2018 Veldhoven Open
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox pool tournament
|tournament_name=2018 Veldhoven Open
|logo=
|startdate=2
|enddate=4 August 2018
|venue=NH Hotel Koningshof,
|location=Veldhoven
|country=Netherlands
|organisation=Euro Tour
|format=Single Elimination, Double elimination
|Total prize fund=€36,000
|winners_share=€4,500
|highest_break=
|defending_champion=
|winner={{flagicon|AUT}} Mario He
|runner_up={{flagicon|ALB}} Eklent Kaçi
|previous=2017
|next=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.{{Cite web |title=Men's And Women's Euro-Tour Starting Simultaneously Tomorrow |author= |work=azbilliards.com |date= |access-date=23 January 2019 |url= https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/14098-mens-and-womens-euro-tour-starting-simultaneously-tomorrow/ |language= |quote=}} 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.{{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=2018030&header=yes&eventheader=no&showtabs=yes&tab=Tournament&footer=no&stageround=All|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813231003/https://billiardapps.com/drawresults.asp?db=eurotour&client=&eventnr=2018030&header=yes&eventheader=no&showtabs=yes&tab=Tournament&footer=no&stageround=All|archive-date=13 August 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 Veldhoven Open |author= |work=azbilliards.com |date= |access-date=23 January 2019 |url= https://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/77-diamond-9-eurotour-series/8515-2018-dynamic-billard-veldhoven-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-team01={{flagicon|CHE|#}} Dimitri Jungo
| RD1-score01=9
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|POL|#}} Wiktor Zieliński
| RD1-score02=5
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|RUS|#}} Konstantin Stepanow
| RD1-score03=9
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|POL|#}} Tomasz Kapłan
| RD1-score04=7
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|RUS|#}} Fedor Gorst
| RD1-score05=6
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|AUT|#}} Mario He
| RD1-score06=9
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|HRV|#}} Philipp Stojanović
| RD1-score07=7
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|ESP|#}} Iker-Andoni Echeverria
| RD1-score08=9
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|NLD|#}} Niels Feijen
| RD1-score09=9
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|PRT|#}} Bruno Sousa
| RD1-score10=4
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUT|#}} Albin Ouschan
| RD1-score11=9
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|NLD|#}} Ivar Saris
| RD1-score12=8
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|PRT|#}} Miguel Silva
| RD1-score13=9
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|POL|#}} Marek Kudlik
| RD1-score14=5
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|POL|#}} Mateusz Śniegocki
| RD1-score15=7
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|RUS|#}} Maxim Dudanez
| RD1-score16=9
| RD1-team17={{flagicon|POL|#}} Konrad Juszczyszyn
| RD1-score17=8
| RD1-team18={{flagicon|NLD|#}} Marc Bijsterbosch
| RD1-score18=9
| RD1-team19={{flagicon|LTU|#}} Pijus Labutis
| RD1-score19=7
| RD1-team20={{flagicon|FIN|#}} Jani Uski
| RD1-score20=9
| RD1-team21={{flagicon|GRC|#}} Alexander Kazakis
| RD1-score21=4
| RD1-team22={{flagicon|ALB|#}} Eklent Kaçi
| RD1-score22=9
| RD1-team23={{flagicon|ITA|#}} Daniele Corrieri
| RD1-score23=7
| RD1-team24={{flagicon|ESP|#}} Francisco Sánchez
| RD1-score24=9
| RD1-team25={{flagicon|DEU|#}} Ralf Souquet
| RD1-score25=9
| RD1-team26={{flagicon|HUN|#}} Oliver Szolnoki
| RD1-score26=7
| RD1-team27={{flagicon|POL|#}} Mariusz Skoneczny
| RD1-score27=4
| RD1-team28={{flagicon|ESP|#}} David Alcaide
| RD1-score28=9
| RD1-team29={{flagicon|POL|#}} Wojciech Szewczyk
| RD1-score29=7
| RD1-team30={{flagicon|FIN|#}} Kim Laaksonen
| RD1-score30=9
| RD1-team31={{flagicon|FIN|#}} Petri Makkonen
| RD1-score31=2
| RD1-team32={{flagicon|DEU|#}} Joshua Filler
| RD1-score32=9
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|CHE|#}} Dimitri Jungo
| RD2-score01=7
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|RUS|#}} Konstantin Stepanow
| RD2-score02=9
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|AUT|#}} Mario He
| RD2-score03=9
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|ESP|#}} Iker-Andoni Echeverria
| RD2-score04=8
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|NLD|#}} Niels Feijen
| RD2-score05=9
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUT|#}} Albin Ouschan
| RD2-score06=6
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|PRT|#}} Miguel Silva
| RD2-score07=6
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|RUS|#}} Maxim Dudanez
| RD2-score08=9
| RD2-team09={{flagicon|NLD|#}} Marc Bijsterbosch
| RD2-score09=9
| RD2-team10={{flagicon|FIN|#}} Jani Uski
| RD2-score10=4
| RD2-team11={{flagicon|ALB|#}} Eklent Kaçi
| RD2-score11=9
| RD2-team12={{flagicon|ESP|#}} Francisco Sánchez
| RD2-score12=3
| RD2-team13={{flagicon|DEU|#}} Ralf Souquet
| RD2-score13=6
| RD2-team14={{flagicon|ESP|#}} David Alcaide
| RD2-score14=9
| RD2-team15={{flagicon|FIN|#}} Kim Laaksonen
| RD2-score15=9
| RD2-team16={{flagicon|DEU|#}} Joshua Filler
| RD2-score16=4
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|RUS|#}} Konstantin Stepanow
| RD3-score01=7
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUT|#}} Mario He
| RD3-score02=9
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|NLD|#}} Niels Feijen
| RD3-score03=9
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|RUS|#}} Maxim Dudanez
| RD3-score04=2
| RD3-team05={{flagicon|NLD|#}} Marc Bijsterbosch
| RD3-score05=2
| RD3-team06={{flagicon|ALB|#}} Eklent Kaçi
| RD3-score06=9
| RD3-team07={{flagicon|ESP|#}} David Alcaide
| RD3-score07=9
| RD3-team08={{flagicon|FIN|#}} Kim Laaksonen
| RD3-score08=7
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUT|#}} Mario He
| RD4-score01=9
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|NLD|#}} Niels Feijen
| RD4-score02=1
| RD4-team03={{flagicon|ALB|#}} Eklent Kaçi
| RD4-score03=9
| RD4-team04={{flagicon|ESP|#}} David Alcaide
| RD4-score04=7
| RD5-team01={{flagicon|AUT|#}} Mario He
| RD5-score01=9
| RD5-team02={{flagicon|ALB|#}} Eklent Kaçi
| RD5-score02=8
}}
References
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External links
{{AZB|https://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/77-dynamic-billiard-euro-tour/8515-2018-dynamic-billard-veldhoven-open/}}
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