2015 WPA World Ten-ball Championship

2015 WPA World 10-Ball Championship
Tournament information
SportTen-Ball
LocationSM City Activity Center
General Santos, Manila, Philippines
DatesFebruary 17, 2015–February 21, 2015
Tournament
format(s)
Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)WPA World Ten-ball Championship
Participants128
Final positions
ChampionChinese Taipei Ko Pin-yi
Runner-upPhilippines Carlo Biado
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The WPA 10-Ball World Championship 2015 was the fourth edition of the WPA World 10-ball Championship, the world championship for the discipline of 10-ball pool. It took place from February 17 to 21, 2015 at the SM City Activity Center in General Santos, Philippines.

Taiwan's Ko Pin-yi won the World Cup by beating Filipino Carlo Biado 11–9 in the final.[1] In the semi-final, Ko defeated his younger brother Ko Ping-chung, whereas Biado won against Spaniard David Alcaide.[1]

Defending champion was Dutchman Huidji See, who won the 2011 event but did not participate in this event.

Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao successfully campaigned against the WPA to select his hometown, General Santos, as the venue for the event, in which he has already organized several pool-billiards tournaments.[2][3] The tournament was attended by 128 players from over 20 countries. A total of $200,000 in prize money was distributed, the World Champion received $40,000.

  1. ^ a b "WPA World 10-Ball Championship 2015". azbilliards.com. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Ted Lerner (January 23, 2015). "Manny Pacquiao to bring WPA World 10-Ball Championship to the Philippines in February". wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  3. ^ "Manny Pacquiao To Bring WPA World 10-Ball Championship to The Philippines In February". azbilliards.com. Retrieved August 16, 2018.