2015 WPA World Ten-ball Championship

2015 WPA World 10-Ball Championship
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
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Last updated February 23, 2023

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.

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]

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

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

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
	7

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

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References

1 2 "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 ]}

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[results-1] 1 2 "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.

[azbi_Mann-3] "Manny Pacquiao To Bring WPA World 10-Ball Championship to The Philippines In February". azbilliards.com. Retrieved August 16, 2018.

[SemiPreview-4] "Players Feel The Heat From On High". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2018.

[azbi_Moni-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.

[Spielplan-8] "Results" (PDF; 54,8 KB). wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association . Retrieved February 19, 2015.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

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