories and disciplines. There were also events for Seniors, Ladies, Juniors, Boys and Girls.

    The event was held August 7-16, 2008 at the Sauerland Sterner Hotel, Willingen, Germany.

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    Monday, July 14, 2008

    Potts and Horsburgh shine in the World Eightball Pool Championships

    2008 World Eightball Pool ChampionshipsGareth Potts (England) and Lynette Horsburgh (Scotland) came out on top in the Foster's World Eightball Pool Championships.

    Potts beat Jason Twist (England) 11-4 in the men's final. In the semi-finals they both won in deciding games, against the Englishmen Adam Davis and Gareth Hibbott.

    This was Potts' second title in a row and third overall. He also won in 2005. In addition he won the junior championship in 2000.

    Lynette Horsburgh (Scotland) defeated England's Barbara Taylor 8-6 in the women's final.

    The losing semifinalists Sue Thompson and Emma Cunningham (both England) had contested the last four finals, with Cunningham tasting victory in 2005. Thompson had reached the final in each of her previous 13 attempts.

    Horsburgh is best known for her snooker skills and has a runner-up finish in the 2005 World Ladies Snooker Championship as her best result.

    Paul Maguire (England) won the Junior title and Tony Southern (England) successfully defended his title in the wheelchair division. There were also a number of other events, including teams, Under 21s and Over 50s.

    The tournament took place at the Imperial Hotel in Blackpool, England, 29 June - 10 July.

    Please note that this is the English version of the game. Wikipedia explains the differences in detail. Here is an excerpt:

    In the version of pool or Eight Ball played in the United Kingdom and Australia, plain unnumbered red balls and yellow balls often replace the solid and striped balls. If not, the terms "bigs" (9-15) and "smalls" (1-7) are generally used instead. The black ball, however, still typically bears a number eight. Another difference is that the UK table has pockets just larger than the balls, whereas the American table has pockets significantly larger.

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    Sunday, May 11, 2008

    Reanne Evans captures fourth straight World Ladies Snooker Championship

    England's Reanne Evans won the World Ladies Snooker Championship for a record fourth consecutive time.

    In the final she beat compatriot Emma Banks 5-3 to pocket the £700 winner's cheque.

    Evans also recorded the highest break in the event, a 102 in the group stages.

    It was the record fourth world title in a row for Evans. In 2005 she defeated Lynette Horsburgh (Scotland) 6-1, in 2006 she beat Emma Bonney (England) 5-3 and last year she won 5-3 over Katie Henrick (England).

    Chris Sharpe (England) beat Malgorzata Sikorska (Poland) 3-1 in the seniors final and 11-year-old Hannah Jones (England) defeated Joanne Davies (England) in the juniors final.

    Jaique Ip Wan In (Netherlands) and Pam Wood (England) beat Sharpe and Laura Alves (Ireland) 2-1 in the ladies doubles.

    In the final of the english billiards event Emma Bonney (England) beat Ewa Palmius (Sweden) 216-119.

    This championship is organized by the World Ladies Snooker & Billiards Association. It must not be confused with the IBSF World Championship. Evans is a also the defending champion in that event.

    The tournament was played at the Cambridge Snooker Centre, England, 3-8 May, 2008.

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    Wednesday, February 20, 2008

    Sweden successfully defends world three cushion team championship

    2008 World Team Three Cushion ChampionshipFor the fourth time in a row and eighth overall Sweden won the World Team Three Cushion Championship.

    The winning team consisted of Torbjörn Blomdahl and Michael Nilsson. In the final they won 2-0 over Netherland's duo, Raymond Burgman and Dick Jaspers.

    South Korea and Spain tied for third place in an event with 20 teams from 19 countries.

    Blomdahl has played on all of eight winning teams. Nilsson has six golds.

    Sweden had a perfect 10-0 record in the event. They also had the highest general average of 1.664. Germany had the highest single game average with 2.117.

    Of all the players Jaspers had the highest general average of 2.171. Blomdahl had a 3.333 to top the single game averages. He also had a perfect set where he made a run of 15 from his first inning. This has only happened three times in the last 10 years.

    The tournament was played 14-17 February at Festhalle in Viersen, Germany.

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    Monday, December 17, 2007

    Europe finally regains Mosconi Cup

    Mosconi Cup 2007Europe won a much wanted Mosconi Cup by beating their US rivals 11-8.

    The US team had the best start, leading 4-1 after the opening day. Europe managed to tie up the contest at 5-5 after day two though, and held a 9-6 lead after day three. German Mosconi Cup veteran Ralf Souquet clinched the match by defeating Rodney Morris 6-4.

    USA now leads the event with 11-3. Europe's last win came in 2002.

    The event took place from December 13-16 at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, USA. Matches were singles, scotch doubles and scotch quintuples(!) with alternate break.

    To avoid soft breaks there was an additional break rule this year. This rule stated that for the breaker to stay on the table at least three balls had to pass the headstring or be potted. The normal rule that a ball needs to be potted off the break for the inning to continue still was in effect.

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    Monday, October 01, 2007

    China surprise champs in World Cup of Pool

    NB! This is the 2007 World Cup of Pool. Also see the 2008 World Cup of Pool.

    World Cup of Pool 2007China (Li He-wen and Fu Jian-bo) won the PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool.

    In the final they edged out the Finnish duo of Mika Immonen and Markus Juva 11-10 to claim the $60,000 first prize. Finland earnt $30,000 for their efforts and Canada and Japan in third place won $16,000.

    Holders Philippines (Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante) were beaten 9-6 by China in the quarter-finals.

    The event took place from September 25-30 in Outland, Rotterdam, Netherlands. 16 teams took part and all matches were scotch doubles, winner breaks.

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    Monday, April 09, 2007

    Reanne Evans defends World Snooker Championship

    Reanne Evans from England successfully defended the World Ladies Snooker Championship.

    In the final she beat compatriot Katie Henrick 5-3 to earn £800.

    Evans recorded an 87 break in the final. This was the highest break of the tournament.

    It was the third world title in a row for Evans. In 2005 she defeated Lynette Horsburgh (Scotland) 6-1 and last year she beat Emma Bonney (England) 5-3.

    Eva Palmius beat Jenny Poulter 3-1 in the seniors final. There was no juniors event this year.

    Pam Woods and Chris Sharpe beat Joanne Davies and Tina Owen-Sevilton 3-1 in the ladies doubles. Joe Perry and Leah Willett beat Gary Wilson and Pam Wood 3-1 in the mixed doubles final.

    Chitra Majamairaj beat Emma Bonney 187-148 in the billiards final.

    This championship is organized by the World Ladies Snooker & Billiards Association. It must not be confused with the IBSF World Championship.

    The tournament was played at the Cambridge Snooker Centre, England, 31st March to 5th April, 2007.


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    Monday, March 05, 2007

    Sweden takes gold in world three cushion team event

    2007 World Team Three Cushion ChampionshipFor the third time in a row and seventh overall Sweden won the World Team Three Cushion Championship.

    The winning team consisted of Torbjörn Blomdahl and Michael Nilsson. In the final they won 2-0 over Denmark's duo, Tonny Carlsen and Brian Knudsen.

    Germany and Netherlands tied for third place in an event with 24 teams from 22 countries.

    The tournament was played 1-4 March at Festhalle in Viersen, Germany.


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