Euro Tour Moves To Italian Sunshine - Alison Chang

AFTER A JULY in Slovenia, which saw two European Championships as well as both men’s and women’s Euro Tours played out, the Tour moves onto to regular stop, Treviso, about 30km north of Venice. In fact, this is the Euro Tour’s 24^th visit to the Italian city, an association that dates back to 2010.

The Dynamic Billard Treviso Open gets underway at 9.00 on Thursday morning, concluding with the title match which commences at 19.00 on Saturday evening. In all, there are 136 players in attendance and the game is 10-ball. The field plays double elimination down to the last 32 and then single elimination from there. All matches are alternate break and a race-to-8 racks.

With a very open field this week, one player travelling to Treviso is the Netherland’s Alex Lely. Now more renowned as a coach and commentator, Lely, 51 is now based in L’Aquila in central Italy. Lely first achieved a podium finish on the Euro Tour way back in 1998 and has two Euro Tour wins to his credit in 2005 and 2006, as well as a number of world-wide titles.

Given the young talent coming through – teenagers have achieved a runner-up spot (Felix Vogel in Tallinn) and a championship victory (Yannick Pongers in Podčetrtek) – there is every chance that another from the junior ranks will break through this week.

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The Women’s Predator Euro Tour sees another strong field in attendance as 47 players do battle in a tournament that starts at 9.00 on Saturday 24^th August. Ina Kaplan, who won last time out in Slovenia, will be looking to finish strongly while No.1 ranked Pia Filler will be hoping to maintain her position. In fact, Filler has finished just once outside the top four in her last six Tour stops.

The game is 10-ball and the matches are alternate break, race-to-6. It’s double elimination down to the final 16 and then single elimination from there on. The women’s event culminates in the championship match on Sunday at 17.00.

For viewers at home, Tables 1 & 2 will be streamed throughout on YouTube. Table 1 will be on the Kozoom channel, while Table 2 will be available throughout on the EPBF platform. All other tables can be viewed on the Kozoom.com website, where there are a variety of subscription options.