European pool championship 1996

European pool championship 1996
venue	Békéscsaba , Hungary
Disciplines	8-ball , 9-ball , 14/1 endless
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The Pool Championship 1996 was the European Pool Billiard Association EPBF in Békéscsaba material discharged snooker tournament . After 1993 the European Pool Billiards took place for the second time in Hungary .

The disciplines 8-ball , 9-ball and 14/1 endless as well as the European championships of the teams for women and men were played out.

Defending champion Ralf Souquet managed to win the final against Oliver Ortmann in the men's 14/1 . In the 8-ball final, Souquet also met Ortmann as last year's winner . However, Ortmann won, who also became 9-ball European champion by beating Thomas Engert in the final . Engert won the bronze endlessly in 14/1 and bronze in 8-ball. The other bronze medals went to Rico Diks , Šandor Tot , Jørn Kjølaas and Mika Immonen .

In the women's category, last year's finalist Monja Kielhorn managed to win the final against Franziska Stark and thus for the first time ever become European champion in 14/1. In the 8-ball final, Kielhorn, also as the reigning vice European champion, lost to Stark. The Swiss Sabina Dederding , who defeated Franziska Stark in the final , became the 9-ball European champion . Dederding also won endlessly in 14/1 and bronze in 8-ball. The German Michaela Rank also won two bronze medals. Kielhorn and the Swiss Christine Feldmann each took third place once.

The German team, consisting of Thomas Engert, Oliver Ortmann, Ralf Souquet and Rolf Alex , became European champions by beating Austria in the final. It was her sixth straight title since 1991 . Switzerland and Denmark won bronze. In the women's category, Germany (Franziska Stark, Monja Kielhorn and Michaela Rank) won the title for the third time in a row. In the final, she defeated Switzerland. Norway and Austria took third place.

Medalist

discipline	gold	silver	bronze
Gentlemen - 14/1 endless	Ralf Souquet	Oliver Ortmann	Rico Diks
			Thomas Engert
Men - 8-Ball	Oliver Ortmann	Ralf Souquet	Sandor dead
			Thomas Engert
Men - 9-Ball	Oliver Ortmann	Thomas Engert	Jørn Kjølaas
			Mika Immonen
Men's team	Germany	Austria	Denmark
			Switzerland
Ladies - 14/1 endless	Monja Kielhorn	Franziska Stark	Sabina Dederding
			Michaela Rank
Ladies - 8 ball	Franziska Stark	Monja Kielhorn	Christine Feldmann
			Sabina Dederding
Ladies - 9-Ball	Sabina Dederding	Franziska Stark	Monja Kielhorn
			Michaela Rank
Ladies team	Germany	Switzerland	Norway
			Austria

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