2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Tournament information | |
---|---|
Sport | 9-ball |
Location | al-Arabi Sports Club, Doha, Qatar[1] |
Dates | December 14, 2018–December 20, 2018[2] |
Tournament format(s) | Double elimination / Single elimination |
Host(s) | WPA World Nine-ball Championship |
Participants | 128 |
Final positions | |
Champion | Joshua Filler |
Runner-up | Carlo Biado |
The 2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a 9-Ball pool world Championships. The event took place between December 10 to 20, 2018 in the al-Attiya Sports Arena of the Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha, Qatar.[1] The Qatari capital held the event for the eighth time in a row.[3]
The reigning champion was Filipino Carlo Biado, who defeated his compatriot Roland Garcia 13–5 in the 2017 final.[4][5] Biado would reach the final of the event, defeating Shane Van Boening in the semi-final. Germany's Joshua Filler won the event, defeating Biado in the final 13–10.[6]
Tournament summary
[edit]The event was entered by 128 participants who were initially divided into 16 groups of 8 players, in which they competed against each other from December 14 to 16 in a double elimination tournament. Four players in each group qualified for the final round, which will be played from December 17 to 20. The event was played under "alternating break" format.[7]
In the initial double-elimination round, 2003 and 2013 champion Thorsten Hohmann was eliminated, having first lost 6–9 to Jason Theron,[8] and then to 2005 champion Wu Jiaqing also 6–9, despite being ahead 6–2.[9]
Later in the event, 9-ball world number one Klenti Kaci was defeated in the round of 32 – 10–11 to 17 year old Robbie Capito. Capito was at one stage 7–1, and 10–8 down in the match, but won the final three racks to win the match.[10][11]
The semi-finals and final were played on the December 20, 2018.[12] The reigning champion Carlo Biado defeated Shane Van Boening in the first semi-final, whilst Joshua Filler defeated Alexander Kazakis in a final rack decider. Filler would win the event; climbing to an 11–7 lead, and eventually winning 13–10.[6][13]
Prize money
[edit]The event saw a total prize pool of $200,000.[14]
Prize money[7] | |
---|---|
Winner | 40.000 US$ |
Final | 15.000 US$ |
Semi-final | ? US$ |
Quarter-final | ? US$ |
Last 16 | ? US$ |
Last 32 | ? US$ |
Last 64 | ? US$ |
Total | 200.000 US$ |
Preliminary round
[edit]Group 1
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Eklent Kaçi | 9 | |||||
Alejandro Carvajal | 7 | |||||
Eklent Kaçi | 9 | |||||
Meshaal al-Murdhi | 6 | |||||
Meshaal al-Murdhi | 9 | |||||
Abdulatif Alfawal | 5 | |||||
Aloysius Yapp | 9 | |||||
Fayaz Hussain | 3 | |||||
Aloysius Yapp | 9 | |||||
Witalij Pazura | 8 | |||||
Witalij Pazura | 9 | |||||
Ryu Seung-woo | 5 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Abdulatif Alfawal | 6 | |||||
Alejandro Carvajal | 4 | Witalij Pazura | 9 | |||
Abdulatif Alfawal | 9 | |||||
Ryu Seung-woo | 9 | |||||
Fayaz Hussain | 3 | Meshaal al-Murdhi | 3 | |||
Ryu Seung-woo | 9 | |||||
Group 2
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Joshua Filler | 9 | |||||
Stanimir Ruslanow | 5 | |||||
Joshua Filler | 9 | |||||
Mazen Berjaoui | 5 | |||||
Mazen Berjaoui | 9 | |||||
Matthew Edwards | 6 | |||||
Hunter Lombardo | 5 | |||||
Radosław Babica | 9 | |||||
Radosław Babica | 6 | |||||
Jeff de Luna | 9 | |||||
Sami Koylu | 7 | |||||
Jeff de Luna | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Matthew Edwards | 7 | |||||
Stanimir Ruslanow | 5 | Radosław Babica | 9 | |||
Matthew Edwards | 9 | |||||
Hunter Lombardo | 8 | |||||
Hunter Lombardo | 9 | Mazen Berjaoui | 9 | |||
Sami Koylu | 7 | |||||
Group 3
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Roland Garcia | 8 | |||||
Hsu Jui-an | 9 | |||||
Hsu Jui-an | 9 | |||||
Bader al-Awadhi | 1 | |||||
Ahmed Nizam Uddin | 1 | |||||
Bader al-Awadhi | 9 | |||||
Billy Thorpe | 9 | |||||
Ahmed Aleqaly | 4 | |||||
Billy Thorpe | 7 | |||||
Liu Ri-teng | 9 | |||||
Liu Ri-teng | 9 | |||||
David Alcaide | 1 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Roland Garcia | 9 | |||||
Roland Garcia | 9 | Billy Thorpe | 5 | |||
Ahmed Nizam Uddin | 5 | |||||
David Alcaide | 7 | |||||
Ahmed Aleqaly | 2 | Bader al-Awadhi | 9 | |||
David Alcaide | 9 | |||||
Group 4
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Fjodor Gorst | 9 | |||||
Omar Al-Shaheen | 6 | |||||
Fjodor Gorst | 9 | |||||
Jeong Young-hwa | 1 | |||||
Mohammad Soufi | 7 | |||||
Jeong Young-hwa | 9 | |||||
Wojciech Szewczyk | 5 | |||||
Robbie Capito | 9 | |||||
Robbie Capito | 9 | |||||
Sanjin Pehlivanović | 5 | |||||
Sanjin Pehlivanović | 9 | |||||
Johann Chua | 7 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Omar Al-Shaheen | 9 | |||||
Omar Al-Shaheen | 9 | Sanjin Pehlivanović | 6 | |||
Mohammad Soufi | 6 | |||||
Johann Chua | 9 | |||||
Wojciech Szewczyk | 3 | Jeong Young-hwa | 7 | |||
Johann Chua | 9 | |||||
Group 5
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Niels Feijen | 9 | |||||
Chang Yu-Lung | 5 | |||||
Niels Feijen | 9 | |||||
Francisco Díaz-Pizarro | 7 | |||||
Francisco Díaz-Pizarro | 9 | |||||
Israel Rota | 2 | |||||
Corey Deuel | 9 | |||||
Ahmed Tanvir | 5 | |||||
Corey Deuel | 9 | |||||
Petri Makkonen | 4 | |||||
Fawaz al-Rashedi | 3 | |||||
Petri Makkonen | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Chang Yu-Lung | 6 | |||||
Chang Yu-Lung | 9 | Petri Makkonen | 9 | |||
Israel Rota | 5 | |||||
Ahmed Tanvir | 5 | |||||
Ahmed Tanvir | 9 | Francisco Díaz-Pizarro | 9 | |||
Fawaz al-Rashedi | 4 | |||||
Group 6
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Hsieh Chia-chen | 9 | |||||
Satoshi Kawabata | 3 | |||||
Hsieh Chia-chen | 9 | |||||
Ruslan Chinachov | 8 | |||||
Ruslan Chinachov | 9 | |||||
Mika Immonen | 5 | |||||
Mateusz Śniegocki | 9 | |||||
Vincent Halliday | 7 | |||||
Mateusz Śniegocki | 9 | |||||
Jeffrey Ignacio | 5 | |||||
Abdullah Alenzi | 6 | |||||
Jeffrey Ignacio | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Satoshi Kawabata | 6 | |||||
Satoshi Kawabata | 9 | Jeffrey Ignacio | 9 | |||
Mika Immonen | 4 | |||||
Abdullah Alenzi | 2 | |||||
Vincent Halliday | 1 | Ruslan Chinachov | 9 | |||
Abdullah Alenzi | 9 | |||||
Group 7
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Alexander Kazakis | 9 | |||||
Jakub Koniar | 8 | |||||
Alexander Kazakis | 9 | |||||
Hayato Hijikata | 8 | |||||
Ko Ping-han | 4 | |||||
Hayato Hijikata | 9 | |||||
Xu Xiaocong | 9 | |||||
Ahmad Mohamad Sllah | 8 | |||||
Xu Xiaocong | 6 | |||||
Waleed Majid | 9 | |||||
Waleed Majid | 9 | |||||
Cheng Yu-hsuan | 5 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Ko Ping-han | 9 | |||||
Jakub Koniar | 4 | Xu Xiaocong | 7 | |||
Ko Ping-han | 9 | |||||
Cheng Yu-hsuan | 9 | |||||
Ahmad Mohamad Sllah | 2 | Hayato Hijikata | 5 | |||
Cheng Yu-hsuan | 9 | |||||
Group 8
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Alex Pagulayan | 9 | |||||
Mohammad Berjaoui | 8 | |||||
Alex Pagulayan | 9 | |||||
Tōru Kuribayashi | 8 | |||||
Sharik Aslam Sayed | 5 | |||||
Tōru Kuribayashi | 9 | |||||
Roman Hybler | 9 | |||||
Mohammad al-Amin | 8 | |||||
Roman Hybler | 1 | |||||
Ko Pin-yi | 9 | |||||
Hasan Idan | 4 | |||||
Ko Pin-yi | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Sharik Aslam Sayed | 9 | |||||
Mohammad Berjaoui | 6 | Roman Hybler | 4 | |||
Sharik Aslam Sayed | 9 | |||||
Hasan Idan | 6 | |||||
Mohammad al-Amin | 6 | Tōru Kuribayashi | 9 | |||
Hasan Idan | 9 | |||||
Group 9
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Carlo Biado | 9 | |||||
Jorge Llanos | 3 | |||||
Carlo Biado | 9 | |||||
Sergei Luzker | 5 | |||||
Sergei Luzker | 9 | |||||
Nguyễn Anh Tuấn | 8 | |||||
Wiktor Zieliński | 7 | |||||
Tomoya Iima | 9 | |||||
Tomoya Iima | 9 | |||||
Dương Quốc Hoàng | 7 | |||||
Ameer Ali | 5 | |||||
Dương Quốc Hoàng | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Nguyễn Anh Tuấn | 9 | |||||
Jorge Llanos | 2 | Dương Quốc Hoàng | 5 | |||
Nguyễn Anh Tuấn | 9 | |||||
Wiktor Zieliński | 9 | |||||
Wiktor Zieliński | 9 | Sergei Luzker | 7 | |||
Ameer Ali | 8 | |||||
Group 10
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Liu Haitao | 9 | |||||
Ali Abdulhadi | 2 | |||||
Liu Haitao | 6 | |||||
Wang Can | 9 | |||||
Marlon Manalo | 6 | |||||
Wang Can | 9 | |||||
Martin Daigle | 8 | |||||
Casper Matikainen | 9 | |||||
Casper Matikainen | 4 | |||||
Naoyuki Ōi | 9 | |||||
Abdullah Falah | 2 | |||||
Naoyuki Ōi | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Marlon Manalo | 2 | |||||
Ali Abdulhadi | 2 | Casper Matikainen | 9 | |||
Marlon Manalo | 9 | |||||
Martin Daigle | 6 | |||||
Martin Daigle | 9 | Liu Haitao | 9 | |||
Abdullah Falah | 3 | |||||
Group 11
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Thorsten Hohmann | 6 | |||||
Jason Theron | 9 | |||||
Jason Theron | 5 | |||||
Tomasz Kapłan | 9 | |||||
Takhti Zarekani | 6 | |||||
Tomasz Kapłan | 9 | |||||
Maximilian Lechner | 7 | |||||
Tomoo Takano | 9 | |||||
Tomoo Takano | 9 | |||||
Wu Jiaqing | 8 | |||||
Jimmy Worung | 1 | |||||
Wu Jiaqing | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Thorsten Hohmann | 6 | |||||
Thorsten Hohmann | 9 | Wu Jiaqing | 9 | |||
Takhti Zarekani | 7 | |||||
Maximilian Lechner | 9 | |||||
Maximilian Lechner | 9 | Jason Theron | 5 | |||
Jimmy Worung | 6 | |||||
Group 12
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Chris Melling | 9 | |||||
Marc Bijsterbosch | 2 | |||||
Chris Melling | 9 | |||||
Richard Halliday | 3 | |||||
Ali Maghsoud | 8 | |||||
Richard Halliday | 9 | |||||
Maxim Dudanez | 6 | |||||
Yukio Akakariyama | 9 | |||||
Yukio Akakariyama | 7 | |||||
Wu Kun-lin | 9 | |||||
Wojciech Sroczyński | 5 | |||||
Wu Kun-lin | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Ali Maghsoud | 3 | |||||
Marc Bijsterbosch | 8 | Yukio Akakariyama | 9 | |||
Ali Maghsoud | 9 | |||||
Wojciech Sroczyński | 9 | |||||
Maxim Dudanez | 7 | Richard Halliday | 3 | |||
Wojciech Sroczyński | 9 | |||||
Group 13
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Ko Ping-chung | 9 | |||||
Ivar Saris | 6 | |||||
Ko Ping-chung | 9 | |||||
Nick Malai | 6 | |||||
Nick Malai | 9 | |||||
Robert Hart | 3 | |||||
Jalal Yousef | 9 | |||||
Oliver Szolnoki | 5 | |||||
Jalal Yousef | 7 | |||||
Shane Van Boening | 9 | |||||
Marek Kudlik | 1 | |||||
Shane Van Boening | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Ivar Saris | 6 | |||||
Ivar Saris | 9 | Jalal Yousef | 9 | |||
Robert Hart | 3 | |||||
Marek Kudlik | 8 | |||||
Oliver Szolnoki | 8 | Nick Malai | 9 | |||
Marek Kudlik | 9 | |||||
Group 14
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Denis Grabe | 3 | |||||
Phone Myint Kyaw | 9 | |||||
Phone Myint Kyaw | 9 | |||||
Lo Ho Sum | 4 | |||||
Toh Lian Han | 3 | |||||
Lo Ho Sum | 9 | |||||
Konstantin Stepanov | 9 | |||||
Enrique Rojas | 8 | |||||
Konstantin Stepanov | 9 | |||||
Dang Jinhu | 4 | |||||
Lin Ta Li | 8 | |||||
Dang Jinhu | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Denis Grabe | 6 | |||||
Denis Grabe | 9 | Dang Jinhu | 9 | |||
Toh Lian Han | 2 | |||||
Lin Ta Li | 9 | |||||
Enrique Rojas | 8 | Lo Ho Sum | 6 | |||
Lin Ta Li | 9 | |||||
Group 15
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Francisco Sánchez | 9 | |||||
Aung Moe Thu | 6 | |||||
Francisco Sánchez | 9 | |||||
John Morra | 2 | |||||
Roberto Brillantes | 0 | |||||
John Morra | 9 | |||||
Konrad Juszczyszyn | 9 | |||||
Kong Bu Hong | 4 | |||||
Konrad Juszczyszyn | 9 | |||||
Albin Ouschan | 4 | |||||
Thomas Tokoph | 4 | |||||
Albin Ouschan | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Aung Moe Thu | 5 | |||||
Aung Moe Thu | 9 | Albin Ouschan | 9 | |||
Roberto Brillantes | 3 | |||||
Thomas Tokoph | 3 | |||||
Kong Bu Hong | 8 | John Morra | 9 | |||
Thomas Tokoph | 9 | |||||
Group 16
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Ralf Souquet | 9 | |||||
Mohammed Hassan | 3 | |||||
Ralf Souquet | 9 | |||||
Lo Li-wen | 2 | |||||
Bing Chen Gao | 5 | |||||
Lo Li-wen | 9 | |||||
Bashar Abdulmajeed | 7 | |||||
Damianos Giallourakis | 9 | |||||
Damianos Giallourakis | 8 | |||||
Chang Jung-Lin | 9 | |||||
Kwon Hojun | 8 | |||||
Chang Jung-Lin | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Bing Chen Gao | 9 | |||||
Mohammed Hassan | 6 | Damianos Giallourakis | 7 | |||
Bing Chen Gao | 9 | |||||
Kwon Hojun | 5 | |||||
Bashar Abdulmajeed | 4 | Lo Li-wen | 9 | |||
Kwon Hojun | 9 | |||||
Finals
[edit]Grand Final
[edit]Player | Lag | Rack | Racks won | ||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | |||
Joshua Filler | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlo Biado | • | 10 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "THE WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP TO STAY IN QATAR FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS – WPA Pool". WPA Pool. January 2, 2018. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ "2018 WPA Men's World 9-Ball Champs". WPA Pool. December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "BIADO FINALLY REACHES POOL'S MOUNTAINTOP – WPA Pool". WPA Pool. December 14, 2017. Archived from the original on December 18, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ "Biado Finally Reaches Pool's Mountaintop". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ a b "Final Scorecard". December 20, 2018. Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ a b Ted Lerner (December 13, 2018). "It's Anyone's Game in Doha". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ "Van Boening, Other Top Stars Cruise On Day One In Doha". azbilliards.com. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
Jason Theron
- ^ "Judgement Day Casts Out The Weak As Fantastic Final 64 Gets Set To Do Battle". azbilliards.com. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "17 Year Old Hong Kong Native Capito Stuns Kaci To Reach Final 16". azbilliards.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- ^ Goral, Dariusz. "Eklent KaÇi vs Robbie Capito – Scoresheet". esnooker.pl. Archived from the original on December 19, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- ^ Lerner, Ted. "It's Biado vs. Van Boening, Filler vs. Kazakis As The 2018 World 9-ball Championship Heads To Final Day". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ "Billiards: Carlo Biado bows to German foe in World 9-Ball Championship". ABS-CBN News. December 20, 2018. Archived from the original on December 23, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ "WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2018". azbilliards.com. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "World 9-Ball Championship Double Elimination – Doha / Qatar 2018". esnooker.pl. Dariusz Goral. December 16, 2018.
- ^ a b "2018 WPA Mens World 9-Ball Champs – Live Scoring Link". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ "World 9 Ball Championship Men – Doha / Qatar 2018 (Knockout)". esnooker.pl. Dariusz Goral. December 16, 2018.
- ^ Goral, Dariusz. "Scoresheet". esnooker.pl. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
External links
[edit]- WPA World 9-ball championship 2018 Archived August 7, 2018, at the Wayback Machine at azbilliards.com