2019 WPA World Ten-ball Championship
The 2019 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 fifth WPA World Ten-ball Championship; the previous championship was held in 2015. After plans for an event in both 2016 and 2018 to be held in Manila fell through, a 2019 event at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas as part of a three-year deal for the event to be played in the United States was agreed. The event was held concurrently with the Billiard Congress of America's National Ten-ball event from July 22 to 26. The event was sponsored by cue manufacturer Predator Group.
The official artwork for the event. | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 22–26, 2019 |
| Venue | Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino |
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Organisation(s) | World Pool-Billiard Association CueSports International |
| Format | Double-elimination / single-elimination |
| Discipline | Ten-ball |
| Total prize fund | $132,000 |
| Winner's share | $30,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion | Ko Ping-chung (TPE) |
| Runner-up | Joshua Filler (GER) |
| Score | 10–7 |
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The competition featured 64 participants, selected according to world and continental pool rankings as well as qualifying events. The tournament was played as a double-elimination bracket until 16 players remained, at which point it changed to a single-elimination format. Ko Ping-chung, representing Chinese Taipei, won the event, defeating German player Joshua Filler 10–7 in the final. Ko's brother Ko Pin-yi, who was the defending champion, lost to Filler 10–8 in the semi-final. The event featured a prize fund of $132,000, the winner receiving $30,000.