2015 WPA World Ten-ball Championship

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2015 WPA World 10-Ball Championship
Tournament information
Sport Ten-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
Champion Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Pin-yi
Runner-up Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlo Biado
  2011
2019  

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.

Contents

Taiwan's Ko Pin-yi won the World Cup by beating Filipino Carlo Biado 119 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

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

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]

PositionPrize
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

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

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
            
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeffrey de Luna 10
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jundel Mazon 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jundel Mazon 10
Flag of Indonesia.svg Irsal Nasution  [ de ]11
Flag of Indonesia.svg Irsal Nasution  [ de ]11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Dennis Orcollo 8
Flag of Indonesia.svg Irsal Nasution  [ de ]5
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Pin-yi 11
Flag of Greece.svg Alexander Kazakis 10
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Pin-yi 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Pin-yi 11
Flag of Mexico.svg Rubén Bautista  [ de ]3
Flag of Poland.svg Michał Turkowski  [ de ]10
Flag of Mexico.svg Rubén Bautista  [ de ]11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Pin-yi 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yang Ching-shun 7
Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Kudlik  [ de ]10
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wu Kun-lin 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wu Kun-lin 10
Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Chamat 11
Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Chamat 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Yu-Lung 5
Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Chamat 8
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yang Ching-shun 11
Flag of England.svg Stuart Pettman 7
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yang Ching-shun 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yang Ching-shun 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Baseth Mapandi 10
Flag of the Philippines.svg Baseth Mapandi 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Oliver Villafuerte 4
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Pin-yi 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Ping-chung 2
Flag of the Philippines.svg Emil Martinez 9
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Liu Ri-teng 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Liu Ri-teng 2
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng Yu-hsuan 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng Yu-hsuan 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg James Aranaz 4
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng Yu-hsuan 9
Flag of the Philippines.svg Warren Kiamco 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Warren Kiamco 11
Flag of Poland.svg Karol Skowerski 8
Flag of the Philippines.svg Warren Kiamco 11
Flag of England.svg Darren Appleton 5
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Flag of England.svg Darren Appleton 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Warren Kiamco 1
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Ping-chung 11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Klatt 10
Flag of Russia.svg Ruslan Chinakhov 11
Flag of Russia.svg Ruslan Chinakhov 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Ruben Cuna 8
Flag of the Philippines.svg Ruben Cuna 11
Flag of Estonia.svg Denis Grabe 4
Flag of Russia.svg Ruslan Chinakhov 10
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Ping-chung 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Ping-chung 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Patrick Gonzales 6
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Ping-chung 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jonas Magpantay 7
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Jui-an  [ de ]9
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jonas Magpantay 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Pin-yi 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlo Biado 9
Flag of the Philippines.svg Francisco Bustamante 9
Flag of Spain.svg David Alcaide 11
Flag of Spain.svg David Alcaide 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Jung-Lin 8
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Manuel Gama  [ de ]2
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Jung-Lin 11
Flag of Spain.svg David Alcaide 11
Flag of Poland.svg Mieszko Fortuński 7
Flag of the Philippines.svg Raymund Faraon  [ de ]11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Ryan Maglassang 5
Flag of the Philippines.svg Raymund Faraon  [ de ]9
Flag of Poland.svg Mieszko Fortuński 11
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marco Teutscher 9
Flag of Poland.svg Mieszko Fortuński 11
Flag of Spain.svg David Alcaide 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Johann Chua 9
Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Souquet 9
Flag of the Philippines.svg Johann Chua 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Johann Chua 11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Can 7
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Can 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Antonio Gabica 5
Flag of the Philippines.svg Johann Chua 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Lee Van Corteza 10
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Fu Che-wei 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Ronato Alcano 8
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Fu Che-wei 8
Flag of the Philippines.svg Lee Van Corteza 11
Flag of Austria.svg Albin Ouschan 9
Flag of the Philippines.svg Lee Van Corteza 11
Flag of Spain.svg David Alcaide 2
Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlo Biado 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Anton Raga 7
Flag of England.svg Karl Boyes 11
Flag of England.svg Karl Boyes 6
Flag of Poland.svg Radosław Babica 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Renemar David 10
Flag of Poland.svg Radosław Babica 11
Flag of Poland.svg Radosław Babica 7
Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlo Biado 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlo Biado 11
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Ekonomopoulos 7
Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlo Biado 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Romero Silvano 2
Flag of the Philippines.svg Romero Silvano 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Roberto Gomez 6
Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlo Biado 11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Haitao 7
Flag of the Philippines.svg Elmer Haya  [ de ]6
Flag of Finland.svg Petri Makkonen 11
Flag of Finland.svg Petri Makkonen 4
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ricky Yang 11
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ricky Yang 11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Morra 7
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ricky Yang 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Haitao 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jerico Bonus 7
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Haitao 11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Haitao 11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Pagulayan 10
Flag of South Korea.svg Ryu Seung-woo 6
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Pagulayan 11

References

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  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.
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