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Marcus Chamat
Marcus Chamat (; born 6 May 1975), is a Swedish professional eight-ball and nine-ball pool player. He was nicknamed "Napoleon" due to his personality and standing at tall. He is a two time European Pool Championships winner, and one of the most successful players on the Euro Tour, winning four events, and finishing runner-up on twice. Chamat reached the semi-finals of the 2004 WPA World Nine-ball and the 2008 WPA World Eight-ball Championships, but did not reach the final of a world championship event. He first represented Europe at the Mosconi Cup in 2000, and played for the Continent six times. After retiring in 2015, he became the non-playing captain of the side, winning the event in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Career In 2000, Chamat won his first major title by defeating Ralf Souquet in the final of the nine-ball event at the European Pool Championships. He won at the European championships again, this time in the eight-ball event in 2008, defeating Svilar Zoren in the final 8– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borlänge
Borlänge is a locality in Dalarna County, Sweden with 44,898 inhabitants as of 2020. It is the seat of the Borlänge Municipality with a total population of 51,604 inhabitants as of 2017. History Originally Borlänge was the name of a tiny village, and the first historical information about it is from 1390. The village was insignificant up until about 1870. In 1872 the construction of ''Domnarfvets Jernverk'', the ironworks of neighbouring village Domnarvet started. In 1875 a railway between Falun and Ludvika, via Borlänge was inaugurated. Thanks to its railway station the village of Borlänge became highly important in servicing the ironworks. In 1898, Borlänge was granted privileges by the national Swedish government as a market town (Swedish: ''köping'') with about 1,300 inhabitants, but still today it belongs to the Church of Sweden's regionally historically dominant parish of Stora Tuna, centered on a large medieval church by that name (meaning ''great enclosed f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramil Gallego
Ramil "Bebeng" Gallego (; ) (b. September 21, 1966 in Bacolod, Negros Occidental) is a Filipino professional pool player. As veteran player, Gallego has been competing in tournaments outside the Philippines, mainly in Japan. The Philippine public started to know him very well when he competed in the Motolite International Tournament (won by Francisco Bustamante) and the Rising Stars Tournament (won by Edgar Acaba). Among the Philippine players, Gallego is capable of speaking Japanese. Thus, he is occasionally being used as a translator when in Japan. Ramil Gallego, 41, edged Francisco Bustamante, 10–9, in the semis, and defeated Carlo Biado, 11–7, in the finals to win on July 28, 2008, the first P 300,000 Manny Villar Cup Bulacan leg at the Event Center of SM City, Marilao. Gallego has won a number of tournaments, mostly in Asia. His most notable one is when he won the Bangkok Leg of the 2006 WPA Asian Nine-ball Tour against Au Chi-wai of Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Mosconi Cup
The 2004 Mosconi Cup, the 11th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 16–19 December 2004 at the Hotel Zuiderduin in Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands. Team USA won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team Europe 12–9. __TOC__ Teams * 1 Born outside the United States. Results Thursday, 16 December Session 1 Friday, 17 December Session 2 Session 3 Saturday, 18 December Session 4 Session 5 Sunday, 19 December Session 6 Session 7 References External links * {{2004 European Mosconi Cup team Mosconi Cup Mosconi Cup Mosconi Cup Mosconi Cup The Mosconi Cup is an annual nine-ball pool tournament contested since 1994 between teams representing Europe and the United States. Named after American pool player Willie Mosconi, the event is comparable to the Ryder Cup in golf and the Weber ... Sports competitions in North Holland Sport in Bergen, North Holland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Mosconi Cup
The 2003 Mosconi Cup, the 10th edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 18–21 December 2003 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the first time, that the competition was held outside England and that there were non-playing captains. Team USA won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team Europe 11–9. __TOC__ Teams * 1 Born outside the United States. Results Thursday, 18 December Friday, 19 December Saturday, 20 December Sunday, 21 December References External links Official homepage {{DEFAULTSORT:Mosconi Cup 2003 2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ... 2003 in cue sports 2003 in sports in Nevada Sports competitions in Las Vegas 2003 in American sports Decemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Mosconi Cup
The 2002 Ladbrokes.com Mosconi Cup, the ninth edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 19–22 December 2002 at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, England. Team Europe won the Mosconi Cup for the first time since 1995 by defeating Team USA 12–9. Teams * 1 Born outside the United States. Results Thursday, 19 December Session 1 Friday, 20 December Session 2 Session 3 Saturday, 21 December Session 4 Session 5 Sunday, 22 December Session 6 Session 7 References External links Official homepage {{DEFAULTSORT:Mosconi Cup 2002 2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ... 2002 in cue sports 2002 sports events in London Sport in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Mosconi Cup
The 2001 Daily Star Mosconi Cup, the eighth edition of the annual nine-ball pool competition between teams representing Europe and the United States, took place 20–23 December 2001 at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, England. Team USA won the Mosconi Cup by defeating Team Europe Team Europe may refer to a number of sports team using the designate to represent a unified team of European countries in sporting competitions. Whilst neither the European Union nor the Council of Europe are countries themselves, European teams ... 12–1. __TOC__ Teams * 1 Born outside the United States. Results Thursday, 20 December Session 1 Friday, 21 December Session 2 Saturday, 22 December Session 3 Sunday, 23 December Session 4 Session 5 References External links Official homepage {{DEFAULTSORT:Mosconi Cup 2001 2001 2001 in cue sports 2001 sports events in London Sport in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets 2001 in English sport December 2001 sports even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Ching-shun
Yang Ching-shun (Chinese: 楊 清 順; born 3 April 1978) is a Taiwanese professional pool player, nicknamed "the Son of Pool". Yang won the nine-ball event of the 1998 Asian Games against then World Pool champion Kunihiko Takahashi. He defended it in 2002 against Warren Kiamco. In an unsuccessful attempt to defend that title for the second time, Yang settled for 3rd place as he was bested in the semi-finals by Jeff de Luna who then finished second to Antonio Gabica. Despite the fact that he never won a world championship in any discipline of pool like his fellow Taiwanese player Chao Fong-pang did, Yang has often been regarded as a potential world champion. His best finish in the World Pool Championship is 3rd where he reached the semi-finals in 2002. However, he was bested by Francisco Bustamante who eventually lost to Earl Strickland Earl Strickland (born June 8, 1961) is an American professional pool player who is considered one of the best nine-ball players of all t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 WPA World Ten-ball Championship
The WPA 10-Ball World Championship 2015 was the fourth edition of the WPA World 10-ball Championship, the world championship for the discipline of 10-ball pool. It took place from February 17 to 21, 2015 at the SM City Activity Center in General Santos, Philippines. Taiwan's Ko Pin-yi won the World Cup by beating Filipino Carlo Biado 11–9 in the final. In the semi-final, Ko defeated his younger brother Ko Ping-chung, whereas Biado won against Spaniard David Alcaide. Defending champion was Dutchman Huidji See, who won the 2011 event but did not participate in this event. Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao successfully campaigned against the WPA to select his hometown, General Santos, as the venue for the event, in which he has already organized several pool-billiards tournaments. The tournament was attended by 128 players from over 20 countries. A total of $200,000 in prize money was distributed, the World Champion received $40,000. Format The 128 participating players were d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corey Deuel
Corey Deuel (born November 20, 1977 in Santa Barbara, California) is an American professional pool player from West Jefferson, Ohio. Nicknamed "Prince of Pool", he won the US Open Nine-ball Championship in 2001, and has won many other major titles. In January 2008, he was ranked the second highest US pool player by the United States Professional Poolplayers Association. He regularly represents the US in the Mosconi Cup. In 2010, he again was selected for the US team in the Mosconi Cup and was responsible for winnin2 of the US team's 8points in the event. His tournament walk-on music is “Disco Inferno” by The Trammps. In 2013, he made a successful crossover to snooker by capturing the United States National Snooker Championship title in Houston, Texas, and went on to represent the United States in the 2013 IBSF World Snooker Championship. Early life At the age of 14, Deuel began playing pool at Drexeline Billiards in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, before taking to the road in hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Pool Tour
The International Pool Tour was a professional sports tour created in 2005 by Kevin Trudeau and hosted by Rebecca Grant. It aimed to elevate pool to the level of other modern sports. Closely modeled on the PGA Tour, the IPT offered the largest prize funds in pool history in its first year. The tour attracted the top pool players in the world. It differed from the many nine-ball tournaments, as all IPT events were eight-ball matches. The company was based in Hinsdale, Illinois. Many pool enthusiasts were initially skeptical, but the first event was successful, and at the time was the biggest tournament in billiards history. However, by the end of 2006, the tour was in serious financial trouble, and was forced to stop staging major tournaments. Events *The first IPT event was held at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was an exhibition match between Mike Sigel and LoreeJon Jones in 2005. For their participation, Sigel (winner) won $150,000 and Jones (loser) won $75,000. The p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitri Jungo
Dimitri may refer People * Dmitry, a male given name, Slavic version of Greek name Demetrios * Dimitri (clown) (1935–2016), Swiss clown and mime * Dimitri Atanasescu, Ottoman-born Aromanian teacher * Dimitri from Paris, French DJ * Dimitri Flowers (born 1996), American football player * Dimitri Payet (born 1987), French footballer * Dimitri Roger (born 1992), American rapper known professionally as Rich the Kid * Dimitri Vegas, Belgian DJ, part of Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Other * ''Dimitri'' (Joncières), 1876 based on Schiller's ''Demetrius'' * ''Dimitrij'' (opera), Dvořák opera, 1881 also based on Schiller's ''Demetrius'' * Dimethyltryptamine, an endogenous and hallucinogenic tryptamine more commonly known as DMT * Dimitri, an early codename for the video game ''Milo and Kate'' by Lionhead Studios * Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd, a character from the video games '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'' and '' Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes'' * Demitri Maximoff, a character from the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasper Kristoffersen
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Kasper may refer to: * Kasper (surname), a list of people with the surname * Kasper (given name), a list of people with the given name * Käsper (surname), an Estonian surname * Kasper (singer), Korean rapper * Kasperle or Kasper, a traditional puppet character from Austria and Germany * Michael Kasprowicz (born 1972), Australian cricketer nicknamed "Kasper" * a division of Jones Apparel Group See also * Casper (other) * Kaspar * Kašpar Kašpar is a Czech surname. It may refer to: * Adolf Kašpar (1877-1934), Czech painter and illustrator * Jan Kašpar (1883-1927), Czech aviator, designer and engineer * Jonáš Kašpar, Czech slalom canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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