2010 WPA World Eight-ball Championship


The 2010 WPA World Eight-ball Championship was an eight-ball world championship, organized by the World Pool-Billiard Association, and held 4-10 April, 2010 at the Fujairah Exhibition Centre of the Al Diar Siji Hotel in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. A total of 64 players competed in the tournament.
The event was won by Englishman Karl Boyes, who defeated Niels Feijen in the final 13-12.

Tournament summary

The event was split into two sections, a double elimination round, splitting the field from 64 to 32, and then a traditional knockout round. In this round, former two time 9-Ball world champion Thorsten Hohmann lost to 8-7, thanks to a miscue in the final rack.
David Alcaide also lost in this round of the tournament, despite being 5-3 ahead of ; he would lose 8-6. Mika Immonen lost in the round of 32 to Ruslan Chinachov. Chinachov would make it to the semi-finals where he would lose to Karl Boyes, whilst Feijen would overcome Darren Appleton.
In the final, Boyes had the much better start and led Fiejen 4-0 and 11-5, before his opponent started a catch-up and levelled at 12-12. Boyes won the final rack, winning 13-12.

Tournament bracket