2018 World Pool Masters
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–4 March 2018 |
| Venue | Tercentenary Sports Hall, Victoria Stadium |
| City | Gibraltar |
| Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
| Format | Invitational event |
| Total prize fund | $80,000 |
| Winner's share | $20,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion | Netherlands Niels Feijen |
| Runner-up | United States Shane Van Boening |
| Score | 8–4 |
← 2017 2019 → | |
The 2018 World Pool Masters, also known as World Pool Masters XXV, was a nine-ball pool tournament that took place in Gibraltar between 2–4 March 2018. It was the 25th edition of the invitational tournament organised by Matchroom Sport.[1]
Dutchman Niels Feijen defeated Shane Van Boening of the United States in the final to win the title for the second time in his career.[2]
Tournament prize money
[edit | edit source]| Prize money[citation needed] | |
|---|---|
| Winner | 20.000 US$ |
| Runner-up | 10.000 US$ |
| Semi-finalist | 5.000 US$ |
| Quarter-finalist | 4.000 US$ |
| First round loser | 3.000 US$ |
| Total | 80.000 US$ |
Players
[edit | edit source]16 players took part in the tournament, including 12 former champions. Two other former champions – Tony Drago and Francisco Bustamante – had been scheduled to take part, but withdrew before the start of the competition and were replaced by Karl Boyes and Joshua Filler.[3][4] Spain's David Alcaide defended the title he won in 2017, but was defeated in the first round by Karl Boyes.[5][6]
Tournament
[edit | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]China's Wu Jiaqing withdrew prior to the start of the competition, and was replaced in the draw by England's Chris Melling.
- Spain David Alcaide (first round)
- Scotland Jayson Shaw (semifinals)
- United States Shane Van Boening (final)
- China
Wu Jiaqing(withdrew) - Netherlands Niels Feijen (champion)
- England Darren Appleton (quarterfinals)
- Canada Alex Pagulayan (quarterfinals)
- Germany Ralf Souquet (quarterfinals)
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Draw
[edit | edit source]The draw for the tournament was made on 30 January.[7]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Spain David Alcaide | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| England Karl Boyes | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| England Karl Boyes | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Germany Ralf Souquet | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Germany Ralf Souquet | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Poland Karol Skowerski | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| England Karl Boyes | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Netherlands Niels Feijen | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Netherlands Niels Feijen | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| India Raj Hundal | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Netherlands Niels Feijen | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Philippines Dennis Orcollo | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| England Chris Melling | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Philippines Dennis Orcollo | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Netherlands Niels Feijen | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | United States Shane Van Boening | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | United States Shane Van Boening | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| England Daryl Peach | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | United States Shane Van Boening | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | England Darren Appleton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | England Darren Appleton | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States Earl Strickland | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | United States Shane Van Boening | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Scotland Jayson Shaw | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Canada Alex Pagulayan | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Alex Lely | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Canada Alex Pagulayan | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Scotland Jayson Shaw | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Scotland Jayson Shaw | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany Joshua Filler | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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