2016 U.S. Open 9-ball Championship

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2016 U.S. Open 9-ball Championship
Tournament information
Dates16–22 October 2016
VenueSheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel
City Norfolk, Virginia
Country United States
Organisation World Pool-Billiard Association
Format Double elimination
Final
Champion Flag of the United States.svg Shane Van Boening
Runner-up Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Jung-Lin
Score13-6

The 2016 US Open 9-Ball Championships 2016 was an international pool tournament in the discipline 9-Ball, from 16 to 22 October 2016 at Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. It was the 41st entry of the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships. The American Shane Van Boening won the event with a 13–9 final victory against the Taiwanese Chang Jung-Lin to win his fifth US Open. [1] van Boening's fifth title put him equal for the most wins with Earl Strickland. Third place went to Jayson Shaw . [2]

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Defending champion was the Kevin Cheng. However, after defeats against Hsieh Chia-chen and Antonio Lining, Cheng lost in the double elimination round without a win. [1]

Tournament format

The tournament was played as a double-elimination tournament and as a race to 11 under winner break rules.

Rankings

The following were the 32 best placed players. [1] [2] [3]

PlacePlayer
1 Flag of the United States.svg Shane Van Boening
2 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Jung-Lin
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Jayson Shaw
4 Flag of the Philippines.svg Dennis Orcollo
5 Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Jones
Flag of Spain.svg David Alcaide
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Pagulayan
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Yu-lung
9 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Ping-chung
Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Shuff
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah al-Shammari
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Pin-yi
13 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Chia-chen
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Dechaine
Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlo Biado
Flag of the Philippines.svg Warren Kiamco
PlacePlayer
17 Flag of the United States.svg Josh Roberts
Flag of Japan.svg Naoyuki Ōi
Flag of England.svg Mark Gray
Flag of England.svg Daryl Peach
Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Sánchez Ruíz
Flag of England.svg Imran Majid
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Kai-lun
Flag of the United States.svg Justin Bergman
25 Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Sossei
Flag of Albania.svg Eklent Kaçi
Flag of Austria.svg Mario He
Flag of the United States.svg Corey Deuel
Flag of Finland.svg Mika Immonen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick van den Berg
Flag of Poland.svg Radosław Babica
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wu Kun-lin

References

  1. 1 2 3 "US Open 9-Ball Championships 2016 – Tournament Brackets". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 "US Open 9-Ball Championships 2016 – Tournament Results". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "US Open 2016". Accu-stats.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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