AGIPI Billiard Masters

Logo of the tournament

The AGIPI Billiard Masters was a three-cushion billiards tournament which was held annually in Schiltigheim, France between 2008 and 2013.[1][2]

In 2008 the invitational tournament for the best three-cushion players in the world has started. The games were broadcast live on the television by Eurosport 2 and streamed on the internet by Kozoom.

The last champion was "The Italian Gentleman" Marco Zanetti, who defeated Frédéric Caudron from Belgium in the final with 50–40 in 30 innings.[3][4]

Mode

It was played in four groups of five players. The two best of each group qualified for the final round with two groups of four players. The two group winners qualified for the semifinals, and the semifinal winners contested the final. The game was played to 50 points. Since 2009 the last 8 players played quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals.[5]

The 2012 tournament started with 28 participants. 8 players were set for the two qualifying groups before the quarter-finals. The rest had to qualify through qualifying rounds, a third place was also awarded.

Prize money

Unlike most other three-cushion billiards tournaments, playerss of the AGIPI Masters got paid according to a bonus-system. In addition to the fixed sum of prize money for his corresponding ranking, a player could get additional bonus. The following list shows the bonus of the 2013 competition:

Place/Record Prize money [6]
Finale round
Winner €20,000
Runner-up €8,000
Semi-finalist €3,000
Quarter-finalist €1,500
Groups A–D
Win €500
Draw €375
Loss €250
Bonus for each qualifier €450
Qualification
Win €300
Draw €225
Loss €150
Bonuses
High run (HR)
HR = 10–14 €500
HR = 15–19 €750
HR = 20 ≥ €1,000
Best Game (BG)
BG 20 ≤ Inngs. €500
World records *1
HR ≤ 28 €10,000
BG (50 Pts. in ≤ 5 Inngs.) €10,000
Tournament records *1
HR ≤ 23 €2,500
BG (50 Pts. in ≤ 11 Inngs.) €2,500
Note
In total

Tournament statistics

The GA gives the general-average of the player during the tournament. The following numbers show the high-run (HR) and the total prize money (PM).

No. Year Winner GA / HR / PM Runner-up GA / HR / PM Semi-finalist (3.) GA / HR / PM Semi-finalist (4.) GA / HR / PM Ref.
1 2008 Sweden Torbjörn Blomdahl 2,048 / 11 / €28.050 Netherlands Dick Jaspers 2,211 / 22 / €28.900 Belgium Frédéric Caudron 1,796 / 12 / €13.500 Turkey Semih Saygıner 1,510 / 18 / €12.250 [7][8]
2 2009 Netherlands Dick Jaspers 1,954 / 20 / €20.550 Sweden Torbjörn Blomdahl 1,665 / 12 / €14.450 Belgium Frédéric Caudron 1,854 / 15 / €12.850 Belgium Roland Forthomme 1,624 / 11 / €10.300 [9][10]
3 2010 Netherlands Dick Jaspers 2,096 / 11 / €29.200 Belgium Frédéric Caudron 2,399 / 11 / €22.950 Italy Marco Zanetti 1,958 / 19 / €10.500 Belgium Roland Forthomme 1,535 / 15 / €6.900 [11][12]
4 2011 South Korea Choi Sung-won 1,666 / 12 / €25.350 France Jérémy Bury 2,106 / 15 / €13.950 Greece Filippos Kasidokostas 1,923 / 21 / €8.200 Italy Marco Zanetti 2,057 / 12 / €9.950 [13][14]
5 2012 Sweden Torbjörn Blomdahl 1,953 / 20 / €27.200 South Korea Kim Kyung-roul 1,865 / 12 / €13.200 Germany Martin Horn 2,157 / 17 / €9.950 South Korea Choi Sung-won 1,724 / 13 / €7.950 [15][16]
6 2013 Italy Marco Zanetti 1,915 / 16 / €24.450 Belgium Frédéric Caudron 2,165 / 20 / €13.450 Netherlands Dick Jaspers 1,943 / 11 / €6.825 South Korea Cho Jae-ho 1,815 / 12 / €6.950 [17][18]

References

  1. ↑ AGIPI Billiard Masters on Fédération Francaise de Billard. Retrieved 25 June 2013. (French)
  2. ↑ Agipi Masters stops: sad news for billiards on Kozoom.com. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  3. ↑ Two giants, one winner on Kozoom.com. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  4. ↑ Scores – final round on Kozoom.com. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  5. ↑ AGIPI Masters: 26 players, 13 countries. on Kozoom.com. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  6. ↑ Prize money and bonuses on AGIPI Masters.com. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "2008 ranking". AGIPI Masters.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "2008 rewards". AGIPI Masters.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "2009 ranking". AGIPI Masters.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  10. ↑ "2009 rewards". AGIPI Masters.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  11. ↑ "2010 ranking". AGIPI Masters.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  12. ↑ "2010 rewards". AGIPI Masters.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  13. ↑ "2011 ranking". AGIPI Masters.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  14. ↑ "2011 rewards". AGIPI Masters.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  15. ↑ "2012 ranking". AGIPI Masters.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  16. ↑ "2012 rewards". AGIPI Masters.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  17. ↑ "2013 ranking". AGIPI Masters.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  18. ↑ "2013 rewards". AGIPI Masters.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013.

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