2018 Italian Open (pool)

The 2018 Dynamic Billiard Treviso Open, was the first Euro Tour 9-Ball pool event in 2018.[2] The event was won by Albania's Eklent Kaçi who defeated Austria's Albin Ouschan 9-5 in the final. This was Kaci's first Euro Tour victory.[3]

Dynamic Billiard Treviso Open
Tournament information
Dates1–3 March 2018
VenueBHR Treviso Hotel,
CityTreviso
CountryItaly
Organisation(s)Euro Tour
FormatSingle Elimination
Total prize fund€36,000
Winner's share€4,500
Final
Champion Eklent Kaçi
Runner-up Albin Ouschan
Score9-5[1]

2017's Treviso Open champion Wiktor Zieliński lost in the last 32 of the event against Sergei Luzker. Top Euro Tour players, such as 2017 Overall winner Ralf Souquet did not compete at the event, as the event was held at the same time as the 2018 World Pool Masters.[4] The event is not to be confused with the 2018 Treviso Open; another event held in the Euro Tour in November.[5]

Tournament format

The event saw a total of 153 players compete, in a double-elimination knockout tournament, until the last 32 stage; where the tournament was contested as single elimination.[6]

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

Tournament results

[6]

Round of 32 Last 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
               
1  AUT Mario He 9
32  POL Michał Turkowski 5
 AUT Mario He 8
 AUT Maximilian Lechner 9
17  AUT Maximilian Lechner 9
16  POL Tomasz Kapłan 1
 AUT Maximilian Lechner 5
 ESP Francisco Díaz-Pizarro 9
9  BEL Cliff Castelein 9
24  ESP Albert Casellas-Planas 7
 BEL Cliff Castelein 6
 ESP Francisco Díaz-Pizarro 9
25  ESP Francisco Díaz-Pizarro 9
8  POL Mieszko Fortuński 4
 ESP Francisco Díaz-Pizarro 4
 ALB Eklent Kaçi 9
5  PRT Miguel Silva 7
28  POL Mateusz Śniegocki 9
 POL Mateusz Śniegocki 4
 ALB Eklent Kaçi 9
21  ALB Eklent Kaçi 9
12  GRC Alexander Kazakis 7
 ALB Eklent Kaçi 9
 ESP Francisco Sánchez 6
13  POL Wojciech Szewczyk 8
20  ALB Edmond Zaja 9
 ALB Edmond Zaja 5
 ESP Francisco Sánchez 9
29  GBR Mark Gray 2
4  ESP Francisco Sánchez 9
 ALB Eklent Kaçi 9
 AUT Albin Ouschan 5
3  BIH Sanjin Pehlivanović 9
30  POL Piotr Ostrowski 2
 BIH Sanjin Pehlivanović 8
 RUS Sergei Luzker 9
19  POL Wiktor Zieliński 2
14  RUS Sergei Luzker 9
 RUS Sergei Luzker 8
 AUT Albin Ouschan 9
11  NLD Ivo Aarts 6
22  AUT Albin Ouschan 9
 AUT Albin Ouschan 9
 POL Wojciech Sroczyński 7
27  ITA Daniele Corrieri 2
6  POL Wojciech Sroczyński 9
 AUT Albin Ouschan 9
 GBR Imran Majid 7
7  RUS Fjodor Gorst 9
26  ITA Gianmarco Tonini 2
 RUS Fjodor Gorst 6
 RUS Konstantin Stepanov 9
23  NLD Marc Bijsterbosch 5
10  RUS Konstantin Stepanow 9
 RUS Konstantin Stepanow 8
 GBR Imran Majid 9
15  DEU Sebastian Ludwig 3
18  RUS Andrei Seroschtan 9
 RUS Andrei Seroschtan 7
 GBR Imran Majid 9
31  GBR Imran Majid 9
2  SVK Jakub Koniar 5

References
  1. "Scoresheet". billiardapps.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  2. "The BHR Treviso Open gets underway Thursday morning". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  3. "Eklent Kaci On Fire - Wins First Euro-Tour Stop". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  4. "The 2018 Dynamic Billard Eurotour Season Kicks Off With A Free For All". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  5. "Final Euro-Tour stop in 2018 features another". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  6. "Matches - Draw and Results". billiardapps.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
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