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THERE WERE MORE rounds of matches in both the 8-ball division as well as teams events as the PREDATOR EPBF European Pool Championships enjoyed another action-packed day in Antalya. The men’s 8-ball resumes tomorrow with the remaining last 64 games and then goes full-steam ahead to an evening finish. The women’s sees the bottom half of the last 32 play out before last 16 action starts at 13.00.
In the women’s teams, France and Germany have found their way to the semi-finals and await the winners from the losers qualification round – either Poland or Portugal and Austria or Ukraine – taking place on Tuesday. For the men, they’re down to the quarter-finals which resume on Tuesday.
Jasmin Ouschan
One of the sport’s biggest names has started her 2026 European Championship appearance in the 8-ball division as Jasmin Ouschan defeated Sara Rocha 6-3 yesterday and then 14.1 gold-medallist Linnea Hjalmarstrom 6-2 today.
Commented Jasmin, “She won the straight pool so congrats on that. It was amazing, I watched it and it was pretty impressive. So, when you draw her in the last 32, that’s not the easiest draw that you can get. Yesterday was my first day at the EC so I’m still trying to find my rhythm and game here. I haven’t quite arrived yet – that’s what it feels like to me but I’m pleased with that match, I think it was solid but there’s still room to improve.
“We’re all facing a good problem to have this year. It’s a full schedule for all the pros so we’re travelling quite a lot. I think you have to choose wisely at some point and see that it does make sense for your performance and if it’s worth it when it comes to energy and all that.
“You really have to find your schedule so I felt after Vegas, I just needed one or two days to breathe, to regulate myself and calm down and then be ready for the EC’s. I think it was a smart decision and we’ll see how it goes. It’s a good problem to have but it’s definitely a tight schedule,” she concluded.
Joao Grilo
In the men’s 8-ball, Portugal’s Joao Grilo is making a run, looking to add to his two bronze medals, won in 10-ball in 2019 and straight pool (2023). A run of three wins, including beating Georgia’s David Avakian in the last 64, sets up a round of 32 game against Dimitri Jungo (SUI) tomorrow.
He said, “I’m playing good and my break was good too today. I play solid pool in 8-ball and now I will be trying my best for the next match. I have two bronze medals previously in 10-ball and straight pool now I will try my best in 8-ball because in Portugal we play many 8-ball tournaments on 8-foot tables and my feeling is good in 8 ball. I’ll give it my best as for Portuguese players, 8-ball is the game!”
Dimitri Jungo
Grilo’s next round opponent is Swiss veteran Dimitri Jungo, who has been playing in top level competition for over 20 years and was a 14.1 gold medal winner in this event back in 2009. Back enjoying the game, after a break, Jungo spoke after his impressive last 64 victory over Stefan Kasper.
“It was a good win especially as Kasper won the European Championship straight pool so he’s a tough player to play so I’m very happy. Even though my game was not perfect, I’m still happy. We always try to play our best but you have to accept that it’s not possible.
“I have two children and I’m working in insurance but billiards is a big part of my life and I will always be a part of it but I always have to look at how much is possible but I can see for the next year that it will be more pool again. The older I get the more I know that billiards is a big part of my life.”
Mateusz Sniegocki
Part of a super-strong Polish squad here in Türkiye, Mateusz Sniegocki got past Jonas Hansen of Norway to maintain his position in the draw and he was pretty happy with things; “Overall not my best performance; I hope I’m going to play better. My game switches from very good A game, A-plus even and from time to time I make some unforced errors which cost me two losses already. I hope I’m going to perform better and that’s for sure and it is needed if I want to think about being the champion.
“We’ve always come back from the European Championships with good results so for sure, we’re always looking for the medals and good that Daniel won yesterday so congratulations to him as that was a big win. Each of us is thinking about their own result the most and of course we are supporting each other and keeping fingers crossed for all our team mates but for sure I have it in the back of my head that I want to get a medal as well.”
The 8-ball tournament plays to a finish tomorrow (Saturday) with the remainder of the men’s last 64 starting at 9.00. Then rounds continue at 11.00, 13.00, 15.00 and 17.00 with the final scheduled for 20.30. The women start at last 32 and follow the same timetable, missing out the 11.00 round.
Tables 1, 2 and 3 at the Predator European Championships will be streamed throughout on YouTube, via the Pro Billiard TV channel – https://www.youtube.com/@ProBilliardTV
In addition, competing players are permitted to stream their own matches on outside tables to their public social media accounts.
For all results, live scoring and draw, visit www.epbf.com/tournaments/european-championships/
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Sara Rocha vs Jasmin Ouschan
歐錦賽8號球將於周六迎來史詩般的收官之戰
奧地利名將．世界冠軍 Jasmin Ouschan 以8號球項目開啟了她在2026年歐錦賽以的征程。昨天，她以6-3擊敗 Sara Rocha (葡萄牙)，今天又以6-2戰勝了14.1金牌得主，瑞典小將 Linnea Hjalmarstrom。
Jasmin 評論道：“恭喜她贏得了14.1金牌，那場比賽很精彩，我看了確實令人印象深刻。所以當在32強抽到她，絕對不是輕鬆的。昨天是我在歐錦賽的第一天，我還在努力適應這裡的節奏和比賽狀態。我感覺自己尚未完全進入狀態，但我對昨日的表現還算滿意，發揮得不錯，但仍有提升的空間。”
“今年我們都面臨到一個甜蜜的煩惱，職業選手的賽程都相當密集，我們將四處征戰。我認為你必須在某個時刻做出明智的選擇，看看那是否真的對你的表現有益處，以及在精力等各方面是否值得。你真的需要找到適合自己的節奏，所以我覺得在拉斯維加斯之後，我需要一、兩天的時間來喘口氣，冷靜下來，調整好自己，然後為歐錦賽做好準備。我認為這是一個明智的決定，我們拭目以待。這當然是個甜蜜的煩惱，但日程安排確實很緊湊。” Jasmin 總結道。
Joao Grilo
在男子8號球比賽中，葡萄牙選手 Joao Grilo 正努力拼搏，力爭再添一枚銅牌。他此前在2019年10號球與2023年14-1 (Straight Pool) 中獲得銅牌。Grilo 目前已取得三連勝，包含在64強賽中擊敗格魯吉亞選手 David Avakian，讓他得以晉級32強，將於明日對陣瑞士選手 Dimitri Jungo。
Grilo 表示：“我今天狀態很好，開球也很順利。我在8號球的技術水準很穩定，現在我會全力以赴備戰下一場比賽。我之前在10號球和14-1 (Straight Pool) 都獲得過銅牌，現在我會在8號球比賽中全力以赴。”
Dimitri Jungo vs Stefan Kasper (R)
Grilo 的下一輪的對手是瑞士老將 Dimitri Jungo，他征戰頂尖賽事超過20年，曾在2009年獲得14-1 (Straight Pool) 金牌。休息過後，Jungo 重返賽場，並在64強賽中擊敗德國選手 Stefan Kasper 後接受採訪：“這是一場漂亮的勝利，尤其 Kasper 早前贏得了歐錦賽14-1 (Straight Pool) 冠軍。他是一位難纏的對手，所以我非常高興，雖然我的表現並不完美，但仍然很開心。我們總是盡力發揮出最佳水準，但你必須接受有些事情不可能做到完美。”
“我有兩個孩子，在保險公司工作，但撞球是我生命中非常重要的一部分，我將永遠是其中的一份子。但我總是要考慮各種可能性。不過，我有預感明年我會把更多精力放在撞球上。年紀越大，我越明白撞球在我生命中的重要性。” Jungo 接著說道。
Mateusz Sniegocki
身為強大波蘭隊的一員，Mateusz Sniegocki 在比賽中擊敗了挪威選手 Jonas Hansen，保住了自己的晉級名額。他對自己的表現相當滿意：“整體來說，這不是我的最佳狀態；我希望自己能發揮得更好。我的狀態起伏太大，有時能達到A甚至A+的水準，但有時也會出現一些非受迫性失誤，導致我輸掉了兩場比賽。我希望自己能表現得更好，如果我想爭奪冠軍，就必須做到這一點。”
“我們每次參加歐錦賽都能取得不錯的成績，理所當然地我們都在努力爭取獎牌。恭喜 Daniel 昨天贏球，那是一場重要的勝利。我們每個人都關心著自己的成績，當然我們也互相支持，為每位隊友祈禱，但我心裡也一直想要贏得一枚獎牌。”