2018 Leende Open
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20–23 September 2018 |
| Venue | BHR Treviso Hotel, |
| City | Leende |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Organisation | Euro Tour |
| Format | Single Elimination, Double Elimination |
| Total prize fund | €36,000 |
| Winner's share | €4,500 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Shane Van Boening |
| Runner-up |  Eklent Kaçi |
| Score | 9-8[1] |
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The 2018 Dynamic Billiard Leende Open, was the fourth Euro Tour 9-Ball pool event in 2018.[2] The event was won by America's Shane Van Boening who defeated Albania's Eklent Kaçi 9–8 in the final. Unlike other Euro Tour events, the field was open to other nations outside of Europe. Van Boening became the only American after Johnny Archer in 2000 to win a Euro Tour event.[3] In making the final, Eklent had been in the semi-final or better of the last 5 Euro Tour events.
Ruslan Tschinachow was the defending champion, but did not reach the knockout stages of the event.[2] A women's event held in Braga at the same time as the event was held in Braga, Portugal. The event was won by Kristina Tkach defeating Marharyta Fefilava in the final 7–0.[4]
Tournament format
[edit | edit source]The event saw a total of 159 players compete, in a double-elimination knockout tournament, until the last 32 stage; where the tournament was contested as single elimination.[5]
Prize fund
[edit | edit source]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 € |
Tournament results
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References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 2018 Leende Open at azbilliards.com
- official website Archived 23 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine