Newsletter 2 – September 24, 2015
World Championship 5-Pins Milan
The official start shot of the 22nd World Championship in 5-Pins has sounded and the main tournament is complete with 40 seeded players from 13 countries and 8 players from the qualification tournament. Mr. Andrea Mancino and Mr. Torsten Danielsson, UMB Delegate opened the World Championship in a packed tournament hall in Milan – Segrate.
1115 players competed for only 8 places in the main tournament. Fantastic performances led to these 8 players:
Matteo Gualemi – Italy
Fioravante Vecchione – Italy
Sandro Giachetti – Italy
Nicolas Fillia – Argentina
Riccardo Belluta – Italy
Simone Spagna – Italy
Gaetano Romeo – Italy
Paolo Marcolin – Italy
The 48 players are placed into 8 groups of 6 players. Round robin to best of 5 set to 60 points. The 4 best players in each group qualify to the final knock out tournament with 32 players – where the distance changes to best of 7 set to 60 points.
The groups: http://www.fibis.it/media/upload/22mondiali_sorteggio.pdf
Follow the results on http://www.fibis.it/page/world-championship-5-pin-results.html
From Friday 25th of September to the finals Sunday 27th, 5-Pins lovers can follow the matches on RAI Sport:
Torsten Danielsson, UMB
Newsletter Day 1 – September 17, 2015
World Championship 5-Pins Milan
Torsten Danielsson, UMB Delegate: “This event marks the beginning of a new era of Carom billiards worldwide. The best 5-Pins players in the world compete with 1115 players in achieving the title as World Champion 2015”.
UMB will surely recognize 5-Pins as the future flagship of carom billiards together with Three Cushion.
This event is not only a WC in 5-Pins but also a multi event with finals of the Italian Championship in Three Cushion for both Juniors and Seniors, the Biathlon Italian Championship and Italian Championship in Snooker. At the same time an international Longoni tournament in Pool will be executed on 12 tables not to forget the amazing Boccetto International Tournament where the audience will recognize how billiard can be played without a cue”!
I am sincerely impressed by the organization of FIBIS (Italian Billiard Federation) – where the president Andrea Mancini and Gabrio Volante from CEB (European Billiard Federation) are playing the main roles together with dozens of voluntarily lovers of 5-Pins billiards , says Torsten Danielsson, who is leading this event for UMB.
Today 17th of September started the 22nd edition of the World Championship 5-Pins Billiards with reigning and 3 times World Champion Gustavo Torregiani as one of several favorites along with Aniello, Quarta and Maggio!
1,115 players compete for 8 open places in the main tournament composed of 48 players.
A busy race schedule, which will unfold in two rounds between morning and afternoon on 24 amazing beautiful Mari billiard tables set up for the event.
Day-1 has meanwhile undergone great emotions, with athletes competing in matches with a high level of performance.
Very positive was the impression of the “open” qualification for the first time in a World Championship in 5-Pins.
This great event – maybe the largest carom event worldwide in 2015 – was recognized and appreciated by a full crowd of spectators at this first days event.
September 15th, 2015.
The Top of the 5-Pins discipline meets at this Championship, in Milan.
The magnificent setup of the PALACUS IDROSCALO welcomes the top 5-pin players in its cosmopolitan and historical Italian city of Milan. The qualification phase, with more than 1.100 players, competing for 8 places in the main tournament, starts next September 17th.
The final round will start on September 27. 48 players, representing 13 countries, will then compete for the World title: 37 players from the European, Pan-American and African Federations, the eight qualifiers, the UMB Wild Card Julio Alberto Barrios from USA, the Organization Wild card Antonio La Manna and the current World Champion who defends his title, Gustavo Torregiani.
Next to this, the participation of the Current European Champion and 2006 World Champion, Michelangelo Aniello and the Pan-American Champion Gustavo Longo adds an extra exciting dimension to the competition. But the group of favorite players is extended with the participation of the 2008 World Champion, Andrea Quarta and the 2003 World Champion Crossefisso Maggio, as well as the best players of the other countries and the Italian top player’s selection.
A world Championship of unknown dimensions, unpredictable results and without any doubts most exciting encounters until the last point.
A spectacular organizational setup of the venue achieved and presented by the FIBIS adds the prestige to this event that it deserves, hosting a multi-event environment including Biathlon, Boccette, Pool and Three-Cushion, guarantees an exceptional billiards spectacle.
Information and results are provided by FIBIS thru their website www.fibis.it. RAI 2 will transmit differed compilations during the tournament and live matches starting from the quarter finals, on September 26th and 27th.
We invite all interested billiards fans and players to follow the development of this promising World Championship in Milan.
UMB.