WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2022
Tournament information
Sport9-ball
LocationMarshall Arena,
Milton Keynes, England
DatesApril 6–10, 2022
Host(s)WPA World Nine-ball Championship,
Matchroom Pool
Participants128
Final positions
Champion Shane Van Boening (USA)
Runner-up Albin Ouschan (AUT)

The 2022 World Pool Championship was a cue sports tournament in the discipline of nine-ball contested during April 6–10, 2022, at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England.[1]

The tournament had a prize pool of $325,000,[1] with a $60,000 prize for the winner.[2] The field consisted of 128 players with an initial match format of race-to-nine; once the field was reduced to 64 players, the format was race-to-11 until the championship match, which was a race-to-13.[2] The defending champion was Albin Ouschan of Austria, who won the 2021 edition of the event.[3] The tournament was won by Shane Van Boening of the United States, who defeated Ouschan in the championship match.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "WPA World Pool Championship 2022". azbilliards.com. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "World Pool Championship". matchroompool.com. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  3. "World Pool Championship 2021". cuescore.com. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  4. Lynch, Matt (April 10, 2022). "Shane Van Boening is Champion of the World". azbilliards.com. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  5. "DigitalPool - Bridging the gap between player and technology".
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