2022 WPA World Ten-ball Championship

The 2022 WPA World Ten-ball Championship was a professional pool tournament for the discipline of ten-ball organised by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) and CueSports International. It was the seventh WPA World Ten-ball Championship. Held in Las Vegas, the event started on March 28 with the championship match on April 1.[1] The event featured a prize fund of $226,000.

2022 Predator World 10-Ball Championship
Tournament information
Dates28 March–1 April
VenueRio All-Suite Hotel & Casino
CityLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
Organisation(s)World Pool-Billiard Association
CueSports International
FormatDouble-elimination / single-elimination
DisciplineTen-ball
Total prize fund$226,000
Winner's share$60,000
Defending champion Eklent Kaçi (ALB)
Final
Champion Wojciech Szewczyk (POL)
Runner-up Christopher Tévez (PER)
Score10–8
2021

The competition began with 128 participants, selected according to world and continental pool rankings as well as qualifying events. The tournament was played as a double-elimination bracket until 32 players remained, at which point it changed to a single-elimination format.

Defending champion Eklent Kaçi of Albania reached the semi-finals before being eliminated, as did Jayson Shaw of Scotland. In the championship match, Wojciech Szewczyk of Poland defeated Christopher Tévez of Peru, 10–8.[2]

Knockout draw edit

The following results only show the single-elimination stage comprising the final 32 players. All matches at this stage were played as race-to-ten racks. Players in bold represent match winners.

 
First roundSecond roundQuarter-finalSemi-finalFinal
 
                  
 
 
 
 
  Naoyuki Ōi (JPN) 10
 
 
 
  Blaine Barcus (USA) 4
 
  Naoyuki Ōi 10
 
 
 
  Chris Reinhold 5
 
  John Schmidt (USA) 6
 
 
 
  Chris Reinhold (USA) 10
 
  Naoyuki Ōi 9
 
 
 
  Eklent Kaçi 10
 
  Konrad Juszczyszyn (POL) 7
 
 
 
  Lee Vann Corteza (PHI) 10
 
  Lee Vann Corteza 6
 
 
 
  Eklent Kaçi 10
 
  Alex Pagulayan (CAN) 3
 
 
 
  Eklent Kaçi (ALB) 10
 
  Eklent Kaçi 9
 
 
 
  Wojciech Szewczyk 10
 
  Shane Van Boening (USA) 6
 
 
 
  Daniel Macioł (POL) 10
 
  Daniel Macioł 8
 
 
 
  Edgie Geronimo 10
 
  Edgie Geronimo (PHI) 10
 
 
 
  Marc Bijsterbosch (NED) 6
 
  Edgie Geronimo 9
 
 
 
  Wojciech Szewczyk 10
 
  Wojciech Szewczyk (POL) 10
 
 
 
  Oscar Dominguez (USA) 6
 
  Wojciech Szewczyk 10
 
 
 
  Denis Grabe 6
 
  Eric Roberts (USA) 4
 
 
 
  Denis Grabe (EST) 10
 
  Wojciech Szewczyk 10
 
 
 
  Christopher Tévez 8
 
  Mieszko Fortuński (POL) 10
 
 
 
  Roberto Bartol (CRO) 9
 
  Mieszko Fortuński 7
 
 
 
  Sanjin Pehlivanović 10
 
  Justin Martin (USA) 2
 
 
 
  Sanjin Pehlivanović (BIH) 10
 
  Sanjin Pehlivanović 4
 
 
 
  Jayson Shaw 10
 
  Jonas Souto (ESP) 3
 
 
 
  Jayson Shaw (SCO) 10
 
  Jayson Shaw 10
 
 
 
  Francisco Sánchez Ruíz 5
 
  Ralf Souquet (GER) 5
 
 
 
  Francisco Sánchez Ruíz (ESP) 10
 
  Jayson Shaw 6
 
 
 
  Christopher Tévez 10
 
  David Alcaide (ESP) 6
 
 
 
  Christopher Tévez (PER) 10
 
  Christopher Tévez 10
 
 
 
  Carlo Biado 8
 
  Michael Schneider (SUI) 7
 
 
 
  Carlo Biado (PHI) 10
 
  Christopher Tévez 10
 
 
 
  Darren Appleton 3
 
  Sharik Sayed (SGP) 7
 
 
 
  Robbie Capito (HKG) 10
 
  Robbie Capito 9
 
 
 
  Darren Appleton 10
 
  Darren Appleton (ENG) 10
 
 
  Mika Immonen (FIN) 5
 

Source:[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Paradise, Keith (March 28, 2022). "Predator World 10-Ball Championship Kicks Off Today". azbilliards.com. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  2. ^ Paradise, Keith (April 2, 2022). "Szewczyk Survives to Win Predator World 10-Ball Championship". azbilliards.com. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Predator World 10-Ball Championship Brackets". probilliardseries.com. Retrieved 2 April 2022.