I had a great time there and the people were really nice.

Jasmin with managers from Nigeria and commercial director Frank van der Heijden (right)

“2011 was a tough year for me but looking back, the WPBA Masters was one of the best moments. Of course I want to defend my title but right now I am just looking forward to the first match.”

Jasmin on the big screen

Day 1

My first match will be today (Thursday 27th) at 8 pm against either Barbara Lee or Laura Smith both from the USA. You can follow my results through my Live Report on the website or through Twitter (JOuschanLive).

Match 1 (Jasmin Ouschan vs. Laura Smith 9:6)

The first match against Laura Smith was not all satisfying for me. The beginning was okay but after a few mistakes I was a little off which allowed Smith to come back. Finally at 8:6 for me I was able to finish it. I was not playing on the top of my game but it was the first match so I am okay with it.

Match 2 (Jasmin Ouschan vs. Nicole Keeney 9:6)

My second match was better than my first one but I was still not playing on the top of my game. I was in control of the match but there were many mistakes and that made the match run long. But in the end I won with a 9:6 score.

Match 3 (Jasmin Ouschan vs. Kelly Fisher 9:8)

The match against Kelly Fisher was definitely a drama. I started great and took a rapid 6:2 lead but then I switched myself off somehow and Fisher came back strong. She then took a 6:8 lead but the match turned around again and I was making the important balls. At 8:8 we were both missing but I managed to be the last woman standing. I won 9:8!

Jasmin focused

Match 4 (Jasmin Ouschan vs. Allison Fisher 7:9)

After a little break I had to play ” the duchess of doom” Allison Fisher. The match went back and forth until I missed some horrible balls in the end. Even though I lost this match 7:9 I still consider it as my best match at this event.

Match 5 (Jasmin Ouschan vs. Eva Laurance 6:9)

Since we were playing double knock out system, I had antoher chance to get a spot for the semi final. I faced Eva Laurance, a veteran on this tour. She had some good matches before that and I knew that this might be a tough match. The match started bad for me and Laurance was up 5:1 in a short time. But then I started my engine again and came back to 6:5 for me. Unfortunately I had no energy left in me and Eva played well and used her chances. I had to accept a tough 6:9 defeat.

But congrats to Eva Laurance who won the event later!!!

“It was really cool to be a part of this event and it is amazing what these women accomplish by racing down the hill with close to 70 miles per hour”!

The last part of the ski trail

Sabine Egger, Jasmin Ouschan and ski legend Franz Klammer

World Cup leader Linsey Vonn (USA)

Here are the rest of the awards:

Team sport: Posojilnica Aich/Dob (Volleyball)

Rookie of the year: Lisa Peterer (Triathlon)

Handicapped sportswoman of the year: Maria Luise Weber ( Target shooter)

Handicapped sportsman of the year: Karl Stefan (Wheelchair Tennis)

Sports career award (as an athlete and functionary): Fred Winkler (Allrounder)

Jasmin on stage with Gauper (Raiffeisen bank left) and Kaiser (deputy governor right)

My time on an airplane

We flew : 318.393 km ( 197.840 miles)

Earth circulations: 7,945 times

Flights to the moon: 0,828 times

The shortest flight: Bradley Intl. Airport (BDL) – New York City (NYC) (182 km/113 mi)

The longest flight: Shanghai Airport (SHA) – Toronto Airport (YTO) (11837 km/7355 mi)

Northernmost place: Hannover

Southernmost place: Singapur

We had: 106 flights

We spend 18d 18h 12m on an airplane

Thats 450,2 hours up in the air

A crew member spends 900 hours on an airplane in a year

Top 10 Airports

Munich - Franz Josef Strauss Airport (MUC) 22

Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) 11

Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) 10

Beijing Airport (BJS) 8

New York Newark Airport (EWR) 6

Graz Thalerhof Airport (GRZ) 5

Chicago O´hare Airport (ORD) 5

Manila Ninoy Aquino Airport (MNL) 4

Vienna Airport (VIE) 4

Hartford Bradley Airport (BDL) 2

Top 10 Airlines

Lufthansa 45

Air China 14

United 13

Continental Airlines 9

Austrian Airlines 8

Singapore Airlines 5

Asiana Airlines 4

Thai Airways4

Air Canada 2

US Airways 2

Austria is a skiing country and to be in a sport like billiards,which is not as highly acknowledged as others here, it is an even bigger honour to be nominated.

“I am really excited about this event tonight and even if I don´t win, it is an amazing honour for me and my sport to be nominated.”

The event starts tonight at 6:pm in the Eventpyramide in Voesendorf. I will post the outcome of this award show tomorrow on my website.

Unfortunately I did not win but I am still happy about my nomination. Elisabeth Goergl is the Sportswoman of the year due to her 2 gold medals at the Ski World Championship.

The other nominees are:

Anna Fenninger (Ski Alpin)

Elisabeth Goergl (Ski Alpin)

Corinna Kuhnle (Kanu)

Marlies Schild (Ski Alpin)

Nominees Sportsman of the year:

Michael Grabner (Icehockey)

Benjamin Karl (Snowboard)

Juergen Melzer (Tennis)

Thomas Morgenstern (Ski jumping)

Gregor Schlierenzauer (Ski jumping)

Jasmin with Zafoschnig (left), Gerhard Hauer President FICEP (center) and Hans-Werner Megymorez (right)

Sportswoman of the year Goergl (Ski Alpin)

Sportsman of the year Morgenstern

The winners

 Players in attendance include super stars like the defending champion Jasmin Ouschan , World Champion Allison Fisher (ENG), World Champion Ga Young Kim (KOR), China’s #1 Siming Chen, Amway Cup winner Yu Ram Cha (KOR) and former World Champion Rubilen Amit (PHI).

The event will be broadcasted live for all five days of the main event with 25 hours of broadcast television coverage. Stories, complete info and updates will be on http://www.womensworld10ball.com/

The format will be a round robin system, which means there will be 8 groups of 6 players and they are all going to play each other. The top 3 of every group will advance to the final round which will be played in a single elimination format.

I am in group 1 together with Rubilen Amit (PHI), Monica Webb (USA), Shin Mei Liu (TPE), N. Seroshtan (RUS) and Wu (TPE).

After the group stages I was Nr.2 in my group behind Rubilen Amit from the Philippines. So I was put into the first final round where I faced Yukawa from Japan. It was a tough match for both of us. We were not playing well and the match went up and down. I finally took the lead at 7:6 but a missed 5 ball was my last chance on the table. She ran out to go 7:7 and also the next one to kick me out of the event.

“Well this is not my dream result of course. I played really well until my last match. I felt really good on the table and had a great time, but the last one just had too many mistakes in it. There were a lot of good things at this event and that is what I am going to take with me.”

Congrats to Kelly Fisher!

Press conference with Allison Fisher, Rubilen Amit, Liu Sha Sha and Fu Xiao Fang

This year it will be Jasmin Ouschan (AUT), Gerda Hofstatter (AUT), Ga Young Kim (KOR) and Xiao Ting Pan (CHN).

Last year I lost in the final to Ga Young Kim, so this year I want revenge. I will play the first semi final against Gerda Hofstatter at 3 pm. It will be an all Austrian battle. It is a race to 4, 2 sets.

I am really looking forward to this short but exciting event.

My match against Gerda Hofstatter (AUT) did not go as I expected. Gerda played strong and in the first set, even though I only missed one ball, I lost it clearly with a 1:4 score. I was hoping for the second set to get better but I made too many mistakes. Gerad was the better player in this match. I lost the second set as well with a 2:4 score.

This was a short event for me but I have to accept it and focus on the 10 Ball World Championship in Manila where I am the defending champion.

Jasmin in the semi final

3rd time winner Ga Young Kim (KOR)