For the first time in a while I found myself arriving early for a tournament. Instead of taking the 9 1/2 hour train ride from Germany I opted to change my flight from Moscow directly to Ljubljana and not back to Frankfurt first.
What a pretty little town Ljubljana is. We pool players often travel from event to event without having the time and energy to go around and explore the world that comes with the job. Airport to hotel to venue to hotel to airport is very often the case and maybe a restaurant visit here and there.
How refreshing for me to have a couple days before to wander around. Here are some snaps:
Also in terms of accommodation I chose the unusual. For the next five nights a capsule hotel will be my home of choice. The advantage - its one block away from the venue, affordable and offers a sort of spaceship experience...
I figured with five years of military service, a professional couch surfer like me should be able to share bathrooms and dont mind the occasional noise.
The billiard house „Biljardna Hisa“ is a wonderful place in the heart of the Slovenian capital. It was built only this year and I hope it will be filled with life and passionate billiard freaks for years to come. 80 players showed up with a few players stranded at various international airports because Adria Air decided to go bankrupt.
The draw and live score can be found at www.cuescore.com
After a first round win over Tomaz Benedicic 🇸🇮 with 9:1, I lost to Dimitris Loukatos 🇬🇷 with 8:9 and today I am facing Adam Mscisz 🇵🇱 for the qualification into the final 32.
📸 by Alison Chang
Thorsten ❤️