1997 World Binding Championship

16th binding world championship 1997
Tournament dates
Tournament type:	World Championship
Tournament format:	Round robin
Organizer:	UMB
Tournament details
Venue:	Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna
Opening:	February 13, 1997
Endgame:	February 16, 1997
Attendees:	12
Defending champion:	Jos Bongers
Winner:	Martin Horn
2nd finalist:	Francis Connesson
3rd place:	Wolfgang Zenkner
Prize money:	Amateur World Championship
Records
Best GD:	09.59 Jos Bongers
Best ED:	30.00 Wolfgang Zenkner
Maximum series (HS):	100 Wolfgang Zenkner00
Venue on the map
Vienna
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The 1997 binding world championship was the 16th tournament in this discipline of carom billiards and took place from February 13th to 16th, 1997 in Vienna . It was the first binding world championship in Austria.

history

63 years after the first binding world championship, Martin Horn became the first German world champion. After a few good placements by German players since 1983, the 26-year-old from Essen had the big hit. After the 74: 150 defeat in eight matches in the group stage against the Dutchman Jos Bongers , where he was already qualified for the semi-finals, he won his two knockout games safely. The success was crowned by the third place of Wolfgang Zenkner . The Frenchman Francis Connesson , who became vice world champion in the cover for the third time, was unhappy .

mode

The game was played in two groups of six, in which the two group best qualified for the semi-finals. All places were played out. The game was played up to 150 points.

1. MP = match points
2. GD = general average
3. HS = maximum series

1st group stage

Group A

space	Surname	MP	Pts.	Recording	GD	BED	HS
1	Francis Connesson	8: 2	711	70	10.15	21.42	83
2	Martin Horn	8: 2	674	68	9.91	12.50	65
3	Jos Bongers	6: 4	652	64	10.18	18.75	57
4th	Rafael Garcia	6: 4	532	62	8.58	12.50	50
5	Michael Hikl	2: 8	493	67	7.35	10.00	39
6th	Michael Mikkelsen	0:10	284	75	3.78	-	27
Group average: 8.24

Group B

space	Surname	MP	Pts.	Recording	GD	BED	HS
1	Stephan Horvath	10-0	750	88	8.52	10.71	49
2	Wolfgang Zenkner	8: 2	686	93	7.37	30.00	100
3	Fonsy Grethen	6: 4	629	70	8.98	15.00	35
4th	Xavier Gretillat	2: 8	489	78	6.28	16.66	58
5	Michel van Silfhout	2: 8	370	84	4.40	7.89	20th
6th	Yoichiro Mori	2: 8	471	109	4.32	6.52	32
Group average: 6.50

Placement games

space	Surname	MP	Pts.	Recording	GD	BED	HS
Game for 11th place
11	Yoichiro Mori	2-0	150	20th	7.50	7.50	22nd
12	Michael Mikkelsen	0: 2	71	20th	3.55	-	11
Play for 9th place
9	Michael Hikl	2-0	150	17th	8.82	8.82	48
10	Michel van Silfhout	0: 2	96	17th	5.64	-	31
Game for 7th place
7th	Rafael Garcia	2-0	150	13	11.53	11.53	50
8th	Xavier Gretillat	0: 2	111	13	8.53	-	34
Play for 5th place
5	Fonsy Grethen	2-0	150	17th	8.82	8.82	43
6th	Jos Bongers	0: 2	125	17th	7.35	-	37
Semi-final 1
-	Francis Connesson	2-0	150	20th	7.50	7.50	37
-	Wolfgang Zenkner	0: 2	89	20th	4.45	-	25th
Semi-final 2
-	Stephan Horvath	0: 2	112	18th	6.22	-	31
-	Martin Horn	2-0	150	18th	8.33	8.33	29
3rd place match
3	Wolfgang Zenkner	2-0	150	15th	10.00	10.00	35
4th	Stephan Horvath	0: 2	120	15th	8.00	-	39
final
1	Martin Horn	2-0	150	18th	8.33	8.33	55
2	Francis Connesson	0: 2	67	18th	3.72	-	13

Bottom line

Legend

MP	Match Points (winner = 2; tie = 1; loser = 0)
GD	General average
BED	Best individual average by a player
HS	Maximum series
	Best GD of the tournament
	Best ED of the tournament
	Best HS of the tournament
	1st place (gold)
	2nd place (silver)
	3rd place (bronze)

Closing table

space	Surname	Games	MP	Pts	Recording	GD	BED	HS
1	Martin Horn	7th	12: 2	974	104	9.36	12.50	65
2	Francis Connesson	7th	10: 4	928	108	8.59	21.42	83
3	Wolfgang Zenkner	7th	10: 4	925	128	7.22	30.00	100
4th	Stephan Horvath	7th	10: 4	982	121	8.11	10.71	49
5	Fonsy Grethen	6th	8: 4	779	87	8.95	15.00	43
6th	Jos Bongers	6th	6: 6	777	81	9.59	18.75	57
7th	Rafael Garcia	6th	6: 8	682	75	9.09	12.50	50
8th	Xavier Gretillat	6th	2:10	600	91	6.59	16.66	58
9	Michael Hikl	6th	4: 8	643	84	7.65	10.00	48
10	Michel van Silfhout	6th	2:10	466	101	4.61	7.89	31
11	Yoichiro Mori	6th	4: 8	621	129	4.81	7.50	32
12	Michael Mikkelsen	6th	0:12	355	95	3.73	-	27
Tournament average: 7.25

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Heinrich Weingartner: Billard . Ed .: billard Heinrich Weingartner . March, No. 93 . Self-published, 1997, ZDB -ID 1087098-2 , p. 20-25 .