31.8. European Championships were held in France last weekend. EC was the last qualification tournament for Team Europe. Total of 215 players took apart of the event after intense four-day-play Sweden´s Jesper Lundmark was crowned Open division Champion. Surprisingly, Sweden´s Birgitta Lagerholm was left second as new star was risen: Camilla Jernberg took Womens division victory by large margin. Both women earned their spot in the team.
Right after the event Team´s Europes captain Hans Tegebäck got bad news: Both Team Europes leading players Lundmark and Markus Källström announced their withdrawal from the event. This means that both Emil Dahlgren and Juho Rantalaiho will raise to the team from reserve spots. Tegebäck has still Captains Choise that he needs to consider with extra carefully. Simon Lizotte (17) and Oscar Stenfeld (16) are young and talented additions to team Europe. Time will show, how they do against the Team USA Disc Golf icons.
Team EUROPE at Presidents Cup 2010
(After EC, one Captains Choice left)
OPEN
1. Karl-Johan Nybo (Denmark), 205 points
2. Simon Lizotte (Germany), 202.5
3. Oscar Stenfeld (Sweden), 140
4. Emil Dahlgren (Sweden), 127.5
5. Juho Rantalaiho (Finland), 114.5
WOMEN
1. Birgitta Lagerholm (Sweden), 430 points
2. Camilla Jernberg (Sweden), 350
Captains Choice will be announced September 15th.
Link to the Qualification Standings
