5th Verhoeven Open Tournament 2016
Tournament dates
Tournament type:
Invitation tournament
Tournament format:
Round robin / knockout system
Organizer:
USBA
Tournament details
Venue:
Carom Cafe , New York United States United States
Opening:
August 1, 2016
Endgame:
August 6, 2016
Attendees:
105 qualifiers + 5 seeded players
Defending champion:
Netherlands Dick Jaspers
Winner:
France Jérémy Bury
2nd finalist:
Netherlands Dick Jaspers
3rd place:
Belgium Eddy Merckx
Prize money:
US $ 56,400
Records
Best GD:
1,975 Dick Jaspers Netherlands
Best ED:
4,444 Kim Haeng-jik Korea South
Maximum series (HS):
19 Tayfun Taşdemir 000 Turkey
Venue on the map
Venue
Martin Horn in front of the Carom Café
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The Verhoeven Open Tournament 2016 was a carom tournament in the three cushion discipline and took place from August 1st to 6th in New York , USA .
mode
There were 105 players in the qualifying round. They played against each other in 15 groups with seven players each in round robin mode . The game was played on 25 points. The two best in the group, the two best third-placed players and three players who were drawn via a lottery moved into the semi-finals, where they met the seeded players Torbjörn Blomdahl , Frédéric Caudron , Dick Jaspers and Eddy Merckx . The round of the last 40 players is complemented by the guest of honor and old master Raymond Ceulemans . In the semifinals, five groups of eight players each played round-robin with 35 points. The three best in the group and the best fourth placed came into the final round of the last 16. From there, 40 points were played in the individual elimination. The tournament had no referees overseeing the individual games. The players have to trust each other and enter their scores themselves. Above each table there is a kind of abacus on which the player has to display the score after completing his recording. The players must also make the entries on the computer themselves. There was no shot clock . The US players ( USBA members) also receive ranking points for the US national player ranking. A player will receive $ 250 for the best game in the tournament. The same amount is available for the maximum series. If a player sets a new world record for the best individual average (currently 40 points in 7 shots) or in the highest series (currently 28 points), there will be 10,000 US dollars each.
Prize money table and nations
The following prize money and ranking points (only USBA players) were awarded:
Prize money
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U.S$
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U.S$
0 1
9,000
11
1,800
0 2
6,000
12
1,600
0 3
4,000
13
1,400
0 4th
3,500
14th
1,300
0 5
3,200
15th
1,200
0 6th
3,000
16
1,000
0 7th
2,800
17-20
600
0 8th
2,500
21-25
500
0 9
2,200
26-40
300
10
2,000
Total: US $ 56,400
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
0 5
≥ 33
0 3
Seeded players
Tournament commentary
For the first time since 2012, the German world-class player Martin Horn got back on a plane to take part in a three-band tournament. He was accompanied by his long-time supervisor and friend Dieter Ernst. Both were the only participants from the DACH countries this year . As a surprise guest, the 79-year-old veteran Raymond Ceulemans was announced as 110th player shortly before the start of the tournament. Ceulemans, like the other seeded players, did not have to take part in the qualifying games and only played in the group games of the semi-finals of the last 40 . Despite his old age, you could still see his passion for the game, he won five of his group games, but he was eliminated after three defeats against Murat Naci Çoklu , Kim Haeng-jik and Gokhan Salman. In the end, he finished fifth of the eight players.
Surprisingly, the strong Greek players were not represented, but Vietnam sent five players for the first time. Three made it to the finals and Vinh Ly The even finished eighth.
Preliminary round
In the first round, the game is played on 25 points without an extra kick . The two best group members come into the main round. In addition to the 30 best in the group, there are the two best group thirds, the five seeded players and three more players were determined via an auction (Joel Switala & Dan Johansen) and lottery (Thomas Moren). From these 40 players, five groups with 8 players are formed. These groups are also played in the round robin system. The first three of each group and the best fourth qualify for the knockout round of the last 16.
Final ranking group A
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Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
BED
HS
1
United States Michael Kang
12
150
122
1.230
2.273
9
2
United States Ricardo Carranco
10
136
174
0.782
0.962
8th
3
United States Tae Kyu Lee
8th
129
146
0.884
1.923
7th
4th
United States Brian Haff
6th
103
141
0.691
1.563
8th
5
Denmark Jan Olsen
4th
106
225
0.471
0.735
5
6th
Belgium Tim Torrebeeck
2
98
175
0.560
0.641
5
7th
Egypt Walid Elkhouly
0
89
243
0.366
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4th
Final ranking group B
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Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
BED
HS
1
United States Hugo Patino
12
150
121
1,240
3,571
13
2
United States Song Lim
10
135
192
0.703
0.806
5
3
Netherlands Karina Jetten
8th
129
198
0.652
0.758
5
4th
Denmark Erik Wienke
6th
117
201
0.582
0.758
6th
5
Denmark Peer Harpsøe
4th
111
208
0.534
0.595
6th
6th
United States Tony Liberato
2
81
230
0.352
0.543
6th
7th
United States Russ Rosenberger
0
86
242
0.355
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4th
Final ranking group C
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Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
BED
HS
1
Korea South William Oh
12
150
119
1.261
1.923
11
2
Denmark Brian Knudsen
10
141
109
1.294
1.923
8th
3
Vietnam Nguyễn Quốc Nguyện
8th
140
86
1.628
2.273
8th
4th
United States Robert Raiford
6th
121
169
0.716
0.926
6th
5
United States Song Lim
4th
110
154
0.714
1,316
4th
6th
United States Gilbert Najim
4th
90
135
0.667
0.926
6th
7th
United States Steve Vendor
0
99
157
0.631
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6th
Final ranking group D
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Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
BED
HS
1
Turkey Tayfun Taşdemir
12
150
62
2,419
3.124
14th
2
United States Sang Jin Lee
10
134
133
1.008
1,786
8th
3
Netherlands Wilco Meusen
8th
125
157
0.796
1.563
6th
4th
United States Sang Kyun Yim
6th
126
224
0.563
0.658
6th
5
France Joel Switala
4th
98
212
0.462
0.556
4th
6th
United States Jerry ghost
2
99
211
0.469
0.532
4th
7th
Greece Tilaverides Demetrios
0
70
199
0.352
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4th
Final ranking group E
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Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
BED
HS
1
Korea South Cho Jae-ho
10
144
82
1.756
3.125
13
2
Sweden Nalle Olsson
10
135
110
1.227
1,786
8th
3
Turkey Gokhan Salman
10
131
131
1,000
1,250
10
4th
United States Merril Hughes
4th
100
218
0.459
0.610
4th
5
United States Camilo Medina
4th
86
168
0.512
0.714
4th
6th
United States Raye Raskin
4th
84
175
0.480
0.625
6th
7th
United States Gary Eake
0
73
192
0.380
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4th
Final ranking group F
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Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
BED
HS
1
France Jérémy Bury
12
150
100
1,500
2,500
9
2
Denmark Danny Korte
10
135
138
0.978
1.563
7th
3
United States Erick Valario
8th
114
181
0.630
0.833
6th
4th
United States Usiel Cruz
4th
107
208
0.514
0.893
4th
5
United States Christian Portilla
4th
106
173
0.613
0.962
5
6th
United States Charles DeLorme
4th
97
182
0.533
0.926
6th
7th
United States Eric Hughes
0
73
200
0.365
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4th
Final ranking group G
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Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
BED
HS
1
Germany Martin Horn
12
150
99
1.515
2.083
7th
2
Denmark Poul Bjerring
8th
136
149
0.913
1,250
6th
3
United States Fred Lamers
8th
131
143
0.916
1.190
6th
4th
United States Sergio Tapia Castilla
6th
115
159
0.723
1,000
6th
5
United States Don Sparhawk
4th
104
215
0.484
0.758
5
6th
United States Jairo Lenis
4th
95
195
0.487
0.625
6th
7th
United States David Hernandez
0
73
209
0.349
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4th
Final ranking group H
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Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
BED
HS
1
Korea South Kang Dong-koong
12
150
78
1.923
3,571
13
2
Korea South Kim Jun-tae
10
141
87
1.621
1,786
9
3
Mexico Rufino Perez
8th
110
159
0.692
0.758
5
4th
Denmark Thomas Moren
6th
136
123
1.106
1.923
9
5
United States Kyung Soo Yim
4th
115
153
0.752
0.833
5
6th
Sweden Thomas Tullberg
2
78
171
0.456
0.500
4th
7th
United States Mickey Campbell
0
44
145
0.303
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3
Final classification group I
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Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
BED
HS
1
Colombia Huberney Cataño
12
150
123
1.220
1.923
8th
2
France Philippe Malsert
10
145
177
0.819
1.389
6th
3
United States Young Gull Lee
8th
122
177
0.701
1.042
6th
4th
Denmark John Petersen
6th
120
236
0.508
0.676
5
5
United States Jim Watson
4th
121
214
0.565
0.521
4th
6th
United States David Palmer
2
87
207
0.420
0.581
3
7th
Netherlands Rick van Aspert
0
101
208
0.486
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5
Final ranking group J
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Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
BED
HS
1
Vietnam Trần Quyết Chiến
12
150
102
1.471
2,500
9
2
Vietnam Nguyễn Đức Anh Chiến
10
135
120
1.125
1.389
8th
3
United States Hyuk Yoon
8th
125
206
0.607
0.658
4th
4th
Egypt Khali Diab
6th
121
193
0.627
1.042
5
5
United States John Tomassetti
4th
92
241
0.382
0.481
3
6th
Denmark Henrik Gellner
2
108
222
0.486
0.595
7th
7th
United States Kevin Perri
0
63
199
0.317
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3
Final ranking group K
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Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
BED
HS
1
Korea South Cho Keon-hwi
12
125
87
1.437
3.125
10
2
Korea South Kim Haeng-jik
8th
127
98
1.296
1.923
7th
3
United States Chris Bartzos
8th
118
126
0.937
1.667
7th
4th
Denmark Dan Johansen
6th
121
118
1.025
1.471
7th
5
France Pierre-Jean Lacaze
4th
120
142
0.845
1.471
8th
6th
United States Felipe Leiva
4th
92
128
0.719
0.862
4th
7th
United States Rich Kim
0
67
154
0.435
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4th
Final ranking group L
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Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
BED
HS
1
Belgium Roland Forthomme
12
150
107
1.402
1.923
9
2
Denmark Lars Dunch
8th
131
118
1,110
1.481
8th
3
Korea South Kang Lee
8th
130
137
0.949
1,250
9
4th
United States Ira Lee
8th
126
156
0.808
0.962
5
5
United States Eric Kwon
2
98
146
0.671
0.806
4th
6th
Denmark Kim Bengtsson
2
89
186
0.478
0.481
5
7th
United States Vinny Siemaszko
2
79
176
0.449
0.694
5
Final ranking group M
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Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
BED
HS
1
Turkey Murat Naci Çoklu
12
150
95
1,579
2,778
8th
2
Egypt Bassem Salem
10
131
202
0.649
0.735
4th
3
Egypt George Karam
8th
125
181
0.691
1.042
6th
4th
United States Juan Uribe
4th
112
192
0.583
0.962
5
5
United States Can Kazikoglu
4th
111
160
0.694
0.893
7th
6th
United States Carlos Ramos
4th
99
223
0.444
0.568
4th
7th
Denmark Henrik Michael Jeppsson
0
79
216
0.366
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3
Final ranking group N
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Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
BED
HS
1
United States Sonny Cho
12
150
132
1.136
1,786
5
2
Korea South Hong Jong-myung
8th
139
160
0.869
1.563
6th
3
United States Bill Walsh
6th
118
217
0.544
0.610
6th
4th
Denmark Nick Mansson
6th
118
183
0.645
0.862
5
5
United States Roger Sequiera
4th
113
228
0.496
0.510
6th
6th
United States Nayif Ramirez
4th
113
217
0.521
1.042
4th
7th
Turkey Fatih Korkmaz
2
99
198
0.500
0.781
4th
Final ranking group O
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Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
BED
HS
1
Turkey Semih Saygıner
12
150
103
1.456
2,500
8th
2
Vietnam Ly The Vinh
10
144
102
1.412
2.083
9
3
Netherlands Raymon Groot
8th
133
152
0.875
1.190
8th
4th
United States Salvador Cardenas
6th
110
166
0.663
0.833
5
5
United States Mike Lee
4th
107
173
0.618
0.676
6th
6th
Germany Dieter Ernst
2
81
181
0.448
0.481
4th
7th
United States Daniel Jeong
0
106
221
0.480
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6th
Main round
The game is played on 35 points without a kick .
Final ranking group A
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Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
BED
HS
1
Germany Martin Horn
12
239
122
1.959
3,500
11
2
Belgium Frédéric Caudron
10
216
119
1,815
3,500
13
3
Korea South Cho Jae-ho
10
214
132
1.621
3.182
10
4th
Colombia Huberney Cataño
10
189
134
1.410
2,692
11
5
Denmark Thomas Moren
6th
173
200
0.865
1,000
8th
6th
United States Sang-Jin Lee
6th
193
231
0.835
1.522
10
7th
France Philippe Malsert
2
160
195
0.821
0.833
6th
8th
Egypt Bassem Salem
0
120
216
0.556
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5
Final ranking group B
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Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
BED
HS
1
Vietnam Trần Quyết Chiến
12
235
124
1,895
2,692
11
2
Sweden Torbjörn Blomdahl
12
230
135
1.704
2.188
7th
3
Vietnam Ly The Vinh
10
223
162
1.377
2.188
8th
4th
Korea South Cho Keon-hwi
10
234
181
1.293
2.188
11
5
United States Sonny Cho
6th
167
177
0.944
1.029
8th
6th
Korea South Hong Jong-myung
2
175
195
0.897
1.522
14th
7th
United States Song Lim
2
147
189
0.778
0.833
6th
8th
France Joel Switala
2
147
220
0.668
0.814
6th
Final ranking group C
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Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
BED
HS
1
Turkey Semih Saygıner
12
243
138
1.761
2.333
11
2
Belgium Eddy Merckx
10
226
125
1.808
2.333
11
3
France Jérémy Bury
10
224
165
1.358
1,842
11
4th
Vietnam Nguyễn Đức Anh Chiến
8th
227
164
1.384
1.667
10
5
Korea South Kim Jun-tae
6th
212
160
1.325
2.059
8th
6th
United States Hugo Patino
6th
188
143
1,315
1,591
10
7th
Denmark Poul Bjerring
2
187
177
1.056
1.167
8th
8th
Denmark Dan Johansen
2
141
167
0.844
1.167
6th
Final ranking group D
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Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
BED
HS
1
Turkey Tayfun Taşdemir
14th
245
132
1,856
3.182
19th
2
Netherlands Dick Jaspers
12
243
134
1,813
3.889
13
3
Vietnam Nguyễn Quốc Nguyện
10
208
158
1,316
2.333
14th
4th
Korea South William Oh
8th
215
184
1.168
1.522
7th
5
Denmark Lars Dunch
4th
186
171
1.088
2.333
10
6th
Sweden Nalle Olsson
4th
163
152
1.072
1,591
6th
7th
Denmark Brian Knudsen
4th
158
154
1.026
2.333
8th
8th
United States Michael Kang
0
147
142
1.035
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6th
Final ranking group E
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Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
BED
HS
1
Turkey Murat Naci Çoklu
14th
245
134
1,828
3.182
19th
2
Korea South Kim Haeng-jik
12
233
144
1.618
3.182
11
3
Belgium Roland Forthomme
8th
220
159
1.384
2.188
11
4th
Turkey Gokhan Salem
8th
198
156
1.269
1,750
9
5
Belgium Raymond Ceulemans
8th
184
158
1.165
1,842
11
6th
Korea South Kang Dong-koong
4th
210
129
1.628
2,692
11
7th
United States Ricardo Carranco
2
158
155
1.019
0.833
7th
8th
Denmark Danny Korte
0
139
184
0.755
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6th
Final round
The times are based on local time in New York (CEST +6).
Round of 16 40 points
Quarterfinals 40 points
Semi-final 40 points
Final 40 points
Aug 6, 2016; 10:00
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
MP
Turkey Tayfun Taşdemir
40
16
2,500
17th
2
Aug 6, 2016; 12:00
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
MP
Colombia Huberney Cataño
12
15th
0.800
5
0
Turkey Tayfun Taşdemir
39
22nd
1,773
10
0
Aug 6, 2016; 10:00
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
MP
Belgium Frédéric Caudron
40
22nd
1,818
7th
2
Belgium Frédéric Caudron
40
16
2,500
6th
2
Aug 6, 2016; 15:00
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
MP
Korea South Kim Haeng-jik
19th
16
1.188
4th
0
Belgium Frédéric Caudron
36
20th
1,800
9
0
Aug 6, 2016; 10:00
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
MP
France Jérémy Bury
40
21st
1.905
10
2
Turkey Semih Saygıner
30th
21st
1,429
8th
0
Aug 6, 2016; 12:00
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
MP
Vietnam Vinh Ly The
40
22nd
1,818
5
2
Vietnam Vinh Ly The
20th
19th
1.053
4th
0
Aug 6, 2016; 10:00
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
MP
France Jérémy Bury
40
19th
2.105
9
2
France Jérémy Bury
40
28
1,429
7th
2
Aug 6, 2016; 17:00
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
MP
Vietnam Trần Quyết Chiến
29
28
1.036
5
0
France Jérémy Bury
40
16
2,500
10
2
Aug 6, 2016; 10:00
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
MP
Netherlands Dick Jaspers
32
16
2,000
9
0
Germany Martin Horn
40
23
1,739
11
2
Aug 6, 2016; 12:00
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
MP
Vietnam Nguyễn Quốc Nguyện
22nd
22nd
1,000
3
0
Germany Martin Horn
36
21st
1.714
7th
0
Aug 6, 2016; 10:00
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
MP
Netherlands Dick Jaspers
40
22nd
1,818
9
2
Korea South Cho Jae-ho
28
14th
2,000
9
0
Aug 6, 2016; 15:00
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
MP
Netherlands Dick Jaspers
40
14th
2.857
11
2
Netherlands Dick Jaspers
40
14th
2.857
7th
2
Aug 6, 2016; 10:00
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
MP
Belgium Eddy Merckx
16
13
1,231
7th
0
Sweden Torbjörn Blomdahl
31
23
1,348
8th
0
Aug 6, 2016; 12:00
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
MP
Belgium Eddy Merckx
40
24
1.667
8th
2
Belgium Eddy Merckx
40
14th
2.857
10
2
Aug 6, 2016; 10:00
Pt.
Recording
ED
HS
MP
Belgium Roland Forthomme
24
14th
1.714
9
0
Belgium Roland Forthomme
40
20th
2,000
5
2
Turkey Murat Naci Çoklu
28
19th
1.474
9
0
Play-offs
Seats 9-16
Places 5–8
place 3
Photo gallery
Tournament Director Charlie Brown
Kozoom (TV broadcast) at work
Michael Kang, friend and business partner of the late Sang Chun Lee , founder of the Carom Café and the tournament series
"The last 16" Front row seats 1–8, back row seats 9–16 (each from left to right)
Bar area between games as an interview area
Closing table
For the sake of clarity, only the places in the final round are shown here.
Final ranking
phase
space
Surname
MP
Pt.
Recording
GD
BED
HS
final
1
France Jérémy Bury
18th
384
249
1.542
2,500
11
2
Netherlands Dick Jaspers
18th
395
200
1.975
3.889
13
3
Belgium Eddy Merckx
18th
362
204
1.775
2.875
11
4th
Belgium Frédéric Caudron
16
370
205
1.805
3,500
13
5
Germany Martin Horn
18th
395
211
1,872
3,500
11
6th
Turkey Tayfun Taşdemir
18th
399
214
1,864
3.182
19th
7th
Belgium Roland Forthomme
10
361
243
1.486
2.188
11
8th
Vietnam Vinh Ly The
12
348
252
1.381
2.188
8th
Play- offs
9
Vietnam Trần Quyết Chiến
18th
384
225
1.707
2,692
13
10
Korea South Cho Jae-ho
14th
252
211
1,668
3.182
10
11
Colombia Huberney Cataño
14th
316
219
1.443
2,692
11
12
Turkey Murat Naci Çoklu
14th
372
212
1,755
2,692
10
13
Korea South Kim Haeng-jik
16
371
214
1.734
4,444
15th
14th
Sweden Torbjörn Blomdahl
14th
375
202
1,856
2.667
11
15th
Vietnam Nguyễn Quốc Nguyện
12
321
242
1.326
2.333
14th
16
Turkey Semih Saygıner
12
362
229
1.581
3,500
18th
Web links
Individual evidence
↑ a b c General information ( Memento from July 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Participants in the qualifying round and group allocation ( Memento from August 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Player list ( Memento from July 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Verhoeven Open Qualification Charts on: professorqball.com. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
↑ Results & placements main round on: professorqball.com. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
↑ Final results including play-offs ( Memento from August 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
↑ All results on: Kozoom.com. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
↑ Results of the final round on 3cushionbilliards.com. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
↑ Final Ranking ( Memento from August 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
International carom tournaments
The ladies' tournament takes place every two years at all uneven years.
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