BEST OF EAST
SLOVAKIA OPEN

Komarno - 29-30.08.2002

Sandor is the best in Slovakia

 

80 players from Poland, Hungary, Czech Rep., Slovakia and Yugoslavia took part in seconde tournament “Best of the East” In days 29-30 August in Komarno.

All matches took place in clubs “Golden West”and “Saturnus”. The sponsors were: Longoni, Simonis and Aramith.

The first tournament “Best of the East” was in Prague in May. The winners became : 1) Krzysztof Gastman (PL), 2) Radoslaw Babica (pl.), 3) Fang Hai Jiang (CZ) and 4) Michał Lichodziejewski (PL). Sandor Tot, at present a European champion  placed on 5.position. At the time lost in quaterfinal with Babica 8:9. In Komarno he took his revenge. In semi final won with Babica 11:10 and  then won with Robert Zachar 11:8. Earlier Zachar 11:8 defeated of good player from Hungary Vilmos Foldes. In a match for third place Foldes was playing with Babica and after good game he won 11:6.

K. Gastman, a leader after first tournament didn't defence his position. He lost with M.Lichodziejewski 6:9 and was 17th 

Before the last tournament the Best of the East 2002, which will be in Poland in days 3-5 October in the ranking lead the field :

 
Place Name Club Nat Points
1. TOT SANDOR BUDAPEST H 165
2. BABICA RADOSŁAW CONTACT KIELCE PL 160
3. ZACHAR ROBERT BARIBAL LUBIN PL 145
4. GASTMAN KRZYSZTOF WODNY PARK WARSZWA PL 135
  LICHODZIEJEWSKI MICHAŁ BARIBAL LUBIN PL 135
6. JELINEK JAKUB BC HARLEQUIN PRAHA CZ 120
  GAJD PETER BC BALABUSKA PRAHA CZ 120
8. CZAPSKI BARTOSZ ZAKRĘCONA BILA POZNAŃ PL 110
  POLACH JAROSLAV MISTANO TRNAVA SK 110
  HAVIER ROMAN BC KANIANKA SK 110
11. SKOWERSKI KAROL CONTACT KIELCE PL 100
  PACZER PETER 1 BC KOMARNO SK 100
  KUCERA JAN 1 BC KOMARNO SK 100
  HOFMAN JIRI BC BALABUSKA PRAHA CZ 100
15. ROGALSKI PAWEŁ CONTACT KIELCE PL 90
  DAUBNER RENE MISTANO TRNAVA SK 90
17. ZAJĄC DOMINIK BARIBAL LUBIN PL 85
  ZILVAR JAKUB BC HRADEC KRALOVE CZ 85
  SAMBORSKI WOJCIECH VIP GLIWICE PL 85
  FANG HAI JIANG BC HARLEQUIN PRAHA CZ 85