Sportsin 2024 April 24 08:40
Etaplius.LTSource: Alytus city municipality
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Last weekend, a pool tournament was held again in Alytus after a break of several years, attracting participants from all over Lithuania and even stars seen on the TV screen. The charity competition also attracted the attention of spectators – from early morning to late evening, watchers of how experienced pool players compete, Vilniaus st. there was no shortage in the billiards club located there.
“We are all happy because we received great feedback that the tournament was well organized and interesting. There was no shortage of viewers both live and remotely. We will definitely do it again,” Tomas Verbickas, president of the Alytus billiards club “Club 9”, said after the event.
As many as 214 games of Pool 8, the most popular pool game in the world, were played during the tournament.
A total of 25 athletes from 13 years old to experienced seniors competed. Players flocked to the capital of Dzūkija from all over Lithuania – Vilnius, Kaunas, Rumšiškii, Šakii and even Kretinga. At the pool table, a face familiar to many from TV screens also joined the competition – actor Marijus Trapulionis, who plays Kristupas in the series “Rimti laklaiai”.
Thirteen-year-old Đžuolas Tadaravičius, the youngest participant of the tournament, received a lot of attention, who won the first place of the tournament after winning 23 times and losing only four times. The second place went to Saulis Tumosas from Alytis, a member of “Club 9”, and the third place went to Gintars Petrovas.
“I want to congratulate the club on a very successful event. Alytus has a great, cozy place with a very friendly community. You just need to talk about it more loudly, invite beginners to lessons and spread the word. That’s what I wish”, the participants shared their feedback after the tournament.
The competition was also watched by official representatives: the president of the Lithuanian Pool Federation Gintaras Petrovas, the president of the Lithuanian Women’s Pool League Agnė Jarušauskaitė and representatives of the autism support fund “Embassy of Change”. It is for this organization that 800 euros were collected during the charity pool tournament, which will be used to organize activities for children with autism spectrum disorders.
The organizers also thank the partners of the event: Alytus City Municipality, the Federation of Lithuanian Pools and sponsors: the companies “100 Trips”, “Bambuko Groundys”, “Tringala”, “Alytus BOSCH Car Service”, SDG, FitLine products, “Polilogo”, “Scandun”. , for Inga Stan Design Studio, “J&M leisure wear”, maratonshop.lt, degutytė.lt.
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