The 2023 Predator WPA Oceania Women’s 10 Ball Championship will take place from Friday December 1 to Sunday December 3. Section play will be hosted at Pool and Blues on the Northshore on Friday December 1.

Post section play will take place at Massé Pukekohe on Sunday. Entry for the women’s event is US$125 for seniors (we have set this at NZ$210), and US$30 for juniors under the age of 21 as of December 31, 2023 (we have set this at NZ$50).
The field has been capped at 32 players with an allowance of no more than 10 spots available for juniors (at the discounted rate).

The 2023 INTERNATIONAL OPEN, at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel, 777 Waterside Drive, Norfolk, VA 23510 will feature a 128-player 9-BALL OPEN with a $500 entry fee and $50,000 in added prize money.

In partnership with Diamond Billiard Products, we are including the third INTERNATIONAL BIG FOOT 10-BALL CHALLENGE on a 10-foot Diamond pool table. This single elimination 16-player Invitational will have a $500 entry fee and $8,000 in added prize money.

Ra Hanna, of On The Wire Creative Media, will be bringing back the JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. This year will feature 16 Junior Men and 8 Junior Women.

Accu-Stats Video Productions will once again be providing recording and streaming from the Simonis-Aramith Arena. Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.

🏆 Puerto Rico Open
🗓️ 7-10 Nov, 2023
💰 $125,000 PRIZE FUND
👤 128 players
⚙️ 10-Ball, sets race to 4
💳 Entry Fee: $395

🏆 Puerto Rico Women’s Open
🗓️ 7-11 Nov, 2023
💰 $75,000 PRIZE FUND
👤 64 players
⚙️ 10-Ball, sets race to 4
💳 Entry Fee: $395

🏆 Predator WPA World Teams Championship
🗓️ 8-12 Nov, 2023
💰 $300,000 PRIZE FUND
👤 16 teams
⚙️ 10-Ball
🌎 WPA sanctioned

The PREDATOR VEN POOL OPEN is an event organized by VEN OPEN BILLIARDS, C.A. in order to increase the popularity of our sport and encourage players from all over the world to participate in our first edition officially sponsored by PREDATOR.
The PREDATOR VEN OPEN 2023 is endorsed by the World Pool–Billiard Association (WPA) and will be played on twenty (20) 9-foot tables, plus an additional table equipped to broadcast for free via streaming and social networks.

2023 WPA Predator Oceania 10 Ball Championships return with the highest prize purse in the history of Australasian pool! Presented by the Oceania Pocket Billiards Association (OPBA), and sanctioned by the World Pool Billiard Association, the men’s and women’s events will also accumulate valuable WPA ranking points. In addition to this the winners of the championship events will also gain automatic entry into the 2024 Predator WPA World 10 Ball Championships! 🌎🏆

With a minimum US$30,000.00 added to the combined prize pool, here’s a breakdown of the prize money based on full fields and with juniors taking all spots allocated to them:

Prize breakdown for men*:
🥇1st US$10,000
🥈2nd US$5,000
🥉3rd US$2,200
🏅5th US$1,200
🏅9th US$500
🏅17th US$250
🏅33rd US$150

Prize breakdown for women*:
🥇1st US$3,500
🥈2nd US$1,700
🥉3rd US$800
🏅5th US$400
🏅9th US$200

💵All prizes are based on the exchange rate when the entry fees were set.

The 2023 Oceania Men’s 10 Ball Championship will take place from Thursday November 30 to Sunday December 3. Section play will be hosted between Massé Pukekohe, and Pool and Blues on Auckland’s Northshore. Post section play will take place at Massé Pukekohe on the Saturday and Sunday. Entry for the men’s event is US$125 for seniors (we have set this at NZ$210), and US$30 for juniors under the age of 21 as of December 31, 2023 (we have set this at NZ$50). The field has been capped at 128 players with an allowance of no more than 20 spots available for juniors (at the discounted rate). You can enter the men’s event via CueScore here: https://cuescore.com/.../2023+Predator+WPA.../31579192

The 2023 Oceania Women’s 10 Ball Championship will take place from Friday December 1 to Sunday December 3. Section play will be hosted at Pool and Blues on the Northshore. Post section play will take place at Massé Pukekohe on Sunday. Entry for the women’s event is US$125 for seniors (we have set this at NZ$210), and US$30 for juniors under the age of 21 as of December 31, 2023 (we have set this at NZ$50). The field has been capped at 32 players with an allowance of no more than 10 spots available for juniors (at the discounted rate). You can enter the women’s event via CueScore here: https://cuescore.com/.../2023+Predator+WPA.../31579213

Section play for both events will be a race to 5. Post-section knockout play for the men’s event will be held on Saturday and Sunday and will be broadcast/streamed live.

Entries will be accepted via Cue Score and will close on Wednesday November 1 at noon. This will enable organizers to complete and publish the draw early so that players have ample time to book accommodation close to where their section play is scheduled to be played.

Those players that do not qualify for post-section play will be eligible for the plate competition which will be held on Sunday December 2. The plate will be played under the T140 format and has a prize pool of US$3,000. The T140 plate is free to enter.

🇦🇺🇳🇿Oceania’s premier pool event will also see a return of the Australia – New Zealand battle of the Tasman, as the best male and female players of both nations compete in a Trans-Tasman teams test match on the evening of Saturday December 2. This battle royale will also coincide with a catered drinks and nibbles reception that is complimentary for all players entered into the championship.

Powered by Predator, post-section knockout play of the 2023 WPA Predator Oceania Men’s and Women’s 10 Ball Championships will be played on Predator Apex 9-foot pool tables covered in Predator Arcadia Reserve professional pool table cloth. Predator Arcos II billiard balls and the Predator Aerorack billiard triangle will be used throughout the tournament on all tables. The Predator Arena Billiard Light will also be used on the TV table.

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Further details to be published.

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