WEDEL – The final matches in the European Women's Three-Cushion Grand Prix in Wedel, Germany, will be decided this Saturday morning. Of the 24 players, eight will advance to the quarterfinals. These are the six group winners and the two best runners-up. Therese Klompenhouwer and Charlotte Sörensen were already well on their way to securing group victories early in the morning, while in the other groups there is still plenty of excitement towards the group winners
The level of the best players, Therese Klompenhouwer and Charlotte Sörensen, is just below 1. The Danish player has already achieved an exceptionally high run: 11 in her match against Magalie Declunder. The outcome will mainly depend on the matches between the numbers 1 and 2 in the groups and will focus on the battle to see who will be the two best numbers 2 in the groups.
Therese is the leader in Group A with 5 points and 0.961 ahead of Ana Juarez. The Dutch and Spanish players are competing for the group victory. Charlotte Sörensen leads Group B ahead of Nanna Petersen with two points less. The match between the two Danish ladies ended in a victory for Sörensen 25-21 in 31.
Karina Jetten and Monika Steinberger are the undefeated leaders in Group C. The match between the Dutch and Austrian players will be played around noon. In Group D, Spain's Estela Cardoso leads ahead of Guzin Mujde Karakasli from Turkey. Those two are sure to fight fiercely for the top spot.
Monique van Exter is playing for high stakes to win Group E and faces Gülsen Degener as a formidable opponent. In Pool F, Steffi Träm leads Sylvia Eckel, the German with 4 match points, the Dutch with 3 points after winning against Belgium's Jaimie Buelens and a draw against Schuh.
The best games so far have been played by Therese Klompenhouwer with 25 in 22 turns and by Sörensen against Declunder in 26 turns. The game length is 25 points.
The quarterfinal matches will start on Saturday at 5 p.m. with four matches at the same time. All will be broadcast on Kozoom.
- Therese Klompenhouwer 4-0.961-5
- Charlotte Sörensen 4-0.877-11
- Karina Jetten 4-0.746-4
- Monique van Exter 4-0.714-7
- Estela Cardoso 4-0.568-6
- Steffi Träm 4-0.453-4
- Ana Juarez 4-0.704-5
- Gülsen Degener 4-0.528-4
- Guzin Mujde Karakasli 4-0.410-5
- Monika Steinberger 4-0.390-4
- Sylvia Eckel 3-0. 505-5
- Nanna Petersen 2-0.730-3