Maxim Kochkin, a third-year student of the Volga region sports Academy, became the bronze medalist of the world Cup in billiard sport "Moscow Mayor Cup", held from may 27 to June 1 in the capital Palace of sports "Megasport".
One of the most prestigious tournaments in Billiards, in which athletes compete in the discipline of "free pyramid", was held for the first time on the largest indoor sports arena of the Russian capital. The prize Fund of the tournament was 3 million rubles (1.75 million for men and 1.25 million rubles for women). The competition was attended by 140 athletes from 9 countries.
The future sport Manager, master of sports, silver medalist of the European championship, the winner of the championship of Russia, repeated champion and the overall winner of the Cup of the Volga Federal district and the championship of the Republic of Maksim Kochkin, overcoming all the preliminary stages of the tournament, reached the semi-finals, securing a bronze medal. In the semifinals, he barely missed the sensation. Conceding in the course of the meeting to the silver medalist of the Russian championship to Novosibirsk Mikhail Tsarev (2:5), Kochkin managed to equalize (5:5), but made a mistake in the decisive game.