2006 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

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WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2006
Tournament information
Sport 9-ball
Location International Convention Center,
Pasay, Philippines
Dates4 November 2006 [1] –12 November 2006 [1]
Tournament
format(s)
Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s) WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants128
Final positions
Champion Flag of the Philippines.svg Ronnie Alcano [2]
Runner-up Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Souquet
  2005
2007  

The 2006 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the seventeenth edition of the WPA World Nine-ball Championship and took place between 4 and 12 November 2006 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay, Philippines. The event was to be held for the first time in the Philippines, on a two-year deal, including the 2007 WPA World Nine-ball Championship. [3] The championships were hosted by the World Pool Billiard Association (WPA).

Contents

Ronato Alcano won the championship with a 1711 win in the final against Ralf Souquet of Germany. [4] [5] Defending champion Wu Chia-ching was defeated in the quarter-final by Alcano.

Tournament format

The event featured 128 players, with an alternate break . The event featured a preliminary round robin format to half the field to 64; where the event changed to a knockout format.

Prize money

PositionPrize
First Place (Champion) $100.000
Second Place (Runner-Up) $40.000
Third Place (Semi-finalist) $20.000
Fifth place (quarter finalist) $10.000
Ninth place (loser in round of 16) $4.500
Seventeenth place (loser in round of 32) $3.000
Thirty Third (loser in round of 64) $2.000
Sixty Fifth place (Third place in round robin group) $1.000
Ninety Seventh place (Fourth place in round robin group) $0

Preliminary round

The Preliminary round was played over three days between 4 and 7 November. There were 32 groups of 4, with the first two in each group progressing. Nine top 32 players were knocked out in this section [lower-alpha 1] [6]

Final round

The qualifying 64 players would play a knockout structure over six days. [6] The first two rounds were competed as "race to 10", the next three rounds as "race to 11", and the final, as a "race to 17". [6] [7]

Round of 64
8 November 2006
Round of 32
9 November 2006
Round of 16
10 November 2006
Quarter final
11 November 2006
Semi final
11 November 2006
Final
12 November 2006
            
Flag of the Philippines.svg Roberto Gomez 1
Flag of the Philippines.svg Ronnie Alcano 10
Flag of the Philippines.svg Ronnie Alcano10
Flag of the Philippines.svg Efren Reyes 7
Flag of the Philippines.svg Dennis Orcollo 6
Flag of the Philippines.svg Efren Reyes 10
Flag of the Philippines.svg Ronnie Alcano11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Kuo Po-Cheng 5
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsia Hsun-Kai 3
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Kuo Po-Cheng 10
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Kuo Po-Cheng10
Flag of the Philippines.svg Marlon Manalo 7
Flag of the Philippines.svg Marlon Manalo 10
Flag of Singapore.svg C. Keng-Kwang 5
Flag of the Philippines.svg Ronnie Alcano11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Jia-qing 6
Flag of Scotland.svg Pat Holtz 10
Flag of Japan.svg Tamoo Takano 6
Flag of Scotland.svg Pat Holtz10
Flag of England.svg Kevin Uzzell 6
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Jung-Lin 6
Flag of England.svg Kevin Uzzell 10
Flag of Scotland.svg Pat Holtz 6
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wu Chia-ching11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wu Chia-ching 10
Flag of the United States.svg Corey Deuel 3
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wu Chia-ching10
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg W. Hung-Hsiang 3
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schmidt 5
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg W. Hung-Hsiang 10
Flag of the Philippines.svg Ronnie Alcano11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Hewen 8
Flag of France.svg Vincent Facquet 4
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Kun-fang 10
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Kun-fang 8
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeffrey de Luna10
Flag of the Netherlands.svg N. van den Berg 8
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeff de Luna 10
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeff de Luna 6
Flag of Vietnam.svg Lương Chí Dũng11
Flag of Mexico.svg E. Dominguez 7
Flag of Hungary.svg Vilmos Földes 10
Flag of Hungary.svg Vilmos Földes 4
Flag of Vietnam.svg Lương Chí Dũng10
Flag of Vietnam.svg Lương Chí Dũng 10
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Nien Rong-Chih 7
Flag of Vietnam.svg Lương Chí Dũng 7
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Hewen11
Flag of the Philippines.svg F. Bustamante 7
Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Engert 10
Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Engert 6
Flag of Serbia.svg Šandor Tot10
Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Williams 5
Flag of Serbia.svg Šandor Tot 10
Flag of Serbia.svg Šandor Tot 7
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Hewen11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Hewen 10
Flag of Chile.svg A. Carvajal 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Hewen10
Flag of the Philippines.svg Rudy Morta 8
Flag of Finland.svg Markus Juva 8
Flag of the Philippines.svg Rudy Morta 10
Flag of the Philippines.svg Ronnie Alcano17
Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Souquet 11
Flag of Germany.svg Thorsten Hohmann 9
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tyler Edey 10
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tyler Edey10
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ricky Yang 9
Flag of England.svg Daryl Peach 7
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ricky Yang 10
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tyler Edey 6
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg L. Cheng-Chuan11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg L. Cheng-Chuan 10
Flag of the United States.svg Earl Strickland 2
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg L. Cheng-Chuan10
Flag of South Korea.svg Ryu Seung-woo 6
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lu Hsun-Chen 7
Flag of South Korea.svg Ryu Seung-woo 10
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Liu Cheng-Chuan 8
Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Souquet11
Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Souquet 10
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Huidji See 3
Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Souquet10
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yang Ching-shun 8
Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Archer 6
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Y. Ching-shun 10
Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Souquet11
Flag of Russia.svg K. Stepanow 4
Flag of Russia.svg K. Stepanow 10
Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Ortmann 6
Flag of Russia.svg K. Stepanow10
Flag of Switzerland.svg Marco Tschudi 7
Flag of Switzerland.svg Marco Tschudi 10
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Huang Kun-Chang 8
Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Souquet11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Fu Che-wei 10
Flag of the Philippines.svg Lee Van Corteza 10
Flag of England.svg Imran Majid 4
Flag of the Philippines.svg Lee Van Corteza 8
Flag of Spain.svg David Alcaide10
Flag of Germany.svg Jörn Kaplan 7
Flag of Spain.svg David Alcaide 10
Flag of Spain.svg David Alcaide 10
Flag of the Philippines.svg Rodolfo Luat11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Rodolfo Luat 10
Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Jones 5
Flag of the Philippines.svg Rodolfo Luat10
Flag of Indonesia.svg Roy Apancho 6
Flag of Germany.svg A. Roschkowsky 8
Flag of Indonesia.svg Roy Apancho 10
Flag of the Philippines.svg Rodolfo Luat 7
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Fu Che-wei11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chao Fong-Pang 10
Flag of the Philippines.svg Ramil Gallego 5
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chao Fong-Pang 8
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Fu Che-wei10
Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Chamat 7
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Fu Che-wei 10
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Fu Che-wei11
Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 8
Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 10
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Petroni 7
Flag of England.svg Steve Davis10
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jharome Peña 8
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lou Condo 7
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jharome Peña 10

Notes and references

Notes

  1. With their seeding in brackets

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