Verhoeven Open (women)

Jennifer Shim International / Verhoeven Open Women
Logo from 2019
Tournament dates
Tournament type:	open tournament
Tournament format:	Round robin / knockout system
Association / host:	USBA / UMB
Tournament details
Venue:	Carom Cafe Billiards, New York United States
Playing time:	since 2013
Current title holder:	Han Ji-eun
Records
Most wins: 3 ×
Therese Klompenhouwer
Best GD: 1.195
Therese Klompenhouwer (2019)
Best ED: 2.083
Therese Klompenhouwer (2015)
Maximum series (HS): 11
Han Ji-eun (2019)
Position map
Carom Café Map of New York City

Since 2015 namesake of the women's tournament: Jennifer Shim †

The Verhoeven Open (women) , Jennifer Shim International Open since 2015 , is an offshoot of the Verhoeven Open and was held for the first time as a pure women’s tournament in 2013. The Verhoeven Open itself is approved for both genders, so some players will still take part in this tournament afterwards.

Internet broadcaster Kozoom has been broadcasting all games live worldwide since 2013 .

history

In 2013 a tournament for women was held for the first time. It took place from July 14th to 16th. The winner was the world number one Therese Klompenhouwer from the Netherlands. She beat the four-time world champion Orie Hida in the final with 25:16 in 17 shots. However, Hida played the best individual average (ED) with 1.562. Klompenhouwer managed the best series (HS) with 9 points . In 2015 the women's tournament ran under the name Jennifer Shim International . The tournament was named in memory of American professional player Jennifer Shim, who was shot dead by her ex-boyfriend on March 6, 2015 at the age of 41.

mode

• 2013 : Only one main round was played in which all 11 participants had to compete against each other ( round robin mode ). The game was played on 25 points without a kick .
• 2015 : The game was played in two preliminary round groups of 9 players (18 participants) in which all players had to compete against each other ( round robin mode ). The game is played on 25 points or 55 shots without a kick-off in the event of a win. If the game ends with less than 25 points, there is a follow-up. The first 4 players in each group play the winner in the knockout system. The game is played up to 30 points with no limit on the number of entries and no post-kick. Places three to eight will be played in playoffs.
• 2017 : The number of participants grew to 28. The game was played in four preliminary round groups of 7 players each, in which all players had to compete against each other (round robin mode). In the group stage, the game was played on 25 points or 55 shots without a kick-off in the event of a win. If the game ends with less than 25 points, there is a follow-up. The best 2 players in each group play the winner in the knockout system. In the final round and the placement games, up to 30 points were played without a limit on the number of entries and without a kick-off. Places three to eight were played off in playoffs.
• 2019 : The round robin system is played in the preliminary round in three groups. Two groups of eight and one group of seven participants. The matches are played up to 25 points or 55 shots. There is no follow-up unless the match is over 55 shots. Then it is played with a push. The two best in the group and the two best thirds qualify for the knockout round. Here the mach distance is 30 points.

Tournament statistics

Verhoeven Open Tournament (women) / Jennifer Shim International Open (since 2015)
year	winner	GD	place 2	GD	place 3	GD	Ref.
2013	Therese Klompenhouwer	1.016	Orie Hida	0.850	Park Su-ah	0.631
2014	No alignment
2015	Therese Klompenhouwer	1.123	Pheavy Srong	0.662	Orie Hida	0.970
2016	No alignment
2017	Therese Klompenhouwer	1.116	Orie Hida	1.035	Lee Mi-rae	0.648
2018	No alignment
2019	Han Ji-eun	0.863	Therese Klompenhouwer	1.195	Orie Hida	0.780
					Yuko Nishimoto	0.754
2020	No alignment
2021

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Markus Schönhoff: Verhoeven Ladies Tournament (NY) LIVE from August 2nd. The Jennifer Shim Open, better known as the Verhoeven Open for women. Kozoom, July 28, 2019, accessed August 12, 2019 .  
2. ^ Markus Schönhoff: New York Verhoeven Open - Big Apple Billard Show. Kozoom, July 11, 2014, accessed December 5, 2016 .  
3. ↑ Tournament results women 2013 on Kozoom.com. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
4. ↑ Ladies have priority in the Carom Cafe on: kozoom.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
5. ↑ albatross: RIP - Jennifer Shim. A – Z Billiards, March 22, 2015, archived from the original on August 12, 2019 ; accessed on July 22, 2015 (English).  
6. ↑ The Three Cushion World Remembers Jennifer Shim with Women's International Championship ( Memento from July 22, 2015 in the web archive archive.today ) on poolbuzz.org. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
7. ↑ Quarterfinals: Klompenhouwer and Hida at the top on Kozoom.com. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
8. ^ Markus Schönhoff: Women's tournament as a prelude to the New York Gala. Kozoom, August 5, 2017, accessed August 12, 2019 .  
9. ↑ List of Players Jennifer Shim International Open 2019. professorqball.com, August 1, 2019, archived from the original on August 12, 2019 ; accessed on August 1, 2019 .  
10. ↑ Results 2013 on: kozoom.com. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
11. ↑ Ranking 2013 on: kozoom.com. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
12. ↑ Therese won the third time in New York at: kozoom.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
13. ↑ Results 2015 on: kozoom.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
14. ↑ Ranking list 2015 on: kozoom.com. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
15. ↑ Therese stays the best in the Carom Cafe on: kozoom.com. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
16. ↑ Results 2017 on: kozoom.com. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
17. ↑ Ranking 2017 on: kozoom.com. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
18. ↑ Results 2019 on: kozoom.com. Retrieved August 12, 2019.