ANDERNOS - With a total prize amount of 52,000 euros, Kozoom has put another Challenge Cup on the calendar for this spring. All top European players have been invited to take part in the preliminary rounds, which will be played with 24 players in 8 qualification groups. The tournament, in cooperation with the European federation CEB, offers 16 days of competition. The format is the same as last year: 3 players in one group, playing to 18 sets of ten caroms (6 sets per day). The Challenge will be played at the Kozoom headquarters in Andernos, France, near Bordeaux.
The first edition of the Kozoom Challenge was won by the Spaniard Ruben Legazpi last year.
The 24 players and the groups:
Poule A (22, 23, 24 March):
Dick Jaspers
Can Capak
Peter Ceulemans
Poule B (22, 23, 24 March 2022):
Dani Sanchez
Rui Costa
Michael Nilsson
Pool C 12, 13, 14 April 2022):
Marco Zanetti
Ruben Legazpi
Arnim Kahofer
Pool D 12, 13, 14 April 2022):
Tayfun Tasdemir
Nikos Polychronopoulos
Roland Forthomme
Pool E (18, 19, 20 May 2022):
Eddy Merckx
Semih Sayginer
Jérôme Barbeillon
Poule F (18, 19, 20 May 2022):
Martin Horn
Jérémy Bury
Gwendal Maréchal
Pool G (8, 9, 10 June 2022):
Murat Naci Coklu
Dion Nelin
Therese Klompenhouwer
Pool H (8, 9, 10 June 2022):
Lütfi Cenet
Torbjörn Blomdahl
Ivan Mayor.