2022年世界花式撞球大師賽 (World Pool Masters) 將於下周 5月5~5月8日在直布羅陀的歐洲體育中心舉辦，24位選手將爭奪花式撞球賽事中最負盛名的獎項之一。賽事主辦方 Matchroom 於英國時間29日晚間在 Facebook 上進行了公開的抽籤直播後，也正式宣告本屆大師賽籤表正式出爐!
本屆大師賽在賽制方面，世界排名前8的種子選手直接進入16強等待預賽勝出的選手 (排名9-24) 進行對戰，除決賽搶9之外，其餘比賽皆為搶7、勝衝，比賽全程一張球桌，而球桌將再次採用以4英寸袋口為標準的Rasson Ox球桌。賽事將於博斯無限台直播。
柯秉中在2013年拿下青少年9號球世錦賽冠軍頭銜，並於2019年摘下10號球世錦賽冠軍。2020年柯秉中曾獲邀參賽，但該年由於疫情因素而沒能舉辦，今年柯秉中將迎來自己的世界花式撞球大師賽首秀，而他的對手將是哥哥柯秉逸，兩人首輪相遇也成為賽事最大亮點，勝者將對上兩屆冠軍，西班牙名將 David Alcaide。而張玉龍首場比賽將迎來西班牙好手 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz，勝方將對戰兩屆世錦賽冠軍，奧地利的 Albin Ouschan。
KO brothers will meet in the opening round｜©Matchroom Multi Sport
衛冕冠軍 Alexander Kazakis 將等待菲律賓名將 Dennis Orcollo 與2021年10號球世錦賽冠軍 Eklent Kaçi (阿爾巴尼亞) 之中的勝者。香港新秀盧浩琛將遇上愛沙尼亞的 Denis Grabe，勝方下一輪將對戰美國名將 Shane Van Boening。大師賽新秀，匈牙利年輕小將 Oliver Szolnoki 將迎戰美國的莫斯考尼盃成員 Skyler Woodward，晉級者將碰上世錦賽冠軍，德國好手，世錦賽冠軍 Joshua Filler 。
憑藉在今年9號球世錦賽上出色發揮而獲得參賽資格的科威特選手 Abdullah Alyousef 將在個人大師賽首戰面對今年持外卡參賽的兩屆冠軍，”終結者” Niels Feijen，勝出者16強將迎戰日本一哥大井直幸。新加坡新星葉浚惟 (Aloysius Yapp) 則將坐等蘇格蘭名將 “鷹眼” Jayson Shaw 與波蘭選手 Mieszko Fortunski 之間的贏家。“Mad Max” 奧地利的 Max Lechner 將迎來科威特選手 Omar Al-Shaheen 與同樣憑藉今年世錦賽好表現而獲得外卡參賽的瑞士選手 Dimitri Jungo 之間的勝出者。
大師賽結束後，柯秉逸、柯秉中與張玉龍也將一同前往羅馬尼亞參加在布加勒斯特 IDM俱樂部所舉辦的2022 “美洲豹” 布加勒斯特公開賽 (Predator Bucharest Open)。此前布加勒斯特公開賽已舉辦多年，今年也正式加入 Matchroom Nineball世界排名系統的賽事行列。
CHANG Yu-Lung (file)｜©JP Parmentier/Matchroom Multi Sport
5/05 (星期四) – 下午場 – 台北時間 5/06 凌晨 00:30 (博斯無限台直播 00:30~05:00)
Oliver Szolnoki vs Skyler Woodward
Omar Al-Shaheen vs Dimitri Jungo
Denis Grabe vs Lo Ho Sum 盧浩琛
Jayson Shaw vs Mieszko Fortunski
5/06 (星期五) – 下午場 – 台北時間 5/06 晚上 7點 (博斯無限台直播 19:00~23:30)
Ko Ping Chung 柯秉中 vs Ko Pin Yi 柯秉逸
Eklent Kaçi vs Dennis Orcollo
Abdullah Alyousef vs Niels Feijen
Francisco Sanchez Ruiz vs Chang Yu-Lung 張玉龍
5/06 (星期五) – 晚場 – 台北時間 5/07 凌晨 01:00
Alexander Kazakis (1) vs Dennis Orcollo or Eklent Kaçi
Max Lechner (5) vs Omar Al-Shaheen or Dimitri Jungo
Shane Van Boening (2) vs Lo Ho Sum or Denis Grabe
5/07 (星期六) – 下午場 – 台北時間 5/07 晚上 7點
David Alcaide (4) vs Ko Ping Chung or Ko Pin Yi
Aloysius Yapp (6) vs Mieszko Fortunski or Jayson Shaw
Naoyuki Oi (7) vs Abdullah Alyousef or Niels Feijen
5/07 (星期六) – 晚場 – 台北時間 5/08 凌晨 12:30
Joshua Filler (8) vs Oliver Szolnoki or Skyler Woodward
Albin Ouschan (3) vs Francisco Sanchez Ruiz or Chang Yu-Lung
Quarter Final 1
Shane van Boening (file)｜©Taka Wu/Matchroom Multi Sport
The draw for the 2022 World Pool Masters has been made with defending champion Alexander Kazakis set to start the defence of his title against either Dennis Orcollo of the Philippines or Eklent Kaçi of Albania, which runs from May 5-8 at the Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar live on Sky Sports in the UK.
The top eight seeded players from the 2022 Nineball World Rankings enter at the last 16, where they are joined by the winners from the preliminary round, where players ranked 9-24 face-off.
The pick of the draw sees the Ko brothers, Ping Chung and Pin Yi go head-to-head to reach the Last 16 and take on two-time champion David Alcaide. Recently crowned champion of the world Shane Van Boening will meet one of Lo Ho Sum of Hong Kong, China, or Denis Grabe of Estonia.
Other fixtures include Francisco Sanchez Ruiz vs Chang Yu-Lung with the winner set to meet Albin Ouschan in the Last 16 whilst Masters rookie Oliver Szolnoki takes on America’s Skyler Woodward with Joshua Filler awaiting the winner.
Max Lechner will meet either Omar Al-Shaheen or Dimitri Jungo, whilst US Open runner-up Aloysius Yapp faces the winner of Jayson Shaw and Mieszko Fortunski. Naoyuki Oi meanwhile faces one of Abdullah Alyousef and two-time winner Niels Feijen.
Fans will be treated to Szolnoki against Woodward and Shaw‘s encounter with Fortunski in the opening session on Thursday, 5 May before the preliminary stage concludes on Friday afternoon with Ping Chung vs Pin Yi and Sanchez Ruiz against Yu-Lung.
The 2022 World Pool Masters is live globally wherever fans are in the world including Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland, DAZN in all relevant territories, Viaplay and Matchroom.Live. See the full list of broadcasters here.
The Draw 簽表｜©Matchroom Multi Sport
Thursday 5th May – Evening Session – Preliminary Stage – 5:30pm UK time
Oliver Szolnoki vs Skyler Woodward
Omar Al-Shaheen vs Dimitri Jungo
Denis Grabe vs Lo Ho Sum
Jayson Shaw vs Mieszko Fortunski
Friday 6th May – Afternoon Session – Preliminary Stage – 12:00pm UK time
Ko Ping Chung vs Ko Pin Yi
Eklent Kaçi vs Dennis Orcollo
Abdullah Alyousef vs Niels Feijen
Francisco Sanchez Ruiz vs Chang Yu-Lung
Friday 6th May – Evening Session – Last 16 – 6:00pm UK time
Alexander Kazakis (1) vs Dennis Orcollo or Eklent Kaçi
Max Lechner (5) vs Omar Al-Shaheen or Dimitri Jungo
Shane Van Boening (2) vs Lo Ho Sum or Denis Grabe
Saturday 7th May – Afternoon Session – Last 16 – 12:00pm UK time
David Alcaide (4) vs Ko Ping Chung or Ko Pin Yi
Aloysius Yapp (6) vs Mieszko Fortunski or Jayson Shaw
Naoyuki Oi (7) vs Abdullah Alyousef or Niels Feijen
Saturday 7th May – Evening Session – Last 16 / Quarter Final 1 – 5:30pm UK time
Joshua Filler (8) vs Oliver Szolnoki or Skyler Woodward
Albin Ouschan (3) vs Francisco Sanchez Ruiz or Chang Yu-Lung
Quarter Final 1