IBSF World Team Championship 2013, Carlow 29Sep-6Oct

The IBSF have added extra events to their calendar, a World Team Championship (held only once before in 2006) and Six Red World Championship - both to be held in Carlow, Ireland between 29th September and 6th October. Not quite sure about the status of the Six Red championships, as World Snooker and the IBSF are jointly running a Six Red World Championship in Bangkok between 2nd and 7th September.

Hi
I am the current holder of the EASB 6 reds title.
Do you know if i will get an invite to this tournament? or the one in thailand?
I think there are european championships as well, maybe next year?
Its all a bit confusing, and any information you may have regarding these tournaments would be greatly appreciated.

best regards

Matt Lee

mattlee147 wrote:Hi
I am the current holder of the EASB 6 reds title.
Do you know if i will get an invite to this tournament? or the one in thailand?
I think there are european championships as well, maybe next year?
Its all a bit confusing, and any information you may have regarding these tournaments would be greatly appreciated.

best regards

Matt Lee

First, congratulations on the win Matt!

The Thailand competition features non Pro Tour qualifiers from the continents, plus a number of the Pros. The European qualifying competition was played alongside the EBSA European Championship in early June, they just played down to the 4 qualifiers rather than to a final. Assuming the same happens next year (it was similar last year), you might be able to talk to EASB about entering you for the qualifying competition, although this year all the entrants for the Six Reds qualifiers were players who had been picked for the European Championship - don't know if that is a restriction. No harm asking though!

The problem from your point of view with the IBSF Six Reds in Carlow is that it is open to players who their countries have entered into the World Team Championship (any of Mens, Masters or Ladies events). The EASB can send up to two teams of two players to each of these, again you're in a situation where you can say you've got the track record to do well in the Six Reds, but will need to persuade them to pair you with someone in the Team Championship so you can enter the Six Reds. The initial publicity says that each day there will be six sessions, 3 for the Team Championship and 3 for the Six Reds. Don't see why they couldn't enter 1 team as the main team for the Team Championship, and one team based on who would do well in the Six Reds.

Hi

Thanks for the info, it has helped a lot, and I will be in touch with the EASB to see what they say.
I am quite new to all this, so please excuse my ignorance.
many thanks for your help.

Best Regards

Matt

Hi Matt

My understanding is that each country will be able to enter as follows

Each country is allowed to send 2 teams of 2 players in Men, Women and Masters to the Team Championships. Maximum of 12 players
Each country is allowed to send 4 players of Men, Women and Masters for the 6 Reds.
Maximum of 12 Players
Each region is allowed to send the winner and runner-up of their continent 6 Reds championship.

All NGB's should be receiving entry forms from the IBSF in the coming days.

Regarding the SangSom 6 Reds in Thailand, the EBSA qualified John Whitty (England) , Robert Murphy ( Rep Of Ireland ) Kristjan Helgason ( Iceland ) and Robin Hull ( Finland ) whom all qualified for the event in Poland.
The IBSF have nominated 6 players for this event.
World Snooker will be sending 16 players.

The pairings confirmed so far for the Men's Team Championship:

Ireland 1 - David Hogan / Brendan O'Donoghue
Ireland 2 - Michael Judge / Robert Murphy
Ireland 3 - Rodney Goggins / Josh Boileau
Ireland 4 - John Sutton / Ryan Cronin
Wales 1 - Duane Jones / Alex Taubman
Wales 2 - Gareth Allen / Gavin Lewis
Austria 1 - Andreas Ploner / Dominik Scherübl
Pakistan 1 - Muhammad Asif / Muhammad Sejjad
Syria 1 - Omar Al Kojah / Karam Fatima

mattlee147 wrote:Hi
I am the current holder of the EASB 6 reds title.
Do you know if i will get an invite to this tournament? or the one in thailand?
I think there are european championships as well, maybe next year?
Its all a bit confusing, and any information you may have regarding these tournaments would be greatly appreciated.

best regards

Matt Lee

Glad to see you've been picked for this Matt! I see they've paired you with Darren Lock for the Team event.

I'll start a new thread for the Six Reds Championship that's taking place at the same time.

More teams for the Men's World Team Championship:

Afghanistan - Mohammad Rais Senzahi / Nadir Khan Sultani
Australia - Adrian Ridley / Les Higgins
Egypt - Ahmed Galal / Wael Talaat
England 1 - Jeff Cundy / Nick Jennings
England 2 - Matt Lee / Darren Lock
Finland - Juha Lehto / Aki Suutari
France - Ahmed Benraïssi / Rene Vaxelaire
Hong Kong 1 - Andy Lee Chun Wai / Raymond Fung Kwok Wai
Hong Kong 2 - Steven Chau Hon Man / Chan Ka Kin
India 1 - Manan Chandra / Brijesh Damani
India 2 - Alok Kumar / Shaabaaz Adil Khan
Iran - Amir Sarkhosh / Soheil Vahedi
Japan - Mamoru Ohmizu / Yusuke Tanaka
Poland 1 - Kacper Filipiak / Michał Zieliński
Poland 2 - Mateusz Baranowski / Adam Stefanów
Poland 3 - Patryk Masłowski / Krzysztof Wróbel
Scotland - Robert Carlisle / Ross Valance
UAE 1 - Mohammad Sultan Al Joaker / Mohamed Shehab Al Hashimi
UAE 2 - Khalid Ali Kamali / Abdul Rahman Saif Al Shamsi

Better line-up than I'd expected for the re-introduction of this competition (but surprised no Northern Ireland team and a little surprised no Belgian, Dutch or German teams).

Edit: I missed the Russians!

Russia 1 - Ildar Sharipov / Ivan Kakovsky
Russia 2 - Igor Aksiutin / Viktor Larionov

Nice to see Hannah Jones in the line-up for the Womens World Team Championship! Paired with Maria Catalano.

The Women's teams:

England - Maria Catalano / Hannah Jones
Hong Kong 1 - Zoe Ng On Yee / So Man Yan
Hong Kong 2 - Jaiqui Ip Wan In / Yu Ching Ching
India 1 - Arantxa Sanchis / Vidya Pillai
India 2 - Chitra M / Varshaa Sanjeev
Ireland 1 - Michelle Sherwin / Claire Mill
Ireland 2 - Sandra Bryan / Michelle French
Ireland 3 - Catherine Fitzsimons / Emily Talbot
Poland 1 - Małgorzata Sikorska / Ewa Pawińska
Poland 2 - Agata Czerwińska / Weronika Nowicka
Poland 3 - Dalia Alska / Maria Dębska
Russia 1 - Anastasia Nechaeva / Daria Sirotina
Russia 2 - Irina Gorbataya / Svetlana Kozyreva
Thailand - Siraphat Chitchomnart / Amornrat Uamduang

and the teams for the Masters World Team Championship, a couple of female Masters players in this - Manon Melief and Małgorzata Sikorska (who is also in the Womens Championship):

Afghanistan - Saleh Mohammad / Zemarai Hassas (2013 Asian Champion Saleh Mohammad's 1st Championship in the Masters ranks?)
Belgium - Mario Van Herk / Alain Vandersteen
Egypt - Walid Hamdy / Bassam Rady
England - Anthony Harris / Robert Marshall
France 1 - Stephane Ochoiski / Daniel Poly
France 2 - Marc Chouillier / Gilles Grzeskowiak
Iceland - Tryggvi Erlingsson / Arnar Richardsson
Ireland 1 - Anthony Bonnar / Nigel Power
Ireland 2 - Shane Gorman / Stephen Merrigan
Ireland 3 - Alan Cusack / George O'Hara
Ireland 4 - Gerard Delaney / Brendan Thomas
Netherlands - Kevin Chan / Manon Melief
Poland - Małgorzata Sikorska / Piotr Murat
Russia 1 - Vladilen Avtukhovich / Mikhail Pechatnikov
Russia 2 - Vyacheslav Sorokin / Andrey Vill
Scotland 1 - Craig MacGillivray / James Rushforth
Scotland 2 - Colin McAlpine / Barry Campbell
UAE - Eissa Ali Alhashmi / Salim Ali Alsuwaidi
Wales 1 - Darren Morgan / Ian Sergeant
Wales 2 - Wayne Morgan / Derrick Hadigate

A good start for the England Ladies pairing of Hannah Jones and Maria Catalano is included in the report on the first days action from the IBSF:

http://www.ibsfnews.com/index.php?optio ... Itemid=182

The top 3 Irish teams are going really well, leading Groups A and B with +11 frame difference and second to Hong Kong in Group C. Not so good for the England teams, both on -4 in Groups E and F respectively. Wales 1 is on +2 in Group D whilst Wales 2 is on -6 in Group C.

Decent performance in Group B from Iran, currently on +6, with Amir Sarkosh being partnered by Soheil Vahedi, who is back from 2 years in the Iranian army.

India 1 and India 2 currently lead Group E and Group F respectively, whilst Australia's +2 currently good enough for 2nd in Group A.

A report on how the UAE teams are going, including wins for UAE 1 (Mohammad Shehab / Mohammad Al Joaker) against Wales 1 (Duane Jones / Alex Taubman) and Ireland 4 (Ryan Cronin / John Sutton), is here:

http://www.ibsfnews.com/index.php?optio ... Itemid=182

A close match in Group B saw Iran beat Ireland 2 by a 3-2 scoreline. Ireland 1 (David Hogan / Brendan O'Donoghue) meanwhile wrapped up their last match to finish with 18 frames won from 20 in the group stage.

In the Masters competition, Wales1 (Darren Morgan / Ian Sargeant) have won all 15 frames of snooker they've played, whilst the second Welsh pair of Wayne Morgan and Derek Hadigate lead Group D. Also doing well are England (Anthony Harris / Robert Marshall) and Scotland (Criag MacGillivray and James Rushforth), leading Group C and Group B respectively. Irish pairings meanwhile are in second place in every group.

In the Men's competition, Iran just edged Ireland 2 to take Group B. Other group winners were Group A - Ireland 1, Group C - Hong Kong 1, Group D - UAE 1, Group E - India 1, Group F - Pakistan.

The draw for the Last 18 (!) hasn't been published yet.

England pairing of Maria Catalano and Hannah Jones finished with the second best frame average in the Womens Groups, just behind Thailand's Amornrat Uamduang and Siraphat Chitchomnart, with Hong Kong pairings of Zoe Ng On Yee and So Man Yan, and Jaique Ip Wan In and Yu Ching in 3rd and 4th respectively. Other qualifiers for the Last 9 (!!) are Russia 1, India 2, India 1, Ireland 1 and Poland 2

Masters Last 12

Ireland 3 (Alan Cusack/Ger Delaney) 3 - 1 Iceland (Tryggvi Erlingsson/Arnar Richardsson), Ireland 3 to play Wales 1
Ireland 1 (Nigel Power/Anthony Bonnar) 3 - 0 Ireland 5 (Ernest McMullen/John Connolly), Ireland 1 to play England

Ireland 4 (George O'Hara/Brendan Thomas) 3 - 0 Ireland 2 (Shane Gorman/Stephen Merrigan), Ireland 4 to play Scotland 1
Belgium (Mario van Herk/Alain Vandersteen) 3 - 1 Scotland 2 (Colin McAlpine/Alex Coutts), Belgium to play Wales 2

Womens Last 9 match

India 2 (Chitra M/Varsha Sanjeev) 2 - 0 Poland 2 (Agata Czerwińska/Weronika Nowicka)

Quarter finals draw

Thailand (Amornrat Uamduang/Siraphat Chitchomnart) v India 2 (Chitra M/Varsha Sanjeev)
Russia 1 (Anastasia Nechaeva/Daria Sirotina) v Hong Kong 1 (Zoe Ng On Yee/So Man Yan)

Hong Kong 2 (Jaique Ip Wan In/Yu Ching) v India 1 (Arantxa Sanchis/Vidya Pillai)
England (Maria Catalano/Hannah Jones) 2 - 0 Ireland 1 (Michelle Sherwin/Claire Mill)

Mens Last 18 playoffs (bad news for Poland)

Ireland 7 (John O'Sullivan/Phillip Brown) 3 - 1 Poland 2 (Adam Stefanów/Mateusz Baranowski)
Hong Kong 2 (Chan Ka Kin/Steven Chau Hon Man) 3 - 2 Poland 3 (Krzysztof Wróbel/Patryk Masłowski)

Last 16 draw with some results

Ireland 1 (David Hogan/Brendan O'Donoghue) v Ireland 7 (John O'Sullivan/Phillip Brown)
Wales 1 (Duane Jones/Alex Taubman) 3 - 0 England 1 (Jeff Cundy/Nick Jennings)

Hong Kong 1 (Andy Lee Chun Wai/Raymond Fung Kwok Wai) v Ireland 5 (David Cassidy/Greg Casey)
Iran (Soheil Vahedi/Amir Sarkhosh) v India 2 (Shivam Arora/Shahbaaz Adil Khan)

Pakistan (Muhammad Asif/Muhammad Sajjad) v Poland 1 (Michał Zieliński/Kacper Filipiak)
India 1 (Manan Chandra/Brojesh Damani) 3 - 1 Australia (Adrian Ridley/Les Higgins)

Ireland 2 (Michael Judge/Robert Murphy) 3 - 0 Ireland 3 (Rodney Goggins/Josh Boileau)
UAE 1 (Mohamed Shehab/Mohammed Al Joaker) v Hong Kong 2 Hong Kong 2 (Chan Ka Kin/Steven Chau Hon Man)

Masters Quarter Finals

Ireland 3 (Alan Cusack/Ger Delaney) 3 - 2 Wales 1 (Darren Morgan/Ian Sergeant)
England (Anthony Harris/Robert Marshall) 3 - 2 Ireland 1 (Nigel Power/Anthony Bonnar)

Scotland 1 (Craig MacGillivray/James Rushforth) 3 - 1 Ireland 4 (George O'Hara/Brendan Thomas)
Belgium (Mario van Herk/Alain Vandersteen) 3 - 2 Wales 2 (Wayne Morgan/Derrick Hadigate)

remaining Womens Quarter Finals

India 2 (Chitra M/Varsha Sanjeev) 2 - 1 Thailand (Amornrat Uamduang/Siraphat Chitchomnart)
Hong Kong 1 (Zoe Ng On Yee/So Man Yan) 2 - 1 Russia 1 (Anastasia Nechaeva/Daria Sirotina)

India 1 (Arantxa Sanchis/Vidya Pillai) 2 - 1 Hong Kong 2 (Jaique Ip Wan In/Yu Ching), India 1 play England in the semi-finals

Mens Last 16 - remaining results

Ireland 1 (David Hogan/Brendan O'Donoghue) 3 - 1 Ireland 7 (John O'Sullivan/Phillip Brown)
Hong Kong 1 (Andy Lee Chun Wai/Raymond Fung Kwok Wai) 3 - 2 Ireland 5 (David Cassidy/Greg Casey)
Iran (Soheil Vahedi/Amir Sarkhosh) 3 - 2 India 2 (Shivam Arora/Shahbaaz Adil Khan)
Pakistan (Muhammad Asif/Muhammad Sajjad) 3 - 2 Poland 1 (Michał Zieliński/Kacper Filipiak)
UAE 1 (Mohamed Shehab/Mohammed Al Joaker) 3 - 1 Hong Kong 2 Hong Kong 2 (Chan Ka Kin/Steven Chau Hon Man)

Mens Quarter finals

Wales 1 (Duane Jones/Alex Taubman) 3 - 1 Ireland 1 (David Hogan/Brendan O'Donoghue)
Iran (Soheil Vahedi/Amir Sarkhosh) 3 - 2 Hong Kong 1 (Andy Lee Chun Wai/Raymond Fung Kwok Wai)

Pakistan (Muhammad Asif/Muhammad Sajjad) 3 - 0 India 1 (Manan Chandra/Brojesh Damani)
Ireland 2 (Michael Judge/Robert Murphy) 3 - 2 UAE 1 (Mohamed Shehab/Mohammed Al Joaker)

Masters Semi Finals

England (Anthony Harris/Robert Marshall) 3 - 1 Ireland 3 (Alan Cusack/Ger Delaney)
Belgium (Mario van Herk/Alain Vandersteen) 3 - 2 Scotland 1 (Craig MacGillivray/James Rushforth)

Womens Semi Finals

Hong Kong 1 (Zoe Ng On Yee/So Man Yan) 2 - 0 India 2 (Chitra M/Varsha Sanjeev)
India 1 (Arantxa Sanchis/Vidya Pillai) 2 - 1 England (Maria Catalano/Hannah Jones)

Mens Semi finals

Iran (Soheil Vahedi/Amir Sarkhosh) 3 - 2 Wales 1 (Duane Jones/Alex Taubman)

Pakistan (Muhammad Asif/Muhammad Sajjad) 3 - 2 Ireland 2 (Michael Judge/Robert Murphy)

So to the finals

Masters

England (Anthony Harris/Robert Marshall) 5 - 0 Belgium (Mario van Herk/Alain Vandersteen)

Womens

India 1 (Arantxa Sanchis/Vidya Pillai) 3 - 2 Hong Kong 1 (Zoe Ng On Yee/So Man Yan)

Mens

Pakistan (Muhammad Asif/Muhammad Sajjad) 5 - 3 Iran (Soheil Vahedi/Amir Sarkhosh)

(Asif 33-70(50) Sarkhosh; Sajjad 18-68 Vahedi; Doubles 9-74(58); Sajjad 88(83)-20 Sarkhosh; Asif 67(50)-11 Vahedi; Asif 87-15 Sarkhosh; Sajjad 75-43 Vahedi; Sajjad 58(51)-35 Sarkhosh)

Congratulations to the England, India and Pakistan teams !