2021 World Pool Masters

World Pool Masters
Tournament information
Dates	22–25 May 2021
Venue	Europa Point Sports Complex
City	Gibraltar
Organisation	Matchroom Sport
Total prize fund	$100,000
Winner's share	$25,000
Final
Champion	Alexander Kazakis (GRE)
Runner-up	Shane Van Boening (USA)
Score	9–0
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The 2021 World Pool Masters was a nine-ball pool tournament which took place in Gibraltar from 22–25 May 2021. It was the 27th edition of the World Pool Masters invitational tournament organised by Matchroom Pool. 2019's runner-up Alexander Kazakis won the event, defeating former winner Shane Van Boening in the final 9–0. The reigning champion was David Alcaide, but he was defeated in his first match by Skyler Woodward.

Format

The event was played as a single elimination tournament, with players competing in a preliminary round based on rankings. The tournament prize fund was the same as of the last edition, with a total prize fund of $100,000.^[1] The event winner was awarded $25,000. The total prize money awarded is listed below:

Place	Prize money
Preliminary round	$1,750
Last 16	$2,250
Quarter-finalist	$3,750
Semi-finalist	$7,500
Finalist	$13,000
Winner	$25,000
Total	$100,000

Main draw

The following table denotes the event's draw and results.^[2] Numbers to the left of a player's names indicates their seeding, whilst bolding indicates the winner of a match.

Preliminary Round First to 7 racks			Last 16 First to 7 racks			Quarterfinals First to 7 racks			Semifinals First to 7 racks			Final First to 9 racks

			1	David Alcaide (ESP)	3
17	Billy Thorpe (USA)	1	16	Skyler Woodward (USA)	7
16	Skyler Woodward (USA)	7				16	Skyler Woodward (USA)	3
						8	Alexander Kazakis (GRE)	7
			8	Alexander Kazakis (GRE)	7
9	Kelly Fisher (ENG)	3	24	Justin Sajich (AUS)	3
24	Justin Sajich (AUS)	7							8	Alexander Kazakis (GRE)	7
									21	Eklent Kaçi (ALB)	6
			5	Naoyuki Ōi (JPN)	5
21	Eklent Kaçi (ALB)	7	21	Eklent Kaçi (ALB)	7
12	Petri Makkonen (FIN)	3				21	Eklent Kaçi (ALB)	7
						13	Niels Feijen (NED)	0
			4	Jayson Shaw (SCO)	6
13	Niels Feijen (NED)	7	13	Niels Feijen (NED)	7
20	Jeff de Luna (PHL)	3										8	Alexander Kazakis (GRE)	9
												19	Shane Van Boening (USA)	0
			3	Fedor Gorst (RUS)	1
19	Shane Van Boening (USA)	7	19	Shane Van Boening (USA)	7
14	Jakub Koniar (SVK)	4				19	Shane Van Boening (USA)	7
						6	Max Lechner (AUT)	4
			6	Max Lechner (AUT)	7
11	Mieszko Fortuński (POL)	7	11	Mieszko Fortuński (POL)	5
22	Kristina Tkach (RUS)	2							19	Shane Van Boening (USA)	7
									7	Joshua Filler (GER)	6
			7	Joshua Filler (GER)	7
23	Chris Melling (ENG)	7	23	Chris Melling (ENG)	5
10	Sanjin Pehlivanović (BIH)	4				7	Joshua Filler (GER)	7
						15	Denis Grabe (EST)	5
			2	Albin Ouschan (AUT)	3
15	Denis Grabe (EST)	7	15	Denis Grabe (EST)	7
18	Roberto Gomez (PHI)	6