Qatar World Cup 10-Ball: Magpantay, Biado and Gorst Out in Last 16
Defending champion Jonas Magpantay, second seed Carlo Biado and fourth seed Fedor Gorst all fell in a single window in Doha — Joshua Filler is the only seed left standing for the quarter-finals.
The Qatar World Cup 10-Ball lost its three biggest surviving names in a single session on Wednesday — defending champion Jonas Magpantay, second seed Carlo Biado and fourth seed Fedor Gorst all beaten inside three hours at the Ezdan Palace Hotel.
Magpantay's title defence ended 11-5 against WPA world No. 1 Wojciech Szewczyk, Biado went down 11-7 to Konrad Juszczyszyn a night after dethroning Francisco Sanchez Ruiz, and Gorst fell 11-10 on the final rack to Hsieh Chia Chen. Fifth seed Joshua Filler, an 11-8 winner over Tobias Bongers in an all-German tie, is the only seeded player left.
Results verified against the official QBSF live scoring via rack9pool.com at approximately 13:25 UTC on Wednesday, October 28 — cross-checked with BilliardNews. This is a snapshot of completed matches, not a live feed.
Last-16 results
All matches raced to 11, played simultaneously from 11:00 Doha — losers home with $5,000.
| Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Wojciech Szewczyk | 11-5 | Jonas Magpantay |
| John Morra | 11-9 | Rocky Tullao |
| Miguel Salvilla | 11-9 | Jerico Bonus |
| Joshua Filler (5) | 11-8 | Tobias Bongers |
| Konrad Juszczyszyn | 11-7 | Carlo Biado (2) |
| Daniel Macioł | 11-6 | Dương Quốc Hoàng |
| Hsieh Chia Chen | 11-10 | Fedor Gorst (4) |
| Albert James Manas | 11-5 | Jundel Mazon |
Rankings in brackets are World Nineball Tour positions.
The seeds fall in one window
Three of the four remaining ranked players departed in a single session. Magpantay never found a rhythm against Szewczyk, the reigning two-time world 10-ball champion turning the marquee tie into a rout. Biado, who had removed Sanchez Ruiz 11-6 on Tuesday night, could not hold off Juszczyszyn — the Pole's second straight win over a big name after his hill-hill escape against Dominik Jastrząb.
Gorst came closest to surviving. The fourth seed went rack-for-rack with Hsieh Chia Chen before the Taiwanese player closed it 11-10 — the round's only decider and the biggest comeback of Hsieh's week after he had already sent Biado to the losers' side in qualifying.
Dương Quốc Hoàng's run also ended, the Vietnamese player beaten 11-6 by 2024 champion Daniel Macioł, while John Morra edged Rocky Tullao 11-9 in the round's tightest non-derby tie.
Two Filipinos left standing
Seven Filipinos started the round; the two all-Filipino ties sent Miguel Salvilla and Albert James Manas through — Salvilla over Jerico Bonus 11-9, Manas over Jundel Mazon 11-5. With Biado, Tullao, Bonus and Mazon all gone, the pair carry the flag into the quarter-finals.
Quarter-finals under way
All four ties went off together at 15:00 Doha (12:00 UTC), races to 11 — table assignments per the QBSF scoring feed.
| Table | Match |
|---|---|
| 9 | Miguel Salvilla vs Joshua Filler (5) |
| 13 | Wojciech Szewczyk vs John Morra |
| 16 | Konrad Juszczyszyn vs Daniel Macioł |
| 17 | Hsieh Chia Chen vs Albert James Manas |
Semi-finals follow tonight in Doha; the champion is decided Thursday in a race to 13 worth $100,000.
How to watch
QBSF streams play on its YouTube channel throughout the day; the full live scoring hub sits at rack9pool.com. Quarter-final results follow in our next verified recap.
Source: official QBSF live scoring via rack9pool.com/scores/qatar-world-cup — multiple identical fetches — cross-checked with BilliardNews. Scores above reflect the snapshot taken at approximately 13:25 UTC on October 28, 2026.
