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[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

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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 |  Finland
Austria
Women – Straight pool[6] |  Line Kjørsvik  |  Anna Mazhirina |  Christine Wiechert
Jasmin Ouschan
Women – 10-Ball[7] |  Jasmin Ouschan |  Natalia Seroshtan  |  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 |  Russia
Austria
Wheelchair – 10-Ball[11] |  Daniel Luton  |  Fred Dinsmore  |  Emil Schranz
Henrik Larsson
Wheelchair – 8-Ball[12] |  Jouni Tähti |  Roy Kimberley  |  Fred Dinsmore
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 |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
|  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 |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
|  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 |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
|  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 |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
|  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 |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
|  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 |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
|  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 |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
|  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 |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
|  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 |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| 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 |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| 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 |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| 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 |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
|  Germany | 2 | | |
|  Norway | 1 |
| |  Germany | 2 |
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| | |  Austria | 1 |
|  Austria | 3 |

|  Slovakia | 0 |
| |  Germany | 1 |
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| | |  Spain | 2 |
|  Finland | 2 | |

|  Poland | 1 |
| |  Finland | 1 |
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| | |  Spain | 2 |
|  Netherlands | 0 |

|  Spain | 3 |

### Women[edit]

| Semi-final | | | Final |

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| 1 |  Austria | 2 | |
| 4 |  Norway | 4 |
| |  Norway | 4 |
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| | |  Poland | 5 |
| 3 |  Russia | 0 |

| 2 |  Poland | 2 |

## Medals' table[edit]

Place  | Nation  | Winner  | Runner-up  | Semi-finalist

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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]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* 2012 European Pool Championships at azbilliards.com