Three more Gold Medals have been awarded at the Dynamic Billard European Championships Youth in the Alpina Sports & Wellness Hotel, St. Johann i.Pg, Austria. The 8-ball individuals are over and the titles were taken by Diana Khodjaeva (BEL), Sanjin Pehlivanovic (BIH) and Pascal Bruckmann (GER) in their respective categories.
In the Under 19’s, Pascal Bruckmann was definitely the underdog. His opponent Maksim Dudanets (RUS) has already won the Gold Medal in straight pool and a Bronze Medal in 10-ball this week. But the match took a course as nobody would have expected it. Bruckmann had a furious start and after six racks, the scoreboard displayed a 5:1 lead for the German. Then Dudanets pulled one rack back, making the score 2:5. But Bruckmann was on fire. He played almost perfectly and won the next two racks as well, winning the match and the title with 7:2.
青少年歐錦賽8號球個人項目也於今晨在奧地利聖約翰的Alpina Sports & Wellness酒店結束了8號球的賽程。各組冠軍分別由比利時的Diana Khodjaeva、來自波士尼亞與赫塞哥維納的Sanjin Pehlivanovic及德國選手Pascal Bruckmann拿下。
青年組方面，德國選手Pascal Bruckmann進入到決賽完全是出乎意料外之一，而他的對手來自俄羅斯的Maksim Dudanets在這星期則已分別贏得14-1金牌與10號球銅牌。而在決賽當中似乎出現了一片倒的情況，6局過後，Bruckmann取得了5:1的領先。雖然Dudanets在追回一局，將比數帶到 2:5，然而Bruckmann的表現可說相當完美，最終就以 7:2 取得勝利，奪得冠軍。
Top Eight 8-Ball Under 19’s 青年組8球 前八強排名:
- Pascal Bruckmann (GER 德國)
- Maksim Dudanets (RUS 俄羅斯)
- Oliver Szolnoki (HUN 匈牙利)
Krystian Cwikla (POL 波蘭) - Raphael Wahl (GER 德國)
Cyriel Ledoux (NED 荷蘭)
Sergey Lutsker (RUS 俄羅斯)
Daniel Guttenberger (AUT 奧地利)
The final in the Under 17’s between Sanjin Pehlivanovic and Eklent Kaci (ALB) was the encounter of two players with excellent shotmaking talents and hard breaks. Both players showed strong and consisting performances throughout the week so far. No wonder the match was quite even from beginning to end. Being 5:4 up, Eklent Kaci had his own break shot and the chance to finish the match in his favor. But he scratched while trying to clear his group and allowed Pehlivanovic back to the table. The young player from Sarajevo committed several mistakes earlier but this time he cleared the table, turning the match into a hill-hill thriller at 5:5. With his own break coming up, Pehlivanovic had a good chance to win the match. And he made use of it. He broke, cleared the table and won the title 6:5 over Kaci.
在少年組方面，決賽在兩位相當有天賦球員之間展開，分別是來自波士尼亞與赫塞哥維納的Sanjin Pehlivanovic與來自阿爾巴尼亞的Eklent Kaci之間展開。兩位選手從開賽以來到目前為止的表現都相當強勁。而在比賽當中雙方你來我往，都表現得相當不錯。Eklent Kaci在5:4領先時，迎來了自己的開球局，他將有機會能將比賽結束，但卻出現了母球洗袋的犯規，這也給了機會讓Pehlivanovic再次回到場上。Pehlivanovic在此之前出現了一些失誤，但這次他把握住了機會，上場接手後清光台面，比數追成5:5搶尾局。而下一局也剛好輪到了Pehlivanovic自己的開球局，開球後順利清光台面，6:5 逆轉擊敗Kaci。
Top Eight 8-Ball Under 17’s 少年組8球 前八強排名:
- Sanjin Pehlivanovic (BIH 波士尼亞與赫塞哥維納)
- Eklent Kaci (ALB 阿爾巴尼亞)
- Daniel Maciol (POL 波蘭)
Sajid Raheem (NOR 挪威) - Osman Sanlisoy (TNC 北賽普勒斯)
Patrick Hofman (GER 德國)
Jan van Lierop (NED 荷蘭)
Kamil Szasor (POL 波蘭)
In the girls division, Diana Khodajeva was the favorite player. She managed to eliminate Russian star player Kristina Tkach 5:3 in the semi-final. Her opponent Emily Heidergott (GER) was probably on no-one’s list for the final match in girl’s 8-ball. She lost in the first winner’s round to her teammate Jana Peters. With victories over Dina Fatihova (RUS) 5:2, Vilde-Mary Holme (NOR) 5:0 and Hannah Memic (BIH) 5:0, she came back to the semi-finals in the girls division where she was able to take revenge for her defeat, ousting Jana Peters with 5:1. The final match was exciting. Both players played at even strength. After 5 racks, Heidergott was 3:2 in the lead. Khodjaeva missed the 8-ball and gave Heidergott the chance to get a two point lead in the match and get on the hill. But Heidergott’s nerves played a trick on her. She missed the last ball of her group and Khodjaeva won that match to turn the score to 3:3. The next rack was run out by Khodjaeva and it put her on the hill with 4:3. Rack eight turned out to be a struggle for both. One ball of each group were frozen to the side rail and the match turned into a tactical battle. However, Khodjaeva proved to be the more experienced player forcing Heidergott to commit a foul. With ball in hand, Khodjaeva pocketed the remaining balls and won the match and the title 5:3.
最後在女子組方面，Diana Khodajeva在四強賽以5:3淘汰了俄羅斯的明星球員Kristina Tkach。她的對手來自德國的Emily Heidergott可說是為非種子選手，在勝部第一輪輸給了她的隊友Jana Peters。接下來連勝了俄羅斯選手Dina Fatihova 5:2, 挪威選手Vilde-Mary Holme 5:0以來自波士尼亞與赫塞哥維納的Hannah Memic 5:0，進入到半決賽後，再次對上了隊友Jana Peters，這次Heidergott則以5:1擊敗她的隊友復仇成功。
決賽相當的刺激精彩，雙方球員都打出了應有的實力。5局過後，Heidergott取得3:2的領先。Khodjaeva 8號球的失誤也給了Heidergott有機會取得2局的領先優勢並率先聽牌。但可惜的是Heidergott的緊張使她在最後一顆球上發生了失誤，讓Khodjaeva那夏並將比數追3:3平手，緊接著Khodjaeva再拿下一局，取得4:3聽牌領先。第8局開局後雙方選手都無法直接進攻，形成了攻守戰，然而 Khodjaeva展現出了更加的有經驗並迫使Heidergott形成犯規，Khodjaeva利用自由球的機會清光了自己的剩餘球組，最終就以5:3擊敗對手，奪得冠軍。
Top Six 8-Ball Girls 女子組8球 前八強排名:
- Diana Khodjaeva (BEL 比利時)
- Emily Heidergott (GER 德國)
- Kristina Tkach (RUS 俄羅斯)
Jana Peters (GER 德國) - Hanna Memic (BIH 波士尼亞與赫塞哥維納)
Marharyta Fefilava (BLR 白俄羅斯)
Medal table after 3 of 5 events 三項賽事後 總獎牌數排名:
- Russia 俄羅斯
- Germany 德國
- Belgium 比利時
- Ukraine 烏克蘭
- Bosnia & Hercegovina 波士尼亞與赫塞哥維納
- Poland 波蘭
- Albania 奧地利
- Switzerland 瑞士
- Belarus 白俄羅斯
Finland 芬蘭
Hungary 匈牙利
Italy 義大利
Norway 挪威
Earlier today, the first rounds of the 9-ball individuals have been played. An outstanding match took place between Sanjin Pehlivanovic (BIH) and Jonas Souto (ESP). Both players are 13 year old but Pehlivanovic, being the defending Champion, has a lot more experience that Souto who is attending his first EC. That was also what made the difference in that match. Pehlivanovic did not play his A-game, but since Souto always missed easy shots due to lack of concentration and playing too fast, the match was leveled all the way through. The situation got to hill-hill. At 6:6, it was Souto’s break shot.
The young lad from Spain had a ball down but only one more ball crossed the headstring. According to the rules, that is deemed to be an illegal break and the opponent gets to the table. That’s what Pehlivanovic did. He found an open table in front of him with no real problems. He focussed on the game and pocketed ball after ball, winning the rack and the match with a lucky 7:6 over Souto. „I know I did not play well in this match“, admitted Pehlivanovic after the match, „but I will also play the semi-final in 8-ball this afternoon. I need to get better then though“, Pehlivanovic added.
當日稍早也進行了9號球個人項目的競爭。Sanjin Pehlivanovic 與西班牙選手Jonas Souto的比賽中，雖然兩位都是13歲，但身為衛冕冠軍的Pehlivanovic勢必要比第一次參加歐錦賽的Souto要來得有經驗些。Pehlivanovic並沒有發揮出他應有的水準，但由於Souto發生太多次的失誤。比數來到6:6平手，來到了Souto的開球局，但開球只有一顆球過線，根據規格判定為開球犯規，Pehlivanovic上場後，開放球局的情況下，順利清光自己的球組，最後就以7:6幸運地拿下勝利。Pehlivanovic賽後說道: “我知道我在這場比賽中並沒有發揮得很出色，但我下午還有8號球的四強戰，我需要讓自己的狀態變得更好些。”
The tournament will continue tomorrow at 09:00 local time with the team competition. In the afternoon, the 9-ball individuals will continue.
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