Verhoeven Open 2012

1. Verhoeven Open Tournament 2012
Tournament dates
Tournament type:	Invitation tournament
Tournament format:	Round robin / knockout system
Organizer:	USBA
Tournament details
Venue:	Carom Cafe , New York United States
Opening:	August 1, 2012
Endgame:	5th August 2012
Attendees:	64 qualifiers + 2 seeded players
Defending champion:	Roland Forthomme
Winner:	Pedro Piedrabuena
2nd finalist:	Torbjörn Blomdahl
3rd place:	Roland Forthomme
Prize money:	US $ 34,750
Records
Best GD:	1,708 Torbjörn Blomdahl
Best ED:	3,890 Eddy Leppens
Maximum series (HS):	14 Hugo Patino 000
Venue on the map
Carom Café Map of New York City
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The Verhoeven Open Tournament 2012 was a Karambolageturnier in the discipline three cushion and found from 1 to 5 August at Carom Café in Flushing , Queens , New York City instead.

history

From 2005 to 2008 the Sang Lee International Open was held here in honor of the late three- cushion player Sang Chun Lee and organized by his widow . In 2012 Cindy Lee revived the tournament, but this time under the name "Verhoeven Open Tournament". The tournament is officially recognized by the United States Billiard Association (USBA) and UMB , and the USBA also awarded ranking points to US players. The winner was the American Pedro Piedrabuena who beat the seeded Swede Torbjörn Blomdahl with 40:37 in the final.

mode

The tournament was divided into three phases.

1. Qualification - Round Robin Mode
2. Final Round 1 - Round Robin mode
3. Final round 2 - knockout system

In the qualifying round, eight players each met in eight groups (A – H). It was played on 25 points. The first two of the group advanced one round. Two players were drawn via lottery and an auction. In final round 1 the world number one Torbjörn Blomdahl from Sweden and honorary player Raymond Ceulemans from Belgium entered. There was then played in 2 groups of 10 players on 35 points. The five best in each case advanced. In final round 2, places 1–10 were played out, ie the first in the group played for victory, the runners-up for third place, etc. The game was played again to 35 points and to place 1 to 40 points. The entire tournament was played without a kick-off or shot clock.

Prize money, points and nations

The following prize money and ranking points (only USBA players) were awarded:

Prize money space Prize money (US $) space Prize money (US $) 01 8,000 11 550 02 5,000 12 550 03 4,000 13 500 04th 3,500 14th 500 05 2,700 15th 450 06th 2,200 16 450 07th 1,700 17th 425 08th 1,200 18th 425 09 1,000 19th 400 10 800 20th 400 Total: US $ 34,750

USBA points rank Points 1. 80 2. 60 3. 50 4th 40 5th & 6th 30th 7th & 8th 25th 9-12 20th 13-16 15th 17.-24 10 25.-32 05 ≥ 33 03

Participating Nations  Egypt  Belgium  Denmark  Ecuador  France  Colombia  Netherlands  Sweden  United States

Tournament statistics

Final round 1

The games displayed in red have been lost. The players of the group final ranks 1-5 (blue) came into the placement games. Hugo Patino from Colombia played the highest series (HS) of the tournament with 15 points, the best individual average (BED, green) with 3.889 was played by Belgian Eddy Leppens in his game against Torbjörn Blomdahl from Sweden in only 9 shots.

Legend Points ON GD HS

Explanation AN = required recordings GD = general average HS = maximum series

Group A

Surname	Blom			Lep			Teran			Shooni			Torres			Forth.			Hofm.			Reyes			Ortiz			Shovak			GV	MP	Pt.	Recording	GD	HS	BED	rank
Torbjörn Blomdahl				18th			35			35			35			35			35			35			28			35			7-2	14th	291	164	1,774	11	3.182	1
				8th	2.250	7th	20th	1,750	8th	30th	1.167	5	15th	2.333	11	18th	1,944	7th	11	3.182	9	14th	2,500	9	18th	1.556	10	30th	1.167	7th
Eddy Leppens	35						35			35			35			13			35			35			32			35			7-2	14th	290	178	1.629	12	3.889	3
	9	3.889	11				20th	1,750	12	32	1.094	6th	18th	1,944	8th	13	1,000	3	11	3.182	8th	27	1.296	7th	22nd	1.455	7th	26th	1,345	8th
Javier Teran	29			23						34			35			35			27			35			31			35			4-5	8th	284	202	1.406	11	2.188	7th
	19th	1.526	10	20th	1.150	7th				30th	1.133	5	19th	1,842	5	16	2.188	7th	21st	1.286	8th	24	1.458	11	34	0.912	4th	19th	1,842	11
Mazin Shooni	29			30th			35						35			8th			35			35			35			35			6-3	12	277	239	1.159	10	1.522	4th
	30th	0.967	5	31	1.150	7th	30th	1.167	8th				27	1.296	6th	9	0.889	3	29	1.207	8th	23	1.522	10	34	1.029	4th	26th	1.346	6th
Miguel Torres	14th			27			23			34						27			16			35			35			35			3-6	6th	246	211	1.166	9	1.522	8th
	15th	0.933	3	17th	1,589	6th	18th	1.278	7th	27	1.259	4th				32	0.844	7th	14th	1.143	4th	31	1.129	7th	34	1.029	4th	23	1.522	9
Roland Forthomme	33			35			22nd			35			35						35			35			35			35			7-2	14th	300	184	1.630	11	3,500	2
	17th	1.941	11	14th	2,500	8th	16	1.375	5	10	3,500	10	32	1.094	7th				28	1,250	6th	32	1.094	9	23	1.522	7th	12	2.917	12
Glenn Hofman	20th			17th			35			31			35			28						35			35			35			5-4	10	271	175	1,549	8th	2,500	5
	11	1,818	6th	11	1.545	4th	22nd	1,591	7th	29	1.069	5	15th	2.333	6th	27	1.037	4th				17th	2.059	7th	14th	2,500	8th	29	1.207	5
George Reyes	20th			34			21st			15th			15th			17th			12						15th			35			1-8	2	184	220	0.836	7th	1.061	9
	14th	1,429	6th	27	1.259	7th	23	0.913	5	23	0.652	2	30th	0.500	2	31	0.548	2	16	0.750	3				23	0.652	4th	33	1.061	6th
Carloman Ortiz	35			35			35			34			27			24			22nd			35						35			5-4	10	282	234	1.205	10	1,842	6th
	19th	1,842	6th	23	1.522	8th	35	1,000	6th	33	1.030	4th	33	0.818	5	23	1.043	5	13	1.692	6th	23	1.522	10				32	1.094	5
Jim Shovak	12			13			8th			17th			17th			10			14th			21st			23						0-9	0	135	223	0.605	5	-	10
	30th	0.400	3	25th	0.520	3	18th	0.444	2	25th	0.680	3	22nd	0.773	4th	11	0.909	4th	28	0.500	3	33	0.636	5	31	0.742	5

Group B

Surname	Ceul.			Pied.			Nara.			Camp.			Patino			Cho			Mora.			Jensen			Cato			Switala			GV	MP	Pt.	Recording	GD	HS	BED	rank
Ray. Ceulemans				25th			35			19th			35			35			35			33			35			35			6-3	12	287	235	1,221	10	1.667	4th
				16	1.563	3	32	1.094	6th	24	0.792	5	21st	1.667	8th	27	1.296	9	26th	1.346	10	27	1.222	6th	39	0.897	5	23	1.522	5
Pedro Piedrabuena	35						35			35			35			35			35			35			35			35			9	18th	315	194	1.624	12	3.182	1
	17th	2.069	12				25th	1,400	12	17th	2.069	10	24	1.458	6th	11	3.182	11	33	1.061	3	19th	1,842	6th	28	1,250	7th	20th	1,750	6th
Andres Naranjo	26th			32						35			22nd			35			22nd			32			35			35			4-5	8th	274	231	1.186	8th	1.522	6th
	32	0.813	5	24	1.333	6th				40	0.875	7th	13	1.692	8th	26th	1.346	5	14th	1.571	8th	27	1.186	6th	23	1.522	6th	32	1.094	8th
Carlos Campino	35			23			31						35			34			18th			33			35			35			4-5	8th	279	290	0.962	10	1,400	7th
	25th	1,400	6th	16	1.438	5	40	0.775	6th				38	0.921	7th	36	0.994	7th	23	0.783	2	34	0.971	10	42	0.833	3	36	0.972	9
Hugo Patino	27			31			35			28						35			35			35			35			35			6-3	12	296	210	1.410	14th	2,500	2
	20th	1,350	4th	24	1.292	6th	14th	2,500	14th	38	0.737	5				32	1.094	6th	20th	1,750	12	25th	1,400	6th	20th	1,750	9	17th	2.096	8th
Sonny Cho	31			12			19th			35			32						11			35			35			35			4-5	8th	245	258	0.950	10	1,591	8th
	27	1.148	10	11	1.091	4th	26th	0.731	5	37	0.946	7th	31	1.032	4th				22nd	0.500	3	34	1.029	7th	22nd	1,591	5	48	0.729	5
Robinson Morales	31			32			35			35			18th			35						35			35			35			6-3	12	291	209	1,392	9	2,500	3
	26th	1.192	5	33	0.970	5	14th	2,500	6th	24	1.458	5	20th	0.900	5	22nd	1,591	8th				27	1.296	6th	20th	1,750	6th	23	1.522	9
Allen-Lys Jensen	35			18th			35			35			16			27			18th						35			35			5-4	10	254	256	0.992	6th	1.296	5
	27	1.296	4th	19th	0.947	5	27	1.296	4th	34	1.029	6th	24	0.667	4th	33	0.818	5	26th	0.692	4th				31	1.129	5	35	1,000	5
Freddy Cato	25th			23			14th			33			23			32			12			26th						23			0-9	0	211	267	0.790	11	-	10
	39	0.641	5	27	0.852	4th	23	0.609	4th	41	0.805	3	19th	1,211	6th	21st	1.524	11	19th	0.632	8th	30th	0.867	5				48	0.497	4th
Joel Switala	13			27			28			18th			11			27			16			30th			35						1-8	2	205	277	0.740	6th	0.729	9
	22nd	0.591	2	20th	1,350	5	31	0.903	6th	35	0.514	3	16	0.688	3	47	0.574	5	23	0.696	2	35	0.857	4th	48	0.729	5

Final round 2

Game for 1st place 40 points without a kick
5th August 2012	MP	Pt.	Recording	GD	HS
Torbjörn Blomdahl	0	37	28	1.321	7th
Pedro Piedrabuena	2	40	29	1,379	6th

Game for 3rd place 35 points without a kick
5th August 2012	MP	Pt.	Recording	GD	HS
Roland Forthomme	2	35	18th	1,944	9
Hugo Patino	0	19th	18th	1.056	5

Game for 5th place 35 points without a kick
5th August 2012	MP	Pt.	Recording	GD	HS
Eddy Leppens	2	35	24	1.458	5
Robinson Morales	0	31	23	1,348	4th

Game for 7th place 35 points without a kick
5th August 2012	MP	Pt.	Recording	GD	HS
Mazin Shooni	0	21st	25th	0.840	6th
Raymond Ceulemans	2	35	26th	1.346	9

Play for 9th place 35 points without a kick
5th August 2012	MP	Pt.	Recording	GD	HS
Glenn Hofman	2	35	26th	1.346	4th
Allen-Lys Jensen	0	12	26th	0.462	5

Closing table

The ranking only refers to the two final rounds, without the qualifying round.

Final ranking
phase	space	Surname	Pt.	Recording	GD	HS
final	1	Pedro Piedrabuena	355	223	1,592	12
	2	Torbjörn Blomdahl	328	192	1.708	11
Space games	3	Roland Forthomme	335	202	1.658	11
	4th	Hugo Patino	315	228	1,382	14th
	5	Eddy Leppens	325	202	1.609	12
	6th	Robinson Morales-Lopez	322	232	1.388	9
	7th	Raymond Ceulemans	322	261	1,234	10
	8th	Mazin Shooni	298	264	1.129	10
	9	Glenn Hofman	306	201	1.522	8th
	10	Allen-Lys Jensen	266	282	0.943	6th
Qualifying round	11	Carloman Ortiz	282	234	1.205	10
	12	Andres Naranjo	274	231	1.186	8th
	13	Javier Teran-Noboa	284	202	1.406	11
	14th	Carlos Campino	279	290	0.962	10
	15th	Sonny Cho	245	258	0.950	10
	16	Miguel Torres	246	211	1.166	9
	17th	George Reyes	184	220	0.836	9
	18th	Joël Switala	205	277	0.740	6th
	19th	Freddy Cato	211	267	0.790	11
	20th	Jim Shovak	135	223	0.605	5

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Piedrabuena wins the 2012 Verhoeven Open. on USBA.net. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
2. ↑ Qualification Verhoeven Open 2012. (PDF; 366 kB) pp. 1–9 , archived from the original on July 24, 2013 ; accessed on July 24, 2013 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Results of the final round. P. 1 , archived from the original on July 24, 2013 ; accessed on July 22, 2013 (English). 
4. ↑ ^{a b} Tournament information from the USBA. P. 1 , archived from the original on July 24, 2013 ; accessed on July 24, 2013 . 
5. ↑ Final table of the "last 20" on Kozoom.com. Retrieved July 25, 2013.