Interview with Dimitri JUNGO

Born: 05.03.1083
Started playing pool: age of 9
Plays in Biel, Switzerland

Achieved results: 1998 European 9-Ball Champion Pupils Devision
Enschede, NL against John Vassalos (GR)

1996 and 1997 Vice-Champion in Fürth(D) and
Helsinki (FIN) against John Vassalos (GR)

13 x Switzerland Champion

EPBF: What was your goal by coming to Kaliningrad?

Jungo: My goal by every Euro-Tour is to reach the ¼ finals, that are also a good result on the financial way, and every better result is an Extra.

EPBF: Is your today result a Surprise?

Jungo: During the Tournament and in fact of the results I saw a little chance for myself, but I was not thinking on a Victory.

EPBF: What was the hardest Match in the Tournament for you?

Jungo: I think I had two problem situations. The hardest was against Rother in the second round. I was 6:9 behind, but I won 11:9 anyway. If I was losing there I became only the 33rd place. And then off course the ¼ final against Thomas Engert, it was with an 11:10 score very close.

EPBF: Did you still believe to the Victory when Lely was 10:9 ahead and on the Break?

Jungo: What you mean in believing? I knew that in case I win this Game, I have the best Chances. Then I come to 10:10 and having the Break again. My break was always very good allover the Tornament, I can say it was the Base for the Victory.

EPBF: You are still Junior and will participate the European Championships end of July in Kiev. In witch kind of disciplines will we see you there?

Jungo: I will play the 8-Ball, 9-Ball and Team.

EPBF: Do you come now on a more regularly base to the Euro-Tour?

Jungo: Yes, I played these last two Tournaments, and will now taking part on a regularly base. At school I have now better conditions to have free. It comes also by the Press Releases and Regional Television, until now it was always hard to become free.

EPBF: How much do you practice and how long?

Jungo: Normally I don't practice a lot regularly, I play every week a Tornament, and two till three times at the Table beside.

EPBF: You are still a Student, what's your Professional Hope for the future?

Jungo: My dream is to become a Professional Poolbillard Player, but that's look to unstable, so I think to go for an Informatics course. But that's the future. I go in the moment to the school of Commerce, and that gives a lot of opportunities.

EPBF: Thanks for the interview and good luck at school and on the Poolbillard.

Jungo: Thank you.

Interview with Alex LELY

EPBF: Alex, you reached again a Final off the Euro-Tour. Did you counted with this result?

Lely: Yes, I always count with this, because I always come and try to reach the Final and hope to win.

EPBF: You've lost today with 11:10 against a newcomer from Switzerland. What do you think about his performance?

Lely: Yes he plays very well. He his young, and very confidant. Now he belongs to it.

EPBF: You were 10:9 in lead and on the break, did you mentioned the victory in front?

Lely: Off course, there was no better opportunity, but you see how Poolbillard runs. I was already hopeful by 10:10, but he plays a hell of a Game.

EPBF: What are your Future Opportunity's?

Lely: I will participate to the BCA 9-Ball Open in Las Vegas in the Month of May, I also participate in the ATP Tour, and I will defend my Title in the Bear Open in Neuwied. Than I will take a Holiday-Break.

EPBF: Than we will see us by the next Euro-Tour in Neuwied, until then Good Luck!

Lely: Thanks a lot.