2022 WPA World Ten-ball Championship

The 2022 Predator World Ten-ball Championship was a professional pool tournament for the discipline of ten-ball organised by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) and CueSports International. It was the seventh WPA World Ten-ball Championship. Held in Las Vegas, the event started on March 28 with the championship match on April 1.[1] The event featured a prize fund of $226,000.

2022 Predator World 10-Ball Championship
Tournament information
Dates28 March–1 April
VenueRio All-Suite Hotel & Casino
CityLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
Organisation(s)World Pool-Billiard Association
CueSports International
FormatDouble-elimination / single-elimination
DisciplineTen-ball
Total prize fund$226,000
Winner's share$60,000
Defending champion Eklent Kaçi (ALB)
Final
Champion Wojciech Szewczyk (POL)
Runner-up Christopher Tévez (PER)
Score10–8
← 2021

The competition began wth 128 participants, selected according to world and continental pool rankings as well as qualifying events. The tournament was played as a double-elimination bracket until 32 players remained, at which point it changed to a single-elimination format.

Defending champion Eklent Kaçi of Albania reached the semi-finals before being eliminated, as did Jayson Shaw of Scotland. In the championship match, Wojciech Szewczyk of Poland defeated Christopher Tévez of Peru, 10–8.[2]

Knockout draw

The following results only show the single-elimination stage comprising the final 32 players. All matches at this stage were played as race-to-ten racks. Players in bold represent match winners.

First round   Second round   Quarter-final   Semi-final   Final
                                   
                       
 Naoyuki Ōi (JPN) 10
 Blaine Barcus (USA) 4  
Naoyuki Ōi 10
  Chris Reinhold 5  
 John Schmidt (USA) 6
 
 Chris Reinhold (USA) 10  
Naoyuki Ōi 9
  Eklent Kaçi 10  
 Konrad Juszczyszyn (POL) 7
 
 Lee Vann Corteza (PHI) 10  
Lee Vann Corteza 6
  Eklent Kaçi 10  
 Alex Pagulayan (CAN) 3
 
 Eklent Kaçi (ALB) 10  
Eklent Kaçi 9
  Wojciech Szewczyk 10  
 Shane Van Boening (USA) 6
 
 Daniel Macioł (POL) 10  
Daniel Macioł 8
  Edgie Geronimo 10  
 Edgie Geronimo (PHI) 10
 
 Marc Bijsterbosch (NED) 6  
Edgie Geronimo 9
  Wojciech Szewczyk 10  
 Wojciech Szewczyk (POL) 10
 
 Oscar Dominguez (USA) 6  
Wojciech Szewczyk 10
  Denis Grabe 6  
 Eric Roberts (USA) 4
 
 Denis Grabe (EST) 10  
Wojciech Szewczyk 10
  Christopher Tévez 8
 Mieszko Fortuński (POL) 10
 
 Roberto Bartol (CRO) 9  
Mieszko Fortuński 7
  Sanjin Pehlivanović 10  
 Justin Martin (USA) 2
 
 Sanjin Pehlivanović (BIH) 10  
Sanjin Pehlivanović 4
  Jayson Shaw 10  
 Jonas Souto (ESP) 3
 
 Jayson Shaw (SCO) 10  
Jayson Shaw 10
  Francisco Sánchez Ruíz 5  
 Ralf Souquet (GER) 5
 
 Francisco Sánchez Ruíz (ESP) 10  
Jayson Shaw 6
  Christopher Tévez 10  
 David Alcaide (ESP) 6
 
 Christopher Tévez (PER) 10  
Christopher Tévez 10
  Carlo Biado 8    
 Michael Schneider (SUI) 7
   
 Carlo Biado (PHI) 10  
Christopher Tévez 10  
  Darren Appleton 3  
 Sharik Sayed (SGP) 7
 
 Robbie Capito (HKG) 10  
Robbie Capito 9
  Darren Appleton 10  
 Darren Appleton (ENG) 10
 
 Mika Immonen (FIN) 5  

Source:[3]

References
  1. Paradise, Keith (March 28, 2022). "Predator World 10-Ball Championship Kicks Off Today". azbilliards.com. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  2. Paradise, Keith (April 2, 2022). "Szewczyk Survives to Win Predator World 10-Ball Championship". azbilliards.com. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  3. "Predator World 10-Ball Championship Brackets". probilliardseries.com. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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