Alpina Hotel, St Johann im Pongau, Austria
THERE WAS DRAMA, excitement, pain and joy as the three final matches of the PREDATOR PRO BILLIARD SERIES played out on Tuesday at the Alpina Hotel high in the Alps. 18-year-old Felix Vogel (GER) emerged victorious in the Billard Beckman Men’s Open to become the youngest ever PBS champion, while Seo Seoa (KOR) took down the Carrinho Women’s Open. In the Predator Mixed Doubles Open, it was the pairing of Han You (CHN) and Wu Kun Lin who waltzed to victory.
In the Billard Beckmann Men’s Open, Felix Vogel played the match of his life to hold off Wu Kun Lin, winning the deciding set with play of the very highest quality. They shared the first two sets before the Wu put himself in a strong position, as he moved into a 2-1 lead, but Vogel found something and overturned the deficit before surging to the finish line.
Crowned Predator WPA World Junior Champion less than seven months ago, Vogel has well and truly shed the ‘promising youngster’ tag with this victory and can look ahead with confidence to more glory days as his dynamic career progresses.
Vogel was understandably thrilled with his success but always modest in victory. He said, “I feel amazing. I was so stressed but I stayed calm and I was so happy. Maybe it was the toughest game ever – he played quite good and I had to play amazing to win and after 2-1 down in the last set I kept focusing and gave it my all.
“I think it’s inner peace, and I just stayed calm and thought about all my family and supporters who believe in me. I thought about my Grandpa too and I did it for him. It’s my first big title for him and that’s were the power came from. In my mind I was always competing with the best but now I proved it,” he added.
Seo Seoa, was a champion the last time the Predator Pro Billiard Series came to Europe, and she had too much for Jasmin Ouschan as she lifted the Carrinho Women’s Open trophy, winning 4-3, 4-3 to add to her tally. It was a tight match and neither player was at the top of their respective games, but Seoa is getting a winning habit and will certainly be a force to be reckoned with when the Banca Del Fucino WPA Women’s 10-Ball World Championship gets underway in Rome in a little over a month.
She said, ”Well, I played not good and I missed so many shots that I can’t believe I could still win the tournament, so thanks to God and with more practice my performance will get better. I just always try and be better than before and I watch a lot of men’s games and see how I can get better and maybe that helps me win a lot of trophies.
“Actually, I finished the match and felt very angry because of my performance, so I went out to see the view and a referee came up to me and said ‘a win is a win’ so now I’m happy to get another title for myself.”
Earlier the final of the Predator Mixed Doubles Open was contested and it was Han Yu and Wu Kun Lin who defeated Fu Xiaofang and Dennis Grabe by 4-3, 4-2. The China/Chinese Taipei duo were always one step ahead as they held off their opponents. They beat a string of top pairings as they ran undefeated through the tournament and will surely be sticking together in future Pro Billiard Series mixed doubles events.
The Predator Pro Billard Series returns on July 31stas it visits Rome with the 2026 Banca Del Fucino WPA Women’s 10-Ball World Championship. In the meantime, starting this Thursday 25th June is the Predator Austrian Open, both men’s and women’s events and part of the Predator Euro Tour Series. The live stream for Tables 1, 2 and 3 can be found on YouTube, via the Pro Billiard TV channel – https://www.youtube.com/@ProBilliardTV
For all results, live scoring and draw visit the events’ homepage https://probilliardseries.com/event/2026-austria/
For live stats on all matches in Austria, visit https://probilliardseries.com/livestats/
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