World Pool Masters

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]

Results
Date Host city Winner Runner-up Final score
1993 Plymouth, England Werner Duregger Ralf Souquet 2–1 (sets)
1994 Doncaster, England Ralf Souquet Jimmy White 2–1 (sets)
1995 Blackpool, England Daryl Peach Lee Kendall 2–0 (sets)
1996 Blackpool, England Ralf Souquet (2) Vincent Facquet 2–1 (sets)
1997 Thurrock, England Earl Strickland Tommy Donlon 2–1 (sets)
1998 Thurrock, England Francisco Bustamante Ralf Souquet 11–9
1999 Thurrock, England Alex Lely Efren Reyes 7–5
2000 Thurrock, England Ralf Souquet (3) Alex Lely 7–3
2001 Thurrock, England Francisco Bustamante (2) Earl Strickland 7–6
2002 Milton Keynes, England Ralf Souquet (4) Efren Reyes 9–4
2003 Egmond, Netherlands Tony Drago Hsia Hui-kai 8–6
2004 Egmond, Netherlands Thomas Engert Oliver Ortmann 8–6
2005 Doncaster, England Raj Hundal Rodney Morris 8–7
2006 Egmond, Netherlands Ralf Souquet (5) Alex Pagulayan 8–4
2007 Egmond, Netherlands Thomas Engert (2) David Alcaide 8–5
2008 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Alex Pagulayan Mika Immonen 8–6
2009 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Darren Appleton Nick van den Berg 8–4
2010 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Dennis Orcollo Tōru Kuribayashi 8–3
2011 Quezon City, Philippines Ralf Souquet (6) Dennis Orcollo 8–5
2012 Kielce, Poland Karol Skowerski Mateusz Śniegocki 8–6
2013 Barnsley, England Niels Feijen Darren Appleton 8–6
2014 Nottingham, England Shane Van Boening Nikos Ekonomopoulos 8–2
2015 Manchester, England Shane Van Boening (2) Darren Appleton 8–2
2017 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar David Alcaide Jayson Shaw 8–7
2018 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Niels Feijen (2) Shane Van Boening 8–4
2019 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar David Alcaide (2) Alexander Kazakis 9–8

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