First Euro-Tour victory for the Russian
Mar 2, 2013
Stepanov takes the title
Treviso, Italy: In an intense match, Russian Konstantin Stepanov defeated Dimitri Jungo (SUI) with 9:7 and obtained the crown of the 2013 Dynamic Billard Italian Open. In the early stage of the match, everything was all square. It was Jungo who managed to get an advantage over Stepanov first. After trailing 3:4, Jungo won 3 straight racks and took a 6:4 lead over Stepanov. That phase of the match was determined by several unforced errors from both players. However, Stepanov recovered and came back with a 7:6 lead over Jungo. It was obvious that both players were struggling with their game. Jungo managed to tie the match at 7:7, but then Stepanov benefited from a mistake of the Swiss and got on the hill with 8:7. In the 16th rack, the pressure was too much for Jungo. He played a weak safety and Stepanov cleared the table to achieve his first Euro-Tour victory of his career.
Konstantin Stepanov celebrating his victory
"I am so happy", stated Stepanov after the final. "I've been playing the Euro-Tour for many years now and I have never been able to win one. Today is my day!" says Stepanov with a smile on his face. "My goal for this year is to get a spot in the Top Ten of the Euro-Tour rankings and to go to the World Championships this year."
Final Standings Dynamic Billard Italian Open 2013
Rank
Name
Nation
Points
€€€
1.
Konstantin Stepanov
RUS
550
3.400,-€
2.
Dimitri Jungo
SUI
480
2.200,- €
3.
Albin Ouschan
AUT
420
1.400,- €
Ralf Souquet
GER
420
1.400,- €
5.
Roman Hybler
CZE
370
1.000,- €
Ruslan Chinakhov
RUS
370
1.000,- €
Serge Das
BEL
370
1.000,- €
Tomasz Kaplan
POL
370
1.000,- €
Euro-Tour Rankings
Rank
Name
Nation
Points
1.
Albin Ouschan
AUT
2480
2.
Nick van den Berg
NED
2295
3.
Dimitri Jungo
SUI
2210
4.
David Alcaide
ESP
2170
5.
Dominic Jentsch
GER
2150
6.
Nikos Ekonomopoulos
GRE
2140
7.
Daryl Peach
GBR
2115
8.
Oliver Ortmann
GER
2080
9.
Konstantin Stepanov
RUS
2060
10.
Niels Feijen
NED
2055
That concludes the coverage of the Dynamic Billard Italian Open 2013.
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