Quarter-Finals
Joshua Filler 7-5 Denis Grabe
Max Lechner 4-7 Shane van Boening
Alexander Kazakis 7–3 Skyler Woodward
Joshua Filler will meet Shane van Boening in the semi-finals of the Dafabet World Pool Masters, while Alexander Kazakis will face Eklent Kaci at the Europa Sports Complex, Gibraltar.
Filler defeated Denis Grabe 7-5 in the afternoon session of finals day, before Van Boening beat Max Lechner 7-4 in his semi-final. Kazakis, runner up at the last Dafabet World Pool Masters, continues his quest for redemption after beating an out-of-sorts Skyler Woodward 7-3 and will now face Eklent Kaci in the semi-finals.
Grabe and Filler shared the first eight racks of their match to be tied at 4-4 in the race to 7. An errant Filler safety gave his Estonian opponent the initiative but he missed the 7 with a chance to reach the hill and Filler was able to level at 5-5. Grabe then fouled in the next rack and Filler was first to the hill, from where he was able to close out a 7-5 win.
“I made a couple of mistakes but in the end I won and that is what matters,” said Filler. “I was feeling nervous through the match and managed to win. Pia told me during some breaks to believe in myself, and I kept going.
“I have played Shane a few times before and won most of the matches. He is breaking well so I expect a tough match. When I was young I always wanted to play against the best players and you have to beat the best players. I love being out there, feeling the pressure, and I will enjoy it, that is for sure.”
Filler has built a fascinating rivalry with Van Boening in the Mosconi Cup and will meet the five-time US Open Champion this evening after the South Dakota Kid beat Max Lechner 7-4.
Van Boening took the first three racks before Lechner reduced the lead to 3-2. Van Boening took the next three, however, to reach the hill, and tough Lechner won the tenth to reduce the lead to 6-4, it was Van Boening who won the 11th rack for a place in the semi-finals.
“I have played Filler a lot but only beaten him once so to win today would be a great day,” said Van Boening. “I have to keep it going, I am playing my best game and feeling pretty good. I have been practising hard and working on my game.”
After sharing the first four racks with Kazakis, Woodward should have been 3-2 up but missed an easy 9, although he levelled at 3-3 in the next. However, he struggled at times and Kazakis took the lead again at 4-3, before closing out the match by winning the next three racks.
“I thought he would play well because in his previous two matches he was always perfect,” said Kazakis. “I was lucky he was having a bad day because I made some silly mistakes. When I am playing I am trying not to think about 2019; this is a new tournament, I am into the semi-final and I have to focus on this moment and not what happened in 2019. Kaci is one of the best players in the world, so it will be a tough match and I will have to play well.”
The semi-finals begin from 6:30pm local time and will be followed immediately by the final. The Dafabet World Pool Masters is broadcast globally including on Sky Sports, DAZN and Zhibo.tv. Coverage is available on Matchroom.Live in nations without a TV broadcaster. Full details can be found at www.matchroompool.com.
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2021 EDITION
WORLD POOL MASTERS
THE SCHEDULE
Saturday 5.30pm
22 May 2021
Preliminary - Kelly Fisher (GBR) - Justin Sajich (AUS)
Preliminary - Eklent Kaci (ALB) - Petri Makkonen (FIN)
Preliminary - Chris Melling (GBR) - Sanjin Pehlivanovic (BIH)
Preliminary - Billy Thorpe (USA) - Skyler Woodward (USA)
Sunday 11.00am
23 May 2021
Preliminary - Niels Feijen (NED) - Jeffrey De Luna (PHI)
Preliminary - Mieszko Fortunski (POL) - Kristina Tkach (RUS)
Preliminary - Denis Grabe (EST) - Roberto Gomez (PHI)
Last 16 - Joshua Filler (GER) - Chris Melling (GBR)
Sunday 6.00pm
23 May 2021
Preliminary - Shane van Boening (USA) - Jakub Koniar (SVK)
Last 16 - Naoyuki Oi (JPN) - Eklent Kaci (ALB)
Last 16 - David Alcaide (ESP) - Skyler Woodward (USA)
Monday 12.00pm
24 May 2021
Last 16 - Maximilian Lechner (AUT) - Mieszko Fortunski (POL)
Last 16 - Albin Ouschan (AUT) - Denis Grabe (EST)
Last 16 - Jayson Shaw (SCO) - Niels Feijen (NED)
Monday 5.30pm
24 May 2021
Last 16 - Alexander Kazakis (GRC) - Justin Sajich (NZL)
Last 16 - Fedor Gorst (RUS) - Shane Van Boening (USA)
Quarter Final - Eklent Kaci (ALB) - Niels Feijen (NED)
Tuesday 12.00pm
25 May 2021
Quarter Final - Joshua Filler (GER) - Denis Grabe (EST)
Quarter Final - Shane Van Boening (USA) - Maximilian Lechner (AUT)
Quarter Final - Skyler Woodward (USA) - Alexander Kazakis (GRC)
Tuesday 5.30pm
25 May 2021
Semi Final 1 - Alexander Kazakis (GRC) - Eklent Kaci (ALB)
Semi Final 2 - Shane Van Boening (USA) - Joshua Filler (GER)
Final
2021 EDITION
WORLD POOL MASTERS
THE PRELIMINARIES
Billy Thorpe
1 : 7
Skyler Woodward
Kelly Fisher
3 : 7
Justin Sajich
Eklent Kaci
7 : 3
Petri Makkonen
Niels Feijen
7 : 3
Jeffrey De Luna
Shane Van Boening
7 : 4
Jakub Koniar
Mieszko Fortunski
7 : 2
Kristina Tkach
Chris Melling
7 : 4
Sanjin Pehlivanovic
Denis Grabe
7 : 6
Roberto Gomez
2021 EDITION
WORLD POOL MASTERS
THE LAST 16
David Alcaide
3 : 7
Skyler Woodward
Alex Kazakis
7 : 3
Justin Sajich
Naoyuki Oi
5 : 7
Eklent Kaci
Jayson Shaw
6 : 7
Niels Feijen
Fedor Gorst
1 : 7
Shane Van Boening
Maximilian Lechner
7 : 5
Mieszko Fortunski
Joshua Filler
7 : 5
Chris Melling
Albin Ouschan
3 : 7
Denis Grabe
2021 EDITION
WORLD POOL MASTERS
THE QUARTER-FINALS
Skyler Woodward
3 : 7
Alexander Kazakis
Eklent Kaci
7 : 0
Niels Feijen
Shane Van Boening
7 : 4
Maximilian Lechner
Joshua Filler
7 : 5
Denis Grabe
2021 EDITION
WORLD POOL MASTERS
THE SEMI-FINALS
Alexander Kazakis
-vs-
Eklent Kaci
Shane Van Boening
-vs-
Joshua Filler
2021 EDITION
WORLD POOL MASTERS
THE FINAL
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2021 EDITION
WORLD POOL MASTERS
THE PRIZE FUND
1st
US $ 25,000-00
2nd
US $13,000-00
3rd
US $ 7,500-00
4th
US $ 7,500-00
5th
US $ 3,750-00
6th
US $ 3,750-00
7th
US $ 3,750-00
8th
US $ 3,750-00
9th
US $ 2,250-00
10th
US $ 2,250-00
11th
US $ 2,250-00
12th
US $ 2,250-00
13th
US $ 2,250-00
14th
US $ 2,250-00
15th
US $ 2,250-00
16th
US $ 2,250-00
17th
US $ 1,750-00
18th
US $ 1,750-00
19th
US $ 1,750-00
20th
US $ 1,750-00
21th
US $ 1,750-00
22th
US $ 1,750-00
23th
US $ 1,750-00
24th
US $ 1,750-00
Total Prize Fund: US $ 100,000-00
2021 EDITION
WORLD POOL MASTERS
THE WINNER'S LIST
1993
Werner Duregger
AUT
1994
Ralf Souquet
GER
1995
Daryl Peach
ENG
1996
Ralf Souquet
GER
1997
Earl Strickland
USA
1998
Francisco Bustamante
PHI
1999
Alex Lely
NED
2000
Ralf Souquet
GER
2001
Francisco Bustamante
PHI
2002
Ralf Souquet
GER
2003
Tony Drago
MLT
2004
Thomas Engert
GER
2005
Raj Hundal
ENG
2006
Ralf Souquet
GER
2007
Thomas Engert
GER
2008
Alex Pagulayan
PHI
2009
Darren Appleton
ENG
2010
Dennis Orcollo
PHI
2011
Ralf Souquet
GER
2012
Karol Skowerski
POL
2013
Niels Feijen
NED
2014
Shane Van Boening
USA
2015
Shane Van Boening
USA
2017
David Alcaide
ESP
2018
Niels Feijen
NED
2019
David Alcaide
ESP
2021
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