2018 Italian Open (pool) explained

Tournament Name:Dynamic Billiard Treviso Open
Startdate:1
Enddate:3 March 2018
Venue:BHR Treviso Hotel,
Location:Treviso
Country:Italy
Organisation:Euro Tour
Format:Single Elimination
Total Prize Fund:€36,000
Winners Share:€4,500
Winner: Eklent Kaçi
Runner Up: Albin Ouschan
Score:9-5[1]

The 2018 Dynamic Billiard Treviso Open, was the first Euro Tour 9-Ball pool event in 2018.[2] The event was won by Albania's Eklent Kaçi who defeated Austria's Albin Ouschan 9–5 in the final. This was Kaci's first Euro Tour victory.[3]

2017's Treviso Open champion Wiktor Zieliński lost in the last 32 of the event against Sergei Luzker. Top Euro Tour players, such as 2017 Overall winner Ralf Souquet did not compete at the event, as the event was held at the same time as the 2018 World Pool Masters.[4] The event is not to be confused with the 2018 Treviso Open; another event held in the Euro Tour in November.[5]

Tournament format

The event saw a total of 153 players compete, in a double-elimination knockout tournament, until the last 32 stage; where the tournament was contested as single elimination.[6]

Prize fund

Prize Money
Winner 4.500
Finalist 3.000 €
Semi-finalist 1.750 €
Quarter-finalist 1.250 €
Last 16 1.000 €
Last 32 500 €
33rd–48th Places 250 €
Total prizes 36.000 €

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scoresheet . billiardapps.com . 22 January 2019 .
  2. Web site: The BHR Treviso Open gets underway Thursday morning. azbilliards.com. 22 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20180302101420/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/13868-the-bhr-treviso-open-gets-underway-thursday-morning/. 2 March 2018. live. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Eklent Kaci On Fire - Wins First Euro-Tour Stop. azbilliards.com. 22 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20180306095901/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/13881-eklent-kaci-on-fire-wins-first-euro-tour-stop/. 6 March 2018. live. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: The 2018 Dynamic Billard Eurotour Season Kicks Off With A Free For All . azbilliards.com . 22 January 2019 .
  5. Web site: Final Euro-Tour stop in 2018 features another . azbilliards.com . 22 January 2019 .
  6. Web site: Matches - Draw and Results. billiardapps.com. 22 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20180301232454/https://billiardapps.com/drawresults.asp?db=eurotour&client=&eventnr=2018010&header=no&eventheader=yes&showtabs=yes&tab=Tournament&footer=yes&stageround=All. 1 March 2018. dead. dmy-all.