He, Seroshtan and Tahti go for glory - 8-ball competition finished at Dynamic European Pool Championships in Luxembourg

The three European 8-Ball Champions 2012 are Mario He (AUT), Natalya Seroshtan (RUS) and Jouni Tahti (FIN).

In the men’s division, the final match was a catastrophe for opponent Artem Koshovyi (UKR). He had played so well during the event but in the final, the balls definitely rolled for He. The Austrian demolished Koshovyi with 8:0 and demonstrated his performance skills in a very impressive way. “I am really happy to have won this tournament”, said He, “I still can’t believe it.” “I hope all my friends in Austria will party tonight and celebrate this historic victory with me”.

In the women’s division, 15-year-old Natalya Seroshtan ended Marika Poikkijoki’s winning streak with some very good pool. After 5 racks, Seroshtan was ahead with 4:1. Again, a shot-clock was introduced to the match since Poikkijoki used too much time for her shots. Whether that affected her game or not can only be guessed. But it definitely did affect the performance of young Seroshtan. She remained strong at the table and won deservedly 6:3. “This victory means so much to me”, she said very modest when interviewed after the final. When asked about a role model, she said “Jasmin Ouschan, of course!” Jasmin heard that and threw her a big smile and gave thumbs up for her play.

In the wheelchair division, Jouni Tahti (FIN) grabbed the 13^th European Champion title of his career. He defeated Roy Kimberley (GBR) after a long and hard battle with 5:2.

Top 8 Men

1.     Mario He                       AUT

2.     Artem Koshovyi             UKR

3.     Andreas Gerwen            SWE

Francisco Diaz              ESP

5.     Petri Makkonen             FIN

Ruslan Chinakhov          RUS

Tomasz Kaplan              POL

David Alcaide                ESP

Top 8 Women

1.     Natalya Seroshtan         RUS

2.     Marika Poikkijoki           FIN

3.     Darya Sirotina               RUS

Jasmin Ouschan            AUT

5.     Tamara Rademakers      NED

Kynthia Orfanidis           NED

Jasmin Michel               GER

Sandra Baumgartner      AUT

Top 4 Wheelchair

1.     Jouni Tahti                    FIN

2.     Roy Kimberley               GBR

3.     Fred Dinsmore              IRE

Tankred Volkmer           GER

Medals table

1.     Austria                   2 Gold, 4 Bronze

2.     Russia                   1 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze

3.     Netherlands            1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze

4.     Finland                   1 Gold, 1 Silver

5.     Great Britain           1 Gold, 1 Silver

6.     Germany                1 Gold, 2 Bronze

7.     Norway                  1 Gold, 1 Bronze

8.     Ireland                    1 Silver, 1 Bronze

9.     France                   1 Silver

Ukraine                  1 Silver

11.  Sweden                  2 Bronze

12.  Estonia                  1 Bronze

Spain                     1 Bronze

The Dynamic European Championships will continue on Wednesday morning, 09:00 CET.