2017 Kremlin World Cup

The 2017 Kremlin World Cup was a professional pool tournament in the discipline Ten-ball, held from 18–23 September 2017 in Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia.^[1]

The winner was David Alcaide, who defeated the defending champion in the final Alexander Kazakis 9–6.^[2] Nick van den Berg and Eklent Kaçi were defeated semi-finalists.

Tournament format[]

The event featured 101 participants competing first in a Double-elimination tournament. When there are 32 players remaining, the tournament progressed to a single-elimination tournament. The event was contested as race to eight racks, with the final as a race to 9 racks. The event was played as winner breaks.^[1][3]

Prize money[]

Results[]

Below is the single elimination round from the last 32 stage onwards.^[1][3]

	Last 32					Last 16					Quarter-final					Semi-final					Final
	1	Alexander Kazakis	8
	32		5
						Alexander Kazakis		8
						Corey Deuel		5
	17		5
	16	Corey Deuel	8
											Alexander Kazakis		8
											Denis Grabe		2
	9	Mieszko Fortuński	7
	24		8
								3
						Denis Grabe		8
	25		1
	8	Denis Grabe	8
																Alexander Kazakis		8
																Eklent Kaçi		3
	5	Radosław Babica	8
	28		2
						Radosław Babica		8
						Konstantin Stepanow		6
	21	Mika Immonen	5
	12	Konstantin Stepanow	8
											Radosław Babica		4
											Eklent Kaçi		8
	13		1
	20	Eklent Kaçi	8
						Eklent Kaçi		8
						Petri Makkonen		7
	29	Ruslan Tschinachow	7
	4	Petri Makkonen	8
																					Alexander Kazakis		6
																					David Alcaide		9
	3	Nick van den Berg	8
	30		3
						Nick van den Berg		8
						Konrad Juszczyszyn		5
	19	Nikos Ekonomopoulos	5
	14	Konrad Juszczyszyn	8
											Nick van den Berg		8
											Lương Chí Dũng		4
	11		7
	22	Lương Chí Dũng	8
						Lương Chí Dũng		8
						Wojciech Szewczyk		2
	27	Shane Van Boening	5
	6	Wojciech Szewczyk	8
																Nick van den Berg		4
																David Alcaide		8
	7	Mario He	5
	26	Ralf Souquet	8
						Ralf Souquet		3
						David Alcaide		8
	23	Mateusz Śniegocki	3
	10	David Alcaide	8
											David Alcaide		8
													3
	15	Daniel Kandi	5
	18	Albin Ouschan	8
						Albin Ouschan		4
								8
	31	Joshua Filler	4
	2		8

References[]

External links[]

• 2017 Kremlin World Cup at azbilliards.com