2019 U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship

The 2019 US Open 9-Ball Championship was an international pool tournament in the discipline 9-Ball, held from 21–26 April 2019 in Las Vegas, United States. It was the 43rd entry of the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships. Germany's Joshua Filler won the event with a 13–10 final victory against Wu Jiaqing to win his first US Open championship.[1]

2019 U.S. Open 9-ball Championship
Tournament information
Dates2126 April 2019
CityLas Vegas
CountryUnited States
Organisation(s)Matchroom Pool
FormatDouble elimination
Final
ChampionGermany Joshua Filler
Runner-upChina Wu Jiaqing
Score13-10
2017
2021

The defending champion was Jayson Shaw, however Shaw was defeated by Filler in the last 16.[2]

Tournament format

The tournament was played as a double-elimination tournament and as a race to 11 under winner break rules.[3] The event featured a full roster of 256 players.[4]

Prize fund

The tournament prize fund was a total of $300,000 with the winner receiving $50,000.[5]

Prize Money
Winner$50,000
Finalist$25,000
Semi finalist$12,000
Quarter finalist$6,250
9th$3,500
17th$2,750
25th$2,250
33rd$1,750
49th$1,500
65th$1,000
97th$750
Total$300,000

References

  1. "Filler Is Partypoker US Open 9-Ball Champion". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. "Filler Dumps Defending Champ Shaw Out Of Partypoker US Open 9-Ball". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. "Mandalay Bay To Stage US Open 9-Ball". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  4. "US Open 9-Ball Field Full At 256 Entries". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  5. "U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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