WORLD 10 BALL CHAMPIONSHIP (6-10 Sep 2021), Las Vegas, 9ft, Winner $35K

[spartan]

This looks like a go next Monday (6 Sep). It was yanked at last minute last year before Covid-19 rained down. Was postponed to March this year before being postponed to next Monday.

Field: 64 players (by invitation only) Confirmed list of players will be posted on https://www.world10ball.com/ soon.
(No dead money. Only top players based on rankings are invited. No, you cannot play even if you are rich and famous like Hugh Jackman

)

Stage 1 (6-8 Sep) 64 player Double Elimination
Stage 2 (9-10 Sep) 16 Player Single Elimination

Race Length:
Double Elimination -Race to 8
Single Elimination -Race to 10

Break format: Alternate Break
Racking: Referee
Table: 9 ft Diamond Pro-Am

Entry Fee $750

Website: https://www.world10ball.com/

Player Guide https://1ebdc4c4-b27a-4cf1-899a-843...d/179e1c_07a5c32dccb24e2a993914e84e257509.pdf

World 10 Ball Rules https://wpapool.com/rules-of-play/#Ten-Ball

Live Stream links
https://www.youtube.com/WorldBilliardTV

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Brackets (Stage 1 Double Elimination) https://ctsondemand.com/mobilebracketviewer.aspx?BracketID=0adc34d0-15d1-4ca6-9c77-f7f5a707cae9

Live Scores

CueSports Division System

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[kitsap]

Note the Diamond tables will still be in place from the Las Vegas Open. Most likely they will have new cloth.

 

[Jaden]

Well. now we'll find out if Shane's world titles have eluded him because they were all on foreign soil...

Jaden

 

[BeiberLvr]

Well. now we'll find out if Shane's world titles have eluded him because they were all on foreign soil...

Jaden

Assuming these guys in the Las Vegas open are invited/playing, I would say the favorites are

SVB
Fedor
Albin
Biado
Filler
Orcollo
JL Chang


Some of the dark horses

Shaw
Sanchez-Ruiz
Konrad Juszcysyzn
Kazakis
Chinahov
Zielinski
Any other Filipino

 

[jay helfert]

This looks like a go next Monday (6 Sep). It was yanked at last minute last year before Covid-19 rained down. Was postponed to March this year before being postponed to next Monday.

Field: 64 players (by invitation only) Confirmed list of players will be posted on https://www.world10ball.com/ soon.
(No dead money. Only top players based on rankings are invited. No, you cannot play even if you are rich and famous like Hugh Jackman

)

Stage 1 (6-8 Sep) 64 player Double Elimination
Stage 2 (9-10 Sep) 16 Player Single Elimination

Race Length:
Double Elimination -Race to 8
Single Elimination -Race to 10

Break format: Alternate Break
Racking: Referee
Table: 9 ft Diamond Pro-Am

Entry Fee $750
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Website: https://www.world10ball.com/

Player Guide https://1ebdc4c4-b27a-4cf1-899a-843...d/179e1c_07a5c32dccb24e2a993914e84e257509.pdf

World 10 Ball Rules https://wpapool.com/rules-of-play/#Ten-Ball

Live Stream https://www.youtube.com/WorldBilliardTV

Brackets will be posted on https://ctsondemand.com/

Damn good prize money (100K added to the entry fees) if that's really what's being paid out. The players have been disappointed in the past with the 100K guarantees in Vegas. Turned out the total purse was 100K. We shall see.

 

[spartan]

Assuming these guys in the Las Vegas open are invited/playing, I would say the favorites are

SVB
Fedor
Albin
Biado
Filler
Orcollo
JL Chang


Some of the dark horses

Shaw
Sanchez-Ruiz
Konrad Juszcysyzn
Kazakis
Chinahov
Zielinski
Any other Filipino

Shaw is not dark horse. He still is a favorite in any major rotation tournament.

If Kaci is playing, he would be the #1 dark horse.
Other dark horses and still very long shot (not in order)- Alcaide, Zielinski, Lechner, Yapp, Skyler, He.
Konrad no chance- I would take unconventional Szolnoki over him anytime. Chinahov is overrated. Sanchez-Ruiz was promising junior champion but so far nothing much to show in major tournaments -still more famous as Alcaide wingman
The younger Filipino batch (like Aranas, Chua, Ignacio) promised so much but seriously underdelivered in majors. Yes they go deep into last 8 or semis but lifting trophy is another story. I would also hazard a guess that they have slightly higher gear in money games than tournaments. Most successful is Johann Chua who won All Japan twice. But I wouldn't consider All Japan a major now cos in recent years, it lacked international field especially the Euros. Raga is only one of the young batch who can really win this event but he is not playing.

 

[skogstokig]

Shaw is not dark horse. He still is a favorite in any major rotation tournament.

If Kaci is playing, he would be the #1 dark horse.
Other dark horses and still very long shot (not in order)- Alcaide, Zielinski, Lechner, Yapp, Skyler, He.
Konrad no chance- I would take unconventional Szolnoki over him anytime. Chinahov is overrated. Sanchez-Ruiz was promising junior champion but so far nothing much to show in major tournaments -still more famous as Alcaide wingman
The younger Filipino batch (like Aranas, Chua, Ignacio) promised so much but seriously underdelivered in majors. Yes they go deep into last 8 or semis but lifting trophy is another story. I would also hazard a guess that they have slightly higher gear in money games than tournaments. Most successful is Johann Chua who won All Japan twice. But I wouldn't consider All Japan a major now cos in recent years, it lacked international field especially the Euros. Raga is only one of the young batch who can really win this event but he is not playing.

overall a good assessment, but chinakhov isn't overrated as a pool player, he's just not as good in rotation games. in 8-ball or straight pool he's one of the best.

 

[spartan]

Double Elimination Brackets

CueSports Division System

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Live Stream (starts Monday probably 12noon PST/3pm EST)

Billiard TV

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https://www.youtube.com/WorldBilliardTV (should also be on this CSI Youtube channel)

Killer field. All top players from Las Vegas Open minus the dead money
Lots of great matchups just in 1st round.
Filler v Skyler
Oi v Biado
Kazakis v Thorsten
Orcollo v Mika
David Alcaide v Appleton
Garcia v Omar
Gorst v Ignacio
Thorpe v Chang Jung Lin
Kiamco v Chinahov

 

[iusedtoberich]

Note the Diamond tables will still be in place from the Las Vegas Open. Most likely they will have new cloth.

That would surprise me quite a lot if they took apart the tables to replace the cloth.

 

[iusedtoberich]

5 days for a 64 man field? That sounds like milking it to me.

 

[BeiberLvr]

Predictions in Bold

Lots of great matchups just in 1st round.
Filler v Skyler
Oi v Biado
Kazakis v Thorsten
Orcollo v Mika
David Alcaide v Appleton
Garcia v Omar
Gorst v Ignacio
Thorpe v Chang Jung Lin
Kiamco v Chinahov

Edit: Corrected to Filler over Sky

 

[Joe_Jaguar]

Predictions in Bold

Filler will thump that Hillbilly.

 

[BeiberLvr]

Filler will thump that Hillbilly.

Oops. I bolded the wrong person lol.

 

[sjm]

Looks like a great event and with little, if any, dead money, the matchups should be excellent form the start.

Wishing the best of luck to all these fine players.

 

[AtLarge]

Anyone familiar with Shane's first opponent -- Manilo Dendariarena, from Puerto Rico.

 

[spartan]

Day 1 Live Stream Schedule (based on the brackets https://ctsondemand.com/mobilebracketviewer.aspx?BracketID=0adc34d0-15d1-4ca6-9c77-f7f5a707cae9 )
Starts 11am PST/2pm EST about 4.5 hours from now
Alternate Break (Race to 8)
Joshua Filler v Skyler Woodward (11am PST/2pm EST)
Dennis Orcollo v Mika Immonen (1pm PST/4pm EST)
Billy Thorpe v Chang Jung Lin (5pm PST /8pm EST)
Francesco Sanchez Ruiz v Konrad Juszczyszyn (7pm PST/10pm EST)

Live Stream links

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https://www.youtube.com/WorldBilliardTV

 

[racetoday]

Anyone familiar with Shane's first opponent -- Manilo Dendariarena, from Puerto Rico.

Looks like he won a qualifier in Puerto Rico to get into the tournament. Doesn't have much of a record beyond this that I can find.

Might be as close to dead money as you'll find in this tough field. I predict Shane easily advances into the 2nd round where things will get a lot more difficult.

 

[Joe_Jaguar]

Who are the "host wildcards"? The WPA wildcard? Etc. Should all be public.

 

[spartan]

Joshua Filler v Skyler Woodward
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Wow, Filler missed long spot shot type shot on 10 ball
Sky leads 2-0 and breaking

 

[Jaden]

Filler, after getting straight on the nine in the second rack and missing the ten and two break and runs by Skyler, Skyler is up 3-0. That'll be difficult to overcome in this alternate break format, especially if Skylar keeps playing like this.

Jaden