2001 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2001
Tournament information
Sport	9-ball
Location	Cardiff, Wales
Dates	July 14, 2001–July 22, 2001
Tournament; format(s)	Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)	WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants	128
Final positions
Champion	Mika Immonen
Runner-up	Ralf Souquet
	← 2000 2002 →

The WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2001 was the 12th edition of the WPA World Championship for 9-Ball Pool. It took place from July 14 to 22, 2001 in Cardiff, Wales.^[1]

Mika Immonen won the event, defeating German Ralf Souquet in the final, winning 17–10.^[2]

Format[]

The 128 participating players were divided into 16 groups, in which they competed in round robin mode against each other. The top four players in each group qualified for the final round played in the knockout system.^[3]

Prize money[]

The event's prize money stayed similar to that of the previous years, with winner Mika Immonen winning $65,000.^[4]

Position	Prize
First Place (Champion)	$65,000
Second Place (Runner-Up)	$30,000
Third Place (Semi-finalist	$17,500
Fifth place (quarter finalist)	$8,500
Ninth place (loser in round of 16)	$4,000
Seventeenth place (loser in round of 32)	$2,000
Thirty Third (loser in round of 64)	$1,500
Sixty Fifth place (Fifth or sixth in round robin group)	$1,000
Eighty First place (Seventh place in round robin group)	$500

Preliminary round[]

The following 64 players dropped out in the group stage:^[5]

	5. Place	6. Place	7. Place	8. Place
Group 1:	Tom Storm	[de]
Group 2:	Jorge de Souza		[de]	[de]
Group 3:	[de]		[de]
Group 4:	Kunihiko Takahashi
Group 5:		Evgeny Stalev		[de]
Group 6:	Rodolfo Luat		Paul Davies	Bill Stephen
Group 7:	Warren Kiamco	Joe Johnson
Group 8:		[de]	George SanSouci
Group 9:	[de]		[de]
Group 10:		Ross McInnes
Group 11:		Mark Selby
Group 12:		[de]		Mark Williams
Group 13:		Imran Majid	[de]
Group 14:	Thomas Engert	[de]	Dominic Dale	[de]
Group 15:		Luc Salvas
Group 16:	[de]		[de]

Final round[]

^[3]

Round of 64		Round of 32		Last 16		Quarter final		Semifinal		Final

Ralf Souquet	9

[de]	7
		Ralf Souquet	9

			8
	9

Christian Reimering	3
				Ralf Souquet	11

				Yang Ching-shun	3
Yang Ching-shun	9

	2
		Yang Ching-shun	9

			6
	9

[de]	2
						Ralf Souquet	11

						Marcus Chamat	1
Marcus Chamat	9

Paul Potier	3
		Marcus Chamat	9

			1
	9

Nick van den Berg	8
				Marcus Chamat	11

				[de]	9
Earl Strickland	9

Ramil Gallego	8
		Earl Strickland	7

		[de]	9
[de]	9

	4
								Ralf Souquet	11

									2
[de]	9

Ismael Páez	7
		[de]	3

		David Alcaide	9
David Alcaide	9

Alex Lely	7
				David Alcaide	9

				Jeremy Jones	11
Jeremy Jones	9

Steve Knight	1
		Jeremy Jones	9

			4
	9

Phil Harrison	5
						Jeremy Jones	3

							11
Oliver Ortmann	9

Allen Hopkins	3
		Oliver Ortmann	8

		Antonio Lining	9
Antonio Lining	9

	8
				Antonio Lining	7

					11
	9

Michael Schmidt	8
			9

		Johnny Archer	4
Johnny Archer	9

Fabio Petroni	6
										Ralf Souquet	10

										Mika Immonen	17
[de]	9

Kim Davenport	8
		[de]	9

		Thorsten Hohmann	8
Thorsten Hohmann	9

Alex Pagulayan	8
				[de]	6

				Niels Feijen	11
Niels Feijen	9

Quinten Hann	7
		Niels Feijen	9

		Efren Reyes	5
Efren Reyes	9

	3
						Niels Feijen	7

						Mika Immonen	11
Mika Immonen	9

Corey Deuel	3
		Mika Immonen	9

		Tony Drago	1
Tony Drago	9

Francisco Bustamante	6
				Mika Immonen	11

					2
Gary Ponting	9

Radosław Babica	7
		Gary Ponting	3

			9
	9

Chao Fong-pang	8
								Mika Immonen	11

								[de]	7
	9

	6
			8

		[de]	9
[de]	9

[de]	5
				[de]	11

				Chris Melling	9
Steve Davis	9

Jimmy White	2
		Steve Davis	8

		Chris Melling	9
Chris Melling	9

Sandor Tot	8
						[de]	11

						Leonardo Andam	9
Leonardo Andam	9

Johl Younger	5
		Leonardo Andam	9

		[de]	6
[de]	9

	4
				Leonardo Andam	11

				Charlie Williams	9
Charlie Williams	9

Daryl Peach	7
		Charlie Williams	9

			8
	9

	8

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Admiral WPA World Pool Championship 2001". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
^ "Immonen Takes World Crown". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "2001 WPA World Pool Championship" (PDF). csns.ca. Cue Sports Nova. July 18, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
^ "Admiral WPA World Pool Championship 2001". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
^ "2001 WPA World Pool Championship" (PDF). csns.ca. Cue Sports Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF; 101 KB) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

External links[]

Empire Poker WPA World Pool Championship 2001 at azbilliards.com

[azOverview-1] "Admiral WPA World Pool Championship 2001". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2018.

[azbi_Immo-2] "Immonen Takes World Crown". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2018.

[CSNS-3] "2001 WPA World Pool Championship" (PDF). csns.ca. Cue Sports Nova. July 18, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2018.

[azbi_Admi-4] "Admiral WPA World Pool Championship 2001". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2018.

[5] "2001 WPA World Pool Championship" (PDF). csns.ca. Cue Sports Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF; 101 KB) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

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