2012 European Pool Championships

Tournament information
Dates	21–31 March 2012
Venue	Alvisse Parc Hotel
City	Luxembourg City
Country	Luxembourg
Organisation	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

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

Discipline	Winner	Runner-up	Semi-finalists
Men – Straight pool	Nick van den Berg	Niels Feijen	Mario He
			Denis Grabe
Men – 10-Ball	Dominic Jentsch	Stephan Cohen	Nick van den Berg
			Witali Pawluchin
Men – 8-Ball	Mario He	Artem Koshovyi	Francisco Díaz-Pizarro
			Andreas Gerwen
Men – 9-Ball	Francisco Díaz-Pizarro	Marcus Chamat	Nick Malai
			Aki Heiskanen
Men – team	Spain	Germany	Finland
			Austria
Women – Straight pool	Line Kjørsvik	Anna Mazhirina	Christine Wiechert
			Jasmin Ouschan
Women – 10-Ball	Jasmin Ouschan	Natalia Seroshtan	Line Kjørsvik
			Anna Mazhirina
Women – 8-Ball	Natalia Seroshtan	Marika Poikkijoki	Daria Sirotina
			Jasmin Ouschan
Women – 9-Ball	Marika Poikkijoki	Jasmin Michel	Line Kjørsvik
			Jasmin Ouschan
Women – Team	Poland	Norway	Russia
			Austria
Wheelchair – 10-Ball	Daniel Luton	Fred Dinsmore	Emil Schranz
			Henrik Larsson
Wheelchair – 8-Ball	Jouni Tähti	Roy Kimberley	Fred Dinsmore
			Tankred Volkmer
Wheelchair – 9-Ball	Jouni Tähti	Daniel Luton	Fred Dinsmore
			Roy Kimberley

Men's

The events from the quarter-finals are shown below.

8-Ball

	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

	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

	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

	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

The events from the quarter-finals are shown below.

8-Ball

	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

	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

	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

	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

The events from the quarter-finals are shown below.

8-Ball

	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

	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

	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

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

	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

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

Medals' table

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

External links

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