Defending Champion Mario He unable to defend his title
Portoroz, Slovenia: In every sport it is great to see that the young generation is successful. One of the downsides though is that they need to finish their school at times. This is exactly what happened to Mario He (AUT) this year. He is working on his exam in school so he is unable to take up his mission for defending his title.
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Poland takes the lead in the medal table
Portoroz, Slovenia: The Gold medalists are Mateusz Sniegocki (POL), Oliwia Czuprynska (POL) and Kurt Deklerck (BEL).
The final match in the men's division between Sniegocki and Konstantin Stepanov (RUS) was a demonstration of power from the Polish player. He seemed to be so full of self-confidence. He played rock solid and punished every mistake that Stepan...
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10-ball down to semi-finals in Dynamic Billard European Championships
Portoroz, Slovenia: In a match that was packed with tension and excitement, Nick Malai (ALB) defeated Daniele Corrieri (ITA) with 8:7.
Nick Malai (ALB)
To be honest, this quarter-final was not necessarily expected by experts. Especially Corrieri can be consid...
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Souquet loses to Ekonomopoulos
Portoroz, Slovenia: Konstantin Stepanov (RUS) defeated Zoran Svilar (SRB) with 8:5 in 10-ball and secured his sport among the last 16 players in the field.
Konstantin Stepanov (RUS)
Stepanov was simply the better player in that match. His break was more efficient than Svilar's. He always had a bal...
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CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (April 8, 2013) – Two dynamic industry leaders are joining forces once again to promote professional pool events during The Greatest Pool Tournament in the World!
CueSports International (CSI) is proud to announce that Predator Cues is the Official Cue sponsor of the 14th US Open One Pocket Championship, the 5th US Open 10-Ball Championship and the inaugu...
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DIAMOND BILLIARD PRODUCTS, INC. and DIAMOND PROMOTIONS, LLC. are proud to announce: The 2nd Annual Southern Classic Tournament (SCT), presented by Harrah’s Tunica Hotel and Casino. The SCT has pool action for everyone and will be held at The Harrah’s Event Center, an area rich in billiard tradition and ripe for a big ‘ole pool tournament! This year’s event looks to bring:
9-Ball Banks ($15,000...
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After a close loss, Peach came back to strength and eliminated Das from the 10-ball competition
Portoroz, Slovenia: Daryl Peach (GBR) just destroyed Serge Das (BEL) hopes for the crown in 10-ball by defeating him clearly with 8:3.
Daryl Peach (GBR)
Daryl Peach had to suffer a dramatic loss in the previous round when, totally su...
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Souquet in the loser's round
Portoroz, Slovenia: In a real tough struggle, Marika Poikkijoki (FIN) remained victorious over Anastasia Nechaeva (RUS) with 6:5. The match was a head-to-head race at all times. It was also determined by many missed shots from both contestants which proved the amount of nervousness that was obviously striking them. But since both of them were affected, none could get a...
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Jentsch teaches a lesson to Gama
Portoroz, Slovenia: In the winner's qualification round of the 10-ball competition of the Dynamic Billard European Championships in Portoroz, Slovenia, Dominic Jentsch (GER) won with 8:5 over Manuel Gama (POR).
Jentsch had a furious start in the match. He steamed with confidence and power and went ahead with 6:0 in 30 minutes. That was a tough start for Gama. When...
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Van den Berg even defended his title
Portoroz, Slovenia: The 2013 Dynamic Billard European Straight Pool Champions are Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) and Nick van den Berg (NED).
Jasmin Ouschan defeated Katarzyna Wesolowska (POL) in the final with 75:15. The match is perfectly portrayed by that result. Wesolowska had no chance against Ouschan at any time of the match. Already from the very beginning, Jasmin...
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"Business as usual" in the women's division
Portoroz, Slovenia: Tomasz Kaplan (POL) just creamed the 2010 European Straight Pool Champion David Alcaide (ESP) with 125:58.
The match was always in Kaplan's hands. From the very beginning, the Polish demonstrated his strong will to make it to the final of this year's straight pool competition. He took a quick 50:0 lead over Alcaide who seemed to not g...
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Alcaide ousts See
Portoroz, Slovenia: In a match with several unexpected errors, David Alcaide (ESP) defeated Huidji See (NED) with 125:100.
It was a clash of two very experienced players with several titles under their belt. See, the 2011 World 10-Ball Champion against Alcaide, the 2010 European Straight Pool Champion. No wonder they both started very cautious since none of the two wanted the opp...
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Former World Champion Ortmann also out
Portoroz, Slovenia: In the early stage, the match was determined by strategic safety play. Both players showed respect for each other.
Bijsterbosch ran the first rack and got a 14:2 lead over Ekonomopoulos. However, after he did not have a proper break shot, he entered into safety exchange with the Greek. Ekonomopoulos left a tough shot for Bijsterbosch. The...
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Straight Pool competition moves ahead with several casualties on the winner's side
Portoroz, Slovenia: Two-time European Bronze Medal winner Kynthia Orfanidis (NED) has defeated Dunja Vujanic (SRB) with 75:45.
Dunja Vujanic (SRB)
The match started a bit slow but Orfanidis was able to gain a quick 10-point- advantage over Vujani...
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Van den Berg demolishes Chawki with a powerful demonstration of his skill
Portoroz, Slovenia: In a high class straight pool match, Oliver Ortmann (GER) overpowered Artem Koshovyi (UKR) with 100:55.
Ortmann began the match and started his account by scoring 42 points. Then Koshovyi had the chance of making some points but he did not really make use of it. After 9 points, Ortmann got back to the tab...
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Shooters Snooker and Sports Club in Toronto hosted the 404 9-Ball tour on April 6-7th. This event consistently draws the big crowds. There were a total of 68 players battling it out for the title.
Mario MorraFile photo courtesy of Keith Alford
In the a-side semi-finals, Jeet Kandhai ousted Eric Hildebrand 7-7. On the other side...
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Opening ceremony held in Slovenia
Portoroz, Slovenia: Shortly after 21:30 CET, Gre Leenders, the President of the EPBF, opened the 2013 Dynamic Billard European Championships for Men, Women and Wheelchair athletes.
the EPBF President Gre Leenders (center) surrounded by celebrities.
Around 220 players from 32 countries have arri...
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Stop # 11 of this season's Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour will take place on April 13 & 14 at the newly renovated Golden Cue Billiard Lounge in Albany NY. Rocco Spinelli Jr, owner of the Golden Cue, is our host for this edition of the "Northeast 9-Ball Open XXVI" and he deserves much thanks for his continued generosity and support of our tour. The Golden Cue is one of upstate New York's largest and ol...
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The Super Billiards Expo was held April 4-7th, 2013 at the New Jersey Convention Center in Edison, NJ. Live streaming of the event was provided by InsidePoolTV. The event was sponsored by Simonis Cloth, Diamond Billiards, OB Cues and Kamui Tips.
The format for the ladies event was Single Elimination, 9-Ball, Race to 11 and Rotate Break. 19 ladies paid the $300 entry fee with a guaranteed first p...
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Special conditions for players on site available
Portoroz, Slovenia: The Dynamic Billard European Championships for men, Women and Wheelchair athletes cast their shadow before. Over 200 players from 33 countries will compete for the glory in the lovely coastal city of Portoroz in Slovenia. The Grand Hotel Metropol will be the host for the event. Kickoff is Wednesday, April 10th, 2013.
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