# 2022 WPA World Ten-ball Championship

The 2022 WPA 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. The event featured a prize fund of $226,000.
The competition began with 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.

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