2019 WPA Players Championship

2019 Players Championship

Tournament information
Dates	12–19 April 2019 [1]
Venue	Griff’s Bar & Billiards, [2]
City	Las Vegas, Nevada
Country	United States
Organisation(s)	World Pool-Billiard Association and CueSports International
Format	Single elimination
Total prize fund	$66,000
Winner's share	$10,000
Final
Champion	Kevin Cheng  (TPE)
Runner-up	Carlo Biado  (PHL)
Score	12-11

The 2019 WPA Players Championship was a 9-Ball pool international event held in Las Vegas. ^[3] The event was organized jointly by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) and CueSports International (CI). ^[4] The event was played with alternate break rules, from a field of 64, with players qualifying from tours including the WPA and European Pocket Billiard Federation. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Tournament format

The event consisted of a field of 64 players, with qualification spots given to players in the following ratio:

Tournament Qualifiers	16
WPA rankings	16
APBU	8
EPBF	8
BCA	6
CPB	4
AAPA	2
OPBA	2
Wildcard	2
Total	64

Matches were played with a shot clock and under alternate break rules. ^[7]

Prize fund

The event had a prize fund of $66,000, with prize money being paid out of the players entrance fees, plus $50,000. ^[8]

	Prize Money
Winner	10,000 $
Finalist	7,000 $
Semifinalist	5,000 $
Quarterfinalist	3,000 $
last 16	1,500 $
Last 32	400 $
Consolation winner	1,500 $
Consolation runner-up	1,000 $
Consolation Semifinalist	500 $
Consolation Quarterfinalist	250 $
Consolation last 16	150 $
Total	66.000 $

References

1. "WPA Players Championship - Las Vegas (2019-04-12)". WPA Pool. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
2. "WPA Players Championship - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Archived from the original on 5 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019. Griff's Bar & Billiards
3. "2019 WPA Players Championship・要項 | JPBA｜日本プロポケットビリヤード連盟". JPBA｜日本プロポケットビリヤード連盟 (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 February 2019.
4. "The WPA and CSI to Produce the 2019 WPA Players Championship in Las Vegas". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019. World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) and CueSports International
5. "The WPA and CueSports International to Produce the 2019 WPA Players Championship in Las Vegas - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
6. "The WPA and CSI to Produce the 2019 WPA Players Championship in Las Vegas - Pool & Billiard Magazine". Pool & Billiard Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
7. "WPA Players Championship - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Archived from the original on 5 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
8. "Kevin Cheng Captures The WPA Players Championship In A Sudden Death Thriller Over Carlo Biado - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

External links

• 2019 WPA Players Championship at azbilliards.com