2016 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

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WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2016
Tournament information
Sport 9-ball
Location al-Arabi Sports Club,
Doha, Qatar
DatesJuly 30, 2016–August 4, 2016
Tournament
format(s)
 Double elimination / Single elimination
Host(s) WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants128
Final positions
Champion Flag of Austria.svg Albin Ouschan [1]
Runner-up Flag of the United States.svg Shane Van Boening
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The 2016 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 25th edition of the 9-Ball pool World Championships. It took place from July 30 to August 4, 2016 in the al-Attiya Sports Arena of the Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha. The Qatari capital was the seventh time in a row the venue for the 9-Ball Championships. [2]

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Albin Ouschan defeated American Shane Van Boening 13–6 in the final and became the first Austrian 9-ball world champion. [3] This was the third Austrian World pool champion, after Gerda Hofstätter won the Women's WPA World Nine-ball Championship in 1995, and Oushchan's sister Jasmine Ouschan who won the WPA World Ten-Ball Championship in 2010. [4]

The defending champion was Taiwanese player Ko Pin-yi, who lost to Jayson Shaw in the last 64.

Format

The tournament was attended by 128 players, of which the top 24 players in the world rankings qualified automatically. A total of 92 starting places were awarded according to a quota by the continental and regional associations as well as the hosting Qatari association and event sponsors. From July 25 to 28, 2016, a qualifying tournament was held in which 128 participants played in three knockout competitions for the remaining 12 starting places. [5]

In the main tournament, the 128 participants were first divided into 16 groups of 8 players and competed there from July 30 to August 1 in the double knockout system against each other. Four players in each group qualified for the final round. This took place from August 2 to 4 and was played in the knockout system. [6]

The event was played in the change break format, and with the triangle of balls were moved up the table, so that the 9-ball was placed where the 1 ball would usually be placed.

Prize money

Amount [2]
Winner $40.000
Runner Up$20.000
Semifinal$8.000
Quarter final$5.000
Last 16$3.000
Last 32$2.000
Last 64$1.500
65.–96. Place$500
Total200.000

Preliminary round

[7] [8] [9]

Group 1

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Group 2

[11]

Main RoundWinner’s Round
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Jung-Lin 9
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lo Ho Sum 5
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Jung-Lin 9
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeffrey Ignacio7
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeffrey Ignacio9
Flag of Poland.svg Karol Skowerski 4
Flag of Finland.svg Petri Makkonen 9
Flag of Qatar.svg Abdul Aziz Alawadhi 0
Flag of Finland.svg Petri Makkonen 4
Flag of the Philippines.svg Johann Chua 9
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Francis Crevier 8
Flag of the Philippines.svg Johann Chua 9
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Flag of Poland.svg Karol Skowerski 9
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lo Ho Sum 5 Flag of Finland.svg Petri Makkonen 6
Flag of Poland.svg Karol Skowerski 9
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Francis Crevier 7
Flag of Qatar.svg Abdul Aziz Alawadhi 2 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeffrey Ignacio9
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Francis Crevier 9

Group 3

[12]

Group 4

[13]

Group 5

[14]

Group 6

[15]

Group 7

[16]

Group 8

[17]

Group 9

[18]

Group 10

[19]

Group 11

[20]

Group 12

[21]

Group 13

[22]

Group 14

[23]

Group 15

[24]

Group 16

[25]

Knockout phase

[26] [27] [28] [29]

Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16Quarter finalsSemi-finalFinal
            
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Pin-yi 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Jayson Shaw 11
Flag of Scotland.svg Jayson Shaw 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Dennis Orcollo 6
Flag of Germany.svg Thorsten Hohmann 8
Flag of the Philippines.svg Dennis Orcollo 11
Flag of Scotland.svg Jayson Shaw 11
Flag of Ukraine.svg Artem Koshovyi  [ de ]10
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Jung-Lin 11
Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Kawabata  [ de ]7
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Jung-Lin 7
Flag of Ukraine.svg Artem Koshovyi  [ de ]11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Johann Chua 9
Flag of Ukraine.svg Artem Koshovyi  [ de ]11
Flag of Scotland.svg Jayson Shaw 7
Flag of Austria.svg Albin Ouschan 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chu Hong-ming 3
Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Souquet 11
Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Souquet 10
Flag of Austria.svg Mario He 11
Flag of Russia.svg Ruslan Tschinachow 9
Flag of Austria.svg Mario He 11
Flag of Austria.svg Mario He 9
Flag of Austria.svg Albin Ouschan 11
Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Sánchez 11
Flag of Eritrea.svg Hamzaa Saeed Ali 8
Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Sánchez 6
Flag of Austria.svg Albin Ouschan 11
Flag of Austria.svg Albin Ouschan 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeffrey Ignacio 7
Flag of Austria.svg Albin Ouschan 11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Pagulayan 4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Long 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Yu-Lung 7
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Long 8
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Pagulayan 11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Pagulayan 11
Flag of Indonesia.svg Irsal Nasution  [ de ]8
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Pagulayan 11
Flag of Indonesia.svg M. Simanjuntak 7
Flag of England.svg Karl Boyes 7
Flag of Indonesia.svg Muhammad Simanjuntak 11
Flag of Indonesia.svg M. Simanjuntak 11
Flag of Singapore.svg Toh Lian Han  [ de ]10
Flag of Singapore.svg Toh Lian Han  [ de ]11
Flag of Bangladesh.svg MD Almin 6
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Pagulayan 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Ping-chung 10
Flag of the Philippines.svg Ramil Gallego 5
Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlo Biado 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlo Biado 11
Flag of South Korea.svg Jeong Young-hwa  [ de ]4
Flag of Spain.svg David Alcaide 9
Flag of South Korea.svg Jeong Young-hwa  [ de ]11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlo Biado 9
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Ping-chung 11
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Ekonomopoulos 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeff de Luna 7
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Ekonomopoulos 6
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Ping-chung 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Ping-chung 11
Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Szewczyk 9
Flag of Austria.svg Albin Ouschan 13
Flag of the United States.svg Shane Van Boening 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Haitao 11
Flag of Japan.svg Yukio Akakariyama 4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Haitao 6
Flag of Greece.svg Alexander Kazakis 11
Flag of Greece.svg Alexander Kazakis 11
Flag of the United States.svg Óscar Domínguez  [ de ]4
Flag of Greece.svg Alexander Kazakis 11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chu Bingjie  [ de ]7
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chu Bingjie  [ de ]11
Flag of Jordan.svg Ahmed M. Salah 3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chu Bingjie  [ de ]11
Flag of Poland.svg Karol Skowerski 3
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Chia-chen 7
Flag of Poland.svg Karol Skowerski 11
Flag of Greece.svg Alexander Kazakis 9
Flag of the United States.svg Shane Van Boening 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Warren Kiamco 7
Flag of the United States.svg Shane Van Boening 11
Flag of the United States.svg Shane Van Boening 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wu Kun-lin 5
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wu Kun-lin 11
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdul Rahman al-Amar 10
Flag of the United States.svg Shane Van Boening 11
Flag of Kuwait.svg Omar Al-Shaheen 5
Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Díaz-Pizarro 9
Flag of Kuwait.svg Omar Al-Shaheen 11
Flag of Kuwait.svg Omar Al-Shaheen 11
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Salah al-Remawi 4
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Hybler 5
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Salah al-Remawi 11
Flag of the United States.svg Shane Van Boening 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng Yu-hsuan 9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Jiaqing 11
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niels Feijen 9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Jiaqing 7
Flag of Estonia.svg Denis Grabe 11
Flag of Estonia.svg Denis Grabe 11
Flag of Poland.svg Mieszko Fortuński 3
Flag of Estonia.svg Denis Grabe 11
Flag of England.svg Daryl Peach 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Hewen 7
Flag of England.svg Daryl Peach 11
Flag of England.svg Daryl Peach 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lo Li-wen  [ de ]5
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lo Li-wen  [ de ]11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yang Ching-shun 10
Flag of Estonia.svg Denis Grabe 3
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng Yu-hsuan 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Lee Van Corteza 10
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng Yu-hsuan 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng Yu-hsuan 11
Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Stepanov 8
Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Stepanov 11
Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Śniegocki 8
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng Yu-hsuan 11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dang Jinhu  [ de ]8
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dang Jinhu  [ de ]11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Roberto Gomez 7
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dang Jinhu  [ de ]11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Haoxiang  [ de ]7
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Haoxiang  [ de ]11
Flag of Iran.svg Ali Maghsoud 7

Final

Player Lag RackRacks
won
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Flag of Austria.svg Albin Ouschan • 9 ball.svg 9 ball.svg 9 ball.svg 9 ball.svg 9 ball.svg 9 ball.svg 9 ball.svg 9 ball.svg 9 ball.svg 9 ball.svg 9 ball.svg 9 ball.svg 9 ball.svg 13
Flag of the United States.svg Shane Van Boening 9 ball.svg 9 ball.svg 9 ball.svg 9 ball.svg 9 ball.svg 9 ball.svg 6

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