WPA Women's World Ten-ball Championship

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WPA Women's World Ten-ball Championship
Tournament information
Established 2009
Organisation(s) World Pool Association
Format Double-elimination / Single-elimination
Recent edition 2025
Current championFlag of the Philippines.svg  Chezka Centeno  (PHI)

The WPA Women's World Ten-ball Championship is a professional ten-ball pool tournament sanctioned by the World Pool Association (WPA). While the WPA World Ten-ball Championship was initially an open event, the women's specific championship has been held intermittently since 2009.

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History

The inaugural tournament was held in 2009 in Quezon City, Philippines. Rubilen Amit defeated Liu Shin-mei in the final. [1] In 2010, Austrian Jasmin Ouschan won the event in a hill-hill final against Kim Ga-young. [2] The following year, Kelly Fisher won her first world title by defeating Tsai Pei-chen 10‍–‍4. [3] Kim, who had been runner-up in 2010 won the 2012 event, following a 10‍–‍5 win over Chen Siming. [4] Amit became the first female player to win the title twice when she reclaimed it in 2013, defeating Fisher 10‍–‍7. [5]

After a nine-year hiatus, the event was revived as part of the Pro Billiard Series. The event, moved to Klagenfurt, Austria. Chou Chieh-yu won the 2022 event, defeating Wei Tzu-chien 9‍–‍3. [6] Chezka Centeno defeated Han Yu 9‍–‍5 in the 2023 final. Centeno went undefeated throughout the tournament, winning 71% of all the racks she played. [7]

In 2024, the format shifted toward a "sets" system. This meant that matches were played as the best of five sets, each set a race to four racks rather than a single long race to a specific number of racks. [8] The 2024 event was played in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Kristina Tkach and Seoa Seo's final in 2024 lasted over four and a half hours, went to a deciding set , with Tkach winning 3‍–‍2. [9] The event moved again in 2025, this time to Bali, Indonesia, Centeno won the event for the second time after a 3–2 set victory over Amit. [10]

List of winners

YearLocationWinnerRunner-upFinal scoreRef
2009 Flag of the Philippines.svg Manila, Philippines Flag of the Philippines.svg Rubilen Amit Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Liu Shin-mei 10–4 [1]
2010 Flag of the Philippines.svg Manila, Philippines Flag of Austria.svg Jasmin Ouschan Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Ga-young 9–8 [2]
2011 Flag of the Philippines.svg Manila, Philippines Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelly Fisher Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tsai Pei-chen 10–8 [3]
2012 Flag of the Philippines.svg Manila, Philippines Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Ga-young Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Siming 10–5 [4]
2013 Flag of the Philippines.svg Manila, Philippines Flag of the Philippines.svg Rubilen Amit Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelly Fisher 10–7 [5]
2022 Flag of Austria.svg Klagenfurt, Austria Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chou Chieh-yu Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wei Tzu-chien 9–3 [11]
2023 Flag of Austria.svg Klagenfurt, Austria Flag of the Philippines.svg Chezka Centeno Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Yu 9–5 [7]
2024 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg San Juan, Puerto Rico Flag of Russia.svg Kristina Tkach Flag of South Korea.svg Seoa Seo 3–2 (sets) [9]
2025 Flag of Indonesia.svg Bali, Indonesia Flag of the Philippines.svg Chezka Centeno Flag of the Philippines.svg Rubilen Amit 3–2 (sets) [8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Villar, Joey. "Amit first Pinay World 10-Ball champ". Philstar.com. Retrieved Jan 15, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Jasmin Ouschan wins Women's World 10-Ball Championship". AzBilliards. November 5, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Kelly Fisher Wins World 10B". Billiards Digest. November 4, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Pro9 - Europe's No.1 Pool Player Resource". www.pro9.co.uk. Retrieved Jan 15, 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Amit pockets World 10-ball plum at home". The Varsitarian. November 5, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Chou Is New Predator World Women's 10-Ball Champion". WPA Pool. September 10, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  7. 1 2 "WPA World 10-Ball Women's Championship 2023". Cuescore. October 22, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Chezka Centeno Crowned 2025 Predator WPA Women's 10-Ball World Champion in Bali". WPA Pool. October 13, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  9. 1 2 "Kristina Tkach Claims the 2024 WPA VenBilliards Women's World 10-Ball Title". WCBS Sport. November 17, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Chezka Centeno Crowned 2025 Predator WPA Women's 10-Ball World Champion". WPA Pool. October 13, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Chou Is New Predator World Women's 10-Ball Champion". WPA Pool. September 10, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
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