Euro Tour
The Euro Tour is a series of professional pool events set around Europe, founded in 1992, and created by the European Pocket Billiard Federation. The Tour's first event was the "Belgium Open", held on May 29 – 31, 1992. The event was won by Mika Immonen. As of 2022, the Euro Tour has hosted 168 tournaments, hosting between 5 and 10 events per year, in the discipline of 9-Ball. The event has an official rankings list; with the rankings being used towards qualification for events such as the WPA World Nine-ball Championship, World Cup of Pool , or the Mosconi Cup. Rankings are based on the previous 7 tournament results, with the lowest score being discounted. Tournament statistics. Players from 23 different states have already won a Euro Tour tournament. Record winners are Ralf Souquet and Oliver Ortmann from Germany, who have so far won 23 and 14 tournaments respectively. The following table lists the most successful players on the Tour.