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title: "Filler Beats Manas 13-6 to Win Qatar World Cup 10-Ball"
url: https://billiardnews.net/filler-beats-manas-13-6-to-win-qatar-world-cup-10-ball
published: 2026-10-29T17:09:36Z
updated: 2026-10-29T17:09:36Z
summary: "Joshua Filler beat AJ Manas 13-6 in the race-to-13 final at the Ezdan Palace Hotel to win the Qatar World Cup 10-Ball and the $100,000 top prize."
author: "BilliardNews Editorial"
categories: ["Tournaments"]
tags: ["10-Ball", "Germany", "Philippines", "Qatar World Cup", "Tournaments", "WPA"]
lang: en
---

# Filler Beats Manas 13-6 to Win Qatar World Cup 10-Ball

*The fifth seed pulled away from 2-2 to take the $100,000 title in Doha, completing a run that began with a first-round defeat.*

DOHA, Qatar — Joshua Filler is the Qatar World Cup 10-Ball champion. The fifth seed beat the Philippines' Albert James Manas 13-6 in Thursday night's race-to-13 final at the Ezdan Palace Hotel, capping a week in which he was the only seeded player left standing.

Manas, the last of seven Filipinos who reached the last 16, briefly led 2-1 on Table 17 and was level at 2-2 before the German took control, winning 11 of the next 15 racks to claim the $100,000 top prize. Manas collects $40,000 as runner-up.

## From 2-2 to the title

The final was competitive for precisely four racks. Manas edged in front at 2-1, Filler squared it immediately, and that proved to be the Filipino's last moment of parity. Filler strung together the decisive mid-match burst to lead 7-3, kept the scoreboard moving as Manas mounted brief resistance, reached the hill at 12-6 and closed out the title in the 19th rack.

For Filler it completes a remarkable route through the event. Beaten 9-5 by Syria's Mustafa Alnar in the opening round, he rebuilt through the losers' side and swept the single-elimination rounds — downing world No. 1 Wojciech Szewczyk 11-9 in [Thursday morning's semi-final](https://billiardnews.net/filler-stuns-szewczyk-manas-survives-hill-hill-for-qatar-final) — to reach the final as the draw's last surviving seed.

## Manas leaves with a career week

Runner-up is still the biggest result of Manas's career. The Filipino had to come through the losers' bracket after a 9-4 qualifying defeat to Daniel Macioł, then knocked out giant-killer Alnar, compatriot Jundel Mazon and Chinese Taipei's Hsieh Chia Chen before edging Macioł 11-10 in a hill-hill semi-final.

His run kept Filipino hopes alive to the tournament's final day — seven of his countrymen had reached the last 16 — but over the closing racks he was simply outplayed by the week’s most durable player.

## Filler's crown

The title is Filler's first at the Qatar World Cup 10-Ball — Jonas Magpantay and Macioł won the previous two editions — and his second ranking final in as many months. The champion's cheque of $100,000 comes from a $450,000 fund; beaten semi-finalists Szewczyk and Macioł took $15,000 each.

*Verified result via [QBSF live scoring on Rack 9 Pool](https://rack9pool.com/scores/qatar-world-cup/), cross-checked with Inside Spin and Absolute Pool; the full draw is on the [tournament hub](https://ncuemedia.com/qatar-world-cup-10-ball).*