The 2023 Connecticut Open is the latest tournament on the World Nineball Tour and takes place from September 22-23 at Jayson Shaw’s pool room in West Haven.
US 1 Billiards will host its inaugural ranking event ahead of next week’s prestigious US Open Pool Championship, with 64 players competing for more than $25,000 in prize money.
Five-time US Open champion Shane van Boening will be top seed due to Francisco Sanchez Ruiz’s withdrawal due to illness, while Shaw, Mario He, David Alcaide, Skyler Woodward and the Ko brothers are also amongst the title favourites.
In addition, Carlo Biado features following his title-winning campaign at the Raxx MVP Tour Open last week, while his countrymen Anton Raga and Lee Van Corteza have entered alongside him.
It’s another crucial weekend in the race to the Mosconi Cup for American players, with Shane Wolford, ranking event winner Billy Ussery, Billy Thorpe, Lukas Fracasso-Verner and Jeremy Sossei amongst those attempting to strengthen their hopes.
Coverage will be broadcast throughout the duration of the tournament via the Mad Apple Xstream YouTube channel, with selected matches also to be shown via the Matchroom Pool YouTube channel.
2023 CONNECTICUT OPEN
Draw Bracket
Double Elimination
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Single Elimination
Last 16
🇺🇸 Shane van Boening 10-0 Lee Van Corteza 🇵🇭
🇹🇼 Liu Ri-Teng 10-4 Jose Delgado 🇪🇸
🇹🇼 Ko Ping-Chung 10-1 Carlo Biado 🇵🇭
🇩🇪 Moritz Neuhausen 10-3 Do The Kien 🇻🇳
🇹🇼 Wu Kun-Lin 4-10 Mario He 🇦🇹
🇯🇵 Naoyuki Oi 10-8 John Morra 🇨🇦
🇹🇼 Chang Yu-Lung 10-8 Billy Thorpe 🇺🇸
🇬🇧 Jayson Shaw 5-10 Anton Raga 🇵🇭
Quarter-Finals
🇺🇸 Shane van Boening 10-8 Liu Ri-Teng 🇹🇼
🇹🇼 Ko Ping-Chung 4-10 Moritz Neuhausen 🇩🇪
🇦🇹 Mario He 10-6 Naoyuki Oi 🇯🇵
🇹🇼 Chang Yu-Lung 10-5 Anton Raga 🇵🇭
Semi-Finals
🇺🇸 Shane van Boening 5-10 Moritz Neuhausen 🇩🇪
🇦🇹 Mario He 5-10 Chang Yu-Lung 🇹🇼
Final
🇩🇪 Moritz Neuhausen 13-6 Chang Yu-Lung 🇹🇼
Prize Fund
Champion – $15,000
Runner-up – $8,000
Semi-finalists – $4,000
Quarter-finalists – $2,200
Last 16 – $1,500
Total – $51,800
Format
Main Round – Race to nine
Winners Round One – Race to nine
Losers Round One – Race to eight
Losers Round Two – Race to eight
Winners Qualification – Race to nine
Losers Round Three – Race to eight
Losers Qualification – Race to eight
Last 16 – Race to 10
Quarter-Finals – Race to 10
Semi-Finals – Race to 10
Final – Race to 13
