The 2021 Dynamic Billard St. Johann im Pongau Open[a] was a professional nine-ball pool tournament, the first Euro Tour event of 2021. It took place from the 17th to the 20th June 2021 in the Alpina, Wellness & Sporthotel in St Johann im Pongau, Austria.[1][2] The event had a total prize pool of €38,000, with the winner of each event receiving €4,500. Since the 2020 Treviso Open there had not been any Euro Tour events, having been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The defending champion was Eklent Kaçi, who did not participate at the event. The winner of the men's event was Joshua Filler, who defeated Mario He in the final 9–8.[3][4]
Format
The St. Johann im Pongau Open was played as a double-elimination knockout tournament, until the round of 32. From that point on, the event continued as a single elimination bracket.[5][6] All matches were played as a race-to-nine-racks under the alternative break format.[1] The event had a total of 181 entrants.[5][6]
Prize fund
The tournament prize fund was similar to that of other Euro Tour events; €4,500 was awarded to the winner of the event.[5][6]
