2019 Euro Tour season

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The 2019 Euro Tour Season was a professional pool series of events on the Euro Tour held in 2019. The season featured six tournament for both men and five for women, with the first being the Leende Open and the last being the Antalya Open.

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Calendar

EventDatesLocationMen'sWomen'sRef
WinnerRunner-upScoreWinnerRunner-upScore
Leende Open 7–10 Feb Leende, Austria Joshua Filler Ruslan Chinachov 9–7No event [1]
Treviso Open 8–11 May Treviso, Italy Konrad Juszczyszyn Ivar Saris 9–6 Kristina Tkach Marharyta Fefilava 7–5 [2] [3]
Austria Open 13–16 June St Johann im Pongau, Austria Eklent Kaçi Joshua Filler 9–6 Jasmine Ouschan Marharyta Fefilava 7–1 [4] [5]
Veldhoven Open 1–4 Aug Veldhoven, Netherlands Mario He Denis Grabe 9–2 Jasmine Ouschan Melanie Suessenguth 7–4 [6] [7]
Klagenfurt Open 11–14 Oct Klagenfurt, Austria Alexander Kazakis Marc Bijsterbosch 9–8 Oliwia Czuprynska Marharyta Fefilava 7–5 [8] [9]
Antalya Open 7–10 Nov Antalya, Turkey Denis Grabe Eklent Kaçi 9–2 Oliwia Zalewska Tina Vogelmann 7–6 [10] [11]

Rankings

Rankings for the events featured points awarded for players final positions in events with the following scores: [12]

PositionPoints
Winner550
Runner-up480
Semi-finalist420
Quarter-finalist370
9th330
17th300
33rd275
49th230
65th200
97th180
129th160

Men's

Below is a list of the 50 players in terms of ranking points for the 2019 season. Rankings for the Euro Tour consist of the last seven tournaments, so the final event of 2018 – the 2018 Treviso Open is included. [13] Joshua Filler finished the season as the number one rated player, finishing as a quarter-finalist or better in five of the six events. [13]

RankNameNation Treviso (2018) Leende Treviso Austria Veldhoven Klagenfurt Antalya MinTotal
PosPointsPosPtsPosPtsPosPtsPosPtsPosPtsPosPts
1 Joshua Filler GER537015501730024803420537053703002560
2 Denis Grabe EST53703327517300173002480342015502752420
3 Eklent Kaçi ALB17300492305370155017300933024802302330
4 Fedor Gorst RUS15509330971800053705370342002220
5 Ruslan Chinakhov RUS6520024805370933093309330173002002140
6 Alexander Kazakis GRE93303327593304923017300155093302302115
7 Konrad Juszczyszyn POL33275492301550537093306520093302002085
8 Mateusz Śniegocki POL248033275342017300933049230332752302080
9 Ralf Souquet GER93303420332753420332759718093301802050
10 Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz ESP3327553709330933093301730053702752030
11 Maximilian Lechner AUT342034209718093303327517300332751802020
12 Marc Bijsterbosch NED0017300332759330342024806520002005
13 Damianos Giallourakis GRE33275933093303420173009330332752751985
14 Tomasz Kapłan POL3420173005370332756520017300173002001965
15 Mark Gray GBR17300537093309718033275933093301801935
16 Oliver Szolnoki HUN33275492306520093305370933093302001865
17 Ivar Saris NED17300492302480173001730049230492302301840
18 Jakub Koniar SVK9330492301730017300933017300332752301835
19 Maksim Dudanets RUS9330332751730065200173009330173002001835
20 David Alcaide ESP3327565200933017300652001730034202001825
21 Albin Ouschan AUT17300537065200332753327517300173002001820
22 Wiktor Zielinski POL6520053704923012916017300537093301601800
23 Mario He AUT650001730053701550173003327501795
24 Roman Hybler CZE9330492309330173003327533275332752301785
25 Sanjin Pehlivanovic BIH3327517300492306520033275933053702001780
26 Miguel Silva POR5370652001730017300652005370492302001770
27 Ivo Aarts NED53703327533275537065200332750001765
28 Wojciech Szewczyk POL173009330971809330492309330492301801750
29 Dimitris Loukatos GRE173009330492301291603327517300173001601735
30 Radosław Babica POL33275332753327593301730033275652002001730
31 Mats Schjetne NOR0017300173003327512916034203327501730
32 Mieszko Fortunski POL93304923065200173001291603327553701601705
33 Niels Feijen NED1730093306520017300652004923093302001690
34 Daniel Maciol POL97180933033275332756520017300173001801680
35 Petri Makkonen FIN1730012916093301730012916017300332751601665
36 Imran Majid GBR65200933017300173004923097180173001801660
37 Sergey Lutsker RUS492303327533275332751730097180173001801655
38 Tim De Ruyter NED17300652006520093301730065200173002001630
39 Wojciech Sroczynski POL492303327549230332759718017300173001801610
40 Nick Malai GRE652003327517300652001730049230173002001605
41 Alex Montpellier FRA97180173003327565200537033275971801801600
42 Karol Skowerski POL173009718033275492301730033275652001801580
43 Vitaliy Patsura UKR492303327549230332753327533275652002001560
44 Marco Dorenburg GER0033275652001730033275332754923001555
45 Konstantinos Koukiadakis GRE652001730065200173009718033275332751801550
46 Marek Kudlik POL49230933033275332759718065200492301801540
47 Jani Siekkinen FIN6520033275492304923012916017300173001601535
48 Pijus Labutis LIT1291601291603420971801730065200332751601535
49 Nikos Ekonomopoulos GRE000017300332759330173001730001505
50 Tobias Bongers GER6520017300332751730065200652000001475

Women's

RankNameNation Treviso (2018) Treviso Austria Veldhoven Klagenfurt Antalya MinTotal
PosPointsPosPtsPosPtsPosPtsPosPtsPosPts
1 Kristina Tkach RUS155015500053703420342002310
2 Jasmin Ouschan AUT342093301550155034200002270
3 Oliwia Zalewska POL248093302527517300155015502752210
4 Marharyta Fefilava BLR5370248024809330248053703302180
5 Melanie Suessenguth GER009330933024805370537001880
6 Tina Vogelmann GER9330252751730034201730024802751830
7 Ana Gradišnik SLO53703420933025275537093302751820
8 Veronika Hubrtova CZE1730017300342034201730093303001770
9 Ina Kaplan GER1730000537053709330933001700
10 Pia Filler GER173005370933017300933053703001700
11 Veronika Ivanovskaia GER9330537093304909330933001690
12 Kristina Zlateva BUL5370933017300492305370173002301670
13 Christine Steinlage GER9330173002527593302527534202751655
14 Tamara Peeters NED1730017300537017300933093303001630
15 Monika Margeta SWE2527593305370173009330252752751605
16 Louise Furberg SWE9330332359330933053700001595
17 Vania Franco POR1730093309330933017300173003001590
18 Ine Helvik NOR9330252753323593301730093302351565
19 Ewa Bak POL1730093301730017300173000001530
20 Monika Zabek POL93303323593302527593300001500
21 Yvonne Ullmann-Hybler GER332353323533235933017300173002351400
22 Kateryna Polovinchuk UKR00342017300933000933001380
23 Aleksandra Guleikova RUS2527533235933033235001730001375
24 Lynn Pijpers NED3323525275252753323533235173002351320
25 Sara Rocha POR252755370342033235000001300
26 Nathalie Rohmer FRA33235252753323549230332350001210
27 Natalia Seroshtan RUS34205370005370000001160
28 Iza Lacka POL00173003323525275252750001085
29 Yana Shut BLR00252751730033235252750001085
30 Elise Qiu NED17300332350049230002527501040
31 Kamila Khodjaeva BEL00000053709330933001030
32 Diana Stateczny GER00000093309330537001030
33 Sabrina Cisternino SUI25275332352527533235000001020
34 Daria Holieva UKR25275252753323500332350001020
35 Diana Khodjaeva BEL000053701730017300000970
36 Eylul Kibaroglu TUR0017300002527500252750850
37 Denise Steinmetz GER0025275173002527500000850
38 Karin Michl GER0000252753323525275000785
39 Kristina Jaeger GER0017300332353323500000770
40 Kinga Rauk POL0017300332354923000000765
41 Francesca Garlatti ITA0025275332350033235000745
42 Ann-Sofie Lofgren SWE0000332353323500252750745
43 Anna Riegler AUT0033235332350033235000705
44 Miriam Spycher SUI3323500332353323500000705
45 Julienne Wolf GER0033235492304923000000695
46 Christine Feldmann SUI537000173000000000670
47 Jessika Nilsson SWE2527500173000000000575
48 Melissa Kuys-Rademakers NED009330003323500000565
49 Lena Primus AUT0000252750025275000550
50 Seychelyne Knapp AUT0000332350025275000510

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