2019 Antalya Open (pool)
Single-elimination | |
Final | |
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Champion | Denis Grabe (EST) (m) Oliwia Zalewska (POL) (f) |
Runner-up | Eklent Kaçi (ALB) (m) Tina Vogelmann (GER) (f) |
Score | 9–2 (m) / 7–6 (f) |
The 2019 Antalya Open (also known as the 2019 Dynamic Billiard Antalya Open) was a professional nine-ball pool tournament held from 7 to 10 November 2019 in the Limak Atlantis Resort in Antalya, Turkey. The event was the sixth and final Euro Tour event of 2019, following the Klagenfurt Open. The men's event was won by Estonia's Denis Grabe, who won his third Tour win, defeating Eklent Kaçi 9–2. The women's event was won by Poland's Oliwia Zalewska, who won her first Tour event. She defeated Tina Vogelmann in the final 7–6.
Tournament format
The 2019 Antalya Open was a professional
The tournament was the first Euro Tour event held in Turkey since the 1999 Turkish Open won by Germany's Ralph Eckert.[5][6]
Prize fund
Both the men's and women's event's prize fund was similar to those of other Euro Tour events, totalling €38,000, of which €4,500 was awarded to both of the winners of the event.[7][8]
Place | Prize money |
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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 summary
Men's event
The men's event was held from 7–9 November 2019 with 181 participants.
The single-elimination round was played on the 8 and 9 November. Hohmann met fellow German player and reigning
The final was held at 5:30 pm GMT between Grabe and Kaci. Grabe was playing in his fourth Tour final, having won two prior events in 2014,[15] whilst Kaci was playing in his fifth final, having won two prior events including the 2019 Austria Open prior in the season.[16] With Grabe leading 4–1, Kaci missed a shot on the 2-ball and conceded the rack in frustration.[17] Referee Nikola Pešo deemed the act as unsportsmanlike and awarded both rack six and an additional rack to Grabe. Leading 6–1, Grabe won three of the next four racks to win the tournament.[17]
Women's event
The women's event took place from 8 to 10 November,[18] with 34 participants.[19] The double-elimination round lasted six rounds.[20] The top four ranked players on the Tour all reached the last 16.[21] Russia's Kristina Tkach (first seed) won her matches 7–1 and 7–3 to draw Veronika Ivanovskaia in the knockout round. Tkach won the match 7–6 to reach the quarter-finals.[20] Belarusian player Marharyta Fefilava (second seed) won her two qualifying matches 7–0 and 7–2 to meet Kamila Khodjaeva in the last 16. Fefilava defeated Khodjaeva 7–4 to reach the quarter-finals.[20] Both Ana Gradišnik (third seed) and Kateryna Polovinchuk (fourth seed) also reached the last 16 round, but lost to Christine Steinlage and Oliwia Zalewska respectively.[20]
The quarter-finals started with Tkach defeating Pia Filler 7–4, whilst Zalewska defeated Melanie Suessenguth 7–4. The bottom half of the draw featured Steinlage defeating Diana Stateczny 7–3, and Tina Vogelmann defeating Fefilava 7–4.[20] In the semi-finals, Zalewska defeated Tkach 7–5, whilst Vogelmann defeated Steinlage 7–3.[22] The final was played between Tina Vogelmann and Oliwia Zalewska. Vogelmann was playing in her first Euro Tour final,[23] whereas Zalewska had won three events prior, including the preceding event, the Klagenfurt Open.[24][22] Vogelmann took an early lead in the match, leading 4–2 after six racks. Zalewska won the next three racks to lead, but the match became tied at 6–6. Vogelmann broke for the match, but had a dry break. Zaleska chose to push out, but Vogelmann left the table safe after her shot. With no clear shot, Zaleska fluked both the 1-ball and 2-ball, and ran the rack to win the match and tournament.[22]
Results
Men's competition
Below is the results from the round of 32 (Last 32) onward with positions were determined by performance in the double-elimination round. Players in bold denote match winners:[2][7][25]
1st Round | 2nd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
Joshua Filler (GER) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thorsten Hohmann (GER) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Joshua Filler | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mark Gray | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mark Gray (GBR) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tomasz Kapłan (POL) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Joshua Filler | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
David Alcaide | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Nick Malai (GRE) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
David Alcaide (ESP) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
David Alcaide | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Niels Feijen | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wojciech Sroczynski (POL) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Niels Feijen (NED) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
David Alcaide | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Eklent Kaçi | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Eklent Kaçi (ALB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Nikos Ekonomopoulos (GRE) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Eklent Kaçi | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Aleksa Pecelj | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Aleksa Pecelj (SER) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Maksim Dudanets (RUS) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Eklent Kaçi | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sanjin Pehlivanovic
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ralf Souquet (GER) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dimitris Loukatos (GRE) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ralf Souquet | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sanjin Pehlivanovic
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sanjin Pehlivanovic (BIH)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Jani Siekkinen (FIN) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Eklent Kaçi | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Denis Grabe | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Denis Grabe (EST) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mariusz Skoneczny (POL)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Denis Grabe | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oliver Szolnoki
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ruslan Chinachov (RUS)
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oliver Szolnoki (HUN)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Denis Grabe | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mieszko Fortunski
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mieszko Fortunski (POL)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Andrey Seroshtan (RUS) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mieszko Fortunski
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Alexander Kazakis | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Imran Majid (GBR) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Alexander Kazakis (GRE) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Denis Grabe | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fedor Gorst | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Albin Ouschan (AUT) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz (ESP)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wiktor Zielinski
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tim De Ruyter (NED) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wiktor Zielinski (POL)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fedor Gorst | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Konrad Juszczyszyn (POL) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Daniel Maciol (POL) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Konrad Juszczyszyn | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fedor Gorst | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fedor Gorst (RUS) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sergey Lutsker (RUS) | 5 |
Women's event
The following results are from the knockout stages following the round of 16. Players in bold denote match winners:[26]
Last 16 Race to seven racks | Quarter-finals Race to seven racks | Semi-finals Race to seven racks | Final Race to seven racks | ||||||||||||
Kristina Tkach (RUS) | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Veronika Ivanovskaia (GER) | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Kristina Tkach | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Pia Filler | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Pia Filler (GER) | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Veronika Hubrtová (CZE) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Kristina Tkach | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Oliwia Zalewska | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Melanie Suessenguth (GER) | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Ine Helvik (NOR) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Melanie Suessenguth | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Oliwia Zalewska | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Kateryna Polovinchuk (UKR) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Oliwia Zalewska (POL) | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Oliwia Zalewska | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Tina Vogelmann | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Ana Gradišnik (SLO) | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Christine Steinlage (GER) | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Christine Steinlage | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Diana Stateczny | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Diana Stateczny (GER) | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Ina Kaplan (GER) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Christine Steinlage | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Tina Vogelmann | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Tina Vogelmann (GER) | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Tamara Peeters (NED) | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Tina Vogelmann | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Marharyta Fefilava | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Marharyta Fefilava (BLR) | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Kamila Khodjaeva (BEL) | 4 |
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