The 2010 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters will feature the biggest field in the competition's 17-year history.
Previously only a 16-man invitational event, the competition, which will be staged at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas from May 12 to May 17, will now feature 64 players - male and female.
A total of 25 qualifying events will be held aroung the world with the other 39 places going to players invited by Matchroom Sport.
The tournament has three days of double-elimination action before the final 16 players compete in a single-elimination basis.
INVITED PLAYERS (all players appear subject to contract)
| 1. David ALCAIDE (ESP) |
2. Darren APPLETON (ENG), |
3. Johnny ARCHER (USA), |
| 4. Francisco BUSTAMANTE (PHI) |
5. Marcus CHAMAT (SWE) |
6. Tony DRAGO (MLT) |
| 7. Corey DEUEL (USA) |
8. Oscar DOMINGUEZ (USA) |
9. Tyler EDEY (CAN) |
| 10. Thomas ENGERT (GER) |
11. Niels FEIJEN (NED) |
12. Allison FISHER (ENG) |
| 13. FU Jianbo (CHN) |
14. GA Young Kim (KOR) |
15. Mark GRAY (ENG) |
| 16. Dennis HATCH (USA) |
17. Thorsten HOHMANN (GER) |
18. Raj HUNDAL (IND) |
| 19. Mika IMMONEN (FIN) |
20. KO Pin-yi (TPE) |
21. Imran MAJID (ENG) |
| 22. Marlon MANALO (PHI) |
23. Rodney MORRIS (USA) |
24. Naoyuki OI (JPN) |
| 25. Dennis ORCOLLO (PHI) |
26. Jasmin OUSCHAN (AUT) |
27. Alex PAGULAYAN (PHI) |
| 28. Daryl PEACH (ENG) |
29. Efren REYES (PHI) |
30. John SCHMIDT (USA) |
| 31. Ralf SOUQUET (GER) |
32. Shane VAN BOENING (USA) |
33. Lee VAN CORTEZA (PHI) |
| 34. Charlie WILLIAMS (USA) |
35. YU Ram Cha (KOR) |
FOUR MORE INVITED PLAYERS WILL BE NAMED SHORTLY
QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT WINNERS
| 1. Radoslaw BABICA (POL) |
2. Karl BOYES (ENG) |
3. Noel BRUYNOOGHE (BEL) |
| 4. Ernesto DOMINGUEZ (USA) |
5. Tron ENGEBAKK (NOR) |
6. KUO Po-Cheng (TPE) |
| 7. Toru KURIBAYASHI (JPN) |
8. LO Li-Wen (TPE) |
9. John MORRA (CAN) |
| 10. Yevgeny NOVOSAD (UKR) |
11. Ben NUNAN (AUS) |
12. Oliver ORTMANN (GER) |
| 13. Bartosz ROZWADOWSKI (POL) |
14. Huidji SEE (NED) |
15. Jayson SHAW (SCO) |
| 16. Kevin UZZELL (ENG) |
MORE WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY.
PLAYERS BY COUNTRY
Australia (1) - Ben Nunan
Austria (1) - Jasmin Ouschan.
Belgium (1) - Noel Bruynooghe.
Canada (2) - Tyler Edey, John Morra.
China (1) - Fu Jianbo.
Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) (3) - Ko Pin-yi, Kuo Po-Cheng, Lo Li-wen.
England (7) - Darren Appleton, Karl Boyes, Allison Fisher, Mark Gray, Imran Majid, Daryl Peach, Kevin Uzzell.
Finland (1) - Mika Immonen.
Germany (4) - Thomas Engert, Thorsten Hohmann, Oliver Ortmann, Ralf Souquet.
Holland (2) - Niels Feijen, Huidji See
India (1) - Raj Hundal.
Japan (2) - Toru Kuribayashi, Naoyuki Oi.
Korea (2) - Ga Young Kim, Yu Ram Cha,
Malta (1) - Tony Drago.
Norway (1) - Tron Engebakk.
Philippines (6) - Francisco Bustamante, Marlon Manalo, Dennis Orcollo, Alex Pagulayan, Efren Reyes, Lee Van Corteza
Poland (2) - Radoslaw Babica, Bartosz Rozwadowski
Scotland (1) - Jayson Shaw.
Spain (1) - David Alcaide.
Sweden (1) - Marcus Chamat.
Ukraine (1) - Yevgeny Novosad.
USA (9) - Johnny Archer, Corey Deuel, Ernesto Dominguez, Oscar Dominguez, Dennis Hatch, Rodney Morris, John Schmidt, Shane Van Boening and Charlie Williams.