Pool
In the final match of the seniors 9-ball division, Giorgio Margola (ITA) came out on top of Jan Lundell (SWE) with 9:5.
Margola dominated the match from the start. He took a comfortable 3:1 lead before Lundell was able to strike back. Lundell even overtook Margola and took a 5:3 lead over the Italian. But then Margola shifted into overdrive. After 13 racks, Margola was on the hill leading 8:5. He received a very bad position from Lundell and had to go over three rails with the cue ball before he could even hit it. But Margola did not only hit it... he pocketed it and ran the rack. That was a strong performance by Margola in a match that had its ups and downs.
In the ladies division, Katja Kahl (GER) defeated Anja Hehre (GER) with 5:1. The top four ladies are all teammates from Germany. Kahl seemed to have smooth sailing in the final match. Her opponent was too nervous. Hehre was only able to take the third rack off Kahl who simply played more solid and better than Hehre.
Top eight finishers in 9-ball:
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Seniors |
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Ladies | ||
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1. |
Giorgio Margola |
ITA |
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Katja Kahl |
GER |
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2. |
Jan Lundell |
SWE |
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Anja Hehre |
GER |
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3. |
Reiner Wirsbitzki |
GER |
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Susanne Wessel |
GER |
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Marko Hartikainen |
FIN |
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Wienke Thamsen |
GER |
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5. |
Werner Scheu |
AUT |
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Tuija Tiihonen |
FIN |
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Mauro Vialetto |
ITA |
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Ann-Sofie Löfgren |
SWE |
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Ralf Wack |
GER |
7. |
Ilona Zalmanova |
CZE |
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Stefano Bazzana |
ITA |
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Manon Melief |
NED |
Medal table after four of five events:
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Nation |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
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1. |
Germany |
3 |
4 |
6 |
13 |
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2. |
Netherlands |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
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3. |
Portugal |
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
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Italy |
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
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4. |
Sweden |
|
2 |
2 |
4 |
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5. |
Austria |
|
|
1 |
1 |
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Switzerland |
|
|
1 |
1 |
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Finland |
|
|
1 |
1 |
The Dynamic Billiards European Championships for Seniors and Ladies will continue tomorrow morning at 09:00 CET with the senior's team competition.