From March 20 to 23, 2026, the Lucky Ball billiard club (Prague) will host the European Cup – 1st Stage Seniors 40+ Combined Pyramid international tournament.

The competition is organized by the European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF) on behalf of the European Pyramid Federation (EPF) and will be the first stage of the European Cup for players in the Seniors 40+category.

Venue

Billiard's Club "Lucky Ball"
Mukařovského 1985, 155 00 Prague 13, Czech Republic

Tournament schedule

• March 19, 2026 — arrival and accreditation of participants (until 7:00 p.m.)

• March 20 — opening ceremony and start of qualifying matches

• March 21 — continuation of qualifying matches

• March 22 — playoff stage

• March 23 — quarterfinals, semifinals, and final, closing ceremony

• March 24 — departure day for participants

Competition format

The tournament will be held in the Combined Pyramid discipline using the Double Elimination system.

Match distances:

• qualification — up to 3 wins

• semi-finals — up to 3 wins

• final — up to 4 wins

Prize fund

The total prize fund for the tournament is €4,000:

• 1st place — €1,300 + cup and gold medal

• 2nd place — €900 + silver medal

• 3rd–4th places — €500 each

• 5th–8th places — €200 each

If more than 50 players participate, the prize fund will be increased to €5,000.

Participants

Players in the Seniors 40+ category are eligible to participate — athletes born in 1985 or earlier.

Entry fee

The entry fee is €150 per player.

Registration

Dear friends!

Our first full pyramid ranking season is complete! A total of 20 ranking tournaments were held throughout the year, culminating in the Top 16 Final that crowned the champion of 2025.

2025 Season Tournaments

Dear friends!

We’re continuing our series of ranking tournaments!

This Sunday we’re hosting the fifth ranking tournament in Free Pyramid with continuation.

Dear friends!
An exciting year of tournaments awaits all pyramid lovers!

This year, 20 ranking tournaments are scheduled:

• 10 tournaments in free pyramid
• 3 tournaments in dynamic pyramid
• 7 tournaments in combined pyramid

Participation Fee

The fee is 700 Kč, of which 200 Kč is reserved for the final tournament.

Prize Fund

Prizes are credited as a deposit to the club card:

• 1st place — 1500 Kč + trophy
• 2nd place — 1000 Kč + trophy
• 3rd place — 500 Kč + trophy

Final Tournament

At the end of the year, the top 16 players will qualify for the final tournament according to ranking.
Finalists are guaranteed a prize fund.

Ranking

At the recent Lucky Ball Open I tournament, the atmosphere was charged with excitement and high-level performances. A total of 25 players participated, including guests from Poland: 5 representatives from the "Olymp" club in Wrocław and player Maksim Koshovyi from Jeżów Sudecki. The games were played up to 5 wins in both the upper and lower brackets, providing spectators with many thrilling matches.

One of the most exciting matches was between Sergey Syvets, representing our club, and Polish player Vitalii Dzinhel. Sergey, trailing 1-4, managed to even the game and bring it to a deciding frame, but Vitaliy was able to pull himself together at the decisive moment and win.

The tournament sensation was the performance of Nikolay Savchin, who eliminated two favorites on his way to the final: Mikhail Kusen with a score of 5-3 in the quarterfinal and Bogdan Shmyrko with a score of 6-3 in the semifinal. However, in the final, Nikolay lost to Rostyslav Bovonenko with a score of 7-2.

Rostyslav also demonstrated confident play throughout the tournament. On his way to the final, he defeated future finalist Nikolay Savchin with a score of 5-2, then won against a strong player from Wrocław, Evgeny Singayevsky, with the same score. In the semifinal, Rostyslav faced Dmitry Mikhailov from Wrocław in a tense match. Rostislav took the lead at 3-0, but after the break, Dmitry leveled the score to 3-3. At 4-4, Rostislav won last two frames in one visit, first taking advantage of Dmitry's error on the break off and then after Dmitry's first approach to the table in the last frame.

The final between Rostyslav and Nikolay ended with the same result as their previous playoff encounter. Nikolay won two games, but Rostislav once again proved stronger.

• 1st place - Rostyslav Bovonenko
• 2nd place - Nikolay Savchin
• 3rd place - Dmitry Mikhailov
• 3rd place - Bogdan Shmyrko

Congratulations to the winners and all participants for exciting and memorable matches!