2010 WPA World Nine-ball Championship explained

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2010
Location:	Doha, Qatar
Start Date:	25 June 2010
End Date:	5 July 2010
Sport:	9-ball
Participants:	128
Tournament Format:	Double elimination / Single elimination
Host:	WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Champion:	Philippines Francisco Bustamante
Runner-Up1:	Kuo Po-cheng
Previous:	2007
Next:	2011

The 2010 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the professional nine-ball pocket billiards (pool) championship, sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA). It was held from 29 June through 5 July in Doha, Qatar, hosted by the Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation. Qualifying tournaments were held from 25 through 29 June in the same city.

Tournament format

• Double elimination tournament during the group stage. All matches are races to nine racks.
• There are 16 groups; each group has eight players. Two wins qualifies the player to the knockout round, while two losses eliminates them.
• Single elimination tournament during the knockout stage. All matches are races to eleven racks, except for the final which is race to 13.

Group stage

Group 16

Knockout stage

Semifinals and Final

References

• Web site: Stage 2 - Double Elimination . 2011-02-26 . CueSportsIndia.com.
• Web site: Stage 2 - Knock-Out . 2011-02-26 . CueSportsIndia.com.