2017 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

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WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2017
Tournament information
Sport 9-ball
Location al-Arabi Sports Club,
Doha, Qatar [1]
DatesDecember 9, 2017–December 14, 2017
Tournament
format(s)
 Double elimination / Single elimination
Host(s) WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants128
Final positions
Champion Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlo Biado
Runner-up Flag of the Philippines.svg Roland Garcia
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The 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 26th edition of the 9-Ball pool World Championships. It took place from December 9-14, 2017 in the al-Attiya Sports Arena of the Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha. The Qatari capital served as the venue for the 9-Ball Championships for the eighth time in a row. [2]

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The championship was won by Filipino Carlo Biado, who defeated his compatriot Roland Garcia 13–5 in the final. Third place went to Wu Kun-lin from Taiwan and fourth to Eklent Kaçi from Albania. The defending champion was the Austrian Albin Ouschan, who lost in the second round against Kun-lin. The world champion, Chang Jung-Lin, was defeated in the first round of the finals by the Canadian John Morra.

Qualification

The tournament was attended by 128 players. Twenty-four players qualified for the world rankings. [3] 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 the sponsors. [3] From December 5-7, 2017, a qualifying tournament was held, in which 96 participants in three knockout competitions played off the remaining 12 starting positions.

In the main tournament, the 128 participants were first divided into 16 groups of 8 players, in which they competed in the double knockout system from December 9-11. Four players of each group qualified for the final round, which took place from December 12 to 14 and was played in the knockout system. [2] [3]

Tournament bracket

Preliminary round

[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Group 1

Main RoundWinner’s Round
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Jung-Lin 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Georgiadis 7
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Jung-Lin 9
Flag of the Philippines.svg Francisco Felicilda  [ de ]8
Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Llanos  [ de ]8
Flag of the Philippines.svg Francisco Felicilda  [ de ]9
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Yu-Lung 9
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kong Bu Hong 5
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Yu-Lung 9
Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Śniegocki 5
Flag of Iran.svg Takhti Zarekani 8
Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Śniegocki 9
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Llanos  [ de ]3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Georgiadis 7 Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Śniegocki 9
Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Llanos  [ de ]9
Flag of Iran.svg Takhti Zarekani 1
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kong Bu Hong 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Francisco Felicilda  [ de ]9
Flag of Iran.svg Takhti Zarekani 9

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Main RoundWinner’s Round
Flag of the Philippines.svg Warren Kiamco 9
Flag of South Africa.svg Jason Theron 3
Flag of the Philippines.svg Warren Kiamco 7
Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Stepanov 9
Flag of Kuwait.svg Majed Alazmi 3
Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Stepanov 9
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Hart 3
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeffrey Ignacio9
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeffrey Ignacio9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dang Jinhu  [ de ]6
Flag of Singapore.svg Teck Goh Chin 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dang Jinhu  [ de ]9
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Flag of Kuwait.svg Majed Alazmi 0
Flag of South Africa.svg Jason Theron 8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dang Jinhu  [ de ]9
Flag of Kuwait.svg Majed Alazmi 9
Flag of Singapore.svg Teck Goh Chin 6
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Hart 4 Flag of the Philippines.svg Warren Kiamco 9
Flag of Singapore.svg Teck Goh Chin 9

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

Group 9

Group 10

Group 11

Group 12

Group 13

Group 14

Group 15

Group 16

Final round

[7] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Round of 64 Round of 32 Last 16 Quarter final Semi-Final Final
            
Flag of Austria.svg Albin Ouschan 11
Flag of Kuwait.svg Abdullah al-Yousef 6
Flag of Austria.svg Albin Ouschan 11
Flag of South Korea.svg Ryu Seung-woo 9
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Samuel Santos 10
Flag of South Korea.svg Ryu Seung-woo 11
Flag of Austria.svg Albin Ouschan 3
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wu Kun-lin 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Warren Kiamco 11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Kong Dejing 4
Flag of the Philippines.svg Warren Kiamco 8
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wu Kun-lin 11
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Takenaka 4
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wu Kun-lin 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wu Kun-lin 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Chia-chen 8
Flag of Greece.svg Alexander Kazakis 8
Flag of Kuwait.svg Bader al-Awadhi 11
Flag of Kuwait.svg Bader al-Awadhi 3
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Chia-chen 11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Martin Daigle 8
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Chia-chen 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Chia-chen 11
Flag of Germany.svg Thorsten Hohmann 7
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Yu-Lung 11
Flag of Poland.svg Mieszko Fortuński 8
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Yu-Lung 10
Flag of Germany.svg Thorsten Hohmann 11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Xiaocong 5
Flag of Germany.svg Thorsten Hohmann 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wu Kun-lin 6
Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlo Biado 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlo Biado 11
Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Tångudd  [ de ]6
Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlo Biado 11
Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Kapłan 8
Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Kapłan 11
Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Szewczyk 9
Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlo Biado 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeffrey Ignacio 7
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeffrey Ignacio11
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lo Ho Sum 4
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeffrey Ignacio11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Francisco Felicilda  [ de ]9
Flag of the Philippines.svg Francisco Felicilda  [ de ]11
Flag of Japan.svg Naoyuki Ōi 7
Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlo Biado [a]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Haitao DQ
Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Sánchez 11
Flag of Peru.svg Gerson Martínez 6
Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Sánchez 10
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Haitao 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Israel Rota 3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Haitao 11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Haitao 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Ping-chung 10
Flag of Poland.svg Radosław Babica 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Li Si-yu 8
Flag of Poland.svg Radosław Babica 9
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Ping-chung 11
Flag of Lithuania.svg Pijus Labutis 10
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Ping-chung 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlo Biado 13
Flag of the Philippines.svg Roland Garcia 5
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Pin-yi 11
Flag of Austria.svg Maximilian Lechner 3
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Pin-yi 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Nien Rong-chih 4
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Nien Rong-chih 11
Flag of Japan.svg Hayato Hijikata  [ de ]10
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Pin-yi 8
Flag of the Philippines.svg Roland Garcia 11
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niels Feijen 11
Flag of Singapore.svg Keng Kwang Chan  [ de ]9
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niels Feijen 7
Flag of the Philippines.svg Roland Garcia 11
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Md al-Amin 4
Flag of the Philippines.svg Roland Garcia 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Roland Garcia 11
Flag of Venezuela.svg Jalal al-Sarisi 4
Flag of Russia.svg Ruslan Chinakhov 6
Flag of Venezuela.svg Jalal al-Sarisi 11
Flag of Venezuela.svg Jalal al-Sarisi 11
Flag of Vietnam.svg Dương Quốc Hoàng 3
Flag of Vietnam.svg Dương Quốc Hoàng 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Liu Cheng-chieh  [ de ]10
Flag of Venezuela.svg Jalal al-Sarisi 11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dang Jinhu  [ de ]7
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lo Li-wen  [ de ]11
Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Anh Tuấn 7
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lo Li-wen  [ de ]5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dang Jinhu  [ de ]11
Flag of Sweden.svg Christian Sparrenlöv  [ de ]8
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dang Jinhu 11
Flag of the Philippines.svg Roland Garcia 11
Flag of Albania.svg Eklent Kaçi 6
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeffrey de Luna 11
Flag of Russia.svg Maxim Dudanez 7
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jeffrey de Luna 9
Flag of Myanmar.svg Maung Maung 11
Flag of Myanmar.svg Maung Maung 11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chu Bingjie  [ de ]8
Flag of Myanmar.svg Maung Maung 11
Flag of Germany.svg Joshua Filler 6
Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Śniegocki 11
Flag of Greece.svg Nick Malai 10
Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Śniegocki 7
Flag of Germany.svg Joshua Filler 11
Flag of Jordan.svg Ahmad Naiem 7
Flag of Germany.svg Joshua Filler 11
Flag of Myanmar.svg Maung Maung 7
Flag of Albania.svg Eklent Kaçi 11
Flag of Albania.svg Eklent Kaçi 11
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Hybler 6
Flag of Albania.svg Eklent Kaçi 11
Flag of Spain.svg David Alcaide 4
Flag of Poland.svg Wiktor Zieliński 5
Flag of Spain.svg David Alcaide 11
Flag of Albania.svg Eklent Kaçi 11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Morra 7
Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Stepanov 11
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marco Teutscher 7
Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Stepanov 9
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Morra 11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Morra 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Jung-Lin 9

Final

The final was played between two Filipino players, the two players alternate break. Carlo Biado reached 13 in the first place to win the championship.

Biado quickly dominated the first two games. He then took advantage of Garcia's mistakes to make the score 5–0, then 7–0. Garcia gets the first point in the eighth game, losing 1–7. However Garcia's perfectionism in the next game led Biado to raise the score to 8–1.

Garcia seemed to be back with two straight wins, with a 3–8 deficit. However, a good break from Biado, with a penalty shoot-out Garcia made the score continue to separate the 7 points is 10–3. However, at this time the results seem to have been determined. Biado quickly ended the match with a perfect game of breaking balls and win the match and the 9-Ball world championship for the first time. [14] [15]

Player Lag RackRacks
won
123456789101112131415161718
Flag of the Philippines.svg Carlo Biado 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 Philippines.svg Roland Garcia • 9 ball.svg 9 ball.svg 9 ball.svg 9 ball.svg 9 ball.svg 5

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ Liu Haitao arrived 25 minutes late. The game was therefore scored 11-0 for Carlo Biado.

References

  1. ↑ "World 9-Ball Championship - Men (December 4, 2017)". WPA Pool. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Ted Lerner (December 7, 2017). "All Systems go for World 9-Ball Championship". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Invitation World 9-Ball Championship 2017" (PDF; 789 KB). wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. December 9, 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ Ted Lerner (December 10, 2017). "Chang, Ouschan, lead the way on day 1…". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  5. ↑ Ted Lerner (December 11, 2017). "Filler steamrolls into the Knockout Rounds…". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  6. ↑ Ted Lerner (December 12, 2017). "It's all business from here on in…". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Played matches World 9 Ball Championship – Doha / Qatar 2017". esnooker.pl. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  8. ↑ "World 9 Ball Championship Double Elimination – Doha / Qatar 2017". esnooker.pl. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  9. ↑ Ted Lerner (December 12, 2017). "It's down to the final 16 in Doha". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  10. ↑ Ted Lerner (December 13, 2017). "Four left to go for World 9-Ball Crown on Thursday". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Scoresheet: Carlo Biado – Roland Garcia". esnooker.pl. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  12. ↑ "World 9 Ball Championship Men – Doha / Qatar 2017 – Knockout". esnooker.pl. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Knockout". esnooker.pl. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  14. ↑ Ted Lerner (December 14, 2017). "Biado finally reaches pool's mountaintop". WPA Pool. Archived from the original on December 18, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  15. ↑ "World 9-Ball Championship 2016". CueScore. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
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