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The World Pool Masters is an annual international nine-ball tournament. Formerly, it was called the European Pool Masters (until 1995) until players from other parts of the globe were invited.
History
Throughout much of its history, the tournament has been featuring sixteen world-class pool players, competing in single-elimination format. In 2010, the number of players was doubled to 32. The first round of the event was played in double elimination with the second round in single-elimination.[1]
In 2011, the tournament reverted to the original 16-player single-elimination format, with each match a race-to-8, winner breaks. The 2011 edition was held in SM North EDSA Mall in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Ralf Souquet of Germany won the said tournament for the record-setting sixth time, beating defending champion Dennis Orcollo of the Philippines, 8–5.[2]
For the 2019 World Pool Masters, the field was changed to accompany 24 players, with seeded players being given a bye through the first round.[3] The 2022 World Pool Masters went back to its original format, inviting 16 players, with 8 seeded players meeting the other 8 in the first round of the single-elimination tournament.
Winners
| Date
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Location
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Winner
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Runner-up
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Final score
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| 1993
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Plymouth, England
|
Template:Flagicon Werner Duregger
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Template:Flagicon Ralf Souquet
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2–1 (sets)
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| 1994
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Doncaster, England
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Template:Flagicon Ralf Souquet
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Template:Flagicon Jimmy White
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2–1 (sets)
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| 1995
|
Blackpool, England
|
Template:Flagicon Daryl Peach
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Template:Flagicon Lee Kendall
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2–0 (sets)
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| 1996
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Blackpool, England
|
Template:Flagicon Ralf Souquet (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Template:Flagicon Vincent Facquet
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2–1 (sets)
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| 1997
|
Thurrock, England
|
Template:Flagicon Earl Strickland
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Template:Flagicon Tommy Donlon
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2–1 (sets)
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| 1998
|
Thurrock, England
|
Template:Flagicon Francisco Bustamante
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Template:Flagicon Ralf Souquet
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11–9
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| 1999
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Thurrock, England
|
Template:Flagicon Alex Lely
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Template:Flagicon Efren Reyes
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7–5
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| 2000
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Thurrock, England
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Template:Flagicon Ralf Souquet (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Template:Flagicon Alex Lely
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7–3
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| 2001
|
Thurrock, England
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Template:Flagicon Earl Strickland
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7–6
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| 2002
|
Milton Keynes, England
|
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Template:Flagicon Efren Reyes
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9–4
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| 2003
|
Egmond, Netherlands
|
Template:Flagicon Tony Drago
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Template:Flagicon Hsia Hui-kai
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8–6
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| 2004
|
Egmond, Netherlands
|
Template:Flagicon Thomas Engert
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Template:Flagicon Oliver Ortmann
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8–6
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| 2005
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Doncaster, England
|
Template:Flagicon Raj Hundal
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Template:Flagicon Rodney Morris
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8–7
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| 2006
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Egmond, Netherlands
|
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Template:Flagicon Alex Pagulayan
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8–4
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| 2007
|
Egmond, Netherlands
|
Template:Flagicon Thomas Engert (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Template:Flagicon David Alcaide
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8–5
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| 2008
|
Las Vegas, United States
|
Template:Flagicon Alex Pagulayan
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Template:Flagicon Mika Immonen
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8–6
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| 2009
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Las Vegas, United States
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Template:Flagicon Darren Appleton
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Template:Flagicon Nick van den Berg
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8–4
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| 2010
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Las Vegas, United States
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Template:Flagicon Dennis Orcollo
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Template:Flagicon Toru Kuribayashi
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8–3
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| 2011
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Quezon City, Philippines
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Template:Flagicon Ralf Souquet (6)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Template:Flagicon Dennis Orcollo
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8–5
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| 2012
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Kielce, Poland
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Template:Flagicon Karol Skowerski
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Template:Flagicon Mateusz Śniegocki
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8–6
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| 2013
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Barnsley, England
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Template:Flagicon Niels Feijen
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Template:Flagicon Darren Appleton
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8–6
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| 2014
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Nottingham, England
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Template:Flagicon Shane Van Boening
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Template:Flagicon Nikos Ekonomopoulos
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8–2
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| 2015
|
Manchester, England
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Template:Flagicon Shane Van Boening (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Template:Flagicon Darren Appleton
|
8–2
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| 2017
|
Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar
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Template:Flagicon David Alcaide
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Template:Flagicon Jayson Shaw
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8–7
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| 2018
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Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar
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Template:Flagicon Niels Feijen (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Template:Flagicon Shane Van Boening
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8–4
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| 2019
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Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar
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Template:Flagicon David Alcaide (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Template:Flagicon Alexander Kazakis
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9–8
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| 2020
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Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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| 2021
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Europa Sports Park, Gibraltar
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Template:Flagicon Alexander Kazakis
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Template:Flagicon Shane Van Boening
|
9–0
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| 2022
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Europa Sports Park, Gibraltar
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Template:Flagicon Joshua Filler
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Template:Flagicon Lo Ho Sum
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9–6
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| 2023
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Brentwood, England
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Template:Flagicon Ko Pin-yi
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Template:Flagicon Eklent Kaçi
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13–5
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| 2024
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Hildesheim, Germany
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Template:Flagicon Fedor Gorst
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Template:Flagicon Joshua Filler
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13–12
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Records
- Ralf Souquet holds the record for winning the World Pool Masters the most times: six. (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2011).
- Shane Van Boening holds the record for the most consecutive wins: two. (2014, 2015).
- The oldest pool player to ever win the tournament to date is Ralf Souquet of Germany, at 42 years old at the time of his victory. The youngest is Daryl Peach of United Kingdom, aged 23 years old at the time of his victory.
Top Performers
- Active participants are shown in bold.
- In the event of identical records, players are sorted in alphabetical order by first name.
References
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External links
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