St. Johann, Austria: Next week, the Dynamic Billard Austrian Open will begin. The men's Euro-Tour will be played from Thursday to Saturday, the women's Euro-Tour will be played Saturday and Sunday.
For the men's event, 189 players from 33 countries have already registered. That includes players from far away countries such as The United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. The prize money at stake is a total of 34.000,-€ with 3.400,-€ to the winner. All participants will also receive ranking points for the European rankings. For the women's event, 28 participants have announced so far.
The venue will once again be the Sporthotel Alpina in Alpendorf, St. Johann, Austria. The Alpina Hotel has been hosting international events for several years now, including Euro-Tour events as well as European Championships in 2009.
During the Euro-Tour event, the Austrian Federation will reveal some of the results that they have discovered during last year's biomechanics research. We will keep you posted.
The event will be hosted by the European Governing Body for Pool, the European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF) and organized by International Billiard Promotion (IBP). For further information and reference please go to the federation website www.epconline.eu or contact our press office.