2025 Scottish Open (pool)

2025 Scottish Open
Tournament information
Dates28 April–4 May 2026
VenueMcGoldrick's Pool and Sports Bar
CityGlasgow
CountryUnited Kingdom
OrganisationMatchroom Pool
FormatDouble elimination and single-elimination
Total prize fund$53,200
Winner's share$12,500
Final
Champion Mickey Krause (DEN)
Runner-up Aloysius Yapp (SGP)
Score10–3
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The 2026 Scottish Open was a nine-ball pool tournament that took place from 28 April to 4 May 2025 at the McGoldrick's Pool and Sports Bar in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the third edition of the Scottish Open, first held in 2023. The winner received $12,500 from a total prize fund of $53,200.

Dương Quốc Hoàng was the defending champion, having defeated Óscar Domínguez 10–8 in the 2024 final. Mickey Krause defeated Aloysius Yapp 10–3 in the final to claim his first Scottish Open title.

Overview

First held in 2023, the Scottish Open is a nine-ball pool tournament. Jayson Shaw won the inaugural edition, defeating Wiktor Zieliński 10–9 in the final.[1] The 2025 edition of the tournament—its third staging—took place from 28 April to 4 May 2025 at the McGoldrick's Pool and Sports Bar in Glasgow, Scotland.[2][3] Dương Quốc Hoàng was the defending champion, having defeated Óscar Domínguez 10–8 in the 2024 final.[4]

Format

The event used a double-elimination format until there were 16 players left; it became a single-elimination tournament from the last-16 round onwards. From the last-16 round onwards, the matches were played as a race to 10 racks.[2]

Prize fund

The winner received $12,500 from a total prize fund of $53,200. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[2]

  • Winner: $12,500
  • Runner-up: $6,500
  • Semi-finals: $3,500
  • Quarter-finals: $2,500
  • Last 16: $1,400
  • Qualification: $750
  • Total: $53,200

Main draw

The results of the main draw, from the last-16 round onwards, are shown below.[2]

Last 16
Race to 10 racks
Quarter-finals
Race to 10 racks
Semi-finals
Race to 10 racks
Final
Race to 10 racks
 Eklent Kaçi (ALB) 10
 Robbie Capito (HKG) 6
 Eklent Kaçi (ALB) 2
 Mickey Krause (DEN) 10
 Mickey Krause (DEN) 10
 Francisco Sánchez Ruiz (ESP) 2
 Mickey Krause (DEN) 10
 Wiktor Zieliński (POL) 7
 Carlo Biado (PHL) 6
 Kledio Kaci (ALB) 10
 Kledio Kaci (ALB) 5
 Wiktor Zieliński (POL) 10
 Jayson Shaw (GBR) 4
 Wiktor Zieliński (POL) 10
 Mickey Krause (DEN) 10
 Aloysius Yapp (SGP) 3
 Aloysius Yapp (SGP) 10
 Riku Romppanen (FIN) 5
 Aloysius Yapp (SGP) 10
 Felix Vogel (GER) 1
 Dimitris Loukatos (GRE) 9
 Felix Vogel (GER) 10
 Aloysius Yapp (SGP) 10
 Jan van Lierop (NED) 8
 Pijus Labutis (LIT) 7
 Kuo Po-cheng (TAI) 10
 Kuo Po-cheng (TAI) 7
 Jan van Lierop (NED) 10
 John Morra (CAN) 3
 Jan van Lierop (NED) 10

References

  1. ↑ "Scottish Open 2026: Draw, live scores, format, prize fund and how to watch". Absolute Pool. 20 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Scottish Open 2025: Draw, live scores, format, prize fund and how to watch". Absolute Pool. 29 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Scottish Open 2025". World Nineball Tour. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Scottish Open 2024: Draw, live scores, format, prize fund and how to watch". Absolute Pool. 30 April 2024.