The AGIPI Billard Masters 2011 was a tournament series in three cushion , which took place between November 4th 2010 and March 27th 2011 in Schiltigheim , France . The game was played in three phases: 1st qualifying round; 2nd group stage; 3rd final.
The Korean Choi Sung-won was the deserved winner . He showed great nerve strength from the quarter-finals. He won the 3 games with 50:49, 50:49 and 50:48. The most exciting game of the tournament took place between Dick Jaspers and Filipos Kasidokostas. Jaspers led in the quarterfinal game in the 24th recording with 39:29. Then Kasidokostas ended the game with a series of 21.
12 Avenue Pierre Mendès France 67300 Schiltigheim France
Set of rules
CEB - EOR 2
Game modes
6 groups of 4 players each (groups 1–6) (groups 1 & 6 only consisted of young players); 1st & 2nd placed come to the intermediate round with 4 groups of 4 players each (groups A – D); 1st & 2nd placed go to the quarter-finals. All places were played out.
distance
Qualification and group stage: 50 balls (points) with follow-up (young players 40 balls (group 1 & 6))
Final: 50 balls (points) without a kick
Entry fee
Invitation tournament. All costs are borne by the host.
Prize money
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Prize money
Final round
winner
€ 20,000
finalist
€ 8,000
Semi-finalist
€ 3,000
Quarter finalist
€ 1,500
Group stage A – D
winner
500 €
draw
375 €
loser
250 €
Bonuses
Maximum series (HS)
HS from 10
500 €
HS from 15
750 €
HS from 20
€ 1,000
Best Game (BG)
BG 20 ≤ record.
500 €
World records * 1
HS ≤ 28
€ 10,000
BG (50 points in ≥ 5 recordings)
€ 10,000
Tournament records * 1
HS ≤ 23
€ 2,500
BG (50 points in ≥ 11 recordings)
€ 2,500
total
€ 123,400
Remarks
* * 1 The bonuses cannot be combined
qualification
In this phase 4 players competed against each other in six groups. The first two of the group progressed one round and met 3 seeded players each in the group stage. The game was played in round robin mode.
Legend
Pt.
points scored
Recording
Required recordings (for the winner to win)
ED
Single average
GD
General average (all games. Points ÷ recordings; the higher the better)
HS
Maximum series; highest number of collisions played during a recording
PP
Game points (winner = 2; tie = 1; loser = 0; in the event of a tie, the better GD advances)
The first two of the group will enter the group stage
Groups 1, 2 and 3
The game was played from November 4, 2010 to November 6, 2010.
In the group stage, five players met in four groups. Three players were already seeded, two came from qualifying. The first two of the group made it to the final. The game was played in round robin mode.
Legend
Pt.
points scored
Recording
Required recordings (for the winner to win)
ED
Single average
GD
General average (all games. Points ÷ recordings; the higher the better)
HS
Maximum series; highest number of collisions played during a recording
PP
Game points (winner = 2; tie = 1; loser = 0; in the event of a tie, the better GD advances)
The first two of the group will enter the group stage
Group draw
draw
group
Surname
Settled player
Qualifier
A.
France Roland Forthomme
Greece Filipos Kasidokostas
Korea South Choi Sung-won
Netherlands Glenn Hofman
Denmark Dion Nelin
B.
Italy Marco Zanetti
Germany Martin Horn
Turkey Tayfun Taşdemir
Sweden Mikael Nilsson
Spain Javier Palazon
C.
Belgium Frédéric Caudron
Greece Nikos Polychronopoulos
Sweden Torbjörn Blomdahl
Belgium Eddy Merckx
Korea South Kim Haeng-jik
D.
Netherlands Dick Jaspers
France Jérémy Bury
Korea South Kim Kyung-roul
Korea South Heo Jung-han
France Pierre Soumagne
Groups A and B
The game was played from 28.-30. January 2011.
Group A
game
Surname
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
PP
1
Korea SouthChoi Sung-won
50
30th
1.666
10
2
Netherlands Glenn Hofman
41
30th
1.366
9
0
2
DenmarkDion Nelin
50
27
1,851
7th
2
Greece Filipos Kasidokostas
49
27
1,814
10
0
3
Korea South Choi Sung-won
49
25th
1,960
12
0
GreeceFilipos Kasidokostas
50
25th
2,000
7th
2
4th
Belgium Roland Forthomme
40
26th
1.538
7th
0
NetherlandsGlenn Hofman
50
26th
1.928
5
2
5
Belgium Roland Forthomme
30th
28
1.071
7th
0
DenmarkDion Nelin
50
28
1,785
11
2
6th
GreeceFilipos Kasidokostas
50
20th
2,500
12
2
Netherlands Glenn Hofman
29
20th
1,450
7th
0
7th
Korea South Choi Sung-won
44
29
1.517
7th
0
BelgiumRoland Forthomme
50
29
1.724
8th
2
8th
Denmark Dion Nelin
49
35
1,400
7th
0
NetherlandsGlenn Hofman
50
35
1.428
10
2
9
Belgium Roland Forthomme
49
26th
1,884
6th
0
GreeceFilipos Kasidokostas
50
26th
1.923
7th
2
10
Korea SouthChoi Sung-won
50
29
1.724
8th
2
Denmark Dion Nelin
26th
29
0.896
11
0
Group graduation
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Surname
Pt.
Recording
GD
HS
PP
1
Greece Filipos Kasidokostas
199
98
2.030
12
6th
2
Korea South Choi Sung-won
193
113
1.707
12
4th
3
Netherlands Glenn Hofman
170
111
1.531
10
4th
4th
Denmark Dion Nelin
175
119
1,470
11
4th
5
Belgium Roland Forthomme
169
109
1,550
8th
2
total
906
550
1.647
12
Group B
game
Surname
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
PP
1
SpainJavier Palazon
50
36
1.388
8th
2
Sweden Mikael Nilsson
41
36
1.138
8th
0
2
Turkey Tayfun Taşdemir
45
28
1.607
5
0
GermanyMartin Horn
50
28
1,785
8th
2
3
GermanyMartin Horn
50
15th
3.333
9
2
Sweden Mikael Nilsson
30th
15th
2,000
7th
0
4th
Spain Javier Palazon
39
19th
2.052
8th
0
ItalyMarco Zanetti
50
19th
2.361
12
2
5
ItalyMarco Zanetti
50
17th
2.941
10
2
Turkey Tayfun Taşdemir
29
17th
1.705
14th
0
6th
Germany Martin Horn
37
23
1.608
9
0
SpainJavier Palazon
50
23
2.173
19th
2
7th
Italy Marco Zanetti
48
25th
1,920
11
0
SwedenMikael Nilsson
50
25th
2,000
8th
2
8th
Turkey Tayfun Taşdemir
38
24
1,583
8th
0
SpainJavier Palazon
50
24
2.083
8th
2
9
ItalyMarco Zanetti
50
27
1,851
9
2
Germany Martin Horn
40
27
1.481
5
0
10
SwedenMikael Nilsson
50
25th
2,000
6th
2
Turkey Tayfun Taşdemir
46
25th
1,840
9
0
Group graduation
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Surname
Pt.
Recording
GD
HS
PP
1
Italy Marco Zanetti
198
88
2.250
12
6th
2
Spain Javier Palazon
189
102
1,852
19th
6th
3
Germany Martin Horn
177
93
1.903
9
4th
4th
Sweden Mikael Nilsson
171
101
1.693
8th
4th
5
Turkey Tayfun Taşdemir
158
94
1.680
14th
0
total
893
478
1,868
19th
Groups C and D
The game was played from 25.-27. February 2011.
Group C
game
Surname
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
PP
1
BelgiumEddy Merckx
50
26th
1.923
6th
2
Belgium Frédéric Caudron
42
26th
1.615
11
0
2
Greece Nikos Polychronopoulos
46
36
1.277
7th
0
Korea SouthKim Haeng-jik
50
36
1.388
7th
2
3
Korea South Kim Haeng-jik
27
28
0.964
4th
0
SwedenTorbjörn Blomdahl
50
28
1,785
7th
2
4th
Greece Nikos Polychronopoulos
35
15th
2.833
7th
0
BelgiumEddy Merckx
50
15th
3.333
9
2
5
BelgiumFrédéric Caudron
50
21st
2,380
9
2
Korea South Kim Haeng-jik
27
21st
1.285
7th
0
6th
Sweden Torbjörn Blomdahl
47
32
1.468
7th
0
GreeceNikos Polychronopoulos
50
32
1.562
10
2
7th
Sweden Torbjörn Blomdahl
41
25th
1.640
8th
0
BelgiumFrédéric Caudron
50
25th
2,000
14th
2
8th
BelgiumEddy Merckx
50
27
1,851
7th
2
Korea South Kim Haeng-jik
34
27
1.259
7th
0
9
BelgiumFrédéric Caudron
50
28
1,785
7th
2
Greece Nikos Polychronopoulos
37
28
1.321
10
0
10
BelgiumEddy Merckx
50
30th
1.666
7th
1
SwedenTorbjörn Blomdahl
50
30th
1.666
8th
1
Group graduation
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Surname
Pt.
Recording
GD
HS
PP
1
Belgium Eddy Merckx
200
98
2.040
9
7th
2
Belgium Frédéric Caudron
192
100
1,920
14th
6th
3
Sweden Torbjörn Blomdahl
188
115
1.634
8th
3
4th
Greece Nikos Polychronopoulos
168
111
1.513
10
2
5
Korea South Kim Haeng-jik
138
112
1.232
7th
2
total
886
536
1.652
14th
Group D
game
Surname
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
PP
1
Korea South Kim Kyung-roul
34
18th
1,888
8th
0
Korea SouthHeo Jung-han
50
18th
2,777
6th
2
2
France Pierre Soumagne
36
26th
1.384
4th
0
FranceJérémy Bury
50
26th
1.923
9
2
3
FranceJérémy Bury
50
13
3.846
13
2
Korea South Kim Kyung-roul
28
13
2.153
15th
0
4th
NetherlandsDick Jaspers
50
30th
1.666
8th
6th
France Pierre Soumagne
36
30th
1,200
6th
0
5
FranceJérémy Bury
50
20th
2,500
13
6th
Korea South Heo Jung-han
20th
20th
1,000
6th
0
6th
Korea South Kim Kyung-roul
32
16
2,000
9
0
NetherlandsDick Jaspers
50
16
3.125
10
2
7th
Netherlands Dick Jaspers
28
19th
1.473
6th
0
Korea SouthHeo Jung-han
50
19th
2.631
14th
2
8th
FrancePierre Soumagne
50
29
1.724
5
2
Korea South Kim Kyung-roul
47
29
1.620
9
0
9
NetherlandsDick Jaspers
50
12
4.166
14th
2
France Jérémy Bury
20th
12
1.666
6th
0
10
France Pierre Soumagne
30th
29
1.034
3
0
Korea SouthHeo Jung-han
50
29
1.724
16
2
Group graduation
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Surname
Pt.
Recording
GD
HS
PP
1
France Jérémy Bury
170
71
2,394
13
6th
2
Netherlands Dick Jaspers
178
77
2,311
14th
6th
3
Korea South Heo Jung-han
170
86
1,976
16
6th
4th
France Pierre Soumagne
152
114
1.333
6th
2
5
Korea South Kim Kyung-roul
141
76
1,855
15th
0
total
811
424
1.912
16
final
The final was from 24.-27. March played in knock-out mode.