World Pool Championship

February 1-5, 2023 Kielce, Poland

The World Pool Championship is one of the most prestigious events in Nineball with $325,000 on the line – who will be crowned the World Champion after five days of play?

Prize Fund


Winner $60,000

Runner-Up $30,000

Semi-Finals $17,500

x 2

Quarters $10,000

x 4

Last 16 $6,000

x 8

Last 32 $3,000

x 16

Last 64 $1,500

x 32

Losers Qualification $500

x 32
Abdullah Al-Anzi
Abdullah Alyousef
Ajdin Piknjac
Albin Ouschan
Aleksa Pecelj
Alex Pagulayan
Alexander Kazakis
Ali Nasser Al Obaidli
Aloysius Yapp
Aziz Moussati
Bader Alawadhi
Bashar Abdul Majeed
Besar Spahiu
Billy Thorpe
Chang Jung-Lin
Chetan Chhabra
Chris Alexander
Chris Melling
Daniel Guttenberger
Daniel Maciol
Daniele Corrieri
David Alcaide
Davy Piergiovanni
Denis Grabe
Dimitri Jungo
Dimitris Loukatos
Duong Quoc Hoang
Eklent Kaçi
Elliott Sanderson
Emil-Andre Gangflot
Erik Hjorleifson
Fabio Petroni
Francesco Candela
Francisco Sanchez Ruiz
Gerson Martinez
Greg Hogue
Hseih Chia Chen
Hunter Lombardo
Iker Andoni Echeverría
Imran Majid
Jakub Koniar
James Aranas
James Georgiadis
Jan Van Lierop
Jani Uski
Jayson Shaw
Joao Grillo
Joey Tate
Johann Chua
John Morra
Jonas Souto Comino
Jonas-Kvalsund Hansen
Jose Alberto Delgado
Joseph Spence
Joshua Filler
Juan Carlos Exposito
Karl Gnadeberg
Karol Skowerski
Khalid Alghamdi
Ko Pin Yi
Ko Ping Chung
Ko Ping Han
Konrad Juszczyszyn
Lars Kuckherm
Lo Ho Sum
Luong Duc Thien
Marc Bijsterbosch
Marcel Price
Marco Dorenburg
Marco Teutscher
Mario He
Mariusz Skoneczny
Masato Yoshioka
Mason Koch
Mateusz Sniegocki
Mats Schjetne
Matt Edwards
Max Eberle
Max Lechner
Michael Schneider
Michal Gavenciak
Mickey Krause
Mieszko Fortunski
Mika Immonen
Mohammad Soufi
Moritz Neuhausen
Muhummed Daydat
Mustafa Alnar
Naoyuki Oi
Nguyen Anh Tuan
Nick Van Den Berg
Niels Feijen
Nikos Ekonomopoulos
Oliver Szolnoki
Omar Al Shaheen
Oscar Dominguez
Petri Makkonen
Pia Filler
Pijus Labutis
Radoslaw Babica
Ralf Souquet
Ramazan Akdag
Richard Halliday
Robbie Capito
Roman Hybler
Ronald Regli
Ruben Bautista
Sanjin Pehlivanović
Sebastian Batkowski
Shane Van Boening
Shane Wolford
Sharik Sayed
Sina Valizadeh
Skyler Woodward
So Shaw
Stephen Holem
Sullivan Clark
Szymona Kural
Tanes Tansomboon
Tayfun Taber
Thorsten Hohmann
Tobias Bongers
Toh Lian Han
Tomasz Kaplan
Tyler Styer
Wiktor Zielinski
Wojciech Szewczyk
Wu Kun Lin
2023Francisco Sanchez Ruiz
Kielce, Poland
2022Shane Van Boening
Milton Keynes, England
2021Albin Ouschan
Milton Keynes, England
2019Fedor Gorst
Doha, Qatar
2018Joshua Filler
Doha, Qatar
2017Carlo Biado
Doha, Qatar
2016Albin Ouschan
Doha, Qatar
2015Ko Pin-Yi
Doha, Qatar
2014Niels Feijen
Doha, Qatar
2013Thorsten Hohmann
Doha, Qatar
2012Darren Appleton
Doha, Qatar
2011Yukio Akakariyama
Doha, Qatar
2010Francisco Bustamante
Doha, Qatar
2007Daryl Peach
Quezon City, Philippines
2006Ronato Alcano
Pasay, Philippines
2005Wu Chia-ching
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2004Alex Pagulayan
Taipei, Taiwan
2003Thorsten Hohmann
Cardiff, Wales
2002Earl Strickland
Cardiff, Wales
2001Mika Immonen
Cardiff, Wales
2000Chao Fong-pang
Cardiff, Wales
1999Nick Varner
Alicante, Spain
1999Efren Reyes
Cardiff, Wales
1998Takahashi Kunihiko
Taipei, Taiwan
1997Johnny Archer
Chicago, United States
1996Ralf Souquet
Borlänge, Sweden
1995Oliver Ortmann
Taipei, Taiwan
1994Okumura Takeshi
Chicago, United States
1993Chao Fong-pang
Königswinter, Germany
1992Johnny Archer
Taipei, Taiwan
1991Earl Strickland
Las Vegas, United States
1990Earl Strickland
Bergheim, Germany

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