2022 Predator World 10-Ball Championship
Tournament information
Dates28 March–1 April
VenueRio All-Suite Hotel & Casino
CityLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
Organisation(s)World Pool-Billiard Association
CueSports International
FormatDouble-elimination / single-elimination
DisciplineTen-ball
Total prize fund$226,000
Winner's share$60,000
Defending champion Eklent Kaçi (ALB)
Final
Champion Wojciech Szewczyk (POL)
Runner-up Christopher Tévez (PER)
Score10–8
← 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.

 
First roundSecond roundQuarter-finalSemi-finalFinal
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 Naoyuki Ōi (JPN) 10
 
 
 
 Blaine Barcus (USA) 4
 
Japan Naoyuki Ōi 10
 
 
 
United States Chris Reinhold 5
 
 John Schmidt (USA) 6
 
 
 
 Chris Reinhold (USA) 10
 
Japan Naoyuki Ōi 9
 
 
 
Albania Eklent Kaçi 10
 
 Konrad Juszczyszyn (POL) 7
 
 
 
 Lee Vann Corteza (PHI) 10
 
Philippines Lee Vann Corteza 6
 
 
 
Albania Eklent Kaçi 10
 
 Alex Pagulayan (CAN) 3
 
 
 
 Eklent Kaçi (ALB) 10
 
Albania Eklent Kaçi 9
 
 
 
Poland Wojciech Szewczyk 10
 
 Shane Van Boening (USA) 6
 
 
 
 Daniel Macioł (POL) 10
 
Poland Daniel Macioł 8
 
 
 
Philippines Edgie Geronimo 10
 
 Edgie Geronimo (PHI) 10
 
 
 
 Marc Bijsterbosch (NED) 6
 
Philippines Edgie Geronimo 9
 
 
 
Poland Wojciech Szewczyk 10
 
 Wojciech Szewczyk (POL) 10
 
 
 
 Oscar Dominguez (USA) 6
 
Poland Wojciech Szewczyk 10
 
 
 
Estonia Denis Grabe 6
 
 Eric Roberts (USA) 4
 
 
 
 Denis Grabe (EST) 10
 
Poland Wojciech Szewczyk 10
 
 
 
Peru Christopher Tévez 8
 
 Mieszko Fortuński (POL) 10
 
 
 
 Roberto Bartol (CRO) 9
 
Poland Mieszko Fortuński 7
 
 
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanjin Pehlivanović 10
 
 Justin Martin (USA) 2
 
 
 
 Sanjin Pehlivanović (BIH) 10
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanjin Pehlivanović 4
 
 
 
Scotland Jayson Shaw 10
 
 Jonas Souto (ESP) 3
 
 
 
 Jayson Shaw (SCO) 10
 
Scotland Jayson Shaw 10
 
 
 
Spain Francisco Sánchez Ruíz 5
 
 Ralf Souquet (GER) 5
 
 
 
 Francisco Sánchez Ruíz (ESP) 10
 
Scotland Jayson Shaw 6
 
 
 
Peru Christopher Tévez 10
 
 David Alcaide (ESP) 6
 
 
 
 Christopher Tévez (PER) 10
 
Peru Christopher Tévez 10
 
 
 
Philippines Carlo Biado 8
 
 Michael Schneider (SUI) 7
 
 
 
 Carlo Biado (PHI) 10
 
Peru Christopher Tévez 10
 
 
 
England Darren Appleton 3
 
 Sharik Sayed (SGP) 7
 
 
 
 Robbie Capito (HKG) 10
 
Hong Kong Robbie Capito 9
 
 
 
England Darren Appleton 10
 
 Darren Appleton (ENG) 10
 
 
 Mika Immonen (FIN) 5
 

Source:[3]

References

  1. ↑ Paradise, Keith (March 28, 2022). "Predator World 10-Ball Championship Kicks Off Today". azbilliards.com. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  2. ↑ Paradise, Keith (April 2, 2022). "Szewczyk Survives to Win Predator World 10-Ball Championship". azbilliards.com. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Predator World 10-Ball Championship Brackets". probilliardseries.com. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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