The final qualification event for the Baltic Pool League 2014 main tournament was held the last weekend in a gorgeous ENTRY Pool Club in Kaunas, Lithuania. On the contrary to the last stage this time the last 8 in the mens division was quite colorful and won by Vladislav Les. However similarly to last event the women and oldboys bracket was dominated yet again by Anna Prisjaznuka. The game format was this time 8-Ball. 

Mens division international last eight

Suprisingly there were no Latvian players in the last eight and actually it is the first time this season the event to finish like that. Nevertheless having five different nations (Belarus, England, Estonia, Finland and Lithuania) representatives out of six possible in the quarter finals is a perfect culmination to the qualification rounds.

The first semi final match, between Mark Magi (Estonia) and Vladislav Lev (Belarus) saw one of the best comebacks in the history of Baltic Pool League. Magi seemed to be cruising comfortably towards the final when he got to the hill and Les having scored only once. Suddenly the road got bumpy for Magi as Les started to close in and finally managed to win 7:6. It would have been a dream tournament for Belarus with an all Belarus final. However Mindaugas ?alkauskas had other plans. The dream was broken heavily when ?alkauskas crushed Vadim Papish (Belarus) by a score 7:1 and progressed to the final. In the final it was Les that shined and made to a comfortable 7:3 victory. Once again it must be stated that the custom of the winner of the men event does not loose a match was yet again confirmed as Les did not loose a match.

Prisjaznuka continues the winning streak

It was a great day for oldboys as for the first time one of the oldboys made to the final. The new hero for the oldboys is Gintautas Danilevi?ius (Lithuania). The way to the final was not an easy task for Danilevi?ius as he had to overcome another oldboy Ojars Blezurs. The final score of 6:5 says it all about how close the match really was. Prisja?nuka made her way to the final with flying colors as she took a comfortable win 6:3 over Diana Tracevi?. The nailbiting final was yet again won by Prisja?nuka by a score 6:4. By this she made a very serious statement and history as she has made to each of the four finals and winning two of them in this years qualification rounds.

Final event held in Riga

The Baltic Pool League 2014 final with 32 best men and 16 best women and oldboys players will be held on 22. November in Riga, Latvia. The venue is the brand new BAMS Pool House. The overall qualifying round in mens division was won by Domas Mineikis (Lithuania) and in women division naturally by Anna Prisja?nuka. Nevertheless in the final event everyone start from an even position and therefore it is anyone game.

The final list of final participants you are able to find here http://balticpoolleague.eu/events/2014/final

The biggest event ever

The organisers are proud to admit that the popularity of the event is as high as ever. This weekends event there was a total of 85 athletes, two more than the last event, participating which made it the biggest event ever. The organisers are hopeful that the same continues the next year. Hereby the organisers send out a big thank you to all athletes, sponsors, volunteers, fans and all other related people for giving them the opportunity to provide another great event.

All together participated 85 players from Belarus, England, Estonia, Finland, Latvia and Lithuania.

Baltic Pool League is proud to be sponsored by Strachan, Mezz Cues, Biljardai, Kamui, Aveiras, True Tight Rack, Entry, Baribal Pool Club and Bams Pool House.

For more information about the event, players, sponsors and all other related information and to sign up for the next event please visit our webpage http://balticpoolleague.eu/