PORTO - The grandmaster's hand conjured a top run out of his Predator cue on the second day of the European Club Cup. Tayfun Tasdemir put his team in the list of favorites with a 19 run and a second victory in Group C with FBN Tekstil Spor Kulubu, where Tasdemir, Berkay Karakurt and Gökhan Salman went to the maximum score and only Murat Tüzül, the most vulnerable player, had to suffer a loss against Portuguese Jose Boscaoa (40-36 in 47). Tekstil will play only BC Weywiesen tonight (Friday) in the final rounds of the qualifiers, the Germans already suffering a loss against Vitkov.
The frontrunners in the groups after two days of play are Varde and Mister 100 in Group A with four match points, Mostoles with 2 match points in Group B, FBN Tekstil in Group C, Andernos with 4 points in Group D and Goztepe with 4 match points in Group E. The final showdown will follow today in the last sessions, when the leading positions will be fought for and the top two runners up will advance to the quarter-finals.