The draw for the preliminary round of the World Pool Masters has been made with Eklent Kaci vs. Earl Strickland, Wu Jiaqing vs. Alex Pagulayan and an all-Spanish clash between David Aclaide and Francisco Sanchez Ruiz among the stand-out ties.

The 24-player field includes eight players who qualified for the event by winning major 9-ball tournaments and these eight players go straight into the last 16. The remaining 16 invited players play in the preliminary round, with players joining the last 16 draw in order of their seeding. Players in the preliminary round were seeded by their current WPA World Ranking.

The World Pool Masters takes place at Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar this March 29-31 with tickets available now at worldpoolmasters.com.

The draw was streamed on the World Pool Masters Facebook page and can be replayed here:

Preliminary Round

Shane van Boening (9) vs. Kelly Fisher

Fedor Gorst (10) vs. Naoyuki Oi

Chris Melling (11) vs. Matt Edwards

Eklent Kaci (12) vs. Earl Strickland

Wu Jiaqing (13) vs. Alex Pagulayan

Petri Makkonen (14) vs. Justin Sajich

Albin Ouschan (15) vs. Jeffrey De Luna

David Alcaide (16) vs. Francisco Sanchez Ruiz

Last 16

Niels Feijen (1) vs. David Alcaide/Francisco Sanchez Ruiz

Han Yu (8) vs. Shane van Boening/Kelly Fisher

Ko Pin Yi (4) vs. Wu Jaiqing/Alex Pagulayan

Jayson Shaw (5) vs Eklent Kaci/Earl Strickland

Alexander Kazakis (3) vs. Petri Makkonen/Justin Sajich

Konrad Juszczyszyn (6) vs. Chris Melling/Matt Edwards

Joshua Filler (2) vs. Albin Ouschan/Jeffrey De Luna

Skyler Woodward (7) vs. Fedor Gorst/ Naoyuki Oi

Match Schedule

Friday, March 29 – Afternoon Session – 1300 local time

Wu Jiaqing (China) vs. Alex Pagulayan (Canada)

Fedor Gorst (Russia) vs. Naoyuki Oi (Japan)

Albin Ouschan (Austria) vs. Jeffrey De Luna (Philippines)

David Alcaide (Spain) vs. Francisco Sanchez Ruiz (Spain)

Friday, March 29 – Evening Session – 1900 local time

Eklent Kaci (Albania) vs. Earl Strickland (USA)

Shane Van Boening (USA) vs. Kelly Fisher (England)

Petri Makkonen (Finland) vs. Justin Sajich (Australia)

Chris Melling (England) vs. Matt Edwards (New Zealand)

Saturday, March 30 – Afternoon Session – 1300 local time

Niels Feijen (Holland) vs. Alcaide/Ruiz

Han Yu (China) vs. SvB/Fisher

Ko Pin Yi (Chinese Taipei) vs. Wu/Pagulayan

Alexander Kazakis (Greece) vs Makkonen/Sajich

Saturday, March 30 – Evening Session – 1900 local time

Jayson Shaw (Scotland) vs. Kaci/Strickland

Konrad Juszczyszyn (Poland) vs. Melling/Edwards

Joshua Filler (Germany) vs. Ouschan/De Luna

Skyler Woodward (USA) vs. Gorst/Oi

Sunday, March 31 – Afternoon Session – 1300 local time

Quarter-Final 1

Quarter-Final 2

Quarter-Final 3

Quarter-Final 4

Sunday, March 31 – Evening Session – 1900 local time

Semi-final 1

Semi-final 2

Final