2021 Austria Open
9-Ball pool tournament, June 2021
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The 2021 Dynamic Billard St. Johann im Pongau Open[a] 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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17–20 June |
| Venue | Alpina, Wellness & Sporthotel |
| City | Sankt Johann im Pongau |
| Country | Austria |
| Organisation | Euro Tour |
| Format | Single 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) |
| Score | 9–8 |
← 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 |
