European Championships 2024

I believe as per last year, the winner of the U21's and main championship will win tour cards.

Not tour card events but Vladislav Gradinari wins the U16's and is through to the quarters of the U18's

SteveJJ wrote:I believe as per last year, the winner of the U21's and main championship will win tour cards.

Ineed they do! U21 and U18 champions also get invites to this years World Championship (though I don't understand why the Main Championship winner doesn't )

Very strong Finnish contribution in this tournament with 6 participants. Of course the main Finnish contender is Robin Hull. It is a shame Heikki Niva is not entering.

Also entering is Daniel Kandi, the trance producer/DJ.

European Snooker Championships - U18 Final: Bulcsú Révész 4 v Vladislav Gradinari 0.

Young hungarian Bulcsú continued his success in junior competitions. First he won WSF World Junior Championship and now he is under 18 European Champion.

Hedgehog wrote:European Snooker Championships - U18 Final: Bulcsú Révész 4 v Vladislav Gradinari 0.

Young hungarian Bulcsú continued his success in junior competitions. First he won WSF World Junior Championship and now he is under 18 European Champion.

Defending champion too.

Worth mentioning good performance of Artemijs Zizins - high break 138 and semi finalist (lost to Révész).

Only just spotted that the Mohammed Shehab v Chang Yu Kiu referee is Natalia Gradinari, mother of new Under 16 European Champion Vladislav Gradinari.

roy142857 wrote:Only just spotted that the Mohammed Shehab v Chang Yu Kiu referee is Natalia Gradinari, mother of new Under 16 European Champion Vladislav Gradinari.

I was wondering if they were related

Not much time for Liam Davies and Iulian Boiko to regroup and go again for their next tilt at a tour card. Both start their U21 European groups tomorrow morning

Yorrit Hoes is coincidentally how us Northerners greet the women when we enter a brothel (or so I've heard).

Down to the last 32 of the U21's

Yaron Bodor v Oliver Briffett-Payne
Samuel Lee Stevens v Filips Kalnins
Aidan Murphy v Mario Paun
Jake Crofts v Antoni Kowalski
Robbie McGuigan v Sebastian Milewski
Nikita Bazilevics v Hugo Van Houten
Joel Connolly v Mohammed Faizaan
Erik Nagy v Alexander Widau
Oliver Sykes v Andrejs Pripjoks
Riley Powell v Ryan McGuirk
Liam Davies v Vladislav Gradinari
Thijs Pauwels v Michal Szubarczyk
Bulscu Revesz v Petro Sydorenko
Kledio Kaci v Artemijs Zizins
Paul Deaville v Leone Crowley
Mykhailo Larkov v Iulian Boiko

Last 16

Oliver Briffett-Payne v Samuel Lee Stevens
Aidan Murphy v Antoni Kowalski
Robbie McGuigan v Nikita Bazilevics
Joel Connolly v Alexander Widau
Andrejs Pripjoks v Ryan McGuirk
Liam Davies v Thijs Pauwels
Bulscu Revesz v Artemijs Zizins
Leone Crowley v Iulian Boiko

Antoni Kowalski is the first through to the quarters with a 4-1 win over Aidan Murphy

Liam Davies beats Thijs Pauwels and Iulian Boiko beats Leone Crowley

Zizins, McGuigan and Briffett-Payne through too

QF Line up

Oliver Briffett-Payne v Antoni Kowalski
Robbie McGuigan v Joel Connolly
Andrejs Pripjoks v Liam Davies
Artemijs Zizins v Iulian Boiko

Artemijs Zizins 4 v Iulian Boiko 2.

What a match from amateurs. Artemijs made the tournament high break of 142 and each player made several 50+ breaks. Great standard all around, no bad misses and safety play was decent.

Semi Finals:

Antoni Kowalski v Robbie McGuigan
Liam Davies v Artemijs Zizins

Men's Group B
Robin Hull 3 v Viktors Jengovatovs 0.

Great start for Robin in terms of result. Robin showed some great potting but still had many misses and left his opponent many chances. However Viktors was just lost today, he potted some good balls but more often than not missed shots by a country mile.

Antoni Kowalski or Liam Davies who ever wins today, Match starting at 1pm UK Time will be a New Professional for 2024/25 and 25/26 Liam seems to be there so often 2nd in Q Tour Rankings Michael Holt got on Tour and Runner Up in Q Tour Global and Duane Jones got on Tour is it 3rd time lucky?

Its nice to know the UK still producing good young players.