1998 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

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WPA World 9-ball Championship 1998
Tournament information
Sport 9-ball
Location Taipei City, Taiwan
DatesNovember 11, 1998–November 15, 1998
Tournament
format(s)
Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s) WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants64
Final positions
Champion Flag of Japan.svg Kunihiko Takahashi
Runner-up Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Archer
  1997
1999  

The 1998 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a professional pool championship that took place in 1998 in Taipei City, Taiwan. The event was won by Kunihiko Takahashi who defeated defending champion Johnny Archer in the final. [1]

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Knockout stages

The following is the results from the quarter-finals. Players competing had progressed through the earlier knockout round. Players in bold denote match winners. Matches were race-to-13.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Flag of the United States.svg Jon Kucharo 13
Flag of the Philippines.svg Antonio Lining 6
Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Archer 13
Flag of the United States.svg Jon Kucharo 3
Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Archer 13
Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Nielsen 8
Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Archer 3
Flag of Japan.svg Kunihiko Takahashi 13
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yang Ching-shun 13
Flag of Japan.svg Akikumo Toshikawa 9
Flag of Japan.svg Kunihiko Takahashi 13
Flag of Japan.svg Akikumo Toshikawa 2
Flag of Sweden.svg Niclas Bergendorff 11
Flag of Japan.svg Kunihiko Takahashi 13

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References

  1. "World 9-Ball Championship 1998 :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Retrieved 5 February 2019.