2019 WPA Players Championship

The 2019 WPA Players Championship was a 9-Ball pool international event held in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[3] The event was organized jointly by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) and CueSports International (CI).^[4] The event was played with alternate break rules, from a field of 64, with players qualifying from tours such as the WPA and European Pocket Billiard Federation.^[4][5][6]

2019 Players Championship

Tournament information
Dates	12–19 April 2019[1]
Venue	Griff’s Bar & Billiards,[2]
City	Las Vegas, Nevada
Country	United States
Organisation(s)	World Pool-Billiard Association and CueSports International
Format	Single elimination
Total prize fund	$66,000
Winner's share	$10,000
Final
Champion	Kevin Cheng (TPE)
Runner-up	Carlo Biado (PHL)
Score	12-11

Tournament format

The event consisted of a field of 64 players, with qualification spots given to players in the following ratio:

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 alternate break rules.^[7]

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.^[8]

	Prize Money
Winner	10,000 $
Finalist	7,000 $
Semifinalist	5,000 $
Quarterfinalist	3,000 $
last 16	1,500 $
Last 32	400 $
Consolation winner	1,500 $
Consolation runner-up	1,000 $
Consolation Semifinalist	500 $
Consolation Quarterfinalist	250 $
Consolation last 16	150 $
Total	66.000 $