World Championship Standard Professionals
Absolutely outstanding the Italians Mirko Gozzoli / Alessia
Betti defended their World Champion title of Professionals
Standard. 41 couples entered the competition at the Maritim Hotel
in Bonn (Germany). The German representatives Sascha and Natascha
Karabey were fifth in the final. Stanislaw Massold / Christine
Deck, the second german couple, who changed recently from amateur
to professional, finished with an excellent seventh place.
The German Professional Association (DPV) honored DTV coach
Oliver Wessel-Therhorn in the context of this event for his honor
with the golden needle of the DPV.
1. Mirko Gozzoli/Alessia Betti, Italy
2. Arunas Bizokas/Katusha Demidova, USA
3. Victor Fung/Anna Mikhed, USA
4. Domenico Soale/Gioia Cerasoli, Italy
5. Sascha und Natascha Karabey, Germany
6. Domen Krapez/Monica Nigro, Slovenia
by Heidi Estler Uhr