2024 Yalin WPA Men World 8-Ball Championship

World Championship
September 2 -September 8, 2024
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Hamilton, New Zealand
64 players
750 Entry Fee
250,000 Prize Fund
8-Ball
Player namePositionPlaceEarned
Joshua Filler1Champion$ 75,000
Jui-An Hsu2Runner up$ 45,000

players

64 Player Field
Abdullah Alenzi
Adrian Prasad
Ahmad Fahad A Alqhtani
Albin Ouschan
Alex Kazakis
Alex Pagulayan
Bader Alawadhi
Brent Ogg
Carlo Biado
Carreon Jr. Constancio
Chetan Chhabra
Chia-Chen Hsieh
Daniel Guttenberger
Daniel Maciol
Darren Appleton
Denis Grabe
Dennis Laszkowski
Dimitrios Loukatos
Dominic Mareko
Emil-André Gangflot
Gerson Martinez
Hassan Abdalla
Hayato Hijikata
Ho-Sum Lo
Huan Fu
John Wims
José Alberto Delgado
José Ramon Diaz Diaz
Joshua Filler
Jui-An Hsu
Julian Serradilla
Jung Lin Chang
Justin Sajich
Kashyap Choudhary
Kenko Suzuki
Kieran Dempsey
Konrad Juszczyszyn
Kun Lin Wu
Kurt Dunham
Marco Teutscher
Mario He
Masato Yoshioka
Mateusz Sniegocki
Matthew Edwards
Mieszko Fortunski
Naoyuki Oi
Othman Alzahrani
Phuong Nam Pham
Pijus Labutis
Radoslaw Babica
Ralf Souquet
Roman Hybler
Ruben Bautista
Sheridan Burmester
Stefan Kasper
Stephen Holem
Sullivan Clark
Syed Hasan A. Rizvi
Szymon Kural
Theodore Mullan
Thorsten Hohmann
Toan Nguyen
Wojciech Szewczyk
Zhankui Gao

EVENT INFO

64 players, 16 seeded, double elimination to last 16, then single elimination. Reigning world champion is seeded #1 in double elimination regardless of their current WPA ranking. Single elimination: new seeding, 8 seeded, reigning world championship is seeded #1 regardless of their current WPA ranking. Remaining 8 players are drawn randomly against seeded athletes. For seeding, WPA rankings as of August 10, 2024, which are referenced in this document, will be used.

Races: Double elimination: single set, race to 8. Single elimination: single set, race to 10.

PAYOUTS

$ 250,000

Total Prize Fund

RoundEarningsSpots
Champion$75,0001
Runner up$45,0001
3-4th Place$22,0002
5-8th Place$11,0004
9-16th Place$5,2508

PLAYING FORMAT

64 players, 16 seeded, double elimination to last 16, then single elimination. Reigning world champion is seeded #1 in double elimination regardless of their current WPA ranking. Single elimination: new seeding, 8 seeded, reigning world championship is seeded #1 regardless of their current WPA ranking. Remaining 8 players are drawn randomly against seeded athletes. For seeding, WPA rankings as of August 10, 2024, which are referenced in this document, will be used.

Races: Double elimination: single set, race to 8. Single elimination: single set, race to 10.

VENUE DETAILS

Claudelands Event Centre

Hamilton, New Zealand

Gate 1 Heaphy Terrace, Claudelands, Hamilton 3214, Nueva Zelanda

Claudelands has a rich cultural history, and has been hosting events in Hamilton since the late 1800s. The extensive redevelopment of Claudelands began in 2007 and an Open Day was held to mark its re-opening in June 2011. Claudelands’ award-winning design is a reflection of the unique cultural and ecological nature of the area.

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