The Dynamic Billard Sankt Johann in the Pongau Open 2018 (sometimes known as the 2018 Austria Open) was the second
Euro Tour
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9-Ball
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pool event in 2018.
The event was won by Greece's
Alexander Kazakis who defeated Estonia's
Denis Grabe 9–5 in the final. This was Kazkis's first Euro Tour victory.
The
previous years champion
Mario He
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Career
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was defeated in the semi-final by Grabe 9–4.
Tournament format
The event saw a total of 208 players compete, in a double-elimination knockout tournament, until the last 32 stage; where the tournament was contested as
single elimination.
Prize fund
The tournament prize fund was similar to that of other
Euro Tour
The Euro Tour is a series of professional pool events set around Europe, founded in 1992, and created by the European Pocket Billiard Federation. The Tour's first event was the ''Belgium Open'', held on May 29 – 31, 1992. The event was won by M ...
events, with
€
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4,500 for the winner of the event.
Tournament results
References
External links
{{Euro Tour
Euro Tour
2018 Euro Tour events
April 2018 sports events in Austria