European Team Championship 2009 - Introduction
Welcome to our live coverage of the 2009 European Team Championships in the wonderful city of St. Petersburg, in Northern Russia.
We will be bring you news, results, latest tables, photographs and much more as the 2009 event unfolds. Just click any of the menu items for the latest pages and watch out on our news ticker for any breaking news.
There is a separate menu for the European Under 19 Championships which runs concurrenly with the Team Championship, and that's not all...
The EBSA are also staging the qualifying event for the Sangsom 6-reds. This event, held in Bangkok, Thailand, in July, was a huge success last year. Of Europe's 4 quaifiers last year, France's Gregory Kopec notched up a remarkable 5-1 win over Jimmy White, while Itaro Santos, representing Germany, won through his group to reach the last 32.
The venue for this year's event is the Leader Club, 154 Engelsa Avenue, St. Petersburg. As well as 20 tables for the tournaments, there are multiple facilities at the venue, including bars, eateries, billiard, bowling, free wi-fi access.
Spectators are welcome at all the events and we look forward to meeting many of the enthuastic Russian fans, alongside the hundreds of people travelling from across Europe to attend.
The Official event hotel is the Karelia Hotel, 27/2, Marshala Tukhachevskogo Avenue, St. Petersburg. The hotel features restaurants, bars, wi-fi access, a hair salon, and other facilities.
If you're planning to come to the event you will need a Visa and an invitation letter can be obtained from the FBSR (Russian Federation).
Weatherwise, the local knowledge tells me it's likely to be "changeable"! It is likely to be chilly and probably quite windy. So bring the thermals!
PRIZE MONEY
Men's Team:
Winning Team: 1200 Euros & Trophies
Runner Up: 600 Euros & Trophies
Semi Finalists: 300 Euros
High Break: 100 Euros & Trophies
Ladies & Masters Teams:
Winning Team: 600 Euros & Trophies
Runner Up: 300 Euros & Trophies
Semi Finalists: 150 Euros & Trophies
High Break: 50 Euros & Trophy
EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS INDEX...
