Tag: Ralf Souquet

After Team Europe drew first blood in the 2001 Mosconi Cup, Team USA won the next 12 matches to claim its sixth straight Mosconi Cup title at York Hall in Bethnal Green, England, Dec. 20-23. The 12-1 victory for Team USA is the most decisive win in the eight-year history of the annual Ryder Cup-styl…

Matchroom Sport released its Team USA and Team Europe rosters for the popular Mosconi Cup, held at York Hall in Bethnal Green, England, Dec. 20-23. The two six-man rosters were respectively selected in consultation with the Billiard Congress of America and European Pocket Billiard Federation. Fiv…

American Jeanette Lee and Taipei's Ching-Shun Yang captured the 9-ball divisions of the 6th World Games in Akita, Japan, Aug. 16-26. Lee took home the Gold Medal after beating Ireland's Karen Corr, 9-3. Lee's finish gave the United States a second-best 15 total Gold Medals during the Games, and a co…

CARDIFF, WALES --- In a closely played final match that featured 10 lead changes, Finland's Mika Immonen captured the 2001 Admiral World Pool Championship on Sunday. Immonen, who pockets $65,000 for the victory, won the last five racks in the race-to-17 final to win 17-10 over Germany's Ralf Souquet…

Germany's Ralf "The Kaiser" Souquet continued his torrid play at the 2001 Admiral World Pool Championship in Cardiff, Wales. He controlled every moment of his quarterfinal match against Sweden's Marcus Chamat, and captured an 11-1 victory. Lone remaining American Jeremy Jones was also eliminated …

With only two American players remaining in the 2001 Admiral World Pool Championship, several European players are staking their claim at the richest payday in pool. Finland's Mika Immonen and Germany's Ralf Souquet were the first on Friday, breezing into the quarterfinals with convincing victories.…

In a desperate attempt to regain the Mosconi Cup, European Team Captain Ralf Souquet has slapped a sex ban on his team for the duration of the Mosconi Cup which starts on Thursday. In a strongly worded letter, hard-line Souquet, dubbed 'The Kaiser', warned his teams against the perils of carnalit…

Defending champion Fong-Pang Chao recovered on Monday with a pair of wins at the 2001 Admiral World Pool Championship in Cardiff, Wales, moving into the last qualifying spot in Group 1 with one day of round-robin play remaining. Chao topped Brazil’s Fabio Luersen, 5-0, and England’s Andy Battams, 5-…