World Pool Masters Explained

The World Pool Masters is an annual international nine-ball tournament. Formerly, it was called the European Pool Masters (until 1995) until players from other parts of the globe were invited.

History

Throughout much of its history, the tournament has been featuring sixteen world-class pool players, competing in single-elimination format. In 2010, the number of players was doubled to 32. The first round of the event was played in double elimination with the second round in single-elimination.[1]

In 2011, the tournament reverted to the original 16-player single-elimination format, with each match a race-to-8, winner breaks. The 2011 edition was held in SM North EDSA Mall in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Ralf Souquet of Germany won the said tournament for the record-setting sixth time, beating defending champion Dennis Orcollo of the Philippines, 8–5.[2]

For the 2019 World Pool Masters, the field was changed to accompany 24 players, with seeded players being given a bye through the first round.[3] The 2022 World Pool Masters went back to its original format, inviting 16 players, with 8 seeded players meeting the other 8 in the first round of the single-elimination tournament.

Winners

DateLocation WinnerRunner-upFinal score
1993Plymouth, England Werner Duregger Ralf Souquet2–1 (sets)
1994Doncaster, England Ralf Souquet Jimmy White2–1 (sets)
1995Blackpool, England Daryl Peach Lee Kendall2–0 (sets)
1996Blackpool, England Vincent Facquet2–1 (sets)
1997Thurrock, England Earl Strickland Tommy Donlon2–1 (sets)
1998Thurrock, England Francisco Bustamante Ralf Souquet11–9
1999Thurrock, England Alex Lely Efren Reyes7–5
2000Thurrock, England Alex Lely7–3
2001Thurrock, England Earl Strickland7–6
2002Milton Keynes, England Efren Reyes9–4
2003Egmond, Netherlands Tony Drago Hsia Hui-kai8–6
2004Egmond, Netherlands Thomas Engert Oliver Ortmann8–6
2005Doncaster, England Raj Hundal Rodney Morris8–7
2006Egmond, Netherlands Alex Pagulayan8–4
2007Egmond, Netherlands David Alcaide8–5
2008Las Vegas, United States Alex Pagulayan Mika Immonen8–6
2009Las Vegas, United States Darren Appleton Nick van den Berg8–4
Las Vegas, United States Dennis Orcollo Toru Kuribayashi8–3
Quezon City, Philippines Dennis Orcollo8–5
Kielce, Poland Karol Skowerski Mateusz Śniegocki8–6
2013Barnsley, England Niels Feijen Darren Appleton8–6
2014Nottingham, England Shane Van Boening Nikos Ekonomopoulos8–2
2015Manchester, England Darren Appleton8–2
2017Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar David Alcaide Jayson Shaw8–7
2018Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Shane Van Boening8–4
2019Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Alexander Kazakis9–8
2020Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021Europa Sports Park, Gibraltar Alexander Kazakis Shane Van Boening9–0
2022Europa Sports Park, Gibraltar Joshua Filler Lo Ho Sum9–6
2023Brentwood, England Ko Pin-yi Eklent Kaçi13–5
2024Hildesheim, Germany Fedor Gorst Joshua Filler13–12

Records

Top Performers

NameNationalityWinnerRunner-upFinals
or better
Ralf Souquet6288
Shane Van Boening245
David Alcaide133
Francisco Bustamante02
Niels Feijen4
Thomas Engert3
Darren Appleton1234
Alex Pagulayan125
Earl Strickland4
Alex Lely3
Dennis Orcollo
Alexander Kazakis2
Ko Pin-yi13
Fedor Gorst11

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Masters Invites Announced . January 28, 2010 . 2010-01-31 . Matchroom Sport . AzBilliards.com.
  2. Web site: Souquet wins Masters for the sixth time . September 5, 2011 . 2011-09-08 . Matchroom Sport . MatchroomPool.com.
  3. Web site: Expanded World Pool Masters Returns To Gibraltar, March 29–31 – Matchroom Pool . Matchroom Pool . 31 December 2018 .

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