WPA World Eight-ball Championship
- WPA World Eight-ball Championship
The WPA World Eight-ball Championship is an eight-ball tournament held in Fujairah, UAE, and sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association. The total purse is $200K with the winner taking $60K. A total of 64 participants compete in the event.
Format
Group stage
The 64 players are divided into 16 groups of 4 players per group. Each Cuegloss|Match|match is Cuegloss|Race|race-to-7. The leading 2 players in each group move to the last 32.
Last 32 to Semi-finals
The 32 players play in single-elimination format. Cuegloss|Match|Matches are race-to-10.
Finals
The last 2 players in a race to 11.
Winners
References
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