{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox pool tournament |tournament_name=World Pool Masters XVIII |logo= |startdate=12 |enddate=16 May 2010 |venue=The Riviera |location=Las Vegas |country=United States |organisation=Matchroom Sport<ref>{{Cite web|title=Players and draw announced for World Pool Masters XX|work=azbilliards.com|access-date=29 January 2019|url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/9392-players-and-draw-announced-for-world-pool-masters-xx/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920135457/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/9392-players-and-draw-announced-for-world-pool-masters-xx/|archive-date=20 September 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |format=Invitational event |Total prize fund=$70,000 |winners_share=$20,000 |highest_break= |defending_champion= |winner={{flagicon|PHL}} Dennis Orcollo |runner_up={{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Kuribayashi |score=8–3 |previous=2009 |next=2011 }}
The '''2010 World Pool Masters''', also known as '''World Pool Masters XVIII''', was a nine-ball pool tournament that took place in The Riviera, Las Vegas, United States,<ref>{{Cite web|title=World Pool Masters Qualifier Announced|work=azbilliards.com|access-date=20 February 2019|url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/6400-world-pool-masters-qualifier-announced/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325165657/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/6400-world-pool-masters-qualifier-announced/|archive-date=25 March 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> between 12 and 16 May 2010. It was the 18th edition of the invitational tournament organised by Matchroom Sport.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Field Announced for Next Month's World Pool Masters|work=azbilliards.com|access-date=20 February 2019|url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/6606-field-announced-for-next-months-world-pool-masters/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317034016/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/6606-field-announced-for-next-months-world-pool-masters/|archive-date=17 March 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Dennis Orcollo won the event, defeating Toru Kuribayashi in the final 8–3.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Orcollo is World Pool Masters Champion|work=azbilliards.com|access-date=20 February 2019|url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/6665-orcollo-is-world-pool-masters-champion/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317050313/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/6665-orcollo-is-world-pool-masters-champion/|archive-date=17 March 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The previous year's winner, Darren Appleton lost in the last 32 stage to Oliver Ortmann.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Masters Underway in Vegas|work=azbilliards.com|access-date=20 February 2019|url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/6654-masters-underway-in-vegas/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317111028/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/6654-masters-underway-in-vegas/|archive-date=17 March 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Masters Down to Last 32|work=azbilliards.com|access-date=20 February 2019|url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/6656-masters-down-to-last-32/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317022656/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/6656-masters-down-to-last-32/|archive-date=17 March 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
== Event prize money == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! !! Prize money<ref>{{Cite web|title=PartyPoker World Pool Masters 2010|work=azbilliards.com|access-date=20 February 2019|url=https://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/180-world-pool-masters/3206-partypoker-world-pool-masters-2010/results/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920061705/http://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/180-world-pool-masters/3206-partypoker-world-pool-masters-2010/results/|archive-date=20 September 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |- | Winner || style="text-align:right" | 20.000 US$ |- | Runner-up || style="text-align:right" | 10.000 US$ |- | Semi-finalist || style="text-align:right" | 5.000 US$ |- | Quarter-finalist || style="text-align:right" | 2.500 US$ |- | Last 16 || style="text-align:right" | 2.500 US$ |- | '''Total''' || style="text-align:right" | '''70.000 US$''' |}
== Tournament bracket == The field was made up of 64 players, with a double elimination round before reaching the last 32, where a single elimination tournament began. {{ 32TeamBracket | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01='''{{flagicon|IND}} Raj Hundal''' | RD1-score01='''9''' | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} '''Ernesto Dominguez''' | RD1-score02=6
| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03={{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Chamat | RD1-score03=7 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04={{flagicon|PHL}} '''Dennis Orcollo''' | RD1-score04='''9'''
| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05={{flagicon|MEX}} Rafael Martinez | RD1-score05=7 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06='''{{flagicon|CAN}} John Morra''' | RD1-score06='''9'''
| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07='''{{flagicon|USA}} John Schmidt''' | RD1-score07='''9''' | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08={{flagicon|CAN}} Jason Klatt | RD1-score08=8
| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09={{flagicon|USA}} Stevie Moore | RD1-score09=8 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{flagicon|IDN}} '''Ricky Yang''' | RD1-score10='''9'''
| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{flagicon|VNM}} Do Hoang Quan | RD1-score11=7 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{flagicon|DEU}} '''Ralf Souquet''' | RD1-score12='''9'''
| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{flagicon|USA}} Dennis Hatch | RD1-score13=5 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{flagicon|SCO}} '''Jayson Shaw''' | RD1-score14='''9'''
| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15={{flagicon|PHL}} '''Roberto Gomez''' | RD1-score15='''9''' | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{flagicon|NLD}} Huidji See | RD1-score16=4
| RD1-seed17= | RD1-team17={{flagicon|JPN}} '''Naoyuki Ōi''' | RD1-score17='''9''' | RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18={{flagicon|UKR}} Evgeni Novosad | RD1-score18=5
| RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19={{flagicon|TPE}} Lo Li-wen | RD1-score19=8 | RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20={{flagicon|USA}} '''Charlie Williams''' | RD1-score20='''9'''
| RD1-seed21= | RD1-team21={{flagicon|ENG}} Karl Boyes | RD1-score21=4 | RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22='''{{flagicon|ENG}} Daryl Peach''' | RD1-score22='''9'''
| RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23={{flagicon|TPE}} Kuo Po-Cheng | RD1-score23=3 | RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24='''{{flagicon|JPN}} Tōru Kuribayashi''' | RD1-score24='''9'''
| RD1-seed25= | RD1-team25={{flagicon|USA}} '''Rodney Morris''' | RD1-score25='''9''' | RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Gray | RD1-score26=7
| RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27={{flagicon|DEU}} '''Thomas Engert''' | RD1-score27='''9''' | RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28={{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Archer | RD1-score28=6
| RD1-seed29= | RD1-team29={{flagicon|ENG}} Darren Appleton | RD1-score29=7 | RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30='''{{flagicon|DEU}} Oliver Ortmann''' | RD1-score30='''9'''
| RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31={{flagicon|DEU}} '''Thorsten Hohmann''' | RD1-score31='''9''' | RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32={{flagicon|NLD}} Niels Feijen | RD1-score32=5
| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01={{flagicon|IND}} Raj Hundal | RD2-score01=1 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02={{flagicon|PHL}} '''Dennis Orcollo''' | RD2-score02='''8'''
| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03='''{{flagicon|CAN}} John Morra''' | RD2-score03='''8''' | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04={{flagicon|USA}} John Schmidt | RD2-score04=4
| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05={{flagicon|IDN}} Ricky Yang | RD2-score05=6 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06={{flagicon|DEU}} '''Ralf Souquet''' | RD2-score06='''8'''
| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07={{flagicon|SCO}} Jayson Shaw | RD2-score07=3 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08={{flagicon|PHL}} '''Roberto Gomez''' | RD2-score08='''8'''
| RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09={{flagicon|JPN}} Naoyuki Oi | RD2-score09=5 | RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10={{flagicon|USA}} '''Charlie Williams''' | RD2-score10='''8'''
| RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} Daryl Peach | RD2-score11=0 | RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12={{flagicon|JPN}} '''Toru Kuribayashi''' | RD2-score12='''8'''
| RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13={{flagicon|USA}} Rodney Morris | RD2-score13=5 | RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14={{flagicon|DEU}} '''Thomas Engert''' | RD2-score14='''8'''
| RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15='''{{flagicon|DEU}} Oliver Ortmann''' | RD2-score15='''8''' | RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16={{flagicon|DEU}} T. Hohmann | RD2-score16=6
| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01={{flagicon|PHL}} '''Dennis Orcollo''' | RD3-score01='''8''' | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02={{flagicon|CAN}} John Morra | RD3-score02=3
| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03={{flagicon|DEU}} Ralf Souquet | RD3-score03=5 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04={{flagicon|PHL}} '''Roberto Gomez''' | RD3-score04='''8'''
| RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05={{flagicon|USA}} Charlie Williams | RD3-score05=6 | RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06={{flagicon|JPN}} '''Toru Kuribayashi''' | RD3-score06='''8'''
| RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07={{flagicon|DEU}} Thomas Engert | RD3-score07=6 | RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08='''{{flagicon|DEU}} Oliver Ortmann''' | RD3-score08='''8'''
| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01={{flagicon|PHL}} '''Dennis Orcollo''' | RD4-score01='''8''' | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02={{flagicon|PHL}} Roberto Gomez | RD4-score02=6
| RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03={{flagicon|JPN}} '''Toru Kuribayashi''' | RD4-score03='''8''' | RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04={{flagicon|DEU}} Oliver Ortmann | RD4-score04=3
| RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01={{flagicon|PHL}} '''Dennis Orcollo''' | RD5-score01='''8''' | RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02={{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Kuribayashi | RD5-score02=3
}}
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