European Championships 2014 Sofia 1-11 Jun

Mens final 8am BST

Mitchell Mann (England) v John Whitty (England)

quite disappointing its all-British in the latter stages

and Duane Jones lost too

kolompar wrote:quite disappointing its all-British in the latter stages

and Duane Jones lost too

as Roy said the British isle players are still better than players in europe but the gap is closing.

Biggest disappointing is Duane losing.

i think Duane is the type of player Scott Donaldson is and has the grit that so many young players haven't got and could do well on tour but getting there is proving difficult for him

Mens final Best of 13 frames

Mitchell Mann (England) 0-0 John Whitty (England)

Ladies Final Best of 9 frames

Wendy Jans (Belgium) 1-0 Anastasia Nechaeva (Russia)

Masters Final Best of 11 frames

Alain Vandersteen (Belgium) 1-0 Mark Tuite (Ireland)

unsurprisingly Wendy Jans goes 2-0 up going for her 8th championship in 11 years.

John Whitty has played 4 seasons on the main tour reaching a career high ranking of 118 in 1999.

His best run in a ranking event was the 1998 UK Championship where he reached the Last 64 losing to Andy Hicks 9-6.

Hasent played on the Main tour since the 1998/1999 season.

Mens final Best of 13 frames

Mitchell Mann (England) 4-0 John Whitty (England)

Masters Final Best of 11 frames

Alain Vandersteen (Belgium) 2-2 Mark Tuite (Ireland)

In 2012 Mitchell Mann came close to winning a spot on the Main tour through Q School losing 4-3 to Robbie Williams in the final match. 2 years on Robbie Williams is ranked 62nd in the World and Mitchell Mann is 4 frames away from joining him on tour as he leads John Whitty 3-0

Wendy Jans wins her 8th Championship with a 5-0 win over Anastasia Nechaeva

Ladies Final Best of 9 frames

Wendy Jans (Belgium) 5-0 Anastasia Nechaeva (Russia)

Mitchell Mann goes 5-0 up on John Whitty only 2 frames away from the title

Masters Final Best of 11 frames

Alain Vandersteen (Belgium) 5-6 Mark Tuite (Ireland)

Mark Tuite from ireland has won the Masters Championship by beating Alain Vandersteen 6-5


Mark Tuite played in 1 challenge tour tournament in 1998 and played in one PTC The Alex Higgins International Trophy in 2011 apart from that he hasn't dipped his toe in to the big time.

Mens final Best of 13 frames

Mitchell Mann (England) 6-2 John Whitty (England)

in frame 9 Mitchell is 48-2 up in the frame he needs

Mens final Best of 13 frames

Mitchell Mann (England) 7-2 John Whitty (England)

Mitchell Man joins a list that includes Luca Brecel, Robin Hull and World no 9 Mark Allen who has won this prestigious event, and now Mitchell has a chance to make a name for himself on the Main Tour starting in European tour 1 in Latvia starting 8th of August for Professionals.

high breaks from the semis

Mens
Mitchell Mann 90

Masters
Mark Tuite 98
Alain Vandersteen 81

Ladies
Wendy Jans 93, 82
Daria Sirotina 52

and from the finals

Mens
highest was a 54 by Mitchell Mann

Masters
Alain Vandersteen 99

Ladies
Wendy Jans 42

So high breaks for the competition - Mens Robert Carlisle 141; Ladies Tatjana Vasiljeva 100; Masters Darren Morgan 123