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.
| 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 |
← 2011 2013 → | |
Format edit
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 edit
| Discipline | Winner | Runner-up | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men – Straight pool[1] |  Nick van den Berg
|
Niels Feijen
|
 Mario He
|
 Denis Grabe
| |||
| Men – 10-Ball[2] |  Dominic Jentsch
|
 Stephan Cohen
|
Nick van den Berg
|
 Witali Pawluchin
| |||
| Men – 8-Ball[3] | Mario He
|
 Artem Koshovyi
|
 Francisco Díaz-Pizarro
|
 Andreas Gerwen
| |||
| Men – 9-Ball[4] | Francisco Díaz-Pizarro
|
Marcus Chamat
|
 Nick Malai
|
 Aki Heiskanen
| |||
| Men – team[5] | Spain
|
Germany
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Finland
|
| Austria
| |||
| Women – Straight pool[6] |  Line Kjørsvik
|
Anna Mazhirina
|
Christine Wiechert
|
| Jasmin Ouschan
| |||
| Women – 10-Ball[7] | Jasmin Ouschan
|
Natalia Seroshtan
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Line Kjørsvik
|
| Anna Mazhirina
| |||
| Women – 8-Ball[8] | Natalia Seroshtan
|
Marika Poikkijoki
|
Daria Sirotina
|
| Jasmin Ouschan
| |||
| Women – 9-Ball[9] | Marika Poikkijoki
|
Jasmin Michel
|
Line Kjørsvik
|
| Jasmin Ouschan
| |||
| Women – Team[10] |  Poland
|
Norway
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Russia
|
| Austria
| |||
| Wheelchair – 10-Ball[11] |  Daniel Luton
|
 Fred Dinsmore
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Emil Schranz
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| Henrik Larsson
| |||
| Wheelchair – 8-Ball[12] | Jouni Tähti
|
Roy Kimberley
|
Fred Dinsmore
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| Tankred Volkmer
| |||
| Wheelchair – 9-Ball[13] | Jouni Tähti
|
Daniel Luton
|
Fred Dinsmore
|
| Roy Kimberley
|
Men's edit
The events from the quarter-finals are shown below.
8-Ball edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
The events from the quarter-finals are shown below.
8-Ball edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
The events from the quarter-finals are shown below.
8-Ball edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
| Semi-final | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Austria
| 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Norway
| 4 | |||||||
| Norway
| 4 | ||||||||
| Poland
| 5 | ||||||||
| 3 | Russia
| 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Poland
| 2 | |||||||
Medals' table edit
| 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 |
| Sweden
|
0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | France
|
0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ukraine
|
0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | Estonia
|
0 | 0 | 1 |
| Albania
|
0 | 0 | 1 |
References edit
- ^ "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.