2008 WPA World Ten-ball Championship

2008 world pool championship August 2018 2011 WPA World Ten-ball Championship Ten-Ball Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines September 29 October 5, 2008 Double Elimination / Single Elimination WPA World Ten-ball Championship Philippine International Convention Center 128 Chinese Taipei Wu Jia-qing ENG Darren Appleton 2009 The WPA 10-Ball World Championship 2008 was a ten-ball pool tournament held from September 29 to October 5, 2008, at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines.World Ten Ball Championship Set in November azbilliards.com August 29, 2018 http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/5840-world-ten-ball-championship-set-in-november/ The first edition of the WPA World Ten-ball Championship, it featured a field of 128 players competing in a double-elimination and then single-elimination tournament. The total prize fund for the event was $400,000 with $100,000 being awarded to the winner. The event was won by England's Darren Appleton, winning his first world championship, defeating nineteen year old Taiwanese player Wu Jia-qing in the final 13–11.Appleton Wins World Ten Ball Championship azbilliards.com August 31, 2018 http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/4841-appleton-wins-world-ten-ball-championship/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180810175007/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/4841-appleton-wins-world-ten-ball-championship/ August 10, 2018 live mdy-all The event was boycotted by many top Filipino players, such as Efren Reyes, due to an issue with sponsors Raya Sports.Economy Scratches Pool in the Side azbilliards.com August 31, 2018 http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/5236-economy-scratches-pool-in-the-side/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170126112640/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/5236-economy-scratches-pool-in-the-side/ January 26, 2017 live mdy-all Format The 128 participating players were divided into 16 groups, in which they competed in a double elimination tournament against each other.World 10-Ball Championship Underway azbilliards.com August 29, 2018 http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/6172-world-10-ball-championship-underway/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160318065329/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/6172-world-10-ball-championship-underway/ March 18, 2016 live The remaining 64 players in each group qualified for the final round played in the knockout system.World 10-Ball Championship Day One azbilliards.com August 29, 2018 http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/6177-world-10-ball-championship-day-one/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160317034207/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/6177-world-10-ball-championship-day-one/ March 17, 2016 live The event was played under the alternating break format.World 10-Ball Championship Day One azbilliards.com August 29, 2018 http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/6177-world-10-ball-championship-day-one/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160317034207/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/6177-world-10-ball-championship-day-one/ March 17, 2016 live Prize money Below was the advertised prize fund for the event.WPA World 10-Ball Championship 2008 azbilliards.com August 31, 2018 http://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/168-world-10-ball-championship/2395-wpa-world-10-ball-championship-2008/results/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150321185633/http://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/168-world-10-ball-championship/2395-wpa-world-10-ball-championship-2008/results/ March 21, 2015 live mdy-all The event saw the largest amount of prize money for the event, with $400,000 being paid, and the winner's share of $100,000 won by Darren Appleton.WPA World 10-Ball Championship 2008 azbilliards.com August 31, 2018 http://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/168-world-10-ball-championship/2395-wpa-world-10-ball-championship-2008/ 00.000 https://web.archive.org/web/20170719135859/http://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/168-world-10-ball-championship/2395-wpa-world-10-ball-championship-2008/ July 19, 2017 live mdy-all The event was boycotted by some players due to not receiving payment from organiser's Raya sports. The event's prize money payments were delayed, with winner Appleton not receiving payment for over a month after the event.Appleton Paid in Full For World 10-Ball Championship Win azbilliards.com August 31, 2018 http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/4992-appleton-paid-in-full-for-world-10-ball-championship-win/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150326134441/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/4992-appleton-paid-in-full-for-world-10-ball-championship-win/ March 26, 2015 live mdy-all All prize money was eventually paid to players, including Appleton.WTBC Has Paid All Americans azbilliards.com August 31, 2018 http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/4951-wtbc-has-paid-all-americans/ Raya Sports Sets WTBC Prize Payments on October 30 and 31 azbilliards.com August 31, 2018 http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/4923-raya-sports-sets-wtbc-prize-payments-on-october-30-and-31/ Position Prize First place (champion) $100,000 Second place (runner-up) $40,000 Third place $25,000 Fourth place $15,000 Fifth place (quarter-finalist) $10,000 Ninth place (loser in round of 16) $4,500 17th place (loser in round of 32) $3,000 33rd place (loser in round of 64) $2,000 65th place (loser in preliminary) $1,000 Tournament summary Other results: 5th through 8th: Nick van den Berg, Charlie Williams, Liu Haitao, Mika Immonen; 9th through 16th: Shane Van Boening, Mark Gray, Ralf Souquet, Yang Ching-shun, Jerico Banares, Marlon Manalo, Fu Che-wei, and Satoshi Kawabata.Dynamite Blasts World 10-Ball Championship insidepoolmag.com August 31, 2018 http://www.insidepoolmag.com/200810/billiard-news/dynamite-blasts-world-10-ball-championship.html https://web.archive.org/web/20180810112907/http://www.insidepoolmag.com/200810/billiard-news/dynamite-blasts-world-10-ball-championship.html August 10, 2018 dead mdy-all Nineteen-year-old Wu Jia-qing defeated Filipino Demosthenes Pulpul 11–8 in the semi-finals, October 4. Using a borrowed cue stick, Wu reached the title match of the event. Pulpul, meanwhile, would go on to compete against Niels "the Terminator" Feijen of the Netherlands for 3rd place (see below for details). Earlier, Pulpul had defeated Liu Haitao (11–8) of China in the quarter-finals, while Feijen lost to Darren Appleton of England, 9–11. Appleton squared off with Wu for the $100,000 (₱4,715,000 or UK£56,000) 1st prize on October 5, http://sports.inquirer.net/inquirersports/inquirersports/view/20081005-164648/Pulpuls-magical-run-ends sports.inquirer.net "Pulpul's Magical Run Ends" https://web.archive.org/web/20130620203703/http://sports.inquirer.net/inquirersports/inquirersports/view/20081005-164648/Pulpuls-magical-run-ends June 20, 2013Pulpul fails to reach World 10-Ball finals ABS-CBN News October 4, 2008 August 31, 2018 https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/04/08/pulpul-fails-reach-world-10-ball-finals https://web.archive.org/web/20160307204202/http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/04/08/pulpul-fails-reach-world-10-ball-finals March 7, 2016 live mdy-all and claimed an upset victory over Wu, 13–11. He said of his win: "I've waited 16 years for this and have to enjoy the moment. I had mixed feelings and I was looking back at my disappointments in the past. I was ranked first in the world [earlier in the decade] but I have never won a world championship. I saved my best game for the finals. I really wanted to dictate the tempo of the game, but the breaks just didn’t go my way. It was a good game. I played well this time. He was a tough player but I made fewer mistakes than him. It was a dream come true for me and I'm happy to win the title here in the Philippines. I would love to be back here."http://www.mb.com.ph/SPRT20081006137187.html www.mb.com.ph "Appleton Is 10-ball King" Appleton was also quoted as saying: "Pool is an easy choice for me as a sport as I have to choose among boxing, football and pool among others. But this victory is sweeter for me and I have to dedicate this to my parents, whose relationship is in the rocks. With the $100,000 grand prize, first, I have to give some to my parents, because we had a difficult way of living."http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=sports2_oct6_2008 Manila Standard Today "Appleton's 16-year Wait Over" August 31, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20081009084739/http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=sports2_oct6_2008 October 9, 2008 live mdy-all http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/10/05/sports/OUKSP-UK-POOL-WORLD.php IHT.com Appleton Wins World 10-ball Title August 31, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20090317112925/http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/10/05/sports/OUKSP-UK-POOL-WORLD.php March 17, 2009 live mdy-all Wu, nicknamed Taisun ("Little Genius") settled for the runner-up prize of $40,000, and remarked, "I didn't have a good break in the last game and that was crucial to me."http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\10\06\story_6-10-2008_pg2_13 DailyTimes.com.pk Britain's Appleton Wins World 10-Ball Championship In the third-place battle, Feijen defeated Pulpul, 11–8, and received $25,000 (₱1,178,000) to Pulpul's $15,000.Billiards Digest - Pool's Top Source for News, Views, Tips & More billiardsdigest.com August 31, 2018 http://www.billiardsdigest.com/new_current_issue/nov_08/index.php https://web.archive.org/web/20170504000814/http://billiardsdigest.com/new_current_issue/nov_08/index.php May 4, 2017 live mdy-all http://sports.inquirer.net/inquirersports/inquirersports/view/20081006-164768/Appleton-nips-Wu-for-title-Pulpul-4th sports.inquirer.net Appleton Nips Wu for Title; Pulpul 4th https://web.archive.org/web/20130620203141/http://sports.inquirer.net/inquirersports/inquirersports/view/20081006-164768/Appleton-nips-Wu-for-title-Pulpul-4th June 20, 2013 WPA president Ian Anderson announced: "This early, there's a strong clamor for the WTBC and it will definitely be back next year in Manila. It will be staged October of next year and there's also the Philippine Open to be held June 2009. I think Manila is the best place to go in hosting pool and it is living up to its billing as the pool Mecca in Asia."Appleton makes history as 1st World Ten Ball champ Gasgonia Dennis ABS-CBN News October 5, 2008 August 31, 2018 https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/05/08/appleton-makes-history-1st-world-ten-ball-champ https://web.archive.org/web/20160311172442/http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/05/08/appleton-makes-history-1st-world-ten-ball-champ March 11, 2016 live mdy-all https://www.billiardsdigest.com/new_current_issue/nov_08/index.php Knockout round Below is the results from the knockout round. Players in bold denote match winners.https://web.archive.org/web/20190911065048/http://propool.info/tours/world-10-ball-championship-2008-brackets.htm http://propool.info/tours/world-10-ball-championship-2008-brackets.htm 11 September 2019 propool.info World 10-ball Championship 2008 brackethttps://web.archive.org/web/20180510005451/http://propool.info/tours/world-10-ball-championship-2008-matches.htm 10 May 2018 propool.info http://propool.info/tours/world-10-ball-championship-2008-matches.htm World 10-ball Championship 2008 results no high Round of 64 2 October 2008 Round of 32 3 October 2008 Round of 16 4 October 2008 Quarter-finals October 4, 2008 Semi-finals October 5, 2008 Final 5. October 2008 Shane Van Boening USA # 9 Tony Drago MLT # 3 Naoyuki Ōi JPN # 7 USA # Shaun Wilkie 9 ITA # Bruno Muratore de 9 IND # D. Sing Lilly 6 Wu Jia-qing TPE # 9 USA # Stevie Moore 4 Daryl Peach ENG # 9 PHL # Arnell Bautista 4 Mark Gray ENG # 9 Corey Deuel USA # 6 Ko Pin-yi TPE # 9 Ruslan Chinakhov RUS # 2 Mika Immonen FIN # 9 Jonni Fulcher SCO # 5 CHE # Dimitri Jungo 8 Liu Haitao CHN # 9 Tyler Edey CAN # 9 Liu Shin-mei TPE # 3 Vilmos Földes HUN # 9 ESP # Carlos Cabello de 6 Ralf Souquet DEU # 9 Imran Majid ENG # 5 Oliver Ortmann DEU # 6 JPN # Kazuo Furuta 9 PHL # D. Pulpul 9 Jasmin Ouschan AUT # 8 PHL # Leonardo Didal 9 CHN # Zhang Shuchun 5 TPE # Hung-Ming Chu 4 Yang Ching-shun TPE # 9 DEU # Sascha-Andrej Tege Sascha Tege de 5 JPN # Satoshi Kawabata S. Kawabata de 9 Roman Hybler CZE # 7 JPN # Hayato Hijikata 9 Darren Appleton ENG # 9 TPE # Lai Chia-Hsiung 8 Ryu Seung-woo KOR # 9 KOR # Jeong Young-hwa de 7 Sandor Tot SRB 2004 8 Jeff de Luna PHL # 9 Fu Che-wei TPE # 9 KOR # King Woong-Dae 6 TPE # Hui-Chan Lu 7 Chang Jung-lin TPE # 9 C. Williams USA # 9 Ernesto Domínguez MEX # 2 Marlon Manalo PHL # 9 Fabio Petroni ITA # 5 PHL # Victor Arpilleda 9 CHN # Wang Ming 4 Niels Feijen NLD # 9 Ricky Yang IDN # 4 AUT # Martin Kempter 4 David Alcaide ESP # 9 Marcus Chamat SWE # 9 DEU # Christian Weigoni de 7 N. van den Berg NLD # 9 DNK # Martin Larsen (pool player) de Martin Larsen Martin Larsen 7 AUS # Louis Condo 8 IDN # Dodong Alwi 9 TPE # Wang Hung-hsiang 8 PHL # Jerico Banares 9 USA # S. Van Boening 9 USA # Shaun Wilkie 5 ITA # Bruno Mutadore 6 TPE # Wu Jia-qing 9 Daryl Peach ENG # 6 Mark Gray ENG # 9 Ko Pin-yi TPE # 6 Mika Immonen FIN # 9 CHN # Liu Haitao 9 Tyler Edey CAN # 6 Vilmos Földes HUN # 4 Ralf Souquet DEU # 9 JPN # Kazuo Furuta 4 PHL # D. Pulpul 9 PHL # Leonardo Didal 8 Yang Ching-shun TPE # 9 JPN # S. Kawabata 9 JPN # Hayato Hijikata 7 Darren Appleton ENG # 9 Ryu Seung-woo KOR # 2 Jeff de Luna PHL # 1 Fu Che-wei TPE # 9 Chang Jung-lin TPE # 8 C. Williams USA # 9 Marlon Manalo PHL # 9 PHL # Victor Arpilleda 2 Niels Feijen NLD # 9 David Alcaide ESP # 4 Marcus Chamat SWE # 2 N. van den Berg NLD # 9 IDN # Dodong Alwi 4 PHL # Jerico Banares 9 USA # S. Van Boening 3 TPE # Wu Jia-qing 9 Mark Gray ENG # 4 Mika Immonen FIN # 9 Liu Haitao CHN # 9 Ralf Souquet DEU # 8 PHL # D. Pulpul 9 Yang Ching-shun TPE # 8 JPN # S. Kawabata 8 Darren Appleton ENG # 9 Fu Che-wei TPE # 5 C. Williams USA # 9 Marlon Manalo PHL # 6 Niels Feijen NLD # 9 N. van den Berg NLD # 9 PHL # Jerico Banares 6 TPE # Wu Jia-qing 11 Mika Immonen FIN # 7 CHN # Liu Haitao 8 PHL # D. Pulpul 11 Darren Appleton ENG # 11 Charlie Williams USA # 6 Niels Feijen NLD # 11 Nick van den Berg NLD # 7 TPE # Wu Jia-qing 11 PHL # D. Pulpul 8 Darren Appleton ENG # 11 Niels Feijen NLD # 9 Wu Jia-qing TPE # 11 Darren Appleton ENG # 13 References External links http://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/168-world-10-ball-championship/2395-wpa-world-10-ball-championship-2008/ 2008 2008 WPA World Ten-ball Championship WPA World Ten-ball Championship Category:International sports competitions hosted by the Philippines Category:Sports in Pasay Category:September 2008 sports events in Asia Category:October 2008 sports events in Asia Category:Cue sports in the Philippines