2022 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2022
Tournament information
Sport9-ball
LocationMarshall Arena,
Milton Keynes, England
DatesApril 6–10, 2022
Host(s)WPA World Nine-ball Championship,
Matchroom Pool
Participants128
Final positions
Champion Shane Van Boening (USA)
Runner-up Albin Ouschan (AUT)
← 2021

The 2022 World Pool Championship was a cue sports tournament in the discipline of nine-ball contested during April 6–10, 2022, at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England.[1]

The tournament had a prize pool of $325,000,[1] with a $60,000 prize for the winner.[2] The field consisted of 128 players with an initial match format of race-to-nine; once the field was reduced to 64 players, the format was race-to-11 until the championship match, which was a race-to-13.[2] The defending champion was Albin Ouschan of Austria, who won the 2021 edition of the event.[3] The tournament was won by Shane Van Boening of the United States, who defeated Ouschan in the championship match.[4][5]

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  2. ^ a b "World Pool Championship". matchroompool.com. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
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  4. ^ Lynch, Matt (April 10, 2022). "Shane Van Boening is Champion of the World". azbilliards.com. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
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