2026 WPA Teams 10-Ball World Championship
Results
Recap
Published July 10, 2026
The Philippines added another chapter to their storied pool legacy on February 24, 2026, claiming the WPA Teams 10-Ball World Championship title in Las Vegas. Organized by the Pro Billiard Series as part of the broader Las Vegas 2026 festival of professional competition, the tournament brought together national squads from across the globe to compete in the team format of 10-ball — a discipline that rewards both individual precision and collective consistency.
Poland emerged as the runner-up, finishing second after falling short against the Filipino squad in the final. The result is notable given Poland's current standing in the world rankings — according to the WPA's rankings page, Wojciech Szewczyk sits atop the men's individual rankings as of mid-2026, underlining just how formidable a team Poland fielded. That the Philippines were able to overcome that level of competition speaks to the depth and cohesion of the Filipino roster.
For the Philippines, this title continues a pattern of success at the team level. According to Wikipedia's entry on the WPA World Team Championship, the Philippines have been a fixture in the latter stages of this event across multiple editions — reaching finals in 2010 and 2014 before winning in 2022. A second team title in 2026 cements their status as the benchmark for national team pool on the world stage.
The Las Vegas setting has become home territory of sorts for elite professional pool, and the 2026 festival format — which bundled multiple high-profile events into a concentrated run of competition — gave this team championship added weight. Competing across consecutive days in a field of international squads, teams had to manage depth and rotation while maintaining sharp execution in a race format that leaves little margin for error.
Poland's run to the final is a result worth acknowledging on its own terms. Reaching the championship match of a WPA-sanctioned world team event against a historically dominant Filipino side is a strong outcome for a nation whose individual players have been climbing the global rankings with consistency. The matchup between these two programs — each representing a distinct regional tradition in cue sports — made for a compelling final to cap the tournament.
With the 2026 Las Vegas festival wrapping up this phase of the Pro Billiard Series calendar, the Philippines depart Nevada as world team champions once again. For a country where pool is woven deeply into the sporting culture, the result will resonate well beyond the tournament bracket.
Sources: World Team Championship (pool) – Wikipedia, World Team Champs – WPA Pool, WPA Pool Rankings
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