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2023 European Open Pool Championship
Hotel Esperanto Fulda
Esperantopl. 1
36037
Fulda
Germany
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Tuesday - Sunday 8-13 August 2023

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FILLER, RAGA, VAN BOENING AND ALCAIDE REACH SEMI-FINALS OF EUROPEAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

Joshua Filler, Anton Raga, Shane Van Boening, and David Alcaide will contest the semi-finals of the 2023 European Open Pool Championship at Hotel Esperanto, Fulda, Germany live on Sky Sports in the UK, Sport1 in Germany, DAZN in the USA, Tap Go in the Philippines and networks worldwide tomorrow.

LIVE SCORES / BRACKET

• Joshua Filler sees Fedor Gorst miss nine for win to seal victory

• Anton Raga makes maiden Matchroom major semi-final

• Shane Van Boening keeps in hunt for rewriting wrongs of 12 months ago

• David Alcaide survives almighty scare from being 8-1 up on Francisco Sanchez Ruiz to 9-8 down

Filler headed into what was billed as a clash for the ages with Fedor Gorst, a highly-anticipated contest that nobody would be able to predict how it would swing. Nerves didn't seem an issue for Filler in front of a strong sold-out home crowd in Fulda but it was Gorst who seized the early momentum for a 4-1 advantage.

Gorst was composed as he looked for a maiden semi-final at a Matchroom signature multi-table open event whilst Filler was looking to put down the demons of 12 months ago on home soil where he suffered late defeat to Shane Van Boening.

Filler looked primed for what was proved to be one of the matches as the tournament as he turned the contest on its head with six racks on the bounce for a 7-4 advantage.

In the 12th rack, Filler looked to have Gorst in a world of trouble but the latter nailed a long jump shot on the three ball to get back in for 7-5. Filler got back in the following rack to be two away from victory and leave Gorst needing a miracle for the tie to turn once again in his favour. Gorst's lifeline came at 8-5 down as he turned the tie on a dime for a gripping finish as he went into a 9-8 advantage, on the hill and one away from victory.

Gorst played what looked to be a brilliant break and run only to play a poor position off the eight leaving an awkward lie for the potentially winning nine and with the nine soon missed and left in the jaw, Filler drilled it in for hill hill. Filler broke dry in the final rack but a costly miss on the one from Gorst allowed the Killer to pounce and deliver a routine run out for victory.

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