Qatar World Cup 10-Ball 2026

[GideonF]

7 Pinoys left.

6.5. Alex plays for Canada but we can share him.

 

[sjm]

The Final 16.

Jonas Magpantay vs Wojciech Szewczyk
Rocky Tullao vs - John Morra
Miguel Salvilla vs Jerico Bonus
Joshua Filler vs Tobias Bongers
Carlo Biado vs Konrad Juszczyszyn
Dương Quốc Hoàng vs Daniel Macioł
Fedor Gorst vs Hsieh Chia Chen
Jundel Mazon vs Aj Manas

A lot of big names gone - and some surprising names left. Never heard of Rocky Tullao of Miguel Salvilla, but of course they are Filipino. Looks like a 750-ish Fargo for both.

Seven Pinoys in the final 16. Manas might be poised for a break through. He's never gone past the final 16 in a major event.

Hsieh Chia Chen has had a strong year. Lot of deep runs, and he won the recent mixed doubles Predator event.

Maciol won this event in 2024. He hasn't really built on it, though.

A tasty final sixteen, with a nice mixture of the superelite, proven contenders, and a couple of surprises.

I would like to see Manas break through. He should have a close match with Mazon, but would then likely face the daunting task of beating Fedor to reach the semis.

Defending champ Magpantay vs World 10ball champ Szewczyk looks like a dandy in the round of sixteen!

With 100K for first, one of these sixteen will enjoy a nice score this week. Best of luck to all of them.

 

[sjm]

Shane has the best 10 ball break.

Ridiculous that he wasn't invited to this tournament.

There is absolutely no evidence for the contention that he was not invited. I'd bet the house he was invited and declined. If he was not invited and wanted in, he'd have been given a wild card if he asked for one.

The Asian swing has been absolutely crazy, with the China Open, World 10ball, Bali 10ball, Reyes Cup and Philippines Open already in the books. As was the case a year ago, some of the WNT elite chose to skip the Qatar event. Contrastingly, Filler opted to skip the WNT Philippines Open, quite possibly so he'd be fresh for the Qatar event, an event he has won before.

Let's cut the players some slack here. Even the biggest stars of the game need a break from competition from time to time. Happily, we've reached the point where the top players need not play in every major to earn a living.

 

[jbart65]

Filler said he had a critical Visa meeting that had been prescheduled in Germany to explain missing the Philippines Open. He also hadn’t seen his wife in a while because both had been traveling. Everyone needs to recharge.

 

[sjm]

Filler said he had a critical Visa meeting that had been prescheduled in Germany to explain missing the Philippines Open. He also hadn’t seen his wife in a while because both had been traveling. Everyone needs to recharge.

Thanks for that. My mistake, although I noted that I was not sure. Josh skipped the Philippines Open in 2025 to go to Qatar.

I think we all love the Asian swing and the opportunities that it has offered to the players for some serious prize money earnings As you note, however, hopping from country to country in Asia and competing week after week is a challenge, so we must keep our expectations in line.

We all want to see our favorite players in every event that we follow but must understand that we won't always get that. Family issues, fatigue issues, health issues sponsorship obligations and even business obligations sometimes get in the way.

Even as a fan, I sometimes need to recharge, LOL.

 

[jax_joe]

Do we know this to be true (that he wasn’t invited)?

SVB had a clinic to hold...