2010 World Team Championship
The 2010 WPA World Team Championship (short "WTC 2010") was a World Pool-Billiard Association sanctioned tournament, which ran from January 30, 2010 to February 6, 2010 in Hanover, Germany. A total prize fund of $398,000 was distributed, with the winning team receiving $100,000. The "Great Britain 1" team of Darren Appleton, Daryl Peach, Imran Majid, Karl Boyes and Mark Gray won the event with a 4–1 victory over the Philippines. It was the first iteration of the World Team Championship. In the quarter-finals, the match between Britain 1 and China reached a  playoff. After a "titanic struggle", the match reached a score of 27–25 in a race to 6 racks with the winning rack from Peach. Format. In contrast to the already existing WPA world championships, players were representing national teams in teams from 4-6 players. Only one national team is allowed to race per nation, with the exception of hosts Germany, Great Britain and Israel. The latter two were re-nominated after the teams from Nigeria and Brunei cancelled. The event featured three pool disciplines for each match: Eight-ball, Nine-ball and 10-Ball. Each match consists of six  matches; two each in the respective disciplines. The 8-ball sets are played in doubles to 6 racks. The 9-ball and 10-ball sets are played in singles on a playout of 8 or 7 racks. If a match is tied 3-3, the winner is determined by a playoff. The tournament was contested as a Double-elimination tournament until 16 teams remained. In the final round of the last 16 will be in the Single-elimination tournament played, so every defeat leads to the immediate withdrawal from the tournament. Prize money. The event featured a prize fund totalling  $398,000, with $100,000 for the winners of the event split between the participants. A breakdown of the prize money is shown below: Competing teams. Source: Results. Round of 16. After the double elimination round, a single elimination tournament featuring the last 16 teams was held. Below are the results from this stage: