At the Dynamic Billard European Championships for Under 19, Under 17 and Girls in Veldhoven, The Netherlands, team Germany snatched the first two Gold medals in the straight pool division. Moritz Neuhausen (U17) and Christian Froehlich (U19) conquered the first two titles at this year’s event.
In the U19, the final match was a more than clear affair for Christian Froehlich. He was up against Jonas Souto (ESP) who has one Bronze medal from last year’s 8-ball competition under his belt. In the same year, Froehlich took the Gold medal in 8-ball and the silver medal in 9-ball. So the German could have been seen to be favoured to win the match. And he had the better start. He pocketed 15 balls before ran out of position and attempted a safety shot. This did not go too well for him and Souto entered the table, starting to pocket balls himself. But amazingly he missed the 4-ball with an open table in front of him after he had cleared only 5 balls. That brought Froehlich back to the table and he made 49 balls in a row. The scoreboard displayed a 64:5 lead for Froehlich when Souto got to the table again. Obviously impressed, the Spaniard only made 2 balls before he left the table again. This time, Froehlich went to 98 points. Under this immense pressure, Souto rose to the occasion and pocketed 52 balls to get to 65 points before he missed again. Then Froehlich made the two points he needed in order to win the title in straight pool Under 19.
Christian Froehlich｜Photo © EPBF/DK
2019歐洲撞球錦標賽U19、U17及女子組在荷蘭 費爾德霍芬 (Veldhoven) 拉開帷幕。第一項比賽項目於昨晚當地時間結束爭奪，德國隊包辦Straight Pool雙金牌。
U19組，德國的Christian Froehlich在決賽的對手是來自西班牙的Jonas Souto，Souto在去年取得8號球銅牌，而Froehlich則取得8號球金牌與9號球銀牌的成績。Froehlich率先取得進攻機會，連吃15球後，無法繼續進攻情況下，選擇安全球，但成果不理想並讓Souto上到球台。令人意外的是，Souto不止僅打進5顆球，更在開放局面下，沒有打進4號球，這也讓Souto失去繼續進攻的機會並讓Froehlich回到場上。Froehlich一連吃下49顆球將比數帶到64:5，接著Souto又獲得一次機會上場，但他卻只打了2顆球後又將機會拱手讓出。Froehlich這次一口氣讓自己的得分來到98，距離勝利僅差2顆球。在此巨大的壓力之下，Froehlich打丟了下一球，讓Souto獲得進攻機會。Souto一連猛攻連續吃下52球將比分稍稍拉近到98:65，此時Souto打丟了一記中袋，這次的失誤也等於宣判了自己。Froehlich上場後打進最後2顆球，順利拿下冠軍。
Top eight finishers Under 19 straight pool
1. Christian Froehlich (GER 德國)
2. Jonas Souto (ESP 西班牙)
3. Christoffer Lentz (DEN 丹麥)
Daniil Kalialiev (UKR 烏克蘭)
5. Ivan Galic (CRO 克羅埃西亞)
Andreas-Steen Bonnelykke (DEN 丹麥)
Aatu Suoraniemi (FIN 芬蘭)
Daniel Todorov (BUL 白俄羅斯)
Moritz Neuhausen｜Photo © EPBF/DK
In the U17, the final match was an all German clash between Moritz Neuhausen and Dennis Laszkowski. This match went pretty one-sided to the liking of Neuhausen. Laszkowski never got into the match and in the end deservedly lost to Neuhausen who took an impressive 75:4 victory.
U17組決賽在兩位德國小將之間上演，Laszkowski 並未有太多的時間在場上，Moritz Neuhausen 幾乎掌控著比賽使整場比賽呈現一面倒局面。最終，Neuhausen 以75-4的比數拿下勝利。
Top eight finishers Under 17 straight pool
1. Moritz Neuhausen (GER 德國)
2. Dennis Laszkowski (GER 德國)
3. Luka Galic (CRO 克羅埃西亞)
Ajdin Piknjak (BIH 波士尼亞與赫塞哥維納)
5. Oskar Jamorski (POL 波蘭)
Yannick Pongers (NED 荷蘭)
Luca Montanari (ITA 義大利)
Szymon Kural (POL 波蘭)
Medal table after 1 of 5 events 第一比賽項目結束後之獎牌榜:
Also during today, the 10-ball individuals were played. In the U19, Christoffer Lentz (DEN), last year’s Champion in the U17, had two highly impressive appearances. He defeated Ricardo Mota (POR) 7:0 and then Noah Portmann (SUI) 7:1 to advance on the winner’s side. In the U17, last year’s Bronze medallists Emil-Andre Gangflot (NOR) and Moritz Neuhausen won their first two matches to make it to the single elimination stage of the event already. In the Girls division, defending Champion Nina Torvund (NOR) lost her opening match 1:5 to Polina Vinkurova (UKR).
在10號球同於straight pool決賽日展開。去年在U17組別拿下冠軍的丹麥選手Christoffer Lentz今年進入到U19，首兩場比賽表現得相當優異，先以7:0洗血葡萄牙的Ricardo Mota，再以7:1擊敗瑞士選手Noah Portmann。去年獲得U17組銅牌的挪威選手Emil-Andre Gangflot與德國的Moritz Neuhausen也雙雙贏得首兩場比賽並晉級到單敗淘汰賽。最後女子組方面，衛冕冠軍來自挪威的Nina Torvund首場比賽不幸以1:5落敗給烏克蘭的Polina Vinkurova。
The Dynamic Billard European Youth Championships 2019 will commence tomorrow morning at 09:00 CET with matches in the 10-ball individuals competition of the U17 and U19.
The Championships are played on 24 tables which are all streamed LIVE throughout the whole event. In order to be able to follow all the action LIVE, premium membership can be obtained at www.kozoom.com. Once a premium membership is held, all events for the respective period of time can be viewed LIVE. Additionally, a huge video gallery is contained in the website.
The event is 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.epconline.eu or visit us on Facebook for regular news clips or contact our press office [email protected].
2019歐洲青少年撞球錦標賽將於24日當地時間上午9點繼續U17、U19及女子組10號球賽程。
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CN by Alison