The WPA 10-Ball World Championship 2015 was the fourth edition of the WPA World 10-ball Championship, the world championship for the discipline of 10-ball pool. It took place from February 17 to 21, 2015 at the SM City Activity Center in General Santos, Philippines.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Ten-Ball |
| Location | SM City Activity Center General Santos, Manila, Philippines |
| Dates | February 17, 2015–February 21, 2015 |
Tournament format(s) | Round robin / Single Elimination |
| Host(s) | WPA World Ten-ball Championship |
| Participants | 128 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion |  Ko Pin-yi |
| Runner-up |  Carlo Biado |
Taiwan's Ko Pin-yi won the World Cup by beating Filipino Carlo Biado 11–9 in the final.[1] In the semi-final, Ko defeated his younger brother Ko Ping-chung, whereas Biado won against Spaniard David Alcaide.[1]
Defending champion was Dutchman Huidji See, who won the 2011 event but did not participate in this event.
Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao successfully campaigned against the WPA to select his hometown, General Santos, as the venue for the event, in which he has already organized several pool-billiards tournaments.[2][3] The tournament was attended by 128 players from over 20 countries. A total of $200,000 in prize money was distributed, the World Champion received $40,000.
Format edit
The 128 participating players were divided into 16 groups, in which they competed in a double elimination tournament against each other. The remaining 64 players in each group qualified for the final round played in the knockout system.[4]
Prize money edit
Below was the advertised prize fund for the event. However, shortly after the event, many players commented that they had not received the full prize funds for the event.[5]
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| First place (champion) | $40,000 |
| Second place (runner-up) | $20,000 |
| Third place (semi-finalist | $10,000 |
| Fifth place (quarter-finalist) | $7,000 |
| Ninth place (loser in round of 16) | $5,000 |
| 17th place (loser in round of 32) | $1,250 |
| 33rd place (loser in round of 64) | $700 |
| 65th place (loser in preliminaries) | $300 |
Preliminary round edit
The preliminary round took place from February 17 to 19.[6]
The following 32 players won once in the preliminary round and lost twice, which means early retirement and places 65 to 96:
- Pahdashong Shognosh
Aloysius Yapp
Kamal Chawla
Liu Cheng-chieh
Desmothenes Pulpul
Waleed Majid
Muhammad Zulfikiri- John Rebong
- Ramil Gallego
- Sundeep Gulati
- William Millares
- Val Pauay
- Sean Mark Malayan
Tomasz Kapłan- Roland Garcia
- Oliver Medenilla
- Elvis Calasang
Ivica Putnik
Jani Sekkinen- Raymart Camomot
Marc Bijsterbosch- Richard Alinsub
- Sahroni Sahroni
- Roland Dela Cruz
- Michael Feliciano
- Mark Aristotle Mendoza
- Assis Tadique
- Jerico Banares
- Leonardo Didal
Mika Immonen
Erik Hjorleifson- Ricky Zerna
The following 32 players lost twice in the preliminary round, which means early retirement and places 97–128.[7]
- Boots Augusto
- Christian Garlando
Ibrahim Bin Amir- Antonio Lining
- Jordan Legaspi
- Hsu Kai-lun
- Martin Daigle
- Raj Hundal
- Mateusz Śniegocki
- Vincent Goh
Won Sik-ham- Benjie Guevarra
- Hunter Lombardo
- Toh Lian Han
- Rodney Morris
Babken Melkonyan- Chen Hsing-ting
- Cheng Yu-hsuan
- Dante Razaran
Behzad Zareifrad
Daryl Peach- Jomel Sultan
Daniele Corrieri
Thorsten Hohmann- Mark Rodriguez
Konstantin Stepanov
Mario He- Imran Majid
- Jeffrey Calonge
- Stephan Doiron
- Jeong Young-hwa
- Angelo Ariola
Knockout round edit
The final round took place from February 19 to 21.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b "WPA World 10-Ball Championship 2015". azbilliards.com. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ^ Ted Lerner (January 23, 2015). "Manny Pacquiao to bring WPA World 10-Ball Championship to the Philippines in February". wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ "Manny Pacquiao To Bring WPA World 10-Ball Championship to The Philippines In February". azbilliards.com. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ^ "Players Feel The Heat From On High". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ "Monies Missing in Pacquiao Events". azbilliards.com. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ^ Ted Lerner (February 17, 2015). "Striding, And Stumbling, Out Of The Gates". wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
- ^ Ted Lerner (February 18, 2015). "Orcollo Pulls A Second Great Escape". wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
- ^ "Results" (PDF; 54,8 KB). wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Retrieved February 19, 2015.[permanent dead link]
External links edit
- WPA World 10-Ball Championship 2015 at azbilliards.com