Weert, Netherlands- Players from around Europe showed up for this only european qualifier at the House of Billiards owned by Maurice Hoben. The tournament yielded 12 hours of hard battle . Two strong German junior players, a dutch national team member, a German bundesliga player and other hopefuls showed up to qualify for the main event The Predator World 14.1 Championships held on July 9-14,2007 at the Hilton in East Brunswick NJ.
Young Thomas Luttich, who had to drive 6 hours with his dad to arrive in Weert, had the day highest break with a 56. He reached the winners side final and had to play dutch Fanon Sluisdom who had some good results in recent Dutch tournaments. But Luttich played steady for a deserved win and a ticket for the main field. Fanon Sluisdom went to the loser side and had another chance to win the ticket but he had to wait more then 2 and a half hours because Sebastiaan Staab beat fellow countrymen Marcus Strey in a marathon match 125-101. Fanon Sluisdom lead in the final match with 65-14 but could not get over the edge as Sebastiaan Staab came closer, and in the end won the match and a ticket with 125-99
The two German youths will join the ranks of their European heroes such as Ralf Souquet, Thomas Engert, Oliver Ortmann, Mika Immonen, Fabio Petroni, and World 14.1 Champion Thorsten Hohmann.
Tickets for the Predator World 14.1 Championships can be bought online now at www.dragonpromotions.com or direct link to http://dragonpromotions.com/merchandise.html or call 1-407-782-4978 for more details
Hotel reservations are limited and running out so please book your rooms now. It is very convenient to stay and watch the event at the hotel as the elevators take you right to the tournament.
