2010 WPA World Eight-ball Championship

WPA World 8-Ball Championship 2010
Tournament information
Sport	Eight-ball
Location	Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
Dates	April 4, 2010–April 10, 2010
Tournament; format(s)	Double Elimination / Single Elimination
Host(s)	WPA World Eight-ball Championship
Venue	Fujairah Exhibition Centre, Al Diar Siji Hotel
Participants	64
Final positions
Champion	Karl Boyes
Runner-up	Niels Feijen
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The 2010 WPA World Eight-ball Championship was an eight-ball world championship, organized by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA), and held 4–10 April 2010 at the Fujairah Exhibition Centre of the Al Diar Siji Hotel in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. A total of 64 players competed in the tournament.

The event was won by Englishman Karl Boyes, who defeated Niels Feijen in the final 13–12.^[1]^[2]

Tournament summary

The event was split into two sections, a double elimination round, splitting the field from 64 to 32, and then a traditional knockout round.^[3] In this round, former two time 9-Ball world champion Thorsten Hohmann lost to Masaki Tanaki [de] 8–7, thanks to a miscue in the final rack.^[4]

David Alcaide also lost in this round of the tournament, despite being 5–3 ahead of Oliver Medenillia [de]; he would lose 8–6.^[4] Mika Immonen lost in the round of 32 to Ruslan Chinachov.^[5] Chinachov would make it to the semi-finals where he would lose to Karl Boyes, whilst Feijen would overcome Darren Appleton.^[2]

In the final, Boyes had the much better start and led Fiejen 4-0 and 11–5, before his opponent started a catch-up and levelled at 12-12. Boyes won the final rack, winning 13–12.^[1]

Tournament bracket

Round of 32 7. April 2010			Round of 16 8. April 2010			QuarterFinal 9. April 2010			SemiFinal 9. April 2010			Final 10. April 2010

5	Ricky Yang	8

20	Jeff de Luna	10
			20	Jeffrey de Luna	10

			4	Lee Van Corteza	2
	Dennis Orcollo	9

4	Lee Vann Corteza	10
						20	Jeffrey de Luna	5

						19	Ruslan Tschinachow	10
19	Ruslan Chinachov	10

1	Mika Immonen	5
			19	Ruslan Tschinachow	10

			13	Yukio Akakariyama	7
	Francis Crevier [de]	6

13	Yukio Akakariyama	10
									19	Ruslan Tschinachow	2

									9	Karl Boyes	10
Ronato Alcano		10

Scott Higgins [de]		3
			Ronato Alcano		4

			Venancio Tanio		10
Venancio Tanio [de]		10

Jalal al-Saresi [de]		6
							Venancio Tanio	5

						9	Karl Boyes	10
9	Karl Boyes	10

	Masaaki Tanaka [de]	3
			9	Karl Boyes	10

				Stephan Cohen	6
Chang Pei-Wei		5

Stephan Cohen		10
												9	Karl Boyes	13

												7	Niels Feijen	12
2	Ralf Souquet	10

	Huidji See	0
			2	Ralf Souquet	9

			7	Niels Feijen	10
	Bashar Hussain [de]	5

7	Niels Feijen	10
						7	Niels Feijen	10

							Andreas Roschkowsky	6
Andreas Roschkowsky [de]		10

Mateusz Śniegocki		7
				Andreas Roschkowsky	10

			8	Marcus Chamat	6
8	Marcus Chamat	10

11	Shane Van Boening	1
									7	Niels Feijen	10

									3	Darren Appleton	6
Raymund Faraon [de]		1

Ko Pin-yi		10
				Ko Pin-yi	8

			3	Darren Appleton	10
	John Morra	4

3	Darren Appleton	10
						3	Darren Appleton	10

							Joven Alba	8
17	Antonio Gabica	10

10	Marlon Manalo	6
			17	Antonio Gabica	8

				Joven Alba	10
Oliver Medinilla [de]		3

Joven Alba		10

References

^ ^a ^b "World 8-Ball Finals". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Only Two Men Left in Fujairah". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
^ "Etisalat WPA World Eight Ball Championships Opening Day". azbilliards.com. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Eliminations Complete for Round of Thirty-Two". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2018. Masaki Tanaki
^ "Day Four of the World 8-Ball Championships". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2018.

External links

[final-1] "World 8-Ball Finals". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.

[Semifinal-2] "Only Two Men Left in Fujairah". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2018.

[overview-3] "Etisalat WPA World Eight Ball Championships Opening Day". azbilliards.com. Retrieved December 31, 2018.

[Doubleknockout-4] "Eliminations Complete for Round of Thirty-Two". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2018. Masaki Tanaki

[azbi_DayF-5] "Day Four of the World 8-Ball Championships". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2018.

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