European pool billiards championship 2002

European pool billiards championship 2002
venue	Tampere , Finland
Disciplines	8-ball , 9-ball , 14/1 endless
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The 2002 European pool championship was a pool tournament held by the European pool association EPBF in Tampere , Finland . After 1994 the EM took place in Tampere for the second time.

The disciplines 8-ball , 9-ball and 14/1 were played out endlessly for men, women and wheelchair users, although the wheelchair users didn't play 14/1 endlessly. In addition, the men's and women's European team champions were determined.

In the men's 14/1 endless, the Dutchman Niels Feijen won his first European title in the final against the Frenchman Stephan Cohen . The Serbian-Hungarian player Šandor Tot , who also won the final against Cohen, became 8-ball European champion . The German Oliver Ortmann became European 9-ball champion by beating the Swiss Sascha Specchia in the final . Ralf Souquet won another medal for Germany in the men's singles with bronze in the 8-ball. Niels Feijen was the most successful player with a European title and two bronze medals.

The Swede Ulrika Andersson became European champion in 14/1 with a final victory against the German Sandra Ortner . In the 8-ball, the Swede Louise Furberg won against the Norwegian Line Kjørsvik . Sandra Ortner became 9-ball European champion with a win against the Italian Tiziana Cacciamani . Franziska Stark won two bronze medals. Louise Furberg was the most successful player of this European Championship with a European title and two bronze medals.

The Finn Jouni Tahti and the Swede Henrik Larsson met in the two finals for wheelchair users . Defending champion Larsson won in 9-ball , Tahti was 8-ball European champion. The Irishman Fred Dinsmore won bronze twice, the German Dirk Recktenwald and the Austrian Emil Schranz once each.

The German men's team, consisting of Thomas Engert , Oliver Ortmann, Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann , became European champions like last year. In the final against hosts Finland, Germany won the European Championship for the 14th time. Hungary and last year's finalist Sweden finished third. The Swedish team won the European women's championship in the final against defending champions Germany. Denmark and Finland won bronze.

Medalist

discipline	gold	silver	bronze
Gentlemen - 14/1 endless	Niels Feijen	Stephan Cohen	Nick van den Berg
			Marcus Chamat
Men - 8-Ball	Sandor dead	Stephan Cohen	Niels Feijen
			Ralf Souquet
Men - 9-Ball	Oliver Ortmann	Sasha Specchia	Niels Feijen
			Imran Majid
Men's team	Germany	Finland	Hungary
			Sweden
Ladies - 14/1 endless	Ulrika Andersson	Sandra Ortner	Louise Furberg
			Franziska Stark
Ladies - 8 ball	Louise Furberg	Line Kjørsvik	Lisa Stejlborg
			Tiziana Cacciamani
Ladies - 9-Ball	Sandra Ortner	Tiziana Cacciamani	Franziska Stark
			Louise Furberg
Ladies team	Sweden	Germany	Denmark
			Finland
Wheelchair users - 8-ball	Jouni Tahti	Henrik Larsson	Fred Dinsmore
			Dirk Recktenwald
Wheelchair users - 9-ball	Henrik Larsson	Jouni Tahti	Emil Schranz
			Fred Dinsmore

Web links

• European championship 2002 at werner-ertel.de

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