Wojciech Szewczyk of Poland won the 2026 WPA Men’s 10-Ball World Championship in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, completing the event without a single loss. Going 7-0 through a world championship bracket requires not just talent but a combination of tactical discipline and relentless consistency across multiple playing sessions. Szewczyk’s second world title, four years after his first, confirms that 2022 was not a peak but a benchmark.

The 7-0 Run: Frame by Frame Breakdown

A clean sweep through any international pool bracket is rare. At the world championship level, where the field includes every elite player who qualified, it is extraordinary. Szewczyk’s route through the bracket included opponents who had themselves won world-level events previously. The final, against two-time world champion Eklent Kaci, produced a decisive scoreline that belied the quality of Kaci’s play. According to Absolute Pool, Szewczyk’s margin across the week was the most convincing winning performance at the 10-Ball World Championship since the event expanded its field format.

What an Undefeated Run Actually Requires

In 10-ball, the game’s longer format compared to 9-ball means that momentum swings are harder to absorb. A bad rack in 9-ball can be recovered from in the next; in 10-ball, a bad rack costs more frames and requires more time to reverse. Szewczyk’s ability to sustain pressure across all seven matches without allowing opponents to find a rhythm is a defensive and psychological achievement as much as a potting one. He kept opponents in difficult positions consistently enough that their best runs never materialised into momentum-changing sequences.

Europe’s Hold on the WPA and Where 10-Ball Is Heading

Pool’s 10-ball format has been positioning itself as the discipline of choice for serious competitive players who find 9-ball too heavily reliant on the break shot. Szewczyk’s win reinforces European pool’s standing on the WPA tour, where Eastern Europe has produced multiple world champions across disciplines. For players considering which cues and equipment are best suited for 10-ball play, our buyer’s guides cover the key equipment decisions in depth.

Whether Szewczyk can complete a hat-trick remains to be seen. What is already clear is that his second title, delivered with a flawless performance record, leaves him as the most dominant 10-ball player of his generation.