2022 WPA World Ten-ball Championship explained

2022 Predator World 10-Ball Championship
Sport:Ten-ball
Location:Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Startdate:28 March
Enddate:1 April
Format:Double-elimination / single-elimination
Organisation:World Pool-Billiard Association
CueSports International
Venue:Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino
Total Prize Fund:$226,000
Winners Share:$60,000
Score:10–8
Previous:2021

The 2022 WPA World Ten-ball Championship was a professional pool tournament for the discipline of ten-ball organised by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) and CueSports International. It was the seventh WPA World Ten-ball Championship. Held in Las Vegas, the event started on March 28 with the championship match on April 1.[1] The event featured a prize fund of $226,000.

The competition began with 128 participants, selected according to world and continental pool rankings as well as qualifying events. The tournament was played as a double-elimination bracket until 32 players remained, at which point it changed to a single-elimination format.

Defending champion Eklent Kaçi of Albania reached the semi-finals before being eliminated, as did Jayson Shaw of Scotland. In the championship match, Wojciech Szewczyk of Poland defeated Christopher Tévez of Peru, 10–8.[2]

Knockout draw

The following results only show the single-elimination stage comprising the final 32 players. All matches at this stage were played as race-to-ten racks. Players in bold represent match winners.Source:[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Predator World 10-Ball Championship Kicks Off Today . Keith . Paradise . azbilliards.com . March 28, 2022 . April 2, 2022.
  2. News: Szewczyk Survives to Win Predator World 10-Ball Championship . Keith . Paradise . azbilliards.com . April 2, 2022 . April 2, 2022.
  3. Web site: Predator World 10-Ball Championship Brackets. probilliardseries.com. 2 April 2022.