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 Joshua Filler 9
32 Jan van Lierop 4
Joshua Filler 9
Sanjin Pehlivanović 2
17 Sanjin Pehlivanović 9
16 Cliff Castelein 6
Joshua Filler 9
Alexander Kazakis 8
9 Mateusz Śniegocki 9
24 Roman Hybler 6
Mateusz Śniegocki 7
Alexander Kazakis 9
25 Alexander Kazakis 9
8 Thorsten Hohmann 4
Joshua Filler 9
Francisco Sánchez Ruíz 6
5 Francisco Sánchez Ruíz 9
28 Jakub Koniar 7
Francisco Sánchez Ruíz 9
Tomasz Kapłan 5
21 Tomasz Kapłan 9
12 Fitim Haradinaj 6
Francisco Sánchez Ruíz 9
Wojciech Szewczyk 5
13 Anthony Brabin 6
20 Radosław Babica 9
Radosław Babica 3
Wojciech Szewczyk 9
29 Wojciech Szewczyk 9
4 Mieszko Fortuński 5
Joshua Filler 9
Mario He 8
3 Ruslan Chinakhov 9
30 Georgi Georgiew 5
Ruslan Chinakhov 7
David Alcaide 9
19 David Alcaide 9
14 Christos Papageorgiou 4
David Alcaide 9
Wiktor Zieliński 7
11 Konrad Juszczyszyn 9
22 Tobias Bongers 5
Konrad Juszczyszyn 2
Wiktor Zieliński 9
27 Maximilian Lechner 5
6 Wiktor Zieliński 9
David Alcaide 5
Mario He 9
7 José Delgado 9
26 Olivér Szolnoki 7
José Delgado 9
Nikos Ekonomopoulos 8
23 Marc Bijsterbosch 2
10 Nikos Ekonomopoulos 9
José Delgado 3
Mario He 9
15 Denis Grabe 4
18 Albin Ouschan 9
Albin Ouschan 8
Mario He 9
31 Michael Schneider 4
2 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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