The 2010 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters will feature the biggest field in the competition's 17-year history.
Previously only a 16-man invitational event, the competition, which will be staged at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas from May 12 to May 17, will now feature 64 players - male and female.
A total of 38 players have been invited by Matchroom Sport (but Marlon Manalo had to withdraw due to sickness) with 22 qualifiers winning their spots through qualifying events. Two qualifiers - Muhammad Zulfikri and Luong Chi Dung - had to withdraw due to visa issues so the seven remaining spots were awarded from two qualifying tournaments in Las Vegas the day before the Masters.
The tournament has three days of double-elimination action before the final 16 players compete in a single-elimination basis.
INVITED PLAYERS (all players appear subject to contract)
| 1. David ALCAIDE (ESP) |
2. Ronnie ALCANO (PHI) |
3. Darren APPLETON (ENG) |
| 4. Johnny ARCHER (USA) |
5. Francisco BUSTAMANTE (PHI) |
6. Marcus CHAMAT (SWE) |
| 7. Karen CORR (IRE) |
8. Tony DRAGO (MLT) |
9. Corey DEUEL (USA) |
| 10. Oscar DOMINGUEZ (USA) |
11. Tyler EDEY (CAN) |
12. Thomas ENGERT (GER) |
| 13. Niels FEIJEN (NED) |
14. Allison FISHER (ENG) |
15. GA Young Kim (KOR) |
| 16. Roberto GOMEZ (PHI) |
17. Mark GRAY (ENG) |
18. Dennis HATCH (USA) |
| 19. Thorsten HOHMANN (GER) |
20. Raj HUNDAL (IND) |
21. Mika IMMONEN (FIN) |
| 22. KO Pin-yi (TPE) |
23. Imran MAJID (ENG) |
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| 24. Rodney MORRIS (USA) |
25. Naoyuki OI (JPN) |
26. Dennis ORCOLLO (PHI) |
| 27. Jasmin OUSCHAN (AUT) |
28. Daryl PEACH (ENG) |
29. Efren REYES (PHI) |
| 30. John SCHMIDT (USA) |
31. Ralf SOUQUET (GER) |
32. Earl STRICKLAND (USA) |
| 33. Shane VAN BOENING (USA) |
34. Lee VAN CORTEZA (PHI) |
35. Charlie WILLIAMS (USA) |
| 36. Ricky YANG (INA) |
37. YU Ram Cha (KOR) |
Marlon Manalo withdrew ill |
QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT WINNERS
| 1. Radoslaw BABICA (POL) |
2. Karl BOYES (ENG) |
3. Noel BRUYNOOGHE (BEL) |
| 4. Carlos CABELLO (ESP) |
5. Ernesto DOMINGUEZ (USA) |
6. Tron ENGEBAKK (NOR) |
| 7. David GRAU (USA) |
8. KUO Po-Cheng (TPE) |
9. Toru KURIBAYASHI (JPN) |
| 10. LO Li-Wen (TPE) |
11. John MORRA (CAN) |
12. Yevgeny NOVOSAD (UKR) |
| 13. Ben NUNAN (AUS) |
14. Oliver ORTMANN (GER) |
15. Do Hong QUAN (VIE) |
| 16. Bartosz ROZWADOWSKI (POL) |
17. Huidji SEE (NED) |
18. Jayson SHAW (SCO) |
| 19. Ahmad TAUFIQ (BRU) |
20. Kevin UZZELL (ENG) |
VEGAS - 1. Jason KLATT (CAN) |
| 2. Manny CHAU (PER) |
3. Shaun WILKIE (USA) |
4. Stevie MOORE (USA) |
| 5. Max EBERLE (USA) |
6. Neil CUMMINGS (ENG) |
7. Rafael MARTINEZ (USA) |
PLAYERS BY COUNTRY
Australia (1) - Ben Nunan
Austria (1) - Jasmin Ouschan.
Belgium (1) - Noel Bruynooghe.
Brunei (1) - Ahmad Taufiq.
Canada (3) - Tyler Edey, Jason Klatt, John Morra.
Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) (3) - Ko Pin-yi, Kuo Po-Cheng, Lo Li-wen.
England (8) - Darren Appleton, Karl Boyes, Neil Cummings, Allison Fisher, Mark Gray, Imran Majid, Daryl Peach, Kevin Uzzell.
Finland (1) - Mika Immonen.
Germany (4) - Thomas Engert, Thorsten Hohmann, Oliver Ortmann, Ralf Souquet.
Holland (2) - Niels Feijen, Huidji See
India (1) - Raj Hundal.
Indonesia (1) - Ricky Yang
Ireland (1) - Karen Corr
Japan (2) - Toru Kuribayashi, Naoyuki Oi.
Korea (2) - Ga Young Kim, Yu Ram Cha,
Malta (1) - Tony Drago.
Norway (1) - Tron Engebakk.
Peru (1) - Manny Chau.
Philippines (6) - Ronnie Alcano, Francisco Bustamante, Roberto Gomez, Dennis Orcollo, Efren Reyes, Lee Van Corteza
Poland (2) - Radoslaw Babica, Bartosz Rozwadowski
Scotland (1) - Jayson Shaw.
Spain (2) - David Alcaide, Carlos Cabello.
Sweden (1) - Marcus Chamat.
Ukraine (1) - Yevgeny Novosad.
USA (15) - Johnny Archer, Corey Deuel, Ernesto Dominguez, Oscar Dominguez, Max Eberle, David Grau, Dennis Hatch, Rafael Martinez, Stevie Moore, Rodney Morris, John Schmidt, Earl Strickland, Shane Van Boening, Shaun Wilkie and Charlie Williams.
Vietnam (1) - Do Hong Quan,
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