Final day begins with team's quarter-finals
Portoroz, Slovenia: In a classic thriller, Team Netherlands defeated Team Germany with 2:1.
It is a historical event for Team Germany. It will be the first time that they go home from a European Championships without any medal. They have given their Dutch opponents a hard time though. Niels Feijen remained the upper hand with 8:6 over Ralf Souquet in 10-ball. Huidji See creamed Andreas Roschkowsky with 9:6 in 9-ball. At that moment in time, Sebastian Staab was leading 7:4 over Nick van den Berg in 8-Ball. The Dutch team will now meet Team Great Britain in the semi-finals.
In another exciting team match in the men's division, Finland ousted defending Champion Spain with 3:0. Petri Makkonen defeated Francisco Sanchez Ruiz in 8-ball 8:6 and Valteri Virtanen prevailed over Francesco Diaz with 9:3 in 9-ball. At that time, the score between Aki Heiskanen and David Alcaide in 10-ball was 6:5 in favor of Heiskanen. The Finish team is a surprise winner and now meets Team Russia in the in the semi-final. The Russians have defeated the strong Polish Team with 2:1.
In the women's division, Team Poland consisting of Oliwia Czuprynska and Katarzyna Wesolowska defeated Team Russia with Anastasia Nechaeva and Anna Mazhirina in the shootout with 2:1.
Semi-finals between Austria v Bulgaria and Sweden v Poland in the women's division and Finland v Russia and Great Britain v The Netherlands will begin at 12:30 CET.
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 or contact our press office
