2026 WPA Predator Men's World 10 Ball Saigon

Pool playing couples are fun to watch
The Styer's
The Filler's
Yapp & Lu
Capito & Seoa
Albin & Jasmine
FSR & Alcaide

Did I miss any?
Yes, FSR and Alcaide are not a couple.

To be honest, Zielinski and Seoa, who won the mixed doubles at, I think, Predator St Louis, seemed a perfect pairing, but they weren't teamed up this time. Wonder why not.
 
Yes, FSR and Alcaide are not a couple.

To be honest, Zielinski and Seoa, who won the mixed doubles at, I think, Predator St Louis, seemed a perfect pairing, but they weren't teamed up this time. Wonder why not.
Seoa only played with Zielinski because Capito wasn't there at the time, I'm not sure why he was unavailable but they were dating since before then.

And yes I know about FSR and David, t'was a mere jest. Albin and Jasmine aren't dating either, for obvious reasons. But you didn't correct that one, so now I have reason to believe they are in fact dating.
 
To be honest, Zielinski and Seoa, who won the mixed doubles at, I think, Predator St Louis, seemed a perfect pairing, but they weren't teamed up this time. Wonder why not.
Probably sponsorship-related. Seo and Wiktor are both sponsored by Little Monster. I think they played their first mixed doubles ever at an event sponsored by Little Monster in late 2025.

Seo and Robbie played great together until the loss vs Yapp and Lu.
 
Seoa only played with Zielinski because Capito wasn't there at the time, I'm not sure why he was unavailable but they were dating since before then.

And yes I know about FSR and David, t'was a mere jest. Albin and Jasmine aren't dating either, for obvious reasons. But you didn't correct that one, so now I have reason to believe they are in fact dating.
Capito was in St. Louis. He lost in the last 32.
 
Seoa only played with Zielinski because Capito wasn't there at the time, I'm not sure why he was unavailable but they were dating since before then.

And yes I know about FSR and David, t'was a mere jest. Albin and Jasmine aren't dating either, for obvious reasons. But you didn't correct that one, so now I have reason to believe they are in fact dating.
Excellent post! Yes, I'm just messing with you, and you are with me, which is perfectly fine with me. Of course, FSR and Alcaide memorably won the World Cup of Pool together.

Had no idea Robbie missed St Louis. I know he has been dating Seo for a long time. Still, I couldn't help remember how Seo brought out the very best of Wiktor Zielinski when they were paired and it added up to a title. I had never seen Wiktor so positive at the table as he was on that occasion, and it showed up in his outstanding play.

Mixed doubles, for me, has been a nice addition to pro pool's offering.
 
Holy shit Shasha just made the sickest jump-combo and ended up making both balls. Insane.

Best shot I've seen in the whole tournament(s). Obviously she didn't intend to make both balls but the jump combo itself is wild.

But jumping is no skill. Jump cues ruin the game. Anyone can jump with one. I see 420 FargoRate people who jump as good as the pros in 10 minutes with one. Etc…
😇😜😉
 
Why is that? He can be sick for many reasons.

I can go down the road to any fast food joint in America and get diarrhea or food poisoning, no need to travel to Vietnam.

Not to mention we have a 40% obesity rate. If anything, people need to be careful when eating in America 😂
Food hygeine is less regulated in a second world country like Vietnam.

If I was a pro who spent a lot of money going to Vietnam, I am only eating at McDonalds.
 
Who is considered to be the best women's player at this point? I wouldn't be surprised if Shasha Liu falls in the conversation
My vote would be Seoa. It was just last year when she beat Albin Ouschan to become the 4th woman ever to reach the Last 64 of the World Pool Championship. She ultimately lost to...Zilenski.
 
Who is considered to be the best women's player at this point? I wouldn't be surprised if Shasha Liu falls in the conversation
Not an easy question. It' hard to separate Centeno, Han Yu, Chou, Wei, Seo, Amit and Liu. When the biggest titles are up for grabs, they are the ones to watch, but none of them dominate. They take turns at the majors.
 
Not an easy question. It' hard to separate Centeno, Han Yu, Chou, Wei, Seo, Amit and Liu. When the biggest titles are up for grabs, they are the ones to watch, but none of them dominate. They take turns at the majors.
In peak form, I'd take Centeno every time. But she is notoriously inconsistent. Seo is probably the most consistent in the last three years.

A quick recap: The women's tour took more organized form in 2022 after Predator began the Pro Billiard Series six months earlier.

The Women’s World 10 Ball Championship was revived by Predator in 2022 after a nearly decade-long hiatus.

The Women’s World 9 Ball Championship was revived by Predator in 2023 after a three-year hiatus (2020-2022).

The WPA on its own started the Women’s World 8-ball Championship in 2025.

Along with these three events, Predator holds several other big women’s opens each year. The only other major women’s event is the China Open.

Here are the biggest winners of the biggest women's events since 2022.

Seo Seoa - 4 (World 9-ball)
Chezka Centeno - 4 (World 10-ball twice, World 8-ball)
Wei Tzu-Chien - 2
Chou Chieh-Yu - 2 (World 10-ball, World 9-ball)
Amit Rubilen - 2 (World 9-ball)
Kelly Fisher - 2
Jasmine Ouschan - 2 (World 8-ball)
Han Yu - 2 (China Open twice)
Kristina Tkach (World 10-ball)
Margarita Fefilova (World 10-ball)
Shasha Liu (China Open)
Chihiro Kawahara (China Open)
 
My vote would be Seoa. It was just last year when she beat Albin Ouschan to become the 4th woman ever to reach the Last 64 of the World Pool Championship. She ultimately lost to...Zilenski.

Seoa is excellent and probably my favorite women's player to watch, but she seems to have slightly too many untimely misses.

However, if she wins back to back 9 ball championships she would definitely be #1 to me.
 
Not an easy question. It' hard to separate Centeno, Han Yu, Chou, Wei, Seo, Amit and Liu. When the biggest titles are up for grabs, they are the ones to watch, but none of them dominate. They take turns at the majors.

It’s a shame (for us) that Siming Chen has turned her focus to Heyball and Golden 9b. The rare times she’s played our type of pool recently she wasn’t at her previous level.

I would really like to see a long race between a prime Chen and Centeno.
 
Sha Sha Liu (772) and Chia-Chen Hsieh (787) make a very good team. Both are 33, and their Fargos are close. They communicate only as much as they need to, and let each other do their thing. Liu was terrific in the final.

I saw more cohesion with Yapp and Lu compared to their first mixed doubles events over the last year or so. Lu is not at Liu's level, though.
 
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