Wheelchair Championships Archives - WPA Pool World Pool Billiard Association Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:17:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://wpapool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WPA-Primary-favicon.png Wheelchair Championships Archives - WPA Pool 32 32 WPA Parasport Division – MALMO OPEN https://wpapool.com/wpa-parasport-division-malmo-open/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:58:32 +0000 https://wpapool.com/?p=9628 For the second time I have just had the opportunity to visit one of the largest Parasport events in the world – Malmo Open. The whole thing got started in 1977 with just one single sport on the program, Table Tennis, and in 2016 it became the second biggest event behind the Paralympic Games, with […]

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]]> Wheelchair 9-ball World Championship 2017 – Day 2 https://wpapool.com/wheelchair-9-ball-world-championship-2017-day-2/ Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://wpapool.com/2017/10/11/wheelchair-9-ball-world-championship-2017-day-2/ Totally unexpected results today with the reigning champion Henrik Larsson (SWE) and last years silver medallist Jouni Tähti (FIN) both out of medal grasp. The semi finalists are: Kurt Deklerck (BEL) – Daniel Lee (GBR) Roy Kimberley (GBR) – Fred Dinsmore (IRL) Br Markku You will find the results from tournament website http://www.pool-billiard.com/en/kaaviot.php More pictures […]

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]]> Wheelchair 9-ball World Championship 2017 Tampere, Finland – Day 1 https://wpapool.com/wheelchair-9-ball-world-championship-2017-tampere-finland-day-1/ Thu, 09 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://wpapool.com/2017/09/11/wheelchair-9-ball-world-championship-2017-tampere-finland-day-1/ One of the favorites for the tournament, Finnish player Jouni Tähti lost his second match 2 – 7 to Anthony Southern (GBR), taking him to the losers bracket..he now needs to win all three matches on Friday to gain a medal. No surprise that the reigning champion, Hendrik Larsson (SWE) started with a banging performance […]

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]]> Wheelchair 9-Ball World Championship – Tampere, Finland https://wpapool.com/wheelchair-9-ball-world-championship-tampere-finland/ Tue, 07 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://wpapool.com/2017/07/11/wheelchair-9-ball-world-championship-tampere-finland/ The Finnish Billiard Federation will host the 2017 Wheelchair 9-Ball World Championship in Tampere, Finland from 9 to 11 November 2017. Players from around the world will participate in this prestigious event and you can follow the event using the following links: Participants from all over the world Charts, draw, and match results Livescore and […]

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]]> International Billiard Festival | Kielce, Poland https://wpapool.com/international-billiard-festival-kielce-poland/ Wed, 11 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://wpapool.com/2016/05/11/international-billiard-festival-kielce-poland/ Photo captured from the festival which includes the WPA World 9-Ball Championship for Wheelchair athletes

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]]> HENRICK LARSSON CLAIMS 9-BALL WORLD WHEELCHAIR TITLE https://wpapool.com/henrick-larsson-claims-9-ball-world-wheelchair-title/ Mon, 24 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://wpapool.com/2014/11/24/henrick-larsson-claims-9-ball-world-wheelchair-title/ Congratulations to Sweden’s Henrik Larsson for winning the 2014 WPA Wheel Chair 9-ball World Championship. The event, which took place from November 21-23 at the Hansa Shopping Mall in Turku, Finland, was a resounding success and the winner a worthy champion. Larsson won the title with a convincing 9-6 victory over Great Britain’s Matt Duffy. […]

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]]> GREAT SUCCESS IN THE HOST OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS! https://wpapool.com/great-success-host-championships/ Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 https://wpapool.com/2011/05/09/great-success-host-championships/ The best girl – Oliwia Czyprynska and two talented boys – Marek Kudlik (1st place) & Konrad Piekarski (2nd place). Third gold medal – in wheelchair division, belongs now to Jouni Tahti from Finland. Great competition, vivid opening ceremony with the visit of international & local officials, TV cameras welcoming the participants at the airport […]

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