2018 Austria Open
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox pool tournament
|tournament_name=2018 Sankt Johann im Pongau Open
|logo=
|startdate=12
|venue=Alpina, Wellness & Sporthotel,
|location=St. Johann im Pongau
|country=Austria
|organisation=Euro Tour
|format=Single Elimination
|Total prize fund=€36,000
|winners_share=€4,500
|highest_break=
|defending_champion=
|winner={{flagicon|GRE}} Alexander Kazakis
|runner_up={{flagicon|EST}} Denis Grabe
|previous=2017
|next=2019
}}
The Dynamic Billard Sankt Johann in the Pongau Open 2018 (sometimes known as the 2018 Austria Open) was the second Euro Tour 9-Ball pool event in 2018.{{Cite web |title=The BHR Treviso Open gets underway Thursday morning |work=azbilliards.com |access-date=22 January 2019 |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/13868-the-bhr-treviso-open-gets-underway-thursday-morning/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302101420/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/13868-the-bhr-treviso-open-gets-underway-thursday-morning/ |archive-date=2 March 2018 |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web |title=Kazakis takes his first title at the Euro-Tour |author= |work=azbilliards.com |date= |access-date=23 January 2019 |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/13949-kazakis-takes-his-first-title-at-the-euro-tour/ |language= |quote=}}
The previous years champion Mario He 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.{{Cite web |title=Matches – Draw and Results |work=billiardapps.com |access-date=23 January 2019 |url=https://billiardapps.com/drawresults.asp?db=eurotour&client=&eventnr=2018020&header=yes&eventheader=no&showtabs=yes&tab=Tournament&footer=no&stageround=All |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412215251/https://billiardapps.com/drawresults.asp?db=eurotour&client=&eventnr=2018020&header=yes&eventheader=no&showtabs=yes&tab=Tournament&footer=no&stageround=All |archive-date=12 April 2018 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
= Prize fund =
The tournament prize fund was similar to that of other Euro Tour events, with €4,500 for the winner of the event.{{Cite web |title=2018 Dynamic Billard Ballazzo Open |author= |work=azbilliards.com |date= |access-date=23 January 2019 |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/77-diamond-9-eurotour-series/8389-2018-dynamic-billard-ballazzo-open/results/ |language= |quote=}}
| class="wikitable sortable" | |
| Prize Money | |
|---|---|
| Winner | style="text-align:right" | 4.500 € |
| Finalist | style="text-align:right" | 3.000 € |
| Semifinalist | style="text-align:right" | 1.750 € |
| quarterfinalist | style="text-align:right" | 1.250 € |
| last 16 | style="text-align:right" | 1.000 € |
| Last 32 | style="text-align:right" | 500 € |
| 33–48 Place | style="text-align:right" | 250 € |
| style="border-top:medium solid" | Total | style="border-top:medium solid; text-align:right" | 36.000 € |
Tournament results
{{32TeamBracket|seeds=n|nowrap=y
| RD1=Round of 32
| RD2=Round of 16
| RD3=Quarterfinal
| RD4=Semifinal
| RD5=Final
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|ALB|#}} Edmond Zaja
| RD1-score01=8
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|SAU|#}} Abdullah al-Shammari
| RD1-score02=9
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|BIH|#}} Sanjin Pehlivanović
| RD1-score03=6
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|GRC|#}} Evangelos Vettas
| RD1-score04=9
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|HUN|#}} Oliver Szolnoki
| RD1-score05=4
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|GRC|#}} Alexander Kazakis
| RD1-score06=9
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|GRC|#}} Nick Malai
| RD1-score07=3
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|RUS|#}} Ruslan Tschinachow
| RD1-score08=9
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|DEU|#}} Joshua Filler
| RD1-score09=9
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|FRA|#}} Stephan Cohen
| RD1-score10=3
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|DEU|#}} Ralf Souquet
| RD1-score11=9
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ESP|#}} David Alcaide
| RD1-score12=4
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|POL|#}} Tomasz Kapłan
| RD1-score13=8
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|NLD|#}} Niels Feijen
| RD1-score14=9
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|KWT|#}} Abdullah al-Enezi
| RD1-score15=1
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ALB|#}} Eklent Kaçi
| RD1-score16=9
| RD1-team17={{flagicon|POL|#}} Marek Kudlik
| RD1-score17=8
| RD1-team18={{flagicon|POL|#}} Wiktor Zieliński
| RD1-score18=9
| RD1-team19={{flagicon|AUT|#}} Maximilian Lechner
| RD1-score19=9
| RD1-team20={{flagicon|POL|#}} Mateusz Śniegocki
| RD1-score20=6
| RD1-team21={{flagicon|NLD|#}} Marc Bijsterbosch
| RD1-score21=9
| RD1-team22={{flagicon|RUS|#}} Sergei Luzker
| RD1-score22=4
| RD1-team23={{flagicon|PRT|#}} Henrique Correia
| RD1-score23=4
| RD1-team24={{flagicon|EST|#}} Denis Grabe
| RD1-score24=9
| RD1-team25={{flagicon|DEU|#}} Markus Buck
| RD1-score25=9
| RD1-team26={{flagicon|POL|#}} Karol Skowerski
| RD1-score26=5
| RD1-team27={{flagicon|CZE|#}} Roman Hybler
| RD1-score27=9
| RD1-team28={{flagicon|NLD|#}} Ivar Saris
| RD1-score28=4
| RD1-team29={{flagicon|POL|#}} Wojciech Szewczyk
| RD1-score29=9
| RD1-team30={{flagicon|RUS|#}} Fedor Gorst
| RD1-score30=5
| RD1-team31={{flagicon|POL|#}} Radosław Babica
| RD1-score31=6
| RD1-team32={{flagicon|AUT|#}} Mario He
| RD1-score32=9
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|SAU|#}} Abdullah al-Shammari
| RD2-score01=9
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|GRC|#}} Evangelos Vettas
| RD2-score02=8
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|GRC|#}} Alexander Kazakis
| RD2-score03=9
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|RUS|#}} Ruslan Tschinachow
| RD2-score04=1
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|DEU|#}} Joshua Filler
| RD2-score05=9
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|DEU|#}} Ralf Souquet
| RD2-score06=7
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|NLD|#}} Niels Feijen
| RD2-score07=8
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|ALB|#}} Eklent Kaçi
| RD2-score08=9
| RD2-team09={{flagicon|POL|#}} Wiktor Zieliński
| RD2-score09=9
| RD2-team10={{flagicon|AUT|#}} Maximilian Lechner
| RD2-score10=3
| RD2-team11={{flagicon|NLD|#}} Marc Bijsterbosch
| RD2-score11=8
| RD2-team12={{flagicon|EST|#}} Denis Grabe
| RD2-score12=9
| RD2-team13={{flagicon|DEU|#}} Markus Buck
| RD2-score13=8
| RD2-team14={{flagicon|CZE|#}} Roman Hybler
| RD2-score14=9
| RD2-team15={{flagicon|POL|#}} Wojciech Szewczyk
| RD2-score15=7
| RD2-team16={{flagicon|AUT|#}} Mario He
| RD2-score16=9
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|SAU|#}} Abdullah al-Shammari
| RD3-score01=2
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|GRC|#}} Alexander Kazakis
| RD3-score02=9
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|DEU|#}} Joshua Filler
| RD3-score03=7
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|ALB|#}} Eklent Kaçi
| RD3-score04=9
| RD3-team05={{flagicon|POL|#}} Wiktor Zieliński
| RD3-score05=4
| RD3-team06={{flagicon|EST|#}} Denis Grabe
| RD3-score06=9
| RD3-team07={{flagicon|CZE|#}} Roman Hybler
| RD3-score07=6
| RD3-team08={{flagicon|AUT|#}} Mario He
| RD3-score08=9
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|GRC|#}} Alexander Kazakis
| RD4-score01=9
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|ALB|#}} Eklent Kaçi
| RD4-score02=5
| RD4-team03={{flagicon|EST|#}} Denis Grabe
| RD4-score03=9
| RD4-team04={{flagicon|AUT|#}} Mario He
| RD4-score04=4
| RD5-team01={{flagicon|GRC|#}} Alexander Kazakis
| RD5-score01=9
| RD5-team02={{flagicon|EST|#}} Denis Grabe
| RD5-score02=5
}}
References
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External links
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