Coupe d'Europe 2015/16

58th Coupe d'Europe 2015/16

Tournament dates

Tournament type:

European Club Championship

Tournament format:

Round robin / knockout system

Organizer:

CEB

Tournament details

Venue:

Academia de Bilhar FC Porto,
Estádio do Dragão,
Porto

Opening:

2nd June 2016

Endgame:

5th June 2016

Attendees:

32 players from 8 clubs (+ replacement)

Defending champion:

AEJ / Dallinga

Winner:

Gaziantepspor

2nd finalist:

Futebol Club do Porto

3rd place:

• Madrid Escuela National

• Andernos Billiards Club France

Prize money:

800 € expense allowance per team

Venue on the map

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The Coupe d'Europe 2015/16 is a three- cushion team tournament in a carom . The 58th edition of the final tournament will take place in Porto from June 2nd to 5th, 2016 , because last year's winner AEJ / Dallinga, as defending champion, did not exercise the right to host.

In five pre-qualification groups in Copenhagen, The Hague, Lausanne, Vienna and Lisbon, the group winners Morangis, Andernos, Leça, Gaziantepspor, Madrid and the best group runner-up Grøndal qualified for the final tournament in Porto. The defending champion Dallinga and Porto as the host are set.

General information

Venue	Academia de Bilhar FC Porto in the Estádio do Dragão
Set of rules	CEB - EOR 2
Game modes	2 groups each 4 clubs each 4 players; 1st & 2nd placed go to the final round (½ final)
distance	40 balls (points) without a kick

Group stage

The game will be played in round robin mode on June 2-4, 2016 .

Grouping

Group A
	society	player	reserve	nation
A1	AEJ / Dallinga	Jean Paul de Bruijn Steven van Acker Bart Ceulemans Dan Breur		Netherlands
A2	Madrid Escuela National	Ruben Legazpi Javier Palazon David Martinez Valentin Andaluz Anton		Spain
A3	Billiards Club Andernos	Roland Forthomme Filipos Kasidokostas Jérôme Barbeillon Francis Connesson		France
A4	Leça FC	Jose Armando Escodeiro Vitor Fernandes Pedro Pais Mario G. Aranha		Portugal
Group B
	society	player	reserve	nation
B1	Futebol Club do Porto	Torbjörn Blomdahl Dick Jaspers Daniel Sánchez Rui Manuel Costa		Portugal
B2	Gaziantepspor	Frédéric Caudron Tayfun Taşdemir Murat Naci Çoklu Can Çapak	-	Turkey
B3	CetSi Monrangis	Eddy Merckx Eddy Leppens Richard Bitalis Jean Reverchon		France
B4	Grøndal Billiards Club	Dion Nelin Tonny Carlsen Brian Knudsen Lars Dunch		Denmark

Results

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)
BMD	Best team average (all players. Points ÷ recordings; the higher the better)
BED	Best individual average by a player
HS	Maximum series; highest number of collisions played during a recording
MP	Match Points (Winner = 2; Tie = 1; Loser = 0; In the event of a tie, the better GD advances)
PP	Game points (winner = 2; loser = 0)
	The first two in the group get into the main round
	Best HS of the tournament
	Best ED of the tournament

Group A

game	group	Surname	MP	Pt.	Recording	ED	HS
1	A2	Spain Rubén Legazpi (Madrid Escuela National)	1	40	18th	2.222	8th
1	A3	Belgium Roland Forthomme (Billiards Club Andernos)	1	40	18th	2.222	13
2	A2	Spain Javier Palazón (Madrid Escuela National)	0	37	28	1.321	6th
2	A3	Greece Filipos Kasidokostas (Billiards Club Andernos)	2	40	28	1,429	5
3	A2	Spain David Martinez (Madrid Escuela National)	2	40	39	1.026	7th
3	A3	France Jérôme Barbeillon (Billiards Club Andernos)	0	30th	39	0.769	4th
4th	A2	Spain Valentin Andaluz Anton (Madrid Escuela National)	0	39	47	0.830	10
4th	A3	France Francis Connesson (Billiards Club Andernos)	2	40	47	0.851	8th
5	A1	Netherlands Jean Paul de Bruijn (AEJ / Dallinga)	2	40	32	1,250	8th
5	A4	Portugal Jose Armando Escudeiro (Leça FC)	0	31	32	0.969	7th
6th	A1	Belgium Steven van Acker (AEJ / Dallinga)	2	40	31	1.290	8th
6th	A4	Portugal Vitor Fernandes (Leça FC)	0	22nd	31	0.710	5
7th	A1	Belgium Bart Ceulemans (AEJ / Dallinga)	2	40	59	0.678	5
7th	A4	Portugal Mario G. Aranha (Leça FC)	0	38	59	0.644	5
8th	A1	Netherlands Patrick Vasseur (AEJ / Dallinga)	2	40	42	0.952	5
8th	A4	Portugal João Gomes (Leça FC)	0	37	42	0.881	5
9	A2	Spain Rubén Legazpi (Madrid Escuela National)	2	40	29	1,379	5
9	A4	Portugal Jose Armando Escudeiro (Leça FC)	0	32	29	1.103	5
10	A2	Spain Javier Palazón (Madrid Escuela National)	2	40	25th	1,600	8th
10	A4	Portugal Vitor Fernandes (Leça FC)	0	18th	25th	0.720	2
11	A2	Spain David Martinez (Madrid Escuela National)	2	40	26th	1.538	5
11	A4	Portugal Mario G. Aranha (Leça FC)	0	24	26th	0.923	4th
12	A2	Spain Valentin Andaluz Anton (Madrid Escuela National)	1	40	39	1.026	4th
12	A4	Portugal João Gomes (Leça FC)	1	40	39	1.026	4th
13	A1	Netherlands Jean Paul de Bruijn (AEJ / Dallinga)	0	27	21st	1.286	5
13	A3	Belgium Roland Forthomme (Billiards Club Andernos)	2	40	21st	1.904	7th
14th	A1	Belgium Steven van Acker (AEJ / Dallinga)	2	40	23	1,739	7th
14th	A3	Greece Filipos Kasidokostas (Billiards Club Andernos)	0	24	23	1.043	6th
15th	A1	Belgium Bart Ceulemans (AEJ / Dallinga)	0	19th	20th	0.950	5
15th	A3	France Jérôme Barbeillon (Billiards Club Andernos)	2	40	20th	2,000	12
16	A1	Netherlands Patrick Vasseur (AEJ / Dallinga)	0	38	29	1,310	4th
16	A3	France Francis Connesson (Billiards Club Andernos)	2	40	29	1,379	11
17th	A1	Netherlands Jean Paul de Bruijn (AEJ / Dallinga)	2	40	30th	1.333	13
17th	A2	Spain Rubén Legazpi (Madrid Escuela National)	0	39	30th	1,300	9
18th	A1	Belgium Steven van Acker (AEJ / Dallinga)	0	33	33	1,000	5
18th	A2	Spain Javier Palazón (Madrid Escuela National)	2	40	33	1,212	7th
19th	A1	Belgium Bart Ceulemans (AEJ / Dallinga)	0	16	22nd	0.727	4th
19th	A2	Spain David Martinez (Madrid Escuela National)	2	40	22nd	1,818	6th
20th	A1	Netherlands Patrick Vasseur (AEJ / Dallinga)	0	23	47	0.489	12
20th	A2	Spain Valentin Andaluz Anton (Madrid Escuela National)	2	40	47	0.851	5
21st	A3	Belgium Roland Forthomme (Billiards Club Andernos)	2	40	16	2,500	9
21st	A4	Portugal Jose Armando Escudeiro (Leça FC)	0	16	16	1,000	5
22nd	A3	Greece Filipos Kasidokostas (Billiards Club Andernos)	2	40	31	1.290	5
22nd	A4	Portugal Pedro Pais (Leça FC)	0	16	31	0.516	2
23	A3	France Jérôme Barbeillon (Billiards Club Andernos)	0	33	28	1.179	5
23	A4	Portugal Mario G. Aranha (Leça FC)	2	40	28	1.428	8th
24	A3	France Francis Connesson (Billiards Club Andernos)	2	40	46	0.870	4th
24	A4	Portugal João Gomes (Leça FC)	0	26th	46	0.565	6th

space	group	Surname	MP	PP	Pt.	Recording	GD	BMD	BED	HS
Group graduation
1	A2	Spain Madrid Escuela National	6th	19: 5	475	383	1,240	1,344	2.222	10
2	A3	France Billiards Club Andernos	4th	15: 9	447	346	1.291	1,548	2,500	13
3	A1	Netherlands AEJ / Dallinga	2	11:13	396	389	1.017	0.975	1,739	13
4th	A4	Portugal Leça FC	0	3:21	340	404	0.841	---	1.428	8th

Group B

game	group	Surname	MP	Pt.	Recording	ED	HS
1	B2	Belgium Frédéric Caudron (Gaziantepspor)	2	40	15th	2,666	10
1	B3	Belgium Eddy Merckx (CetSi Monrangis)	0	37	15th	2,466	7th
2	B2	Turkey Tayfun Taşdemir (Gaziantepspor)	0	28	24	1.166	4th
2	B3	Belgium Eddy Leppens (CetSi Monrangis)	2	40	24	1.666	8th
3	B2	Turkey Murat Naci Çoklu (Gaziantepspor)	2	40	22nd	1,818	8th
3	B3	France Richard Bitalis (CetSi Monrangis)	0	30th	22nd	1.364	5
4th	B2	Turkey Can Çapak (Gaziantepspor)	2	40	35	1.143	8th
4th	B3	France Jean Reverchon (CetSi Monrangis)	0	33	35	0.943	6th
5	B1	Sweden Torbjörn Blomdahl (Futebol Clube do Porto)	2	40	21st	1.904	6th
5	B4	Denmark Dion Nelin (Grøndal Billiards Club)	0	25th	21st	1.190	4th
6th	B1	Spain Daniel Sánchez (Futebol Clube do Porto)	0	34	31	1.097	8th
6th	B4	Denmark Tonny Carlsen (Grøndal Billiards Club)	2	40	31	1.290	6th
7th	B1	Portugal João Pedro Ferreira (Futebol Clube do Porto)	0	30th	35	0.857	6th
7th	B4	Denmark Brian Knudsen (Billiard Club Grøndal)	2	40	35	1.143	6th
8th	B1	Portugal Rui Manuel Costa (Futebol Clube do Porto)	1	40	29	1,379	9
8th	B4	Denmark Lars Dunch (Billiard Club Grøndal)	1	40	29	1,379	5
9	B3	Belgium Eddy Merckx (CetSi Monrangis)	2	40	18th	2.222	8th
9	B1	Sweden Torbjörn Blomdahl (Futebol Clube do Porto)	0	31	18th	1.722	9
10	B3	Belgium Eddy Leppens (CetSi Monrangis)	0	31	14th	2.214	13
10	B1	Spain Daniel Sánchez (Futebol Clube do Porto)	2	40	14th	2.857	10
11	B3	France Richard Bitalis (CetSi Monrangis)	0	25th	22nd	1.136	9
11	B1	Portugal João Pedro Ferreira (Futebol Clube do Porto)	2	40	22nd	1,818	6th
12	B1	France Jean Reverchon (CetSi Monrangis)	0	29	29	1,000	6th
12	B3	Portugal Rui Manuel Costa (Futebol Clube do Porto)	2	40	29	1,379	6th
13	B2	Belgium Frédéric Caudron (Gaziantepspor)	2	40	25th	1,600	8th
13	B4	Denmark Dion Nelin (Grøndal Billiards Club)	0	33	25th	1,320	8th
14th	B2	Turkey Tayfun Taşdemir (Gaziantepspor)	2	40	26th	1.538	8th
14th	B4	Denmark Tonny Carlsen (Grøndal Billiards Club)	0	34	26th	1.307	5
15th	B2	Turkey Murat Naci Çoklu (Gaziantepspor)	2	40	27	1.481	6th
15th	B4	Denmark Brian Knudsen (Billiard Club Grøndal)	0	36	27	1.333	10
16	B2	Turkey Can Çapak (Gaziantepspor)	2	40	22nd	1,818	6th
16	B4	Denmark Lars Dunch (Billiard Club Grøndal)	0	20th	22nd	0.909	3
17th	B4	Denmark Dion Nelin (Grøndal Billiards Club)	0	36	20th	1,800	8th
17th	B3	Belgium Eddy Merckx (CetSi Monrangis)	2	40	20th	2,000	10
18th	B4	Denmark Tonny Carlsen (Grøndal Billiards Club)	2	40	21st	1.904	11
18th	B3	Belgium Eddy Leppens (CetSi Monrangis)	0	28	21st	1.333	7th
19th	B4	Denmark Brian Knudsen (Billiard Club Grøndal)	2	40	35	1.143	5
19th	B3	France Richard Bitalis (CetSi Monrangis)	0	32	35	0.914	7th
20th	B4	Denmark Lars Dunch (Billiard Club Grøndal)	0	26th	26th	1,000	5
20th	B3	France Jean Reverchon (CetSi Monrangis)	2	40	26th	1.538	7th
21st	B1	Sweden Torbjörn Blomdahl (Futebol Clube do Porto)	2	40	18th	2.222	11
21st	B2	Belgium Frédéric Caudron (Gaziantepspor)	0	27	18th	1,500	6th
22nd	B1	Spain Daniel Sánchez (Futebol Clube do Porto)	2	40	27	1.481	5
22nd	B2	Turkey Tayfun Taşdemir (Gaziantepspor)	0	35	27	1.296	4th
23	B1	Portugal João Pedro Ferreira (Futebol Clube do Porto)	0	33	24	1.375	7th
23	B2	Turkey Murat Naci Çoklu (Gaziantepspor)	2	40	24	1.666	10
24	B1	Portugal Rui Manuel Costa (Futebol Clube do Porto)	2	40	24	1.666	8th
24	B2	Turkey Can Çapak (Gaziantepspor)	0	25th	24	1.042	4th

space	group	Surname	MP	PP	Pt.	Recording	GD	BMD	BED	HS
Group graduation
1	B2	Turkey Gaziantepspor	4th	16: 8	435	292	1.489	1,600	2,666	10
2	B1	Portugal Futebol Club do Porto	4th	14:10	454	292	1.554	1,819	2.857	11
3	B4	Denmark Grøndal Billiards Club	3	10:14	410	318	1.289	1,392	1.904	11
4th	B3	France CetSi Monrangis	1	8:16	405	281	1.441	1.372	2.222	13

Final round

The game will be played on June 5, 2016 in knock-out mode.

Legend
Pt.	points scored
Recording	Required recordings (for the winner to win)
ED	Single average
BMD	Best team average (all players. Points ÷ recordings; the higher the better)
BED	Best individual average by a player
HS	Maximum series; highest number of collisions played during a recording
MP	Match Points (Winner = 2; Tie = 1; Loser = 0; In the event of a tie, the better GD advances)
PP	Game points (winner = 2; loser = 0)
	Winner moves into the final
	1st place (gold)
	2nd place (silver)
	3rd place (bronze). The losers in the semi-finals are automatically third-placed
	Best GD of the tournament

Semi-final 1

June 5, 2016; 10: 00h

game	group	Surname	MP	Pt.	Recording	ED	HS
1	A2	Spain Rubén Legazpi (Madrid Escuela National)	1	40	17th	2,352	9
1	B2	Belgium Frédéric Caudron (Gaziantepspor)	1	40	17th	2,352	7th
2	A2	Spain Javier Palazón (Madrid Escuela National)	0	28	15th	1,866	8th
2	B2	Turkey Tayfun Taşdemir (Gaziantepspor)	2	40	15th	2,666	18th
3	A2	Spain David Martinez (Madrid Escuela National)	2	40	25th	1,600	8th
3	B2	Turkey Murat Naci Çoklu (Gaziantepspor)	0	27	25th	1.080	10
4th	A2	Spain Valentin Andaluz Anton (Madrid Escuela National)	0	31	34	0.911	5
4th	B2	Turkey Can Çapak (Gaziantepspor)	2	40	34	1.176	7th

space	group	Surname	MP	PP	Pt.	Recording	GD	BMD	BED	HS
graduation
final	A2	Turkey Gaziantepspor	2	5: 3	147	91	1.615	1.615	2,666	18th
3	B2	Spain Madrid Escuela National	0	3: 5	139	91	1.527	---	2,352	9

Semi-final 2

June 5, 2016; 12: 00h

game	group	Surname	MP	Pt.	Recording	ED	HS
1	A3	Belgium Roland Forthomme (Billiards Club Andernos)	2	40	19th	2.105	7th
1	B1	Sweden Torbjörn Blomdahl (Futebol Clube do Porto)	0	36	19th	1,894	8th
2	A3	Greece Filipos Kasidokostas (Billiards Club Andernos)	0	19th	15th	1.266	5
2	B1	Spain Daniel Sánchez (Futebol Clube do Porto)	2	40	15th	2,666	7th
3	A3	France Jérôme Barbeillon (Billiards Club Andernos)	0	26th	31	0.838	5
3	B1	Portugal João Pedro Ferreira (Futebol Clube do Porto)	2	40	31	1.290	7th
4th	A3	France Francis Connesson (Billiards Club Andernos)	0	33	32	1.031	5
4th	B1	Portugal Rui Manuel Costa (Futebol Clube do Porto)	2	40	32	1,250	6th

space	group	Surname	PP	MP	Pt.	Recording	GD	BMD	BED	HS
graduation
final	B1	Portugal Futebol Club do Porto	2	6: 2	156	97	1.608	1.608	2,666	8th
3	A2	France Billiards Club Andernos	0	2: 6	118	97	1.216	---	2.105	7th

final

June 5, 2016: 4:30 p.m.

game	group	Surname	MP	Pt.	Recording	ED	HS
1	B2	Belgium Frédéric Caudron (Gaziantepspor)	2	40	13	3.076	10
1	B1	Sweden Torbjörn Blomdahl (Futebol Clube do Porto)	0	13	13	1,000	4th
2	B2	Turkey Tayfun Taşdemir (Gaziantepspor)	0	32	19th	1.684	5
2	B1	Spain Daniel Sánchez (Futebol Clube do Porto)	2	40	19th	2.105	7th
3	B2	Turkey Murat Naci Çoklu (Gaziantepspor)	2	40	20th	2,000	9
3	B1	Portugal João Pedro Ferreira (Futebol Clube do Porto)	0	29	20th	1,450	8th
4th	B2	Turkey Can Çapak (Gaziantepspor)		34	30th	1.133	5
4th	B1	Portugal Rui Manuel Costa (Futebol Clube do Porto)		30th	30th	1,000	4th

space	group	Surname	PP	MP	Pt.	Recording	GD	BMD	BED	HS
graduation
1	A2	Turkey Gaziantepspor	2	4: 2	146	82	1,780	1,780	3.076	10
2	A1	Portugal Futebol Club do Porto	0	2: 4	112	82	1,365	---	2.105	8th

Closing table

phase	space	Surname	MP	PP	Pt.	Recording	GD	BMD	HS
final	1	Turkey Gaziantepspor	8th	25:13	728	465	1.565	1,780	18th
final	2	Portugal Futebol Club do Porto	6th	22:16	722	471	1.532	1,819	11
Semi- finals	3	Spain Madrid Escuela National	6th	22:10	614	474	1.295	1,344	10
Semi- finals	3	France Billiards Club Andernos	4th	17:15	565	443	1.275	1,548	13
Final round	5	Denmark Grøndal Billiards Club	3	10:14	410	318	1.289	1,392	11
	6th	Netherlands AEJ / Dallinga	2	11:13	396	389	1.017	0.975	13
	7th	France CetSi Monrangis	1	8:16	405	281	1.441	1.372	13
	8th	Portugal Leça FC	0	3:21	340	404	0.841	---	8th
quality fication
	9	Spain Societat Coral Colon	6: 2	18:14	560	414	1.353	1.520	12
	10	Austria Vienna Billiards Association (WBA)	4: 2	16: 8	433	444	0.975	0.958	9
	11	Netherlands Buffalo.nl	4: 2	14:10	422	354	1.192	1.333	10
	12	Belgium BC De Goeie Queue	3: 3	12:12	405	463	0.874	0.978	9
	13	Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal	3: 5	14:18	498	481	1.035	1.163	12
	14th	Turkey Mecidiyeköy Spor Kulübü	3: 3	13:11	428	389	1,100	1.205	9
	15th	Denmark Fredericia Billiards Club	3: 3	12:12	380	468	0.811	0.922	8th
	16	Italy Scuola Biliardo la Biglia	2: 4	6:18	347	383	0.906	0.908	9
	17th	Switzerland Billiard Club Zurich	2: 4	6:18	354	518	0.683	0.733	7th
	18th	Germany Bergisch-Gladbacher BC	3: 5	12:20	540	441	1.224	1.254	13
	19th	Switzerland ALB Lausanne	2: 4	10:14	422	458	0.921	0.993	14th
	20th	Belgium BC Op de Meir	0: 8	8:24	501	523	0.958	---	10
	21st	Austria BC Elite Vienna	0: 6	4:20	291	275	1.058	---	11
	22nd	Italy Smile Club	0: 6	2:22	300	400	0.750	---	6th
	23	Germany Ravensburger BC	0: 6	2:22	282	518	0.544	---	8th

Legend
Abbr.	meaning
Pt.	points scored
Recording	required recordings
ED	Single average
GD	General average
VGD	Relative general average
BMD	Best team average
BED	Best individual average
BSD	Best sentence average
BEVD	Best Individual Relative Average
HS	Maximum series
MP	Match points
PP	Lot of points
GUV	G ewonnen- U nentschieden- V erloren
SV	Sentence ratio
	1st place (gold)
	2nd place (silver)
	3rd place (bronze)
	Best GD of the tournament / round
	Best VGD of the tournament / round
	Best ED of the tournament / round
	Best BVGD of the tournament / round
	Best HS of the tournament / round
(It is possible that not all terms are used or some are not listed. These can be looked up in the list of collision terms .)

Individual evidence

↑ CEB: General information. (PDF) CEB, accessed on June 13, 2019 (English).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Kozoom: Player Results. Kozoom, accessed June 13, 2019 .

[General_Information-1] CEB: General information. (PDF) CEB, accessed on June 13, 2019 (English).

[Spielergebnisse-2] Kozoom: Player Results. Kozoom, accessed June 13, 2019 .


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