Molinari Players Championship 2017

Molinari Players Championship 2017
Tournament type	World ranking tournament
venue	Steinway Billiards, Astoria , New York
opening	January 14, 2017
Endgame	17th January 2017
discipline	8 ball
winner	Ruslan Tschinachow

The Molinari Players Championship in 2017 was a snooker tournament in the discipline 8-Ball , which from 14 to 17 January 2017 in Steinway Billiards in New York district of Astoria in the USA took place. It was the first tournament in the World Pool Series .

The winner was the Russian Ruslan Tschinachow , who defeated the Filipino Lee Van Corteza 16: 6 in the final. Third place went to Johann Chua and the Englishman Darren Appleton , who is also the organizer of the tournament series. The two German participants Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann reached the round of 16.

The challenge tournament taking place at the same time, the Cheqio Challenge , was won by the Spaniard Francisco Sánchez in the final against the Englishman Imran Majid .

Prize money

	Prize money
winner	US $ 20,000
finalist	US $ 8,500
Semi-finalist	US $ 5,250
Quarter finalist	US $ 3,500
Round of 16	US $ 2,000
Last 32	US $ 500
total	US $ 77,000

Tournament schedule

First round to round of 16

Upper half 1

First round

Round of the last 64

Round of the last 32

Round of 16

Jayson Shaw

bye

Jayson Shaw

13

Nicolas Rimbot

6th

Tony Robles

10

Nicolas Rimbot

13

Jayson Shaw

13

Stephan Cohen

9

Louis Panullo

8th

Stephan Cohen

13

Stephan Cohen

13

Kim Laaksonen

8th

Kim Laaksonen

13

Johnny Archer

11

Jayson Shaw

11

Johann Chua

15th

Rodney Morris

13

Stevie Moore

5

Rodney Morris

13

Edwin Garcia

2

Edwin Guzman

10

Edwin Garcia

13

Rodney Morris

11

Johann Chua

13

Richard Long

7th

Raphael Dabreo

13

Raphael Dabreo

8th

Johann Chua

13

Adam Cormier

2

Johann Chua

13

Upper half 2

First round

Round of the last 64

Round of the last 32

Round of 16

David Alcaide

bye

David Alcaide

13

Martin Daigle

9

Greg Mitchell

12

Martin Daigle

13

David Alcaide

11

Chris Melling

13

Travis Crawley

6th

Radoslaw Babica

13

Radoslaw Babica

9

Chris Melling

13

Vincent Facquet

8th

Chris Melling

13

Chris Melling

15th

Ralf Souquet

9

Mike Dechaine

11

Petri Makkonen

13

Petri Makkonen

13

Jennifer Barretta

7th

Elvis Rodriguez

9

Jennifer Barretta

13

Petri Makkonen

8th

Ralf Souquet

13

Michael Wong

13

Chad Bowling

5

Michael Wong

6th

Ralf Souquet

13

bye

Ralf Souquet

Upper half 3

First round

Round of the last 64

Round of the last 32

Round of 16

Thorsten Hohmann

bye

Thorsten Hohmann

13

Line Kjørsvik

3

Lukas Fracasso-Verner

11

Line Kjørsvik

13

Thorsten Hohmann

13

Vilmos Földes

8th

Chris Herbert

5

Ben Crawley

13

Ben Crawley

0

Vilmos Földes

13

Vilmos Földes

13

Francisco Bustamante

11

Thorsten Hohmann

12

Karl Boyes

15th

Lo Li-wen

13

Raymond Linares

6th

Lo Li-wen

13

Lee Kang

8th

Lee Kang

13

Damianos Yiallourakis

10

Lo Li-wen

11

Karl Boyes

13

Fred Dinsmore

1

Stephen Burford

13

Stephen Burford

4th

Karl Boyes

13

Sean Hoey

4th

Karl Boyes

13

Upper half 4

First round

Round of the last 64

Round of the last 32

Round of 16

Ruslan Tschinachow

13

Lee Creighton

4th

Ruslan Tschinachow

13

Zion Zvi

8th

Esteban Robles

2

Zion Zvi

13

Ruslan Tschinachow

16

Brandon Shuff

14th

Israel Rota

13

Ron Mason

3

Israel Rota

11

Brandon Shuff

13

Matt Krah

6th

Brandon Shuff

13

Ruslan Tschinachow

15th

Alexander Kazakis

10

Dennis Hatch

13

Jean Berille

2

Dennis Hatch

10

Marc Vidal

13

Ben Judge

9

Marc Vidal

13

Marc Vidal

6th

Alexander Kazakis

13

Robby Foldvari

13

Paul Oh

7th

Robby Foldvari

5

Alexander Kazakis

13

bye

Alexander Kazakis

Lower half 1

First round

Round of the last 64

Round of the last 32

Round of 16

Carlo Biado

bye

Carlo Biado

13

Alain Da Costa

8th

Sean Morgan

12

Alain Da Costa

13

Carlo Biado

13

Mark Gray

11

Paddy Mcloughlin

16

Tommy Tokoph

15th

Paddy Mcloughlin

4th

Mark Gray

13

Jimmy Conn

5

Mark Gray

13

Carlo Biado

10

Naoyuki Ōi

15th

Jason Klatt

10

Imran Majid

13

Imran Majid

13

Alan Rolon

8th

Hunter Lombardo

5

Alan Rolon

13

Imran Majid

9

Naoyuki Ōi

13

Aston Bridgwater

9

Shosuke Hamada

13

Shosuke Hamada

3

Naoyuki Ōi

13

Yannick Beaufils

9

Naoyuki Ōi

13

Lower half 2

First round

Round of the last 64

Round of the last 32

Round of 16

Lee Van Corteza

13

Carl Khan

3

Lee Van Corteza

13

Frankie Hernandez

10

Frankie Hernandez

13

Robert Ferry

4th

Lee Van Corteza

13

Nikos Ekonomopoulos

8th

Chris McDaniel

13

Justin Sajich

10

Chris McDaniel

7th

Nikos Ekonomopoulos

13

Felix Beardy

3

Nikos Ekonomopoulos

13

Lee Van Corteza

15th

Mika Immonen

13

Ramil Gallego

13

Matias Sætre

5

Ramil Gallego

17th

Amar Kang

15th

Emily Duddy

4th

Amar Kang

13

Ramil Gallego

12

Mika Immonen

16

Erik Hjorleifson

9

Henrik Larsson

13

Henrik Larsson

3

Mika Immonen

13

bye

Mika Immonen

Lower half 3

First round

Round of the last 64

Round of the last 32

Round of 16

Darren Appleton

bye

Darren Appleton

13

Jason Williams

6th

Jason Williams

13

Edvardsson is different

7th

Darren Appleton

13

Jeremy Jones

9

TJ Martin

13

Wade Thompson

9

TJ Martin

2

Jeremy Jones

13

Jimmy Rivera

6th

Jeremy Jones

13

Darren Appleton

15th

Earl Strickland

8th

Earl Strickland

13

Ike Runnels

7th

Earl Strickland

13

Shaun Wilkie

5

Shaun Wilkie

13

Kyle Pepin

8th

Earl Strickland

13

Pat Holtz

9

Pat Holtz

13

Cleiton Rocha

6th

Pat Holtz

13

Francisco Sánchez

9

Del Sim

4th

Francisco Sánchez

13

Lower half 4

First round

Round of the last 64

Round of the last 32

Round of 16

Dennis Orcollo

13

Eklent Kaçi

3

Dennis Orcollo

13

Jorge Rodríguez

4th

Jorge Rodríguez

13

Monica Webb

6th

Dennis Orcollo

13

Raj Hundal

5

Max Eberle

13

Sean Summerill

1

Max Eberle

11

Raj Hundal

13

Ivajlo Petrov

3

Raj Hundal

13

Dennis Orcollo

15th

Billy Thorpe

7th

Mick Hill

13

Jason Bensinger

0

Mick Hill

11

Billy Thorpe

13

Babken Melkonyan

4th

Billy Thorpe

13

Billy Thorpe

18th

Alex Pagulayan

15th

Matti Väyrynen

18th

Pierre Palmieri

17th

Matti Väyrynen

7th

Alex Pagulayan

13

bye

Alex Pagulayan

Quarter-finals to finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Johann Chua

15th

Chris Melling

14th

Johann Chua

8th

Ruslan Tschinachow

15th

Karl Boyes

11

Ruslan Tschinachow

15th

Ruslan Tschinachow

16

Lee Van Corteza

6th

Naoyuki Ōi

13

Lee Van Corteza

15th

Lee Van Corteza

18th

Darren Appleton

16

Darren Appleton

15th

Dennis Orcollo

12

Web links

• Molinari Players Championship 2017 at azbilliards.com
• Molinari Players Championship 2017 at sixpockets.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} 1st Series. (No longer available online.) In: worldpoolseries.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2017 ; accessed on January 23, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.   
2. ↑ 2017 World 8-Ball Series. (No longer available online.) In: wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association , November 14, 2016, archived from the original on January 22, 2017 ; accessed on January 23, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.   
3. ^ Ted Lerner: The Siberian Express Steamrolls to the Crown. In: azbilliards.com. January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017 .  
4. ↑ Cheqio Challenge. In: azbilliards.com. Retrieved January 23, 2017 .  
5. ^ WPS 1st series - Molinari Players Championship. In: cuescore.com. Retrieved January 23, 2017 .