PADDY CHAPMAN IS THE 2018 AC WORLD CHAMPION

Paddy Chapman emerged as the last man standing in Wellington this week to claim the 2018 AC World Championship over top seed and world number 2, Reg Bamford (26tp-19, 0-26tp, 0-26tp, 26tp-11, 26tp-9).

Chapman becomes only the second New Zealand player to win the World Championships, following in the footsteps of Joe Hogan who won the inaugural event in 1989.