2022 World Pool Masters
{{short description|Professional 9-Ball Pool event}}
{{more citations needed|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=World Pool Masters
|logo=2022 World Pool Masters Poster.png
|dates=5–8 May 2022
|venue=Europa Point Sports Complex
|location=Gibraltar
|country=
|organisation=Matchroom Sport
|format=
|Total prize fund=$100,000
|winners_share=$25,000
|highest_break=
|winner= {{flagathlete|Joshua Filler|GER}}
|runner_up= {{flagathlete|Lo Ho Sum|HKG}}
|score=9-6
|previous=2021
|next=2023
}}
The 2022 World Pool Masters was a nine-ball pool tournament which took place in Gibraltar from 5–8 May 2022. It was the 28th edition of the World Pool Masters invitational tournament organised by Matchroom Pool.
Format
The event was played as a single elimination tournament, with players competing in a preliminary round based on rankings. The tournament prize fund was the same as of the last edition, with a total prize fund of $100,000.{{cite web | url=https://matchroompool.com/world-pool-masters/ | title=World Pool Masters }}
The total prize money awarded is listed below:
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" | |
| scope=col| Place
! scope=col| Prize money | |
|---|---|
| scope=row| Preliminary round
| style="text-align:right" | $1,750 | |
| scope=row| Last 16
| style="text-align:right" | $2,250 | |
| scope=row| Quarter-finalist
| style="text-align:right" | $3,750 | |
| scope=row| Semi-finalist
| style="text-align:right" | $7,500 | |
| scope=row| Finalist
| style="text-align:right" | $13,000 | |
| scope=row| Winner
| style="text-align:right" | $25,000 | |
| class="sortbottom"
| style="border-top:medium solid" | Total | style="border-top:medium solid; text-align:right" | $100,000 |
Main draw
The following table denotes the event's draw and results.{{cite web|url=https://digitalpool.com/tournaments/world-pool-masters-2022/bracket|title=World Pool Masters 2022|website=digitalpool.com}} Numbers to the left of a player's names indicates their seeding, whilst bolding indicates the winner of a match. Chang Yu-Lung and Omar Al-Shaheen withdrew on May 2 due to travel issues and were replaced by Mario He and Mika Immonen.{{cite web|url=https://matchroompool.com/news/world-pool-masters-immonen-and-he-replace-yu-lung-and-al-shaheen/|title=WORLD POOL MASTERS IMMONEN AND HE REPLACE YU-LUNG AND AL-SHAHEEN|website=matchroompool.com|date=2 May 2022 }}
{{24TeamBracket
|RD1=Preliminary Round
First to 7 racks
|RD2=Last 16
First to 7 racks
|RD3=Quarterfinals
First to 7 racks
|RD4=Semifinals
First to 7 racks
|RD5=Final
First to 9 racks
| RD1-seed01 =9
| RD1-team01 ={{flagathlete|Eklent Kaçi|ALB}}
| RD1-score01 =4
| RD1-seed02 =10
| RD1-team02 = {{flagathlete|Dennis Orcollo|PHI}}
| RD1-score02 =7
| RD1-seed03 =11
| RD1-team03 ={{flagathlete|Oliver Szolnoki|HUN}}
| RD1-score03 = 3
| RD1-seed04 =12
| RD1-team04 ={{flagathlete|Skyler Woodward|USA}}
| RD1-score04 =7
| RD1-seed05 =13
| RD1-team05 ={{flagathlete|Mario He|AUT}}
| RD1-score05 =3
| RD1-seed06 =14
| RD1-team06 ={{flagathlete|Dimitri Jungo|SWI}}
| RD1-score06 =7
| RD1-seed07 =15
| RD1-team07 ={{flagathlete|Ko Pin-yi|TPE}}
| RD1-score07 =7
| RD1-seed08 =16
| RD1-team08 ={{flagathlete|Ko Ping-chung|TPE}}
| RD1-score08 =4
| RD1-seed09 =17
| RD1-team09 ={{flagathlete|Francisco Sánchez Ruíz|SPA}}
| RD1-score09 =7
| RD1-seed10 =18
| RD1-team10 ={{flagathlete|Mika Immonen|FIN}}
| RD1-score10 =5
| RD1-seed11 =19
| RD1-team11 ={{flagathlete|Mieszko Fortuński|POL}}
| RD1-score11 =7
| RD1-seed12 =20
| RD1-team12 ={{flagathlete|Jayson Shaw|GBR}}
| RD1-score12 =2
| RD1-seed13 =21
| RD1-team13 ={{flagathlete|Abdullah Alyousef|KUW}}
| RD1-score13 =7
| RD1-seed14 =22
| RD1-team14 ={{flagathlete|Niels Feijen|HOL}}
| RD1-score14 =2
| RD1-seed15 =23
| RD1-team15 ={{flagathlete|Lo Ho Sum|HKG}}
| RD1-score15 =7
| RD1-seed16 =24
| RD1-team16 ={{flagathlete|Denis Grabe|EST}}
| RD1-score16 =4
| RD2-seed01 =1
| RD2-team01 ={{flagathlete|Alexander Kazakis|GRE}}
| RD2-score01 =0
| RD2-seed02 =10
| RD2-team02 ={{flagathlete|Dennis Orcollo|PHI}}
| RD2-score02 =7
| RD2-seed03 =8
| RD2-team03 ={{flagathlete|Joshua Filler|GER}}
| RD2-score03 =7
| RD2-seed04 =12
| RD2-team04 ={{flagathlete|Skyler Woodward|USA}}
| RD2-score04 =1
| RD2-seed05 =5
| RD2-team05 ={{flagathlete|Max Lechner|AUT}}
| RD2-score05 =7
| RD2-seed06 =14
| RD2-team06 ={{flagathlete|Dimitri Jungo|SWI}}
| RD2-score06 =2
| RD2-seed07 =4
| RD2-team07 ={{flagathlete|David Alcaide|SPA}}
| RD2-score07 =3
| RD2-seed08 =15
| RD2-team08 ={{flagathlete|Ko Pin-yi|TPE}}
| RD2-score08 =7
| RD2-seed09 =3
| RD2-team09 ={{flagathlete|Albin Ouschan|AUT}}
| RD2-score09 =5
| RD2-seed10 =17
| RD2-team10 ={{flagathlete|Francisco Sánchez Ruíz|SPA}}
| RD2-score10 =7
| RD2-seed11 =6
| RD2-team11 ={{flagathlete|Aloysius Yapp|SIN}}
| RD2-score11 =4
| RD2-seed12 =19
| RD2-team12 ={{flagathlete|Mieszko Fortuński|POL}}
| RD2-score12 =7
| RD2-seed13 =7
| RD2-team13 ={{flagathlete|Naoyuki Oi|JPN}}
| RD2-score13 =3
| RD2-seed14 =21
| RD2-team14 ={{flagathlete|Abdullah Alyousef|KUW}}
| RD2-score14 =7
| RD2-seed15 =2
| RD2-team15 ={{flagathlete|Shane Van Boening|USA}}
| RD2-score15 =6
| RD2-seed16 =23
| RD2-team16 ={{flagathlete|Lo Ho Sum|HKG}}
| RD2-score16 =7
| RD3-seed01 =10
| RD3-team01 ={{flagathlete|Dennis Orcollo|PHI}}
| RD3-score01 =0
| RD3-seed02 =8
| RD3-team02 ={{flagathlete|Joshua Filler|GER}}
| RD3-score02 =7
| RD3-seed03 =5
| RD3-team03 ={{flagathlete|Max Lechner|AUT}}
| RD3-score03 =2
| RD3-seed04 =15
| RD3-team04 ={{flagathlete|Ko Pin-yi|TPE}}
| RD3-score04 =7
| RD3-seed05 =17
| RD3-team05 ={{flagathlete|Francisco Sánchez Ruíz|SPA}}
| RD3-score05 =4
| RD3-seed06 =19
| RD3-team06 ={{flagathlete|Mieszko Fortuński|POL}}
| RD3-score06 =7
| RD3-seed07 =21
| RD3-team07 ={{flagathlete|Abdullah Alyousef|KUW}}
| RD3-score07 =6
| RD3-seed08 =23
| RD3-team08 ={{flagathlete|Lo Ho Sum|HKG}}
| RD3-score08 =7
| RD4-seed01 =8
| RD4-team01 = {{flagathlete|Joshua Filler|GER}}
| RD4-score01 =7
| RD4-seed02 =15
| RD4-team02 ={{flagathlete|Ko Pin-yi|TPE}}
| RD4-score02 =3
| RD4-seed03 =19
| RD4-team03 ={{flagathlete|Mieszko Fortuński|POL}}
| RD4-score03 =5
| RD4-seed04 =23
| RD4-team04 ={{flagathlete|Lo Ho Sum|HKG}}
| RD4-score04 =7
| RD5-seed01 =8
| RD5-team01 ={{flagathlete|Joshua Filler|GER}}
| RD5-score01 =9
| RD5-seed02 =23
| RD5-team02 ={{flagathlete|Lo Ho Sum|HKG}}
| RD5-score02 =6
}}