# 2015 WPA World Ten-ball Championship

The WPA 10-Ball World Championship 2015 was the fourth edition of the WPA World 10-ball Championship, the world championship for the discipline of 10-ball pool. It took place from February 17 to 21, 2015 at the SM City Activity Center in General Santos, Philippines.
Taiwan's Ko Pin-yi won the World Cup by beating Filipino Carlo Biado 11–9 in the final. In the semi-final, Ko defeated his younger brother Ko Ping-chung, whereas Biado won against Spaniard David Alcaide.
Defending champion was Dutchman Huidji See, who won the 2011 event but did not participate in this event.
Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao successfully campaigned against the WPA to select his hometown, General Santos, as the venue for the event, in which he has already organized several pool-billiards tournaments. The tournament was attended by 128 players from over 20 countries. A total of $200,000 in prize money was distributed, the World Champion received $40,000.

## Format

The 128 participating players were divided into 16 groups, in which they competed in a double elimination tournament against each other. The remaining 64 players in each group qualified for the final round played in the knockout system.

### Prize money

Below was the advertised prize fund for the event. However, shortly after the event, many players commented that they had not received the full prize funds for the event.
| Position | Prize |
| First place (champion) | $40,000 |
| Second place (runner-up) | $20,000 |
| Third place (semi-finalist | $10,000 |
| Fifth place (quarter-finalist) | $7,000 |
| Ninth place (loser in round of 16) | $5,000 |
| 17th place (loser in round of 32) | $1,250 |
| 33rd place (loser in round of 64) | $700 |
| 65th place (loser in preliminaries) | $300 |

## Preliminary round

The preliminary round took place from February 17 to 19.
The following 32 players won once in the preliminary round and lost twice, which means early retirement and places 65 to 96:
* Pahdashong Shognosh
* Aloysius Yapp
* Kamal Chawla
* Liu Cheng-chieh [de]
* Desmothenes Pulpul
* Waleed Majid
* Muhammad Zulfikiri
* John Rebong
* Ramil Gallego
* Sundeep Gulati [de]
* William Millares
* Val Pauay
* Sean Mark Malayan
* Tomasz Kapłan
* Roland Garcia
* Oliver Medenilla
* Elvis Calasang
* Ivica Putnik [de]
* Jani Sekkinen
* Raymart Camomot
* Marc Bijsterbosch
* Richard Alinsub
* Sahroni Sahroni
* Roland Dela Cruz
* Michael Feliciano
* Mark Aristotle Mendoza
* Assis Tadique
* Jerico Banares
* Leonardo Didal
* Mika Immonen
* Erik Hjorleifson
* Ricky Zerna
The following 32 players lost twice in the preliminary round, which means early retirement and places 97–128.
* Boots Augusto
* Christian Garlando
* Ibrahim Bin Amir [de]
* Antonio Lining
* Jordan Legaspi
* Hsu Kai-lun [de]
* Martin Daigle
* Raj Hundal
* Mateusz Śniegocki
* Vincent Goh
* Won Sik-ham
* Benjie Guevarra
* Hunter Lombardo
* Toh Lian Han [de]
* Rodney Morris
* Babken Melkonyan
* Chen Hsing-ting
* Cheng Yu-hsuan
* Dante Razaran
* Behzad Zareifrad
* Daryl Peach
* Jomel Sultan
* Daniele Corrieri [de]
* Thorsten Hohmann
* Mark Rodriguez
* Konstantin Stepanov
* Mario He
* Imran Majid
* Jeffrey Calonge
* Stephan Doiron
* Jeong Young-hwa [de]
* Angelo Ariola

## Knockout round

The final round took place from February 19 to 21.
| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | | Quarter final | Quarter final | | Semi-final | Semi-final | | Final | Final |
| Jeffrey de Luna | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jundel Mazon | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jundel Mazon | 11 | Jundel Mazon | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Irsal Nasution [de] | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Irsal Nasution [de] | 11 | Irsal Nasution [de] | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dennis Orcollo | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dennis Orcollo | 8 | | | Irsal Nasution [de] | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ko Pin-yi | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alexander Kazakis | 10 | | | | | Ko Pin-yi | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ko Pin-yi | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ko Pin-yi | 11 | Ko Pin-yi | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Rubén Bautista [de] | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michał Turkowski [de] | 10 | Rubén Bautista [de] | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rubén Bautista [de] | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rubén Bautista [de] | 11 | | | | | | Ko Pin-yi | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Yang Ching-shun | 7 | | | | | | |
| Piotr Kudlik [de] | 10 | | | | | | | | Yang Ching-shun | 7 | | | | | | |
| Wu Kun-lin | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wu Kun-lin | 11 | Wu Kun-lin | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Marcus Chamat | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marcus Chamat | 11 | Marcus Chamat | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chang Yu-Lung | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chang Yu-Lung | 5 | | | Marcus Chamat | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Yang Ching-shun | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Pettman | 7 | | | | | Yang Ching-shun | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Yang Ching-shun | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yang Ching-shun | 11 | Yang Ching-shun | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Baseth Mapandi | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseth Mapandi | 11 | Baseth Mapandi | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oliver Villafuerte | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oliver Villafuerte | 4 | | | | | | | | | Ko Pin-yi | 11 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ko Ping-chung | 2 | | | |
| Emil Martinez | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | Ko Ping-chung | 2 | | | |
| Liu Ri-teng | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liu Ri-teng | 11 | Liu Ri-teng | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Cheng Yu-hsuan | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cheng Yu-hsuan | 11 | Cheng Yu-hsuan | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Aranaz | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Aranaz | 4 | | | Cheng Yu-hsuan | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Warren Kiamco | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Warren Kiamco | 11 | | | | | Warren Kiamco | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Karol Skowerski | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Karol Skowerski | 8 | Warren Kiamco | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Darren Appleton | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 7 | Darren Appleton | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Darren Appleton | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Darren Appleton | 11 | | | | | | Warren Kiamco | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Ko Ping-chung | 11 | | | | | | |
| Jason Klatt | 10 | | | | | | | | Ko Ping-chung | 11 | | | | | | |
| Ruslan Chinakhov | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ruslan Chinakhov | 11 | Ruslan Chinakhov | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Ruben Cuna | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ruben Cuna | 11 | Ruben Cuna | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Denis Grabe | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Denis Grabe | 4 | | | Ruslan Chinakhov | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ko Ping-chung | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ko Ping-chung | 11 | | | | | Ko Ping-chung | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Patrick Gonzales | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Patrick Gonzales | 6 | Ko Ping-chung | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Jonas Magpantay | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hsu Jui-an [de] | 9 | Jonas Magpantay | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jonas Magpantay | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jonas Magpantay | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ko Pin-yi | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Carlo Biado | 9 |
| Francisco Bustamante | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Carlo Biado | 9 |
| David Alcaide | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Alcaide | 11 | David Alcaide | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Chang Jung-Lin | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Manuel Gama [de] | 2 | Chang Jung-Lin | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chang Jung-Lin | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chang Jung-Lin | 11 | | | David Alcaide | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Mieszko Fortuński | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Raymund Faraon [de] | 11 | | | | | Mieszko Fortuński | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Maglassang | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Maglassang | 5 | Raymund Faraon [de] | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Mieszko Fortuński | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marco Teutscher | 9 | Mieszko Fortuński | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mieszko Fortuński | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mieszko Fortuński | 11 | | | | | | David Alcaide | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Johann Chua | 9 | | | | | | |
| Ralf Souquet | 9 | | | | | | | | Johann Chua | 9 | | | | | | |
| Johann Chua | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Johann Chua | 11 | Johann Chua | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Wang Can | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wang Can | 11 | Wang Can | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Antonio Gabica | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Antonio Gabica | 5 | | | Johann Chua | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Lee Van Corteza | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Fu Che-wei | 11 | | | | | Lee Van Corteza | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronato Alcano | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronato Alcano | 8 | Fu Che-wei | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Lee Van Corteza | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Albin Ouschan | 9 | Lee Van Corteza | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Van Corteza | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Van Corteza | 11 | | | | | | | | | David Alcaide | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Carlo Biado | 11 | | | |
| Anton Raga | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | Carlo Biado | 11 | | | |
| Karl Boyes | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Karl Boyes | 11 | Karl Boyes | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Radosław Babica | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Renemar David | 10 | Radosław Babica | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Radosław Babica | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Radosław Babica | 11 | | | Radosław Babica | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Carlo Biado | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Carlo Biado | 11 | | | | | Carlo Biado | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nikos Ekonomopoulos | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nikos Ekonomopoulos | 7 | Carlo Biado | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Romero Silvano | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Romero Silvano | 11 | Romero Silvano | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Roberto Gomez | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Roberto Gomez | 6 | | | | | | Carlo Biado | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Liu Haitao | 7 | | | | | | |
| Elmer Haya [de] | 6 | | | | | | | | Liu Haitao | 7 | | | | | | |
| Petri Makkonen | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Petri Makkonen | 11 | Petri Makkonen | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Ricky Yang | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Yang | 11 | Ricky Yang | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Morra | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Morra | 7 | | | Ricky Yang | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Liu Haitao | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jerico Bonus | 7 | | | | | Liu Haitao | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Liu Haitao | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liu Haitao | 11 | Liu Haitao | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Alex Pagulayan | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryu Seung-woo | 6 | Alex Pagulayan | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alex Pagulayan | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |