Filler sweeps Oi in the final of the European Open: Pure dominance in Sarajevo!

Filler sweeps Oi in the final of the European Open: Pure dominance in Sarajevo!

on March 17, 2025, in Sarajevo, Joshua Filler puts a remarkable milestone in his career by winning the European Open in 9-ball with an impressive dominance. In a finale that is one of the most dominant in the history of the 9-ball tour, he defeated the Japanese player Naoyuki Oi 11-1. This brilliant performance was not only a personal success for fillers, but also a historical moment for the European Open, which took place in the Fulda Esperantohalle in the past three years, but were held in Sarajevo for the first time. As Osthessen news reports how Filler dominated the tournament, its excellent form and mental strength.

In the quarter-finals, Filler had to compete against the Polish ex-world champion Wojciech Szewczyk, which he defeated with 10: 6. On the way to the final, Oi, who struck 11-1 in the semi -finals Daniel Maciol and previously defeated Tobias Bongers, had defeated a series of ten victories in a row. Despite his early advantage in the final, when Oi won the first rack, he quickly lost control. A missed jump kick meant that Filler took over the initiative and quickly expanded his lead to 5: 1.

a dominant finale

In the further course of the game, Oi did not succeed in recovering. After he had the opportunity to make a key game in the sixth rack, he failed on a failed cut on the 6th filler, on the other hand, knew how to take advantage of his opponent's mistakes. OIS errors, including a missed 7-ball, opened Filler the chance to win the match for themselves. He ended the game with a perfect clearance in the fourteenth rack and thus set up a series of 13 racks that sealed his impressive victory. According to Azbilliards this title was not successful in the European expenditure after it was successful in previous editions.

The European Open were organized by the Ministry of Culture and Sport of the Canton of Sarajevo in cooperation with Matchroom Sport. The event promised a week full of exciting nineball action and attracted not only local but international players. The transmission reached spectators worldwide, including over 60 hours of live reporting, which was provided by various partners such as Sky Sports in Great Britain and Ireland, Viaplay in Scandinavia and sports club in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Other Broadcast partners included AMC Network in Hungary and Fox Sports in Australia, as given on the official page of Matchroom

look at future events

With the end of the European Open, the view is now moving to the next events of the World Nineball Tour. The Seattle Nineball Open will take place from March 28th to 30th in the OX Billiards in Seattle, USA, and offers a price fund of $ 25,000. In May the next matchroom event, the UK Open Pool Championship, is on the program at Telford International Center in the United Kingdom. The anticipation for the next tournaments is already noticeable and the fans are looking forward to the upcoming encounters at the table.