AFTER EIGHT DAYS of play at the 2026 KAMUI European Youth Pool Championships, just one day remains and it promises to be a medal extravaganza. The three 9-ball finals plus the two Team championship deciders add up to a day of thrills, spills, joy and heart-break. It will also complete the medal table, currently being led by Slovakia with Germany, Sweden and France all hot on their heels. Germany’s Valentin Schmitz is looking for a big finish on Monday after a disappointing Championships, for his lofty standards. A gold and bronze in 2025 made him one of the favourites to […]
When I was a teenager, I couldn't wait until I got home from school to practice. I would practice hard for sometimes 8-10 hours. I would set up and practice the same shot hundreds of times.
I still want to have that drive, but I just cannot make myself do it. Now I play 15-20 minutes at a time and without much focus / concentration. It's still fun and I enjoy it, but it would be funner if I had that drive back again.
THE 8-BALL FINALS at the 2026 KAMUI European Youth Pool Championships delivered high drama and glory as well as disappointment as Rachelle Enfroy (FRA), Mark Szabo (SVK) and Robin Hauge Pettersen (NOR) took home the gold medals. Enfroy defeated Julia Cabala of Poland 5-0 in less than 30 minutes, while Slovakia’s Mark Szabo defeated Haojing Zhang 6-3 to take the Under 17s title. In the Under 19s it was Hauge Pettersen who won it in a final rack decider as he broke the heart of Sweden’s Gabriel Aspholm. Hauge Pettersen, who claimed the silver in this event in 2025, came […]
