The Kremlin Cup () is an annual pool tournament held in the

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in Moscow, Russia which has been held since 2011.

Ruslan Chinachov Ruslan Yuryevich Chinakhov (russian: Руслан Юрьевич Чинахов; born 25 January 1992) is a Russian professional primarily nine-ball pool player. Ruslan was the world nine-ball Juniors champion in 2009. Chinakhov has won several ...

has won the most times, winning the event in both 2014 and 2015. The tournament takes place in parallel to a

Russian pyramid Russian pyramid, also known as Russian billiards (russian: ру́сский билья́рд, ), is a form of billiards played on a large billiard table with narrow pockets. It is popular across Eastern Europe as well as countries of the former ...

event of the same name also held in Moscow. The event was a

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tournament in the inaugural 2011 edition, but changed to

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in 2012.

Winners

Top Performers

References

{{reflist Pool competitions Cue sports in Russia International sports competitions hosted by Russia Sports competitions in Moscow September sporting events 2011 establishments in Russia Recurring sporting events established in 2011