# 2018 Leende Open

The 2018 Dynamic Billiard Leende Open, was the fourth Euro Tour 9-Ball pool event in 2018. The event was won by America's Shane Van Boening who defeated Albania's Eklent Kaçi 9–8 in the final. Unlike other Euro Tour events, the field was open to other nations outside of Europe. Van Boening became the only American after Johnny Archer in 2000 to win a Euro Tour event. In making the final, Eklent had been in the semi-final or better of the last 5 Euro Tour events.
Ruslan Tschinachow was the defending champion, but did not reach the knockout stages of the event. A women's event held in Braga at the same time as the event was held in Braga, Portugal. The event was won by Kristina Tkach defeating Marharyta Fefilava in the final 7–0.

## Tournament format

The event saw a total of 159 players compete, in a double-elimination knockout tournament, until the last 32 stage; where the tournament was contested as single elimination.

### Prize fund

The tournament prize fund was similar to that of other Euro Tour events, with €4,500 for the winner of the event.
| | Prize Money |
| Winner | 4.500 € |
| Finalist | 3.000 € |
| Semifinalist | 1.750 € |
| quarterfinalist | 1.250 € |
| last 16 | 1.000 € |
| Last 32 | 500 € |
| 33–48 Place | 250 € |
| Total | 36.000 € |

## Tournament results

| 1st Round | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals |
| Mario He | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shane Van Boening | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shane Van Boening | 9 | Shane Van Boening | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Billy Thorpe | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Billy Thorpe | 9 | Billy Thorpe | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Mitchell Ellerman | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mitchell Ellerman | 4 | | | Shane Van Boening | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Corey Deuel | 7 | | | | | | |
| Fedor Gorst | 1 | | | | | Corey Deuel | 7 | | | | | | |
| Corey Deuel | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Corey Deuel | 9 | Corey Deuel | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Maximilian Lechner | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Gray | 7 | Maximilian Lechner | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Maximilian Lechner | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maximilian Lechner | 9 | | | | | | Shane Van Boening | 9 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Pijus Labutis | 8 | | | |
| Marek Kudlik | 3 | | | | | | | | Pijus Labutis | 8 | | | |
| Ralf Souquet | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ralf Souquet | 9 | Ralf Souquet | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Pijus Labutis | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Pijus Labutis | 9 | Pijus Labutis | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Mateusz Śniegocki | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mateusz Śniegocki | 6 | | | Pijus Labutis | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Skyler Woodward | 8 | | | | | | |
| Skyler Woodward | 9 | | | | | Skyler Woodward | 8 | | | | | | |
| Damianos Giallourakis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Damianos Giallourakis | 5 | Skyler Woodward | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Maxim Dudanez | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Wojciech Szewczyk | 7 | Maxim Dudanez | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Maxim Dudanez | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maxim Dudanez | 9 | | | | | | | | | Shane Van Boening | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Eklent Kaçi | 8 |
| Albin Ouschan | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | Eklent Kaçi | 8 |
| Jakub Koniar | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jakub Koniar | 7 | Albin Ouschan | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Philipp Stojanović | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Philipp Stojanović | 9 | Philipp Stojanović | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Tomasz Kapłan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tomasz Kapłan | 4 | | | Albin Ouschan | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Kim Laaksonen | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sergei Luzker | 6 | | | | | Kim Laaksonen | 4 | | | | | | |
| Kim Laaksonen | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kim Laaksonen | 9 | Kim Laaksonen | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Nick Malai | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Nick Malai | 9 | Nick Malai | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Shane McMinn | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shane McMinn | 3 | | | | | | Albin Ouschan | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Eklent Kaçi | 9 | | | |
| Petri Makkonen | 9 | | | | | | | | Eklent Kaçi | 9 | | | |
| Radosław Babica | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Radosław Babica | 6 | Petri Makkonen | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Wojciech Sroczyński | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Oliver Szolnoki | 7 | Wojciech Sroczyński | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Wojciech Sroczyński | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wojciech Sroczyński | 9 | | | Petri Makkonen | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Eklent Kaçi | 9 | | | | | | |
| Oliver Ortmann | 9 | | | | | Eklent Kaçi | 9 | | | | | | |
| Saad-Ali Aldrees | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Saad-Ali Aldrees | 7 | Oliver Ortmann | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Eklent Kaçi | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Niels Feijen | 5 | Eklent Kaçi | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Eklent Kaçi | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |