2010 WPA World Eight-ball Championship
Tournament information | |
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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 | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
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
[edit]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 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 ; 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
[edit]Round of 32 7. April 2010 | Round of 16 8. April 2010 | QuarterFinal 9. April 2010 | SemiFinal 9. April 2010 | Final 10. April 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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19 | ![]() | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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13 | ![]() | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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13 | ![]() | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 | ![]() | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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17 | ![]() | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | ![]() | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ 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
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