European Championships

PRAGUE - Dion Nelin, Danish best ranked player in the Word ranking, showed his inimitable style during 6th playing weekend in Czech three cushion league. In his match he scored 40 points in 10 innings within 30 minutes. In the second inning Nelin produced a magnificient run of 18. Full concentrated, Nelin overcame the performance of Dick Jaspers and this match is now the best ever played in Czech republic. In January Dick beat Ivo Gazdos 40-5 in 11 innings.

PRAGUE - Current world number 1 Dick Jaspers played a main role in the 5th playing weekend in Czech 3-cushion league. The overall winner of the World cup circuit 2019 was invited to play for the first time in his career in the Czech competition. He joined the team of BC Vitkov-Sokol Zizkov. Two years ago, in 2017, Jaspers played for the team of Mr. Jiri Vitek in the Coupe d‘Europe for classic teams.

PRAGUE - The German billiard team of Bochum, with Ludger Havlik (48), Thomas Nockemann (45) and the 20-year Dutch top talent Sam van Etten, has won the gold medal in the European Cup for classic club teams, for the first time in the eight year history. The joy after the victory in the final against the French Ronchin (4-2) was heard far beyond the billiard room. Ludger Havlik, the veteran, gave his comment among singing supporters. Sam van Etten: ,,We were here with a lot of German fans and my two grandfathers and my grandmother also travelled to Prague to support me. The ambiance after our gold win was really fantastic.''