2021 Austria Open

The 2021 Dynamic Billard St. Johann im Pongau Open[lower-alpha 1] was a professional nine-ball pool tournament, the first Euro Tour event of 2021. It took place from the 17th to the 20th June 2021 in the Alpina, Wellness & Sporthotel in St Johann im Pongau, Austria.[1][2] The event had a total prize pool of €38,000, with the winner of each event receiving €4,500. Since the 2020 Treviso Open there had not been any Euro Tour events, having been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 Dynamic Billard St. Johann im Pongau Open
Tournament information
Dates17–20 June
VenueAlpina, Wellness & Sporthotel
CitySankt Johann im Pongau
CountryAustria
Organisation(s)Euro Tour
FormatSingle elimination, double-elimination
Total prize fund€38,000
Winner's share€4,500
Defending champion Eklent Kaçi (ALB)
Final
Champion Joshua Filler (GER)
Runner-up Mario He (AUT)
Score9–8
← 2019

The defending champion was Eklent Kaçi, who did not participate at the event. The winner of the men's event was Joshua Filler, who defeated Mario He in the final 9–8.[3][4]

Format

The St. Johann im Pongau Open was played as a double-elimination knockout tournament, until the round of 32. From that point on, the event continued as a single elimination bracket.[5][6] All matches were played as a race-to-nine-racks under the alternative break format.[1] The event had a total of 181 entrants.[5][6]

Prize fund

The tournament prize fund was similar to that of other Euro Tour events; €4,500 was awarded to the winner of the event.[5][6]

Place Prize money
Winner€4,500
Finalist€3,000
Semi finalist€1,750
Quarter finalist€1,250
last 16€1,000
Last 32€600
33–48€275
Total€38,000

Knockout rounds

[5][6]

1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Germany Joshua Filler 9
32 Netherlands Jan van Lierop 4
Germany Joshua Filler 9
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanjin Pehlivanović 2
17 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanjin Pehlivanović 9
16 Belgium Cliff Castelein 6
Germany Joshua Filler 9
Greece Alexander Kazakis 8
9 Poland Mateusz Śniegocki 9
24 Czech Republic Roman Hybler 6
Poland Mateusz Śniegocki 7
Greece Alexander Kazakis 9
25 Greece Alexander Kazakis 9
8 Germany Thorsten Hohmann 4
Germany Joshua Filler 9
Spain Francisco Sánchez Ruíz 6
5 Spain Francisco Sánchez Ruíz 9
28 Slovakia Jakub Koniar 7
Spain Francisco Sánchez Ruíz 9
Poland Tomasz Kapłan 5
21 Poland Tomasz Kapłan 9
12 Germany Fitim Haradinaj 6
Spain Francisco Sánchez Ruíz 9
Poland Wojciech Szewczyk 5
13 Cyprus Anthony Brabin 6
20 Poland Radosław Babica 9
Poland Radosław Babica 3
Poland Wojciech Szewczyk 9
29 Poland Wojciech Szewczyk 9
4 Poland Mieszko Fortuński 5
Germany Joshua Filler 9
Austria Mario He 8
3 Russia Ruslan Chinakhov 9
30 Bulgaria Georgi Georgiew 5
Russia Ruslan Chinakhov 7
Spain David Alcaide 9
19 Spain David Alcaide 9
14 Greece Christos Papageorgiou 4
Spain David Alcaide 9
Poland Wiktor Zieliński 7
11 Poland Konrad Juszczyszyn 9
22 Germany Tobias Bongers 5
Poland Konrad Juszczyszyn 2
Poland Wiktor Zieliński 9
27 Austria Maximilian Lechner 5
6 Poland Wiktor Zieliński 9
Spain David Alcaide 5
Austria Mario He 9
7 Spain José Delgado 9
26 Hungary Olivér Szolnoki 7
Spain José Delgado 9
Greece Nikos Ekonomopoulos 8
23 Netherlands Marc Bijsterbosch 2
10 Greece Nikos Ekonomopoulos 9
Spain José Delgado 3
Austria Mario He 9
15 Estonia Denis Grabe 4
18 Austria Albin Ouschan 9
Austria Albin Ouschan 8
Austria Mario He 9
31 Switzerland Michael Schneider 4
2 Austria Mario He 9

References
  1. also known as the 2021 Austria Open
  1. Thomas Overbeck (2021-06-16). "Dynamic Billard St. Johann i.P. Open 2021, Austria". epbf.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation.
  2. "Euro Tour: Re-Start in Österreich". portal.billardarea.de. Deutsche Billard-Union. 2021-06-16.
  3. Thomas Overbeck (2021-06-20). "Joshua Filler wins the Dynamic Billard St. Johann i.P. Open 2021". epbf.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  4. "Euro Tour: Joshua und Pia Filler mit Gold und Silber". portal.billardarea.de. Deutsche Billard-Union. 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  5. "Draw & Results". epbf.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  6. "Ranking". epbf.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
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