1995 European Pool Billiards Championship

1995 European Pool Billiards Championship
venue	Antwerp , Belgium
Disciplines	8-ball , 9-ball , 14/1 endless
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The Pool Championship 1995 was the European Pool Billiard Association EPBF in Antwerp material discharged snooker tournament . It was the first European Championship in Belgium and since 1991 the first where all competitions were held in one place.

The disciplines 8-ball , 9-ball and 14/1 were played out endlessly as well as the European team champions for men and women.

In the men's race, the German Ralf Souquet managed to win all three titles. To this day he is the only player who ever succeeded in doing this. Souquet won the final in 14/1 endless against the German Rolf Alex . In the 8-ball final he defeated the Dane Peter Nielsen . Souquet became 9-ball European champion with a final victory against defending champion Oliver Ortmann , who won bronze endlessly in 14/1. In addition, Thomas Engert won bronze in the 9-ball. The Swede Niklas Bergendorff won two bronze medals and was, along with Nielsen, the most successful non-German player in the European Championship.

The Austrian Gerda Hofstätter became the most successful player of this European Championship with two European Championship titles and a bronze medal. She won the final in 14/1 endlessly against German Monja Kielhorn , in 9-ball she defeated defending champion Franziska Stark . It was the third year in a row that Hofstätter and Stark met in the 9-ball final. In 1993 Hofstätter had also won. The German Ilona Bernhard became 8-ball European champion by beating Monja Kielhorn in the final. Both have also won a bronze medal in 9-ball. In the 14/1 Endless Franziska Stark and Ilona Bernhard won the bronze medals, the Swiss Sabina Dederding came third in the 8-Ball.

In the men's teams, Germany became European champions for the fifth time in a row. In the final, the team consisting of Thomas Engert, Oliver Ortmann, Ralf Souquet and Rolf Alex defeated the Swedish team. Norway and Austria took third place. The German team, consisting of Ilona Bernhard, Franziska Stark and Monja Kielhorn, was also able to defend the title from last year in the final against Sweden. The Netherlands and Austria won the bronze medals.

Medalist

discipline	gold	silver	bronze
Gentlemen - 14/1 endless	Ralf Souquet	Rolf Alex	Oliver Ortmann
			Mikael Sandzelius
Men - 8-Ball	Ralf Souquet	Peter Nielsen	Niklas Bergendorff
			Raymond Hauge
Men - 9-Ball	Ralf Souquet	Oliver Ortmann	Thomas Engert
			Niklas Bergendorff
Men's team	Germany	Sweden	Norway
			Austria
Ladies - 14/1 endless	Gerda Hofstatter	Monja Kielhorn	Franziska Stark
			Ilona Bernhard
Ladies - 8 ball	Ilona Bernhard	Monja Kielhorn	Gerda Hofstatter
			Sabina Dederding
Ladies - 9-Ball	Gerda Hofstatter	Franziska Stark	Monja Kielhorn
			Ilona Bernhard
Ladies team	Germany	Sweden	Netherlands
			Austria

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