German Pool Billiards Championship 2016 (Seniors)

The German Pool Billiards Championship 2016 was the 32nd event to determine the national championship title for senior citizens in the pool variant pool . It was held from November 5 to 13, 2016 in the Wandelhalle in Bad Wildungen as part of the German Billiard Championship. The German champions in the disciplines 14/1 endless , 8-ball , 9-ball and 10-ball were determined.

Medalist

discipline	gold	silver	bronze
14/1 endless	Guido Gerber ( BSC Neukirchen / Geldern )	Timo Hofmann ( Billiard Bianco Dieburg )	Wolfgang Birner ( PBC Jägersburg )	Dirk Kozianka ( BC Oberhausen )
8 ball	Mario March ( BSV Munich )	Ralf Wack ( PBC Joker Altstadt )	Guido Gerber ( BSC Neukirchen / Geldern )	Mike Hartmann ( BC Queue Hamburg )
9-ball	Reiner Wirsbitzki ( 1st PBC Hürth-Berrenrath )	Martin Schwab ( PBC Bad Saulgau )	Dirk Stenten ( Black and White Kohlscheid )	Mike Hartmann ( BC Queue Hamburg )
10 ball	Guido Gerber ( BSC Neukirchen / Geldern )	Martin Schwab ( PBC Bad Saulgau )	Frank Forster ( PSC Rhein Nahe Bingen )	Dirk Stenten ( Black and White Kohlscheid )

mode

The 32 players who qualified via the state championships of the state billiards associations initially competed against each other in the double knockout system . The knockout system was used from the round of 16 .

Competitions

14/1 endless

The competition in discipline 14/1 endless took place from November 5th to 7th, 2016.

	Round of 16				Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	Reiner Wirsbitzki	45
	Guido Gerber	75
					Guido Gerber	100
					Alexander Usbeck	84
	Sascha Zinowsky	18th
	Alexander Usbeck	75
									Guido Gerber	100
									Wolfgang Birner	36
	Andreas Weber	27
	Wolfgang Birner	75
					Wolfgang Birner	100
					Martin Schwab	97
	Martin Schwab	75
	Dean Risinger	54
													Guido Gerber	100
													Timo Hofmann	40
	Timo Hofmann	75
	Harald Schröter	28
					Timo Hofmann	100
					Patrick Gautzsch	58
	Michael Scheffler	55
	Patrick Gautzsch	75
									Timo Hofmann	100
									Dirk Kozianka	85
	Olaf Köster	58
	Ralf Wack	75
					Ralf Wack	58
					Dirk Kozianka	100
	Dirk Kozianka	75
	Christophe Creter	5

8 ball

The competition in the 8-ball discipline took place from November 6th to 9th, 2016.

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Sascha Zinowsky

4th

Dirk Schwedes

5

Dirk Schwedes

6th

Guido Gerber

7th

Heiko Müller

4th

Guido Gerber

5

Guido Gerber

6th

Mario March

7th

Andreas Weber

1

Gerd Hörrmann

5

Gerd Hörrmann

5

Mario March

7th

Mario March

5

Alexander Usbeck

1

Mario March

7th

Ralf Wack

3

Reiner Wirsbitzki

3

Dietmar Pitz

5

Dietmar Pitz

3

Ralf Wack

7th

Ralf Wack

5

Dean Risinger

2

Ralf Wack

7th

Mike Hartmann

2

Dirk Kozianka

2

Mike Hartmann

5

Mike Hartmann

7th

Thomas Damm

4th

Thomas Damm

5

Frank Willner

0

9-ball

The competition in the 9-ball discipline took place from November 9th to 11th, 2016.

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Dean Risinger

1

Dirk Stenten

6th

Dirk Stenten

8th

Manuel Biehler

7th

Manuel Biehler

6th

Timo Hofmann

5

Dirk Stenten

4th

Reiner Wirsbitzki

8th

Frank Willner

6th

Guido Gerber

5

Frank Willner

5

Reiner Wirsbitzki

8th

Ekkhard Schneider-Lombard

5

Reiner Wirsbitzki

6th

Reiner Wirsbitzki

8th

Martin Schwab

2

Mike Hartmann

6th

Patrick Gautzsch

2

Mike Hartmann

8th

Manfred Esser

6th

Ralf Wack

2

Manfred Esser

6th

Mike Hartmann

6th

Martin Schwab

8th

Sascha Zinowsky

2

Robin Heber

6th

Robin Heber

6th

Martin Schwab

8th

Martin Schwab

6th

Harald Schröter

2

10 ball

The competition in the 10-Ball discipline took place from November 11th to 13th, 2016.

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Thomas Lindloff

5

Frank Willner

1

Thomas Lindloff

0

Frank Forster

7th

Patrick Gautzsch

3

Frank Forster

5

Frank Forster

2

Guido Gerber

7th

Andreas Rogowski

5

Sascha Zinowsky

3

Andreas Rogowski

4th

Guido Gerber

7th

Guido Gerber

5

Christian Lindner

0

Guido Gerber

7th

Martin Schwab

5

Andreas Weber

5

Patrick Weishaar

1

Andreas Weber

5

Dirk Stenten

7th

Lutz Albrecht

2

Dirk Stenten

5

Dirk Stenten

6th

Martin Schwab

7th

Ralf Wack

5

Kai Burkhardt

1

Ralf Wack

6th

Martin Schwab

7th

Reiner Wirsbitzki

2

Martin Schwab

5

swell

1. ↑ German Championship 14-1 Endless Seniors 2016. In: portal.billardarea.de. German Billard Union , accessed on November 15, 2017 . 
2. ↑ German Championship 8-Ball 2016 Seniors. In: portal.billardarea.de. German Billard Union, accessed on November 15, 2017 . 
3. ↑ German Championship 9-Ball 2016 Seniors. In: portal.billardarea.de. German Billard Union, accessed on November 15, 2017 . 
4. ↑ German Championship 10-Ball 2016 Seniors. In: portal.billardarea.de. German Billard Union, accessed on November 15, 2017 .