It took place from February 17 to 21, 2015 at the SM City Activity Center in General Santos, Philippines.

Taiwan's Ko Pin-yi won the World Cup by beating Filipino Carlo Biado 11–9 in the final.

Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao successfully campaigned against the WPA to select his hometown, General Santos, as the venue for the event, in which he has already organized several pool-billiards tournaments.

The remaining 64 players in each group qualified for the final round played in the knockout system.

[6] The following 32 players won once in the preliminary round and lost twice, which means early retirement and places 65 to 96: The following 32 players lost twice in the preliminary round, which means early retirement and places 97–128.