Dynamite Blasts World 10-Ball Championship

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Published: October 5, 2008

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Dynamite Blasts World 10-Ball Championship
World 10-Ball Championship / Manila, Philippines

Darren "Dynamite" Appleton rocked the billiard world by scoring yet another world title for the Brits by defeating former 8-ball and 9-ball world champion Chia-Ching Wu. The event was sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association

With a narrow two-rack margin, “Dynamite” Darren Appleton has won the World 10-Ball Championship in Manila, Philippines, held this past week. His 13-11 victory over former 8- and 9-ball champion Chia-Ching Wu earned him a tidy $100,000 payday, with Wu taking him $40,000.

Appleton was able to capitalize on an early 3-0 by converting it into a 10-5 lead in the extended race to 13. Though Wu began making a comeback at that point, Appleton already had enough steam built up to pass the finish line and win 13-11.

This title is the second world title in billiards that England has taken home within the course of a year. The first went to Daryl Peach, also a competitor in the World 10-Ball Championship, when he won the World Pool 9-Ball Championships over Roberto Gomez.

View the World 10-Ball Championships tournament brackets

Another world title holder, Niels Feijen, took home third place over Demosthenes Pulpul of the Philippines. With his 11-8 victory, Feijen netted $25,000, with $15,000 going to Pulpul.

	Results:
1st	Darren Appleton
2nd	Chia-Ching Wu
3rd	Niels Feijen
4th	Demosthenes Pulpul
5-8th	Nick Van Den Berg
	Charlie Williams
	Liu Haitao
	Mika Immonen
9-16th	Shane Van Boening
	Mark Gray
	Ralf Souquet
	Yang Ching-Shun
	Jerico Banares
	Marlon Manalo
	Fu Che-Wei
	Satoshi Kawabata
17-32th	Hayato Hijikata
	Seung-Woo Ryu
	Jeff De Luna
	Chang Jung-Lin
	Victor Arpilleda
	David Alcaide
	Marcus Chamat
	Dodong Alwi
	Shaun Wilkie
	Bruno Muratore
	Daryl Peach
	Ko Pin-Yi
	Tyler Edey
	Vilmos Foldes
	Kazuo Furuta
	Leonardo Didal