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Darren Appleton of Great Britain beat title-favorite Wu Chia-ching of Chinese-Taipei, 13-11, to win the WPA World Ten-Ball Championship at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City.
Appleton led the match most of the way, surprising many including Wu, en route to winning the title of this inaugural event and the $100,000 top purse. Wu settled for $40,000.
By winning the 10-ball event, Appleton completed a European domination as Daryl Peach of Great Britain won the 2007 WPA World 9-Ball Championship, Ralf Souquet of Germany topped the 2008 WPA World 8-Ball while Niels Feijen of the Netherlands took the WPA World Straight Pool/ 14.1 Championship.
Neils Feijen of the Netherlands settled for third place by trouncing Filipino Demosthenes "Plong-Plong" Pulpul, 11-8, in the battle for third.
Feijen went home with $25,000 while Pulpul of Cagayan de Oro City bagged $15,000 for his fourth place finish.
Pulpul bowed to Wu in the first semifinal while Appleton beat Feijen in the second semifinal match on Saturday.
Other noted Filipino pool sharks in the tournament were Marlon Manalo, Antonio Gabica, Jeffrey de Luna, Elvis Calasang, Mario Tolentino, Victor Arpilleda, Jericho Banares, Leonardo Didal, Edgar Acaba, Arnel Bautista, Florencio Banar and Elmer Kalaquian.
