2017 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Tournament information | |
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Sport | 9-ball |
Location | al-Arabi Sports Club, Doha, Qatar[1] |
Dates | December 9, 2017–December 14, 2017 |
Tournament format(s) | Double elimination / Single elimination |
Host(s) | WPA World Nine-ball Championship |
Participants | 128 |
Final positions | |
Champion | Carlo Biado |
Runner-up | Roland Garcia |
The 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 26th edition of the 9-Ball pool World Championships. It took place from December 9 to 14, 2017 in the al-Attiya Sports Arena of the Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha. The Qatari capital was the eighth time in a row the venue for the 9-Ball Championships.[2]
The championship was won by Filipino Carlo Biado, who defeated his compatriot Roland Garcia 13–5 in the final. Third place went to Taiwanese Wu Kun-lin and fourth to Albanian Eklent Kaçi. Defending champion was the Austrian Albin Ouschan, who lost in the second round against Kun-lin. The world number one Chang Jung-Lin was defeated in the round of the last 64 of the Canadian John Morra.
Qualification
[edit]The tournament is attended by 128 players. 24 players qualified over the world rankings.[3] A total of 92 starting places have been awarded according to a quota by the continental and regional associations as well as the hosting Qatari association and the sponsors.[3] From December 5 to 7, 2017, a qualifying tournament was held, in which 96 participants in three knockout competitions played off the remaining 12 starting positions.
In the main tournament, the 128 participants were first divided into 16 groups of 8 players, in which they competed in the double knockout system from December 9 to 11 . Four players of each group qualified for the final round, which took place from December 12 to 14 and was played in the knockout system.[2][3]
Tournament bracket
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]Group 1
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Chang Jung-Lin | 9 | |||||
James Georgiadis | 7 | |||||
Chang Jung-Lin | 9 | |||||
Francisco Felicilda | 8 | |||||
Jorge Llanos | 8 | |||||
Francisco Felicilda | 9 | |||||
Chang Yu-Lung | 9 | |||||
Kong Bu Hong | 5 | |||||
Chang Yu-Lung | 9 | |||||
Mateusz Śniegocki | 5 | |||||
Takhti Zarekani | 8 | |||||
Mateusz Śniegocki | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Jorge Llanos | 3 | |||||
James Georgiadis | 7 | Mateusz Śniegocki | 9 | |||
Jorge Llanos | 9 | |||||
Takhti Zarekani | 1 | |||||
Kong Bu Hong | 5 | Francisco Felicilda | 9 | |||
Takhti Zarekani | 9 | |||||
Group 2
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Johann Chua | 9 | |||||
Hassan Zeraatgar | 4 | |||||
Johann Chua | 8 | |||||
Jalal al-Sarisi | 9 | |||||
Zine el-Abidine Cherif | 1 | |||||
Jalal al-Sarisi | 9 | |||||
Mieszko Fortuński | 9 | |||||
Maung Maung | 3 | |||||
Mieszko Fortuński | 5 | |||||
Francisco Sánchez | 9 | |||||
Tomoo Takano | 6 | |||||
Francisco Sánchez | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Hassan Zeraatgar | 7 | |||||
Hassan Zeraatgar | 9 | Mieszko Fortuński | 9 | |||
Zine el-Abidine Cherif | 6 | |||||
Maung Maung | 9 | |||||
Maung Maung | 9 | Johann Chua | 3 | |||
Tomoo Takano | 6 | |||||
Group 3
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Jeffrey de Luna | 9 | |||||
Mohamed el-Raousti | 1 | |||||
Jeffrey de Luna | 9 | |||||
Muzammil Hussain | 3 | |||||
Muzammil Hussain | 9 | |||||
Lee Jun-ho | 7 | |||||
Ryu Seung-woo | 6 | |||||
Bader al-Awadhi | 9 | |||||
Bader al-Awadhi | 7 | |||||
Keng Kwang Chan | 9 | |||||
Keng Kwang Chan | 9 | |||||
Mika Immonen | 6 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Lee Jun-ho | 7 | |||||
Mohamed el-Raousti | 1 | Bader al-Awadhi | 9 | |||
Lee Jun-ho | 9 | |||||
Ryu Seung-woo | 9 | |||||
Ryu Seung-woo | 9 | Muzammil Hussain | 5 | |||
Mika Immonen | 5 | |||||
Group 4
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Warren Kiamco | 9 | |||||
Jason Theron | 3 | |||||
Warren Kiamco | 7 | |||||
Konstantin Stepanov | 9 | |||||
Majed Alazmi | 3 | |||||
Konstantin Stepanov | 9 | |||||
Robert Hart | 3 | |||||
Jeffrey Ignacio | 9 | |||||
Jeffrey Ignacio | 9 | |||||
Dang Jinhu | 6 | |||||
Teck Goh Chin | 5 | |||||
Dang Jinhu | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Majed Alazmi | 0 | |||||
Jason Theron | 8 | Dang Jinhu | 9 | |||
Majed Alazmi | 9 | |||||
Teck Goh Chin | 6 | |||||
Robert Hart | 4 | Warren Kiamco | 9 | |||
Teck Goh Chin | 9 | |||||
Group 5
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Ko Pin-yi | 9 | |||||
Fawaz al-Rashedi | 6 | |||||
Ko Pin-yi | 9 | |||||
Lưu Minh Phúc | 8 | |||||
Lưu Minh Phúc | 9 | |||||
Farhat Bouchaib | 2 | |||||
Wojciech Szewczyk | 8 | |||||
Christian Sparrenlöv | 9 | |||||
Christian Sparrenlöv | 9 | |||||
Niels Feijen | 8 | |||||
Ahmed Tanvir | 0 | |||||
Niels Feijen | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Fawaz al-Rashedi | 6 | |||||
Fawaz al-Rashedi | 9 | Niels Feijen | 9 | |||
Farhat Bouchaib | 3 | |||||
Wojciech Szewczyk | 9 | |||||
Wojciech Szewczyk | 9 | Lưu Minh Phúc | 7 | |||
Ahmed Tanvir | 6 | |||||
Group 6
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Han Haoxiang | 2 | |||||
Ahmad Naiem | 9 | |||||
Ahmad Naiem | 7 | |||||
Nick Malai | 9 | |||||
Nick Malai | 9 | |||||
Hunter Lombardo | 7 | |||||
Kong Dejing | 9 | |||||
Dharminder Lilly | 6 | |||||
Kong Dejing | 6 | |||||
Joshua Filler | 9 | |||||
Damianos Giallourakis | 6 | |||||
Joshua Filler | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Han Haoxiang | 5 | |||||
Han Haoxiang | 9 | Kong Dejing | 9 | |||
Hunter Lombardo | 4 | |||||
Damianos Giallourakis | 8 | |||||
Dharminder Lilly | 2 | Ahmad Naiem | 9 | |||
Damianos Giallourakis | 9 | |||||
Group 7
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Alex Pagulayan | 8 | |||||
Yukio Akakariyama | 9 | |||||
Yukio Akakariyama | 7 | |||||
Lo Ho Sum | 9 | |||||
Mohammad Berjawi | 7 | |||||
Lo Ho Sum | 9 | |||||
Maxim Dudanez | 4 | |||||
Maximilian Lechner | 9 | |||||
Maximilian Lechner | 9 | |||||
Roland Garcia | 5 | |||||
Aayush Kumar | 6 | |||||
Roland Garcia | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Mohammad Berjawi | 6 | |||||
Alex Pagulayan | 7 | Roland Garcia | 9 | |||
Mohammad Berjawi | 9 | |||||
Maxim Dudanez | 9 | |||||
Maxim Dudanez | 9 | Yukio Akakariyama | 7 | |||
Aayush Kumar | 5 | |||||
Group 8
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Mario He | 9 | |||||
Tao Ying Duo | 3 | |||||
Mario He | 8 | |||||
Dương Quốc Hoàng | 9 | |||||
Dương Quốc Hoàng | 9 | |||||
Lo Li-wen | 6 | |||||
Martin Daigle | 9 | |||||
Mazin Berjawi | 5 | |||||
Martin Daigle | 9 | |||||
Cheng Yu-hsuan | 7 | |||||
Wiktor Zieliński | 3 | |||||
Cheng Yu-hsuan | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Lo Li-wen | 9 | |||||
Tao Ying Duo | 4 | Cheng Yu-hsuan | 6 | |||
Lo Li-wen | 9 | |||||
Wiktor Zieliński | 9 | |||||
Mazin Berjawi | 3 | Mario He | 8 | |||
Wiktor Zieliński | 9 | |||||
Group 9
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Albin Ouschan | 9 | |||||
Abdulatif Alfawal | 5 | |||||
Albin Ouschan | 9 | |||||
Hsieh Chia-chen | 5 | |||||
Hsieh Chia-chen | 9 | |||||
Mohammadali Pordel | 5 | |||||
Wang Can | 5 | |||||
Nien Rong-chih | 9 | |||||
Nien Rong-chih | 5 | |||||
Liu Haitao | 9 | |||||
Fyodor Gorst | 5 | |||||
Liu Haitao | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Mohammadali Pordel | 8 | |||||
Abdulatif Alfawal | 5 | Nien Rong-chih | 9 | |||
Mohammadali Pordel | 9 | |||||
Fyodor Gorst | 3 | |||||
Wang Can | 7 | Hsieh Chia-chen | 9 | |||
Fyodor Gorst | 9 | |||||
Group 10
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Ralf Souquet | 9 | |||||
Ali al-Obaidly | 2 | |||||
Ralf Souquet | 7 | |||||
Roman Hybler | 9 | |||||
Ip Tung Pong | 2 | |||||
Roman Hybler | 9 | |||||
Ali Maghsoud | 2 | |||||
Tomasz Kapłan | 9 | |||||
Tomasz Kapłan | 9 | |||||
Ruslan Chinakhov | 8 | |||||
Nguyễn Anh Tuấn | 8 | |||||
Ruslan Chinakhov | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Ali al-Obaidly | 5 | |||||
Ali al-Obaidly | 9 | Ruslan Chinakhov | 9 | |||
Ip Tung Pong | 4 | |||||
Nguyễn Anh Tuấn | 9 | |||||
Ali Maghsoud | 6 | Ralf Souquet | 7 | |||
Nguyễn Anh Tuấn | 9 | |||||
Group 11
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Alexander Kazakis | 9 | |||||
Nadim Okbani | 2 | |||||
Alexander Kazakis | 9 | |||||
Sebastian Ludwig | 7 | |||||
Sebastian Ludwig | 9 | |||||
Waleed Majid | 1 | |||||
Hiroshi Takenaka | 2 | |||||
Chu Bingjie | 9 | |||||
Chu Bingjie | 6 | |||||
Eklent Kaçi | 9 | |||||
Mohammed Hassan | 2 | |||||
Eklent Kaçi | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Waleed Majid | 1 | |||||
Nadim Okbani | 2 | Chu Bingjie | 9 | |||
Waleed Majid | 9 | |||||
Hiroshi Takenaka | 9 | |||||
Hiroshi Takenaka | 9 | Sebastian Ludwig | 8 | |||
Mohammed Hassan | 2 | |||||
Group 12
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
David Alcaide | 9 | |||||
Mhanaa al-Obaidly | 0 | |||||
David Alcaide | 4 | |||||
Radosław Babica | 9 | |||||
Hashim Ahusanu | 2 | |||||
Radosław Babica | 9 | |||||
Md al-Amin | 9 | |||||
Tōru Kuribayashi | 8 | |||||
Md al-Amin | 5 | |||||
Ko Ping-chung | 9 | |||||
Henrique Correia | 5 | |||||
Ko Ping-chung | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Mhanaa al-Obaidly | 0 | |||||
Mhanaa al-Obaidly | 9 | Md al-Amin | 9 | |||
Hashim Ahusanu | 4 | |||||
Henrique Correia | 5 | |||||
Tōru Kuribayashi | 8 | David Alcaide | 9 | |||
Henrique Correia | 9 | |||||
Group 13
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Carlo Biado | 9 | |||||
Xu Xiaocong | 6 | |||||
Carlo Biado | 9 | |||||
Richard Halliday | 4 | |||||
Kwon Hojun | 8 | |||||
Richard Halliday | 9 | |||||
Hayato Hijikata | 9 | |||||
Samuel Santos | 5 | |||||
Hayato Hijikata | 9 | |||||
Denis Grabe | 4 | |||||
Osama Anga | 1 | |||||
Denis Grabe | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Xu Xiaocong | 9 | |||||
Xu Xiaocong | 9 | Denis Grabe | 8 | |||
Kwon Hojun | 2 | |||||
Samuel Santos | 9 | |||||
Samuel Santos | 9 | Richard Halliday | 4 | |||
Osama Anga | 3 | |||||
Group 14
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Wu Kun-lin | 9 | |||||
Li Si-yu | 7 | |||||
Wu Kun-lin | 9 | |||||
Petri Makkonen | 7 | |||||
Abderrahmane Mebarki | 3 | |||||
Petri Makkonen | 9 | |||||
Bashar Hussain | 8 | |||||
Abdulkhizar Hasanin | 9 | |||||
Abdulkhizar Hasanin | 4 | |||||
Pijus Labutis | 9 | |||||
Pijus Labutis} | 9 | |||||
Thorsten Hohmann | 3 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Li Si-yu | 9 | |||||
Li Si-yu | 9 | Abdulkhizar Hasanin | 6 | |||
Abderrahmane Mebarki | 0 | |||||
Thorsten Hohmann | 9 | |||||
Bashar Hussain | 6 | Petri Makkonen | 7 | |||
Thorsten Hohmann | 9 | |||||
Group 15
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Naoyuki Ōi | 9 | |||||
Daniel Tångudd | 3 | |||||
Naoyuki Ōi | 9 | |||||
John Morra | 8 | |||||
Mohammed Alkhashawi | 4 | |||||
John Morra | 9 | |||||
Marco Teutscher | 9 | |||||
Ariel Casto | 5 | |||||
Marco Teutscher | 9 | |||||
Wu Jiaqing | 2 | |||||
Yang Ching-shun | 5 | |||||
Wu Jiaqing | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Daniel Tångudd | 9 | |||||
Daniel Tångudd | 9 | Wu Jiaqing | 5 | |||
Mohammed Alkhashawi | 3 | |||||
Ariel Casto | 5 | |||||
Ariel Casto | 9 | John Morra | 9 | |||
Yang Ching-shun | 6 | |||||
Group 16
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Liu Cheng-chieh | 9 | |||||
Israel Rota | 6 | |||||
Liu Cheng-chieh | 9 | |||||
Konrad Juszczyszyn | 7 | |||||
Jeremiah Naidoo | 5 | |||||
Konrad Juszczyszyn | 9 | |||||
Abdullah al-Yousef | 5 | |||||
Gerson Martínez | 9 | |||||
Gerson Martínez | 9 | |||||
André Lackner | 8 | |||||
André Lackner | 9 | |||||
Meshaal al-Murdhi | 6 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Israel Rota | 9 | |||||
Israel Rota | 9 | André Lackner | 4 | |||
Jeremiah Naidoo | 1 | |||||
Abdullah al-Yousef | 9 | |||||
Abdullah al-Yousef | 9 | Konrad Juszczyszyn | 3 | |||
Meshaal al-Murdhi | 8 | |||||
Final round
[edit]Final
[edit]The final was played between two Filipino players, the two players alternate break. Carlo Biado reached 13 in the first place to win the championship.
Biado quickly dominated the first two games. He then took advantage of Garcia's mistakes to make the score 5–0, then 7–0. Garcia gets the first point in the eighth game, losing 1–7. However Garcia's perfectionism in the next game led Biado to raise the score to 8–1.
Garcia seemed to be back with two straight wins, with a 3–8 deficit. However, a good break from Biado, with a penalty shoot-out Garcia made the score continue to separate the 7 points is 10–3. However, at this time the results seem to have been determined. Biado quickly ended the match with a perfect game of breaking balls and win the match and the 9-Ball world championship for the first time.[14][15]
Player | Lag | Rack | Racks won | |||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||
Carlo Biado | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Roland Garcia | • | 5 |
Notes and references
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Liu Haitao arrived 25 minutes late. The game was therefore scored 11-0 for Carlo Biado.
References
[edit]- ^ "World 9-Ball Championship - Men (December 4, 2017)". WPA Pool. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- ^ a b Ted Lerner (December 7, 2017). "All Systems go for World 9-Ball Championship". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Invitation World 9-Ball Championship 2017" (PDF; 789 KB). wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. December 9, 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 9, 2017.
- ^ Ted Lerner (December 10, 2017). "Chang, Ouschan, lead the way on day 1…". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ Ted Lerner (December 11, 2017). "Filler steamrolls into the Knockout Rounds…". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ Ted Lerner (December 12, 2017). "It's all business from here on in…". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ a b "Played matches World 9 Ball Championship – Doha / Qatar 2017". esnooker.pl. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ "World 9 Ball Championship Double Elimination – Doha / Qatar 2017". esnooker.pl. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- ^ Ted Lerner (December 12, 2017). "It's down to the final 16 in Doha". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ Ted Lerner (December 13, 2017). "Four left to go for World 9-Ball Crown on Thursday". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ "Scoresheet: Carlo Biado – Roland Garcia". esnooker.pl. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ "World 9 Ball Championship Men – Doha / Qatar 2017 – Knockout". esnooker.pl. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- ^ "Knockout". esnooker.pl. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- ^ Ted Lerner (December 14, 2017). "Biado finally reaches pool's mountaintop". WPA Pool. Archived from the original on December 18, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ "World 9-Ball Championship 2016". CueScore. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Official Website
- Empire Poker WPA World Pool Championship 2017 at azbilliards.com