WPA World Ten-ball Championship

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The WPA World Ten-ball Championship is a professional ten-ball pool tournament sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA). The event was first held in 2008 in the Philippines, and the following events being played in 2008, and 2009, before missing 2010, and played in 2011. The event was resurrected in 2015, by boxer Manny Pacquiao, campaigning to the WPA for the event to be moved from Metro Manila to General Santos. An event for 2018 was announced in June 2018, but was postponed until relocating to the USA in 2019.

History[]

In 2008 the World Ten-ball Championship was held, with prizes totaling US$400,000 (₱18,860,000), was held at the Philippine International Convention Center, Manila, September 29 through October 5, 2008. There were 128 players competing, representing 44 countries. Vice-President of the Philippines Noli de Castro made the ceremonial opening break shot, witnessed by officials of the WPA, International Olympic Committee, Philippine Sports Commission, Philippine Olympic Committee, Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines, and tournament organizer Raya Sports.[1]

In the final, England's Darren Appleton defeated Nineteen-year-old Wu Chia-ching, who was using a borrowed cue stick, winning $100,000.[2][3] Appleton was also quoted as saying: "Pool is an easy choice for me as a sport as I have to choose among boxing, football and pool among others. But this victory is sweeter for me and I have to dedicate this to my parents, whose relationship is in the rocks. With the $100,000 grand prize, first, I have to give some to my parents, because we had a difficult way of living."[4][5]

WPA president Ian Anderson would later announce: "This early, there's a strong clamor for the WTBC and it will definitely be back next year in Manila. It will be staged October of next year and there's also the Philippine Open to be held June 2009. I think Manila is the best place to go in hosting pool and it is living up to its billing as the pool Mecca in Asia."[6] The event would later take place in 2009, being won by Finn Mika Immonen, and then again in 2011 by Dutchman Huidji See. A later event, was reimagined by boxer Manny Pacquiao, with the event being won by Taipei's Ko Pin-yi.

On July 30, 2018, the WPA announced the return of the World Ten-ball Championship.[7] Initially, the event was set to take place in the Philippines,[7] but was postponed later.

Winners[]

The following is a list of World Ten-Ball Champions.

Year Host Final Semifinalists
Winner Score Runner-up
2008  Philippines United Kingdom
Darren Appleton 		13–11 China
Wu Jia-qing 		Philippines
Demosthenes Pulpul 		Netherlands
Niels Feijen
2009  Philippines Finland
Mika Immonen 		11–6 Philippines
Lee Van Corteza 		Philippines
Antonio Lining 		Spain
David Alcaide
2011  Philippines Netherlands
Huidji See 		11–8 China
Jian-Bo Fu 		Philippines
Carlo Biado 		Japan
Yukio Akagariyama
2015  Philippines Chinese Taipei
Ko Pin-yi 		11–9 Philippines
Carlo Biado 		Chinese Taipei
Ko Ping-chung 		Spain
David Alcaide
2019  United States Chinese Taipei
Ko Ping-chung 		10–7 Germany
Joshua Filler 		Chinese Taipei
Ko Pin-yi 		Japan
Masato Yoshioka
 United States Albania
Eklent Kaçi 		10–6 Japan
Naoyuki Ōi 		Philippines
Johann Chua 		Singapore
Aloysius Yapp

References[]

  1. ^ ABS-CBNNews.com, "World Ten Ball Kicks Off in Manila; 128 in Main Draw"
  2. ^ sports.inquirer.net, "Pulpul's Magical Run Ends" Archived June 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ abs-cbnnews.com, "Pulpul Fails to Reach World 10-Ball Finals"
  4. ^ Manila Standard Today, "Appleton's 16-year Wait Over"
  5. ^ IHT.com, Appleton Wins World 10-ball Title
  6. ^ abs-cbnnews.com, Appleton makes history as 1st World Ten Ball champ
  7. ^ a b "Press Release - World 10-Ball Championship - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. June 30, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
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