2021 Championship League Pool

2021 Championship League Pool
Tournament information
Dates	22–29 March 2021
Venue	Marshall Arena
City	Milton Keynes
Country	England
Organisation	Matchroom Pool
Total prize fund	$85,950
Final
Champion	Albin Ouschan (AUT)
Runner-up	David Alcaide (SPA)
Score	5-1

The 2021 Predator Championship League Pool was the first edition of the nine-ball pool tournament Championship League Pool. The competition was organised and held by Matchroom Pool and took place at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England 22–29 March 2021.^[1] The tournament was announced to be the first of six major events during 2021.^[2]^[3]

Format

Nineteen players took part in the tournament. Seven groups plus one winners' group were played over the course of one day each. The first group consisted of seven players who played each other in a race-to-five match, receiving one point for each win. The top four players of a day played the semi-finals and the final with the winner progressing to the winners' group. The player finishing seventh in the group was eliminated from the competition. The remaining five players progressed to next day's group where they were joined by two new players. The format of the second group was the same as the first group with players moving into the third group and so on. In the seventh group only the winner progressed to the winners' group with all other players being eliminated. The same format applied for the winners' group to determine the champion of the tournament.^[4]

The group standings were determined by the following order:

Most points
Most racks won
Fewest racks lost
Head to head result

The tournament took place over eight days throughout March 2021. One group was played on each day from March 22 to March 29.

Prize money

The total prize money was $85,950.

Groups 1-7
Place	Prize money
Winner	$4,000
Runner-up	$2,000
Semi-finalists (x2)	$1,250
5th	$900
6th	$700
7th	$0

Winners' group
Place	Prize money
Winner	$5,000
Runner-up	$2,500
Semi-finalists (x2)	$2,000
5th	$1,500
6th	$1,250
7th	$1,000

Group stage

Group 1 - March 22

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	RW	RL	Pts
1	Eklent Kaçi (ALB)	6	5	1	28	20	5
2	Albin Ouschan (AUT)	6	4	2	27	20	4
3	Niels Feijen (NED)	6	3	3	26	24	3
4	Chris Melling (ENG)	6	3	3	23	22	3
5	Ralf Souquet (GER)	6	3	3	22	23	3
6	Kelly Fisher (ENG)	6	2	4	22	28	2
7	Chris Robinson (USA)	6	1	5	17	28	1

Semi-finals			Final

1	Eklent Kaçi (ALB)	1

4	Chris Melling (ENG)	5
			4	Chris Melling (ENG)	5

			2	Albin Ouschan (AUT)	3
2	Albin Ouschan (AUT)	5

3	Niels Feijen (NED)	2

Group 2 - March 23

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	RW	RL	Pts
1	Mieszko Fortuński (POL)	6	5	1	27	13	5
2	Eklent Kaçi (ALB)	6	4	2	27	15	4
3	Niels Feijen (NED)	6	4	2	23	21	4
4	Kelly Fisher (ENG)	6	3	3	20	33	3
5	David Alcaide (SPA)	6	3	3	19	23	3
6	Albin Ouschan (AUT)	6	2	4	18	25	2
7	Ralf Souquet (GER)	6	0	6	15	30	0

Semi-finals			Final

1	Mieszko Fortuński (POL)	4

4	Kelly Fisher (ENG)	5
			4	Kelly Fisher (ENG)	3

			2	Eklent Kaçi (ALB)	5
2	Eklent Kaçi (ALB)	5

3	Niels Feijen (NED)	2

Group 3 - March 24

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	RW	RL	Pts
1	David Alcaide (SPA)	6	6	0	30	15	6
2	Niels Feijen (NED)	6	4	2	25	19	4
3	Albin Ouschan (AUT)	6	3	3	26	20	3
4	Billy Thorpe (USA)	6	3	3	22	26	3
5	Mieszko Fortuński (POL)	6	2	4	20	25	2
6	Kelly Fisher (ENG)	6	2	4	15	26	2
7	Darren Appleton (ENG)	6	1	5	17	25	1

Semi-finals			Final

1	David Alcaide (SPA)	5

4	Billy Thorpe (USA)	4
			1	David Alcaide (SPA)	5

			2	Niels Feijen (NED)	2
2	Niels Feijen (NED)	5

3	Albin Ouschan (AUT)	2

Group 4 - March 25

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	RW	RL	Pts
1	Albin Ouschan (AUT)	6	5	1	27	13	5
2	Niels Feijen (NED)	6	5	1	26	16	5
3	Naoyuki Ōi (JPN)	6	4	2	23	14	4
4	Mieszko Fortuński (POL)	6	3	3	19	19	3
5	Kristina Tkach (RUS)	6	2	4	16	26	2
6	Billy Thorpe (USA)	6	2	4	14	24	2
7	Kelly Fisher (ENG)	6	0	6	16	30	0

Semi-finals			Final

1	Albin Ouschan (AUT)	5

4	Mieszko Fortuński (POL)	1
			1	Albin Ouschan (AUT)	0

			2	Niels Feijen (NED)	5
2	Niels Feijen (NED)	5

3	Naoyuki Ōi (JPN)	1

Group 5 - March 26

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	RW	RL	Pts
1	Albin Ouschan (AUT)	6	5	1	27	15	5
2	Roberto Gomez (PHI)	6	5	1	27	20	5
3	Billy Thorpe (USA)	6	3	3	23	19	3
4	Naoyuki Ōi (JPN)	6	3	3	23	25	3
5	Mieszko Fortuński (POL)	6	2	4	22	25	2
6	Marc Bijsterbosch (NED)	6	2	4	20	25	2
7	Kristina Tkach (RUS)	6	0	6	16	29	0

Semi-finals			Final

1	Albin Ouschan (AUT)	4

4	Naoyuki Ōi (JPN)	5
			4	Naoyuki Ōi (JPN)	5

			2	Roberto Gomez (PHI)	4
2	Roberto Gomez (PHI)	5

3	Billy Thorpe (USA)	4

Group 6 - March 27

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	RW	RL	Pts
1	Alexander Kazakis (GRE)	6	4	2	25	13	4
2	Albin Ouschan (AUT)	6	4	2	25	15	4
3	Billy Thorpe (USA)	6	4	2	25	24	4
4	Marc Bijsterbosch (NED)	6	3	3	22	26	3
5	Casper Matikainen (FIN)	6	3	3	20	20	3
6	Mieszko Fortuński (POL)	6	2	4	21	26	2
7	Roberto Gomez (PHI)	6	1	5	14	28	1

Semi-finals			Final

1	Alexander Kazakis (GRE)	5

4	Marc Bijsterbosch (NED)	1
			1	Alexander Kazakis (GRE)	0

			2	Albin Ouschan (AUT)	5
2	Albin Ouschan (AUT)	5

3	Billy Thorpe (USA)	2

Group 7 - March 28

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	RW	RL	Pts
1	Denis Grabe (EST)	6	5	1	29	18	5
2	Alexander Kazakis (GRE)	6	4	2	25	18	4
3	Mieszko Fortuński (POL)	6	4	2	25	22	4
4	Marc Bijsterbosch (NED)	6	3	3	25	26	3
5	Billy Thorpe (USA)	6	2	4	22	26	2
6	Jasmin Ouschan (AUT)	6	2	4	17	26	2
7	Casper Matikainen (FIN)	6	1	5	21	28	1

Semi-finals			Final

1	Denis Grabe (EST)	3

4	Marc Bijsterbosch (NED)	5
			4	Marc Bijsterbosch (NED)	5

			3	Mieszko Fortuński (POL)	3
2	Alexander Kazakis (GRE)	0

3	Mieszko Fortuński (POL)	5

Winners' Group - March 29

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	RW	RL	Pts
1	Eklent Kaçi (ALB)	6	5	1	28	15	5
2	Chris Melling (ENG)	6	4	2	22	24	4
3	David Alcaide (SPA)	6	3	3	25	25	3
4	Albin Ouschan (AUT)	6	3	3	24	21	3
5	Naoyuki Ōi (JPN)	6	3	3	24	25	3
6	Marc Bijsterbosch (NED)	6	2	4	17	24	2
7	Niels Feijen (NED)	6	1	5	21	27	1

Semi-finals			Final

1	Eklent Kaçi (ALB)	2

4	Albin Ouschan (AUT)	5
			4	Albin Ouschan (AUT)	5

			3	David Alcaide (SPA)	1
2	Chris Melling (ENG)	2

3	David Alcaide (SPA)	5

By winning the Winner's group final, Albin Ouschan became the inaugural champion of the Championship League Pool.^[5] and also topped the prize money ranking by earning a total of $16,200^[6]

Broadcasting

All groups of the tournament were available worldwide via the following broadcasters:^[7]

Country	Channel
United Kingdom Ireland	Freesports (Table 1) Matchroom Sport (Table 2)
United States Canada Brazil Germany Austria Switzerland Spain Italy Japan	DAZN
Rest of the World	Matchroom Sport

References

^ "Championship League Pool - 25/03/2021". www.stadiummk.com. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
^ "MATCHROOM POOL WORLD RANKINGS TO RESUME AT PREDATOR CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE POOL". Matchroom Pool. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
^ McMullan, Michael. "Pool:Ouschan wins first championship league". Snooker Scene. No. May 2021. Stourbridge.
^ "A Guide to the 2021 Predator Championship League Pool". AzBilliards. 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
^ "Ouschan Is Inaugural Predator Championship League Pool Winner". AzBilliards. 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
^ "9359 - 2021 Championship League Pool". AzBilliards. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
^ "Huge Numbers Tune In For Predator Championship League Pool". AzBilliards. 2021-04-01. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

External links

2021 Championship League Pool at azbilliards.com

[1] "Championship League Pool - 25/03/2021". www.stadiummk.com. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

[2] "MATCHROOM POOL WORLD RANKINGS TO RESUME AT PREDATOR CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE POOL". Matchroom Pool. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

[3] McMullan, Michael. "Pool:Ouschan wins first championship league". Snooker Scene. No. May 2021. Stourbridge.

[4] "A Guide to the 2021 Predator Championship League Pool". AzBilliards. 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

[5] "Ouschan Is Inaugural Predator Championship League Pool Winner". AzBilliards. 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

[6] "9359 - 2021 Championship League Pool". AzBilliards. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

[7] "Huge Numbers Tune In For Predator Championship League Pool". AzBilliards. 2021-04-01. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

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