2018 European Pool Championship

Tournament information
Dates	July 19–July 31, 2018
Venue	NH Hotel Koningshof
City	Veldhoven
Country	Netherlands
Organisation(s)	European Pool Championships

Champions
Straight pool
Men's	Niels Feijen
Women's	Jasmin Ouschan
8-Ball
Men's
Women's	Veronika Ivanovskaia
Wheelchair	Jouni Tähti
9-Ball
Men's	Konrad Juszczyszyn
Women's	Kelly Fisher
Wheelchair	Jouni Tähti
10-Ball
Men's	Joshua Filler
Women's
Wheelchair	Jouni Tähti

The 2018 European Pool Championships was a professional pool championship that took place at the NH Hotel Koningshof, in Veldhoven, Netherlands. The event played between 19–31 July 2018 was a part of the European Pool Championships; and saw events for men, women, wheelchair competitors, youth and seniors across four pool disciplines: Straight Pool, 8-Ball, 9-Ball, and 10-Ball.^[1]

The event was the largest pool event ever held in Europe, with sixty tables built exclusively for the event.^[2][3]

Tournament overview[]

The European Championship 2018 was held at the NH Hotel Koningshof in Veldhoven, Netherlands. In a hall of the hotel 60 pool tables were built.^[4][5] Veldhoven held the event for the second time, having hosted it in 2005.^[4] The event hosted over 550 players from 37 countries, the most of any European championships.^[6]

All competitions were played in the double elimination knockout system until only a certain number of participants remained and then continued in the knockout system. The individual competitions of the men were played in the round of the last 64 in knockout mode (straight pool: round of the last 32), in the women from the round of 16, and the wheelchair users from the quarter-finals. The team competitions were held from the round of 16 (men) or semi-final (ladies) in the knockout system.^[4]

The online news channel Kozoom streamed all matches of the European Championship live in up to 60 channels.^[7]

Results[]

Jouni Tähti was the most successful player at the championships, becoming the first wheelchair player to win all three disciplines in a single championships. The following is a list of winners to semi-finalists for all events through the championships.^[8]

Discipline	Winner	Runner-up	Semi-finalists
Men's straight pool[9]	Niels Feijen	Albin Ouschan	Mariusz Skoneczny
			Konstantin Stepanow
Men's 10-ball[10]	Joshua Filler	Albin Ouschan	Ruslan Tschinachow
			Karol Skowerski
Men's 8-Ball[11]		Konrad Juszczyszyn	Mieszko Fortuński
			Joshua Filler
Men's 9-ball[12]	Konrad Juszczyszyn		Joshua Filler
			Francisco Díaz-Pizarro
Men's Team[13]	Poland	Netherlands	Croatia
			Estonia
Women's Straight Pool[14]	Jasmin Ouschan	Kristina Tkatsch	Kateryna Polovinchuk
Women's 10-Ball[15]		Jasmin Ouschan	Oliwia Czupryńska
			Line Kjørsvik
Women's 8-Ball[16]	Veronika Ivanovskaia	Tamara Peeters	Jasmin Ouschan
Women's 9-Ball[17]	Kelly Fisher	Jasmin Ouschan	Sara Rocha
			Veronika Hubrtova
Women's Team[18]	Portugal	Ukraine	Netherlands
			Russia
Wheelchair 10-Ball[19]	Jouni Tähti
Wheelchair 8-Ball[20]	Jouni Tähti	Henrik Larsson
Wheelchair 9-Ball[21]	Jouni Tähti

Men's[]

Straight Pool[]

^[9]

	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter-final					Semi-final					Final
	1		82
	32		100
								12
								100
	17		8
	16		100
													99
											Albin Ouschan		125
	9	Stephan Cohen	100
	24	Marc Bijsterbosch	49
						Stephan Cohen		9
						Albin Ouschan		100
	25		6
	8	Albin Ouschan	100
																Albin Ouschan		125
																Konstantin Stepanow		94
	5		71
	28	Konstantin Stepanow	100
						Konstantin Stepanow		100
						Marcus Chamat		36
	21		17
	12	Marcus Chamat	100
											Konstantin Stepanow		125
											Mario He		38
	13	Mario He	100
	20		0
						Mario He		100
								40
	29		100
	4		92
																					Albin Ouschan		73
																					Niels Feijen		125
	3	Mieszko Fortuński	100
	30		82
						Mieszko Fortuński		70
						Mariusz Skoneczny		100
	19		88
	14	Mariusz Skoneczny	100
											Mariusz Skoneczny		125
											Maximilian Lechner		103
	11	Maximilian Lechner	100
	22		64
						Maximilian Lechner		100
								19
	27		12
	6		100
																Mariusz Skoneczny		28
																Niels Feijen		125
	7		65
	26	Petri Makkonen	100
						Petri Makkonen		97
						Francisco Sánchez		100
	23	Francisco Sánchez	100
	10	Roman Hybler	88
											Francisco Sánchez		83
											Niels Feijen		125
	15		100
	18		55
								36
						Niels Feijen		100
	31	Niels Feijen	100
	2	Tomasz Kapłan	4

10-Ball[]

^[10]

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter-final					Semi-final					Final
	1	Mario He	6
	64		8
								7
						T. Kapłan		8
	33	Tomasz Kapłan	8
	32	Mariusz Skoneczny	5
											T. Kapłan		8
											F. Díaz-Pizarro		7
	17		8
	48		4
								4
						F. Díaz-Pizarro		8
	49	Francisco Díaz-Pizarro	8
	16		7
																T. Kapłan		5
																J. Filler		8
	9		8
	56		7
								4
						M. Fortuński		8
	41	Ralf Souquet	7
	24	Mieszko Fortuński	8
											M. Fortuński		3
											J. Filler		8
	25	Joshua Filler	8
	40	Nick Malai	4
						J. Filler		8
								2
	57		8
	8		3
																					J. Filler		8
																					R. Tschinachow		0
	5		5
	60		8
								2
								8
	37		8
	28		4
													2
											R. Tschinachow		8
	21	Nikos Ekonomopoulos	4
	44		8
								2
						R. Tschinachow		8
	53		6
	12	Ruslan Tschinachow	8
																R. Tschinachow		8
																K. Stepanow		7
	13		8
	52		4
								5
						K. Stepanow		8
	45	Konstantin Stepanow	8
	20		5
											K. Stepanow		8
											M. Bijsterbosch		5
	29	Marcus Chamat	6
	36	Marc Bijsterbosch	8
						M. Bijsterbosch		8
						F. Sánchez		3
	61	Francisco Sánchez	8
	4	Markus Juva	5
																										J. Filler		8
																										A. Ouschan		5
	3	Denis Grabe	6
	62	Albin Ouschan	8
						A. Ouschan		8
								1
	35		3
	30		8
											A. Ouschan		8
											A. Da Costa		2
	19	Alain Da Costa	8
	46		3
						A. Da Costa		8
								6
	51	Americo Ferreira	4
	14		8
																A. Ouschan		8
																		0
	11		8
	54	Stephan Cohen	5
								8
								7
	43		8
	22	Alen Muratović	6
													8
											N. Feijen		6
	27		8
	38		7
								7
						N. Feijen		8
	59	Niels Feijen	8
	6		2
																					A. Ouschan		8
																					K. Skowerski		7
	7	Maximilian Lechner	5
	58	Nick van den Berg	8
						N. van den Berg		3
						I. Saris		8
	39	David Alcaide	7
	26	Ivar Saris	8
											I. Saris		6
											K. Skowerski		8
	23	Alexander Kazakis	8
	42		3
						A. Kazakis		7
						K. Skowerski		8
	55	Karol Skowerski	8
	10	Lukas Kovac	7
																K. Skowerski		8
																P. Makkonen		3
	15	Fjodor Gorst	8
	50		4
						F. Gorst		8
								2
	47		8
	18		5
											F. Gorst		5
											P. Makkonen		8
	31	Petri Makkonen	8
	34		4
						P. Makkonen		8
								3
	63		8
	2		4

8-Ball[]

^[11]

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter-final					Semi-final					Final
	1		8
	64	Americo Ferreira	7
								6
						I. Saris		8
	33	Ivar Saris	8
	32		2
											I. Saris		3
											J. Filler		8
	17	Alen Muratović	4
	48	Nikos Ekonomopoulos	8
						N. Ekonomopoulos		6
						J. Filler		8
	49	Joshua Filler	8
	16		5
																J. Filler		8
																M. Juva		3
	9	Markus Juva	8
	56		4
						M. Juva		8
						M. Chamat		7
	41	Marcus Chamat	8
	24		3
											M. Juva		8
											T. Kapłan		7
	25		3
	40		8
								6
						T. Kapłan		8
	57	Tomasz Kapłan	8
	8		1
																					J. Filler		6
																					K. Juszczyszyn		8
	5	Ruslan Tschinachow	8
	60	Roman Hybler	4
						R. Tschinachow		6
						M. Lechner		8
	37	Maximilian Lechner	8
	28		2
											M. Lechner		4
											K. Juszczyszyn		8
	21		8
	44	Petri Makkonen	4
								3
						K. Juszczyszyn		8
	53	Konrad Juszczyszyn	8
	12		5
																K. Juszczyszyn		8
																		4
	13		8
	52	Christoph Reintjes	5
								8
								6
	45		8
	20		5
													8
											D. Grabe		6
	29	Denis Grabe	8
	36		3
						D. Grabe		8
								6
	61	Francisco Sánchez	7
	4		8
																										K. Juszczyszyn		2
																												8
	3	Mario He	8
	62		2
						M. He		8
								4
	35		8
	30	Karol Skowerski	6
											M. He		7
													8
	19	Tomas Larsson	2
	46	Alex Lely	8
						A. Lely		7
								8
	51		8
	14		0
																		8
																A. Kazakis		7
	11	Niels Feijen	4
	54	Fjodor Gorst	8
						F. Gorst		4
						A. Kazakis		8
	43	Alexander Kazakis	8
	22	Sebastian Ludwig	4
											A. Kazakis		8
											F. Díaz-Pizarro		3
	27	Mariusz Skoneczny	8
	38		0
						M. Skoneczny		7
						F. Díaz-Pizarro		8
	59	Francisco Díaz-Pizarro	8
	6	Lukas Kovac	6
																							8
																					M. Fortuński		3
	7	Mieszko Fortuński	8
	58		5
						M. Fortuński		8
								3
	39	David Alcaide	7
	26		8
											M. Fortuński		8
											R. Souquet		5
	23	Konstantin Stepanow	8
	42		4
								7
						R. Souquet		8
	55	Ralf Souquet	8
	10	Nick Malai	3
																M. Fortuński		8
																		6
	15		4
	50		8
								8
								0
	47	Albin Ouschan	4
	18		8
													3
													8
	31		8
	34		4
								6
								8
	63	Marc Bijsterbosch	7
	2		8

9-Ball[]

^[12]

	Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter-final					Semi-final					Final
	1	Ruslan Tschinachow	6
	64		9
								7
						K. Juszczyszyn		9
	33	Babken Melkonyan	5
	32	Konrad Juszczyszyn	9
											K. Juszczyszyn		9
											A. Lely		6
	17		9
	48		4
								2
						A. Lely		9
	49	Tomas Larsson	1
	16	Alex Lely	9
																K. Juszczyszyn		9
																A. Ouschan		8
	9	Denis Grabe	9
	56		7
						D. Grabe		1
						A. Ouschan		9
	41	Albin Ouschan	9
	24	Mariusz Skoneczny	4
											A. Ouschan		9
													7
	25	Nikos Ekonomopoulos	9
	40	Roman Hybler	5
						N. Ekonomopoulos		8
								9
	57	Markus Juva	8
	8		9
																					K. Juszczyszyn		9
																					J. Filler		8
	5		6
	60		9
								5
						M. Bijsterbosch		9
	37	Marc Bijsterbosch	9
	28	Alexander Kazakis	2
											M. Bijsterbosch		6
											F. Sánchez		9
	21	Marcus Chamat	9
	44		8
						M. Chamat		2
						F. Sánchez		9
	53	Francisco Sánchez	9
	12		2
																F. Sánchez		8
																J. Filler		9
	13		9
	52		7
								7
								9
	45		9
	20		4
													4
											J. Filler		9
	29		8
	36		9
								8
						J. Filler		9
	61	Niels Feijen	2
	4	Joshua Filler	9
																										K. Juszczyszyn		9
																												7
	3		5
	62		9
								3
						R. Souquet		9
	35		1
	30	Ralf Souquet	9
											R. Souquet		3
													9
	19	Petri Makkonen	4
	46		9
								7
								9
	51		9
	14		4
																		9
																		4
	11	Ivar Saris	4
	54		9
								9
								7
	43		3
	22		9
													9
											N. Malai		6
	27	Mario He	5
	38		9
								4
						N. Malai		9
	59	Nick Malai	9
	6		3
																							9
																					F. Díaz-Pizarro		8
	7		1
	58		9
								3
						T. Kapłan		9
	39	Tomasz Kapłan	9
	26		7
											T. Kapłan		9
											F. Gorst		5
	23	Mieszko Fortuński	9
	42		5
						M. Fortuński		7
						F. Gorst		9
	55		4
	10	Fjodor Gorst	9
																T. Kapłan		6
																F. Díaz-Pizarro		9
	15		4
	50	David Alcaide	9
						D. Alcaide		3
						S. Ludwig		9
	47		3
	18	Sebastian Ludwig	9
											S. Ludwig		6
											F. Díaz-Pizarro		9
	31		9
	34		5
								8
						F. Díaz-Pizarro		9
	63	Francisco Díaz-Pizarro	9
	2		1

Team[]

^[13]

	Round of 16					Quarter-final					Semi-final					Final
	1	Austria	2
	16	Switzerland	1
						Austria		1
						Croatia		2
	8	Portugal	1
	9	Croatia	2
											Croatia		1
											Poland		2
	5	Bulgaria	0
	12	Denmark	2
						Denmark		1
						Poland		2
	4	Spain	0
	13	Poland	2
																Poland		2
																Netherlands		1
	6	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0
	11	Greece	2
						Greece		1
						Estonia		2
	3	Estonia	2
	14	Russia	1
											Estonia		0
											Netherlands		2
	7	Netherlands	2
	10	Czech Republic	0
						Netherlands		2
						Finland		1
	2	Finland	2
	15	Slovakia	1

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• 2018 European Pool Championship at azbilliards.com