2019 WPA Players Championship
{{short description|Professional 9-Ball pool tournament, April 2019}}
{{update|date=September 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox pool tournament
|tournament_name=2019 Players Championship
|dates=
|startdate=12
|enddate=19 April 2019{{Cite web |title=WPA Players Championship - Las Vegas (2019-04-12) |work=WPA Pool |access-date=4 February 2019 |url= https://wpapool.com/event/wpa-players-championship-las-vegas/ }}
|country=United States
|organisation=World Pool-Billiard Association and CueSports International
|format=Single elimination
|Total prize fund=$66,000
|winners_share=$10,000
|highest_break=
|defending_champion=
|winner={{flagathlete|Kevin Cheng|TPE}}
|runner_up={{flagathlete|Carlo Biado|PHL}}
|score=12-11
|previous=
|next=
}}
The 2019 WPA Players Championship was a 9-Ball pool international event held in Las Vegas, Nevada.{{Cite web |title=2019 WPA Players Championship・要項 {{!}} JPBA｜日本プロポケットビリヤード連盟 |work=JPBA｜日本プロポケットビリヤード連盟 |access-date=4 February 2019 |url= http://jpba.ne.jp/wp/info/info-12853/ |language=ja }} The event was organized jointly by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) and CueSports International (CI).{{Cite web|title=The WPA and CSI to Produce the 2019 WPA Players Championship in Las Vegas|work=azbilliards.com|access-date=4 February 2019|url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/14352-the-wpa-and-csi-to-produce-the-2019-wpa-players-championship-in-las-vegas/|quote=World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) and CueSports International|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204174501/https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/14352-the-wpa-and-csi-to-produce-the-2019-wpa-players-championship-in-las-vegas/|archive-date=4 February 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}} The event was played with {{cuegloss|alternate break}} rules, from a field of 64, with players qualifying from tours such as the WPA and European Pocket Billiard Federation.{{Cite web |title=The WPA and CueSports International to Produce the 2019 WPA Players Championship in Las Vegas - WPA Pool |work=WPA Pool |access-date=4 February 2019 |url= https://wpapool.com/the-wpa-and-cuesports-international-to-produce-the-2019-wpa-players-championship-in-las-vegas/ }}{{Cite web |title=The WPA and CSI to Produce the 2019 WPA Players Championship in Las Vegas - Pool & Billiard Magazine |work=Pool & Billiard Magazine |access-date=4 February 2019 |url=http://poolmag.com/the-wpa-and-csi-to-produce-the-2019-wpa-players-championship-in-las-vegas/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204231106/http://poolmag.com/the-wpa-and-csi-to-produce-the-2019-wpa-players-championship-in-las-vegas/ |archive-date=4 February 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}
Tournament format
The event consisted of a field of 64 players, with qualification spots given to players in the following ratio:
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Tournament Qualifiers
|16 |
| WPA rankings
|16 |
| APBU
|8 |
| EPBF
|8 |
| BCA
|6 |
| CPB
|4 |
| AAPA
|2 |
| OPBA
|2 |
| Wildcard
|2 |
| Total
|64 |
Matches were played with a shot clock, and under {{cuegloss|alternate break}} rules.{{Cite web |title=WPA Players Championship - WPA Pool |work=WPA Pool |access-date=4 February 2019 |url=https://wpapool.com/wpa-players-championship/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190205115752/https://wpapool.com/wpa-players-championship/ |archive-date=5 February 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}
= 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.{{Cite web |title=Kevin Cheng Captures The WPA Players Championship In A Sudden Death Thriller Over Carlo Biado - WPA Pool |work=WPA Pool |access-date=10 June 2019 |url= https://wpapool.com/kevin-cheng-captures-the-wpa-players-championship-in-a-sudden-death-thriller-over-carlo-biado/ }}
| class="wikitable sortable" | |
| Prize Money | |
|---|---|
| Winner | style="text-align:right" | 10,000 $ |
| Finalist | style="text-align:right" | 7,000 $ |
| Semifinalist | style="text-align:right" | 5,000 $ |
| Quarterfinalist | style="text-align:right" | 3,000 $ |
| last 16 | style="text-align:right" | 1,500 $ |
| Last 32 | style="text-align:right" | 400 $ |
| style="border-top:medium solid" | Consolation winner | style="border-top:medium solid; text-align:right" | 1,500 $ |
| Consolation runner-up | style="text-align:right" | 1,000 $ |
| Consolation Semifinalist | style="text-align:right" | 500 $ |
| Consolation Quarterfinalist | style="text-align:right" | 250 $ |
| Consolation last 16 | style="text-align:right" | 150 $ |
| style="border-top:medium solid" | Total | style="border-top:medium solid; text-align:right" | 66.000 $ |
References
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External links
{{AZB|https://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/99-independent-tournaments/8685-2019-wpa-players-championship/}}
{{2019 in cue sports}}
Category:Sports competitions in Las Vegas
Category:International sports competitions hosted by the United States