Malai takes the title!
Oct 20, 2012
Ouschan conquers the top spot in the Euro-Tour ranking
With an extremely strong performance, Nick Malai (ALB) won the title at the Dynamic Billiards North Cyprus Open with a 9:5 victory over Albin Ouschan (AUT).
Nick Malai (ALB)
Already before the match it was clear that Ouschan would be the #1 ranked player of the Euro-Tour rankings after the event, no matter if he would win the final match or not. If that affected his performance in any way can only be assumed. “The balls did not roll in my favour”, said Ouschan after the match, “and the previous matches took a lot of energy off me. Also, I have reached my dream goal to be the #1 ranked player in Europe already so probably Nick’s victory is alright for me” stated a tired but happy Ouschan after the match. He made more mistakes than in his previous matches and in the end, Malai turned out to be the deserved winner of the final Euro-Tour of this season.
Final Standings Dynamic Billiards North Cyprus Open:
Rank
Name
Nation
Prizemoney
1.
Nick Malai
ALB
3.400,- €
2.
Albin Ouschan
AUT
2.200,- €
3.
Dimitri Jungo
SUI
1.400,- €
5.
Dominic Jentsch
Chris Melling
GER
GBR
1.400,- €
1.000,- €
Artem Koshovyi
UKR
1.000,- €
Bruno Muratore
ITA
1.000,- €
Jasmin Ouschan
AUT
1.000,- €
Top Ten European Rankings
Rank
Name
Nation
Points
1.
Albin Ouschan
AUT
2295
2.
David Alcaide
ESP
2230
3.
Nick van den Berg
NED
2190
4.
Marcus Chamat
SWE
2160
5.
Mark Gray
GBR
2155
6.
Dominic Jentsch
GER
2150
7.
Nikos Ekonomopoulos
GRE
2140
7.
Daryl Peach
GBR
2140
9.
Chris Melling
GBR
2130
9.
Dimitri Jungo
SUI
2130
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