Marco Zanetti from Italy captured the 2008 World Three Cushion Championship.
In a very close final against Torbjörn Blomdahl from Sweden he won 3-2, with the set scores 14-15, 15-8, 15-11, 14-15 and 15-13.
Relative unknowns Jeremy Bury (France) and Peter de Backer (Belgium) shared third place. They were 16th and 14th respectively in the world rankings […]

Jasmin 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 […]

Germany’s own Thomas Engert captured his ninth Euro Tour title by winning the Dynamic Germany Open.
In the final the eight-time European champion trounced Italy’s Fabio Petroni 9-1 to win €6000. Petroni received €3800 for his runner-up finish.
In the semi-finals Engert defeated Karl Boyes (England) 9-3 while Petroni bested Finlands’s Markus Juva 9-7.
This was Engert’s ninth […]

For 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 […]

England’s Daryl Peach won the PoolComps.com German Open.
In the final he defeated Dimitri Jungo (Switzerland) 10-3 to win €5000. Jungo took home €3300 for the runner-up position.
In the semi-finals Peach beat Spain’s David Alcaide and Jungo defeated Ralf Souquet from Germany.
This was Peach’s first win on the Euro Tour. He has previously finished runner-up once […]

The European Pool Championships have started.
There are divisions for men, women and wheelchair users. They compete, in straight pool, 8-ball and 9-ball. The event ends 1 April.
Defending champions:
Men: Alex Lely (8-ball and 9-ball) and Torsten Hohmann (straight pool)
Women: Christine Feldmann-Naeff (8-ball) and Jasmin Ouschan (9-ball and straight pool)
Wheelchair: Jouni Täthi (8-ball) and Henrik Larsson (9-ball)
Selected […]

The European Pool Championships starts March 22. Now you can view the official homepage.
There you’ll be able to view results, player bios and more.
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For 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 tide for third place in an event with 24 teams from 22 […]

The European Pool Championships was dominated by two players, one seasoned campaigner and one young contender.
German master Oliver Ortmann clinched golds in 14.1 and 8-ball. Jasmin Ouschan of Austria duplicated that feat in the women’s division.
Multiple European champions Ralf Souquet (Germany) and Line Kjørsvik (Norway) took top honors in 9-ball.
In the wheelchair division Jouni Täthi […]