2008 Artistic Billiards World Championship

The 2008 Artistic Billiards World Championship was held between 1 and 5 April 2008 in Schelle, Belgium.

Yaman Haci Arap won in the final 3–2 against Xavier Fonellosa.

Qualification

Pool A

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POS	Player	MP	MW	SW	SL	PTS. Made	PTS. Poss.	PTS	%
1	Haci Arap Yaman	3	3	9	2	513	712	6	73,076
2	Ruud de Vos	3	2	8	7	512	937	4	62,540
3	Tadashi Machida	3	1	5	6	337	652	2	51,687
4	Norberto Gracia	3	0	2	9	216	672	0	34,142

Player SV 1 2 3 4 5 Points % Ruud de Vos 2 44 52 46 43 43 228 65,517 Haci Arap Yaman 3 39 47 53 50 65 254 71,549 Player SV 1 2 3 Points % Tadashi Machida 3 28 22 37 87 44,617 Norberto Gracia 0 21 5 30 56 26,046 Player SV 1 2 3 Points % Haci Arap Yaman 3 51 40 50 142 78,453 Tadashi Machida 0 33 11 33 77 44,508

Player SV 1 2 3 4 5 Points % Ruud de Vos 3 34 46 31 19 45 175 58,724 Norberto Gracia 2 46 32 12 35 0 125 41,806 Player SV 1 2 3 Points % Haci Arap Yaman 3 30 37 50 117 70,481 Norberto Gracia 0 6 6 23 35 22,151 Player SV 1 2 3 4 5 Points % Ruud de Vos 3 21 12 43 56 51 183 70,481 Tadashi Machida 2 45 45 23 34 26 173 60,915

Pool B

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POS	Player	MP	MW	SW	SL	PTS. Made	PTS. Poss.	PTS	%
1	Madou Touré	3	3	9	0	319	568	6	56,161
2	Walter Bax	3	2	6	3	334	538	4	62,081
3	Facundo Prieto	3	1	3	6	112	536	2	20895
4	Jong Sok Kim	3	0	0	9	92	544	0	16,911

Player SV 1 2 3 Points % Madou Touré 3 41 36 46 123 54,666 Walter Bax 0 39 25 41 105 48,837 Player SV 1 2 3 Points % Facundo Prieto 3 20 6 22 48 23,414 Jong Sok Kim 0 5 0 13 18 8,372 Player SV 1 2 3 Points % Madou Touré 3 33 32 26 91 52,000 Facundo Prieto 0 21 11 0 32 18,497

Player SV 1 2 3 Points % Walter Bax 3 35 45 35 115 72,784 Jong Sok Kim 0 12 13 13 38 23,602 Player SV 1 2 3 Points % Walter Bax 3 41 40 33 114 69,090 Facundo Prieto 0 11 11 10 32 20,253 Player SV 1 2 3 Points % Madou Touré 3 34 35 36 105 62,500 Jong Sok Kim 0 13 18 5 36 21,428

Pool C

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POS	Player	MP	MW	SW	SL	PTS. Made	PTS. Poss.	PTS	%
1	Thomas Ahrens	3	3	9	3	529	799	6	66,207
2	Yavuz Öney	3	2	6	7	476	817	4	58,261
3	Tomotaka Takahashi	3	1	6	6	428	840	2	50,952
4	Jordi Oliver	3	0	4	9	441	873	0	50,515

Player SV 1 2 3 4 5 Points % Thomas Ahrens 3 46 16 25 51 50 188 57,317 Jordi Oliver 2 41 37 29 40 40 187 53,735 Player SV 1 2 3 4 5 Points % Yavuz Öney 3 28 21 25 37 41 152 47,798 Tomotaka Takahashi 2 21 35 10 51 37 154 44,637 Player SV 1 2 3 Points % Thomas Ahrens 3 58 50 58 166 91,712 Yavuz Öney 0 35 36 36 107 59,116

Player SV 1 2 3 Points % Tomotaka Takahashi 3 38 49 44 131 63,902 Jordi Oliver 0 21 29 40 90 43,902 Player SV 1 2 3 4 5 Points % Yavuz Öney 3 41 46 44 41 45 217 68,238 Jordi Oliver 2 13 60 38 46 7 164 51,250 Player SV 1 2 3 4 Points % Thomas Ahrens 3 41 42 41 51 175 60,344 Tomotaka Takahashi 1 21 33 47 42 143 49,310

Pool D

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POS	Player	MP	MW	SW	SL	PTS. Made	PTS. Poss.	PTS	%
1	Jean Reverchon	3	3	9	0	386	532	6	72,556
2	Jurgen Goris	3	2	6	4	326	606	4	53,795
3	Hong Seung Lee	3	1	4	6	200	592	2	33,783
4	Daniel Campos	3	0	0	9	137	544	0	25,183

Player SV 1 2 3 Points % Jean Reverchon 3 53 44 49 146 77,659 Jurgen Goris 0 39 16 35 90 50,000 Player SV 1 2 3 Points % Hong Seung Lee 3 24 30 30 84 44,680 Daniel Campos 0 13 5 17 35 18,617 Player SV 1 2 3 Points % Jean Reverchon 3 54 39 37 130 73,033 Hong Seung Lee 0 37 14 5 56 33,333

Player SV 1 2 3 Points % Jurgen Goris 3 50 32 25 107 54,040 Daniel Campos 0 29 16 21 66 33,333 Player SV 1 2 3 Points % Jean Reverchon 3 35 41 34 110 66,265 Daniel Campos 0 16 15 5 36 22,784 Player SV 1 2 3 4 Points % Jurgen Goris 3 39 26 26 38 129 56,578 Hong Seung Lee 1 15 6 34 5 60 25,423

Main tournament

Round robin stage

Pool A

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POS	Player	MP	MW	SW	SL	PTS. Made	PTS. Poss.	PTS	%
1	Haci Arap Yaman	3	2	8	5	631	837	4	75,388
2	Sander Jonen	3	2	7	5	538	798	4	67,418
3	Jurgen Goris	3	1	7	8	648	1004	2	64541
4	Billy Daelman	3	1	4	8	429	779	2	55,070

Player SV 1 2 3 4 5 Points % Sander Jonen 3 22 26 49 58 57 212 63,283 Jurgen Goris 2 33 40 31 49 33 186 57,943 Player SV 1 2 3 4 Points % Billy Daelman 1 28 61 24 27 140 58,091 Haci Arap Yaman 3 49 51 50 50 200 83,333 Player SV 1 2 3 4 Points % Sander Jonen 1 42 56 51 25 174 66,159 Haci Arap Yaman 3 55 49 53 52 209 76,556

Player SV 1 2 3 4 5 Points % Jurgen Goris 2 35 39 50 47 28 199 57,183 Billy Daelman 3 10 49 58 32 37 186 53,488 Player SV 1 2 3 Points % Sander Jonen 3 51 51 50 152 76,000 Billy Daelman 0 48 31 24 103 54,210 Player SV 1 2 3 4 5 Points % Jurgen Goris 3 47 55 65 41 55 263 78,507 Haci Arap Yaman 2 27 60 44 55 36 222 68,518

Pool B

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POS	Player	MP	MW	SW	SL	PTS. Made	PTS. Poss.	PTS	%
1	Serdar Gümüs	3	2	7	5	484	818	4	59,168
2	Xavier Fonellosa	3	2	8	6	551	950	4	58,000
3	Yavuz Öney	3	1	5	6	441	735	2	60,000
4	Jean Reverchon	3	1	5	8	487	898	2	54,231

Player SV 1 2 3 Points % Serdar Gümüs 3 48 43 49 140 70,707 Yavuz Öney 0 34 38 32 104 50,731 Player SV 1 2 3 4 5 Points % Xavier Fonellosa 2 41 42 41 42 34 200 54,794 Jean Reverchon 3 24 37 47 46 39 190 53,521 Player SV 1 2 3 4 5 Points % Serdar Gümüs 3 24 53 7 56 40 180 52,941 Jean Reverchon 2 34 48 39 42 35 198 56,896

Player SV 1 2 3 4 5 Points % Yavuz Öney 2 45 35 43 34 41 198 60,923 Xavier Fonellosa 3 14 25 48 48 46 181 57,460 Player SV 1 2 3 Points % Yavuz Öney 3 38 54 47 139 67,804 Jean Reverchon 0 26 39 34 99 57,460 Player SV 1 2 3 4 Points % Xavier Fonellosa 3 35 47 51 37 170 62,962 Serdar Gümüs 1 49 36 43 36 164 58,571

Pool C

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POS	Player	MP	MW	SW	SL	PTS. Made	PTS. Poss.	PTS	%
1	Walter Bax	3	3	9	3	549	802	6	68,453
2	Thomas Ahrens	3	2	7	5	567	848	4	66,843
3	Eric Daelman	3	1	7	7	625	953	2	65,582
4	Victor Campos	3	0	1	9	266	623	0	42,696

Player SV 1 2 3 Points % Walter Bax 3 39 45 27 111 56,060 Victor Campos 0 24 23 22 69 34,848 Player SV 1 2 3 4 5 Points % Eric Daelman 2 88 27 52 41 35 243 63,116 Thomas Ahrens 3 78 40 43 51 50 262 68,051 Player SV 1 2 3 4 Points % Walter Bax 3 54 56 23 48 181 66,300 Thomas Ahrens 1 48 51 43 34 176 64,468

Player SV 1 2 3 4 Points % Victor Campos 1 38 11 50 9 108 45,957 Eric Daelman 3 46 45 40 40 171 69,795 Player SV 1 2 3 Points % Thomas Ahrens 3 41 45 43 129 67,894 Victor Campos 0 14 44 31 89 46,842 Player SV 1 2 3 4 5 Points % Eric Daelman 2 56 36 23 55 41 211 65,325 Walter Bax 3 52 58 49 39 59 257 77,643

Pool D

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POS	Player	MP	MW	SW	SL	PTS. Made	PTS. Poss.	PTS	%
1	Madou Touré	3	3	9	4	619	843	6	73,428
2	Ruud de Vos	3	2	8	5	605	805	4	75,155
3	Kevin Tran	3	1	7	8	647	974	2	66,427
4	Hajime Watanabe	3	0	2	9	350	699	0	50,071

Player SV 1 2 3 Points % Hajime Watanabe 0 29 18 24 71 38,797 'Ruud de Vos 3 34 41 50 125 72,254 Player SV 1 2 3 4 5 Points % Kevin Tran 2 60 42 34 43 51 230 71,651 Madou Touré 3 38 60 47 22 57 224 71,337 Player SV 1 2 3 4 5 Points % Hajime Watanabe 2 40 53 35 27 15 170 55,194 Kevin Tran 3 51 35 25 37 50 196 60,681

Player SV 1 2 3 4 5 Points % Ruud de Vos 2 37 43 58 65 41 244 78,456 Madou Touré 3 56 60 39 45 57 257 80,062 Player SV 1 2 3 Points % Madou Touré 3 42 45 51 138 66,346 Hajime Watanabe 0 24 41 44 109 52,403 Player SV 1 2 3 4 5 Points % Kevin Tran 2 51 23 59 47 41 221 66,969 Ruud de Vos 3 56 50 45 32 53 231 73,520

Knock-out stage

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Quarter-finals

Player SV 1 2 3 4 5 Points % Haci Arap Yaman 3 81 40 36 60 65 209 72,122 Thomas Ahrens 2 75 41 55 45 55 170 69,503 Player SV 1 2 3 4 5 Points % Xavier Fonellosa 3 20 49 55 55 58 237 68,103 Madou Touré 2 45 52 31 46 49 223 66,966

Player SV 1 2 3 4 Points % Ruud de Vos 3 49 34 53 53 186 73,728 Sander Jonen 1 38 49 34 33 164 64,062 Player SV 1 2 3 4 Points % Serdar Gümüs 3 44 55 52 58 209 81,640 Walter Bax 1 38 61 38 33 170 62,271

Half-finals

Player SV 1 2 3 4 Points % Haci Arap Yaman 3 46 51 50 60 207 81,818 Ruud de Vos 1 65 33 49 49 196 71,794

Player SV 1 2 3 4 Points % Xavier Fonellosa 3 40 49 58 41 188 74,308 Serdar Gümüs 1 56 42 38 27 163 61,977

Final

Player	SV	1	2	3	4	5	Points	%
Haci Arap Yaman	3	59	65	55	50	52	281	79,154
Xavier Fonellosa	2	39	48	56	63	38	244	72,835

References