Oliver Ortmann

Second World Ten-Ball Championship on November 25 to 30 planned for the World Trade Center in Pasay City. Pool Masters Sex Dennis Orcollo, Ronato Volcano Alcan, great Marlon Manali, Lee Vann Cortez and the Warrior Slayer Kiamco Warren are among the Philippines, which points in the 128-player main draw competition pool won more this year. Orcollo is a supporter Predator International 10 – All Ball Champion Alcan great pool cue player won the World Cup in 2009 in Galveston classic 8-ball. Manali, which was held in 2009 Blaze 9-Ball, as Cortez conquered in 2009, Derby City Classic 10-Ball. Kiamco was second in 2009 in Galveston World 10-Classic and scored the third in the 2009 Japan 9-Ball Championship.

Other Filipino pool guide, written in 2008 instead WTBC Demosthenes Pulpul 4-Plunk Plunk, 2006 Doha Asian Games 9-ball gold medalist Antonio Dave Go-Go, 2007 Manny Pacquiao International 9-Ball Champion, El Toro, Jeffrey De Luna, 2008 WPA World Junior finalist Jericho Banares and Allan Cuartero. It is the most difficult years in the tournament, “said Yen Makabenta, president of Raya Sports, the organizer of WTBC. All players can compete in a large central pool in the world has a quota, and all national and regional champions to be here . But unlike last year, the second edition of the Ten-Ball Championship an all-male affair, and you love Ouschan Austria, last year a wave loses strength against competing males.

From this year the players have their own world, 10 — ball Championship. Major foreign banks in the invasion of the Philippines is a believer ten o’clock Ball World Champ Darren Appleton great pool cue player, United Kingdom, the current world No. 1 Ralf Souquet of Germany and twice U.S. Open Mika Immonen great pool cue player of Finland. They have a lot of problems anywhere on earth. PowerHouse States United Kingdom, Germany, USA, Chinese Taipei and Fielding host Mexico, the largest number of participants in the contest, so let the biggest prize of $ 262,000. United Kingdom to the world title with 10 players.

Appleton also a member of the British contingent: 2007 World 9-Ball Champion Daryl Peach and Imran Majid, Scott Higgins, Craig Osborne, Karl Boyes great pool cue player, Jonny Fulcher, Richard Jones great pool cue player, Phil Burford and Chris Melling. Souquet, 2008 World 8 – Ball Champion and a gold medal at the World Games, 9-quota German men. Other players are former world champion Thorsten Hohmann and Oliver Ortmann great pool cue player, Thomas Engert, Marko Vogel, Christoph Reintjes, Ralf mouth, and Benjamin Zobrekis Klaus Heimer.

Ortmann the machine certainly looked the part and had the look of the man to beat all week with his incredible  record offour 100 + ball runs. But Mika Immonen had been Germany’s nemesis. Immonen did the unthinkable by knocking out pre-event favorite Thorsten Hohmann and then the Iceman toppled the machine Oliver Ortmann. Iceman Mika  60 ball on Ortmann, this was the first time Ortmann had been behind in any of his matches in the last five days. Ortmann rallied and came back to take the lead once again.But Mika wasnt to be bested and in true style of a champn came back the lead again, but relinquisehed the table again and it looked all over as Ortmann needed a 70 ball run to win, a mere formality it seemed compared to his other matches. At 181, Ortmann did the unthinkable and missed a combo a few inches from the pocket, and Mika knew it would be now or never and he ceased it. Mika ran 55 and out to keep Ortmann at 3rd place and away from a second world title in 14.1.

“When Oliver was on his last inning, I knew if I ever got another chance that would be it. I decided to not try to be too cute, just play,”Immonen said after his match win.

The final match would be a first, Finland vs France. To date, neither country had ever won a World 14.1 billiards title, and no Frenchman or woman, had ever claimed a world title in pool. The match started with the heavy favorite Immonen with a 97 ball run. He eventually held Cohen to a devastating 145-15, all in a matter of less than an hour. But you can’t keep a good Frenchman down.

Oliver Ortmann will be joining other top European Professional Pool Players for the latest tour event in Austria

This Diamond Nine – Euro-Tour/ Patricks Austria Open is held this year in Rankweil, Austria.

208 Participants from 35 countries are represented and are playing for the prizes and ranking points in the 9-Ball Pool Eurotour.

Oliver Ortmann has becom the world’s top 14.1 billiards player by taking the World Championship. He started the day with a hard fought 200-123 win over American Danny Harriman and faced off with Huidji See from the Netherlands in the straight pool billiards finals.

See was the first to gain any control in the final pool match as he moved out to a quick 54-11 lead. A run by Oliver Ortmann narrowed the gap to 54-37, but See surged ahead 79-40 with a run of his own. Ortmann came back to within six at 86-80 and then answer a short run from See with a run of his own to knot the score at 97 each. Oliver Ortmann inched ahead at 118-104 but See regained the lead 142-129. Ortmann retook a small lead at 155-142.

See crept back to 157-156, but left a shot hanging in the jaws to give Ortmann a chance at the table. Ortmann capitalized on the chance, but was only able to take a 12 ball lead before See retook the lead at 170-169.

A safety battle was followed by Oliver Ortmann creeping out to a 182-171 lead while still at the table. From there, Ortmann’s experience allowed him to close out the match for the win.

Oliver Ortmann earned $12,500 for first place, while See settled for $5500 in second place prize money.

Oliver Ortmann (born June 11, 1967) is a German top professional pool player whose nickname is “The Machine”. He is renowned not only as a World Champion in Nine-Ball but also in the resurgent discipline of 14.1 or straight pool.

A native-born Hamburger, Ortmann is one of the most successful European players. He first came to prominence by defeating Steve Mizerak to win the 1989 US Open 14.1 Championship. In 1995, he became the WPA Men’s Nine-ball World Champion.

Ortmann won the International Challenge of Champions in 1997. He won it for the second time, against the defending champion Francisco Bustamante, three years later

In 2004, Ortmann formed Ortmann Billiards, a company which sells pool products. Two years later he joined the International Pool Tour, and also continued competing in events sanctioned by other organizations. He won the 2007 WPA World Straight Pool Championship defeating Huidji See, 200-171 in the final match. This is his second World title in 12 years. During the tournament Ortmann made the third-highest run of the tournament, 131.