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World Pool Championship 2021: Players, format, prize money and how to watch on DAZN

Matt Astbury
World Pool Championship 2021: Players, format, prize money and how to watch on DAZNDAZN
The world's best battle it out in Milton Keynes, England.

128 players are set to descend on the Marshall Arena looking to claim for pool's biggest prize.

Russia’s Fedor Gorst is the defending champion after beating Taipei’s Chang Jung-lin in 2019. Last year’s tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19.

As well as being crowned the best in the world, there is a prize pool of $250,000 available to the players with the winner collecting $50,000.

Starting on June 6, the players will be split into 16 double elimination groups before a straight knockout from the last 64 onwards, with the final taking place on June 10.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of 2021 World Pool Championship:

Who will be competing at the 2021 World Pool Championship?

There will be 128 players competing at this year's championship, below are those ranked within the top 16.

RankingPlayerPoints
1Chang Jung-Lin (TPE)151
2Alexander Kazakis (GRE)150
3Joshua Filler (GER)126
4Max Lechner (AUT)115
5Eklent Kaci (ALB)111
6Albin Ouschan (AUT)105
7Fedor Gorst (RUS)103
8Shane Van Boening (USA)98
9Jayson Shaw (GBR)92
9Justin Bergman (USA)92
11Ko Ping-Chung (TPE)90
12James Aranas (PHI)86
13Naoyuki Oi (JPN)83
14Denis Gabe (EST)71
15Alex Pagulayan (CAN)69
16Ko Pin-Yi (TPE)68

How to watch the 2021 World Pool Championship

You can stream this year's tournament on DAZN in both Canada and the US, as well as Brazil, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Spain.

DAZN is available on web browsers at DAZN.com and also has apps available for many TV and streaming devices, including:

  • iPhone, iPad
  • Android phones and tablets
  • Amazon Fire Tablet
  • Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick
  • Apple TV
  • Android TV
  • Google Chromecast
  • LG, Sony and Samsung smart TVs
  • Playstation 4 and Pro, Playstation 5
  • Xbox One, One S and One X, Xbox Series X | S

2021 World Pool Championship Format

  • June 6-7: Double Eliminationa Groups (16 groups of 8 players)
  • June 8-10: Straight Knockout (Last 64 onwards)

Races

  • Group Stage: Race to 9
  • Last 64 - Semi-Finals: Race to 11
  • Final: Race to 13

All matches are played to a Winner Breaks format.

2021 World Pool Championship Prize Money

A total prize pool of $250,000 is available to the 128 players and is distributed in the following way.

  • 65th (One Group Win): $500
  • 33rd: $1,000
  • 17th: $2,500
  • 9th: $4,000
  • Quarter-Finalists: $7,500
  • Semi-Finalists: $12,500
  • Runner-Up: $25,000
  • Winner: $50,000

2021 World Pool Championship Schedule

DateTime (ET)Session
June 68:00 a.m.Day 1 Session 1
June 61:30 p.m.Day 1 Session 2
June 7 8:00 a.m.Day 2 Session 1
June 71:30 p.m.Day 2 Session 2
June 8 8:00 a.m.Day 3 Session 1
June 82:00 p.m.Day 3 Session 2
June 98:00 a.m.Day 4 Session 1
June 92:00 p.m. Day 4 Session 2
June 108:00 a.m.Quarter-Finals
June 10 2:00 p.m.Semi-Finals and Final