European Billiards Championships in Antalya/Turkey

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European Billiards Championships in Antalya/Turkey



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The EC starts with a surprise (at least to me) where Raoul CUENCA beats favorite Jean-paul DE BRUIJN in the final game



The classification of all players:

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Marek FAUS wins EC 47/2 !!!





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Balkline 47/2:
The day started with a surprise as Marek Faus defeated the defending champion Raymund Swertz from the Netherlands 275:257 after extra innings. Sven Daske from Germany also achieved a brilliant performance as he turned a 14:212 deficit into a victory against Patrick Niessen (Belgium).
In the end, these two also faced each other in the final, with Marek Faus setting a sign right at the beginning with a run of 157 points. Daske did not have the strength to counter after a long day in the tournament and had to congratulate his opponent after nine innings to the European title.
Meanwhile, Willy Gerimont (France) and Michel van Silfhout (Netherlands) won bronze. In Gerimont’s semi-final even a run of 208 was not enough for him to win against Faus after two innings. In parallel Michel van Silfhout had nothing to counter the run of 237 by Daske.

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Championnat d'Europe à Antalya (Turquie).

Après s'être sorti de son groupe de qualification où il a notamment dominé le solide joueur portugais Rui Costa, Cedric Melnytschenko affrontait le champion Allemand Martin Horn en 16ème de finale. Chenko a nettement battu le n°15 mondial en s'imposant 50/27 en 30/29 reprises.
Il jouera son 8ème de finale demain matin à 8 heures contre le joueur turc Tolgahan Kiraz qui a éliminé le n°1 français Jérémy Bury.
La méfiance sera de mise contre ce talentueux joueur que Cedric a croisé il y a une quinzaine d'années lorsqu'il était encore junior..
GO CHENKO

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Second GOLD medal for Marek FAUS - EC 71/2

Winner in Balkline 71/2 was Marek Faus from Czech Republic

The spectators of the Balkline 71/2-final saw an outstanding comeback on site and in the livestream. For the first ten innings it looked as if Willy Gerimont could successfully defend his title. At this point, the Frenchman was in the lead with 171:20 points and needed only 29 points to win the European title. In the eleventh inning, however, it was the time of MarekFaus, who had already won the title in the Balkline 47/2 a few days ago. Up to this point, the Czech did not succeed much, but suddenly he got into a flow. From then on, he played Balkline 71/2 in an absolutely brilliant way. Over 180 points he moved the balls precisely and like clockwork along the middle line and celebrated the game in perfection. Gerimont had no choice but to watch Faus' performance and congratulate him on his magnificent comeback to win the title.In the semifinals, the new European Champion had previously won against Michel van Silfhout, while Willy Gerimont won against Micha van Bochem. The two Dutchmen were thus left with the bronze medal. Their compatriot Raymund Swertz was again left without a medal, losing to Micha van Bochum in extra innings in the quarterfinals



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