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2013 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

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WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2013
Tournament information
Sport9-ball
LocationQatar Billiards and Snooker Federation
Doha, Qatar
DatesSeptember 2, 2013–September 13, 2013[1]
Tournament
format(s)
Double elimination / Single elimination
Host(s)WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants128
Final positions
ChampionGermany Thorsten Hohmann
Runner-upPhilippines Antonio Gabica
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The 2013 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 22nd event in the annual WPA World Nine-ball Championship. The event took place from September 2 to 13, 2013 in Doha, Qatar.[2]

Germany's Thorsten Hohmann became world champion by a 13–6 victory over Philippine Antonio Gabica, in the final.[3] This was Hohmann's second 9-ball World championship, having also won the 2003 WPA World Nine-ball Championship. Hohmann defeated defending champion Darren Appleton in an early stage of the event.[4]

Format

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The 128 participating players were divided into 16 groups, in which they competed in a double elimination tournament against each other. The remaining 64 players in each group qualified for the final round played in the knockout system.[5]

Prize money

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The event's prize money stayed similar to that of the previous years, with winner Thorsten Hohmann winning $36,000.[4][6]

Position Prize
First Place (champion) $36,000
Second Place (runner-up) $18,000
Third Place (semi-finalist $10,000
Fifth place (quarter finalist) $6,000
Ninth place (loser in round of 16) $4,000
Seventeenth place (loser in round of 32) $2,500
Thirty Third (loser in round of 64) $2,000
Sixty Fifth (loser in preliminaries) $500

Results

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Preliminary round

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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.

Knockout round

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Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter final Semifinal Final
            
Chinese Taipei Chang Jung-Lin 6
Germany Oliver Ortmann 11
Germany Oliver Ortmann 8
Philippines Antonio Gabica 11
Philippines Antonio Gabica 11
Vietnam Anh Tuan Nguyen 8
Philippines Antonio Gabica 11
Chinese Taipei Ko Pin-yi 9
Chinese Taipei Ko Pin-yi 11
South Korea Ryu Seung-woo 2
Chinese Taipei Ko Pin-yi 11
Finland Mika Immonen 8
Finland Mika Immonen 11
Canada Alex Pagulayan 6
Philippines Antonio Gabica 11
Netherlands Nick van den Berg 10
China Wu Jiaqing 11
Chinese Taipei Chao Fong-pang 8
China Wu Jiaqing 10
Netherlands Nick van den Berg 11
Netherlands Nick van den Berg 11
Philippines Efren Reyes 5
Netherlands Nick van den Berg 11
Chinese Taipei Hsu Kai-lun [de] 7
Singapore Toh Lian Han [de] 11
Hong Kong Bu Hong Kong 5
Singapore Toh Lian Han [de] 9
Chinese Taipei Hsu Kai-lun [de] 11
Chinese Taipei Hsu Kai-lun [de] 11
England Phil Burford [de] 6
Philippines Antonio Gabica 11
England Karl Boyes 6
Philippines Marlon Villamor 10
England Karl Boyes 11
England Karl Boyes 11
Netherlands Huidji See 8
Russia Konstantin Stepanov 6
Netherlands Huidji See 11
England Karl Boyes 11
Chinese Taipei Lo Li-wen [de] 10
Philippines Israel Rota 11
Philippines Mark Antony 8
Philippines Israel Rota 2
Chinese Taipei Lo Li-wen [de] 11
Chinese Taipei Lo Li-wen [de] 11
Philippines Raymund Faraon [de] 4
England Karl Boyes 11
Greece Nikos Ekonomopoulos 8
Portugal Manuel Gama [de] 7
Philippines Lee Van Corteza 11
Philippines Lee Van Corteza 11
England Daryl Peach 4
England Daryl Peach 11
United States Corey Deuel 10
Philippines Lee Van Corteza 9
Greece Nikos Ekonomopoulos 11
Austria Mario He 11
England Mark Gray 7
Austria Mario He 6
Greece Nikos Ekonomopoulos 11
China Wang Can 8
Greece Nikos Ekonomopoulos 11
Philippines Antonio Gabica 6
Germany Thorsten Hohmann 13
Japan Naoyuki Ōi 11
Germany Dominic Jentsch 5
Japan Naoyuki Ōi 7
Hungary Vilmos Földes 11
Hungary Vilmos Földes 11
Vietnam Khanh Hoang Nguyen 6
Hungary Vilmos Földes 8
Philippines Jeffrey de Luna 11
Netherlands Niels Feijen 9
Philippines Jeffrey de Luna 11
Philippines Jeffrey de Luna 11
Indonesia Muhammad Zulfikiri 5
Russia Ruslan Chinakhov 7
Indonesia Muhammad Zulfikiri 11
Philippines Jeffrey de Luna 7
Germany Thorsten Hohmann 11
England Darren Appleton 11
Netherlands Ivo Aarts [de] 3
England Darren Appleton 5
Germany Thorsten Hohmann 11
Japan Tōru Kuribayashi [de] 10
Germany Thorsten Hohmann 11
Germany Thorsten Hohmann 11
Philippines Dennis Orcollo 8
Albania Nick Malai 9
Canada John Morra 11
Canada John Morra 6
Philippines Dennis Orcollo 11
Philippines Dennis Orcollo 11
Chinese Taipei Cheng Yu-hsuan 10
Germany Thorsten Hohmann 11
Philippines Carlo Biado 4
Chinese Taipei Chang Yu-Lung 7
England Chris Melling 11
England Chris Melling 11
Philippines Ramil Gallego 7
Chile Enrique Rojas [de] 8
Philippines Ramil Gallego 11
England Chris Melling 11
Spain David Alcaide 8
Spain David Alcaide 11
England Imran Majid 8
Spain David Alcaide 11
United Arab Emirates Jalal Yousef 7
United Arab Emirates Jalal Yousef 11
Greece Alexander Kazakis 6
England Chris Melling 3
Philippines Carlo Biado 11
Germany Ralf Souquet 5
Philippines Carlo Biado 11
Philippines Carlo Biado 11
United States Shane Van Boening 10
United States Shane Van Boening 11
Lebanon Mohamad Ali Berjaoui 2
Philippines Carlo Biado 11
Italy Fabio Petroni 10
Italy Fabio Petroni 11
Switzerland Dimitri Jungo [de] 6
Italy Fabio Petroni 11
Philippines Marlon Manalo 7
Kuwait Omar Al-Shaheen 5
Philippines Marlon Manalo 11

References

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  2. ^ "World 9-Ball C'ship begins tomorrow". Gulf-Times (in Arabic). Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "Hohmann Raises The Bar". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2013". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  5. ^ "Players Feel The Heat From On High". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  6. ^ "THE 9-BALL JEWEL IN THE DESERT IS HERE - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. September 3, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
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