THE BALL – 2-1 to Italy: Portugal European Pool Champion! (billiards)
The National Team at the Senior European Pool Championships (players over 40), located by Jorge Tinoco (P. Ferreira) Manuel Pereira and Henrique Correia (Académica de Coimbra, was crowned European champion this Friday). by Teams, by winning the final of the competition, organized by the European Pocket Billiards Federation (EPBF) and which takes place in Treviso, the host team, Italy, by 2-1.
After having lost to Italy (0-2) in the first phase – and beating Austria (2-1) – Portugal secured ‘socks’ and a medal guarantee (at least bronze) during the afternoon, by winning Germany 2-1.
In the semi-finals, early this Friday night, a 3-0 victory over Poland. In the ‘Bola 8’, Jorge Tinoco beat Dawid Jedrzejczak by 7-1 and made it 1-0 for Portugal, who achieved the victory (2-0) with Manuel Pereira, in the ‘Bola 9’, defeating Tomasz Bak by 8-2 , being suspended immediately the game of ‘Bola 10’, in which Henrique Correia and Bartosz Czapski followed 4-4, counting the partial for the Portuguese colors, 3-0. Italy was missing, in the final to decide the gold and silver.
In the final, Italy started to win 1-0, with Gianluca Bono and beating Henrique Correia 7-4 in the ‘Bola 10’. But at the tables next door, at the same time, in ‘Bola 8’ Jorge Tinoco would come, then draw (1-1) by beating Fabio Petroni (7-4).
Confirmation of the European title came, with the victory suffered by Manuel Pereira, in ‘Bola 9’, over Andrea Grosso, in ‘black’ (8-7): 2-1 for Portugal. See the Portuguese party:
Another medal in Treviso, to be … second gold, after Jorge Tinoco European champion of ‘Straight Pool’ (poi ’14 +1 ‘). The balls for the national centers must also be registered in the bronze of the Anglo-Portuguese Alexandra Cunha, a competition for the flag of Great Britain (where she is emigrated), in the ‘Bola 10’.
The Europeans continue on Saturday, with the men’s trio in the 16th of the individual competition of ‘Bola 8’, as well as the Anglo-Portuguese. And there will be a lack of unique competitions, too, for ‘Bola 9’, the last and only pool discipline yet to be played.