Held in Las Vegas, the event started on March 28 with the championship match on April 1.

The competition began with 128 participants, selected according to world and continental pool rankings as well as qualifying events.

The tournament was played as a double-elimination bracket until 32 players remained, at which point it changed to a single-elimination format.

Defending champion Eklent Kaçi of Albania reached the semi-finals before being eliminated, as did Jayson Shaw of Scotland.

In the championship match, Wojciech Szewczyk of Poland defeated Christopher Tévez of Peru, 10–8.