Türkiye claims the gold medal

Türkiye Crowned Team European Champion!

What a thrilling final!

At the 3-Cushion Team European Championship, Türkiye’s second team claimed the European Championship title today. In a dramatic match, especially in the final phase, they triumphed 3:1 over Greece 1 in front of a packed crowd and home audience, celebrating victory on their home turf in Ankara.

In the match between Berkay Karakurt and Kostantinos Kokkoris, the Türkiye player maintained a six to eight point lead towards the end, while the match between Tayfun Tasdemir and Nikos Polychronopoulos on the neighboring table grew increasingly intense. In the end, it was Tasdemir who was first to reach the magic number of 40 points at 40:38. However, Polychronopoulos impressively tied the match in his final inning.

With that, all eyes were on Table 2 and on Berkay Karakurt. The Türkiye player had already missed a few match points, but on his third attempt, he sealed the deal. With a 40:32 win over Kokkoris, he secured the championship title for Türkiye.

Kostantinos Kokkoris impressed with the highest run of the final, scoring ten consecutive points. He had already shone in the semifinals with a run of 13, while Tayfun Tasdemir stole the show in the quarterfinals with a run of 19 points against Jean van Erp (Netherlands).

Türkiye also impressed statistically, achieving the best overall average of 1.818 and the best team match average of 2.758.