08-Sep, Day Three:
Pontefract regain women's title,
Worms claim a first in the men's
It was a Dutch double for
Yorkshire's Pontefract as Orla Noom and Vanessa Atkinson both
won in straight games against top seeds Mulhouse to give Ponte
their fifth European Clubs title - four of those coming in the
last seven years.
The men's final went down to the last match as David Palmer put
Worms ahead, Gregory Gaultier levelled for hosts Praha,
both 3-1 leaving the match level. Marcus Berrett put
Worms back in front with a 3-0 win and Andre Haschker took the
game they needed to become European Clubs champions for the
first time.
Women's Final:
[2] Pontefract (Eng) 2-1 [1] Mulhouse (Fra)
Orla Noom 3-0 Gaby
Huber
11/5, 11/5, 11/4
Vanessa Atkinson 3-0 Isabelle Stoehr
11/4, 13/11, 14/12
Kirsty McPhee 1-3 Laura Pomportes
11/4, 6/11, rtd
Men's Final:
[5] Worms (Ger) 3-1 [4] Praha (Cze)
David Palmer
3-1 Jan Koukal
10/12, 11/9, 11/8, 11/4
Nick Matthew 1-3 Gregory Gaultier
7/11, 11/7, 6/11, 11/13
Marcus Berrett 3-0 Petr Martin
11/8, 11/6, 11/4
Andre Haschker 1-0 Tim Vail
11/4 enough!
Top seeds ousted in men's semis
It was an early start in Prague for
the men's semi-finals, which saw Pool D rivals Worms and
Praha win through to this afternoon's men's final.
Top seeds Mulhouse got off to a good start against Worms as
James Willstrop came from 2-0 down to beat Nick Matthew in a
100minute marathon, but David Palmer and Marcus Berrett won in
more comfort top put the German outfit through to a second
successive final.
The second semi also saw a seeding upset as hosts Praha put out
second seeds Aberdeen 3-1. Gregory Gaultier and Tim Vail put the
hosts 2-0 ahead and Jan Koukal made sure with a 3-2 win over
Alan Clyne.
Men's Semi-Finals:
[5] Worms (Ger) 3-1 [1] Mulhouse (Fra)
Nick Matthew 2-3 James Willstrop
11/6, 11/6, 6/11, 7/11, 8/11
Marcus Berrett 3-0 Joan Lezaud
11/8, 11/6, 11/6
David Palmer 3-0 Mark Krajcsak
11/6, 12/10, 11/5
Jens Schoor 2-0 Yuri Del Tenno
11/5, 11/2
[4] Praha (Cze) 3-1 [2] Aberdeen (Sco)
Gregory Gaultier 3-0 Daryl Selby
11/4, 11/9, 11/5
Petr Martin 1-2 Simon Parke
11/5, 7/11, 4/11
Tim Vail 3-0 Alistair Gorrie
11/5, 11/5, 11/7
Jan Koukal 3-2 Alan Clyne
11/8, 3/11, 11/9, 3/11, 11/9
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Glass court at the Top Hotel
Full Draws & Results
Thanks to Aberdeen's Alistair Gorrie for the photos
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