The World championship on "the Combined pyramid": tournament of paradoxes (№1 (19) from March, 25th, 2009)

TO THE FIRST COCKS …

… World championship games in a literal sense proceeded. As the beginning of tournament instead of the planned 11 mornings was postponed to 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Unavailability of tables became the reason. It is difficult to accuse organizers of tournament of it, more likely, lessors of the premise, started collectors in a hall only in 4 o'clock in the morning have unfairly arrived. And eight tables all the same it is not enough for 64 participants, after all some meetings lasted for four-five hours. As a result in the first day of the championship last blows on spheres were put at two o'clock in the morning, in the second played till three o'clock, and the semifinal meeting has ended at o'clock in the morning. In this situation it was possible to sympathise and to sportsmen who have been compelled to wait for an exit to a table hours, and the judges which working day proceeded for 12–15 hours – standing and with the maximum concentration of attention.

DEFEATS OF LEADERS AND UNEXPECTED BREAKS

On «the Combined pyramid» it is possible to name the first championship tournament of wreck of titans. Judge. Alexander Palamar (Ukraine), last year become by the owner of a cup of the world in this game, now has not entered even into 16 strongest, having lost to the fellow countryman Evgenie Talovu. The silver prize-winner of the same cup of Kanybek Sagynbaev (Киргизстан) in sixteen left, but there too could not overcome Russian Pavel Mehovova. Could not apply for a victory and Daniel Bogushevsky (Russia) occupying the third step of a pedestal in last year. He has lost in контровой to strong contender Kanybeku Sagyndykovu (Kazakhstan). And eyewitnesses say that to Daniel, by and large, simply has not carried. In контровой parties at its opponent has fallen two "fools", and with good robbery. It also has turned a game outcome. Has not passed in 1/8 and Jury Pashchin- ский, suffered defeat from Zuhredina Hashimova (Uzbekistan). The Uzbek sportsman, by words специиалистов, became original opening of tournament. In game with titled Pashchinsky it has concentrated all forces, played very much with concentration, and as a result has won 5:3.

At the same time on the foreground there were sportsmen on whom throughout last years already practically did not stake as on winners. Yaroslav Vinokur, the champion of the world-2003 became one of such billiard-players. It already did not leave so a long time in leaders, what even its participation in a command for this tournament was under the big question, and in Almaty Yaroslav has received the ticket literally at the last minute. And here here it has shown the best form, confidently and stably moving ahead on a tournament grid and having reached the ending.

SMALL FEAT OF THE FINN

To Mark Kopponen (Finland) participates in tournaments on a pyramid with an enviable regularity. In Almaty this player has made a small sports feat. In game with Edward Chenom (Uzbekistan) in the third party it in blood has broken a finger about a table, but despite it played not simply adequately, and is excellent. In контровой parties at the account 7:6 in favour of the contender he has put two most beautiful spheres and has won. In sports career of Kopponena it really a turning-point, after all before this game, participating in tournaments on a pyramid, it never fell outside the limits selection round: has arrived, two games has lost, villages on places for spectators. After the termination of a victorious match the doctor bandaged to Mark a finger, and it was shone by such genuine happiness that seemed that he has won at least the championship.

THE MOST SCANDALOUS MATCH

It is possible to "award" with such title a meeting for an exit in Pavel Mehovova's 1/4 endings and Kanybeka Sagynbaeva. Scandalousness notes were showed practically at once. In one of the first parties at machine Sagynbaev use has touched with it a sphere on a table, but the judge has let out this moment from a kind. It was necessary to the main judge of tournament Alexander Kokuninu to change the arbitrator at a table. With variable success the meeting slid to the ending, on a board already there was an account 4:4, and the whole performance of one actor here was played. Before robbery of last party the judge has specified at players who will break. In the general opinion, Mehovov should put the first blow.

Pavel has approached to a table, has waited pyramid installations, помелил кий, has risen in a rack, has concentrated … Time there was … Pavel has struck blow, and биток it has appeared in a billiard pocket. And only during this moment the Kirghiz sportsman has jumped from a place and has declared what to break, it appears, Pavel, and it should not! Uniform scandal has begun. Сагынбаев demanded to change robbery, however judge Jury Pikalov has refused to fulfil this requirement, motivating the decision with that Kanybeka had enough time to declare the protest before blow drawing by its contender. However Sagynbaev was not appeased, and its beginnings to support a hall. To calm the sportsman and spectators Alexander Kokunin who has upheld the decision of the judge has tried and offered to the representative of delegation of Kirghizia to write the official protest. Eventually the indignant sportsman the president of federation of billiard sports of Kazakhstan has tried to bring to reason Ansar Karaneev who has told: «Be the man, Kanybek! Suffer, time so it has turned out!» . Only after that the match has proceeded. Pavel Mehovov throughout all scandal was quiet and simply waited for the decision of judges. However on it strangenesses of a meeting have not ended. At the party account 5:5 sportsmen have started to recoup and be very cautious, everyone very much wished to win this match and in vain did not risk. Che - реда отыгрышей it was tightened, and here the Kirghiz sportsman has committed an error and has made wrong отыгрыш. On a shelf of the Russian the additional sphere, 6:5 has laid down. Have again begun отыгрыши. Eventually Kanybek has risked, has struck, but the sphere has risen in an angular billiard pocket. It seemed, the meeting result is solved. But here all were waited by one more unpleasant surprise. Passing by a table to the place, Sagynbaev … a finger has put a sphere aboard. Not clearly, on what the sportsman counted, round a table stood bo - лельщики, the feint in any case would not remain not noticed. And it has turned out. The judge has appointed at once the penalty for a sphere contact. On what Sagynbaev on a blue eye has declared: «I touched nothing!» . Zachehljaja кий, he has loudly declared, whether that it condemn - for hundred percent … As they say, without comments …

And to Pavel Mehovovu, with honour left unpleasant position, that day it was necessary to play two more meetings. It has easily and easy beaten 5:2 Kanybeka Sagyndykova (Kazakhstan) and left in a semi-final on Yaroslav Vinokura. The meeting with ukra - инским the sportsman was gave to it not easily. The Ukrainian has finished the account of a meeting to 4:1, however the Russian could catch up with it. Kontro - вая the party was very strained, and Pavel has conceded only in last sphere, thereby it having appeared on the third step of a pedestal. The season of 2007 at Mehovova, the champion of the world-2006, was frankly failure as often happens after victories on large tournaments. But in Almaty, according to experts, Pavel has again shown the best form and has divided the third step of a pedestal with Emilem Mudarisovym (Kazakhstan).

MUCH FOR THE FIRST TIME

The World championship final on «the Combined pyramid» between Alihanom Karaneevym (Kazakhstan) and Yaroslav Vinokurom (Ukraine) lasted about two hours and has ended with a victory of Alihana Karaneeva 6:0. For the first time for all history of billiard sports the victory has been gained dry, and for the first time the 17-year-old young man became the world champion. A republic management, having highly appreciated merits of the young sportsman, has entrusted it honour to bear Olympic fire on one of stages which will pass in Almaty.

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Irina Polevaja