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2008 WPA World Eight-ball Championship

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WPA World 8-Ball Championship 2008
Tournament information
DatesApril 18,–25, 2008
VenueFujairah Exhibition Centre, Al Diar Siji Hotel
CityFujairah, United Arab Emirates
Organisation(s)WPA World Eight-ball Championship
FormatDouble Elimination / Single Elimination
DisciplineEight-ball
Final
ChampionGermany Ralf Souquet
Runner-upPhilippines Ronato Alcano
Score13-9
2007
2010

The 2008 WPA World Eight-ball Championship was an eight-ball world championship, organized by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA), and held 18–25 April 2008 at the Fujairah Exhibition Centre of the Al Diar Siji Hotel in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. A total of 64 players competed in the tournament.[1]

The event was won by Ralf Souquet, who defeated defending champion Ronato Alcano in the final.[2]

The previous years runner up Dennis Orcollo lost in the semi-final in a repeat of the previous years final to Ronato Alcano 10–9. Marcus Chamat of Sweden also reached the event semi-final, losing to eventual winner Souquet.[3][4]

The event field was made up of players from various tours, as well as players from a middle east qualifying tournament.[5]

Tournament bracket

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Preliminary round

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The following players won one match in the preliminary round, and finished between 33 and 48th

England Darren Appleton Hong Kong Siu Wai Au Malaysia Ibrahim Bin Amir Canada Francis Crevier
Philippines Jeffrey de Luna United States Corey Deuel New Zealand Matthew Edwards Egypt Mohammed el-Assal
Philippines Antonio Gabica Austria Karl Hanscho Singapore Bernard T. C. Kiat Japan Naoyuki Ōi
Philippines Israel Rota South Korea Ryu Seung-woo United States Ron Wiseman Iran Kaven Zarakani

The following players did not win a round in the preliminary tournament, and were ranked 49th to 64th.

United Arab Emirates Issa al-Boloshi United Arab Emirates Mahmood al-Hashmi United Arab Emirates Muhammed al-Hosani Saudi Arabia Naif al-Jeweni
United Arab Emirates Saleem al-Juneebi Brunei Al-Muhtadee Billah South Africa Craig Bouwer Philippines Joven Bustamante
Greece Aristides Damoylakis Bangladesh Sayeem Hossain Denmark Martin Larsen United Arab Emirates Mohammed Obaid
Morocco Amine Ouahbi United Arab Emirates Omran Salem Iran Farhad Shaverdi Guatemala Carlos Talavera

Finals

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Round of 32
23 April 2008
Last 16
23 April 2008
'Quarter-final
24 April 2008
'Semi-final
24 April 2008
Final
25 April 2008
               
Chinese Taipei Wu Chia-Ching 8
Philippines Alan Cuartero 10
Philippines Alan Cuartero 8
Switzerland Dimitri Jungo 10
Denmark Bahram Lotfy 9
Switzerland Dimitri Jungo 10
Switzerland Dimitri Jungo 6
Sweden Marcus Chamat 10
Sweden Marcus Chamat 10
Italy Gabriele Cimmino 5
Sweden Marcus Chamat 10
Denmark Kasper Kristoffersen 5
Denmark Kasper Kristoffersen 10
Russia Konstantin Stepanow 6
Sweden Marcus Chamat 8
Germany Ralf Souquet 10
Netherlands Niels Feijen 10
Netherlands Huidji See 5
Netherlands Niels Feijen 9
Germany Ralf Souquet 10
Philippines Elvis Calasang 7
Germany Ralf Souquet 10
Germany Ralf Souquet 10
England Chris Melling 3
England Mark Gray 5
England Chris Melling 10
England Chris Melling 10
Germany Marcus Westen 8
Germany Marcus Westen 10
Austria Jasmin Ouschan 9
Germany Ralf Souquet 13
Philippines Ronato Alcano 9
United States Shane Van Boening 10
China Liu Haitao 3
United States Shane van Boening 7
Italy Bruno Muratore 10
Russia Ruslan Tschinachow 4
Italy Bruno Muratore 10
Italy Bruno Muratore 5
Philippines Ronato Alcano 10
Qatar Fahad Mohammadi 0
England Daryl Peach 10
England Daryl Peach 5
Philippines Ronato Alcano 10
Philippines Ronato Alcano 10
Philippines Roberto Gomez 8
Philippines Ronato Alcano 10
Philippines Dennis Orcollo 9
Philippines Warren Kiamco 10
United Arab Emirates Hanni al-Howri 0
Philippines Warren Kiamco 10
Poland Radoslaw Babica 7
Poland Radosław Babica 10
Japan Satoshi Kawabata 9
Philippines Warren Kiamco 6
Philippines Dennis Orcollo 10
Chinese Taipei Wang Hung-Hsiang 10
Germany Oliver Ortmann 8
Chinese Taipei Wang Hung-Hsiang 6
Philippines Dennis Orcollo 10
China Fu Jianbo 7
Philippines Dennis Orcollo 10

References

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  1. ^ "SPORTS-UAE: Fujairah hosts WPA World 8-ball Championship - WAM - Gulf News Agencies". WAM - Gulf News Agencies. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Ralf Souquet wins Damas World 8-Ball Championship". azbilliards.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "WPA Damas World 8-Ball Championship 2008". azbilliards.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "Gabica, Calasang Top Elims; Qualify For World 8-Ball Tourney". azbilliards.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "The 2008 WPA Fujairah World 8 Ball Championship - Player List". pro9.co.uk. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
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