BRANDENBURG AN DER HAVEL - Two Dutch players are in the final at the European championship balkline 71/2 on the early morning of the final day. Dave Christiani defeated his German opponent Thomas Nockemann in the semifinals in one inning (200-8), Raymund Swertz dealt in three innings with the Spaniard Raul Cuenca (200-135).
Therese Klompenhouwer and Karina Jetten, showing up for the Netherlands, Danielle le Bruyn and Jaimie Buelens for Belgium and Gülsen Degener and Guzin Karakasli for Turkey make a shot at the medals in the women's three cushion. The other two players in the quarterfinals are Marianne Mortensen and Helga Mitterböck.
The matches in the quarterfinals are:
Therese Klompenhouwer-Marianne Mortensen
Helga Mitterböck-Danielle le Bruyn
Guzin Karakasli-Jaimie Buelens
Karina Jetten Gülsen Degener
The quarter-finals are this morning, Sunday, at 9.00. The semifinals are at 12.00, the final at 15.00.
Eight players are left for the quarterfinals in the artistic championship. The reigning champion Eric Daelman was outplayed in the quarter finals by the Turk Baris Cin. Three Dutch, Sander Jonen, René Dericks and Erik Vijverberg are also out after losses in the first round.
The matches in the quarters:
Baris Cin-Bernd Singer
Walter Heinrich Bax-Marvin
Jean Reverchon-Serdar Gümüs
Erik Vervliet Stefan Langenecker.
The quarterfinals are at 9.00 am, the semi-finals at 11.30, the final at 14.30.
Three cushion for club teams on the small table is scheduled for this morning's quarters at 9.00.
The teams competing for the podium places are:
SV Altenwedinddingen 1 (Manfred Schuffert, Karsten Schubert).
Mecidiyeköy (Birol Uymaz, Can Capak)
Maaslandse BA (Kenny Miatton, Mathy Monnissen)
CB Mataro (Jordi Garriga, Esteve Mata)
SV Altenwedinddingen 2 (Stefan Scheler, Christian Rust)
Andernos (Peter De Backer, Bernard Baudoin)
BC Havířov (Miroslav Baca, Ivo Gazdos)
BV Sprundel (Kay de Zwart, Raymon Groot)
The semi-finals at 12.00, the final at 15.00.
All matches are broadcast live by Kozoom.