2018 World Pool Masters
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–4 March 2018 |
| Venue | Tercentenary Sports Hall |
| City | Gibraltar |
| Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
| Format | Invitational event |
| Total prize fund | $80,000 |
| Winner's share | $20,000 |
| Defending champion |  David Alcaide |
| Final | |
| Champion |  |
| Runner-up | |
| Score | 8– |
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The 2018 World Pool Masters, also known as World Pool Masters XXV, is a nine-ball pool tournament taking place in Gibraltar from 2–4 March 2018. It is the 25th edition of the invitational tournament organised by Matchroom Sport.[1]
Players
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.[2][3] Spain's David Alcaide defended the title he won in 2017, but was defeated in the first round by Karl Boyes.[4][5]
Tournament
Seeds
China's Wu Jiaqing withdrew prior to the start of the competition, and was replaced in the draw by England's Chris Melling.
Draw
The draw for the tournament was made on 30 January.[6]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | David Alcaide
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Karl Boyes
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Karl Boyes
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Ralf Souquet
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ralf Souquet
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
 Karol Skowerski
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Karl Boyes
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Niels Feijen
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Niels Feijen
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
 Raj Hundal
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Niels Feijen
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
 Dennis Orcollo
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Melling
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Orcollo
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Niels Feijen
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| 3 |  Shane Van Boening
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Daryl Peach
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Shane Van Boening
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Darren Appleton
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Darren Appleton
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Earl Strickland
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Shane Van Boening
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| 2 |  Jayson Shaw
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| 7 |  Alex Pagulayan
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Lely
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Alex Pagulayan
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jayson Shaw
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jayson Shaw
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Joshua Filler
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "World Pool Masters returns to Gibraltar". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "Shaw & Wu complete Masters 16". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "Filler and Boyes join MansionBet Masters". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "David Alcaide wins World Pool Masters in Gibraltar". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "Wins for Souquet, Boyes and Feijen as defending champ goes out". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Draw made for World Pool Masters XXV". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 26 February 2018.