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
Dates21–31 March 2012
VenueAlvisse Parc Hotel
CityLuxembourg City
CountryLuxembourg
Organisation(s)European Pocket Billiard Federation
Formatdouble elimination, single elimination
2011
2013

Format

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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

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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   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

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The events from the quarter-finals are shown below.

8-Ball

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The events from the quarter-finals are shown below.

8-Ball

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The events from the quarter-finals are shown below.

8-Ball

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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

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Semi-final Final
      
1   Austria 2
4   Norway 4
  Norway 4
  Poland 5
3   Russia 0
2   Poland 2

Medals' table

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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

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  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.
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