The 2019 Dynamic Billard St. Johann im Pongau Open[a] was a professional nine-ball pool tournament and the third Euro Tour event of 2019.
The event was held from 13 to 16 June 2019, at the Alpina, Wellness & Sporthotel in Sankt Johann im Pongau, Austria.
The St. Johann im Pongau Open final was contested between the top two ranked players, Eklent Kaçi and Joshua Filler.
[5] The women's event had 49 participants in a different double-elimination bracket until the round of 16, also continuing as a single elimination tournament form.
[10] Matches were played on 24 tables, across the Alpina Alpendorf & Sporthotel Pre-event, International Billiard Promotion Foundation (IPBF) president David Morris signed a contract with venue owner Theo Riedlecke for the event to be held in the resort for the following three years.
[17] Three-time world champion Oliver Ortmann was also defeated by Imran Majid 2–9, before being eliminated in the second losers' round to Mariusz Skoneczny.
[20] The top two ranked players Eklent Kaçi and Joshua Filler both qualified for the round-of-16, with wins over David Alcaide and Christian Froehlich respectively.
[b][23] Elsewhere, the two Treviso Open finalists Ivo Aarts and Konrad Juszczyszyn lost to Filler and Kaçi respectively.
[27][29] As a result, Kaçi remained the number one Euro Tour player, and Filler retained his second place.
[29] The women's event took place on 15 and 16 June 2019, with matches being held as a race-to-seven racks; 49 players participated.
[30] The defending champion was Jasmin Ouschan, who won the previous year's event, defeating Marharyta Fefilava in the final 7–2.
[34] Despite not competing since 2016,[35] Kamila Khodjaeva[c] won all three of her opening matches, including wins over Kinga Rauk, Ewa Bak and Fefilava to reach the knockout round.
[39] After the victory, Ouschan said: "I feel really comfortable here, although playing in Austria always means a bit more pressure for me ... My success story here in St. Johann is something very special.