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BRANDENBURG – At the halfway point of the European championship, after five days of playing, the Netherlands lead the medal table. They conquered four golden medals. Italy is second with three golds, ahead of Germany with one.
For the Netherlands, Therese Klompenhouwer, Sam van Etten, Monique van Exter and Guido Kauffeld took the gold medal.
The Italian team entered the top three yesterday (Tuesday) thanks to a sevenfold triumph in 5 pins. The only non-Italian in top eight was the German Thomas Hähne. The new title holder is Michelangelo Aniello. Andrea Quarta, who started as a big favorite, was fifth.
The competition at the small table three cushion has also been kicked off. Dick Jaspers, Dani Sánchez and Michael Nilsson are the most famous players in the field. Jaspers just wants to enjoy playing in the days before the tournament with the national teams.
The playing system at the small table is in groups of four, followed by the knockout stage.
The players in the discipline one cushion continue their tournament this morning with the decisive rounds. Jean Paul de Bruijn has to repair a loss in his opening match against Marek Faus, who played the best game of the day in five innings.
The medal ranking attached is from yesterday afternoon: for the Netherlands also Guido Kauffeld won gold, making it up to four in total, with two silver and three bronze medals. Italy has three gold, two silver and three bronze, for Germany with one gold, one silver and three bronze. Belgium is sixth in the ranks with two silver and two bronze medals.