World Pool Masters
TheWorld Pool Mastersis an annual internationalnine-balltournament. Formerly, it was called theEuropean Pool Masters(until 1995) until players from other parts of the globe were invited.
History[edit]
Throughout much of its history, the tournament has been featuring sixteen world-classpoolplayers, competing insingle-eliminationformat. 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 inSM North EDSAMall inQuezon City,Metro Manila,Philippines.Ralf SouquetofGermanywon the said tournament for the record-setting sixth time, beating defending championDennis Orcolloof thePhilippines,8–5.[2]
For the2019 World Pool Masters,the field was changed to accompany 24 players, with seeded players being given a bye through the first round.[3]The2022 World Pool Masterswent 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[edit]
Records[edit]
- Ralf Souquetholds the record for winning the World Pool Masters the most times: six. (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2011).
- Shane Van Boeningholds the record for the most consecutive wins: two. (2014, 2015).
- The oldest pool player to ever win the tournament to date is Ralf Souquet ofGermany,at 42 years old at the time of his victory. The youngest isDaryl PeachofUnited Kingdom,aged 23 years old at the time of his victory.
Top Performers[edit]
| Name | Nationality | Winner | Runner-up | Finals | Semi-final or better |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralf Souquet |  Germany
|
6 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| Shane Van Boening |  United States
|
2 | 4 | 5 | |
| David Alcaide |  Spain
|
1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Francisco Bustamante |  Philippines
|
0 | 2 | ||
| Niels Feijen |  Netherlands
| ||||
| Thomas Engert | Germany
| ||||
| Darren Appleton |  England
|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Alex Pagulayan |  Canada
|
1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Earl Strickland | United States
|
4 | |||
| Alex Lely | Netherlands
|
3 | |||
| Dennis Orcollo | Philippines
| ||||
| Alexander Kazakis |  Greece
|
2 | |||
| Ko Pin-yi |  Chinese Taipei
|
- Active participants are shown inbold.
- In the event of identical records, players are sorted in alphabetical order by first name.
References[edit]
- ^Matchroom Sport (January 28, 2010)."Masters Invites Announced".AzBilliards.com.Retrieved2010-01-31.
- ^Matchroom Sport (September 5, 2011)."Souquet wins Masters for the sixth time".MatchroomPool.com.Retrieved2011-09-08.
- ^"Expanded World Pool Masters Returns To Gibraltar, March 29–31 – Matchroom Pool".Matchroom Pool.Retrieved31 December2018.
External links[edit]
- Official site
- Tournament History of the World Pool Masters
- Pictures from the 2011 World Pool Masters
- Pictures from the 2010 World Pool Masters
- World Pool Masters News
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