Predator Euro Tour Series
GRIDX, Luxembourg
2026 Predator Luxembourg Open
DOWN TO THE QUARTER FINALS IN LUXEMBOURG
9th May 2026
AS THE PREDATOR Luxembourg Open continued through its penultimate day, the respective fields in both men’s and women’s are down to the final eight players. Taking place at the GridX complex in Wickrange in the south-west corner of the country, the men’s and women’s tournaments play out to a conclusion on Sunday evening.
In the men’s competition, Joshua Filler is on track to keep his unparalleled Euro Tour success rate going as he defeated countryman Fabrizio Ingrasci by 9-2. Ingrasci at just 16 years-old had a tournament to remember, particularly his hill-hill defeat of Ante Sola (Croatia) to see him into the last 16. Another German youngster going even better is Valentin Schmitz who defeated Paul Vilches-Pardo by 9-6 to make the last eight.
Aleksa Pecelj of Serbia can go back as far as 2021 for when he reached his only Euro Tour final, but he’s well placed after beating Austria’s Daniel Guttenberger 9-6 to secure his quarter-final berth. Pecelj lost his opening match of the tournament so had to do it the hard way, starting at 9.00 this morning and winning five hard games to secure his progress.
He said, “I lost in the first round so I had to go back to the losers’ side and grind it out but I played five matches today so I’m really happy that I managed to cross the line. I had all tough matches to be honest, in the losers round, every match was a nail-biter so I’m really happy. Daniel is a close friend of mine so it’s always tough to play against him so I’m happy that I won. I’m trying to play match by match but I know that I can win it. I reached a final before and I lost to Fran (Sanchez Ruiz) but I think it’s time to win, not just reach the final.”
He will face Wiktor Zielinski, who enjoyed a 9-5 win over Max Lechner (Austria) to keep his momentum going at his second Predator Euro Tour event in over two years. Zielinski is a three-time Euro Tour champion, including winning as a 16-year-old back in 2017.
Commented Zielinski, “I’m pretty happy. Max is a world-class player so it’s never an easy battle with him so I’m happy that I made the last ball of this match. It’s just one step of many to claim the title tomorrow. My game is OK; it could be better with some improvements on break but I’m getting there and with each match I’m getting stronger and stronger so hopefully I will keep it up for tomorrow. It’s one ball at a time, one match, step-by-step and I’m not thinking about the title just the quarter-final at 10am tomorrow. That’s what I’m focused on right now.”
In the Predator Luxembourg Women’s Open Germany’s Pia Filler emulated her partner Joshua in making the last eight and she goes up against the dangerous Ana Gradisnik in her quest for a fourth Euro Tour title. Filler white-washed Oliwia Zalewska (Poland) 7-0 to progress through.
She said, “I played quite well I’d say. It felt smooth and easy even though I ran out of a few positions but I just kept making balls. I saw going on the one-loss side a little bit positive because I got to play more matches so today, I played three matches and was quite excited about it. If you go through on the winners side you might have just one match a day, and I like to play more and I enjoyed it.
I’m happy I’m through and Josh is through and tomorrow is a new day and I want to give it all and of course we’re here to win.”
Finally, Ina Kaplan, such a dominant force on the Women’s Euro Tour over the past few years, is back in the hunt for another title as she won through over the Netherland’s Jolien Schuurman.
Commented Ina, “It was great match. I was a bit surprised because 9.00 in the evening is not my best time to play pool but I really played solid and made two runouts and made one mistake but other than that I played really good. I’m feeling pretty good and would play every tournament that I could but at this stage I have two kids and a job so I just have to prioritise. I will play my best tomorrow and I’m always here to win.”
The final day’s play starts at the quarter-final stage on Sunday morning at 10.00 in the both events. The semi-finals follow at 13.00 and 17.00, with title deciders scheduled for 20.00.
Tables 1 and 2 at the Predator Luxembourg Opens will be streamed throughout on YouTube, via the Pro Billiard TV channel - https://www.youtube.com/@ProBilliardTV
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