2003 European Pool Billiards Championship

2003 European Pool Billiards Championship
venue	Białystok , Poland
Disciplines	8-ball , 9-ball , 14/1 endless
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The Pool Championship 2003 was the European Pool Billiard Association EPBF in Białystok be transmitted snooker tournament . After 1999 , the EM took place in Poland 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.

As in the previous year , the Dutchman Niels Feijen was European champion in 14/1. In the final he defeated the Swede Tom Storm , who also became vice European champion in 8-ball. In the 8-ball final he was defeated by the German Ralf Souquet . Defending champion Oliver Ortmann became 9-ball European champion with a final victory against the Austrian Alexander Markut . The Czech Roman Hybler won two bronze medals.

In the women's category, the German Sandra Ortner was the most successful participant with two European Championship titles. Last year's finalist defeated Norwegian Line Kjørsvik in 14/1 endlessly, and in 9-ball she won as defending champion against Swede Louise Furberg . Dane Charlotte Sorensen became 8-ball European champion in the final against Franziska Stark . The German Karin Mayet also won bronze in the 14/1 endless.

The Finn Jouni Tahti won both European championships in the wheelchair category . As in 2002, he became 8-ball European champion by beating Sweden's Henrik Larsson , and in the 9-ball final he defeated Belgian Kurt Deklerck . Larsson and Deklerck also each won a bronze medal, as did the Austrian Emil Schranz and the Irish Fred Dinsmore .

After 1986 and 1990, Sweden became the European men's team champion for the third time. The Swedish team defeated Croatia in the final. Switzerland and the Netherlands won the bronze medals. The German women's team (Franziska Stark, Karin Mayet, Sandra Ortner, Silke Falkus and Susanne Wessel ) became European champions for the sixth time by beating defending champions Sweden in the final. The Netherlands and Finland took third place.

Medalist

discipline	gold	silver	bronze
Gentlemen - 14/1 endless	Niels Feijen	Tom Storm	Alex Lely
			Fabio Petroni
Men - 8-Ball	Ralf Souquet	Tom Storm	Roman Hybler
			Mariusz Roter
Men - 9-Ball	Oliver Ortmann	Alexander Markut	Vilmos Földes
			Roman Hybler
Men's team	Sweden	Croatia	Switzerland
			Netherlands
Ladies - 14/1 endless	Sandra Ortner	Line Kjørsvik	Louise Furberg
			Karin Mayet
Ladies - 8 ball	Charlotte Sorensen	Franziska Stark	Louise Furberg
			Lisa Stejlborg
Ladies - 9-Ball	Sandra Ortner	Louise Furberg	Charlotte Sorensen
			Michala Borch
Ladies team	Germany	Sweden	Netherlands
			Finland
Wheelchair users - 8-ball	Jouni Tahti	Henrik Larsson	Kurt Deklerck
			Emil Schranz
Wheelchair users - 9-ball	Jouni Tahti	Kurt Deklerck	Henrik Larsson
			Fred Dinsmore

Web links

• European championship 2003 at werner-ertel.de

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