Appleton to defend World Ten Ball Pool championship
British pool professional, Darren Appleton, will be back in the Philippines to defend his title against the world’s top pool players when the 2009 World Ten Ball Championship starts on 25th November at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.
Around 128 players from over 50 countries will take part in the biggest pool billiards tournament in the world, that is being held for the second year in a row, in the Philippines.
The tournament will feature World Pool-Billiard Association-rated players vying for the prestigious crown and a rich pot totaling up to $250,000. Prizes will be distributed up to 64th place with the champion taking home $75,000.
Assured of spots in the WTBC are the top 10 players in the world-ranking system of the WPA as well as the reigning WPA champions in all disciplines.
Format of the tournament will have the participants divided into 16 groups, each playing in a double-elimination format to determine the Last 64 qualifiers. The Last 64 stage will implement a knockout system where players will compete in a race-to-9 match up to the semifinal round.
The finals will be a race-to-11 affair.
Stage 1 of the qualifying tournament will be held at the Star Billiards Center in Quezon City from Nov. 19-23 to determine the 10 players who will join the main draw. The two wildcard entries will be chosen by the organizing Raya Sports.