2011 European Pool Championships
European pool tournament, held 2011
The 2011 European Pool Championships was a series of professional pool championships that took place at the Steel Palace, in Brandenburg, Germany. The events were played between 23 March and 3 April 2011 were part of the European Pool Championships; and featured events for men, women and wheelchair players across four pool disciplines: straight Pool, eight-ball, nine-ball, and ten-ball. The tournament was hosted by the European Pocket Billiard Federation and organised by the International Billiard Promotion, with the final of the men's nine-ball event broadcast on Eurosport. Austria was the most successful nation, winning three events – all by Jasmin Ouschan. Jouni Tähti won two of the three wheelchair events, losing just one match in the final of the nine-ball tournament to Henrik Larsson.
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The European Pool Championships are an annual series of pool tournaments for players in Europe which were first held in 1980. The 2011 event was held between 23 March and 3 April 2011 at the Steel Palace in Brandenburg, Germany. The series features events for four disciplines of pool – straight, eight-ball, nine-ball, and ten-ball. Every event had a separate tournament for men, women and wheelchair competitors. The event was hosted by the European Pocket Billiard Federation and organised by the International Billiard Promotion.
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