Monday, March 28, 2011: The 2011 Dynamic European Championships have not been kind to German star Oliver Ortmann so far. In straight pool, anything other than the title is a disappointment to him. “I did not play well and made too many mistakes, especially in my match against Makkonen.” “I think Kaplan has played very well and is a worthy winner in straight pool”. Then, in 8-ball, he lost against Cohen and Primic to finish in 33rd place. “It is a popular myth that I would not like 8-ball. The truth is I really like the game. In my opinion, it is one of the nicest games in pool”, Ortmann says. His 9-ball appearance today did not look very easy. He had Dutch Huidji See as an opponent in his first match. See is one of the best 9-ball players in Europe. “See was a tough nut to crack. Especially at 9 o'clock in the morning with the time change two days ago. He had a good break from the very beginning which I did not have.” “I was able to benefit from mistakes that he made in the 4th and 5th rack. With that, I could get a 5:2 lead which he tied again at 6:6 later on”. “He then had some tough racks that he did not run out and I was lucky when I tried a long shot, missed it and left no shot for Huidji. So I won 9:7”. “Jason Power is new to me. He seems to be a snooker player. He can pocket almost any shot but his position play could be improved.” Ortmann defeated Jason Power (IRL) 9:2. He will now face another heavyweight in the next round, Marcus Chamat from Sweden.
In other matches today, Bruno Muratore (ITA) won against Mariusz Skoneczny (POL) 9:8. The same result was claimed by newly crowned straight pool champion, Tomasz Kaplan (POL) in his first round match against Juergen Jenisy (AUT). A surprise happened in the match between George Louka (CYP) and Jim Chawki (SWE). Chawki was the high favoured player but Louka sent him to the loser's side 9:8. Radoslaw Babica dominated German youngster Manuel Ederer 9:6.
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