2015 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship

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2015 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
Tournament information
Dates58 November 2015
VenueGuilin Stadium
City Guilin
Country China
Organisation World Pool-Billiard Association
Format Double elimination / single elimination
Discipline Nine-ball
Total prize fund$300,000
Winner's share$40,000
Final
ChampionFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Shasha  (CHN)
Runner-upFlag of Austria.svg  Jasmin Ouschan  (AUT)
Score9–4
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The 2015 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship was a professional nine-ball pool championship that took place from 5 to 8 November 2015. It was the 24th edition of the WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship and was held at the Guilin Stadium in Guilin, China. The tournament featured a field of 64 players, with a preliminary double-elimination stage followed by a single-elimination tournament bracket for the final 32 players. The event was sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA). Liu Shasha won her third world title, defeating Jasmin Ouschan 9–4 in the final. [1] [2] [3] Liu was the first Asian player to win three world titles. [4] [5] [6]

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Prize money

The total prize fund for the event remained $300,000, with the winner receiving $40,000. A breakdown of the prize money is shown below: [7]

PositionPrize money
Winner$40,000
Runner-up$20,000
Semi-finalist$10,000
Quarter-finalist$6,000
Last 16$3,000
Last 32$1,500
Last 64$750
Total$300,000

Knockout stage

The following is the results from the knockout stage (Last 16 onwards). Players in bold denote match winners. [8]

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Shasha  (CHN)9
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Ga-young  (KOR)2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Shasha  (CHN)9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Gao Meng  (CHN)4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Gao Meng  (CHN)9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Xiaotong  (CHN)5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Shasha  (CHN)9
Flag of Japan.svg  Chihiro Kawahara  (JPN)8
Flag of Japan.svg  Chihiro Kawahara  (JPN)9
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Allison Fisher  (GBR)4
Flag of Japan.svg  Chihiro Kawahara  (JPN)9
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chou Chieh-yu  (TPE)7
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chou Chieh-yu  (TPE)9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xue Chen  (CHN)5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Shasha  (CHN)9
Flag of Austria.svg  Jasmin Ouschan  (AUT)4
Flag of Austria.svg  Jasmin Ouschan  (AUT)9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Siming  (CHN)2
Flag of Austria.svg  Jasmin Ouschan  (AUT)9
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Rubilen Amit  (PHI)7
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Rubilen Amit  (PHI)9
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Tan Ho-yun  (TPE)7
Flag of Austria.svg  Jasmin Ouschan  (AUT)9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Pan Xiaoting  (CHN)6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Pan Xiaoting  (CHN)9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Doudou  (CHN)3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Pan Xiaoting  (CHN)9
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Lin Yuan-chun  (TPE)3
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Lin Yuan-chun  (TPE)9
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kelly Fisher  (GBR)6

References

  1. https://www.azbilliards.com/title-defended-liu-shasha-crowned-world-champion/
  2. "九球世锦赛刘莎莎9–4欧斯纯 第3次夺冠创纪录_体育_央视网(cctv.com)" [Liu Shasha defeated Ouschan 9-4 to win her third World Nine-Ball Championship, setting a new record.]. 12 January 2026 (in Chinese). China Central Television. November 8, 2015.
  3. Xiaoqing, Wei. "九球世锦赛-刘莎莎成功卫冕 成亚洲首位三冠王_手机凤凰网" [Nine-Ball World Championship - Liu Shasha successfully defends her title, becoming the first Asian to win three titles.]. iFeng sports (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 January 2026 via China News Network.
  4. "9球世锦赛刘莎莎3冠追费雪 潘晓婷8年前首捧杯" [Liu Shasha wins her third World 9-Ball Championship] (in Chinese). Sina Sports. November 8, 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  5. "九球世锦赛潘晓婷获最受欢迎球员 陈思明摘MVP" [Pan Xiaoting won the Most Popular Player award at the World Nine-Ball Championship, while Chen Siming took home the MVP award] (in Chinese). Sina Sports. November 8, 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  6. "中国九球美女成亚洲首位世锦赛三冠王 -中新网APP" [Chinese billiards beauty becomes the first Asian to win three World Championship titles]. ku.m.chinanews.com (in Chinese). 2015-11-09. Retrieved 12 January 2026 via China News Network.
  7. https://www.azbilliards.com/tournament/7048-wpa-womens-world-9-ball-championship-2015/
  8. "2015 World Women's 9-ball Championship". Billiard Walker. Retrieved January 13, 2026.