SIX NEW EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS ARE BORN IN THE LONGONI'S EUROYOUTH
Today six new European Champions have been crowned in the Euroyouth Longoni NextGen, in Salamina, Greece.
Let's start from 5-Pins U21 and the one who is keeping his title from 4 years and now got it for the fifth time in a row: Emanuel Cucchiara (Italy) who is also the reigning World Champion.
He won the final against another Italian, Corrado Falbo, silver medal, confirming for one more time the Italian supremacy in this discipline. Bronze medals were awarded to Leon Enge (Germany) and Magnus Petersen (Denmark).
The next one to celebrate is Seymen Ozbas (Turkiye), a second time winner of the U21 3-Cushion gold medal. Statistics says it all: his overall average (1,292) is the best of the tournament. The silver medalist, Amir Ibraimov (Germany) is also a second time silver medal; both played the same final in 2024 with the same outcome. Bronze medals were awarded to two Spaniards, Marcos Morales and Bruno Martinez. Ibraimov and Morales recorded the best match (1,666) while Ibraimov score the best run (10).
The podium of the 3-Cushion U17 is 50% Dutch: Dutch Jayden van Buren took home his first CEB medal and it's a gold one. Silver medal was awarded to Mio Svensson (Sweden), it's his second silver medal in a row in this category. Bronze medals were awarded to Lorenzo Fiore (Italy) and Joeri Wilkowski, also from The Netherlands.
The European Championship 3-Cushion U21 for National Teams was played for the first time in Salamina and it was an exciting one; the final was a razor-edge match finished with an earth-breaking 30-29. The Spanish team of Marcos Morales and Toni Garcia got the gold. Turkish teams took home the silver medal with Ataberk Cerkez and Kayra Sulun, and a bronze medal with Seymen Ozbas and Kivanc Yildirim. The other bronze medals was for Germany with Amir Ibraimov and Jacob Ide.
Also the 5-Pins U21 Girls was a first time ever, we appreciated the willingness of many young girls to enter the world of billiard competition as a key to attract many more young talents. Anna Pechmanova (Czechia) took the first gold medal after a set by set battle against Alba Wollerup (Spain) who finally setttled for a silver medal. Bronze medals were awarded to Sigrid Dahlberg (Denmark) and Emilie Druez (France).
Finally the Biathlon U21 for National Teams, a modality of game that includes two of our more important disciplines in a single match. Germany (Amir Ibraimov and Leon Enge) got this title back after taking it two years ago. Silver medal went to France (Tangui Duriez and Ronan Delorme), a team that was often on the Biathlon's podium. One bronze went to Italy (Mirko Russino and Christain Russo), also used to be on this podium. And last bronze went to Spain (Marcos Morales and Toni Garcia), the defending Champions.
We hope to see many future's Champions among all these young talent that competed over 6 days with fairness and committment, challenging each other with great sportmanship, they are our Ambassadors.
CEB thanks all the organizing and technical staff, the Municipality, the Hellenic Federation of Precision Sports, all the referees and volunteers, and of course all the Sponsors, for the big effort and the perfect job.
SALAMINA: TOWARDS THE GRAND FINALE
The six championships underway in Greece for the Longoni Nextgen EuroYouth are nearing their conclusion, with only the strongest remaining. The field is getting more and more short, now every point counts.
For the U21 Biathlon National Teams, the quarterfinals have been decided and played, determining the four semifinalist teams. In the emotional quarterfinals, French team (Duriez-Delorme) eliminated the Danes (Petersen-Kjaerbo); in a double match Spain vs Italy both representatives succeded to advance with one team: Italy 3 (Russo-Russino) and Spain 1 (Garcia-Morales); and finally the German team (Ibraimov-Enge) eliminated the Italy 2 team (Falbo-Fiore).
The semifinals were also played late in the afternoon: France vs Spain 1 and Germany vs Italy 3. France and Germany had clear victories booking a spot in the final scheduled for Tomorrow.
For the U21 3-cushion individual, the semifinals were played: Amir Ibraimov (DE) vs. Bruno Martinez (ES) and Seymen Ozbas (TR) vs. Marco Morales (ES). The matches were played at a very high level and the winners were Amir Ibraimov and Seymen Ozbas, who will compete tomorrow in the final.
5-Pins U21: At the end of the qualifications, eight athletes qualified for the knockout stage: all the Italians (3) and one Dane as group winners, one each for Germany, Denmark, Spain and France as runners up.
The quarter finals closed this long and exciting day: three matches were clear victories by 3 sets to 0. The title holder and World Champion Emanuel Cucchiara (Italy) won 3-0 on Andreas KJæRBO (Denmark). Same score for Leon Enge (Germany) over Christian Russo (Italy) and for Magnus Petersen (Denmark) over Mateo Wollerup (Spain). In the last match of the quarterfinals, Italian Corrado Falbo needed all 5 sets to overcome the resistance of Frenchman Ronan Delorme. Tomorrow's semifinals: Cucchiara vs Enge and Falbo vs Petersen.
For the U17 3-cushion, we could witness the quarterfinals, which decided the four semifinalists. In the first session Lorenzo Fiore from Italy and Dutch Joeri Wilkowski got their pass to the podium at the expenses of Muhammed Baldir (TR) and Noah David (FR). In the second round Mio Svensson and Jayden Van Buren won their respective matches against Gokalp Cebeoglu and Alba Wollerup. One semifinal will be a Dutch affair, Jayden Van Buren vs Joeri Wilkowski; in the other semifinal Lorenzo Fiore will play Mio Svensson.
The semi-finals for the 5-Pins U21 Girls have also been decided. Anna Pechmanova (CZ) won her group and will face Emilie Druez (FR) while Sigrid Dahlberg (DK), also group winner, will play Alba Wollerup (ES).
And finally tomorrow the semifinals of the 3-cushion U21 national teams will also be played: TURKIYE 1 - SPAIN and TURKIYE 2 - GERMANY
All matches will be streamed free on Kozoom, all tables.
All details on schedules, participants, and results are published on the CEB website.
Tournaments are played on Simonis cloths with Aramith balls.
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EUROYOUTH LONGONI NEXTGEN: DAY 3
Today was an important day, packed with news and many exciting matches from Salamina, where the European all-in-one 3-cushion and 5-pins Youth Championships are taking place.
In the U21 3-cushion event, we have the semifinalists; after the round of 16, the 8 qualifiers included three Spaniards, two Turks, and Germany, France, and Belgium, with only one representative remaining. At the end of the day the decisive matches for securing a spot on the podium were played: Zotov-Ibraimov, Martinez-Duriez, Bollansee-Ozbas, and Morales-Cerkez.
The last 4 will fight for the best spot on the podium: Morales against Ozbas and Martinez will play Ibraimov.
For the U17s, the 8 finalists were decided, among them a girl:
In Group A, three players finished with four points, so average was crucial for Noah David (France) and Alba Wollerup (Spain) to advance to the next round.
In Group B, Sweden's Mio Svensson is first with three wins, with Joeri Wilkowski (Netherlands) taking second place.
In Group C, again three athletes have four points, with the highest averages going to Muhammed Baldir (Turkey) and Lorenzo Fiore (Italy).
Group D: Jayden Van Buren (Netherlands) wins and Gokalp Cebeoglu is second.
The quarterfinals are therefore set: Svensson-Cebeoglu, Baldir-Fiore, David-Wilkowski, Van Buren-Alba Wollerup.
More semifinalists were decided in the U21 team championship, where the athletes competed in the Scotch-Double format. No mistakes were allowed since only the group winner is allowed to semifinals, tension was very high. Group A was decided in a tight match draw by Spain 1 and Sweden, the Spaniards advanced as group winners thanks to the better average. Turkiye 1 won group B with a notable 1,315 average. Germany was the best in group C and Turkiye 2 won group D.
Semifinals will oppose Turkiye 1 (Ozbas-Yildirim) and Spain 1 (Garcia-Morales) on one side, Germany (Ibraimov-Ide) and Turkiye 2 (Cerkez-Sulun) on the other side.
Tomorrow 5-Pins, Biathlon and 5-Pins Girls event will start.
All matches will be streamed free on Kozoom, all tables.
All details on schedules, participants, and results are published on the CEB website.
Tournaments are played on Simonis cloths with Aramith balls.
Follow the CEB Facebook page for updates and media.
Kozoom Live score page.
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FIRST TWO DAYS OF EUROYOUTH LONGONI NEXTGEN ARE OVER IN SALAMINA
The first two days of the Euroyouth Longoni NextGen have just concluded in the Salamina Town Hall, Greece.
Today the mayor of Salamina welcomed all the participants in a brief ceremony where all the delegations present were introduced.
The 3-Cushion Under-17s and the U21 National Teams Championship need one more qualifying round that will be played tomorrow; we will have to wait to find out who has qualified, even if the main contenders for the next stage are quite clear.
On the other hand we already know the 16 athletes that have qualified for the final stage of the 3-Cushion Under-21 Championship: 4 Spaniards, 3 Turks, 2 each for Netherlands, France and Germany, 1 each for Belgium, Sweden and Czechia
Tomorrow, they will play the knockout round of 16 in the morning and later the quarterfinals at 7pm.
3-Cushion U21 Eight finals:
Marcos Morales - Noah David
Luca Philipoom - Ataberk Cerkez
Toon Bollansee - Jacob Ide
Seymen Ozbas - Gilano Vloedmans
Bruno Martinez - Nicolas Cermak
Toni Garcia - Tangui Duriez
Arturo Zotov - Burkan Yildirim
Amir Ibraimov - Mio Svensson
All matches will be streamed free on Kozoom, all tables.
All details on schedules, participants, and results are published on the CEB website.
Tournaments are played on Simonis cloths with Aramith balls.
Follow the CEB Facebook page for updates and media.
Kozoom Live score page.
Kozoom YouTube (T1)
EUROYOUTH LONGONI NEXTGEN 2026 IS READY TO KICK OFF
In the Salamina Town Hall, everything is ready for the all-in-one event dedicated to young talents in 5-pins and 3-cushion billiards.
The kids are arriving today from all over Europe, and after settling into their respective hotels, they will be able to focus on competing in six European Championships starting from tomorrow.
The program for the first two days includes qualifications for the 3-cushion billiards categories: U21, U17, and National Teams U21.
On the third day, the U21 finals will begin and the Team and U17 qualifications will be completed.
The 5-pins qualifying matches with the U21, the U21 girls, and the Biathlon will begin on the fourth day.
The fifth day will conclude the 5-pins qualifying round and proceed to the knockout stages, including the U21 3-cushion and Biathlon semifinals.
The final day, Sunday, will be the grand finale, with all the remaining semifinals and finals. A grand awards ceremony will follow.
All matches will be streamed free on Kozoom, all tables.
All details on schedules, participants, and results are published on the CEB website.
Tournaments are played on Simonis cloths with Aramith balls.
Follow the CEB Facebook page for updates and media.
Kozoom Live score page.
Kozoom YouTube (T1)
THE COUNTDOWN TO EUROYOUTH LONGONI NEXTGEN 2026 HAS STARTED
The CEB most important event of the year for our young talents in the 3-cushion and 5-pins billiard disciplines will take place next week in Salamina, Greece.
The great coordination effort between the various stakeholders made this event possible, particularly the Hellenic Federation of Precision Sports, the Mayor of Salamina and the entire municipality, La Palma Café, the Sivissidis Brothers for the tables, Achro and Nikos Anisis, and of course the entire refereeing body. The main sponsor of the event is the renowned Italian billiard cue brand Longoni, which has supported the CEB's youth activities for several years.
The all-in-one event will take place from August 4th to 9th and includes six European championships, one of which was created specifically given the unexpected number of girls under 21 registering for the 5-pins discipline, and another, already scheduled for its first edition, the U21 European 3-cushion Championship for national teams.
The championships taking place in Salamina are:
U21 European 3-cushion Championship
U21 European 5-pins Championship
U21 European Biathlon Championship National Teams
U17 European 3-cushion Championship
U21 Girls European 5-pins Championship
The island of Salamina is looking forward to welcoming the arrival of 59 boys and girls, plus all their teams and coaches, representing 11 countries.
All matches will be streamed free on Kozoom.
All details on schedules, participants, and results are published on the CEB website.
Tournaments are played on Simonis cloths with Aramith balls.
Follow the CEB Facebook page for updates and media.
Live score page.
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