by Absolute Pool • February 17, 2023
The 2023 Euro Tour season gets underway this coming weekend as the inaugural Estonian Open takes place between February 18-20 at the Kalev Sports Hall in Tallinn.
Having been included on the nineball world rankings for 2022, Matchroom decided to snub the Euro Tour for this season, meaning no points towards that system will be up for grabs in the Estonian capital.
Newly-crowned world champion Francisco Sanchez Ruiz headlines the entrants for the Euro Tour’s first ever trip to Estonia, while European champion Niels Feijen is also amongst those competing.
Mario He snapped off the concluding tournament on the Euro Tour calendar last year and he returns in the hope of further success, as do the likes of Greece’s Alexander Kazakis, Albania’s Eklent Kaci and home favourite Denis Grabe.
Mohammad Soufi, the Germany native born in Syria who reached the final of the World Pool Championship less than two weeks ago, returns to the Euro Tour scene in preparation for his upcoming Premier League Pool debut.
The €45,000 tournament will be race to nine racks from start to finish, beginning with double elimination until the last 32, with the semi-finals and final being broadcast on Monday evening.
Full coverage of every table will be broadcast free of charge via the Reelive website and YouTube channel, while selected matches will be shown on the EPBF Facebook page.
The Women’s Euro Tour commences simultaneously in the Estonian capital, with reigning European champion Oliwia Zalewska of Poland and Turkey’s Eylul Kibaroglu amongst the notable entries.
2023 ESTONIAN OPEN
Draw Bracket
Double Elimination
Click here for full results from the Estonian Open via the EPBF website
Single Elimination
Last 32
🇪🇸 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 9-4 Joao Grilo 🇵🇹
🇨🇿 Roman Hybler 9-7 Marco Silva 🇵🇹
🇫🇮 Petri Makkonen 9-5 Ole Kristian Rudshavn 🇳🇴
🇵🇱 Wojciech Szewczyk 9-7 David Alcaide 🇪🇸
🇫🇮 Jere Virtaranta 9-5 Jani Uski 🇫🇮
🇵🇱 Daniel Maciol 9-7 Mustafa Alnar 🇹🇷
🇬🇷 Alexander Kazakis 9-4 Mikael Oegaard 🇳🇴
🇪🇪 Mihkel Rehepapp 8-9 Konstantinos Koukiadakis 🇬🇷
🇱🇹 Pijus Labutis 7-9 Mohammad Soufi 🇸🇾
🇵🇱 Tomasz Kaplan 9-6 Dimitris Loukatos 🇬🇷
🇭🇺 Oliver Szolnoki 5-9 Mieszko Fortunski 🇵🇱
🇨🇭 Ronald Regli 9-7 Karl Gnadeberg 🇪🇪
🇵🇱 Mateusz Sniegocki 9-7 Yuma Dorner 🇩🇪
🇪🇪 Denis Grabe 9-5 Jose Delgado 🇪🇸
🇨🇭 Nicolas Ernst 9-7 Ivan Bellmonte 🇪🇸
🇳🇴 Mats Schjetne 1-9 Niels Feijen 🇳🇱
Last 16
🇪🇸 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 9-1 Roman Hybler 🇨🇿
🇫🇮 Petri Makkonen 6-9 Wojciech Szewczyk 🇵🇱
🇫🇮 Jere Virtiranta 5-9 Daniel Maciol 🇵🇱
🇬🇷 Alexander Kazakis 9-8 Konstantinos Koukiadakis 🇬🇷
🇸🇾 Mohammad Soufi 9-6 Tomasz Kaplan 🇵🇱
🇵🇱 Mieszko Fortunski 9-6 Ronald Regli 🇨🇭
🇵🇱 Mateusz Sniegocki 9-5 Denis Grabe 🇪🇪
🇨🇭 Nicolas Ernst 3-9 Niels Feijen 🇳🇱
Quarter-Finals
🇪🇸 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 9-6 Wojciech Szewczyk 🇵🇱
🇵🇱 Daniel Maciol 6-9 Alexander Kazakis 🇬🇷
🇸🇾 Mohammad Soufi 9-6 Mieszko Fortunski 🇵🇱
🇵🇱 Mateusz Sniegocki 8-9 Niels Feijen 🇳🇱
Semi-Finals
🇪🇸 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 9-6 Alexander Kazakis 🇬🇷
🇸🇾 Mohammad Soufi 9-8 Niels Feijen 🇳🇱
Final
🇪🇸 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 6-9 Mohammad Soufi 🇸🇾
Prize Fund
Champion – €6,000
Runner-up – €4,600
Semi-finalists – €3,000
Quarter-finalists – €1,500
Last 16 – €1,000
Last 32 – €600
Losers Qualification – €300
Total – €45,000
