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BRANDENBURG - The European billiards championship in all disciplines is certainly getting very close now. The organization of this mega-tournament, which was launched two years ago and was a great success, is preparing for the second edition. The European top of three cushion kicks off on April 24 and 25, in total 500 players will battle for ten days in the Stahlpalatz in Brandenburg an der Havel in the fight for the medals.
The men's three cushion players start the tournament, playing for 30.000 euros prize money. All the European world class players are at the start with the defending champion Marco Zanetti, Torbjörn Blomdahl, Frédéric Caudron, Eddy Merckx, Dick Jaspers and all the other star players.
The schedule is divided in ten days with a total of 880 games (539 at the match tables, 341 on the small table).
Kozoom takes a look at the facts, the match days, the number of players, referees, in the week before the European championship will start.
Xx Championships: a total of 18: 12 on the match table, 8 on the small table.
Xx Fourteen individual championships and four team championships (two for national teams, two for club teams).
Xx Two tournaments under 17, one under 19, three under 21 and twelve for senior players.
The organization is working with 63 referees: 16 from Germany, 12 from the Netherlands, 13 from Belgium, 10 from France, 6 from Spain, 6 from Italy.
46 referees will be at the tables for ten days.
Details and peculiarities must be reported after the matches to:
For German referees: Stefan Andres
For Dutch referees Willem Hofman
For Belgian and Egyptian referees Benny van Goethem
For French referees Daniel Garonnat
For Spanish referees Ángel Soneira
For Italian referees Gabrio Volante.
The referee responsible is Carlos Borrell (CEB).
Three cushion on the small table (individual) includes the most matches: 121. Followed by three cushion for club teams with 110 and three-cushion individually for seniors with 79 games.
Days and times of the final matches:
Sunday, April 26:
12:00: Free game under 19 club teams
14.30: One cushion under 21
18.00: Three cushion senior players
18:00: Free game under 17.
Tuesday, April 28:
12:00: Free game under 21
14.30: 5 pins individually
15.00: Three cushion under 17
17.00: One cushion.
Wednesday 29:
16.00: 47/2 balk line
Thursday, April 30:
15.00: 5 pins national teams.
Friday, May 1:
11:30: Free game women
16.30: Three cushion small table (individual)
Saturday, May 2:
14.30: Three cushion national teams.
Saturday May 3:
9.30: 71/2 balk line
12.30: 5 pins juniors
15.00: artistic
15.00: Three cushion women
15.00: Three cushion club teams.
Matches per day:
Friday 24 April:
48 matches three cushion individually
20 Three cushion under 21
24 Free game under 17
12 Free game under 19 club teams
Saturday, April 25:
28 Three cushion individually
10 Three cushion under 21
4 Free game under 17
24 Free game under 19 club teams
8 One cushion
Sunday, April 26:
3 Three cushion individually (semifinal and final)
1 Three-cushion under 21 (final)
8 One cushion
3 Free game under 17 (finals)
48 5 pins
8 Free game under 21
12 Free game under 19 club teams (final)
Monday 27 April:
20 Free game under 21
12 One cushion
28 5 pins
24 Three cushion under 17
8 47/2 balk line
Tuesday, April 28:
3 One cushion (finals)
3 5 pins individual (final)
7 Three cushion under 17 (finals)
16 47/2 balk line
5 pins 24 national teams
38 Three cushionsmall table
3 Free game under 21 (finals)
Wednesday, April 29:
7 47/2 balk line (finals)
40 5 pins national teams
46 Three cushion small table
Thursday, April 30:
12 5 pins national teams (finals)
30 Three cushion small table
48 Three cushion national teams
12 Free game women
16 Three cushion club teams
Friday, May 1:
12 Three cushion national teams
7 Three cushion small table (finals)
24 Three cushion club teams
3 Free game women (finals)
24 71/2 balk line
8 artistic.
Saturday, May 2:
6 71/2 balk line
2 Three cushion national teams (finals)
24 artistic
12 Three cushion women
14 5 pins under 21
56 Three cushion club teams.
Sunday, May 3:
7 Three cushion women (finals)
7 artistic (finals)
1 71/2 balk line (final)
1 5 pins under 21 (final)
14 Three cushion club teams (finals).
Participants who start at the European championship three cushion (with defending champion Marco Zanetti first seeded):
1 Marco Zanetti (It)
2 Dick Jaspers (Neth)
3 Eddy Merckx (Bel)
4 Frédéric Caudron (Bel)
5 Torbjörn Blomdahl (Swe)
6 Tayfun Tasdemir (Tur)
7 Christian Rudolph (Ger)
8 Dani Sánchez (Sp)
9 Jérémy Bury (Fr)
10 Roland Forthomme (Bel)
11 Filippos Kasidokostas (Gre)
12 Murat Naci Coklu (Tur)
13 Lütfi Cenet (Tur)
14 Jean Paul de Bruijn (Neth)
15 Eddy Leppens (Bel)
16 Ruben Legazpi (Sp)
17 Salvatore Papa (It)
18 Martin Horn (Ger)
19 Peter Ceulemans (Bel)
20 Jean van Erp (Neth)
21 Adnan Yüksel (Tur)
22 Nikos Polychronopoulos (Gre)
23 Jean Reverchon (Fr)
24 Javier Palazón (Sp)
25 Rui Costa (Por)
26 Martin Bohac (Cze)
27 Michael Nilsson (Swe)
28 Arnim Kahofer (Aus)
29 Behzat Cetin (Sw)
30 Briece Briere (Lux)
31 Sami Hannula (Fin)
32 Balázs Leb (Hun)
33 Espen Hauge (Nor)
34 Arie Salomon (It)
35 Christakis Christoforou (Cyp)
36 Dustin Jäschke (Ger)
37 Francis Forton (Bel)
38 Glenn Hoffman (Neth)
39 Tolgahan Kiraz (Tur)
40 Kostas Papakonstantinou (Gre)
41 Jean-Christophe Roux (Fr)
42 Sergio Jimenez (Sp)
43 Miroslav Baca (Cze)
44 Brian Knudsen (Den)
45 Andreas Kronlachner (Aus)
46 Ramon Hamm (Lux)
47 Tapio Soinisalo (Fin)
48 Peter Varga (Hun)
49 Ronny Lindemann (Ger)
50 Martin Spoormans (Bel)
51 Raimond Burgman (Neth)
52 Semih Sayginer (Tur)
53 Jérôme Barbeillon (Fr)
54 Thomas Anderson (Den)
55 Georg Schmied (Aus)
56 Gérard Goedert (Lux)
57 Toni Hannula (Fin)
58 Tamas Szolnoki (Hun)
59 Andreas Niehaus (Ger)
60 Barry van Beers (Ned)
61 Murat Tüzül (Tur)
62 Cédric Melnytschenko (Fr)
63 Thomas Kerl (Ger)
64 Peter De Backer (Bel).