The Filipino trio emerged victorious, eight years after finishing as runners-up to China the last time the event was staged way back in 2014.[5]
Format
In 2010, 42 teams participated in the championship, competing first in a double-elimination tournament until 16 teams were left in the tournament where they played a single-elimination tournament.[6][7] Starting in 2012, 24 teams took part each year. Teams were divided into groups of four in a round robin, with the winners and runners-up of each group (as well as best placed third placed teams) progressing in the final group of 16, which then played in single-elimination format.[8]
Teams consist of four to six players, including at least one woman. A match consists of two games each in the disciplines of eight-ball, nine-ball and ten-ball. The games of eight-ball and nine-ball are played singly, while the ten-ball games are played as Scotch-doubles. One nine-ball and ten-ball game must be played by a woman. For each game won, the corresponding team gets one point. In the group stage, a team receives three points for a win and one point for a draw. When there is a tie in the knockout round, the winner is determined by a shootout.
