2015 WPA World Ten-ball Championship

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.

2015 WPA World 10-Ball Championship
Tournament information
SportTen-Ball
LocationSM City Activity Center
General Santos, Manila, Philippines
DatesFebruary 17, 2015–February 21, 2015
Tournament
format(s)
Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)WPA World Ten-ball Championship
Participants128
Final positions
ChampionChinese Taipei Ko Pin-yi
Runner-upPhilippines Carlo Biado
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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

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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

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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

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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:

The following 32 players lost twice in the preliminary round, which means early retirement and places 97–128.[7]

Knockout round

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The final round took place from February 19 to 21.[8]

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter final Semi-final Final
            
  Jeffrey de Luna 10
  Jundel Mazon 11
  Jundel Mazon 10
  Irsal Nasution [de] 11
  Irsal Nasution [de] 11
  Dennis Orcollo 8
  Irsal Nasution [de] 5
  Ko Pin-yi 11
  Alexander Kazakis 10
  Ko Pin-yi 11
  Ko Pin-yi 11
  Rubén Bautista [de] 3
  Michał Turkowski [de] 10
  Rubén Bautista [de] 11
  Ko Pin-yi 11
  Yang Ching-shun 7
  Piotr Kudlik [de] 10
  Wu Kun-lin 11
  Wu Kun-lin 10
  Marcus Chamat 11
  Marcus Chamat 11
  Chang Yu-Lung 5
  Marcus Chamat 8
  Yang Ching-shun 11
  Stuart Pettman 7
  Yang Ching-shun 11
  Yang Ching-shun 11
  Baseth Mapandi 10
  Baseth Mapandi 11
  Oliver Villafuerte 4
  Ko Pin-yi 11
  Ko Ping-chung 2
  Emil Martinez 9
  Liu Ri-teng 11
  Liu Ri-teng 2
  Cheng Yu-hsuan 11
  Cheng Yu-hsuan 11
  James Aranaz 4
  Cheng Yu-hsuan 9
  Warren Kiamco 11
  Warren Kiamco 11
  Karol Skowerski 8
  Warren Kiamco 11
  Darren Appleton 5
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  Darren Appleton 11
  Warren Kiamco 1
  Ko Ping-chung 11
  Jason Klatt 10
  Ruslan Chinakhov 11
  Ruslan Chinakhov 11
  Ruben Cuna 8
  Ruben Cuna 11
  Denis Grabe 4
  Ruslan Chinakhov 10
  Ko Ping-chung 11
  Ko Ping-chung 11
  Patrick Gonzales 6
  Ko Ping-chung 11
  Jonas Magpantay 7
  Hsu Jui-an [de] 9
  Jonas Magpantay 11
  Ko Pin-yi 11
  Carlo Biado 9
  Francisco Bustamante 9
  David Alcaide 11
  David Alcaide 11
  Chang Jung-Lin 8
  Manuel Gama [de] 2
  Chang Jung-Lin 11
  David Alcaide 11
  Mieszko Fortuński 7
  Raymund Faraon [de] 11
  Ryan Maglassang 5
  Raymund Faraon [de] 9
  Mieszko Fortuński 11
  Marco Teutscher 9
  Mieszko Fortuński 11
  David Alcaide 11
  Johann Chua 9
  Ralf Souquet 9
  Johann Chua 11
  Johann Chua 11
  Wang Can 7
  Wang Can 11
  Antonio Gabica 5
  Johann Chua 11
  Lee Van Corteza 10
  Fu Che-wei 11
  Ronato Alcano 8
  Fu Che-wei 8
  Lee Van Corteza 11
  Albin Ouschan 9
  Lee Van Corteza 11
  David Alcaide 2
  Carlo Biado 11
  Anton Raga 7
  Karl Boyes 11
  Karl Boyes 6
  Radosław Babica 11
  Renemar David 10
  Radosław Babica 11
  Radosław Babica 7
  Carlo Biado 11
  Carlo Biado 11
  Nikos Ekonomopoulos 7
  Carlo Biado 11
  Romero Silvano 2
  Romero Silvano 11
  Roberto Gomez 6
  Carlo Biado 11
  Liu Haitao 7
  Elmer Haya [de] 6
  Petri Makkonen 11
  Petri Makkonen 4
  Ricky Yang 11
  Ricky Yang 11
  John Morra 7
  Ricky Yang 6
  Liu Haitao 11
  Jerico Bonus 7
  Liu Haitao 11
  Liu Haitao 11
  Alex Pagulayan 10
  Ryu Seung-woo 6
  Alex Pagulayan 11

References

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  1. ^ a b "WPA World 10-Ball Championship 2015". azbilliards.com. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Manny Pacquiao To Bring WPA World 10-Ball Championship to The Philippines In February". azbilliards.com. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "Players Feel The Heat From On High". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  5. ^ "Monies Missing in Pacquiao Events". azbilliards.com. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Results" (PDF; 54,8 KB). wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Retrieved February 19, 2015.[permanent dead link]
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