FRENCHMAN MICHAEL HAMMEN IS THE WINNER OF THE ARTISTIC GP IN GERASDORF.
The final day in the Kenny's Snooker Center was fully dedicated to the semifinals and the final. The first to be played was the semifinal with Michael Hammen and Haci Arap Yaman. It was a neck-to-neck match until the end, both playing an high level. Finally the French won 199-195. The second semifinal was an all-French match; Kevin Tran dominated over Emmanuel Nirige (146-80).
In the final two French faced each other again. Tran took the lead in the first two sets but Hammen managed to equalize in the third set and overturn the situation in the last two, with a final win by 180-163.
1st place - Michael Hammen (France)
2nd place - Kevin Tran (France)
3rd places - Haci Arap Yaman (Turkiye) and Emmanuel Nirige (France)
Detailed results are available on this page.
THE FOUR SEMIFINALISTS ARE DECIDED IN GERASDORF, THREE FRENCH AND ONE TURKISH ON THE PODIUM.
The last 16 and the quarters final played today in Gerasdorf shortened the list of the contenders to the last 4 who will share the podium of this Grand Prix. The semifinals are scheduled for tomorrow morning, at 9:30 and 12:00. The first semifinal will show Turkish Haci Arap Yaman against Michael Hammen from France. Yaman eliminated his compatriot Emrah Tac in the last 16 and Ector Cuadrado (ES) in the quarters. Hammen won the last home player Ken Dahlke in the eights final and Xavier Fonellosa (ES) in the last 8.
In the second quarters final round Emmanuel Nirige (FR) won Baris Cin (TR) and Kevin Tran (FR) eliminated Erik Vervliet (BE) on the finish line. Therefore the second semifinal will be an all-French affair between Nirige and Tran. Earlier on the last 16 round Nirige won Vijverberg and Tran was the better of Thomas Ahrens.
Kevin Tran performed the best average in the last 16 to 28 figures (78,888 against Thomas Ahrens), Hammen was the best in the last 8 race to 35 figures (72,314 against Fonellosa).
Tomorrow's semifinals:
at 9:30 Hammen - Yaman
at 12:00 Nirige -Tran
Detailed results are available on this page.
All the event is streamed free on Kozoom and on YouTube Kozoom Carom
THE BEST 16 ARE QUALIFIED FOR THE KO ROUNDS IN THE ARTISTIC GP IN GERASDORF BEI WIEN, AUSTRIA
Two full days of qualifications have just finished in the Kenny's Snooker Centre in Gerasdorf bei Wien and the top 16 are now decided.
After 56 figures Haci Arap Yaman (TR) finished on top of the provisional ranking with 294 points and a 69,504 average; behind him there are Thomas Ahrens (DE) with 277 points, Erik Vijverberg (NL) 275 and Michael Hammen (FR) 273.
Last 16 will be played in two rounds on Saturday morning at 11.00 and at 13.00. Quarters final will follow in the afternoon.
Detailed results and last 16 matches are available on this page.
All the event is streamed free on Kozoom and 1 table on YouTube Kozoom Carom
THE CEB NEW SEASON STARTS WITH THE ARTISTIC GRAND PRIX IN GERASDORF BEI WIEN, AUSTRIA
The new CEB sport season kicks off on September 4th in the Kenny's Snooker Center (Gerasdorf bei Wien, Austria) with the first Artistic Billiard Grand Prix for the sport season 2025-2026, organized by the club and the Austrian Billiards Federation - BSVÖ.
34 specialists of this spectacular discipline will show up for a four day tournament which assigns points in the CEB Artistic Ranking. 8 countries are represented, the European Champion Thomas Ahrens (Germany) and the number 1 in the CEB ranking Haci Arap Yaman from Turkiye are among the participants.
The tournament will start on Thursday with the qualification stage until Friday. During this stage all players will play 56 figures. The best 16 who will score the highest number of points will advance to the direct elimination stage: last 16 and quarters final will be played on Saturday. The semifinals and the final are planned for Sunday.
The event is played on Simonis cloths with Aramith billiard balls.
The event will be live streamed free on Kozoom and on YouTube Kozoom Carom
Results will be published on CEB info page.
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