Darren Appleton Wins World 10 Ball Championships

The inaugural World 10 Ball Champs (WTBC), run over last week at the PICC, were won by Darren "Dynamite" Appleton from the UK who takes away the $100,000 first prize money.

Wu Chia-ching of China fought hard for what has been described as one of the most thrilling finals there have been at a WPA event.

Congratulations.

The total prize fund for the World Ten Ball Championships 2008 was;
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Champion $ 100,000 x 1 = $ 100,000
Runner-Up $ 40,000 x 1 = $ 40,000
Final Four $ 20,000 x 2 = $ 40,000
Magic Eight $ 10,000 x 4 = $ 40,000
Last 16 $ 4,500 x 8 = $ 36,000
Last 32 $ 3,000 x 16 = $ 48,000
Last 64 $ 2,000 x 32 = $ 64,000
Last 96 $ 1,000 x 32 = $ 32,000
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Total Prize Fund = $ 400,000

You can find more details on the win here.