2013 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

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WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2013
Tournament information
Sport 9-ball
LocationQatar Billiards and Snooker Federation
Doha, Qatar
DatesSeptember 2, 2013–September 13, 2013 [1]
Tournament
format(s)
Double elimination / Single elimination
Host(s) WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants128
Final positions
Champion Flag of Germany.svg Thorsten Hohmann
Runner-up Flag of the Philippines.svg Antonio Gabica
  2012
2014  

The 2013 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 22nd event in the annual WPA World Nine-ball Championship. The event took place from September 2 to 13, 2013 in Doha, Qatar. [2]

Contents

Germany's Thorsten Hohmann became world champion by a 136 victory over Philippine Antonio Gabica, in the final. [3] This was Hohmann's second 9-ball World championship, having also won the 2003 WPA World Nine-ball Championship. Hohmann defeated defending champion Darren Appleton in an early stage of the event. [4]

Format

The 128 participating players were divided into 16 groups, in which they competed in a double elimination tournament against each other. The remaining 64 players in each group qualified for the final round played in the knockout system. [5]

Prize money

The event's prize money stayed similar to that of the previous years, with winner Thorsten Hohmann winning $36,000. [4] [6]

PositionPrize
First Place (champion) $36,000
Second Place (runner-up) $18,000
Third Place (semi-finalist $10,000
Fifth place (quarter finalist) $6,000
Ninth place (loser in round of 16) $4,000
Seventeenth place (loser in round of 32) $2,500
Thirty Third (loser in round of 64) $2,000
Sixty Fifth (loser in preliminaries) $500

Results

Preliminary round

The following 32 players won once in the preliminary round and lost twice, which means early retirement and places 65 to 96:

The following 32 players lost twice in the preliminary round, which means early retirement and places 97-128.

Knockout round

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter final Semifinal Final
            
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Jung-Lin 6
Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Ortmann 11
Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Ortmann 8
Flag of the Philippines.svg Antonio Gabica 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Antonio Gabica 11
Flag of Vietnam.svg Anh Tuan Nguyen 8
Flag of the Philippines.svg Antonio Gabica 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Pin-yi 9
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Pin-yi 11
Flag of South Korea.svg Ryu Seung-woo 2
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Pin-yi 11
Flag of Finland.svg Mika Immonen 8
Flag of Finland.svg Mika Immonen 11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Pagulayan 6
Flag of the Philippines.svg Antonio Gabica 11
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick van den Berg 10
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Jiaqing 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chao Fong-pang 8
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Jiaqing 10
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick van den Berg 11
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick van den Berg 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Efren Reyes 5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick van den Berg 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Kai-lun  [ de ]7
Flag of Singapore.svg Toh Lian Han  [ de ]11
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Bu Hong Kong 5
Flag of Singapore.svg Toh Lian Han  [ de ]9
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Kai-lun  [ de ]11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Kai-lun  [ de ]11
Flag of England.svg Phil Burford  [ de ]6
Flag of the Philippines.svg Antonio Gabica 11
Flag of England.svg Karl Boyes 6
Flag of the Philippines.svg Marlon Villamor 10
Flag of England.svg Karl Boyes 11
Flag of England.svg Karl Boyes 11
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Huidji See 8
Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Stepanov 6
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Huidji See 11
Flag of England.svg Karl Boyes 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lo Li-wen  [ de ]10
Flag of the Philippines.svg Israel Rota 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Mark Antony 8
Flag of the Philippines.svg Israel Rota 2
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lo Li-wen  [ de ]11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lo Li-wen  [ de ]11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Raymund Faraon  [ de ]4
Flag of England.svg Karl Boyes 11
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Ekonomopoulos 8
Flag of Portugal.svg Manuel Gama  [ de ]7
Flag of the Philippines.svg Lee Van Corteza 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Lee Van Corteza 11
Flag of England.svg Daryl Peach 4
Flag of England.svg Daryl Peach 11
Flag of the United States.svg Corey Deuel 10
Flag of the Philippines.svg Lee Van Corteza 9
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Ekonomopoulos 11
Flag of Austria.svg Mario He 11
Flag of England.svg Mark Gray 7
Flag of Austria.svg Mario He 6
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Ekonomopoulos 11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Can 8
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Ekonomopoulos 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Antonio Gabica 6
Flag of Germany.svg Thorsten Hohmann 13
Flag of Japan.svg Naoyuki Ōi 11
Flag of Germany.svg Dominic Jentsch 5
Flag of Japan.svg Naoyuki Ōi 7
Flag of Hungary.svg Vilmos Földes 11
Flag of Hungary.svg Vilmos Földes 11
Flag of Vietnam.svg Khanh Hoang Nguyen 6
Flag of Hungary.svg Vilmos Földes 8
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeffrey de Luna 11
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niels Feijen 9
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeffrey de Luna 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeffrey de Luna 11
Flag of Indonesia.svg Muhammad Zulfikiri 5
Flag of Russia.svg Ruslan Chinakhov 7
Flag of Indonesia.svg Muhammad Zulfikiri 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeffrey de Luna 7
Flag of Germany.svg Thorsten Hohmann 11
Flag of England.svg Darren Appleton 11
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ivo Aarts  [ de ]3
Flag of England.svg Darren Appleton 5
Flag of Germany.svg Thorsten Hohmann 11
Flag of Japan.svg Tōru Kuribayashi  [ de ]10
Flag of Germany.svg Thorsten Hohmann 11
Flag of Germany.svg Thorsten Hohmann 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Dennis Orcollo 8
Flag of Albania.svg Nick Malai 9
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Morra 11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Morra 6
Flag of the Philippines.svg Dennis Orcollo 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Dennis Orcollo 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng Yu-hsuan 10
Flag of Germany.svg Thorsten Hohmann 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlo Biado 4
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Yu-Lung 7
Flag of England.svg Chris Melling 11
Flag of England.svg Chris Melling 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Ramil Gallego 7
Flag of Chile.svg Enrique Rojas  [ de ]8
Flag of the Philippines.svg Ramil Gallego 11
Flag of England.svg Chris Melling 11
Flag of Spain.svg David Alcaide 8
Flag of Spain.svg David Alcaide 11
Flag of England.svg Imran Majid 8
Flag of Spain.svg David Alcaide 11
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Jalal Yousef 7
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Jalal Yousef 11
Flag of Greece.svg Alexander Kazakis 6
Flag of England.svg Chris Melling 3
Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlo Biado 11
Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Souquet 5
Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlo Biado 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlo Biado 11
Flag of the United States.svg Shane Van Boening 10
Flag of the United States.svg Shane Van Boening 11
Flag of Lebanon.svg Mohamad Ali Berjaoui 2
Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlo Biado 11
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Petroni 10
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Petroni 11
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dimitri Jungo  [ de ]6
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Petroni 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Marlon Manalo 7
Flag of Kuwait.svg Omar Al-Shaheen 5
Flag of the Philippines.svg Marlon Manalo 11

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