The European Pocket Billiard Federation today announced its team to face the Americans during the inaugural staging of the Atlantic Challenge Cup starting on the 1st July, 2015.
There is a formidable duo of Germans in Joshua Filler & Raphael Wahl, who both picked up double gold’s at last year’s European championships.
Another duo, this time all the way from Russia, sees European Girls 8-ball Champion, Kristina Tkach, and the #34 ranked player, therefore the highest ranked youth player on the Eurotour, Maxim Dudanets make the team.
With the team consisting of four boys and two girls, there was still one spot in each category to fill. Finalizing the girls’ roster is the Belarusian Marharyta Fefilava, with her silver medal at the 9-ball girls Youth EC in 2014.
The final boys’ spot goes to Sweden’s Daniel Tangudd who qualified through the Eurotour rankings due to the double winners of Joshua & Raphael. Daniel himself also picked up a silver and a bronze medal at the Youth EC and has earned his place on the team.
“It is a team packed with skill, courage and oozing excitement with the players who qualified and it will a great event when matches commence on the 1st July. I am really excited at the prospect of these two great pool continents coming together in such a magnificent event” said IBPF President David Morris.
大西洋挑戰盃(Atlantic Challenge Cup) 是一項由歐洲撞球協會(European Pocket Billiard Federation)與美國撞球協會(Billiard Congress of America)所創辦的一項新賽事，猶如莫斯考尼杯的青少年版，進行歐洲隊及美國隊的團體對抗賽，每隊將由4位男子及2位女子選手組成。而歐洲撞球協會(EPBF) 於今日公布了隊員陣容。
男子隊員將由Joshua Filler, Raphael Wahl, Maxim Dudanets 及Daniel Tangudd出任。同樣來自德國的年輕好手Joshua Filler和Raphael Wahl，兩人於去年的歐錦賽搭檔拿下雙打金牌，而來自俄羅斯的Maxim Dudanets則是在歐巡賽排名上名次最靠前的青少年選手，最後入選的是來自瑞典的Daniel Tangudd，Daniel在去年的青少年歐錦賽拿下了一銀一銅的成績，這也讓他贏得了最後一個席次。
女子方面，俄羅斯選手Kristina Tkach在去年奪下了青少年歐錦賽的8號球冠軍，最終入選的則是於去年青少年歐錦賽拿下9號球銀牌，來自白俄羅斯的Marharyta Fefilava。
“傑出的球員當隊友是相當讓人興奮的，我個人相當期待這場賽事，在兩個不同地域發光發熱的球員現在在同一個隊伍裡獻技是讓人相當期待的” IBPF 主席David Morris說道。
Also launched today is the official Atlantic Challenge Cup logo which will be at the forefront of all the publicity promoting the Atlantic Challenge Cup.
A beautiful design made by Norbert Engel, the logo brings the two continents together in a starring role.
Merchandise will be available with the official logo during the event and online afterwards.
Also coming soon!!!
The BEF sent out a letter of intent recently stating that the American Team to face the Europeans will be announced on the 4th May.
An announcement on the location of the event along with the event schedule will be made available shortly.
Press release issued by the EPBF & BCA