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The World Pool Masters is an annual international nine-ball tournament. Formerly, it was called the European Pool Masters (until 1995) until players from other parts of the globe were invited.

History

Throughout much of its history, the tournament has been featuring sixteen world-class pool players, competing in single-elimination format. In 2010, the number of players was doubled to 32. The first round of the event was played in double elimination with the second round in single-elimination.

In 2011, the tournament reverted to the original 16-player single-elimination format, with each match a race-to-8, winner breaks. The 2011 edition was held in SM North EDSA Mall in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Ralf Souquet of Germany won the said tournament for the record-setting sixth time, beating defending champion Dennis Orcollo of the Philippines, 8–5.

For the 2019 World Pool Masters, the field was changed to accompany 24 players, with seeded players being given a bye through the first round. For the 2022 World Pool Masters went back to its original format, inviting 16 players, with 8 seeded players meeting the other 8 in the first round of the single-elimination tournament.

Majstrovstvá sveta vo svetovom bazéne Masters sú prestížnym turnajom v bazéne, ktorý sa organizuje od roku 1993. Turnaja sa zúčastňuje 16 najlepších hráčov svetového rebríčka a hrá sa formou vyraďovacích kôl. Víťazom turnaja sa stane hráč, ktorý ako posledný zostane v hre. Majstrovstvá sveta vo svetovom bazéne Masters sa každoročne konajú v inom meste a v roku 2023 sa uskutočnia vo Varšave v Poľsku.