3-Cushion
VELJE - The 49-year-old Allan Schroeder from Varde BK is the surprising new Danish champion in three cushion. He took the title for the first time in his career. In the final match, Allan Schroeder bested the former, seven-time Danish champion Tonny Carlsen from BK Grøndal 50-40.
,,I have won the Danish team title five times, but never the individual title. And I'm frankly damn proud to have won this gold medal'', Allan Schroeder reacted after the victory at the championship that was played in Vejle.
In the decisive match, both players initially didn't succeed in scoring many points. Allan Schroeder broke free and led 25-19 at the break. He even increased the lead to 46-28, before Tonny Carlsen showed some of the high class which reminded of the years he won silver medals at both the European and World championships.
The outcome was a big surprise. Allan Schrøder won the defensive and not too classy final. In the championship arena with lots of spectators, Schroeder took victory. For the first time in many years, the winner finished just over 1.000 average.
The final result with the best eight players (16 participated and had qualified)
1 Allan Schroeder, 1.195
2 Tonny Carlsen, 1.118
3 Thomas Andersen, 1.237
4 Martin Olesen, 0.925
5 Erling Sjoerup, 1.197
6 Brian Knudsen, 1.183
7 Benny Staalbo, 1.147
8 Allan Keith, 0.866
Dion Nelin, Jacob Haack Sørensen and Brian Zola Hansen did not participate in the championship, because they did not qualify. The Nordic xhampion Lars Dunch ended as number 10. Michael Hansen and Claus Føge both made 11 as the highest run. Tonny Carlsen played the best game with 1.724 average.
The tournament was directed by Christian Andersen and the DDBU chairman.