Ouschan, Ortmann and Kimberley repeats in the European Championships

Three players had repeat performances in this year's European Pool Championships.

Germany's Oliver Ortmann successfully defended his 8-ball title. Jasmin Ouschan from Austria did the same in the women's 14.1 event and Roy Kimberley (GBR) repeated in the 9-ball wheelchair division.

Niels Feijen (Netherlands) won his fourth European 14.1 title and Thorsten Hohmann from Germany completed his selection with gold in the 9-ball event. He has previously won in 8-ball (2004) and 14.1 (2005).

Diana Stateczny (Germany) won the women's 8-ball title and Eylul Kibaroglu (Turkey) nailed gold in 9-ball.

In the wheelchair section Daniel Luton (GBR) won the 8-ball title, making it a clean sweet for Britain.

Ouschan totally dominated the 14.1 division. In the semi-finals she ran 75 and out. In the final she did even better. From -1 - 30 behind she ran 76 and out!

With his latest win Ortmann stands at 15 golds and 30 medals in total. Ouschan is the all-time leader in the women's division. In her short career she has already won 14 times and collected 18 medals in total.

The event was held Mar 15-24, 2007 at the Babylon Centre, Liberec, Czech Republic.

See also:

• European Pool Championships (Official site)
  
• German's Dominate European Pool Championships (Billiards Boutique)
• Women, Men, Wheelchair European Championships 2007 in Liberec/Czech Republic (jasmin-ouschan.com)
• European Championships – pure deception (souquet.de)
• European Champs 2007 (Matchroom Sport Forums)

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Wojciech Trajdos is surprise winner in Czech Open

Poland's Wojciech Trajdos surprised everyone by winning the PoolComps.com Czech Open.

In the final he defeated Russia's Konstantin Stepanov 10-6 and won €6,500. Stepanov had been responsible for sending Trajdos to the one-loss side earlier in the event.

This was the first Euro Tour tournament with the new format, giving the top 32 in the rankings byes into the last 64. Top guns Thomas Engert (Germany) and Marlon Manolo (Philippines) tied for third place.

The tournament was played 22-25 February at the Hotel Babylon in Liberec, Czechia. It was the first Euro Tour event of the season. Next stop is the Italy Open (Apr 11-15).

See also:

• Czech Open (Eurotour.nu)
• Official Website of the EPBF - IBP Eurotour
• Trajdos Wins the Czech Open (Billiards Boutique)
• Manalo Finishes Third in Euro 9-Ball Tour, Parica 3rd in NY (AzBilliards)
• La hiérarchie bousculée (Kozoom.com - French)
• El polaco Wojciech Trajdos gana el primer Euro Tour del año (Billarnet - Spanish)
• Wojcieh Trajdos osvojio svoj prvi Eurotour (Hrvatski biljarski - Polish)
• An unexpected winner from Poland (souquet.de)
• IBP Euro Tour Liberec/Czech Republic (jasmin-ouschan.com)
• 7-8 loss to Ryu..., out. (Niels Feijen)
• Eurotour (AzBilliards Forums)