DAY 1:
A full exciting day is just ended in the amazing Royal Billiard Club in Cusago for the 1st Next Gen Grand Prix Longoni. Italy confirmed to be strong with Diciolla and De Girolamo moving to semifinals as group winners.
Big surprise with Turkish Ozkul also moving to semifinals as runner up. He defeated both Danish Ragavan Indramoah and Dutch Marius Kroonen, after a very hard match.
In the other group it was the actual European biathlon champion, Jonas Sondergaard, to move to semifinals as runner up after defeating in the crucial match Nick Haake, that also played a good tournament, last of the group the Turkish Kara.
The overall level is increasing, and that’s the good thing to point out.
Tomorrow’s semifinals are Diciolla vs Sondergaard and De Girolamo vs Ozkul at 10am, while final is predicted at 12.30.
Of course, Kozoom will stream all the matches.
Link to the event page for updated results.
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The Longoni Next Gen project is finally at the starting blocks. The project is promoted by CEB, Italian Federation (FISBB) and Longoni. It promises to be one of the most important event for the young talented billiard players in 3-Cushion and 5-Pins.
The Longoni Next Gen events planned are 5: 2 Grand Prix 5-Pins U21, 2 Grand Prix 3-Cushion U21 and the Euroyouth that will take place in Italy for the second time in a row.
The first one in the 5 Pins discipline is going to start within 2 days (Saturday 4) in the venue of the ASD Royal Billiard in Cusago (Milano).
8 talented 5-pins young players will take part to the competition.
2 Italians: Federico Diciolla and Luigi Aniello De Girolamo Del Mauro
2 Danish: Jonas Soendergaard and Ragavan Indramohan
1 Dutch: Marius Kroonen
2 Turkish: Kara Yigit Baran and Selahattin Ozkul
1 German: Nick Haake
They are divided in 2 group of 4, the best two of each group will play on Sunday 5 the semifinals and the final. They will play sets of 60 piints: best of 3 in the groups and best of 5 in the final round.
A dedicated season ranking will be created and the best 3 for each discipline at the end of the season will be granted with a Wild Card for the European Championship Individual of next sport season.
Kozoom will broadcast the event.
Link to the event page for updated results.
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