The European Open Championship gets underway at Hotel Esperanto, Fulda in Germany from August 8 – August 13. Albin Ouschan will look to defend the title he claimed twelve months ago where the Austrian downed Shane Van Boening in the final. 256 players head to Fulfa looking to secure vital World Nineball Tour ranking points with a $200,000 prize fund on the line and the first automatic spot for Team Europe and USA for the 2023 Mosconi Cup on the line.
Field
Selected players below
- Albin Ouschan (Austria)
- Francisco Sanchez Ruiz (Spain)
- Joshua Filler (Germany)
- Thorsten Hohmann (Germany)
- Ralf Souquet (Germany)
- Shane Van Boening (USA)
- Jayson Shaw (Great Britain)
- Ko Pin Yi (Chinese Taipei)
- Stuart Bingham (Great Britain)
- Johann Chua (Philippines)
- James Aranas (Philippines)
The full field list can be found through our scoring partners PRP here.
Dates, Session Times, Venue
The European Open Championship will take place from August 8-13.
All times are local (CEST)
8-11 August – from 10 am daily
12 August – 12 pm – 4:30 pm / 6:30 pm – 11:00 pm
13 August – 12 pm – 4:30 pm / 6 pm – 9 pm
Bracket, Match Schedule and Live Scores
Check out the Bracket, Match Schedule, and Live Scoring here
Where to Watch
Fans in territories not listed below can watch Days 1-4 (August 8-11) on the Matchroom Pool and Multi Sport YouTube channels as well as on Matchroom.Live
Days 1-6 (8-13 August)
- DAZN – USA, Brazil
- Nova – Czech Republic, Slovakia
- TAP – Philippines
- Viaplay – Baltics, Scandinavia, Poland, Netherlands
- VCT – Vietnam
- Matchroom.Live – Rest of the World
- Matchroom Pool and Multi Sport YouTube – Rest of the World
Days 5-6 only (12-13 August) – Last 16 to Winner on the below broadcasters
Saturday 12 August – 12pm to 4:30pm / 6pm to 11pm
Sunday, 13 August – 12pm to 4:30pm / 6:30pm to 9:00pm
- Sky Sports Arena – United Kingdom and Ireland
- Sport1 – Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein
- AMC – Hungary
- Foxtel – Australia
- Sportscast – Indonesia, China Taipei
Matchroom.Live for the rest of the world
Vendors
Fans attending the European Open Championship will be welcomed with a wealth of vendor stands. See below.
- Onboard Sportswear – Official European Open Championship merchandise
- Dynamic Billiard – Official Cuetec and Kamui vendor
- Sivissidis Bros – Table manufacturer
- Sonny’s Billiard Supplies – Essential billiard supplies
- Atom Billard – Cue and accessories repair
- Pool Fashion – Pool T-Shirts
- Arthur Cues – Cue Brand
Not sure what time the European Open Championship starts in your country? See below.
- Fulda – 10 am
- London – 9 am
- Vienna – 10am
- Las Vegas – 1 am
- Atlantic City – 4 am
- Hanoi – 3 pm
- Tokyo – 5 pm
- Brisbane – 6 pm
