2012 European Pool Championships

Tournament information
Dates	21–31 March 2012
Venue	Alvisse Parc Hotel
City	Luxembourg City
Country	Luxembourg
Organisation(s)	European Pocket Billiard Federation
Format	double elimination, single elimination
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The 2012 European Pool Championships was a professional pool tournament held 21–31 March 2012 in Alvisse Parc Hotel in Luxembourg City hosted by the European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF). The disciplines were played eight-ball, nine-ball, ten-ball and straight pool in the categories Men's, Ladies and wheelchairs. The wheelchair users played for the titles only in 8-ball, 9-ball and 10-ball. The most successful player was the Finnish wheelchair user Jouni Tähti who won two events, the Spaniard Francisco Díaz-Pizarro and the Austrian Mario He each won event and reached a semi-final in another once.

Format

The event was first played in all categories in a double-elimination tournament followed by a single-elimination tournament from the quarter-final onwards.

Winners

Discipline	Winner	Runner-up	Semi-finalists
Men – Straight pool^[1]	Nick van den Berg	Niels Feijen	Mario He
Men – Straight pool^[1]	Nick van den Berg	Niels Feijen	Denis Grabe
Men – 10-Ball^[2]	Dominic Jentsch	Stephan Cohen	Nick van den Berg
Men – 10-Ball^[2]	Dominic Jentsch	Stephan Cohen	Witali Pawluchin
Men – 8-Ball^[3]	Mario He	Artem Koshovyi	Francisco Díaz-Pizarro
Men – 8-Ball^[3]	Mario He	Artem Koshovyi	Andreas Gerwen
Men – 9-Ball^[4]	Francisco Díaz-Pizarro	Marcus Chamat	Nick Malai
Men – 9-Ball^[4]	Francisco Díaz-Pizarro	Marcus Chamat	Aki Heiskanen
Men – team^[5]	Spain	Germany	Finland
Men – team^[5]	Spain	Germany	Austria
Women – Straight pool^[6]	Line Kjørsvik	Anna Mazhirina	Christine Wiechert
Women – Straight pool^[6]	Line Kjørsvik	Anna Mazhirina	Jasmin Ouschan
Women – 10-Ball^[7]	Jasmin Ouschan	Natalia Seroshtan	Line Kjørsvik
Women – 10-Ball^[7]	Jasmin Ouschan	Natalia Seroshtan	Anna Mazhirina
Women – 8-Ball^[8]	Natalia Seroshtan	Marika Poikkijoki	Daria Sirotina
Women – 8-Ball^[8]	Natalia Seroshtan	Marika Poikkijoki	Jasmin Ouschan
Women – 9-Ball^[9]	Marika Poikkijoki	Jasmin Michel	Line Kjørsvik
Women – 9-Ball^[9]	Marika Poikkijoki	Jasmin Michel	Jasmin Ouschan
Women – Team^[10]	Poland	Norway	Russia
Women – Team^[10]	Poland	Norway	Austria
Wheelchair – 10-Ball^[11]	Daniel Luton	Fred Dinsmore	Emil Schranz
Wheelchair – 10-Ball^[11]	Daniel Luton	Fred Dinsmore	Henrik Larsson
Wheelchair – 8-Ball^[12]	Jouni Tähti	Roy Kimberley	Fred Dinsmore
Wheelchair – 8-Ball^[12]	Jouni Tähti	Roy Kimberley	Tankred Volkmer
Wheelchair – 9-Ball^[13]	Jouni Tähti	Daniel Luton	Fred Dinsmore
Wheelchair – 9-Ball^[13]	Jouni Tähti	Daniel Luton	Roy Kimberley

Men's

The events from the quarter-finals are shown below.

8-Ball

Quarter-final Race to 8		Semi-final Race to 8		Final Race to 8

Petri Makkonen	4

Mario He	8
		Mario He	8

		Francisco Díaz-Pizarro	7
Ruslan Tschinachow	7

Francisco Díaz-Pizarro	8
				Mario He	8

				Artem Koshovyi	0
Artem Koshovyi	8

Tomasz Kapłan	7
		Artem Koshovyi	8

		Andreas Gerwen	3
Andreas Gerwen	8

David Alcaide	4

9-Ball

Quarter-final Race to 9		Semi-final Race to 9		Final Race to 9

Nick Malai	9

Vincent Facquet	5
		Nick Malai	6

		Francisco Díaz-Pizarro	9
Manuel Gama	8

Francisco Díaz-Pizarro	9
				Francisco Díaz-Pizarro	9

				Marcus Chamat	4
Aki Heiskanen	9

Albin Ouschan	7
		Aki Heiskanen	4

		Marcus Chamat	9
Mario He	7

Marcus Chamat	9

10-Ball

Quarter-final Race to 8		Semi-final Race to 8		Final Race to 8

Stephan Cohen	8

David Alcaide	6
		Stephan Cohen	8

		Witali Pawluchin	7
Manuel Ederer	4

Witali Pawluchin	8
				Stephan Cohen	5

				Dominic Jentsch	8
Nick van den Berg	8

Artem Koshovyi	7
		Nick van den Berg	5

		Dominic Jentsch	8
Konstantin Stepanov	5

Dominic Jentsch	8

Straight pool

Quarter-final
Race to 125

Semi-final
Race to 125

Final
Race to 125

Tony Drago

84

Niels Feijen

125

Niels Feijen

125

Denis Grabe

16

Klaus Zobrekis

121

Denis Grabe

125

Niels Feijen

18

Nick van den Berg

125

Konrad Piekarski

43

Mario He

125

Mario He

51

Nick van den Berg

125

Zoran Svilar

82

Nick van den Berg

125

Women's

The events from the quarter-finals are shown below.

8-Ball

Quarter-final Race to 6		Semi-final Race to 6		Final Race to 6

Tamara Rademakers	4

Nataliya Seroshtan	6
		Nataliya Seroshtan	6

		Darya Sirotina	4
Kynthia Orfanidou	3

Darya Sirotina	6
				Nataliya Seroshtan	6

				Marika Poikkijoki	3
Jasmin Ouschan	6

Jasmin Michel	0
		Jasmin Ouschan	5

		Marika Poikkijoki	6
Sandra Baumgartner	0

Marika Poikkijoki	6

9-Ball

Quarter-final Race to 7		Semi-final Race to 7		Final Race to 7

Jasmin Ouschan	7

Anna Mazhirina	2
		Jasmin Ouschan	3

		Jasmin Michel	7
Sara Rocha	6

Jasmin Michel	7
				Jasmin Michel	3

				Marika Poikkijoki	7
Marika Poikkijoki	7

Silvia Lopez	4
		Marika Poikkijoki	7

		Line Kjorsvik	3
Petra Stadlbauer	2

Line Kjørsvik	7

10-Ball

Quarter-final Race to 6		Semi-final Race to 6		Final Race to 6

Jasmin Ouschan	6

Darya Sirotina	1
		Jasmin Ouschan	6

		Line Kjorsvik	4
Line Kjørsvik	6

Silvia Gaudino	1
				Jasmin Ouschan	6

				Nataliya Seroshtan	5
Anna Mazhirina	6

Kim Witzel	5
		Anna Mazhirina	1

		Nataliya Seroshtan	6
Amalia Matas	5

Nataliya Seroshtan	6

Straight pool

Quarter-final Race to 75		Semi-final Race to 75		Final Race to 75

Jasmin Ouschan	75

Petra Stadlbauer	37
		Jasmin Ouschan	29

		Anna Mazhirina	75
Anna Mazhirina	75

Kateryna Polovinchuk	57
				Anna Mazhirina	42

				Line Kjorsvik	75
Louise Furberg	62

Line Kjørsvik	75
		Line Kjorsvik	75

		Christine Wiechert	45
Christine Wiechert	75

Nataliya Seroshtan	55

Wheelchair event

The events from the quarter-finals are shown below.

8-Ball

Semi-final Race to 5			Final Race to 5

1	Jouni Tähti	5

4	Fred Dinsmore	4
			Jouni Tähti	5

			Roy Kimberley	2
3	Tankred Volkmer	2

2	Roy Kimberley	5

9-Ball

Semi-final Race to 7			Final Race to 7

1	Daniel Luton	7

4	Roy Kimberley	5
			Daniel Luton	2

			Jouni Tähti	7
3	Jouni Tähti	7

2	Fred Dismore	4

10-Ball

Semi-final Race to 6			Final Race to 6

1	Daniel Luton	6

4	Emil Schranz	3
			Daniel Luton	6

			Fred Dinsmore	3
3	Henrik Larsson	2

2	Fred Dinsmore	6

Team event

The team competitions initially took place in a double elimination event. From the quarter-finals (men) or from the semifinals (ladies) was played in a single elimination format. One team consisted of three players. A game consisted of three individual games in the disciplines 8-ball, 9-ball and 10-ball. In the women's team, two players were in each team, one game consisted of two individual games in 8-ball and 9-Ball.

The events from the quarter-finals are shown below.

Men

Quarter-final		Semi-final		Final

Germany	2

Norway	1
		Germany	2

		Austria	1
Austria	3

Slovakia	0
				Germany	1

				Spain	2
Finland	2

Poland	1
		Finland	1

		Spain	2
Netherlands	0

Spain	3

Women

Semi-final			Final

1	Austria	2

4	Norway	4
			Norway	4

			Poland	5
3	Russia	0

2	Poland	2

Medals' table

Place	Nation	Winner	Runner-up	Semi-finalist
1	Finland	3	1	2
2	Austria	2	0	7
3	Spain	2	0	1
4	Russia	1	2	4
5	Germany	1	2	2
6	United Kingdom	1	2	1
7	Norway	1	1	2
8	Netherlands	1	1	1
9	Poland	1	0	0
10	Ireland	0	1	2
10	Sweden	0	1	2
12	France	0	1	0
12	Ukraine	0	1	0
14	Estonia	0	0	1
14	Albania	0	0	1

References

^ "Matches – Draw and Results (Men Straight)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
^ "Matches – Draw and Results (Men 10-Ball)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
^ "Matches – Draw and Results (Men 8-Ball)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
^ "Matches – Draw and Results (Men 9-Ball)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
^ "Matches – Draw and Results (Men Teams)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
^ "Matches – Draw and Results (Women Straight)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
^ "Matches – Draw and Results (Women 10-Ball)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
^ "Matches – Draw and Results (Women 8-Ball)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
^ "Matches – Draw and Results (Women 9-Ball)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
^ "Matches – Draw and Results (Women Teams)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
^ "Matches – Draw and Results (Wheelchair 10-Ball)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
^ "Matches – Draw and Results (Wheelchair 8-Ball)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
^ "Matches – Draw and Results (Wheelchair 9-Ball)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.

External links

[1] "Matches – Draw and Results (Men Straight)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.

[2] "Matches – Draw and Results (Men 10-Ball)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.

[3] "Matches – Draw and Results (Men 8-Ball)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.

[4] "Matches – Draw and Results (Men 9-Ball)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.

[5] "Matches – Draw and Results (Men Teams)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.

[6] "Matches – Draw and Results (Women Straight)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.

[7] "Matches – Draw and Results (Women 10-Ball)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.

[8] "Matches – Draw and Results (Women 8-Ball)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.

[9] "Matches – Draw and Results (Women 9-Ball)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.

[10] "Matches – Draw and Results (Women Teams)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.

[11] "Matches – Draw and Results (Wheelchair 10-Ball)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.

[12] "Matches – Draw and Results (Wheelchair 8-Ball)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.

[13] "Matches – Draw and Results (Wheelchair 9-Ball)". billiardapps.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.

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