The 2019 Klagenfurt Open was a professional nine-ball pool tournament and the sixth of seven Euro Tour events of the 2019 Euro Tour season. The men's event was held between 11 and 13 October, whilst the women's event was held from 13 to 14 October 2019, held at the Sportpark Klagenfurt in Klagenfurt, Austria. The event featured a total prize fund of 38,000, with the winner of each event winning €4,500.

Tournament information
Dates11–14 October 2019
VenueSportpark Klagenfurt
CityKlagenfurt
CountryAustria
Organisation(s)Euro Tour
FormatSingle Elimination, Double elimination
Total prize fund€38,000
Winner's share€4,500
Defending champion Mario He (AUT) (m) /  Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) (f)
Final
Champion Alexander Kazakis (GRE) (m) /  Oliwia Czuprynska (POL) (f)
Runner-up Marc Bijsterbosch (NED) (m) /  Marharyta Fefilava (BLR) (f)
Score9–8 (m), 7–5 (f)
2018

Mario He was the defending champion of the men's event, having defeated Mark Gray 9–8 in the final of the 2018 Klagenfurt Open. He reached the last 32 of the competition, before losing 9–1 to Eklent Kaçi. Greece's Alexander Kazakis won the event, defeating Dutch player Marc Bijsterbosch in the final 9–8. The defending champion of the women's event was Austrian player Jasmin Ouschan who defeated Ana Gradišnik in the 2018 final. Poland's Oliwia Czuprynska won the event, defeating Ouschan in the semi-finals, and Belarusian Marharyta Fefilava in the final 7–5.

Tournament format edit

The event was held from 11 to 13 October for the men's event, and 13 to 14 October for the women's event.[1][2][3] The event was played as a double elimination knockout tournament, until the last-32 stage for the men's event, and the last-16 for the women; where the tournament was contested as a single elimination bracket.[4] Matches were all played as race-to-nine-racks in the men's, and race-to-seven-racks in the women's event.[4][5][6]

The defending champions for the event were Austrian players Mario He and Jasmin Ouschan, who defeated Eklent Kaçi and Oliwia Czupryńska respectively in the finals of the 2018 Klagenfurt Open.[7][8]

Prize fund edit

The tournament prize fund was similar to that of other Euro Tour events, with €4,500 awarded to the winner of both event.[4][9]

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

Tournament results edit

Men's event edit

The following matches are from the round of 32 onward. Players in bold denote match winners.[4][10]

1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
  Joshua Filler 9
  Jakub Koniar 6   Joshua Filler 9
  Nikos Ekonomopoulos 8   Oliver Szolnoki 7
  Oliver Szolnoki 9   Joshua Filler 8
  Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz 3   Marc Bijsterbosch 9
  Wojciech Szewczyk 9   Wojciech Szewczyk 7
  Wojciech Szewczyk 8   Marc Bijsterbosch 9
  Marc Bijsterbosch 9   Marc Bijsterbosch 9
  Miguel Silva 9   Denis Grabe 8
  Sascha Specchia 4   Miguel Silva 9
  Mark Gray 9   Mark Gray 4
  Piotr Ostrowski 2   Miguel Silva 8
  Maksim Dudanets 9   Denis Grabe 9
  Petri Makkonen 7   Maksim Dudanets 2
  Daniel Maciol 5   Denis Grabe 9
  Denis Grabe 9   Marc Bijsterbosch 8
  Sanjin Pehlivanovic 9   Alexander Kazakis 9
  Dimitris Loukatos 4   Sanjin Pehlivanovic 5
  Wiktor Zielinski 9   Wiktor Zielinski 9
  Albin Ouschan 6   Wiktor Zielinski 4
  Damianos Giallourakis 9   Mats Schjetne 9
  Tomasz Kapłan 4   Damianos Giallourakis 6
  Jani Siekkinen 5   Mats Schjetne 9
  Mats Schjetne 9   Mats Schjetne
  Maximilian Lechner 1   Alexander Kazakis
  Ruslan Chinachov 9   Ruslan Chinachov 8
  Mickey Krause 3   Fedor Gorst 9
  Fedor Gorst 9   Fedor Gorst 6
  Alexander Kazakis 9   Alexander Kazakis 9
  David Alcaide 5   Alexander Kazakis 9
  Mario He 1   Eklent Kaçi 7
  Eklent Kaçi 9

Women's event edit

Below is the brackets from the single elimination round. Players in brackets denote match winners.[11][12]

last-16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  Kristina Tkach (RUS) 7
  Diana Stateczny (GER)   Kristina Tkach 7
  Monika Margeta (SWE)   Louise Furberg
  Louise Furberg (SWE) 7   Kristina Tkach 3
  Veronika Ivanovskaia (GER)   Marharyta Fefilava 7
  Marharyta Fefilava (BLR) 7   Marharyta Fefilava 7
  Ana Gradišnik (SLO) 7   Ana Gradišnik
  Pia Filler (GER)   Marharyta Fefilava 5
  Kristina Zlateva (BUL) 7   Oliwia Czuprynska 7
  Ina Kaplan (GER)   Kristina Zlateva
  Oliwia Czuprynska (POL) 7   Oliwia Czuprynska 7
  Tamara Peeters (NED)   Oliwia Czuprynska 7
  Melanie Suessenguth (GER) 7   Jasmin Ouschan 6
  Kamila Khodjaeva (BEL)   Melanie Suessenguth
  Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) 7   Jasmin Ouschan 7
  Monika Zabek (POL)

References edit

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