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Stepanov takes the title

03/02/2013

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Konstantin Stepanov celebrating his victory

Treviso, Italy:  In an intense match, Russian Konstantin Stepanov defeated Dimitri Jungo (SUI) with 9:7 and obtained the crown of the 2013 Dynamic Billard Italian Open.

In the early stage of the match, everything was all square. It was Jungo who managed to get an advantage over Stepanov first. After trailing 3:4, Jungo won 3 straight racks and took a 6:4 lead over Stepanov. That phase of the match was determined by several unforced errors from both players. However, Stepanov recovered and came back with a 7:6 lead over Jungo. It was obvious that both players were struggling with their game. Jungo managed to tie the match at 7:7, but then Stepanov benefited from a mistake of the Swiss and got on the hill with 8:7. In the 16th rack, the pressure was too much for Jungo. He played a weak safety and Stepanov cleared the table to achieve his first Euro-Tour victory of his career. 

"I am so happy", stated Stepanov after the final. "I've been playing the Euro-Tour for many years now and I have never been able to win one. Today is my day!" says Stepanov with a smile on his face. "My goal for this year is to get a spot in the Top Ten of the Euro-Tour rankings and to go to the World Championships this year."

 

Final Standings Dynamic Billard Italian Open 2013

Rank

Name

Nation

Points

€€€

1.

Konstantin Stepanov

RUS

550

3.400,-€

2.

Dimitri Jungo

SUI

480

2.200,- €

3.

Albin Ouschan

AUT

420

1.400,- €

 

Ralf Souquet

GER

420

1.400,- €

5.

Roman Hybler

CZE

370

1.000,- €

 

Ruslan Chinakhov

RUS

370

1.000,- €

 

Serge Das

BEL

370

1.000,- €

 

Tomasz Kaplan

POL

370

1.000,- €

 

Euro-Tour Rankings

Rank

Name

Nation

Points

1.

Albin Ouschan

AUT

2480

2.

Nick van den Berg

NED

2295

3.

Dimitri Jungo

SUI

2210

4.

David Alcaide

ESP

2170

5.

Dominic Jentsch

GER

2150

6.

Nikos Ekonomopoulos

GRE

2140

7.

Daryl Peach

GBR

2115

8.

Oliver Ortmann

GER

2080

9.

Konstantin Stepanov

RUS

2060

10.

Niels Feijen

NED

2055

That concludes the coverage of the Dynamic Billard Italian Open 2013.

The event was hosted by the European Governing Body for Pool, the European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF) and organized by International Billiard Promotion (IBP). For further information and reference please go to the federation website www.eurotouronline.eu , follow us on twitter @EPBF_News or contact our press office.

 

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