The 2019 WPA Players Championship was a
9-Ball
Nine-ball (sometimes written 9-ball) is a discipline of the cue sport pool. The game's origins are traceable to the 1920s in the United States. It is played on a rectangular billiard table with at each of the four corners and in the middle of e ...
pool
Pool may refer to:
Bodies of water
* Swimming pool, usually an artificial structure containing a large body of water intended for swimming
* Reflecting pool, a shallow pool designed to reflect a structure and its surroundings
* Tide pool, a roc ...
international event held in
Las Vegas
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
,
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...
. The event was organized jointly by the
World Pool-Billiard Association
The World Pool Association (WPA) is the international Sport governing body, governing body for Pool (cue sports), pool (pocket billiards). It was formed in 1987, and was initially headed by a provisional board of directors consisting of represent ...
(WPA) and
CueSports International (CI).
The event was played with rules, from a field of 64, with players qualifying from tours such as the WPA and
European Pocket Billiard Federation
The European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF) is the European governing body for pocket billiards. EPBF is the European regional affiliate member of the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA).
Events
The federation holds the European Championship ...
.
Tournament format
The event consisted of a field of 64 players, with qualification spots given to players in the following ratio:
Matches were played with a shot clock, and under rules.
Prize fund
The event had a prize fund of $66,000, with prize money being paid out of the players entrance fees, plus $50,000.
References
External links
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Pool competitions
WPA Players
Sports competitions in Las Vegas
International sports competitions hosted by the United States
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WPA Players Championship