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Monday-Saturday 13-18 September 2021
The packed TV Arena for the Shane Van Boening vs Albin Ouschan match
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Defending Champion Joshua Filler out as Last 16 draw made
Reporter: Matt Lynch - Media & Brand Manager - Multi Sport
Photography: Vincent Rochefort/Matchroom Multi Sport
Defending champion Joshua Filler bowed out of the US Open Pool Championship at Harrah's Resort, Atlantic City as 9-ball's toughest tournament moved down to the last 16.
Scores
Alexander Kazakis, Billy Thorpe, and Judd Trump were amongst the names to depart in the morning session before the afternoon and evening action got underway with Francisco Sanchez Ruiz coming from 5-0 down to defeat Shane Van Boening 11-6 to join the last 16.
The Spaniard pounced on an uncharacteristic scratch from Van Boening in the 10th rack and then did the same in the 15th after it looked like the five-time champion would clear the table to cut the deficit to 8-7. Instead, Sanchez Ruiz went 9-6 up and completed a memorable comeback.
Reigning champion Filler followed up from that match knocking out America's Skyler Woodward in an 11-4 victory that saw the German continue his route towards the last 16. Mieszko Fortuński was next in Filler's way. Fortuński has battled away throughout the week and put in arguably one of his biggest wins of his career so far to defeat Filler 11-3 in front of a packed crowd around table two. That result saw Filler's tournament end whilst Fortuński continued his march.
David Alcaide joined his compatriot Sanchez Ruiz in the last 16, the 2019 World Pool Masters champion was trailing for large parts of his match against the Netherlands' Marc Bijsterbosch but came through 11-8 to put himself in the draw.
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DAY FOUR | Evening Session Highlights | 2021 US Open Pool Championship
There will be four Filipinos come Friday, Dennis Orcollo had wrapped his place up earlier on against Olivér Szolnoki and was swiftly joined by Johann Gonzales Chua who got the better of Mieszko Fortuński in winners’ qualification. Rodrigo Geronimo bypassed Niels Feijen 11-6 to become the third name in the hat.
Jayson Shaw's US Open title efforts took an almighty dent early on losing out to Denis Grabe of Estonia meaning the Scotsman had to do battle in the losers' qualification round where he came against a hungry Carlo Biado. Biado came fresh off the back of beating Jeffrey De Luna and he continued his demolition work to come out on top 11-4 to send Shaw home.
Max Lechner has gone about his business quietly all week and that work has paid dividends as he beat Rodrigo Geronimo 11-2 to make the last 16 on his US Open debut.
Van Boening came back after defeat to Filler to face Albin Ouschan later in the evening after Ouschan had defeated Chang Jung-Lin 11-1. In front of the biggest crowd of the tournament to date, Van Boening put on a masterclass in cueing, safety, and everything in-between as the five-time champion downed the World Champion in an 11-2 crushing to keep those eyes firmly set on becoming the most successful player ever at the US Open.
Other Losers Qualification Results
John Morra 11-6 Mickey Krause
Niels Feijen 6-11 Rodrigo Geronimo
Mario He 11-5 Olivér Szolnoki
Naoyuki Oi 11-4 Marc Bijsterbosch
Marco Teutscher 11-6 Darren Appleton
The Last 16 Draw
Aloysius Yapp vs Shane Van Boening (Table 1)
Denis Grabe vs Rodrigo Geronimo (Table 3)
Max Lechner vs Mieszko Fortuński (Table 4)
Dennis Orcollo vs Mario He (Table 2)
Johann Gonzales Chua vs John Morra (Table 3)
David Alcaide vs Carlo Biado (Table 1)
Fedor Gorst vs Marco Teutscher (Table 4)
Francisco Sanchez Ruiz vs Naoyuki Oi (Table 2)
Watch
Fans can take in Table 1 live on the TV broadcast wherever you are in the world on DAZN in the USA, Canada, Brazil, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and Sky Sports in the UK. Find out where you can watch the US Open Pool Championship in your country right here.
Table 2 is free to watch and available on the Matchroom Pool YouTube here.
Ticket prices start from $31.24 per session for the single-elimination stage and $31.24 for the day during the double-elimination stage.
A range of ticket packages are available including an event pass giving you access to all six days of action for only $166.25, a saving of up to $100.
All tickets are subject to booking and processing fees. Each ticket includes a $5.50 transaction fee which is only applied once per order. Orders of multiple tickets will therefore save $5.50 per additional ticket purchased.
Get your tickets here.
The 2021 US Open Pool Championship will be partnered by Diamond, who supply the Official Table; the cloth is supplied by Iwan Simonis and the Official Balls are ARAMITH Tournament BLACK pool ball set with Duramith™ Technology by Saluc. Predator is the Official Cue of the event and Kamui are the Official Chalk and Tip. The US Open Pool Championship is sanctioned by the WPA.
Judd Trump bows out of the 2021 US Open
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Kazakis, Trump and Thorpe amongst names out at US Open Pool Championship
Reporter: Matt Lynch - Media & Brand Manager - Multi Sport
Photography: Erwin Dionisio/Matchroom Multi Sport
World Pool Masters champion Alex Kazakis, America's Billy Thorpe, and Judd Trump were amongst the names to crash out on the US Open Pool Championship whilst Dennis Orcollo became one of the first names into the last 16 in the afternoon session on day four of action from Harrah's Resort, Atlantic City.
Scores as it stands
Kazakis faced a gruelling battle in the losers’ section against Albin Ouschan to keep hopes of a second Matchroom Pool Series title alive, but the Austrian proved too much as he went down 11-8 in a contest that showed the very best of 9-ball pool on the main TV table.
Ouschan will start the evening session against Chang Jung-Lin knowing he needs to win to keep up any chance of making the last 16 with the losers’ qualification round also looking over players tonight.
Aloysius Yapp became the first name into the last 16 in impressive fashion after a comprehensive over Dane hotshot Mickey Krause 11-3. Krause knows he will have to beat either Tomasz Kaplan or John Morra to make the last 16 later tonight whilst Yapp. Thorpe's fate was decided by the same score line as 2019 World Cup of Pool winner Mario He dispatched him.
Jayson Shaw's run on the winners' side came to an end at the hands of Estonia's Denis Grabe who put on a strong showing to clinch an 11-3 win meaning Shaw must go through losers’ qualification against the winner of Jeffrey De Luna and Carlo Biado later tonight. Shaw had set up his clash with Grabe after beating Trump last night. Trump's first foray into 9-ball ended in dramatic fashion as South African Jason Theron beat him in a hill-hill finish.
This evening's TV action sees Shane Van Boening against Francisco Sanchez Ruiz for a Last 16 spot whilst Joshua Filler and Skyler Woodward will do battle to avoid going home and a spot in losers’ qualification later tonight. Table 2 is live on the Matchroom Pool YouTube with De Luna vs. Biado and Chang Jung-Lin vs Ouschan. Filler beat Alan Rolon Rosado whilst Woodward came through eventually against Denmark's Bahram Lotfy to the pair to meet later tonight.
Other notable names who went out included Wu Kun Lin, and World Pool Championship runner-up Omar Al-Shaheen.
The last 16 draw will be made at the conclusion of play today.
By the end of the day, only 16 players will remain. Fans can take in Table 1 live on the TV broadcast wherever you are in the world on DAZN in the USA, Canada, Brazil, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and Sky Sports in the UK. Find out where you can watch the US Open Pool Championship in your country right here.
Table 2 is free to watch and available on the Matchroom Pool YouTube here.
Ticket prices start from $31.24 per session for the single-elimination stage and $31.24 for the day during the double-elimination stage.
A range of ticket packages are available including an event pass giving you access to all six days of action for only $166.25, a saving of up to $100.
All tickets are subject to booking and processing fees. Each ticket includes a $5.50 transaction fee which is only applied once per order. Orders of multiple tickets will therefore save $5.50 per additional ticket purchased.
Get your tickets here.
The 2021 US Open Pool Championship will be partnered by Diamond, who supply the Official Table; the cloth is supplied by Iwan Simonis and the Official Balls are ARAMITH Tournament BLACK pool ball set with Duramith™ Technology by Saluc. Predator is the Official Cue of the event and Kamui are the Official Chalk and Tip. The US Open Pool Championship is sanctioned by the WPA.
2021 US OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||
ATLANTIC CITY - USA | ||||
THE WINNER'S LIST | ||||
 | Mike Sigel |  | USA | |
| Allen Hopkins | | USA | |
| Steve Mizerak | | USA | |
| Louie Roberts | | USA | |
| Mike Sigel | | USA | |
| Allen Hopkins | | USA | |
| David Howard | | USA | |
| Mike Sigel | | USA | |
| Earl Strickland | | USA | |
| Jimmy Reid | | USA | |
| David Howard | | USA | |
| Earl Strickland | | USA | |
| Mike Lebron |  | PUR | |
| Nick Varner | | USA | |
| Nick Varner | | USA | |
| Buddy Hall | | USA | |
| Tommy Kennedy | | USA | |
| Earl Strickland | | USA | |
| Efren Reyes |  | PHI | |
| Reed Pierce | | USA | |
| Rodney Morris | | USA | |
| Earl Strickland | | USA | |
| Buddy Hall | | USA | |
| Johnny Archer | | USA | |
| Earl Strickland | | USA | |
| Corey Deuel | | USA | |
| Ralf Souquet |  | GER | |
| Jeremy Jones | | USA | |
| Gabe Owen | | USA | |
| Alex Pagulayan | | PHI | |
| John Schmidt | | USA | |
| Shane Van Boening | | USA | |
| Mika Immonen |  | FIN | |
| Mika Immonen | | FIN | |
| Darren Appleton |  | GBR | |
| Darren Appleton | | GBR | |
| Shane Van Boening | | USA | |
| Shane Van Boening | | USA | |
| Shane Van Boening | | USA | |
| Kevin (Cheng Yu Hsuan) |  | TWN | |
| Shane Van Boening | | USA | |
| Jayson Shaw |  | SCO | |
| Not held. |  | --- | |
| Joshua Filler | | GER | |
| Not held. | | --- | |
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