Tournament Name: | 2018 Klagenfurt Open |
Startdate: | 10 |
Enddate: | 12 October 2018 |
Venue: | Sportpark Klagenfurt |
Location: | Klagenfurt |
Country: | Austria |
Organisation: | Euro Tour |
Format: | Single Elimination, Double elimination |
Total Prize Fund: | €36,000 |
Winners Share: | €4,500 |
Winner: | Mario He |
Runner Up: | Mark Gray |
Score: | 9–8[1] |
Previous: | 2017 |
Next: | 2019 |
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]
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]
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]
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 | ||
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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 € |