Pool
Johann Wallner (AUT) eliminated Sascha Manojlovic (SUI) from the 8-ball competition with a 7:4 victory in the loser's qualification round.
Wallner did not start well into today's 8-ball competition at the Dynamic Billiards European Championships for Seniors and Ladies. He lost his first match 7:6 against Portuguese superstar player and multiple European Champion Henrique Correia. That must have been some kind of wake-up call for the Austrian. He was so close to defeat the big gun here. However, Wallner won his next two matches over Julien Livens (BEL) with 7:5 and Sascha Manojlovic (SUI) with 7:4 in order to get back in the ring. He will now be drawn into the final 32 players' single elimination stage which starts at 18:00 CET.
Another head-to-head shootout took place between David Plattner (SUI) and Stefano Bazzana (ITA). They went from 0:0 to 6:6 all the way without one of them getting a two-rack lead over the opponent at any time. It was Bazzana in the end to pocket the "golden 8-ball" and win the match 7:6. Bazzana will join Wallner in the round of the last 32 players while Plattner has to wait for the 9-ball competition to begin tomorrow.