Euro Tour

The Euro Tour is a series of professional pool events set around Europe, founded in 1992, and created by the European Pocket Billiard Federation. The Tour's first event was the Belgium Open, held on May 29 – 31, 1992.[1] The event was won by Mika Immonen.[2]

Euro Tour
Euro Tour logo (2007-present)
Tournament information
LocationEurope
Established1992
Organisation(s)European Pocket Billiard Federation
FormatSingle Elimination
Current championFrancisco Sánchez Ruíz

As of 2021, the Euro Tour has hosted 165 tournaments, hosting between 5 and 10 events per year, in the discipline of 9-Ball.[3] The event has an official rankings list; with the rankings being used towards qualification for events such as the WPA World Nine-ball Championship, World Cup of Pool, or the Mosconi Cup.[4] Rankings are based on the previous 7 tournament results, with the lowest score being discounted.[4]

Tournament statistics
Main article: List of Euro Tour tournaments

Players from 23 different states have already won a Euro Tour tournament. Record winners are Ralf Souquet and Oliver Ortmann from Germany, who have so far won 23 and 14 tournaments respectively. The following table lists the most successful players on the Tour.[lower-alpha 1][5]

Ranking Player Winner Runner-up Semi-finals
1 Ralf Souquet 23 11 14
2 Oliver Ortmann 14 8 13
3 Niels Feijen 10 7 20
4 Nick van den Berg 10 5 6
5 Thomas Engert 9 10 11
6 Mark Gray 6 1 7
7 Tom Storm 5 3 6
8 Mario He 5 3 5
9 Marcus Chamat 4 5 7
10 Daryl Peach 4 1 4
11 Mika Immonen 3 4 7
Alex Lely 3 4 7
13 Mateusz Śniegocki 3 2 7
14 Denis Grabe 3 1 3

References
  1. Only shows those with 3 or more event wins.
  1. "Event Info". billiardapps.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. "European Belgium Open 1992". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. "Diamond 9 Eurotour Series". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. "Eurotour Ranking – Dynamic Billard Eurotour". eurotouronline.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  5. "Hall Of Fame Eurotour – Medallists". billiardapps.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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