The Dynamic Billard Treviso Open 2018 (sometimes known as the 2018 Italy Open) was the sixth and final

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pool event in 2018. The event was won by Russia's

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who defeated Poland's

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9–7 in the final. This was Gorst's first

victory.

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was the defending champion, after having won the 2017 Treviso Open, but lost matches to Andreas Madsen and Tobias Bongers in the double elimination round.

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

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Prize fund

The tournament prize fund was similar to that of other

events, with

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4,500 for the winner of the event.

References

External links

{{Euro Tour Euro Tour 2018 Euro Tour events Sporting events in Italy November 2018 sports events in Italy Treviso Open International sports competitions hosted by Italy Sports competitions in Treviso