Open
Pairs champions: Kierznowski-Lukaszewicz
of Poland |
Senior
Pairs champions: Cohen-Renoux of France |
POLAND & FRANCE KEEP
UP THE TRADITION The 1997 European
Pairs Championships, held in The Hague, capital city of The
Netherlands, 17-22 March 1997, attracted an entry of 772
players from 30 European countries. The
Championship was played in two series: Open
and Seniors.
The original entry in the OPEN
series was 306 pairs from 29 countries.
The tournament started with a 3-session qualifying stage from which 112 pairs
advanced to the Semi-final A while 186
pairs continued in the Semi-final B. After
another three sessions, the top 40 pairs from the semi-final A and the top 4
pairs from the semi-final B earned a place in the 44-pair Final
A; 157 pairs took part in the Final B
and 64 competed in the Consolation.
The 1997 European Open Pairs Championship was the ninth event in the
series which started in Cannes, France, in 1976 and continued in Monte Carlo,
Monaco, in 1980 and 1985. Since 1985, the Championship has been held every two
years. It is remarkable that all events have been won by either
French or Polish
players. This 1997 competition was no exception, as the table of the top pairs
reads as follows:
| Rank |
Players |
Country |
Score % |
| 1 |
Kierznowski |
Lukaszewicz |
POL |
56.48 |
| 2 |
Abecassis |
Quantin |
FRA |
55.75 |
| 3 |
Fredin |
Lindkvist |
SWE |
55.73 |
| 4 |
Gotard |
Holowski |
GER |
55.18 |
| 5 |
Levy |
Mari |
FRA |
54.97 |
The SENIOR series attracted 80 pairs from 17
countries. Three qualifying sessions were played to select the 28 pairs of the
Final; the rest could play in the Consolation and 45 pairs did so.
The European Senior Pairs Championship was instituted in 1989 as a
biennial event. Italy won on the first two
occasions, followed by Switzerland in 1993
and Poland in 1995. This year, the title
was won by France thanks to a Ladies pair
- the first women's pair to win a non-Ladies championship.
| Rank |
Players |
Country |
Score % |
| 1 |
N.Cohen |
M.F.Renoux |
FRA |
55.79 |
| 2 |
H.Humburg |
G.Mattsson |
GER |
55.38 |
| 3 |
H.Riise |
L.Salterod |
NOR |
55.30 |
| 4 |
Björn Hall |
Hans Lind |
SWE |
54.81 |
| 5 |
K.Gwis |
J.Polec |
POL |
54.65 |
For the Daily Bulletins (Internet edition) or the full
results of each session in each series, use the following table for your
selection:
| Daily
Bulletins |
OPEN
PAIRS
|
SENIOR
PAIRS
|
| Sunday 16 March |
|
|
| Monday 17 March |
QUAL1 |
QUAL1 |
| Tuesday 18 March |
QUAL2, QUAL3 |
QUAL2 |
| Wednesday 19 March |
SEMI-A1,
SEMI-B1 |
QUAL3 |
| Thursday 20 March |
SEMI-A2,
SEMI-B2, SEMI-A3,
SEMI-B3 |
FINAL1,
CONSOL1 |
| Friday 21 March |
FINAL-A1,
FINAL-B1, CONSOL1
FINAL-A2, FINAL-B2,
CONSOL2 |
FINAL2,
CONSOL2 |
| Saturday 22 March |
FINAL-A3,
FINALB3 |
FINAL3 |
The 1997 European Pairs Championship was supported by:
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