2018 Klagenfurt Open
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10–12 October 2018 |
| Venue | Sportpark Klagenfurt |
| City | Klagenfurt |
| Country | Austria |
| Organisation | Euro Tour |
| Format | Single Elimination, Double elimination |
| Total prize fund | €36,000 |
| Winner's share | €4,500 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Mario He |
| Runner-up |  Mark Gray |
| Score | 9–8[1] |
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The Dynamic Billard Klagenfurt Open 2018 (sometimes known as the 2018 Austrian Open) was the fifth and penultimate Euro Tour 9-Ball pool event in 2018.[2] The event was won by Austria's Mario He who defeated England's Mark Gray 9–8 in the final. This was He's 4th championship, and second of the Euro Tour season - having already won the 2018 Veldhoven Open.[3]
Ralf Souquet was the defending champion, after having won the 2017 Klagenfurt Open, but lost matches to Kim Laaksonen and Maksim Dudanets in the double elimination round.[4]
Prize fund
The event saw a total of 193 players compete, in a double-elimination knockout tournament, until the last 32 stage; where the tournament was contested as single elimination.[5]
The tournament prize fund was similar to that of other Euro Tour events, with €4,500 for the winner of the event.[6]
| Prize money | |
|---|---|
| Winner | 4.500 € |
| Finalist | €3.000 |
| Semifinalist | €1.750 |
| quarterfinalist | €1.250 |
| last 16 | €1.000 |
| Last 32 | €500 |
| 33–48 Place | €250 |
| Total | €36.000 |
