2018 Austria Open

2018 Sankt Johann im Pongau Open
Tournament information
Dates12–14 April 2018[1]
VenueAlpina, Wellness & Sporthotel,
CitySt. Johann im Pongau
CountryAustria
Organisation(s)Euro Tour
FormatSingle Elimination
Total prize fund€36,000
Winner's share€4,500
Final
Champion Alexander Kazakis
Runner-up Denis Grabe
Score9–5[2]
2017
2019

The Dynamic Billard Sankt Johann in the Pongau Open 2018 (sometimes known as the 2018 Austria Open) was the second Euro Tour 9-Ball pool event in 2018.[3] The event was won by Greece's Alexander Kazakis who defeated Estonia's Denis Grabe 9–5 in the final. This was Kazkis's first Euro Tour victory.[4]

The previous years champion Mario He was defeated in the semi-final by Grabe 9–4.

Tournament format

The event saw a total of 208 players compete, in a double-elimination knockout tournament, until the last 32 stage; where the tournament was contested as single elimination.[5]

Prize fund

The tournament prize fund was similar to that of other Euro Tour events, with 4,500 for the winner of the event.[6]

Prize Money
Winner 4.500
Finalist 3.000 €
Semifinalist 1.750 €
quarterfinalist 1.250 €
last 16 1.000 €
Last 32 500 €
33–48 Place 250 €
Total 36.000 €

Tournament results

[5][6]

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
          
Edmond Zaja 8
Abdullah al-Shammari 9
Abdullah al-Shammari 9
Evangelos Vettas 8
Sanjin Pehlivanović 6
Evangelos Vettas 9
Abdullah al-Shammari 2
Alexander Kazakis 9
Oliver Szolnoki 4
Alexander Kazakis 9
Alexander Kazakis 9
Ruslan Tschinachow 1
Nick Malai 3
Ruslan Tschinachow 9
Alexander Kazakis 9
Eklent Kaçi 5
Joshua Filler 9
Stephan Cohen 3
Joshua Filler 9
Ralf Souquet 7
Ralf Souquet 9
David Alcaide 4
Joshua Filler 7
Eklent Kaçi 9
Tomasz Kapłan 8
Niels Feijen 9
Niels Feijen 8
Eklent Kaçi 9
Abdullah al-Enezi 1
Eklent Kaçi 9
Alexander Kazakis 9
Denis Grabe 5
Marek Kudlik 8
Wiktor Zieliński 9
Wiktor Zieliński 9
Maximilian Lechner 3
Maximilian Lechner 9
Mateusz Śniegocki 6
Wiktor Zieliński 4
Denis Grabe 9
Marc Bijsterbosch 9
Sergei Luzker 4
Marc Bijsterbosch 8
Denis Grabe 9
Henrique Correia 4
Denis Grabe 9
Denis Grabe 9
Mario He 4
Markus Buck 9
Karol Skowerski 5
Markus Buck 8
Roman Hybler 9
Roman Hybler 9
Ivar Saris 4
Roman Hybler 6
Mario He 9
Wojciech Szewczyk 9
Fedor Gorst 5
Wojciech Szewczyk 7
Mario He 9
Radosław Babica 6
Mario He 9

References

  1. ^ "Event Info". billiardapps.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Scoresheet". billiardapps.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. ^ "The BHR Treviso Open gets underway Thursday morning". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Kazakis takes his first title at the Euro-Tour". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Matches – Draw and Results". billiardapps.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  6. ^ a b "2018 Dynamic Billard Ballazzo Open". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.