WPA Players Championship Archives - WPA Pool World Pool Billiard Association Mon, 08 Jan 2024 04:28:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://wpapool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WPA-Primary-favicon.png WPA Players Championship Archives - WPA Pool 32 32 WPA Players Championship Cancelled https://wpapool.com/wpa-players-championship-cancelled/ Sun, 15 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://wpapool.com/2023/12/18/wpa-players-championship-cancelled/ MEDIA STATEMENT 15 March 2020 Due to circumstances far beyond our control, the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) has taken the decision to cancel its upcoming WPA Players Championship until further notice. This event was scheduled for 7-11 April 2020 in Las Vegas. While this is disappointing news for all concerned, we thank everyone for their […]

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]]> Las Vegas Tournaments – Coronavirus / COVID-19 https://wpapool.com/las-vegas-tournaments-coronavirus-covid-19/ Fri, 13 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://wpapool.com/2023/12/18/las-vegas-tournaments-coronavirus-covid-19/ 13 March 2020 MEDIA RELEASE Re: Las Vegas Tournaments – Coronavirus / COVID-19 The World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) wish to convey the earlier confirmation from CSI, the Organisers of the Predator World 10-Ball Championship, that the event will proceed as scheduled, 15-20 March, 2020 at the Rio Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas. We can also […]

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]]> 2020 WPA PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP https://wpapool.com/2020-wpa-players-championship/ Wed, 20 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://wpapool.com/2023/12/18/2020-wpa-players-championship/ 2020 WPA PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP (7 – 11 April, 2020) N.B. This event will be conducted according to the current WPA 9-Ball Rules, alternate break and three-ball break rule applies. This is a Category 3 Ranking Event VENUE: Griff’s Bar & Billiards 3650 S Decatur Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89103 DATES & FORMAT: Stage 1 QUALIFIER […]

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]]> Kevin Cheng Captures The WPA Players Championship In A Sudden Death Thriller Over Carlo Biado https://wpapool.com/kevin-cheng-captures-the-wpa-players-championship-in-a-sudden-death-thriller-over-carlo-biado/ Sat, 20 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://wpapool.com/2023/12/18/kevin-cheng-captures-the-wpa-players-championship-in-a-sudden-death-thriller-over-carlo-biado/ By Ted Lerner WPA Media Officer Photos By JP Parmentier (Las Vegas)–Taiwan’s Kevin Cheng captured the inaugural WPA Players Championship on Friday, storming back from the near dead to defeat the Philippines Carlo Biado, 12-11, in a thrilling final at Griffs Billiards in Las Vegas. The victory capped a terrific week for the Taiwanese sharpshooter, […]

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]]> Final 16 Set In Vegas For The WPA Players Championship https://wpapool.com/final-16-set-in-vegas-for-the-wpa-players-championship/ Thu, 18 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://wpapool.com/2023/12/18/final-16-set-in-vegas-for-the-wpa-players-championship/ By Ted Lerner WPA Media Officer (Las Vegas)–The Philippines Johann Chua pretty much knew his run in the WPA Players Championship was over. Playing in a round of 32 match against Hall of Famer Mika Immonenand down 6-2 in a race to 7 alternate break match, there was little chance for the talented Filipino to […]

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]]> The WPA Players Championship Is Down To Two Philippines vs. Taiwan Semi-Finals https://wpapool.com/the-wpa-players-championship-is-down-to-two-philippines-vs-taiwan-semi-finals/ Thu, 18 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://wpapool.com/2023/12/18/final-16-set-in-vegas-for-the-wpa-players-championship/ By Ted Lerner WPA Media Officer Photo of Yu Lung Chang by JP Parmentier (Las Vegas)—Any discussion by pool fans about which countries produce the world’s very best players will invariably find the Philippines and Taiwan at the top of the list. And this week in Las Vegas, not surprisingly, those arguments came through loud […]

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]]> 32 Advance, 32 Out As Day 1 Of The WPA Players Championship Is Complete https://wpapool.com/32-advance-32-out-as-day-1-of-the-wpa-players-championship-is-complete/ Wed, 17 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://wpapool.com/2023/12/18/32-advance-32-out-as-day-1-of-the-wpa-players-championship-is-complete/ By Ted Lerner WPA Media Officer (Las Vegas)–The first ever WPA Players Championship got underway at Griffs Billiards in Las Vegas on Tuesday, and the quality of the match ups on offer out of the box certainly didn’t disappoint. That’s because the 64 player field is one of the highest quality gatherings of pool’s current […]

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]]> International Stars Collide in Las Vegas at the WPA Players Championship https://wpapool.com/3027-2/ Mon, 15 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://wpapool.com/2023/12/18/3027-2/ International Stars Collide in Las Vegas at the WPA Players Championship April 15, 2019 The inaugural WPA Players Championship is set to begin tomorrow, Tuesday, April 16 at noon local time. The $50,000 added prize money event is being staged at Griff’s Billiards, where 48 champions gathered from around the world join the 16 who […]

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]]> Four Players from Four Countries Advance in Qualifier 3 of the WPA Players Championship https://wpapool.com/four-players-from-four-countries-advance-in-qualifier-3-of-the-wpa-players-championship/ Sun, 14 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://wpapool.com/2023/12/18/four-players-from-four-countries-advance-in-qualifier-3-of-the-wpa-players-championship/ Four Players from Four Countries Advance in Qualifier 3 of the WPA Players Championship April 14, 2019 Four players from four countries bested the field in Qualifier 3 of the WPA Players Championship. Omar Al-Shaheen (Kuwait), Mitch Ellerman (USA), Jeffrey Ignacio (Philippines) and Nick Malaj (Greece) finished as the top four of the 50-player field […]

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]]> Taiwan Dominates Qualifier 2 of the WPA Players Championship https://wpapool.com/taiwan-dominates-qualifier-2-of-the-wpa-players-championship/ Sat, 13 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://wpapool.com/2023/12/18/taiwan-dominates-qualifier-2-of-the-wpa-players-championship/ Taiwan Dominates Qualifier 2 of the WPA Players Championship April 13, 2019 The second Stage 1 Qualifier for the WPA Players Championship was dominated by Taiwan. Yu-Lung Chang, Ching-Shun Yang, and Ri Teng Liu, accompanied by USA’s Max Eberle, have each advanced to the $50,000 added Stage 2 Main Event which begins Tuesday, April 16.The […]

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