WNT Ranking event-Helsinki Open (1-4August), Prize Fund 50,000 Euros

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Warm up ranking event for European Open major next week (6-11 Aug). Except many big names not playing
FSR headlines the field together with half dozen 800s. Also in the mix are couple of old folks home boy Mika, Ralf and possibly the only female, Seo Seoa.

Brackets
https://cuescore.com/tournament/bracket/?id=46281961
https://cuescore.com/tournament/TAOM+MAXRACK+Nineball+Helsinki+Open/46281961

Youtube live stream
https://www.youtube.com/@billiardtube2022
https://www.youtube.com/@MatchroomPool1


Format
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Prizes
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Finnish pool player here, sadly didn't have the chance to go watch this live. Will be rooting for all of our countrymen :D

Fargo-wise the best ones around the 770-790 range are (in no particular order) Mika Immonen, Jani Uski, Casper Matikainen, Petri Makkonen and Kim Laaksonen, out of which only Kim isn't in this event. After those, the next best ones around 730-750 are Jere Virtaranta and Jani Siekkinen. Then a large bunch of 680-730s.

Due of the sheer number of Finns in the event (~60% of participants), surely some of those 680-730s will make it to the 32cup, and maybe even 16cup if matched against eachother, but there's pretty much just those five 770-790's who have a realistic chance of finishing deep.
 
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Free Live Streams on about 10 tables. ALL matches are streamed.
Pretty impressive for small ranking event like this. If only Matchroom would also stream all matches on all tables on their major events (instead of just 2 to 3 tables) :LOL:

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TAOM MAXRACK Nineball

Players must be ready to play their match 15 minutes before the scheduled match time. Races to: Race to 9-11, loser side race to 8 (LQ 9) Tables: 12 x Predator Apex 9ft Break rules: Alternative break, Matchroom break box, opponents racks Structure: Matchroom professional players will be...
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Oikawa said:
Finnish pool player here, sadly didn't have the chance to go watch this live. Will be rooting for all of our countrymen :D

Fargo-wise the best ones around the 770-790 range are (in no particular order) Mika Immonen, Jani Uski, Casper Matikainen, Petri Makkonen and Kim Laaksonen, out of which only Kim isn't in this event. After those, the next best ones around 730-750 are Jere Virtaranta and Jani Siekkinen. Then a large bunch of 680-730s.

Due of the sheer number of Finns in the event (~60% of participants), surely some of those 680-730s will make it to the 32cup, and maybe even 16cup if matched against eachother, but there's pretty much just those five 770-790's who have a realistic chance of finishing deep.
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There is also 15 yo Riku, the youngest ever to reach last 16 of Matchroom major (UK Open)
 
Poolmanis said:
Riku is now 18.. Time flies. He won last week 14.1 and 8-ball European championships U19. Came 5th 9-ball and 10-ball.
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Are you sure he's not 16 or so? I looked around for his birthday and couldn't find it, but working from articles he's not 18 yet.
 
Bob Jewett said:
Are you sure he's not 16 or so? I looked around for his birthday and couldn't find it, but working from articles he's not 18 yet.
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Yes. I checked and he is still 16. Turns 17 in November. I don't know why he did not play U17 events too then in European Championships..
 
Poolmanis said:
Yes. I checked and he is still 16. Turns 17 in November. I don't know why he did not play U17 events too then in European Championships..
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because the cut off is December 31. So anyone turning 17 this year can't play in that division.
 
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Considering that ~60% of the participants are finnish, not a single one of them qualified to the 32-cup from the winners side. Not too promising
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Poolmanis said:
My hopes were 4 Finnish players would get in Last 16. Uski, Makkonen, Casper and Riku. I thought probably 3 would get in. Riku did also put Uski out..
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I also predicted 4 finns in top16. Now just hope Riku wins the whole thing, would be a great boost for his career.
 
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