Russian 15-Reds International Championship

The Russian 15-Reds International Championship was played from 24-28 August in Tyumen, Siberia, known as the "Cue Sports capital of Russia". There were 32 amateur players from 10 countries, including most young Russian players, plus players from Belarus, Tajikistan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria and Iran. China sent a delegation comprising Deng Haohui, Bai Yulu and their Dongguan coach Li Jianbing, who also played in the event. Five of the competitors were women.

There were 8 groups of 4, with the top two qualifying for a 16-player knockout. All matches were best-of-5 until the final, which was best-of-7.

Last 16 results:

Deng Haohui 3:1 Koren Aleksej
Danilevic Gleb 0:3 Sopik Vladislav
Li Jianbing 1:3 Zaki Ahmed
Pliskin Egor 1:3 Bai Yulu
Gladyk Andrej 3:2 Necaeva Anastasia
Karasov Andrej 1:3 Zizduk Kirill
Sozykin Evgenij 1:3 Istomin Artem
Vill Andrej 0:3 Kakovskij Ivan

Q-final results:

Deng Haohui 3:0 Sopik Vladislav
Zaki Ahmed 2:3 Bai Yulu
Gladyk Andrej 3:2 Zizduk Kirill
Istomin Artem 0:3 Kakovskij Ivan

Semi-final results:

Deng Haohui 1:3 Bai Yulu
Gladyk Andrej 1:3 Kakovskij Ivan

Bai Yulu beat her practice partner Deng Haohui, where she scored a 101 break in the 3rd frame, missing the last red. It was a magnificent break.

Final result:

Bai Yulu 4:2 Kakovskij Ivan

Bai Yulu won the first frame with a 61 break, and was never behind. So she beats all the men, and wins the tournament. The 24-year old Ivan Kakovskij, by far Russia's best player, had the consolation of the high-break prize of 121.

Full results are available on:

https://bill4you.ru/en/snooker/tournament/item?id=1587

and there is a Youtube channel: with some selected matches:

https://www.youtube.com/@snookerroom147