Friday, November 30, 2007

Mahitthi and Evans victorious in the IBSF World Snooker Championship

Thailand's Atthasit Mahitthi and Reanne Evans from England won gold medals at the IBSF World Snooker Championships.

Mahitthi beat fellow Thai Passakorn Suwannawat 11-7 in the men's final while Evans blanked defending champion Wendy Jans (Belgium) 5-0.

This was Mahitthi's first world title. His previous best was joint third in 2006. Evans has won once before, in 2004. She is also a three-time defending champion of the World Ladies Snooker Championship, organized by the World Ladies Snooker & Billiards Association.

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

The highest break of the tournament was 140 by Alex Borg (Malta). Evans had a 64 in the Ladies division and Kieran McMahon (Northern Ireland) topped the Masters break table with a 115.

Former pro Darren Morgan won the Masters (Over 40s). He beat Karnchai Wongian from Thailand 5-1 in the final.

The event was held 11-25 November in Sima Thani Hotel, Korat, Thailand.

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Saturday, November 17, 2007

Allison Fisher reigns supreme in the Cuetec Cues WPBA National 9-Ball Championship

England's Allison Fisher won the Cuetec Cues WPBA National Championship for the seoond year in a row.

In the final she defeated countrywoman Kelly Fisher 7-2. Ga Young Kim (South Korea) and Jeanette Lee (USA) finished joint third.

It was Fisher's seventh National Championship. It was also her fourth WPBA win of the season and the 51st title of her career.

This was the last of eight events on the 2007 WPBA Classic Tour. The win made Fisher the clear winner in the rankings. Next year all players will start off with zero points. Results from the four prior events will decide the seedings.

The event took place from November 8-11 at the Chinook Winds Casino, Lincoln City, Oregon. For the first time there was a group stage in the qualifying rounds. Also the field was trimmed down to 48 from the usual 64.

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Ryuuji Umeda wins World Three Cushion Championship

NB! This is the 2007 World Championship. Also see the 2008 World Championship.

Ryuuji Umeda from Japan won the World Three Cushion Championship.

In the tight final against Daniel Sanchez from Spain he won 3-2, with the set scores 6-15, 15-9, 4-15, 15-7 and 15-12. Dick Jaspers (Netherlands) and Ramón Rodriguez (Peru) captured the bronze medals.

Sanchez had the highest average in the tournament, with 1.805. He also had the highest single match average with 2.647. Gerhard Kostiansky (Austria) had the highest run with 12.

This was Umeda's first world title and Japan's first since Nobuaki Kobayashi won in 1984. Nice timing with next year's event being held in Tokyo.

Japan now holds both world titles as Orie Hide won the 2006 Ladies World Championship.

Defending champion Eddy Merckx (Belgium) finished in 12th place.

The win takes Umeda from 13th to fifth in the World Players Ranking. Sanchez advanced one place from fourth to third. Torbjörn Blomdahl (Sweden) only finished sixth in this event but is still the runaway leader. Frédéric Caudron (Belgium) stays in second.

The championship was held at the Salón de Eventos del Mall del Rio, Cuenca, Ecuador between 7th and 11th November.

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Friday, November 16, 2007

Maguire triumphant in Northern Ireland Trophy

Northern Ireland Trophy 2007Scotland's Stephen Maguire won his third ranking title at the Northern Ireland Trophy.

Maguire beat Fergal O'Brien from Ireland 9-5 in the final to capture his first ranking title since the 2004 UK Championship.

For the second straight ranking tournament 2006 world champion Shaun Murphy (England) lost out 6-5 in the semi-finals. He was beaten by Maguire and Northern Ireland's Mark Allen lost 5-3 to O'Brien.

Defending champion Ding Junhui (China) was ousted 5-3 by Maguire in round three.

Maguire received £30,000 for the victory. O'Brien won £15,000 as runner-up. Ronnie O'Sullivan (England) won £20,000 for his 147 tournament high break. That was the seventh maximum of his career. He accomplished the feat in a breathtaking display against Allister Carter where he won 5-2 with five centuries. That's a first for a best-of-nine ranking match.

The win lifted him from fourth to third in the provisional rankings. O'Brien's runner-up spot moved him all the way from No.31 to No.19. Murphy is the new leader, O'Sullivan stays in second and John Higgins (Scotland) drops from first to fourth.

The event took place at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland Nov 4-11, 2007. It was the third tournament of seven on the 2007/2008 Main Tour. Next up is the Maplin UK Championship 8th December.

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Sunday, November 11, 2007

Daryl Peach is first British winner of the World Pool Championship

Daryl Peach from England won the World Pool Championship.

Peach grabbed $100,000 for defeating home favourite Roberto Gomez 17-15 in the final. Gomez got $40,000 for finishing second.

The final was a tightly contested affair. Gomez was 15-12 ahead at one point before Peach managed to take the last five games for the win.

In the semi-finals Peach overcame Vilmos Földes from Hungary 11-2. Gomez defeated England's Karl Boyes 11-4.

Peach won a controversial match against Francisco Bustamante (Philippines) in the quearter-finals. Everyone thought Bustamante had won the match with a 3-9 combination at 10-9. After watching the video though the referee ruled that Bustamante had hit the nine first and gave Peach ball in hand. The Brit then won that game and the next to move on to the semi-finals.

Gomez had played brilliantly throughout the event, winning 15 games in a row. He first won eight straight matches in the qualification. Then he won both his matches in the group stages and had five decisive wins in the knockout stages, 10-1, 10-2, 11-0, 11-4 and 11-4.

Former snooker pro Peach is the first player from Britain to win the world title.

Neither of the finalists had been in a world pool final before. Gomez was the top seed after the group stage of last year's event only to lose to eventual winner Ronnie Alcano (Philippines) in the first round of the knockout stage. Peach had previously never been better than 33rd.

The event was dominated by the European and Asian contingent. They both had four players in the quarter-finals.

The tournament ran from November 3-12 at the Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

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Sunday, October 28, 2007

Ex snooker pro Mark Gray wins Swiss Open

2007 Swiss OpenEngland's Mark Gray won the Dynamic Swiss Open.

In the final he defeated Vilmos Földes (Hungary) 10-7 to win €5000. Földes took home €3300 for the runner-up position.

In the semi-finals Gray beat David Alcaide from Spain 10-9 and Földes defeated German Oliver Ortmann 10-7.

This was Gray's first win on the Euro Tour. His previous best was third place in last months's Netherlands Open. With Imran Majid winning that event and Daryl Peach taking the German Open English players now have captured two Euro Tour events in a row and three of the last four.

Gray has played on snooker's Main Tour several times. He was last a member in the 2004/2005 season.

With this win Gray takes a giant leap from 73rd to 12th in the Euro Tour Ranking. Losing finalist Földes moves from 21st to ninth.

Konstantin Stepanov (Russia) holds on to the top spot. Daryl Peach (England) and Niels Feijen (Netherlands) move up one spot each to second and third respectively. Stepanov leads Peach by a mere 20 points before the last event but has only a 193rd place to defend.

The tournament was played 25-27 October at the Billiardcenter Island Billiards, Frauenfeld, Switzerland. It was the sixth event of seven on the Euro Tour this season. The next and last stop is the Costa del Sol Open Open (December 6-8).

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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Caudron on top in Mexico World Cup

Belgium's Frédéric Caudron won the three cushion World Cup event in Mexico City, Mexico.

In the final he defeated Dick Jaspers (Netherlands) 3-2 (0-15, 15-11, 6-15, 15-12, 15-7).

Roland Forthomme from Belgium and Kyong-Roui (South Korea) shared third spot.

Jaspers' 1.955 was the highest average in the tournament. Caudron had the highest single match average, with 2.680. Jean Paul de Brujin from Netherlands had the highest run of 15.

This was Caudron's second World Cup win of the season. He also came out on top in the Corfu event. In addition he won the prestigious Sang Lee International.

The win strengthens Caudron's hold on second place in the World Cup Ranking. Torbjörn Blomdahl (Sweden) is still the leader and Jaspers stays in third.

Caudron also stays in second in the World Players Ranking. Blomdahl sits atop this list as well, while Jaspers moves up to third.

The event took place August 15-21 October 2007, at the Gimnasio Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City, Mexico. It was the sixth event of seven in the 2007 World Cup. The next and final leg is in Seoul, South Korea, December 8-15.

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Shane Van Boening wins first US Open title

US Open 2007Shane Van Boening from the United States won the US Open.

He earned $50,000 by defeating reigning world 9-ball champion Ronnie Alcano 13-10 in the final. Alcano earned $25,000. Surprise package Tomoki Mekari from Japan got $10,000 for third.

Defending champion John Schmidt (USA) had a disappointing tournament, ending up in 65th place.

Van Boening went undefeated in the tournament with some excellent play. For instance he played flawless pool in the 9-4 victory over Alcano in the winners bracket, maybe making one lose safety. He received a standing ovation from the crowd afterwards.

This win crowned an impressive season for the 24-year old Van Boening. He also won the World 10-ball Championship and finished second in the EnjoyPool.com 9-Ball Championship. The victory secured him a place on the US Mosconi Cup team.

The tournament was played 14-20 October at the Chesapeake Conference Center, in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA.

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