#2017 romanian junior nationals

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Romanian Junior Nationals are happening and the start list is depressing

I just saw the start list and I’m shook tbh. Of the 12 gymnasts listed on the Junior National Team at the beginning of the year, 10 are not attending. Let me say that again, 10 out of 12 NT members are not attending! What have they done with them? I know injuries happen and maybe some might have retired, but when most NT can’t make it to Nationals, it’s no longer a coincidence. Something’s terribly wrong at Deva.

(-combine it with Cimpian’s departure and the rumors about Crisan’s parents’ desire to have her transferred from Deva)

The 2 NT members still alive attending are Iulia Berar and Antonia Duta. Some other names to watch out for are Marchidanu, Sfiringu or Pana, who competed at Senior Nationals in September and made finals - Sfiringu getting VT bronze.

Golgota, Ivanus, Iacob, Stanciu, Anghel, Borascu, Oprea, Puiu, Stanciulescu and Trica are MIA. I know Golgota had back and heel issues, and there are rumors that several girls decided to leave Deva, but that’s it.

What happened? Who is even training at Deva?

No need to mention how no one is coming from behind to help the senior team next year. Let’s face it, even if they add more girls that will turn senior to the NT (who though?), they’ll break them til Euros.

And what’s more baffling, 10 out of 12 Junior NT members can’t make it to Nationals, and yet the Federation decides a change in the coaching staff is not necessary. How can one fuck up so badly, and keep their job? Someone must have a burning desire to kill this sport, I honestly can’t find a different explanation.

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2020 olympians moodboards ➡️ Alexandra Agiurgiuculese

Alexandra Ana Maria Agiurgiuculese (born January 15, 2001) is a Romanian-Italian individual rhythmic gymnast who represents Italy and coached by Špela Dragaš. She is a four-time medalist at the 2016 European Junior Championships. At the national level, she is the 2019 Italian National All-around champion, three-time (2017, 2018, 2020) Italian National All-around silver medalist and a three-time (2012, 2013, 2015) Italian Junior National champion, and a bronze medalist with the ball at the 2018 World Championships.

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Beam Routines of the Decade—as voted by the gymternet

Single vote entries:

The Results are in! Here are your favorite beam routines of the decade, as voted by the gymternet! All links and descriptions under the cut!

1. Sui Lu (CHN)—2011 Worlds EF (33 votes) Difficult acro and dance with textbook form and extension—powerful yet light beam work. One of the best Grigoras’s (front tuck ½) in the business on full display here, and ends a near-perfect routine with a stuck double pike. Her gold-winning routine received the highest international beam score of the 09-12 quad. in summary, stan sui lu.

2. Sanne Wevers (NED)—2016 Olympics EF (21 votes) Unique and unusual routine construction heavily reliant on dance elements like her eponymous skill (double L turn), plus long dance connections. The first Dutch female gymnast to become an individual Olympic champion.

3. Liu Tingting (CHN)—2018 Worlds EF (14 votes) Classic long lines, amazing leaps/jumps, perfect example of how to maximize the connection-favoring 2017-20 beam code.

4. Ana Porgras (ROU)—2010 Worlds EF (9 votes) Remember when Romania was great? Me too. Porgras had a short career (I crey evrytim), but thank god she won a beam gold because she deserved it. Gorgeous bhs+bhs+layout to 2 feet, great height and flexibility on the switch ring, fluid and graceful rhythm, and just a great example of the best that Romanian beam has to offer.

4. Ou Yushan (CHN)—2019 Chinese Jr. Nationals EF (9 votes) 04 junior but doesn’t stop us from stanning her too early. Graceful, slow but steady rhythm, insane form (that toepoint!!), and creative and difficult connections.

6. Aliya Mustafina (RUS)—2013 Worlds EF (8 votes) Aliya has a bit of a reputation for hilarious beam inconsistency now, but when she pulls it together like she did here, I start feeling faint like a southern belle in too-hot weather. Beautiful switch 1/2 to onodi, double turn, switch ring, a successful completion of her acro series, and fantastic eyeshadow to match her leo..... #JustAliyaThings

6. Li Qi (CHN)—2017 Chinese Nationals EF (8 votes) She might be plagued with injuries now, BUT WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE THIS ROUTINE. A certified beam queen, beautiful layout to 2 feet, the fastest connections you will ever see, plus a casually stuck triple twist dismount.

7. Catalina Ponor (ROU)—2017 Euros EF (6 votes) Ponor performed this winning routine in front of a Romanian home crowd in Cluj, and later retired that year, capping off an illustrious career stretching back to 2003. One of the greatest Romanian beamers ever.

Her 2012 Olympic TF routine also received 1 vote.

8. Mariya Livchikova (UKR)—2011 Ghent EF (2 votes) WE LOVE BEAUTIFUL HEADCASE BEAMERS. Super difficult front aerial+front tuck series, and awesome Arabian straight out of a split handstand.

These routines all received 1 vote

Elena Gerasimova (RUS)—2019 Junior Worlds EF The inaugural junior world beam champion! 03:57 timestamp is everyone’s  collective reaction to this routine.

Flavia Saraiva (BRA)—2019 Worlds QF Notes: The best ring elements in the world right now, no I don’t take criticism. Gorgeous bhs+bhs+layout flight series. Also, THAT EYESHADOW

Luo Huan (CHN)—2013 Chinese National Games TF Effortless beam from a young, tiny Luo Huan. Damn you Zhejiang coaches and damn you coach wang.

Larisa Iordache (ROU)— 2014 Worlds TF and 2014 Romanian Nationals routine RO+back tuck 1/1, triple twist dismount in her Worlds routine and overall great execution. Her Rom Nats routine is a bit rougher, but she casually has a layout, back tuck 1/1 AND a layout 1/1 all in one routine, and then casually ends the routine with a triple twist dismount. You know, just casual Lari things.

Andreea Munteanu (ROU)—2014 Avoine EF Beautiful back tuck 1/1, and beautiful style, leaps, acro, everything. Come back, please?

Simone Biles (USA) 2019 Worlds QF/EF: Very efficient routine construction, and eponymous double double dismount, the most difficult beam dismount ever and named after her at this comp. 2016 Pac Rims: Difficult acro including a barani—pretty much zero hesitations, and ends with a near stick of her full in dismount.

Sarah Finnegan (USA)—2012 Olympic Trials Fantastic standing arabian and layout series!

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Romanian Snooker Masters, Presented by Restart Energy

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Romanian Snooker Masters, Presented by Restart Energy

Restart Energy has always been passionate about promoting Romania and it’s potential globally, and tomorrow, March 14th, 2018, we will do just that yet again — by presenting the Romanian Snooker Masters tournament to international audiences.

Brief history and context

Snooker is the premier cue sport, with a long and noble history dating as far back as the late 16th century, having its roots in Billiards — a game popular with royalty. Three centuries later, it had acquired many of the hallmarks of modern snooker and in 1884 the first official ruleset was issued by Sir Neville Chamberlain — a British Army officer stationed in India that is considered the progenitor of modern snooker.

During the 1980s, the sport was introduced to global audiences when legendary names like Steve ‘The Nugget’ Davis and Jimmy ‘The Whirlwind’ White took center stage and further popularized snooker’s presence on the world stage.

Today, the sport’s star is on the rise yet again, being accounted as the fastest growing professional sport in the world: there are some 100 million players in 88 countries around the globe, with events broadcast by 23 major networks and being watched by over half a billion people. 150 thousand tickets have been sold to 28 events, with the Romanian Snooker Masters being the 29th added for the 2017/2018 season.

It has reached such heights that in 2015, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) — snooker’s official governing body — has submitted an official request to include snooker as an Olympic sport at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Romanian Snooker Masters

This will be the first time that Romania hosts its own Masters tournament and will naturally be held in the capital city of Bucharest — a modern metropolis of some 2.4 million people. Of those 2.4 million people, many are sure to be interested in the event, as snooker has gained increased awareness within Romania over the last few years, with a growing amateur and professional player-base, as well as national snooker tournaments being organized — the most recent of which being the juniors tournament, held last month in Brașov.

This is not the first time a snooker Masters was held on Romanian soil, however. Two years ago Bucharest also hosted the 2016 European Masters, the sixth event of the 2016/2017 snooker season calendar. The tournament was held in the Metropolitan Circus amphitheater and it is in this same arena that the Romanian Masters will be held.

The Romanian Snooker Masters tournament will last for 5 days, starting March 14th and ending March 18th and will be televised live by Eurosport world-wide to an estimated audience of 20 million. The first two rounds are to be held Wednesday to Friday, March 14th to 16th, played over 7 frames. Semi-finals will follow on Saturday, March 17th, played as best of 9 frames. The final will be held on Sunday, March 18th, and will be played in two sessions with a maximum of 19 frames possible.

The tournament will feature 16 of the top-20-ranked snooker players in the world; with the draw, including global ranking and country of origin, going as follows:

Mark Selby (1, England) vs. Liang Wenbo (18, China)

Stuart Bingham (11, England) vs. Neil Robertson (13, Australia)

Mark Williams (7, Wales) vs. Ali Carter (12, England)

Mark King (20, England) vs. Stephen Maguire (19, Scotland)

John Higgins (5, Scotland) vs. Anthony McGill (16, Scotland)

Barry Hawkins (8, England) vs. Ryan Day (17, Wales)

Mark Allen (9, Northern Ireland) vs. Kyren Wilson (14, England)

Judd Trump (3, England) vs. Luca Brecel (15, Belgium)

The contenders will split a total of 200,000 EUR in prize money, with 50,000 going to the winner of the tournament.

Restart Energy is proud to be the main sponsor of this historic tournament — the largest sports event in Romania. We are also pleased to continue doing our part in offering favorable conditions for the local economy and thus the economic growth thereof, especially in the context of Romania’s GDP surpassing China’s in terms of annual growth last year — a high bar that we are pleased to have contributed towards, with our 400% revenue growth in 2017.

Romanian Snooker Masters, Presented by Restart Energy | 2018 World Snooker Event

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Ion William Croitoru (1963 – 2017) was a Canadian professional wrestler. He was born to Romanian parents in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Before entering professional wrestling, Croitoru played junior hockey for the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey League. He was not drafted to the National Hockey League, however, and he decided to pursue professional wrestling instead. He was an accomplished weightlifter, and he once bench pressed 625 pounds. Croitoru trained with Nick DeCarlo and Vic Rossitini before debuting in Stampede Wrestling in 1984. Bruce Hart gave Croitoru the ring name Orhan Turgedan, The Terrible Turk, a name Croitoru only wrestled under for a short time after leaving the promotion. He continued to wrestle in Canadian independent promotions, such as Grand Prix Wrestling in the Maritimes and Superstars of Wrestling in Windsor, Ontario. In 1985 Croitoru wrestled for the American Wrestling Association(AWA), where he received a push and was given a reign as AWA Southern Heavyweight champion, competing against Jerry Lawler. The following month, Croitoru joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as Johnny K-9, where he competed until 1989. Croitoru claimed that he decided on this name while being arrested after a fight. He saw “K-9” written on a paddywagon and decided on the ring name. He worked as a jobber to the stars, putting over such wrestlers as Pedro Morales, Tito Santana and Paul Orndorff. After leaving the WWF, he wrestled on a tour of Japan for New Japan Pro Wrestling. He later returned to Japan to compete for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling and Wrestle Association R. In the late 1980s, Croitoru also worked as a promoter along with Mike Kelly and Bob Clarke, operating the short-lived Canadian International Championship Wrestling in Hamilton, Ontario. Croitoru joined Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW) in 1994, where he was given the ring name Bruiser Bedlam, working with Jim Cornette. Croitoru also began wrestling in Midwest Territorial Wrestling, an independent promotion based in Michigan. He continued using the ring name Taras Bulba and proclaimed himself “King of Chain matches,” eventually becoming the heavyweight champion. #destroythed https://www.instagram.com/p/CDBxkD6Bmi4/?igshid=p439gh8vtblt

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Send me a number and I’ll post the answer in a gif or image

1. Fav leo worn at 2017 worlds

2: Gymnast who deserved AA Gold but never got it

3: Cutest 2015 junior

4: Gymnast who can best pull off a sleeveless leo

5: Best resting bitch face

6: Fav leo worn in 2015

7: Gymnast with the best leaps (current quad)

8: Fav gymnast instagram pic

9: Best eye make-up (current quad)

10: Gymnast with best personality

11: Gymnast that deserves to go to Tokyo but probably won’t make it

12: Most artistic FX 2000-2008

13: Fav Romanian gymnast of all time

14: Gymnast who made you cry the most

15: Fav US bar worker of all time

16: Gymnast with the best wolf turn

17: Fav Chinese gymnast of all time

18: Fav British gymnast from current quad

19: Fav Asian gymnast (excluding China)

20: Most likely to beat Simone in AA

21: Fav Russian gymnast

22: Fav pink leo

23: Best french braid

24: Fav FX pose

25: Fav gymnastics meme

26: Fav event final leo

27: Fav national team leo (non-Big 4)

28: Gymnast you wish would come back

29: Best pac

30: Fav white leo

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Euro 2020 qualifiers and international football: 10 things to look out for | Football

1) Pressure on Dutch as entertaining foes meet again

Before October 2018, the Netherlands had not kicked a ball in anger against Germany for six years. When the teams walk out for the Group C qualifier in Hamburg, it will be the fourth time the fierce rivals have faced each other in 11 months. Not that neutrals should be complaining. There have been 12 goals in the two Nations League matches and one Euro 2020 qualifier that have been played since – and some scintillating football. Nico Schulz’s 90th-minute strike for Germany sealed a 3-2 victory in a pulsating qualifier at the Johan Cruyff Arena in March that left the Dutch on three points from two matches and facing a tricky game of catch-up to ensure automatic qualification. Northern Ireland’s flawless start has powered them to the top of Group C on 12 points and piled pressure on Ronald Koeman’s side, who will have to go on the attack at the Volksparkstadion. Expect another entertaining open game from two vibrant young sides. Gregg Bakowski

• Germany v Netherlands, 7.45pm (all times BST), Friday

2) Finland close in on their finest hour

Football has rarely been able to dent ice hockey’s primacy in Finland but Markku Kanerva’s team are on the verge of changing that. Over the next week they face two of the most important games in their history and, if at least one of Greece and Italy can be seen off in Tampere, a place at Euro 2020 should be within touching distance. They sit second in Group J, three points clear of Armenia and five in front of Greece and Bosnia-Herzegovina. It is a golden opportunity for a country that has only once come close to reaching a major tournament, when they fell just short of Euro 2008. Finland are formidable at home, they have not conceded in their last eight games, and in Norwich City’s Teemu Pukki they have one of Europe’s hottest centre-forwards. They may fancy their chances of toppling the injury-hit Italians, who will miss Lorenzo Insigne and Giorgio Chiellini and could be caught at the top when they meet on Sunday if all goes to plan. And if it unravels spectacularly? Finland would have the fallback of entering the play-offs, in that case, having been one of the winners in Nations League C. The opportunity that lies ahead could hardly be greater. Nick Ames

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3) Romanian fledglings have chance to show they can fly

Romania had their most exciting footballing summer since 1994 thanks to the entertaining under-21 side that reached the semi-finals at the European Championships. Ianis Hagi, son of the legendary Gheorghe, was the star , earning a move to Genk, although Ajax were also linked to the playmaker. He is joined in Cosmin Contra’s squad to face Spain and Malta by six teammates from that under-21 squad, who became known for their attacking football as they defeated England and Croatia, and they will be given the chance to prove themselves at full international level against Spain in Bucharest. Whether Hagi can follow in his famous father’s footsteps is unknown but he can be as influential for this generation and their first test could be telling, not that they will be afraid. Will Unwin

• Romania v Spain, 7.45pm, Thursday

Romania training in Bucharest on Wednesday. Photograph: Robert Ghement/EPA

4) Republic can take huge step towards qualifying against Swiss

Three wins and a draw from their first four matches have taken the Republic of Ireland top of Group D on 10 points and given them a big psychological advantage over third-placed Switzerland as they prepare to meet in Dublin. Vladimir Petkovic’s side are similarly unbeaten but have played only two games, a win over Georgia and a hugely deflating 3-3 draw with Denmark in which they let a three-goal lead slip in the final six minutes. This means Mick McCarthy’s side can open up a nine-point advantage over the only other realistic contenders for automatic qualification. McCarthy’s preparations have not been entirely smooth, however, with James McCarthy, Kieren Westwood, Matt Doherty and Sean Maguire withdrawing through injury. GB

• Rep of Ireland v Switzerland, 7.45pm, Thursday

5) Brighton’s Mac Allister looking to make his mark for Argentina

With Lionel Messi suspended from international football for his corruption comments during the Copa América, the Argentina manager, Lionel Scaloni, has drafted in seven upcapped players for the friendlies against Chile and Mexico, one of who is Alexis Mac Allister. The son of the former international Carlos Mac Allister – whose unusual name originates from his family roots in Fife, Scotland – signed for Brighton last year, but work permit issues led to him being loaned to Boca Juniors this season. The 20-year-old plays alongside his older brother, Kevin Mac Allister, and scored this worldie winner in the Copa Libertadores on his first start for the club. Alexis’ international call-up is good news for Brighton – the diminutive central midfielder could secure a British work permit next season if he continues to be involved with Argentina. It will be interesting to see if he makes his debut on Friday against Chile, who are missing their own Alexis, with Sánchez still in Italy after completing his loan move to Inter. Michael Butler

• Chile v Argentina, 3am, Friday

Brighton’s Alexis Mac Allister, on loan at Boca Juniors, has been called up to the Argentina squad for the first time. Photograph: Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images

6) McBurnie must show he cares by letting his feet do the talking

Scotland are in a curious position under Steve Clarke; the scars from that embarrassing defeat in Astana are yet to heal, but two paths remain open to qualify for Euro 2020, where they would be among the host nations. Clarke needs his squad to gel quickly, and said at his unveiling that his players need to be “100% committed”. In that context, Oli McBurnie’s gaffe this week was particularly unfortunate, with the Sheffield United striker caught on camera sounding less than thrilled at the prospect of an international break. It was a snippet taken from a light-hearted exchange and McBurnie has dealt with it maturely, addressing his teammates in private. Outside of his Twitter mentions, all is forgiven. Now would be a good time for the Yorkshireman to do his talking on the pitch and find a first international goal. Scotland welcome Russia and Belgium to Hampden in this round of fixtures – matches that will surely shape the group. Niall McVeigh

• Scotland v Russia, 7.45pm, Friday.

7) Japan drop experience for youth as Olympics near

This is an important time for Japan, who start their qualification campaign for the World Cup this month in Myanmar, but whose priority is to prepare for the Olympic Games at home next summer. With just three players aged over 23 permitted at Tokyo 2020, the head coach, Hajime Moriyasu, has opted for a young squad for the friendly against Paraguay, dropping Shinji Kagawa and Shinji Okazaki, both of whom this summer signed for clubs in the Spanish second tier. While Kagawa has impressed for Real Zaragoza, scoring against Ponferradina, Okazaki left Málaga on Tuesday after 34 days, without making an appearance. Japan’s investment in youth means much is expected of Takefusa Kubo, who impressed in pre-season at Real Madrid and has joined Mallorca on loan. Without Kagawa, the 18-year-old is, perhaps unfairly, the headline name in this burgeoning team. MB

• Japan v Paraguay, 11.20pm, Thursday

Shinji Kagawa has been dropped from Japan’s squad for the World Cup qualifiers. Photograph: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images

8) Turkey mix experience and youth to propel team forward

Since the return of Senol Gunes for his second spell as Turkey head coach there has been an increasing focus on youth. Twenty of the players called up to face Andorra and Moldova are under the age of 25, including hot prospects Abdulkadir Omur of Trabzonspor and Besiktas striker Guven Yalcin. Despite this new focus, Gunes knows the importance of experience and the most capped player in the squad, captain Emre Belozoglu, will earn his 100th a few days shy of his 39th birthday. He is required to influence those flair players alongside him to give Turkey momentum from two supposedly simple qualifiers. Even if they fail to qualify this time around, there is greater hope for the Turkish national team than there has been for a while. WU

• Turkey v Andorra, 7.45pm, Saturday

9) Kosovo shorn of their star turns before England clash

Kosovo’s success story is well told by now and they will bounce into St Mary’s next Tuesday on the back of a 14-game unbeaten run, which included an eyecatching win in Bulgaria last time out. They are Europe’s youngest international team and, these days, a deadly serious one; anyone expecting an England walkover should think again but it is a shame they travel without their two biggest threats. Milot Rashica and Arber Zeneli are two of the most exciting wingers around but both are injured. Their absence dilutes a realistic chance of reaching Euro 2020 and Benjamin Kololli and Hekuran Kryeziu will miss out too. But Kosovo have other threats, such as the in-form Fenerbahce striker Vedat Muriqi and Swansea’s Bersant Celina, so if they can emerge from Saturday’s home tie with the Czech Republic unscathed then perhaps a shock in Southampton will be on. NA

10) Chad seek success after four-year sabbatical

How many matches do you think Chad’s senior team have contested since their last tilt at World Cup qualifying, which ended with a 4-0 defeat to Egypt in November 2015? One, is the answer, and that fixture has since been expunged from the records. They have not taken to the field since losing to Tanzania the following March, after which they withdrew from the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying competition on financial grounds, and were banned from the 2019 edition as a result. A squad of players based in France, Belgium, Niger, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Portugal, Indonesia and the local league will have had some catching up to do before facing Sudan in Thursday’s first-round, first leg qualifier for Qatar 2022 in N’Djamena. Thehe Frenchman Emmanuel Trégoat has returned as coach in the hope of leading them into a new era. Chad is far from the only country that has had sustained issues putting a football team out but it goes to show that international football is not something anyone should take for granted. NA

• Chad v Sudan, 3.30pm, Thursday

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anything on the juniors?

You mean if there’s anything new on why so many of them didn’t attend Nationals? No, no one said anything about it, and I doubt they ever will.

Now, if this was about results, the AA competition was split into 3 levels/age groups. Iulia Berar, Silvia Sfirigu and Amalia Puflea got the AA titles in their respective categories.

EFs had only 2 levels/age gropus. I think the older juniors (Berar’s group) did not have EFs.

Lisa Marchidanu dominated EFs in her group, winning 3 titles, and the one gold she missed on bars, was won by Antonia Duta. In the same group Sfirigu, the AA champ, won a medal in each final (vault/bars/beam silver, floor bronze).

In the other group Amalia Puflea was the one to dominate with 4 medals, 3 golds - bars, beam, floor, and a silver in the vault final, which was won by Sabrina Voinea. Erika Leonida also got 3 medals.

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Germany Is Quietly Building a European Army Under Its Command

By Elisabeth Braw, Foreign Policy, May 22, 2017

Every few years, the idea of an EU army finds its way back into the news, causing a kerfuffle. The concept is both fantasy and bogeyman: For every federalist in Brussels who thinks a common defense force is what Europe needs to boost its standing in the world, there are those in London and elsewhere who recoil at the notion.

But this year, far from the headlines, Germany and two of its European allies, the Czech Republic and Romania, quietly took a radical step down a path toward something that looks like an EU army while avoiding the messy politics associated with it: They announced the integration of their armed forces.

Romania’s entire military won’t join the Bundeswehr, nor will the Czech armed forces become a mere German subdivision. But in the next several months each country will integrate one brigade into the German armed forces: Romania’s 81st Mechanized Brigade will join the Bundeswehr’s Rapid Response Forces Division, while the Czech 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade, which has served in Afghanistan and Kosovo and is considered the Czech Army’s spearhead force, will become part of the Germans’ 10th Armored Division. In doing so, they’ll follow in the footsteps of two Dutch brigades, one of which has already joined the Bundeswehr’s Rapid Response Forces Division and another that has been integrated into the Bundeswehr’s 1st Armored Division. According to Carlo Masala, a professor of international politics at the University of the Bundeswehr in Munich, “The German government is showing that it’s willing to proceed with European military integration”--even if others on the continent aren’t yet.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has repeatedly floated the idea of an EU army, only to be met with either ridicule or awkward silence. That remains the case even as the U.K., a perennial foe of the idea, is on its way out of the union. There’s little agreement among remaining member states over what exactly such a force would look like and which capabilities national armed forces would give up as a result. And so progress has been slow going. This March, the European Union created a joint military headquarters--but it’s only in charge of training missions in Somalia, Mali, and the Central African Republic and has a meager staff of 30. Other multinational concepts have been designed, such as the Nordic Battle Group, a small 2,400-troop rapid reaction force formed by the Baltic states and several Nordic countries and the Netherlands, and Britain’s Joint Expeditionary Force, a “mini-NATO” whose members include the Baltic states, Sweden, and Finland. But in the absence of suitable deployment opportunities, such operations-based teams may as well not exist.

But under the bland label of the Framework Nations Concept, Germany has been at work on something far more ambitious--the creation of what is essentially a Bundeswehr-led network of European miniarmies. “The initiative came out of the weakness of the Bundeswehr,” said Justyna Gotkowska, a Northern Europe security analyst at Poland’s Centre for Eastern Studies think tank. “The Germans realized that the Bundeswehr needed to fill gaps in its land forces … in order to gain political and military influence within NATO.” An assist from junior partners may be Germany’s best shot at bulking out its military quickly--and German-led miniarmies may be Europe’s most realistic option if it’s to get serious about joint security. “It’s an attempt to prevent joint European security from completely failing,” Masala said.

“Gaps” in the Bundeswehr is an understatement. In 1989, the West German government spent 2.7 percent of GDP on defense, but by 2000 spending had dropped to 1.4 percent, where it remained for years. Indeed, between 2013 and 2016 defense spending was stuck at 1.2 percent--far from NATO’s 2 percent benchmark. In a 2014 report to the Bundestag, the German parliament, the Bundeswehr’s inspectors-general presented a woeful picture: Most of the Navy’s helicopters were not working, and of the Army’s 64 helicopters, only 18 were usable. And while the Cold War Bundeswehr had consisted of 370,000 troops, by last summer it was only 176,015 men and women strong.

Since then the Bundeswehr has grown to more than 178,000 active-duty troops; last year the government increased funding by 4.2 percent, and this year defense spending will grow by 8 percent. But Germany still lags far behind France and the U.K. as a military power. And boosting defense spending is not uncontroversial in Germany, which is wary of its history as a military power. Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel recently said it was “completely unrealistic” to think that Germany would reach NATO’s defense spending benchmark of 2 percent of GDP--even though nearly all of Germany’s allies, from smaller European countries to the United States, are urging it to play a larger military role in the world.

Germany may not yet have the political will to expand its military forces on the scale that many are hoping for--but what it has had since 2013 is the Framework Nations Concept. For Germany, the idea is to share its resources with smaller countries in exchange for the use of their troops. For these smaller countries, the initiative is a way of getting Germany more involved in European security while sidestepping the tricky politics of Germany military expansion. “It’s a move towards more European military independence,” Masala said. “The U.K. and France are not available to take a lead in European security”--the U.K. is on a collision course with its EU allies, while France, a military heavyweight, has often been a reluctant participant in multinational efforts within NATO. “That leaves Germany,” he said. Operationally, the resulting binational units are more deployable because they’re permanent (most multinational units have so far been ad hoc). Crucially for the junior partners, it also amplifies their military muscle. And should Germany decide to deploy an integrated unit, it could only do so with the junior partner’s consent.

Of course, since 1945 Germany has been extraordinarily reluctant to deploy its military abroad, until 1990 even barring the Bundeswehr from foreign deployments. Indeed, junior partners--and potential junior partners--hope that the Framework Nations arrangement will make Germany take on more responsibility for European security. So far, Germany and its multinational miniarmies remain only that: small-scale initiatives, far removed from a full-fledged European army. But the initiative is likely to grow. Germany’s partners have been touting the practical benefits of integration: For Romania and the Czech Republic, it means bringing their troops to the same level of training as the German military; for the Netherlands, it has meant regaining tank capabilities. (The Dutch had sold the last of their tanks in 2011, but the 43rd Mechanized Brigade’s troops, who are partially based with the 1st Armored Division in the western German city of Oldenburg, now drive the Germans’ tanks and could use them if deployed with the rest of the Dutch army.) Col. Anthony Leuvering, the 43rd Mechanized’s Oldenburg-based commander, told me that the integration has had remarkably few hiccups. “The Bundeswehr has some 180,000 personnel, but they don’t treat us like an underdog,” he said. He expects more countries to jump on the bandwagon: “Many, many countries want to cooperate with the Bundeswehr.” The Bundeswehr, in turn, has a list of junior partners in mind, said Robin Allers, a German associate professor at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies who has seen the German military’s list. According to Masala, the Scandinavian countries--which already use a large amount of German-made equipment--would be the best candidates for the Bundeswehr’s next round of integration.

So far, the low-profile and ad hoc approach of the Framework Nations Concept has worked to its advantage; few people in Europe have objected to the integration of Dutch or Romanian units into German divisions, partly because they may not have noticed. Whether there will be political repercussions should more nations sign up to the initiative is less clear.

Outside of politics, the real test of the Framework Nations’ value will be the integrated units’ success in combat. But the trickiest part of integration, on the battlefield and off, may turn out to be finding a lingua franca. Should troops learn each other’s languages? Or should the junior partner speak German? The German-speaking Dutch Col. Leuvering reports that the binational Oldenburg division is moving toward using English.

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Romanian Snooker Masters, Presented by Restart Energy

New Post has been published on http://restartenergy.info/romanian-snooker-masters-presented-by-restart-energy/

Romanian Snooker Masters, Presented by Restart Energy

Restart Energy has always been passionate about promoting Romania and it’s potential globally, and tomorrow, March 14th, 2018, we will do just that yet again — by presenting the Romanian Snooker Masters tournament to international audiences.

Brief history and context

Snooker is the premier cue sport, with a long and noble history dating as far back as the late 16th century, having its roots in Billiards — a game popular with royalty. Three centuries later, it had acquired many of the hallmarks of modern snooker and in 1884 the first official ruleset was issued by Sir Neville Chamberlain — a British Army officer stationed in India that is considered the progenitor of modern snooker.

During the 1980s, the sport was introduced to global audiences when legendary names like Steve ‘The Nugget’ Davis and Jimmy ‘The Whirlwind’ White took center stage and further popularized snooker’s presence on the world stage.

Today, the sport’s star is on the rise yet again, being accounted as the fastest growing professional sport in the world: there are some 100 million players in 88 countries around the globe, with events broadcast by 23 major networks and being watched by over half a billion people. 150 thousand tickets have been sold to 28 events, with the Romanian Snooker Masters being the 29th added for the 2017/2018 season.

It has reached such heights that in 2015, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) — snooker’s official governing body — has submitted an official request to include snooker as an Olympic sport at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Romanian Snooker Masters

This will be the first time that Romania hosts its own Masters tournament and will naturally be held in the capital city of Bucharest — a modern metropolis of some 2.4 million people. Of those 2.4 million people, many are sure to be interested in the event, as snooker has gained increased awareness within Romania over the last few years, with a growing amateur and professional player-base, as well as national snooker tournaments being organized — the most recent of which being the juniors tournament, held last month in Brașov.

This is not the first time a snooker Masters was held on Romanian soil, however. Two years ago Bucharest also hosted the 2016 European Masters, the sixth event of the 2016/2017 snooker season calendar. The tournament was held in the Metropolitan Circus amphitheater and it is in this same arena that the Romanian Masters will be held.

The Romanian Snooker Masters tournament will last for 5 days, starting March 14th and ending March 18th and will be televised live by Eurosport world-wide to an estimated audience of 20 million. The first two rounds are to be held Wednesday to Friday, March 14th to 16th, played over 7 frames. Semi-finals will follow on Saturday, March 17th, played as best of 9 frames. The final will be held on Sunday, March 18th, and will be played in two sessions with a maximum of 19 frames possible.

The tournament will feature 16 of the top-20-ranked snooker players in the world; with the draw, including global ranking and country of origin, going as follows:

Mark Selby (1, England) vs. Liang Wenbo (18, China)

Stuart Bingham (11, England) vs. Neil Robertson (13, Australia)

Mark Williams (7, Wales) vs. Ali Carter (12, England)

Mark King (20, England) vs. Stephen Maguire (19, Scotland)

John Higgins (5, Scotland) vs. Anthony McGill (16, Scotland)

Barry Hawkins (8, England) vs. Ryan Day (17, Wales)

Mark Allen (9, Northern Ireland) vs. Kyren Wilson (14, England)

Judd Trump (3, England) vs. Luca Brecel (15, Belgium)

The contenders will split a total of 200,000 EUR in prize money, with 50,000 going to the winner of the tournament.

Restart Energy is proud to be the main sponsor of this historic tournament — the largest sports event in Romania. We are also pleased to continue doing our part in offering favorable conditions for the local economy and thus the economic growth thereof, especially in the context of Romania’s GDP surpassing China’s in terms of annual growth last year — a high bar that we are pleased to have contributed towards, with our 400% revenue growth in 2017.

Romanian Snooker Masters, Presented by Restart Energy | 2018 World Snooker Event

About Restart Energy

Restart Energy Democracy (RED) is a blockchain-powered platform, backed by Restart Energy — a European energy provider with 20 million USD in revenues. The company was built with a vision to democratize the energy sector and quash the dominance of legacy monopolies in the energy world. The company’s credentials include a customer base of 27,000 household and 3,000 corporate clients, expanding at more than 2,000 clients per month (5,000 new customers in the first two months of 2018), and it’s impressive growth: 1700% from 2015 until today.

Restart Energy is developing the world’s first peer-to-peer, fully decentralized energy transfer platform allowing users to send and receive energy worldwide, based on its proprietary virtual balancing system, that uses A.I, Big Data, and IoT technologies. The RED ecosystem is comprised of the RED-Platform, RED-Franchise and RED-MWAT Tokens.

The RED-Franchise is the first power retail franchise to simplify and allow any company or entrepreneur to operate their own power utility enterprise, enabling them to start selling energy in more than 35 deregulated energy markets globally.

MWAT tokens are crypto-tokens that enable the virtual storage and trade of up to 1 MWh of electricity per month on the RED-Platform Software and will facilitate the development of affordable clean energy, though free-market practices. They come pre-charged with 0.11 kWh and get monthly free energy from a special community energy fund that is charged with 1–5% of total grid power — this energy is transferred by producers and suppliers in a special community energy fund in exchange for access to the RED platform.

Importantly, it should be noted that potential franchise partners will need to own (this is not a form of payment to us) a certain number of MWAT tokens, in order to qualify for our various franchise tiers — the secret to our award-winning growth as a business!

For more information, please visit our website, our Telegram, and read the Restart Energy whitepaper. Join our announcement channel for updates regarding Restart Energy Democracy.

[hyaenagallery]

Ion William Croitoru (1963 – 2017) was a Canadian professional wrestler. He was born to Romanian parents in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Before entering professional wrestling, Croitoru played junior hockey for the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey League. He was not drafted to the National Hockey League, however, and he decided to pursue professional wrestling instead. He was an accomplished weightlifter, and he once bench pressed 625 pounds. Croitoru trained with Nick DeCarlo and Vic Rossitini before debuting in Stampede Wrestling in 1984. Bruce Hart gave Croitoru the ring name Orhan Turgedan, The Terrible Turk, a name Croitoru only wrestled under for a short time after leaving the promotion. He continued to wrestle in Canadian independent promotions, such as Grand Prix Wrestling in the Maritimes and Superstars of Wrestling in Windsor, Ontario. In 1985 Croitoru wrestled for the American Wrestling Association(AWA), where he received a push and was given a reign as AWA Southern Heavyweight champion, competing against Jerry Lawler. The following month, Croitoru joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as Johnny K-9, where he competed until 1989. Croitoru claimed that he decided on this name while being arrested after a fight. He saw "K-9" written on a paddywagon and decided on the ring name. He worked as a jobber to the stars, putting over such wrestlers as Pedro Morales, Tito Santana and Paul Orndorff. After leaving the WWF, he wrestled on a tour of Japan for New Japan Pro Wrestling. He later returned to Japan to compete for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling and Wrestle Association R. In the late 1980s, Croitoru also worked as a promoter along with Mike Kelly and Bob Clarke, operating the short-lived Canadian International Championship Wrestling in Hamilton, Ontario. Croitoru joined Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW) in 1994, where he was given the ring name Bruiser Bedlam, working with Jim Cornette. Croitoru also began wrestling in Midwest Territorial Wrestling, an independent promotion based in Michigan. He continued using the ring name Taras Bulba and proclaimed himself "King of Chain matches," eventually becoming the heavyweight champion. #destroythed https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv4VC34h7-D/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gpf5u9dljt6m

[aly126]

on the youtube video "2017 WAG Romanian nationals" (no links allowed) do you know who the girl at 1:14:20 is? she looks really good.

You mean the girl in the black leo starting her floor routine? That’s Daniela Trica, a 2004 junior. Since 2017 she upgraded that floor, and became National Champion on beam in 2018.

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Romanian Snooker Masters, Presented by Restart Energy

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Romanian Snooker Masters, Presented by Restart Energy

Restart Energy has always been passionate about promoting Romania and it’s potential globally, and tomorrow, March 14th, 2018, we will do just that yet again — by presenting the Romanian Snooker Masters tournament to international audiences.

Brief history and context

Snooker is the premier cue sport, with a long and noble history dating as far back as the late 16th century, having its roots in Billiards — a game popular with royalty. Three centuries later, it had acquired many of the hallmarks of modern snooker and in 1884 the first official ruleset was issued by Sir Neville Chamberlain — a British Army officer stationed in India that is considered the progenitor of modern snooker.

During the 1980s, the sport was introduced to global audiences when legendary names like Steve ‘The Nugget’ Davis and Jimmy ‘The Whirlwind’ White took center stage and further popularized snooker’s presence on the world stage.

Today, the sport’s star is on the rise yet again, being accounted as the fastest growing professional sport in the world: there are some 100 million players in 88 countries around the globe, with events broadcast by 23 major networks and being watched by over half a billion people. 150 thousand tickets have been sold to 28 events, with the Romanian Snooker Masters being the 29th added for the 2017/2018 season.

It has reached such heights that in 2015, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) — snooker’s official governing body — has submitted an official request to include snooker as an Olympic sport at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Romanian Snooker Masters

This will be the first time that Romania hosts its own Masters tournament and will naturally be held in the capital city of Bucharest — a modern metropolis of some 2.4 million people. Of those 2.4 million people, many are sure to be interested in the event, as snooker has gained increased awareness within Romania over the last few years, with a growing amateur and professional player-base, as well as national snooker tournaments being organized — the most recent of which being the juniors tournament, held last month in Brașov.

This is not the first time a snooker Masters was held on Romanian soil, however. Two years ago Bucharest also hosted the 2016 European Masters, the sixth event of the 2016/2017 snooker season calendar. The tournament was held in the Metropolitan Circus amphitheater and it is in this same arena that the Romanian Masters will be held.

The Romanian Snooker Masters tournament will last for 5 days, starting March 14th and ending March 18th and will be televised live by Eurosport world-wide to an estimated audience of 20 million. The first two rounds are to be held Wednesday to Friday, March 14th to 16th, played over 7 frames. Semi-finals will follow on Saturday, March 17th, played as best of 9 frames. The final will be held on Sunday, March 18th, and will be played in two sessions with a maximum of 19 frames possible.

The tournament will feature 16 of the top-20-ranked snooker players in the world; with the draw, including global ranking and country of origin, going as follows:

Mark Selby (1, England) vs. Liang Wenbo (18, China)

Stuart Bingham (11, England) vs. Neil Robertson (13, Australia)

Mark Williams (7, Wales) vs. Ali Carter (12, England)

Mark King (20, England) vs. Stephen Maguire (19, Scotland)

John Higgins (5, Scotland) vs. Anthony McGill (16, Scotland)

Barry Hawkins (8, England) vs. Ryan Day (17, Wales)

Mark Allen (9, Northern Ireland) vs. Kyren Wilson (14, England)

Judd Trump (3, England) vs. Luca Brecel (15, Belgium)

The contenders will split a total of 200,000 EUR in prize money, with 50,000 going to the winner of the tournament.

Restart Energy is proud to be the main sponsor of this historic tournament — the largest sports event in Romania. We are also pleased to continue doing our part in offering favorable conditions for the local economy and thus the economic growth thereof, especially in the context of Romania’s GDP surpassing China’s in terms of annual growth last year — a high bar that we are pleased to have contributed towards, with our 400% revenue growth in 2017.

Romanian Snooker Masters, Presented by Restart Energy | 2018 World Snooker Event

About Restart Energy

Restart Energy Democracy (RED) is a blockchain-powered platform, backed by Restart Energy — a European energy provider with 20 million USD in revenues. The company was built with a vision to democratize the energy sector and quash the dominance of legacy monopolies in the energy world. The company’s credentials include a customer base of 27,000 household and 3,000 corporate clients, expanding at more than 2,000 clients per month (5,000 new customers in the first two months of 2018), and it’s impressive growth: 1700% from 2015 until today.

Restart Energy is developing the world’s first peer-to-peer, fully decentralized energy transfer platform allowing users to send and receive energy worldwide, based on its proprietary virtual balancing system, that uses A.I, Big Data, and IoT technologies. The RED ecosystem is comprised of the RED-Platform, RED-Franchise and RED-MWAT Tokens.

The RED-Franchise is the first power retail franchise to simplify and allow any company or entrepreneur to operate their own power utility enterprise, enabling them to start selling energy in more than 35 deregulated energy markets globally.

MWAT tokens are crypto-tokens that enable the virtual storage and trade of up to 1 MWh of electricity per month on the RED-Platform Software and will facilitate the development of affordable clean energy, though free-market practices. They come pre-charged with 0.11 kWh and get monthly free energy from a special community energy fund that is charged with 1–5% of total grid power — this energy is transferred by producers and suppliers in a special community energy fund in exchange for access to the RED platform.

Importantly, it should be noted that potential franchise partners will need to own (this is not a form of payment to us) a certain number of MWAT tokens, in order to qualify for our various franchise tiers — the secret to our award-winning growth as a business!

For more information, please visit our website, our Telegram, and read the Restart Energy whitepaper. Join our announcement channel for updates regarding Restart Energy Democracy.

[shyobjectangel]

Romanian Snooker Masters, Presented by Restart Energy

New Post has been published on https://restartenergy.co/romanian-snooker-masters-presented-by-restart-energy/

Romanian Snooker Masters, Presented by Restart Energy

Restart Energy has always been passionate about promoting Romania and it’s potential globally, and tomorrow, March 14th, 2018, we will do just that yet again — by presenting the Romanian Snooker Masters tournament to international audiences.

Brief history and context

Snooker is the premier cue sport, with a long and noble history dating as far back as the late 16th century, having its roots in Billiards — a game popular with royalty. Three centuries later, it had acquired many of the hallmarks of modern snooker and in 1884 the first official ruleset was issued by Sir Neville Chamberlain — a British Army officer stationed in India that is considered the progenitor of modern snooker.

During the 1980s, the sport was introduced to global audiences when legendary names like Steve ‘The Nugget’ Davis and Jimmy ‘The Whirlwind’ White took center stage and further popularized snooker’s presence on the world stage.

Today, the sport’s star is on the rise yet again, being accounted as the fastest growing professional sport in the world: there are some 100 million players in 88 countries around the globe, with events broadcast by 23 major networks and being watched by over half a billion people. 150 thousand tickets have been sold to 28 events, with the Romanian Snooker Masters being the 29th added for the 2017/2018 season.

It has reached such heights that in 2015, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) — snooker’s official governing body — has submitted an official request to include snooker as an Olympic sport at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Romanian Snooker Masters

This will be the first time that Romania hosts its own Masters tournament and will naturally be held in the capital city of Bucharest — a modern metropolis of some 2.4 million people. Of those 2.4 million people, many are sure to be interested in the event, as snooker has gained increased awareness within Romania over the last few years, with a growing amateur and professional player-base, as well as national snooker tournaments being organized — the most recent of which being the juniors tournament, held last month in Brașov.

This is not the first time a snooker Masters was held on Romanian soil, however. Two years ago Bucharest also hosted the 2016 European Masters, the sixth event of the 2016/2017 snooker season calendar. The tournament was held in the Metropolitan Circus amphitheater and it is in this same arena that the Romanian Masters will be held.

The Romanian Snooker Masters tournament will last for 5 days, starting March 14th and ending March 18th and will be televised live by Eurosport world-wide to an estimated audience of 20 million. The first two rounds are to be held Wednesday to Friday, March 14th to 16th, played over 7 frames. Semi-finals will follow on Saturday, March 17th, played as best of 9 frames. The final will be held on Sunday, March 18th, and will be played in two sessions with a maximum of 19 frames possible.

The tournament will feature 16 of the top-20-ranked snooker players in the world; with the draw, including global ranking and country of origin, going as follows:

Mark Selby (1, England) vs. Liang Wenbo (18, China)

Stuart Bingham (11, England) vs. Neil Robertson (13, Australia)

Mark Williams (7, Wales) vs. Ali Carter (12, England)

Mark King (20, England) vs. Stephen Maguire (19, Scotland)

John Higgins (5, Scotland) vs. Anthony McGill (16, Scotland)

Barry Hawkins (8, England) vs. Ryan Day (17, Wales)

Mark Allen (9, Northern Ireland) vs. Kyren Wilson (14, England)

Judd Trump (3, England) vs. Luca Brecel (15, Belgium)

The contenders will split a total of 200,000 EUR in prize money, with 50,000 going to the winner of the tournament.

Restart Energy is proud to be the main sponsor of this historic tournament — the largest sports event in Romania. We are also pleased to continue doing our part in offering favorable conditions for the local economy and thus the economic growth thereof, especially in the context of Romania’s GDP surpassing China’s in terms of annual growth last year — a high bar that we are pleased to have contributed towards, with our 400% revenue growth in 2017.

Romanian Snooker Masters, Presented by Restart Energy | 2018 World Snooker Event

About Restart Energy

Restart Energy Democracy (RED) is a blockchain-powered platform, backed by Restart Energy — a European energy provider with 20 million USD in revenues. The company was built with a vision to democratize the energy sector and quash the dominance of legacy monopolies in the energy world. The company’s credentials include a customer base of 27,000 household and 3,000 corporate clients, expanding at more than 2,000 clients per month (5,000 new customers in the first two months of 2018), and it’s impressive growth: 1700% from 2015 until today.

Restart Energy is developing the world’s first peer-to-peer, fully decentralized energy transfer platform allowing users to send and receive energy worldwide, based on its proprietary virtual balancing system, that uses A.I, Big Data, and IoT technologies. The RED ecosystem is comprised of the RED-Platform, RED-Franchise and RED-MWAT Tokens.

The RED-Franchise is the first power retail franchise to simplify and allow any company or entrepreneur to operate their own power utility enterprise, enabling them to start selling energy in more than 35 deregulated energy markets globally.

MWAT tokens are crypto-tokens that enable the virtual storage and trade of up to 1 MWh of electricity per month on the RED-Platform Software and will facilitate the development of affordable clean energy, though free-market practices. They come pre-charged with 0.11 kWh and get monthly free energy from a special community energy fund that is charged with 1–5% of total grid power — this energy is transferred by producers and suppliers in a special community energy fund in exchange for access to the RED platform.

Importantly, it should be noted that potential franchise partners will need to own (this is not a form of payment to us) a certain number of MWAT tokens, in order to qualify for our various franchise tiers — the secret to our award-winning growth as a business!

For more information, please visit our website, our Telegram, and read the Restart Energy whitepaper. Join our announcement channel for updates regarding Restart Energy Democracy.

[shyobjectangel]

Romanian Snooker Masters, Presented by Restart Energy

New Post has been published on https://restartenergy.info/romanian-snooker-masters-presented-by-restart-energy/

Romanian Snooker Masters, Presented by Restart Energy

Restart Energy has always been passionate about promoting Romania and it’s potential globally, and tomorrow, March 14th, 2018, we will do just that yet again — by presenting the Romanian Snooker Masters tournament to international audiences.

Brief history and context

Snooker is the premier cue sport, with a long and noble history dating as far back as the late 16th century, having its roots in Billiards — a game popular with royalty. Three centuries later, it had acquired many of the hallmarks of modern snooker and in 1884 the first official ruleset was issued by Sir Neville Chamberlain — a British Army officer stationed in India that is considered the progenitor of modern snooker.

During the 1980s, the sport was introduced to global audiences when legendary names like Steve ‘The Nugget’ Davis and Jimmy ‘The Whirlwind’ White took center stage and further popularized snooker’s presence on the world stage.

Today, the sport’s star is on the rise yet again, being accounted as the fastest growing professional sport in the world: there are some 100 million players in 88 countries around the globe, with events broadcast by 23 major networks and being watched by over half a billion people. 150 thousand tickets have been sold to 28 events, with the Romanian Snooker Masters being the 29th added for the 2017/2018 season.

It has reached such heights that in 2015, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) — snooker’s official governing body — has submitted an official request to include snooker as an Olympic sport at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Romanian Snooker Masters

This will be the first time that Romania hosts its own Masters tournament and will naturally be held in the capital city of Bucharest — a modern metropolis of some 2.4 million people. Of those 2.4 million people, many are sure to be interested in the event, as snooker has gained increased awareness within Romania over the last few years, with a growing amateur and professional player-base, as well as national snooker tournaments being organized — the most recent of which being the juniors tournament, held last month in Brașov.

This is not the first time a snooker Masters was held on Romanian soil, however. Two years ago Bucharest also hosted the 2016 European Masters, the sixth event of the 2016/2017 snooker season calendar. The tournament was held in the Metropolitan Circus amphitheater and it is in this same arena that the Romanian Masters will be held.

The Romanian Snooker Masters tournament will last for 5 days, starting March 14th and ending March 18th and will be televised live by Eurosport world-wide to an estimated audience of 20 million. The first two rounds are to be held Wednesday to Friday, March 14th to 16th, played over 7 frames. Semi-finals will follow on Saturday, March 17th, played as best of 9 frames. The final will be held on Sunday, March 18th, and will be played in two sessions with a maximum of 19 frames possible.

The tournament will feature 16 of the top-20-ranked snooker players in the world; with the draw, including global ranking and country of origin, going as follows:

Mark Selby (1, England) vs. Liang Wenbo (18, China)

Stuart Bingham (11, England) vs. Neil Robertson (13, Australia)

Mark Williams (7, Wales) vs. Ali Carter (12, England)

Mark King (20, England) vs. Stephen Maguire (19, Scotland)

John Higgins (5, Scotland) vs. Anthony McGill (16, Scotland)

Barry Hawkins (8, England) vs. Ryan Day (17, Wales)

Mark Allen (9, Northern Ireland) vs. Kyren Wilson (14, England)

Judd Trump (3, England) vs. Luca Brecel (15, Belgium)

The contenders will split a total of 200,000 EUR in prize money, with 50,000 going to the winner of the tournament.

Restart Energy is proud to be the main sponsor of this historic tournament — the largest sports event in Romania. We are also pleased to continue doing our part in offering favorable conditions for the local economy and thus the economic growth thereof, especially in the context of Romania’s GDP surpassing China’s in terms of annual growth last year — a high bar that we are pleased to have contributed towards, with our 400% revenue growth in 2017.

Romanian Snooker Masters, Presented by Restart Energy | 2018 World Snooker Event

About Restart Energy

Restart Energy Democracy (RED) is a blockchain-powered platform, backed by Restart Energy — a European energy provider with 20 million USD in revenues. The company was built with a vision to democratize the energy sector and quash the dominance of legacy monopolies in the energy world. The company’s credentials include a customer base of 27,000 household and 3,000 corporate clients, expanding at more than 2,000 clients per month (5,000 new customers in the first two months of 2018), and it’s impressive growth: 1700% from 2015 until today.

Restart Energy is developing the world’s first peer-to-peer, fully decentralized energy transfer platform allowing users to send and receive energy worldwide, based on its proprietary virtual balancing system, that uses A.I, Big Data, and IoT technologies. The RED ecosystem is comprised of the RED-Platform, RED-Franchise and RED-MWAT Tokens.

The RED-Franchise is the first power retail franchise to simplify and allow any company or entrepreneur to operate their own power utility enterprise, enabling them to start selling energy in more than 35 deregulated energy markets globally.

MWAT tokens are crypto-tokens that enable the virtual storage and trade of up to 1 MWh of electricity per month on the RED-Platform Software and will facilitate the development of affordable clean energy, though free-market practices. They come pre-charged with 0.11 kWh and get monthly free energy from a special community energy fund that is charged with 1–5% of total grid power — this energy is transferred by producers and suppliers in a special community energy fund in exchange for access to the RED platform.

Importantly, it should be noted that potential franchise partners will need to own (this is not a form of payment to us) a certain number of MWAT tokens, in order to qualify for our various franchise tiers — the secret to our award-winning growth as a business!

For more information, please visit our website, our Telegram, and read the Restart Energy whitepaper. Join our announcement channel for updates regarding Restart Energy Democracy.

[shyobjectangel]

Romanian Snooker Masters, Presented by Restart Energy

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Romanian Snooker Masters, Presented by Restart Energy

Restart Energy has always been passionate about promoting Romania and it’s potential globally, and tomorrow, March 14th, 2018, we will do just that yet again — by presenting the Romanian Snooker Masters tournament to international audiences.

Brief history and context

Snooker is the premier cue sport, with a long and noble history dating as far back as the late 16th century, having its roots in Billiards — a game popular with royalty. Three centuries later, it had acquired many of the hallmarks of modern snooker and in 1884 the first official ruleset was issued by Sir Neville Chamberlain — a British Army officer stationed in India that is considered the progenitor of modern snooker.

During the 1980s, the sport was introduced to global audiences when legendary names like Steve ‘The Nugget’ Davis and Jimmy ‘The Whirlwind’ White took center stage and further popularized snooker’s presence on the world stage.

Today, the sport’s star is on the rise yet again, being accounted as the fastest growing professional sport in the world: there are some 100 million players in 88 countries around the globe, with events broadcast by 23 major networks and being watched by over half a billion people. 150 thousand tickets have been sold to 28 events, with the Romanian Snooker Masters being the 29th added for the 2017/2018 season.

It has reached such heights that in 2015, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) — snooker’s official governing body — has submitted an official request to include snooker as an Olympic sport at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Romanian Snooker Masters

This will be the first time that Romania hosts its own Masters tournament and will naturally be held in the capital city of Bucharest — a modern metropolis of some 2.4 million people. Of those 2.4 million people, many are sure to be interested in the event, as snooker has gained increased awareness within Romania over the last few years, with a growing amateur and professional player-base, as well as national snooker tournaments being organized — the most recent of which being the juniors tournament, held last month in Brașov.

This is not the first time a snooker Masters was held on Romanian soil, however. Two years ago Bucharest also hosted the 2016 European Masters, the sixth event of the 2016/2017 snooker season calendar. The tournament was held in the Metropolitan Circus amphitheater and it is in this same arena that the Romanian Masters will be held.

The Romanian Snooker Masters tournament will last for 5 days, starting March 14th and ending March 18th and will be televised live by Eurosport world-wide to an estimated audience of 20 million. The first two rounds are to be held Wednesday to Friday, March 14th to 16th, played over 7 frames. Semi-finals will follow on Saturday, March 17th, played as best of 9 frames. The final will be held on Sunday, March 18th, and will be played in two sessions with a maximum of 19 frames possible.

The tournament will feature 16 of the top-20-ranked snooker players in the world; with the draw, including global ranking and country of origin, going as follows:

Mark Selby (1, England) vs. Liang Wenbo (18, China)

Stuart Bingham (11, England) vs. Neil Robertson (13, Australia)

Mark Williams (7, Wales) vs. Ali Carter (12, England)

Mark King (20, England) vs. Stephen Maguire (19, Scotland)

John Higgins (5, Scotland) vs. Anthony McGill (16, Scotland)

Barry Hawkins (8, England) vs. Ryan Day (17, Wales)

Mark Allen (9, Northern Ireland) vs. Kyren Wilson (14, England)

Judd Trump (3, England) vs. Luca Brecel (15, Belgium)

The contenders will split a total of 200,000 EUR in prize money, with 50,000 going to the winner of the tournament.

Restart Energy is proud to be the main sponsor of this historic tournament — the largest sports event in Romania. We are also pleased to continue doing our part in offering favorable conditions for the local economy and thus the economic growth thereof, especially in the context of Romania’s GDP surpassing China’s in terms of annual growth last year — a high bar that we are pleased to have contributed towards, with our 400% revenue growth in 2017.

Romanian Snooker Masters, Presented by Restart Energy | 2018 World Snooker Event

About Restart Energy

Restart Energy Democracy (RED) is a blockchain-powered platform, backed by Restart Energy — a European energy provider with 20 million USD in revenues. The company was built with a vision to democratize the energy sector and quash the dominance of legacy monopolies in the energy world. The company’s credentials include a customer base of 27,000 household and 3,000 corporate clients, expanding at more than 2,000 clients per month (5,000 new customers in the first two months of 2018), and it’s impressive growth: 1700% from 2015 until today.

Restart Energy is developing the world’s first peer-to-peer, fully decentralized energy transfer platform allowing users to send and receive energy worldwide, based on its proprietary virtual balancing system, that uses A.I, Big Data, and IoT technologies. The RED ecosystem is comprised of the RED-Platform, RED-Franchise and RED-MWAT Tokens.

The RED-Franchise is the first power retail franchise to simplify and allow any company or entrepreneur to operate their own power utility enterprise, enabling them to start selling energy in more than 35 deregulated energy markets globally.

MWAT tokens are crypto-tokens that enable the virtual storage and trade of up to 1 MWh of electricity per month on the RED-Platform Software and will facilitate the development of affordable clean energy, though free-market practices. They come pre-charged with 0.11 kWh and get monthly free energy from a special community energy fund that is charged with 1–5% of total grid power — this energy is transferred by producers and suppliers in a special community energy fund in exchange for access to the RED platform.

Importantly, it should be noted that potential franchise partners will need to own (this is not a form of payment to us) a certain number of MWAT tokens, in order to qualify for our various franchise tiers — the secret to our award-winning growth as a business!

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