2018 Veldhoven Open

2018 Veldhoven Open
Tournament information
Dates2–4 August 2018
VenueNH Hotel Koningshof,
CityVeldhoven
CountryNetherlands
Organisation(s)Euro Tour
FormatSingle Elimination, Double elimination
Total prize fund€36,000
Winner's share€4,500
Final
ChampionAustria Mario He
Runner-upAlbania Eklent Kaçi
Score9–8[1]
2017
2019

The Dynamic Billard Veldhoven Open 2018 (sometimes known as the 2018 Netherlands Open) was the third Euro Tour 9-Ball pool event in 2018.[2] The event was won by Austria's Mario He who defeated Albania's Eklent Kaçi 9–8 in the final. By making the final, Eklent had made the semifinal or better of four straight events.

The previous years champion Ruslan Tschinachow did not reach the last 32 stage.

Tournament format

The event saw a total of 228 players compete, in a double-elimination knockout tournament, until the last 32 stage; where the tournament was contested as single elimination.[3]

Prize fund

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

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

[3][4]

1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
          
Switzerland Dimitri Jungo 9
Poland Wiktor Zieliński 5
Switzerland Dimitri Jungo 7
Russia Konstantin Stepanow 9
Russia Konstantin Stepanow 9
Poland Tomasz Kapłan 7
Russia Konstantin Stepanow 7
Austria Mario He 9
Russia Fedor Gorst 6
Austria Mario He 9
Austria Mario He 9
Spain Iker-Andoni Echeverria 8
Croatia Philipp Stojanović 7
Spain Iker-Andoni Echeverria 9
Austria Mario He 9
Netherlands Niels Feijen 1
Netherlands Niels Feijen 9
Portugal Bruno Sousa 4
Netherlands Niels Feijen 9
Austria Albin Ouschan 6
Austria Albin Ouschan 9
Netherlands Ivar Saris 8
Netherlands Niels Feijen 9
Russia Maxim Dudanez 2
Portugal Miguel Silva 9
Poland Marek Kudlik 5
Portugal Miguel Silva 6
Russia Maxim Dudanez 9
Poland Mateusz Śniegocki 7
Russia Maxim Dudanez 9
Austria Mario He 9
Albania Eklent Kaçi 8
Poland Konrad Juszczyszyn 8
Netherlands Marc Bijsterbosch 9
Netherlands Marc Bijsterbosch 9
Finland Jani Uski 4
Lithuania Pijus Labutis 7
Finland Jani Uski 9
Netherlands Marc Bijsterbosch 2
Albania Eklent Kaçi 9
Greece Alexander Kazakis 4
Albania Eklent Kaçi 9
Albania Eklent Kaçi 9
Spain Francisco Sánchez 3
Italy Daniele Corrieri 7
Spain Francisco Sánchez 9
Albania Eklent Kaçi 9
Spain David Alcaide 7
Germany Ralf Souquet 9
Hungary Oliver Szolnoki 7
Germany Ralf Souquet 6
Spain David Alcaide 9
Poland Mariusz Skoneczny 4
Spain David Alcaide 9
Spain David Alcaide 9
Finland Kim Laaksonen 7
Poland Wojciech Szewczyk 7
Finland Kim Laaksonen 9
Finland Kim Laaksonen 9
Germany Joshua Filler 4
Finland Petri Makkonen 2
Germany Joshua Filler 9

References

  1. ^ "Scoresheet". billiardapps.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Men's And Women's Euro-Tour Starting Simultaneously Tomorrow". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Matches - Draw and Results". billiardapps.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "2018 Dynamic Billard Veldhoven Open". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.