10th May 2025
WITH THE PREDATOR Euro Tour looking forward to its third event of the 2025 season with the Predator Austrian Open presented by JO Sankt Johann in Salzburg, the IBPF can announce that henceforth the eight top ranked players in the open division as well as the top four ranked from the women’s standings will have their entry fees and hotel accommodation costs covered.
These benefits commenced at last month’s Estonian Open, using the Euro Tour rankings following the Italian Open in February and will be available at each Euro Tour going forward. It will apply to the top ranked qualifying players prior to the commencement of each event. In addition, the IPBF has scrapped the players’ 5% sanction fee which was applicable on entry fees.
Commented Euro Tour veteran Roman Hybler, who’s fifth place finish last time out in Estonia, launched him into the top eight; “I think it's a really good move for the players. If they know that the top eight will be paid the entry and hotel, it’s an added incentive and a new goal. Expenses are a significant factor for a pro player and I’m all in favour of moves like this to reduce them.”
With a little over a month to go before the Predator Austrian Opens, there are full fields in both events. The open is capped at 208 players while the women’s is full at 64 players. Both tournaments are operating a waiting list.
Commented IBPF President David Morris, “I’m very, very happy we have full fields in the men and women events in Austria. We’ve upped our game on the promotion side tremendously and with the increase in prize money, and the other players benefits of hotel’s and entry fee, it’s a step closer to where we should be. But we’re not finished yet. I’m looking forward to the coming events and hopefully seeing full fields everywhere,” he added.
Vincent Rochefort, Director of Predator Events, said, “It’s awesome to see the Euro Tour selling out in just a few days—it shows how much players are invested in this tour. We’re excited to take the first real step in making the experience better by supporting the top-ranked men and women throughout the season. Consistency and great performances deserve to be rewarded, and this is just the start of what we want to build for the players.”
The next event, the Predator Austrian Open presented by JO Sankt Johann in Salzburg, takes place in the Alpine resort of St Johann im Pongau from 12th to 15th June. All streaming platform will be on YouTube, via the Pro Billiard TV channel - https://www.youtube.com/@ProBilliardTV
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