The Dynamic Billard Klagenfurt Open 2018 (sometimes known as the 2018 Austrian Open) was the fifth and penultimate Euro Tour 9-Ball pool event in 2018.[2] The event was won by Austria's Mario He who defeated England's Mark Gray 9–8 in the final. This was He's 4th championship, and second of the Euro Tour season - having already won the 2018 Veldhoven Open.[3]

2018 Klagenfurt Open
Tournament information
Dates10–12 October 2018
VenueSportpark Klagenfurt
CityKlagenfurt
CountryAustria
Organisation(s)Euro Tour
FormatSingle Elimination, Double elimination
Total prize fund€36,000
Winner's share€4,500
Final
ChampionAustria Mario He
Runner-upEngland Mark Gray
Score9–8[1]
2017
2019

Ralf Souquet was the defending champion, after having won the 2017 Klagenfurt Open, but lost matches to Kim Laaksonen and Maksim Dudanets in the double elimination round.[4]

Tournament format

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The event saw a total of 193 players compete, in a double-elimination knockout tournament, until the last 32 stage; where the tournament was contested as single elimination.[5]

Prize fund

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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

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1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
          
  Joshua Filler 9
  David Alcaide 7
  Joshua Filler 9
  Mohammad Soufi 6
  Mohammed Soufi 9
  Imran Majid 8
  Joshua Filler 4
  Marc Bijsterbosch 9
  Wojciech Sroczynski 9
  Konstantin Koukiadakis 7
  Konstantinos Koukiadakis 5
  Marc Bijsterbosch 9
  Marc Bijsterbosch 9
  Arjan Matrizi 3
  Marc Bijsterbosch 5
  Mark Gray 9
  Kim Laaksonen 3
  Mateusz Śniegocki 9
  Mateusz Śniegocki 6
  Mark Gray 9
  Mark Gray 9
  Matjaz Erculj 8
  Mark Gray 9
  Niels Feijen 6
  'Wojciech Szewczyk 9
  Sanjin Pehlivanovic 8
  Wojciech Szewczyk 8
  Niels Feijen 9
  Niels Feijen 9
  Wiktor Zielinski 6
  Mark Gray 8
  Mario He 9
  Roman Hybler 9
  Damianos Giallourakis 2
  Roman Hybler 5
  Jakub Koniar 9
  Jakub Koniar 9
  Ivo Aarts 3
  Jakub Koniar 5
  Mario He 9
  Alexander Kazakis 9
  Maksim Dudanets 3
  Alexander Kazakis 5
  Mario He 9
  Mario He 9
  Jani Uski 4
  Mario He 9
  Oliver Szolnoki 5
  Denis Grabe 9
  Sergey Lutsker 6
  Denis Grabe 6
  Francisco Sánchez Ruíz 9
  Ivar Saris 5
  Francisco Sánchez Ruíz 9
  Francisco Sánchez Ruíz 5
  Oliver Szolnoki 9
  Jan Wolf 6
  Oliver Szolnoki 9
  Oliver Szolnoki 9
  Christian Fischer 4
  Radosław Babica 6
  Christian Fischer 9

References

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  1. ^ "Scoresheet". billiardapps.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Klagenfurt features another". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Mario He Keeps the Trophy in Austria". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Ranking Event". billiardapps.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Matches - Draw and Results". billiardapps.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  6. ^ a b "2018 Dynamic Billard Veldhoven Open". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
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