Moritz Neuhausen (Taka Wu/Matchroom Multi Sport) Moritz Neuhausen claimed his first-ever Matchroom title in emphatic fashion delivering a flawless 7-0 victory over former champion Francisco Sanchez Ruiz to be crowned the 2025 IFX Payments Premier League Pool winner Hosted for the first time at Hills Hotel in Sarajevo in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Sarajevo Canton the Premier League Pool showcased eight days of high-level competition culminating in a dominant performance from the young German star The battle for the final semi-final spot was fiercely contested between Jayson Shaw with Yapp leading the race at the start of the day a dramatic hill-hill showdown between Neuhausen and Yapp saw the German reignite his chances Neuhausen then faced Shaw in his final Stage Three match delivering a crucial 5-2 victory to clinch the last spot in the semi-finals but a missed bank shot on the 6-ball proved costly The German capitalised with a relentless charge levelling the match at 5-5 before producing a clinical rack run to reach the hill Neuhausen closed out the match with another flawless clearance securing his first-ever Premier League Pool final appearance the Spaniard’s stay at the table was brief allowing Neuhausen to stretch his lead to 5-0 A tense safety battle followed in the sixth rack methodically clearing the table to reach the hill Neuhausen executed a brilliant safety on the 2-ball completing a flawless clearance to seal a stunning 7-0 triumph Neuhausen racked up an impressive 127 match wins and in his final showdown against a former champion he not only claimed the Premier League Pool title but also etched his name into Matchroom history with his first-ever major title Go to discussion... 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Site design by GRIN tech Germany’s Moritz Neuhausen capped off an undefeated run through a field of 128 players to win the Turning Stone Classic XXXIX held at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona Neuhausen got things underway with back to back 9-0 shutouts against tour regulars Bob Lewis and Holden Chin “The Giant Killer” Jeremy Sossei was up next and he took Neuhausen to the hill at 8-8 before Neuhausen could put him away Neuhausen’s next match was against a newcomer on the pro scene until Neuhausen finally clawed his way ahead late in the match It still came down to hill-hill before a missed 4-ball by Alnar resulted in a 9-8 win over Neuhausen As if back to back hill-hill matches wasn’t enough stress for the young German New York’s Aaron Greenwood also took him to hill-hill before Neuhausen pocketed the final 9-ball for the match win Neuhausen then made quick work for Christoph Neumayer (9-4) to setup the hot-seat match against Mika Immonen with notables wins over Canadian Champion Erik Hjorliefson American Young Gun Lukas Fracasso-Verner and young Filipino hotshot Michael Baoanan with neither player able to build more than a two rack lead Neuhausen got to the hill first at 8-6 and went on to close Immonen out at 9-6 Immonen dispatched with Baoanan 9-6 and the rematch with Neuhausen in the finals was underway Neuhausen quickly built a 6-2 lead and looked to be in complete control at 9-3 but Immonen didn’t win two US Open 9-Ball Championship titles by rolling over when he trailed in a match Immonen win five straight racks to get back to win one at 9-8 Then it was Neuhausen’s turn to take control of the match as he won three racks to take the hill at 12-8 as he won three straight to get within one again at 12-11 but an early scratch in the 24th rack by Immonen was his last trip to the table and Neuhausen ran out for the 13-11 win Go to discussion... Jayson Shaw and Robbie Capito sit at the top of the table after an impressive opening day each securing three wins while dropping just seven racks Shaw wasted no time in his pursuit of redemption The Brit opened with two commanding victories conceding just four racks in total against Moritz Neuhausen and Duong Quoc Hoang He then rounded off a perfect start with a 5-3 win over Tyler Styer in a highly anticipated Mosconi Cup clash UK Open champion Robbie Capito made a stunning debut His campaign began in dramatic fashion as he edged past AJ Manas capitalising on a costly scratch in the final rack to clear up with a 3-9 combo He followed it up with dominant performances against Sanjin Pehlivanovic and Edward Koyongian securing his spot at the top alongside Shaw Defending champion Shane Van Boening also made a strong start securing three wins but falling just short of the top due to a higher number of racks lost The American was pushed to the limit in a hill-hill thriller against Pijus Labutis before finding his rhythm with convincing wins over Kledio Kaçi and former PLP champion Francisco Sánchez Ruiz reigning Hanoi Open champion Johann Chua positioned himself in third place after a solid opening day The Filipino star picked up three victories and Pijus Labutis as he hunts for another Matchroom title Another standout debut came from Kledio Kaçi The younger Kaçi made an early statement by edging out his older brother and World Championship runner-up Eklent Kaçi 5-4 He followed it up with a win over Bui Truong but fell short against Van Boening preventing him from climbing higher up the table It was a tough start for Vietnam’s Duong Quoc Hoang and Bui Truong who remain winless at the bottom of the table after a challenging opening day in their first PLP They are joined by hometown favourite Sanjin Pehlivanovic who despite thriving in the European Open Pool Championship losing to Aloysius Yapp and PLP debutants Robbie Capito and Moritz Neuhausen The 2025 IFX Premier League Pool returns on Friday, 21 March from 12 CEST on WNT TV, along with Viaplay, Rigour, and Nova. Find where you can watch in your country here. Don’t miss the chance to catch the action as the 2025 IFX Premier League Pool unfolds in Sarajevo – Spectator tickets available here! You can track the action on all 183 matches at Premier League Pool via the WNT Live Scores website here. For all the latest updates, follow Matchroom Pool on Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, and YouTube Semi Pro Open 9-Ball and Predator’s Junior American Series Championships conclude  day-into-night action in four separate tournaments at the 2024 International Open in St all came to a conclusion yesterday (Friday) when Singapore’s Aloysius Yapp successfully defended the 9-ball title he first earned at the 2023 International Open in Norfolk Yapp went undefeated through the 128-entrant field four each in double and single elimination phases of the tournament and defeated Germany’s ‘rising star,’ Moritz Neuhausen in the finals Ramon Alvarado and Justin Mawyin fought a double-hill match in the finals to earn (to the best of our knowledge) his first major title In the 2024 Predator Junior American Series Championships Lazaro Martinez III went undefeated and bested Joey Tate in the finals to claim the 16-entrant it was likely to have been among the last events at which Tate will be an ‘official’ junior competitor Eight young women competed for the 19U Girls title and it was 13-year-old Jordan Helfrey who went undefeated to claim that title in a winners’ side semifinal and final of that event It should also be noted that as we prepare to tell you a little more about how the Open 9-Ball tournament played out at the end want to take a break from reading it to catch the live-streaming events of the $4,000-added which was scheduled to begin at noon today (Friday) in the Simonis Aramith TV Arena with a match between Canada’s John Morra and Hong Kong’s Robbie Capito Open semifinalist Pijus Labutis will square off against Lee Van Corteza Shane Van Boening will take on Roberto Gomez and in ‘prime time’ (8:15) Open champion Aloysius Yapp will battle world champion Fedor Gorst At tables surrounding the Arena (also available via PayPerView through the International Open Web site) 42 competitors will begin a series of round robin ‘flights’ leading to an eventual single-elimination bracket of 16 in the $30,000-added International Straight Pool Open (formerly Peter Burrow’s American 14.1 Straight Pool Championships) back to the last three matches of the International 9-Ball Open It has been a relatively quiet year for its event champion Aloysius Yapp with the distinction traceable to the fact that while 2023 was his best (recorded with us) earnings year at the tables since he first showed up on AZBilliards’ radar a dozen years ago he chalked up only two fewer cash payout appearances in 2024 Yapp appears to have an affinity for the fall season as all four of his event victories in the last two years He won the inaugural Battle of the Bull in October of 2023 and his first International 9-Ball Open title later that month spilling over into the first week in November He was a member of the Asian team that captured the inaugural Reyes Cup in Manila last month and won his second International Open 9-Ball title last night not given to even the slightest display of overt enthusiasm or frustration He goes about his business as if the skills he brings to shooting pool are as straight-forward and simple as preparing his own breakfast though none of his eight opponents would likely argue with his skill concentration or focus on the tasks at hand His eight-match march to the title began in the double-elimination phase of the tournament with four wins only the first of which appeared to be a proverbial ‘breeze.’ He got by Michael Yednak 10-2 in his opening round and backed that up with a ‘less breezy’ 10-7 victory over Corey Deuel Boznia-Herzegovina’s Sanjin Pehlivanovic almost sidetracked Yapp’s path to single elimination with a double-hill challenge in the third round Poland’s Wiktor Zielinski almost got that close in the final winners’ side qualifying round but Yapp persevered and downed him 10-8 to move on to single elimination did get sidetracked to the loss side in his quest for the title Following victories over Stefan Sprangers (7) Neuhausen sent John Morra over (6) and then ran into one of the event’s ‘most likely to succeed’ candidates in the last winners’ side qualifying round Filler entered the single-elimination phase of the event with a 10-7 win as Neuhausen packed ‘light’ for what would be his only chance on the loss side to qualify for advancement Neuhausen drew USA Mosconi Cup team member who’d started his loss-side trip by eliminating Corey Deuel 10-2  (no ‘mean’ feat no matter how you look at it) and then defeated Ukraine’s Vitaliy Patsura 10-8 to draw Neuhausen but Neuhausen edged out it front to win it 10-8 and was in Yapp opened the single-elimination phase of his title journey with victories over Kledio Kaci (8) and Bulgaria’s Georgi Georgiev (6) and drew the Netherland’s BCA Hall of Famer began his single-elimination trip by almost being eliminated Greece’s Alex Kazakis handed him a double-hill challenge in that opening round had a much easier time defeating Carlo Biado 10-5 and drew Lithuania’s Pijus Labutis in the other semifinal but some drama the International 9-Ball Open’s Final Four have at it PA’s PNC Bank launched a television marketing campaign in March that advertises their services as “Brilliantly Boring since 1865.” The campaign emphasizes that being ‘boring’ (in banking The final four matches of the 9-Ball Open were anything but boring especially for those pool enthusiasts who understand the game well and can appreciate the back-and-forth of each pair of turns at the table for two competitors vying for a title with a hefty prize package; like baseball enthusiasts who like nothing better than watching what some spectators might find ‘boring’ as the fundamental pitcher/batter duel plays out in a game that ends with a 1-0 score All three final matches had that PNC Bank marketing campaign’s characteristic of being smart steady The most significant ‘drama’ of the five hours+ came in the semifinal match between Yapp and Feijen for which Neuhausen set an immediate ‘tone’ by winning the first three games Labutis got on the board by winning the fourth but Neuhausen came right back to win the next two they traded racks back and forth through the next five close enough to maintain a ‘comeback’ possibility Neuhausen won the next three and Labutis conceded the 9-ball in the final rack The Yapp/Feijen match was another story altogether both in terms of the game play itself and spectator interest in the ongoing ‘drama’ of Feijen’s very appearance in the semifinals Feijen had qualified for single-elimination play by downing Jayson Shaw in the last Good-sized crowd in the Arena for this match many of whom had spent a lot of standing-room-only time watching Feijen defeat Filler at one of the outside-of-the-TV-Arena tables There was a definite ‘buzz’ of anticipation in the very air as the event’s defending champion squared off against something of a fan-favorite ‘dark horse.’ Feijen won the third and Yapp came back to win the next two Fiejen mounted a four-rack run which excited the crowd Shooting at the next two balls in racks #9 and #10 Yapp accidentally dropped the 9-ball twice A mild shot at the 2-ball in rack 9 was successful The two traded racks that left Fiejen in the lead at 7-6 Yapp popped the crowd’s anticipation ‘balloon’ by winning four straight and advancing to the finals More measured and deliberate game play leads to a ‘run away’ win for Yapp in the finals inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame in 1989 at 35) and Mark Wilson were in the stream booth for the final and before Yapp broke the first rack he was enthusiastically and definitively predicting the win for him had a tendency to reveal overt signs of both exuberant enthusiasm and demonstrable frustration which cost him at various points throughout the match He’ll learn.” Sigel would later articulate the opinion that in pool matches racing to 13 nothing very ‘telling’ was likely to happen until one or the other of the contestants hit double-digits Yapp won the first two and the last four games of the final Neuhausen got on the board with a modest three-pack after Yapp had taken the early 2-0 lead It would give Neuhausen his one and only lead Yapp tied it at 3-3 and then went on a ‘five-pack’ run that put him ahead 8-3 (the point Neuhausen checked in with two that brought the score to a presumably manageable for Neuhausen 8-5 before Yapp went on his match/tournament ending run of four to earn his second straight International 9-Ball Open title Go to discussion... Photo Credit all images: Annie Forrest If you’ve ever lived in NYC in the past few years there’s a chance you may have been familiar with the NYT critically acclaimed ‘Secret Loft’ series an underground party that began in a refurbished Brooklyn auto garage Spearheaded by longtime friends Alex Neuhausen and Lilly Wolfson they build this event series to be regarded as something iconic within the Big Apple They’ve also announced a string of highly anticipated shows to kick things off including the Nervous Records birthday party with Josh Wink & more on 2/24 Eli Escobar will take over the decks for a special all nighter that is a can’t miss then wheat-pasted the whole thing to our wall and shellacked it with gloss I hope that people who come here sense that they’re in a place where creative risk-taking is possible.” “our opening season cocktail menu features clever and delicious twists on popular classics and there will be themed cocktails paired with various events.” For example their upcoming party CIRCE features hypnotic deep house tracks and mythical Greek vibes and will be paired with the “Immortal Potion” an entrancing fizzy cocktail – a twist on a spicy margarita topped with strawberries and champagne No detail has been spared in the creation of SILO with the founders giving the utmost care to the caliber of the artists The club strives to promote gender equality and features community programming to make SILO a welcoming addition to its neighborhood Alex adds “we want to be a home for a scene We want to be the spot that 20 years from now people say ‘I was there and saw so and so spin their first set in the front room of SILO.” the game's most advanced cue maker is proud to announce the signing of rising star Moritz Neuhausen to our team of Professional Players and Brand Ambassadors Cuetec continues with its commitment to supporting the sport and players globally the two-time Junior World 9-Ball Champion has quickly made his presence known on the professional scene producing consistent deep runs in the game's most prestigious events and effortlessly transitioning from junior champion to touring professional "We've been following Moritz for some time now and since 2017 we've thought of him as one of the most exciting up and coming junior players in our sport," said Cuetec Brand Manager Brett Garson "The way he sees and processes the game is just incredible – and is far beyond his age He's a terrific young talent and young man." Neuhausen's passion for billiards ignited at the early age of 8 and his relentless pursuit of excellence has already vaulted him to numerous junior victories on both the national and international stage His performances have garnered attention and admiration from both fans and professionals alike "I am thrilled and honored to become a part of the Cuetec Team I am in love with my new equipment and it's a dream to play alongside the likes of Shane Van Boening Cuetec's values and dedication to progressing the sport compliments my own hopes and dreams and I am confident that their support will help propel me to next level Cuetec and the entire team are equally excited to welcome Moritz to the Cuetec family "This new partnership continues to reflect Cuetec's commitment to nurturing emerging talent and we are delighted to welcome Moritz to the family," said Cuetec's president and founder Jones Chang dedication and passion for the game make him an invaluable addition to our team We look forward to supporting him as he embarks on this next chapter in his life." Look for Moritz next at Nineball's Spanish Open where he'll get a proper welcome from his new teammates and then at the World Cup of Pool as he partners with fellow country man Joshua Filler representing Germany CONTACT:Brett GarsonImperial 1-800-526-6261[email protected]www.cuetec.com Do not sell or share my personal information: Moritz Neuhausen is the latest entrant in the WNT Winners’ Circle after landing the CueLees Connecticut 9-ball Open – beating Chang Yu-Lung 13-6 in the final to secure a maiden WNT Ranking title LATEST WNT RANKINGS The 19-year-old German delivered an incredible tournament at US 1 Billiards & Bar in New Haven defeating the likes of five-time US Open champion Shane Van Boening 11 Ko Ping Chung and a phenomenal 9-0 whitewashing of European Open champion David Alcaide – with seven consecutive break and run-outs to boot Defeat to Carlo Biado last weekend in the Raxx Pool Room Open was the motivation to spur Neuhausen on with success in Connecticut capping off a fantastic fortnight in the United States The $15,000 top prize moves the German prodigy into the WNT top 16 and Mosconi Cup contention for Team Europe where a strong run at the US Open Pool Championship – with action getting underway from 10:00am ET Monday 25th September on DAZN in the United States – could see him secure the second automatic spot in December’s historic 30th edition of the trans-atlantic tussle Chang Yu-Lung showed the stacked 126-man field what he was made of en-route to the final Wins over Team USA Mosconi Cup hopeful Billy Thorpe European Open runner-up Anton Raga and WNT No 4 Mario He lead the Chinese Taipei star to $8,200 WNT Ranking Points Van Boening carried the flag for the US – the only American to go beyond the last 16 before falling to Neuhausen in the semi-final SVB’s brilliance was showcased with a magnificent 10-0 thrashing of Lee Van Corteza – featuring eight break and run-outs Tied on five titles at the US Open with the legendary Earl Strickland a top-four finish puts the South Dakota Kid in strong-stead for a shot at the title in Atlantic City The signature Matchroom multi-table and oldest major in the sport, the US Open Pool Championship takes place at Harrah’s Resort, Atlantic City, USA from September 25-30 where Francisco Sanchez Ruiz will look to defend his title. The SVB Junior Open will return on September 28-29 with full information and available entries open to Juniors aged 17 and under here Buy your tickets here from $25. The Turning Stone Classic XL is underway at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona NY with a field of 128 made up of top pros and the best regional players from the Northeast and Canada Defending champion Moritz Neuhausen is in attendance  and will be looking for this second Turning Stone Classic title Neuhausen will have his hands full with a field that includes Jayson Shaw Another top player who the fans are looking forward to seeing is Russia’s Ruslan Chinahov Chinahov has been away from the game for a couple years now but is making his return to American pool in 2025 Fans who can’t make it Verona, can watch select matches online at https://www.facebook.com/UpStateAL and real time brackets can be found online at https://digitalpool.com/tournaments/turning-stone-classic-xl Go to discussion... The Turning Stone Classic XL got underway on January 9th with its usual field of 128 players made up of top pros and the best regional players from the Northeast and Canada this event has been thought of as “belonging” to Eagle Eye Jayson Shaw who has won this title a record nine times Some fans were boasting online that it was an “even money” bet to take Shaw against the field of 127 other players That field of 127 other players included Mika Immonen Shaw lived up to those fans expectations early going undefeated for his first four rounds of play An early 9-2 win over Russian Ruslan Chinahov looked to be a good omen for Shaw The fifth round of play changed things though as 2007 Champion Lee Vann Corteza made quick work of Shaw 9-4 Also looking strong was reigning Champion Germany’s Moritz Neuhausen who’s fifth round 9-2 win over German transplant to New York Christoph Neumayer Canadians Danny Hewitt and Jesse Piercey filled out the top four unbeaten spots in the brackets while Neuhausen had quite a bit more trouble with Hewitt before dispatching him hill-hill Corteza then took the hot-seat with a 9-6 win over Neuhausen Neuhausen’s time on the one loss side was not very long after his hot-seat loss as he handed Neumayer another 9-2 loss to setup the rematch between the two former champions Neuhausen and Corteza in the finals The final match was another true battle with both champions looking to earn their second career Turning Stone titles but Neuhausen knotted things back up at 3-3 very quickly Neuhausen took his first lead with a 9-ball break for a 6-5 lead but Corteza fought back to regain the lead at 9-8 Corteza took control of things from there and earned a 13-10 win for Turning Stone Classic Title #2 Go to discussion... Day two at the Derby City Classic is complete and the Bigfoot 10-Ball event has finished the first round of play cutting its field down to just eight players While day one had little as far as major upsets Fans should have known the day would be a surprising one when the first match of the day saw Peru’s Gerson Martinez eliminate “The South Dakota Kid” Shane Van Boening Martinez came out of the gate with a three rack lead but Van Boening quickly made up that lead and it looked like it would be another typical Van Boening win Martinez dominated the later stage of the match though The second match of the day saw American Tyler Styer face off against “Hollywood” Moritz Neuhausen The Bigfoot table is known for not being kind to rookie players and that was the case in this first match for Styer on the 10 foot monster Neuhausen was much more comfortable and cruised to a 10-5 win The next big surprise of the day came in round three when Lithuanian Pijus Labutis eliminated Fedor Gorst While Gorst did make more errors than the fans expect to see from this champion the story of this one was more about how well Labutis played on the 10 footer The final match of the night saw “The Lion” Alex Pagulayan make quick work of Ukrainian Vitaliy Patsura Patsura had just finished a marathon Bank Pool match and was then whisked away to the 10 footer to play 10-ball against Pagulayan who took full advantage of the delayed start time That comfort was obvious as Pagulayan calmed controlled the table for the duration of the 10-2 match Today’s action on the Diamond 10 footer will see round two action with the following matches… 1:00 pm EST – Lee Vann Corteza vs Roberto Gomez 3:30 pm EST – Joshua Filler vs Ruslan Chinakov 7:00 pm EST – Gerson Martinez vs Moritz Neuhausen 9:30 pm EST – Pijus Labutis vs Alex Pagulayan The Bank Pool division is starting to get interesting with the field cut down to 83 players but that 83 players includes just about every notable player in the Bank Pool world the One Pocket division kicks off on Sunday morning with 400 players looking to make 8 balls in their pocket before their opponent does Follow all of the action online at http://results.derbycityclassic.com, and watch the PPV action from the 10 footer today at http://www.digitalpool.net/diamond/ Go to discussion... and Jayson Shaw now sit at the top of the leaderboard Capito maintains his lead by the slimmest of margins with just a two-rack difference keeping Neuhausen in second place PURCHASE SPECTATOR TICKETS HERE Capito’s six-match winning streak was finally snapped by Kledio Kaçi who handed the Hong Kong star his first defeat of the tournament Capito bounced back with a crucial victory over Francisco Sanchez Ruiz but suffered another setback against Pijus Labutis Neuhausen continued his impressive climb up the table following his three-match win streak on Day Two He opened the day with a commanding 5-2 win over Labutis before suffering a setback against younger Kaçi defeating Bui Truong to solidify his position in second place whitewashing Sanjin Pehlivanovic before securing a key victory over Reyes Cup MVP Aloysius Yapp his momentum was halted in his final match The Spaniard also put together a strong run with wins over Chua and Yapp but narrowly missed breaking into the top five after a loss to Capito Defending champion Shane Van Boening continued to struggle suffering his fourth consecutive loss in a hill-hill battle against Tyler Styer the American finally turned his fortunes around securing back-to-back wins over Jayson Shaw and Duong Quoc Hoang to move up the rankings stayed in the mix with two crucial victories He edged past Eklent Kaçi in a dramatic hill-hill finish before comfortably defeating Edward Koyongian securing his seventh match win to remain in the top four Bui Truong’s tough Premier League Pool debut continued as he remained winless on Day Three and fellow Vietnamese player Duong Quoc Hoang who capped off his day with a ruthless 5-0 whitewash over Bui Don’t miss the chance to catch the action as the 2025 IFX Premier League Pool unfolds in Sarajevo – Spectator tickets available here! You can track the action on all 183 matches at Premier League Pool via the WNT Live Scores website here. Go to discussion... Jack Mitchell - Matchroom Multi Sport | Mar 21 Jack Mitchell - Matchroom Multi Sport | Mar 24 It’s been a good year for Germany’s Young Gun Moritz Neuhausen Neuhausen teamed up with Joshua Filler for a second place finish at the World Cup of Pool back in June and then teamed up with both Pia and Joshua to win November’s World Teams Championship A second place finish to Lee Vann Corteza and then a win in Connecticut were other highlights of the year After an undefeated run last weekend at Snookers in Providence RI Neuhausen can now add the 35th Ocean State 9-Ball Championship to his list of 2023 accomplishments Neuhausen hadn’t even planned on playing the Joss NE 9-Ball Tour’s Ocean State event but was staying with friends in New York and they showed an interest in playing Neuhausen went through Saturday play with wins over Bill Longmore Evan Moreau and winner of the Joss Stop on the weekend before in New York After a 7-4 win over “Giant Killer” Jeremy Sossei on Sunday morning Neuhausen scored a comfortable 7-2 win over Jared Demalia and then a 7-0 win over Alex Bausch for the hot-seat Bausch eliminated Sossei in the semi-final match 7-5 but wouldn’t fare much better in his rematch against Neuhausen as Neuhausen won the first set of the finals 7-3 for the tournament win Sunday’s second chance event came down to Phil Davis and Steve Mack for the hot-seat Mack then lost his one loss side match to Mehdi Bahloul to set up Davis and Bahloul in the finals Bahloul won the first set of the finals 3-1 but Davis came back to win the second set 3-0 for the tournament win The Joss NE 9-Ball Tour now takes it’s mid-season break until the Turning Stone Classic XXXVIII at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona Go to discussion... His name has been popping up on payout lists a lot lately It hasn’t exactly been like the proverbial ‘bolt out of the blue’ (a sudden lightning strike that comes out of a clear sky; sudden and unexpected) Germany’s Moritz Neuhausen popped up on AZBilliards’ radar for the first time in 2019 cashing with a 17th place finish at the Euro Tour’s Dynamic Billiards Veldhoven Open in the Netherlands he showed up in an American payout list for the first (recorded with us) time finishing 65th at the US Open 9-Ball Tournament he chalked up his best (recorded) earnings year in which just shy of half (6 of 13) of his competitive winnings originated from US tournaments and a second appearance at the US Open 9-Ball He was also the winner of the 2022 Under-23 European 9-Ball Championship he walked away from an undefeated run on the Garden State Pool Tour that put him over halfway to making 2023 his best earnings year The $200-added event drew 32 entrants to Rockaway Billiards in Rockaway Neuhausen did it while encountering five US competitors who didn’t exactly come like a ‘bolt out of the blue,’ either although he may have seemed like that to them He completed his six-match run to the finish line with an aggregate score of 42-9 (82%) Nobody chalked up more than two racks against him in races to 7 until he ran into Ryan McCreesh in the hot seat and finals Jimmy Rivera (1) and Richard Ng (1) to arrive at a winners’ side semifinal against John Francisco would finish as runner-up with an aggregate score of 42-17 (71%) Hunter Sullivan (3) and Paul Spaanstra (3) to the loss side to arrive at his winners’ side semifinal match against Sylvain Anichini Neuhausen advanced to the hot seat match by shutting out Francisco McCreesh joined him by defeating Anichini 7-4 Neuhausen was in the hot seat after downing McCreesh 7-3 Lombardo had followed his loss to McCreesh with a five-match winning streak that had recently eliminated Hoa Vu 6-1 and Spaanstra 6-2 and was about to come to an end thanks to the arrival of Francisco who’d defeated Jim Kearney 6-1 and survived a double hill fight against Levie Lampaan to reach him Salerno did not survive the double hill battle he waged against Anichini who was then joined in the quarterfinal by Francisco with Francisco knocking out Anichini in the quarterfinals and McCreesh finishing off Francisco in the semifinals Neuhausen was even stingier in the final than he’d been in the hot seat match He downed McCreesh a second time 7-2 to claim the Garden State Pool Tour’s second Open event title Tour director Dave Fitzpatrick thanked the ownership and staff at Rockaway Billiards for their hospitality The next stop on the Garden State Pool Tour April 8) will be a Fargo 600 & Below 9-Ball event hosted by Shooter’s Family Billiards in Wayne Go to discussion... as the Philippines’ Lee Vann Corteza was jetting around the world scooping up enough cash to become the #2-ranked competitor (behind Van Boening) on our 2013 AZBilliards Money Leaderboard and recording his best earnings year ever Germany’s Moritz Neuhausen was 10 years old about four years away from starting to record wins in European events The two of them met in the hot seat and finals of a somewhat star-studded 10-Ball tournament on Long Island this past weekend (Sept at the $2,500-added event that drew 42 entrants to Raxx Pool Room Bar & Grill in West Hempstead There were a number of viable loss-side threats to Vann Corteza’s claim to the title who didn’t make into the first money round (7th/8th) The final eight had its share of recognizable players as well many of them with plans to hang out on the island for a while as others join them to compete in this coming weekend’s (Sept the $10,000-added Mhet Vergara ProAm (MVP) Tour Open Vann Corteza got by Patricio Hiedra 8-4 before defeating former junior competitor Lukas Fracasso-Verner and Mika “The Iceman” Immonen to arrive at a winners’ side semifinal against Mhet Vergara shut out Patrick Byrne before defeating Vishan Shiwcharran 8-3 and Del Sim 8-1 to arrive at his winners’ side semifinal versus the winner of this past spring’s Open 9-Ball ProPlayer Championship at the Super Billiards Expo Comino had given up just a single rack in two of his first three matches; one to Mike Callaghan in his opening-round match and none at all to Jeremy Sossie in his third-round battle Fellow countryman Jose Alberto Delgado had come within a game of double hill in their second-round match Vann Corteza sent Mhet Vergara to the 5/6 matches 8-3 Neuhausen (likely) surprised Comino by allowing him only a single rack sending him over while he joined Vann Corteza in the hot seat match Comino moved to the loss side and ran into a rematch against Delgado who’d followed his loss to him with wins over Carolina Pao (0) loss-side streak that had recently eliminated Del Sim 7-5 and Hunter Lombardo 7-4 Delgado avenged his earlier loss 7-4 versus Comino and was joined in the quarterfinals by Vergara who stopped Fracasso-Verner’s loss-side streak defeating Vergara 7-5 in those quarterfinals before he was stopped by Neuhausen in the semifinals 7-4 Fargo Rate odds had given Vann Corteza a 68.8% chance of winning the race-to-8 hot seat match and slightly better odds (71.8%) for the longer finals one has to wonder whether the odds of winning the deciding game in either of the two matches would have been different Corteza closed out his undefeated run with a second double-hill win over Neuhausen to claim the Raxx 10-Ball Open Go to discussion... Nearly 80 percent of the almost 1,000 fatal drug overdoses in Virginia in 2014 involved prescription painkillers or heroin, known as opioids, according to a new policy brief by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Drug overdoses claim the lives of nearly three times as many Virginians annually as do homicides Conservative estimates indicate untreated substance abuse costs Virginia state and local governments more than $600 million annually in public safety and health care services alone “Virginia’s opioid epidemic and untreated substance abuse are killing hundreds of Virginians and costing taxpayers more than half a billion dollars each year,” said brief lead author Andrew Barnes, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Policy nonpartisan analyses of major national and state health policy issues The opioid epidemic has created a public health and public safety crisis in Virginia and needs immediate policy action “The opioid epidemic has created a public health and public safety crisis in Virginia and needs immediate policy action,” said Katherine Neuhausen, M.D., associate director in the VCU Office of Health Innovation and an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Population Health deaths from prescription opioid and heroin overdoses increased 38 percent in the state between 2012 and 2014 according to the Virginia Department of Health Common prescription opioid painkillers include hydrocodone opioid abuse is increasing in Virginia because of a plentiful prescription opioid drug supply lack of awareness of the issue among the public and health care providers While deaths from prescription opioid and heroin overdoses are occurring statewide especially hard-hit areas include the southwest Virginia’s Medicaid program spent $26 million on opioid use and misuse in 2013 with $10 million of this spending occurring in southwest Virginia At least 40,000 adults in Virginia’s Medicaid program have a substance abuse disorder and more than 50 percent of Medicaid enrollees with a serious mental illness also have a substance use disorder.  The cost of opioid addiction is particularly high in the Southwest Health Planning Region of Virginia which accounts for 42 percent of Medicaid spending on emergency department and inpatient hospital services related to opioid abuse — more than twice the amount of any other region in the state.  The new policy brief from VCU’s Department of Health Behavior and Policy is available online at http://hbp.vcu.edu/policy-briefs/ Subscribe to VCU News at newsletter.vcu.edu and receive a selection of stories news clips and event listings in your inbox Student aims to learn what motivates people to abuse prescription drugs Brian Brown named VCU School of Business dean Class of 2025: That guy driving the hot dog who oversaw the launch of VCU’s bachelor’s program in photography In her short film based on Poe’s ‘Annabel Lee,’ VCUarts undergraduate finds inspiration from depression Class of 2025: Advanced nursing degree gives Brooke Gore a chance to truly graduate RVA native Everette Taylor brings grit and empathy to dream role as Kickstarter CEO Class of 2025: Felicia Fowler relishes the long journey to her VCU degree Certain traits in romantic partners can amplify the impact of a person’s genetic risk for alcohol problems nationwide weekend of pool tournaments (Sept took center stage as one of the last nine Mosconi Cup ‘ranking points’ events before the event itself in December it joined such far-flung locations (to come) as Serbia Apparently unaffected by lingering jet lag from arriving in West Hempstead NY from competing in Shanghai at the China Open last week (finishing 5th) the Philippines’ Carlo Biado battled twice against Germany’s Moritz Nuehausen who didn’t have to travel any further than from his last (presumed) hotel on the island after finishing as runner-up to Lee Vann Corteza at a RAXX 10-Ball Open event last weekend Anyone looking for ‘barn burner’ competition found plenty to like at this $10-000 added event that drew 80 entrants to RAXX Pool Room There were 15 double-hill matches (one of every 10) and 20 almost-double-hill matches (9-7) between world champions established regional competitors and a few of the ‘up and coming’ breed of player You’ll ‘hear’ about some of these as we proceed Biado’s trip to the finish line almost got interrupted early as Ukraine’s Vitaliy Patsura started him out with a double-hill challenge He survived it to start reducing the numbers of his opponents’ racks-against giving up five to Oliver Szolnoki and two to Max Lechner before Shane Wolford moved that needle one rack in the other direction with three racks against him in a winners’ side quarterfinal Things weren’t getting any easier as Biado came up against Spain’s David Alcaide in one of the winners’ side semifinals Neuhausen in the meantime started out in another way; small racks-against at the beginning advancing to stronger and stronger challenges This set him up to face one of the top competitors in the world Biado nudged the racks-against-him needle as far as possible to the ‘less’ side allowing Alcaide only a single rack and advancing to the hot seat match but they got to 8-8 before Neuhausen closed it out to join Biado It’s hard to know at any given event or with any individual match how someone who’s just won a ‘nail biting’ double-hill match is going to react going forward Sometimes the adrenaline energy can work in a players’ favor and help him Sometimes it can be exhausting and work against him Neuhausen responded to his victory over Gorst by moving Biado’s racks-against needle as far to the ‘less’ side as it could get Following his loss to Neuhausen in a winners’ side quarterfinal Alex Kazakis began his loss-side trip against two world-class opponents and got by both of them downing Austria’s Mario He 9-7 and surviving a double-hill battle against Spain’s Jose A Gorst came over and picked up Norway’s Gangflot who’d followed his loss to Neuhausen with four straight defeating Lukas Fracasso-Verner (double hill) Mika “The Iceman” Immonen (5) and Marcel Fortunski (7) Gangflot gave Gorst the proverbial ‘run for his money’ in one of the event’s 20 almost-double hill matches Kazakis defeated his second Spaniard in a row the four remaining competitors had an average Fargo Rate of 814 Kazakis third (813) and the man in the hot seat The quarterfinal between Gorst and Kazakis though the result likely would have vexed odds-makers Kazakis (winner of the Most Matches Played prize at 9) won it loss-side streak ended by Biado 9-4 in the semifinals And the assembled crowd got just the final they’d been hoping for when they sat down whenever it was that they’d sat down; a race-to-13 Biado prevailed to claim the RAXX MVP Tour Open title As if there weren’t enough excitement to fill up a player/spectators cup on the weekend the event featured a concurrently-run 14:1 straight pool challenge many of whom had been in the main tournament (Mortiz Neuhausen among them) paid $50 for three tries to get their best straight pool run adding $1,700 to the $1,600 he’d earned placing 5th/6th in the Open event He was the winner who took it all in the straight pool challenge Tour director Mhet Vergara (who finished in the tie for 33rd) thanked Holden Chin (who finished in that spot with him) and his Raxx staff for their hospitality 22-23; look for another international field as the players climb into vehicles for a short hop to Connecticut) will be hosted by US 1 Billiards and Bar in West Haven Go to discussion... By submitting the above I agree to the privacy policy and terms of use of JTA.org has already become a fixture of Brooklyn nightlife (New York Jewish Week) — On a recent Saturday at Silo doing flips on a hula hoop in front of hundreds of people while hypnotic house music boomed through the venue’s world-class sound system a 39-year-old Jewish musician-turned-club owner told the New York Jewish Week that this experience of starting the night well past most people’s bedtimes is inspired by Tel Aviv the beachside Israeli city famous for its club culture they all get dinner with their family and everyone hangs out at 10 or 11 and then you hang out before the club until 2 or 3 and then you go to the club,” Neuhausen said You turn the entire night into an experience Some of the biggest night club venues in Brooklyn can hold thousands of people The club is located on the eastern fringes of Williamsburg inside an repurposed airplane hangar airy atmosphere to what would otherwise feel like a tightly packed room An aerialist performs while hanging above the crowd at Silo in Brooklyn The team behind Silo is “mostly Jewish,” Neuhausen said, including co-founder Lily Wolfson, the booking consultant, the sound team and the lighting engineers. Neuhausen’s girlfriend, Ariel Lasevoli, who is the club’s director of performance and production, is half-Jewish. A massive two-sided mural, which separates the main club room from the bar area, was created by the Israeli artist Yoshi The striking mural is a piece that seems to change after a guest consumes a few drinks while the music plays The mural portrays a seemingly endless array of black smoke or fire — gray clouds with some white streaks of electricity in the middle of it — but Neuhausen said it is open to interpretation “The front represents chaos,” Neuhausen said about the mural which stretches 15 feet tall and 24 feet wide “The show room side is a mix of organic patterns but it never quite resolves into anything if you look closely It’s like a Rorschach [test]; the viewer gives it meaning.”  The Tel Aviv club scene is only one of Silo’s Jewish inspirations: Neuhausen said his interest in dance music goes back to a young age when he went to his cousins’ bar and bat mitzvahs in the Washington “What’s really striking about going to a bar mitzvah is that everyone dances,” Neuhausen said American white bread culture doesn’t have a lot of these elements.”  albeit sometimes corny celebration that involves dancing with your loved ones then it shares a great deal with the ethos of Silo — namely to provide a place to party all night long while maintaining a welcoming feeling It’s the antithesis of the exclusive environment that characterizes many high-end Manhattan and Brooklyn nightclubs which often come with judgmental door policies and an intense The security guard cracked jokes with those waiting in line while checking IDs and Neuhausen himself took our coats as we walked through the door The attendees were not just Instagram models; college students queer folks dressed in drag and 50-somethings were also in the mix but there were nearly 400 people in the room and almost everyone was focused on the music House music — which combines four-on-the-floor drum beats with R&B vocals and other layers — is Silo’s main focus a style of music that originated at Black LGBTQ clubs in Chicago and Detroit in the 1980s shares commonalities with the Jewish people “Jews have a lot in common with that shared cultural experience of oppression.”   the club takes inspiration from Tel Aviv’s party culture but not “devout about practicing,” he said “We only went to synagogue a couple of times but I picked up a lot of cultural Jewish identity from him,” he added Neuhausen formed a band with Wolfson and they moved from San Francisco to New York where Neuhausen took up residence in a garage in Williamsburg he turned the space into a makeshift venue for performances that included bands Neuahusen and Wolfson’s parties were growing so they opened up a commercial space called “Secret Loft” in Manhattan Neuhausen learned how to perfect the art of throwing parties — and where he assembled the team that would later go on to build Silo “It did really well immediately,” Neuhausen said “We thought this was a thing we could actually do for a living Those parties ultimately became too big for the space Wanting to be closer to the booming club scene in Brooklyn which is located next to the established megaclub Avant Gardner the goal is to create a space that’s welcoming for all on a little bit of an elevated platform,” Neuhausen said “They were surrounded by people on all sides — everybody is facing inwards it feels more like a community event.” During the week Neuhausen added that the booking team is “two women and a gay guy,” and the goal is to bring women DJs and people of color into the club “there tends to be a lot of white guys” within some sub-genres of house music “We are booking more eclectic artists than a lot of venues,” he said “We’re not about making people feel uncool The New York Jewish Week brings you the stories behind the headlines, keeping you connected to Jewish life in New York. Help sustain the reporting you trust by donating today I accept the Privacy Policy Team Germany with the other medalling teams Pia Filler seals an epic comeback with the decisive shot securing the title and a first prize of $120,000 The final day of the Puerto Rico Billiard Expo concluded with unparalleled drama previous winners of the World Teams in 2012 in Beijing winning the first two sets in the final against Germany and Moritz of Team Germany were not ready to concede the title Demonstrating remarkable resilience and team spirit securing the mixed doubles in the third set with Joshua claiming victory in the single’s match during the fourth set forcing a decisive shootout in the fifth set As each team player took turns shooting under intense pressure the first four shots from each team found their mark The tension heightened when Wu Kun Lin missed the first sudden-death shot Moritz Neuhausen had an opportunity to clinch the title but missed followed by Chou’s miss on the second sudden-death shot The exhilarating moment arrived when Pia Filler made the winning shot This thrilling conclusion marked one of the most dramatic endings to a world championship with a single shot determining the recipient of an extraordinary $120,000 first prize “It’s an incredible feeling to make the money ball and to do it for my team especially because I played bad in the single’s matches I just thought that’s my chance to redeem myself I’m glad that she made the last ball because I didn’t want to get back to the table (laughs) I think ‘believe’ is the right word for what we did; we never stopped believing in ourselves and our teammates.” “It was an up and down; we still can’t believe it and I’m glad that Pia made it because I couldn’t hold the nerves anymore It was an amazing event; we had so much fun Special recognition goes to the underdog team Portugal who showcased exceptional skill by reaching the semifinals as well as the consistently formidable team of Austria The conclusion of the Predator WPA World Teams Championship marks the end of an incredible week of pool in San Juan Our sponsors and partners for this event are Medalla Light With the local support of Puerto Rico Tourism company This event is played on Predator Apex pro pool tables covered with Predator Arcadia Performance Cloth and under the Predator Arena billiard lights Teams Results: https://probilliardseries.com/world-teams-2023/stage-1/ Men’s Open Results: https://probilliardseries.com/puerto-rico-open-2023/stage-1/ Women’s Open Results: https://probilliardseries.com/puerto-rico-womens-open-2023/stage-1/ Go to discussion... Jayson Shaw booked his place in the last 16 of the Hanoi Open Pool Championship – live exclusively in Asia on Vietcontent – to boost his hopes of Mosconi Cup automatic qualification The Scottish shooter defeated the Philippines’ World Cup of Pool champion Johann Chua 10-6 to reach the last 16 and is the highest-standing current European in contention for the Mosconi Cup Eagle Eye will can confirm his place with either a semi-finals or finals appearance Max Lechner and Sanjin Pehlivanovic all still in contention – though dependent on results Aleksa Pecelj and Moritz Neuhausen all suffered huge blows in their hopes of qualifying with defeats on Friday who has been putting his name in contention over the past few seasons looked distraught after defeat to Italy’s Francesco Candela enjoying his best career calendar year to date after reaching the World Cup of Pool final with Joshua Filler for Germany was beaten by another Mosconi Cup hopeful in America’s Shane Wolford matching him with best friend Pehlivanovic seemingly dashing the Mosconi dreams of his touring partner All three will be hoping they’d caught the eye of Team Europe captain Ralph Eckert who has been in attendance of all three of the last Matchroom majors in hopes of securing a Wildcard Captain’s pick The Philippines entered the last 64 with 17 players flying the flag for the Pinoys but only three were able to survive to the last 16 Young sensation Kyle Amoroto – who achieved a career-highlight win over Shane Van Boening on Thursday Lee Van Corteza and Peri Open finalist Michael Feliciano will all be hoping of taking the title back home across the South China Sea Friday’s action was wrapped up with a blockbuster between two former world champions The American held a 7-2 lead and looked in control of the race to 10 before Ouschan was able to mount a comeback with eight of the next nine racks SVB was at the table and looking to run out to make it hill-hill but scratching on the seven ball allowed the Austrian to advance to the final stages TV Table – Fedor Gorst (USA) vs Ko Pin Yi (TPE) T1 – Francisco Sanchez Ruiz (ESP) vs Sanjin Pehlivanovic (BIH) T2 – Michael Feliciano (PHI) vs Ahmad Taufiq (BRU) TV – Ko Ping Chung (TPE) vs Max Lechner (AUT) T1 – Aloysius Yapp (SIN) vs Kyle Amoroto (PHI) T2 – Jayson Shaw (GBR) vs Jan Van Lierop (NED) T1 – Albin Ouschan (AUT) vs Alexander Kazakis (GRE) T2 – David Alcaide (ESP) vs Lee Vann Corteza (PHI) The full draw and knockout bracket is available here The Hanoi Open Pool Championship takes place at the Hanoi Indoor Games Gymnasium 14th October – 11 am – 3:30 pm / 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm 15th October – 12 mm – 4:30 pm / 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Check out the Bracket, Match Schedule, and Live Scoring here Days 5-6 only (14-15th October) – Last 16 to Winner on the below broadcasters  15th October – 11 am – 3:30 pm / 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Limited tickets are still available for the Hanoi Open Pool Championship. Secure yours now here. For help with any event issues or queries, please contact us through @MatchroomPool social media channels, or email pool@matchroom.com.  My NewsSign Out Sign InCreate your free profileSections news Alerts and closing the line near the German border The two local trains, one travelling from Winterthur and the other from Schaffhausen, crashed just outside the Neuhausen station in northern Switzerland. Read the full story Rescue helpers stand at the scene where two passenger trains collided near Neuhausen, northern Switzerland, on Jan. 10, 2013.Steffen Schmidt / EPASign up for the NBCNews.com Photos Newsletter +49 89 890 644 44.ameamuenchen.de Margherita, Funghi, Prosciutto: the typical pizzas of Italian cuisine are probably familiar to everyone. They sometimes taste more, sometimes less delicate because, as with every dish, it depends on how it is made and on the ingredients. A fluffy dough, neither too crispy nor too soggy at the edges, is just as important as the toppings. The fact that both can be created surprisingly differently (and no less deliciously) is proven by the young restaurateur Hannes Gerdes-Röben with his Amea restaurant, which opened in early 2022. The name of the restaurant in Neuhausen comes from Latin and means beloved. How fitting, since it is a pleasure at first bite when you take a bite of one of the Speziali pizzas. Crispy, juicy, soft, familiar and yet different. The highlight is the dough. It rests for at least four days and has a lower yeast content than usual. Whether the exclusive truffle version, the model with mortadella, rocket, burrata and pistachio cream, or the "Polpo" (fior di latte, spinach, grilled octopus) - almost all Speziali pizzas are adorned with an aromatic homemade cream of garlic and ricotta. Incidentally, the dough talent at Amea is Andrea Falcone, a chef from Venice.  And to ensure that Amea lives up to its reputation as a unique Italian restaurant, owner Hannes Gerdes-Röben always provides new, temporary specials. For example, the motto for Thursday is "Thirsty Thursday", and every order comes with a shot on the house. Creative artists from Munich are also called upon to decorate the still white-painted corridor leading to the restaurant's toilets. In addition, Amea regularly turns into a casual bar after 10 pm, when the kitchen closes. Salute! Bestellen Sie jetzt Ihren individuellen Newsletter Note: Our newsletter is only available in German Bitte schicken Sie mir bis zum Widerruf meiner Einwilligung den Newsletter mit Informationen zu neuen Beiträgen. Die Datenschutzerklärung habe ich zur Kenntnis genommen und akzeptiere diese Would you like to discover more beautiful things The Meeting of International Search and Rescue (SAR) Team Leaders on Lessons Learnt and Follow up to the 1999 Turkey and Taiwan Earthquakes hosted by the Government of Germany was held under the auspices of the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) German Federal Agency for Technical Relief Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development and Chairman of INSARAG The meeting was attended by 119 participants from 36 countries and two UN agencies representing many of the international SAR teams who had responded during the aftermath of recent major earthquakes in Turkey and China to assist in urban search and rescue and disaster relief operations as well as representatives of the national emergency management agencies of the affected countries the meeting provided an introduction to the INSARAG network of international emergency management practitioners its philosophy and the practical guidelines developed by its members for urban search and rescue operations in an international setting Particular mention was made of the INSARAG Protocols for Assisting and Affected Countries the On-Site Operations Coordination Centre (OSOCC) the recently approved the International Search and Rescue Response (ISARR) Guidelines the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) Team and the OCHA Directory of International Search and Rescue Teams The meeting focussed on presentations by the representatives of the affected countries providing an overview of the management of the emergencies and particularly the coordination of the large number of international teams who had deployed to assist with urban search and rescue operations for each emergency the leaders from a selection of the teams deployed presented a report on the team's mobilization OCHA provided an summary report of the UNDAC Team Mission deployed in response to each of the emergencies The importance of reactivating the work of all the INSARAG Regional Groups was highlighted and proposed dates for future meetings were announced: the Regional Group for Africa/Europe would meet in Tunisia in November2000 a preparatory meeting of the Regional Group for Asia/Pacific was planned for Spring 2000 and a meeting of the Americas Regional Group would take place in October 2000 Participants in working groups discussed various aspects of an international Urban Search and Rescue deployment and presented lessons learnt and conclusions for implementation Tony Fretton Architects has won a competition for a new 56-unit housing scheme in Neuhausen am Rheinfall The studio – working with Zurich-based Blaettler Dafflon Architects – was chosen following a single-stage non-anonymous contest Rival firms competing for the Halter AG Developments-backed project included Meili Peter Architekten and Park Architects ZANONI Architekten and Züst Gübeli Gambetti Architektur und Städtebau completed the shortlist Swiss architect Peter Maerkli and Emanuel Christ of Christ and Gantenbein judged the competition The project is planned to start on site in 2017 Squire & Partners has finally won planning Skyscraper expert SimpsonHaugh has submitted plans for a 50-storey and a 25-storey… Tokyo-based architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA chatted to the… MVRDV and Mecanoo are among five finalists vying to design… Halter AG is developing the RhyTech Quarter in Neuhausen The development comprises two high-rise buildings an apartment building and the conversion of the historic Hall 22 Helvetia has now been selected as the investor for the smaller of the two high-rise buildings The RhyfallTower will feature rental apartments and a restaurant on the 17th floor "The project is excellently tailored to the market environment and offers a sustainable investment in an up-and-coming community in the Schaffhausen region," says Daniel Wehrli the project manager responsible at Helvetia Halter is building condominiums in the second RhyfallTower and in the apartment building 39 of the 96 apartments in the larger RhyfallTower have already been reserved and around a quarter of the apartments in the multi-family building In view of the fact that the apartments will not be occupied for about three years A lease has also been signed with anchor tenant Migros for the planned retail use in the historic Hall 22 a tenant has been found for the restaurant on the 17th floor Halter will be responsible for the realization of the project as a general contractor Construction is scheduled to start at the beginning of November; the first residents are expected to move into the high-rise buildings and the RhyGarten in the first quarter of 2024 Completion of the development is scheduled for the second quarter of 2024 Tuesday & Wednesday: 11.00 am - 4.00 pmThursday & Friday: 11.00 am - 6.30 pmSaturday: 10.00 am - 2.00 pm AddressDie MercerieNymphenburger Straße 9680636 Munich-Neuhausen.How to get there ...var cex1 = "aW5mb0BkaWVtZXJjZXJpZS5jb20=";var dex1 = atob(cex1);dex1 = decodeURIComponent(escape(dex1));jQuery(document).ready(function() {jQuery(".ex1").html(""+dex1+"");});+49 89 12 00 33 16.www.diemercerie.com I'll be the first to admit that I just can’t catch onto the big knitting and crocheting trend. The last time I knitted anything was in elementary school. On the contrary, friends of mine have been clicking away with needles for ages, and even the odd sewing machine gets fired up here or there. As I look around the Mercerie of Neunhausen, this fascination touches me for the first time. Even if you don't currently need any new materials, it's certainly worth visiting owner Sabine Niebler and her team… I find the range of regular workshops on offer particularly exciting– whether you'e looking to polish off complicated pro-techniques or are a complete beginner like myself. Now and then the Mercerie crew will even fly in international knitting icons for these events. All in all, quite a number of convincing reasons to forget the next boring netflix night and instead get creative! The hub of Brooklyn‘s nightlife scene in East Williamsburg is gearing up for the launch of another incredible event space an immersive 500-capacity multi-genre dance venue is built in a converted hangar and set to open to the public on February 10 Founded by Alex Neuhausen and Lilly Wolfson the NYC duo known for creating energized experiences with their “Secret Loft” underground party scene SILO has been a journey of three years in the making inspired by the success of their series the duo has laid the firm groundwork to push the boundaries of representing the vast cultures and communities within dance music The opening month of shows at SILO will bring artists like Mike Servito The initial line-up features Josh Wink on February 24 and Wtchcrft are then scheduled to perform the following weekend with the rest of the lineup promising to be just as exciting with a variety of other artists like Kollektive Turmstrasse and Francois K The name SILO captures the industrial feel of the space and the neighborhood It also feels like a grain silo (big vertical cylinder) turned on its side Alex’s background in electrical engineering and Lilly’s deep expertise in software engineering and graphic design have distinctly shone through in the making of SILO From the artistic design of the interior space that is precisely curated to elevate an environment that draws in the vision of heavenly daydreams the audiences can not only enjoy the mesmerizing music at the venue but also leave with unforgettable memories From a dedicated space that allows the audience to momentarily escape reality to the building of a unique community that embraces gender equality SILO raises the bar when it comes to the physical design of the venue and sound quality to ultimately deliver a multi-sensory experience of enjoying dance music the venue is also equipped with high-end tech controls and sound systems to ensure that the dance floor gets the maximum projection of top-class sound treatment Another highlight of the venue is the keen sense of importance that the founders have placed on community programming They have prioritized the ethos of family and ensuring that everyone in the scene gets full support in their roles to create an inclusive and empowering environment that would ensure the venue continues to thrive alongside the dance music community Our core team is a group of people who became friends throwing nightlife events together and then we turned it into a business. If you’ve seen ‘Slumdog Millionaire,’ there’s this ongoing theme that random events in the main character’s life have conspired to give him the exact knowledge he needs to win a million dollars on a gameshow I sometimes feel that way about how I met the team that runs SILO Website | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok