WITH THE Dynamic Billiards LASKO OPEN playing to a conclusion this Monday 28th February the closing stages of the tournament will be available for European television stations to broadcast live. Produced by billiards-specialist production house Kozoom, the programme will consist of the two semi-finals and final.
Taking place in the picturesque Slovenian town of Lasko, the live broadcast starts at 16:00 local time (15.00 GMT) with the first of the two semi-finals. The second semi-final gets underway at 17.30 and the final breaks off at 19.00.
The Dynamic Billiard Lasko Open is the first event of 2022 on the Euro Tour and the season is made up of six tournaments throughout the year. Confirmed television stations so far are:
TVP Sport - Poland
ORF - Austria
SPORTKLUB TV - Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Bulgaria & Greece
All of the above broadcasters will be supplying their own commentary.
For the rest of the world the programming will be streamed free-to-view on TV.Kozoom.com with English commentary.
David Morris, President of the IBP, the commercial arm of the EPBF commented, ‘Live TV broadcast had always been part of the future of the Euro Tour and we’re excited that this has become a reality in 2022. This initiative will be of huge benefit to our sponsors and players as well as fans and I believe that this will be the beginnings of something much bigger.
‘The Euro Tour has always been a showcase for the best players in Europe and with our live TV initiative, we’ll hopefully be bringing high-quality pool to a whole new audience. I expect to add an increasing number of European broadcasters to our roster as the season progresses.,” he added.