Day 6: Xavier Gretillat and Team Italy European Champions
04/30/2019
Two new European Champions were crowned today at the European Billiards Championships in Brandenburg an der Havel/Germany. Xavier Grettilat from Switzerland won the Balkline 47/2-event with a clear score of 250:0 after two innings against Willy Gerimont from France. After the first inning the score was only 1:0 but then Grettilat started this absolutely amazing run of 249 points. His French opponent also had another chance due to the rule that every player has to have the same amount of... »
Day 5: Ricardo Matino and Jelle Billiet are new European Champions
04/30/2019
On day 5 of the European Billiards Championships in Brandenburg an der Havel/Germany two further competitions were completed. New European champion in the Junior 5-pins discipline is the Italian Riccardo Matino who beat Lukas Mortensen 3:1 in the final. The Danish youngster was only able to compete in the second and third set, but managed only to win the second one. All other sets went in favor of Matino who impressively demonstrated his superiority -especially in the first and fourth set.In... »
Day 4: Andrea Quarta European Champion in 5-pins
04/29/2019
At the European Billiards Championships in Brandenburg an der Havel/Germany, the only competition that ended on Sunday was the 5-pins individual event. Once again this one was completely in the hands of the Italian players. When it came to the medals, the Azzurri were once again among themselves.The final was played between Andrea Quarta and Fioravante Ceccione and in set one it was Quarta who impressively showed who is the favorite. But in set 2 he had problems making the last points, Ceccione... »
Day 3: Four new European champions crowned!
04/28/2019
The European Billiards Championships in Brandenburg an der Havel/Germany was officially opened this Saturday evening, with a one-hour atmospheric celebration where the President of the continental association CEB, Diane Wild, officially opened the event. Mrs. Dr. Tietlind Tieman, former lord mayor of the city of Brandenburg an der Havel and now member of the German Parliament, mentioned the importance of the event for the city and thanked Mrs. Helga Blawid, her billiards club and all the... »
Day 2: Defending champion Serdar Gümüs eliminated!
04/26/2019
The European Billiards Championship in Brandenburg an der Havel/Germany already has their first big sensation. Two time defending champion Serdar Gümüs from Turkey has been eliminated in the Artistic Billiards-Event with two defeats in his group. He lost first to the Hungarian David Keller, before the Dutchman Sandor Jonen ended Gümüs’ hopes.For the host nation this tournament is a success so far. The German champion Marvin Heinrich as well as Thomas Ahrens and former... »
Day 1: European Billards Championships starts this evening
04/25/2019
This year’s European Billiards Championships will begin this Thursday evening. Following 2013, 2015 and 2017 the City of Brandenburg an der Havel/Germany is the host of the continental championships for the fourth time in a row. Around 500 players from over 20 nations are competing for the titles in the next eleven days.On Thursday the first disciplines will kick off. While 16 players of the 5-Pins-Event are already seeded for the single elimination stage, another 48 are divided in 16... »
The eyes of Europe are on Brandenburg.
04/21/2019
For the fourth time, the Stahlpalast in Brandenburg (Germany) will be the location for the largest European billiards event on the calendar. Ever since the European championships turned bi-annual in 2013, the city near Berlin has welcomed billiard players from all over Europe. All ages, genders and disciplines make the April journey in hopes of winning the highest prize our confederation can bestow: a European title. The dates for the 2019 edition of “Brandenburg” are... »
International 5-pins Tournament Rouen (France)
04/17/2019
The Rouen Billiard Club did host this weekend (April 13th and 14th) an International 5-pins tournament with 30 players coming from several European countries (France, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Luxemburg and Czech Republic). The players were split into 6 groups of 5. The first 2 of each group and 4 best amongst the players ranked at the third place were qualified for the final round. Luca Marzio Garavaglia from Italy won the tournament defeating in the final Giovanni Susca from Luxemburg.... »
Douarnenez is still the best
04/01/2019
The French champions of Douarnenez have successfully defended their European team title in the classic disciplines. The winning threesome of Swertz, Le Deventec and Soumagne defeated another French team, Chartres, in the final. The title holders were also the hosts in this multi-discipline tournament, where 47/2, 71/2 and 1-cushion are the ingredients of all the team encounters. After the group stage, four teams made up the semifinals: De Picardie from the Netherlands (Bongers,... »
Douarnenez defends classic title
03/28/2019
From 29 – 31 March, the fans of the classic billiard disciplines can feast on world class matches, played in Douarnenez, France. The French team of the same name (Douarnenez Valdys) will defend their title in the Coupe d’ Europe for classic teams. All matches can be followed on Kozoom. The teams consist of three players, one competing in balkline 47/2, one in balkline 71/2 and one in 1-cushion. Matches in 47/2 are to 250 points, those in 71/2... »