Casper Matikainen

Casper Matikainen
Pool
Representing  Finland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2026Eight-ball
Gold medal – first place2025Nine-ball
Gold medal – first place2022Teams competition
Silver medal – second place2019Ten-ball
Gold medal – first place2018Eight-ball, U23
Bronze medal – third place2017-20195 pcs, U23
Bronze medal – third place20152 pcs., jr.
FinnishChampionships
Gold medal – first place2026Nine-ball
Gold medal – first place2026Ten-ball
Gold medal – first place2025Nine-ball
Bronze medal – third place2025Teams competition
Gold medal – first place2024Scotch doubles, Nine-ball
Gold medal – first place2024Straight_pool
Bronze medal – third place2024Eight-ball
Gold medal – first place2024Nine-ball
Gold medal – first place2023Scotch doubles, Nine-ball
Gold medal – first place2023Ten-ball
Silver medal – second place2022Teams competition
Gold medal – first place2021Ten-ball
Gold medal – first place2020Eight-ball
Gold medal – first place2019Scotch doubles, Nine-ball
Gold medal – first place2019Teams Competition
Gold medal – first place2017Scotch doubles, Nine-ball

Casper "Cappe" Matikainen (born 12 September 1997) is a Finnish professional pool player. He has received a silver medal in the 2019 European Pool Championship, losing to Mieszko Fortuński, and the teams competition gold medal in the 2022 European Pool Championship. A member of the Espoo Billiard Club, he won the first tournament of the Finnish Pool Tour in Mikkeli in September 2023.

In April 2024 Casper won the Finnish Pool championship in nine-ball.

During spring 2024 Casper has also won two Kaisa competitions. First the Kymin kerho Open and a week after that, the Scotch doubles Finnish championship with teammate Joonas Lounamaa.

Casper Matikainen in New York spring 2026. Photographer: Erwin Dionisio.

Titles & Achievements

References

  1. ↑ "Casper Matikaisen esittey Espoon Biljardikerhon sivuilla". EspoonBiljardiKerho.com (in Finnish). 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Espoolainen Casper Matikainen poolbirjardin miesten maajoukkuerinkiin". Länsiväylä (in Finnish). 22 April 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Casper Matikaiselle EM-hopeaa poolbiljardin 10-pallossa". YLE.fi (in Finnish). 1 May 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Arkimies, Tuomas (16 December 2019). "Nuori suomalaispelaaja loisti poolbiljardin MM-kisoissa – päihitti maailman kärkimiehen ja teki historiaa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Team Golds for Finland and Germany". EPBF.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. May 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "FPT:N Cauden Avaus Casper Matikaiselle". BiljardiSuomi.fi (in Finnish). September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Kontti, Mikko (10 September 2023). "Poolbiljardikiertueen avauskisaa Mikkelissä hallitsi suosikki Casper Matikainen – Mikkelin Jussi Iivonen kahdeksan parhaan joukossa". Länsi-Savo (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "CASPER MATIKAINEN VOITTI 9-PALLON SUOMENMESTARUUDEN". BiljardiSuomi.fi (in Finnish). April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "CASPER MATIKAINEN PITELEMÄTÖN KYMIN KERHON OPENISSA". BiljardiSuomi.fi (in Finnish). April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "KAISAN PARI SM-KULTAAN PELASIVAT EBK:N JOONAS LOUNAMAA JA CASPER MATIKAINEN". BiljardiSuomi.fi (in Finnish). April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.