Ouschan and van den Berg win the first titles in 2013
Apr 11, 2013
Van den Berg even defended his title
Portoroz, Slovenia: The 2013 Dynamic Billard European Straight Pool Champions are Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) and Nick van den Berg (NED).
Jasmin Ouschan defeated Katarzyna Wesolowska (POL) in the final with 75:15. The match is perfectly portrayed by that result. Wesolowska had no chance against Ouschan at any time of the match. Already from the very beginning, Jasmin
demonstrated her supremacy. Her intermediate lead over Wesolowska was 52:-1 ! Though Wesolowska made a rack to get to 15 points, she knew that Ouschan was way too good for her. In the end, 75:15 was the just result for a deserved Champion. "I am so happy to have achieved the title in the first discipline", said Ouschan after the match. "Straight pool means a lot to me, I really appreciate the game and I could not get that title last year. That bothered me a lot so I'm happy to be back" she added.
The two newly crowned European Champions
In the men's division, Nick van den Berg creamed Tomasz Kaplan (POL) 125:1. Like in the women's event, the result also displays the course of the match. Though van den Berg received a 3-foul-penalty and got 15 points deducted, he achieved this clear and broad result over Kaplan. Van den Berg was superior in every aspect, pocketing balls and tactical play. He played like a real champion and also did not fail when tough shots were longing for good nerves and a solid performance. "It is great to defend your title and win the discipline two years in a row", stated van den Berg, "for us 'Dutchies' a medal means a lot. We get governmental support once we achieve it. I did that by making it to the semi-finals. From then on, I could play without any pressure and just shot my game".
The Dynamic Billard European Championships will continue on Friday morning at 09:00 CET with the 10-ball competition.
Women's Division
Rank
Name
Nation
1.
Jasmin Ouschan
AUT
2.
Katarzyna Wesolowska
POL
3.
Oliwia Czuprynska
POL
Tamara Peeters-Rademakers
NED
5.
Line Kjoersvik
NOR
Kamila Khodjaeva
BEL
Ina Kaplan
GER
Anastasia Nechaeva
RUS
Men's Division
Rank
Name
Nation
1.
Nick van den Berg
NED
2.
Tomasz Kaplan
POL
3.
David Alcaide
ESP
Nikos Ekonomopoulos
GRE
5.
Albin Ouschan
AUT
Alain Da Costa
FRA
Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz
ESP
Artem Koshovyi
UKR
Medal Table after one of five events
Rank
Nation
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1.
NED
1
1
2
2.
AUT
1
1
3.
POL
2
1
3
ESP
1
1
GRE
1
1
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 , follow us on twitter @EPBF_News or contact our press office.