This Sunday, on the day of local elections in Portugal, FC Porto became the national champion in carambola billiards (Three Tables) for the 2020/21 season, winning the final of the team competition organized by the Portuguese Billiards Federation. at the FC Porto Billiard Academy, at the Dragau Stadium (Porto), at the Evora Billiard Club (Klum. Belgium) with a score of 4: 0.
Swede Torbjorn Blomdal beat Fernando Silva 4-10 (22 innings), Spaniard Dani Sanchez also overtook Alexander Vitorino 40-24 (24 innings), Rui Manuel Costa beat Luis Santos 4-10 (20 innings) and Jose. Miguel Soares beat José Baiao 40-16 (in 24 innings or hits to add carambol) for Porto to prove their superiority in billiards.
Team of 13 champions
In the Final Four, the team of dragons led by Alipio Jorge, which at different stages of the season included 13 athletes – Dutchman Dick Jaspers, Swede Torbjorn Blomdal, Spaniard Dani Sanchez, South Korean Cho Wu and, in addition to Alipio Jorge, were the first to overcome Portuguese Conimbricenses Norton Center of Matos / Monaco / SI / FBSM, per 3.5-0.5.
Some “socks” that started with the Swede Torbjorn Blomdal defeating Norton de Matos by the Center of Turkish Murat Tuzul 40-26 on 25 records.
The White and Blue advantage increased to 2-0, Catalan Dani Sánchez overtook Paulo Andrade 40-17 (24 innings), and the Blue and White virtual victory was consolidated by the triumph of 2020/21 national champion Rui Manuel Costa. , for dragons, about Mario Aranha, 40-12, in 12 entries. The half point of the Centro Norton de Matos went to Josep Mas thanks to a draw (40-40, out of 28 entries) with the blue and white player Jose Miguel Soares.
In another semi-final, Clu.BE won over Leça: despite a 2: 2 draw after four games, a total of more carambols closed the Alentejo team’s advance to the final.
The Eborenses scored in the half, Luis Santos – defeated Jose Escudeiro 40-31 (45) – and Alexandre Vitorino, who beat Vitor Fernandez 40-23 (48). As for Iseiros, Anibal Silva won (40–39 against Manuel Prates, 50 applications) and Josef Filipum (40–26, 22 applications, against Fernando Silva).
It should be noted that in the intermediate phase – qualifying for the Final Four, FC Porto won his streak and achieved absolute superiority, defeating Forests (4-0), Lisbon Dragons (4-0) and CBA. / Dr. Bayard Candy also did not give a single partial (4: 0).
2nd Division: Dragon Force champion, runner-up Dragoes de Setubal
Setting the blue and white tone to the National Carambola Championship following another FC Porto national billiards title, Dragon Force’s victory in the 2020/21 2nd Division National Championship after the Final Four, in which Teams designated for white and blue dominated : The Lisbon Dragons came in second, ahead of Leixões SC / Honra Informática in third and Chinácio do Sul (Almada) in fourth.
Dragon Force kicked off with a 3-1 victory over Ginácio do Sul in the 1st of three rounds: Thiago Mendes beat Nelson Sousa 30-13 (45 records), Luis Pinto beat Jose Pereira 30-22 (39). Records) and Gonçalo Santos won 30-26 in 42 records against Antonio Horta. Place of honor Almadenses Alberto Gonçalvesu, who beat Alfredo Machado, 30-26 (45 entries).
In the second round, the only draw (2-2), conceded by Dragon Force in a decisive face, was against the Leiksonensess. For the new national champions of the 2nd Division, they scored Gonzalo Santos – he beat Manuel Branquinho by a score of 30-20 (20 entries) – and Alfredo Machado, who beat Miguel Silva by a score of 30-26 (44 entries).
As for the Leixonensez, João Pinto beat Joaquim Mendes by a score of 29-25 (maximum 50 entries, so they did not reach 30 carambolas), while Antonio Lourenzo beat Vitor Pinto by a score of 30-12 (35 entries).
In the third and final round, Dragon Force beat Dragões de Setúbal 3-1 thanks to victories by Luis Pinto over Jose Gabadinho (30-18, 38 matches), Gonçalo Santos vs. João Rosa (30-21, 42 games). recordings) and Vitor Pinto before Oscar Botelho (30-21, 41 recordings). Joaquim Gamboa was the only Setubalense triumph with a score of 30-14 (in 30 entries) over Joaquim Mendes, but this did not prevent Porto from fighting, remember, between the two teams suffered … FC Porto.
European snooker kicks off Saturday at Salgados
For fans of billiards and its national varieties, from Saturday, October 2, until the 17th of the following month, at the Vidamar Hotel in Salgados (Albufeira, Algarve), the European Snooker Championship, organized by the European Billiards and Snooker Association, will follow. (EBSA) in cooperation with the Portuguese Billiards Federation.
From the south, nine new European champions of 2021 will emerge from 17 tables and games without stopping at the same time for 16 days: absolute, female, under 18, under 21, option “Red Six”, for Seniors (over 40), by teams , by women’s teams and by senior teams. In Portugal, there is a contingent of 11 athletes in competitions among youths under 18, under 21, in absolute, senior, team and team scoring.
