2018 Klagenfurt Open Explained

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]

Tournament format

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

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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scoresheet . billiardapps.com . 23 January 2019 . 23 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190123164929/https://billiardapps.com/Scoresheet.asp?db=eurotour&eventheader=yes&showtabs=yes&eventnr=2018050&matchcode=M9-SE31 . dead .
  2. Web site: Klagenfurt features another . azbilliards.com . 23 January 2019 .
  3. Web site: Mario He Keeps the Trophy in Austria. azbilliards.com. 23 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20181015032423/https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/14217-mario-he-keeps-the-trophy-in-austria/. 15 October 2018. live. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Ranking Event . billiardapps.com . 24 January 2019 . 24 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190124205905/https://billiardapps.com/ranking_event.asp?db=eurotour&client=&eventnr=2018050&header=no&eventheader=yes&showtabs=yes&tab=Tournament&tabtype=&history=yes&footer=yes . dead .
  5. Web site: Matches - Draw and Results . billiardapps.com . 23 January 2019 . 23 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190123164928/https://billiardapps.com/drawresults.asp?db=eurotour&client=&eventnr=2018050&header=no&eventheader=yes&showtabs=yes&tab=Tournament&tabtype=&history=yes&footer=yes . dead .
  6. Web site: 2018 Dynamic Billard Veldhoven Open . azbilliards.com . 23 January 2019 .