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
Champion Ko Pin-yi
Runner-up Carlo Biado

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

The 128 participating players were divided into 16 groups, in which they competed in a double elimination tournamen 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:

Pahdashong Shognosh
Aloysius Yapp
Kamal Chawla
Liu Cheng-chieh
Desmothenes Pulpul
Waleed Majid
Muhammad Zulfikiri
John Rebong
Ramil Gallego
Sundeep Gulati
William Millares
Val Pauay
Sean Mark Malayan
Tomasz Kapłan
Roland Garcia
Oliver Medenilla
Elvis Calasang
Ivica Putnik
Jani Sekkinen
Raymart Camomot
Marc Bijsterbosch
Richard Alinsub
Sahroni Sahroni
Roland Dela Cruz
Michael Feliciano
Mark Aristotle Mendoza
Assis Tadique
Jerico Banares
Leonardo Didal
Mika Immonen
Erik Hjorleifson
Ricky Zerna

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

Boots Augusto
Christian Garlando
Ibrahim Bin Amir
Antonio Lining
Jordan Legaspi
Hsu Kai-lun
Martin Daigle
Raj Hundal
Mateusz Śniegocki
Vincent Goh
Won Sik-ham
Benjie Guevarra
Hunter Lombardo
Toh Lian Han
Rodney Morris
Babken Melkonyan
Chen Hsing-ting
Cheng Yu-hsuan
Dante Razaran
Behzad Zareifrad
Daryl Peach
Jomel Sultan
Daniele Corrieri
Thorsten Hohmann
Mark Rodriguez
Konstantin Stepanov
Mario He
Imran Majid
Jeffrey Calonge
Stephan Doiron
Jeong Young-hwa
Angelo Ariola

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 11
Irsal Nasution 11
Dennis Orcollo 8
Irsal Nasution 5
Ko Pin-yi 11
Alexander Kazakis 10
Ko Pin-yi 11
Ko Pin-yi 11
Rubén Bautista 3
Michał Turkowski 10
Rubén Bautista 11
Ko Pin-yi 11
Yang Ching-shun 7
Piotr Kudlik 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 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 2
Chang Jung-Lin 11
David Alcaide 11
Mieszko Fortuński 7
Raymund Faraon 11
Ryan Maglassang 5
Raymund Faraon 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 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
  1. "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.
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