World Straight Pool Championship

The World Straight Pool Championship is an annual pocket billiards (pool) competition held in New Brunswick, New Jersey, since 2006. It is the current global professional title for straight pool (also known as 14.1 continuous), and is organized by Dragon Promotions, in part to restore the game's popularity in the United States. [cite web
url=http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?id=3053
title=The World Straight Pool Championship
publisher=AzBilliards.com
date=2005-09-29
accessdate=2008-08-25] Unlike other world championships in pool where men and women participate in separate divisions, they can compete simultaneously in this event. As of 2008, the total purse is $57,600 where the winner takes $14,000.

Format

Group stages

All 64 players are divided into 8 groups where they play in round-robin format. Each Cuegloss|Match|match in this round is a Cuegloss|Race|race to 100 points. The leading 4 players in each group proceed to the next round.cite web
url=http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?storynum=5629
title=2008 Predator World 14.1 Championship Group Pairings
publisher=Az Billiards.com
date=2008-08-24
accessdate=2008-08-25]

Last 32

The games are played in double-elimination format until 16 players remain. Matches are extended to races to 150.cite web
url=http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?storynum=5629
title=2008 Predator World 14.1 Championship Group Pairings
publisher=Az Billiards.com
date=2008-08-24
accessdate=2008-08-25]

Last 16

The games are played in single-elimination format, and matches are further extended, to races to 200.cite web
url=http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?storynum=5629
title=2008 Predator World 14.1 Championship Group Pairings
publisher=Az Billiards.com
date=2008-08-24
accessdate=2008-08-25]

Winners

References