| WPA World 8-Ball Championship 2010 | |
| Location: | Fujairah, United Arab Emirates |
| Venue: | Fujairah Exhibition Centre, Al Diar Siji Hotel |
| Start Date: | April 4, 2010 |
| End Date: | April 10, 2010 |
| Sport: | Eight-ball |
| Participants: | 64 |
| Tournament Format: | Double Elimination / Single Elimination |
| Host: | WPA World Eight-ball Championship |
| Champion: | Karl Boyes |
| Runner-Up1: | Niels Feijen |
| Previous: | 2008 |
| Next: | 2011 |
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]
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 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 ; 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]