Tournament information | |
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Sport | 9-ball |
Location | International Convention Center, Pasay, Philippines |
Dates | 4 November 2006 [1] –12 November 2006 [1] |
Tournament format(s) | Round robin / Single Elimination |
Host(s) | WPA World Nine-ball Championship |
Participants | 128 |
Final positions | |
Champion | Ronnie Alcano [2] |
Runner-up | Ralf Souquet |
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).
Ronato Alcano won the championship with a 17–11 win in the final against Ralf Souquet of Germany. [4] [5] Defending champion Wu Chia-ching was defeated in the quarter-final by Alcano.
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.
Position | Prize |
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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 |
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]
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Roberto Gomez | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ronnie Alcano | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ronnie Alcano | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Efren Reyes | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dennis Orcollo | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Efren Reyes | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ronnie Alcano | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kuo Po-Cheng | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hsia Hsun-Kai | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kuo Po-Cheng | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kuo Po-Cheng | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Marlon Manalo | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Marlon Manalo | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Keng-Kwang | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ronnie Alcano | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wu Jia-qing | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pat Holtz | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tamoo Takano | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pat Holtz | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kevin Uzzell | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chang Jung-Lin | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kevin Uzzell | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pat Holtz | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wu Chia-ching | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wu Chia-ching | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Corey Deuel | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wu Chia-ching | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
W. Hung-Hsiang | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Schmidt | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
W. Hung-Hsiang | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ronnie Alcano | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Li Hewen | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Vincent Facquet | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lee Kun-fang | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lee Kun-fang | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeffrey de Luna | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N. van den Berg | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeff de Luna | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeff de Luna | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lương Chí Dũng | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E. Dominguez | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Vilmos Földes | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Vilmos Földes | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lương Chí Dũng | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lương Chí Dũng | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nien Rong-Chih | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lương Chí Dũng | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Li Hewen | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
F. Bustamante | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Engert | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Engert | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Šandor Tot | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlie Williams | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Šandor Tot | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Šandor Tot | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Li Hewen | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Li Hewen | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Carvajal | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Li Hewen | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rudy Morta | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Markus Juva | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rudy Morta | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ronnie Alcano | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ralf Souquet | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thorsten Hohmann | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tyler Edey | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tyler Edey | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ricky Yang | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Daryl Peach | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ricky Yang | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tyler Edey | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Cheng-Chuan | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Cheng-Chuan | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Earl Strickland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Cheng-Chuan | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ryu Seung-woo | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lu Hsun-Chen | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ryu Seung-woo | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Liu Cheng-Chuan | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ralf Souquet | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ralf Souquet | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Huidji See | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ralf Souquet | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Yang Ching-shun | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Johnny Archer | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Y. Ching-shun | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ralf Souquet | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Stepanow | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Stepanow | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Oliver Ortmann | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Stepanow | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Marco Tschudi | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Marco Tschudi | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Huang Kun-Chang | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ralf Souquet | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fu Che-wei | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lee Van Corteza | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Imran Majid | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lee Van Corteza | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
David Alcaide | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jörn Kaplan | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
David Alcaide | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
David Alcaide | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rodolfo Luat | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rodolfo Luat | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeremy Jones | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rodolfo Luat | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Roy Apancho | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Roschkowsky | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Roy Apancho | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rodolfo Luat | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fu Che-wei | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chao Fong-Pang | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ramil Gallego | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chao Fong-Pang | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fu Che-wei | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Marcus Chamat | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fu Che-wei | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fu Che-wei | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Steve Davis | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Steve Davis | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fabio Petroni | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Steve Davis | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jharome Peña | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lou Condo | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Jharome Peña | 10 |
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