2018 Leende Open

The 2018 Dynamic Billiard Leende Open, was the fourth Euro Tour 9-Ball pool event in 2018.[2] The event was won by America's Shane Van Boening who defeated Albania's Eklent Kaçi 9–8 in the final. Unlike other Euro Tour events, the field was open to other nations outside of Europe. Van Boening became the only American after Johnny Archer in 2000 to win a Euro Tour event.[3] In making the final, Eklent had been in the semi-final or better of the last 5 Euro Tour events.

Dynamic Billiard Treviso Open
Tournament information
Dates2023 September 2018
VenueBHR Treviso Hotel,
CityLeende
CountryNetherlands
Organisation(s)Euro Tour
FormatSingle Elimination, Double Elimination
Total prize fund€36,000
Winner's share€4,500
Final
ChampionUnited States Shane Van Boening
Runner-upAlbania Eklent Kaçi
Score9-8[1]
2017
2019

Ruslan Tschinachow was the defending champion, but did not reach the knockout stages of the event.[2] A women's event held in Braga at the same time as the event was held in Braga, Portugal. The event was won by Kristina Tkach defeating Marharyta Fefilava in the final 7–0.[4]

Tournament format

The event saw a total of 159 players compete, in a double-elimination knockout tournament, until the last 32 stage; where the tournament was contested as single elimination.[5]

Prize fund

The tournament prize fund was similar to that of other Euro Tour events, with 4,500 for the winner of the event.[6]

Prize Money
Winner4.500
Finalist3.000 €
Semifinalist1.750 €
quarterfinalist1.250 €
last 161.000 €
Last 32500 €
33–48 Place250 €
Total36.000 €

Tournament results

[5][6]

1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
          
Austria Mario He 6
United States Shane Van Boening 9
United States Shane Van Boening 9
United States Billy Thorpe 3
United States Billy Thorpe 9
United States Mitchell Ellerman 4
United States Shane Van Boening 9
United States Corey Deuel 7
Russia Fedor Gorst 1
United States Corey Deuel 9
United States Corey Deuel 9
Austria Maximilian Lechner 5
United Kingdom Mark Gray 7
Austria Maximilian Lechner 9
United States Shane Van Boening 9
Lithuania Pijus Labutis 8
Poland Marek Kudlik 3
Germany Ralf Souquet 9
Germany Ralf Souquet 7
Lithuania Pijus Labutis 9
Lithuania Pijus Labutis 9
Poland Mateusz Śniegocki 6
Lithuania Pijus Labutis 9
United States Skyler Woodward 8
United States Skyler Woodward 9
Greece Damianos Giallourakis 5
United States Skyler Woodward 9
Russia Maxim Dudanez 7
Poland Wojciech Szewczyk 7
Russia Maxim Dudanez 9
United States Shane Van Boening 9
Albania Eklent Kaçi 8
Austria Albin Ouschan 9
Slovakia Jakub Koniar 7
Austria Albin Ouschan 9
Croatia Philipp Stojanović 4
Croatia Philipp Stojanović 9
Poland Tomasz Kapłan 4
Austria Albin Ouschan 9
Finland Kim Laaksonen 4
Russia Sergei Luzker 6
Finland Kim Laaksonen 9
Finland Kim Laaksonen 9
Greece Nick Malai 6
Greece Nick Malai 9
United States Shane McMinn 3
Austria Albin Ouschan 5
Albania Eklent Kaçi 9
Finland Petri Makkonen 9
Poland Radosław Babica 6
Finland Petri Makkonen 9
Poland Wojciech Sroczyński 3
Hungary Oliver Szolnoki 7
Poland Wojciech Sroczyński 9
Finland Petri Makkonen 6
Albania Eklent Kaçi 9
Germany Oliver Ortmann 9
Saudi Arabia Saad-Ali Aldrees 7
Germany Oliver Ortmann 5
Albania Eklent Kaçi 9
Netherlands Niels Feijen 5
Albania Eklent Kaçi 9

References

  1. "Scoresheet". billiardapps.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. "Crazy Thursday coming up again in Leende, The Netherlands". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. "Van Boening conquers Europe". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. "Previous events – Dynamic Billard Eurotour". eurotouronline.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  5. "Matches - Draw and Results". billiardapps.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  6. "2018 Dynamic Billard Leende Open". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
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