2010 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

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WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2010

Tournament information
Sport	Nine-ball
Location	Doha, Qatar
Dates	25 June 2010–5 July 2010
Tournament format(s)	Double elimination / Single elimination
Host(s)	WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants	128
Final positions
Champion	PHL Francisco Bustamante
Runner-up	TAI Kuo Po-cheng
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The 2010 WPA World Nine-ball Championship (also known as the World Pool Championship 2010) was the professional nine-ball pocket billiards (pool) championship, sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) and organised by Matchroom Sport. It was held from 29 June through 5 July in Doha, Qatar, hosted by the Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation. Qualifying tournaments were held from 25 through 29 June in the same city.

Tournament format[]

• Double elimination tournament during the group stage. All matches are races to nine racks.
• There are 16 groups; each group has eight players. Two wins qualifies the player to the knockout round, while two losses eliminates them.
• Single elimination tournament during the knockout stage. All matches are races to eleven racks, except for the final which is race to 13.

Group stage[]

Group 1[]

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
									Shane Van Boening	9
										6
						6							Shane Van Boening	9
		9				9								7
	Mariusz Skoneczny	2								6
										9
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									Imran Majid	6
		3							Mariusz Skoneczny	9
		9			Imran Majid	7							Mariusz Skoneczny	5
						9								9
										9
										7
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group 2[]

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
										9
										6
						7								9
		5				9								3
	Joven Alba	9								9
										7
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									Marlon Manalo	8
		2							Joven Alba	9
	Marlon Manalo	9			Marlon Manalo	9							Joven Alba	4
					Waleed Majid	7								9
										9
									Waleed Majid	6
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group 3[]

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
									Thorsten Hohmann	7
									Charles Williams	9
					Thorsten Hohmann	9							Charles Williams	8
	Thorsten Hohmann	6				4							Sandor Tot	9
		9							Sandor Tot	9
										4
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									Stephan Cohen	9
	Charles Williams	9								3
		6				9							Stephan Cohen	9
						8								6
										9
										4
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group 4[]

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
									Yang Ching Shun	9
										3
						3							Yang Ching Shun	9
		9				9							Huidji See	5
	Karl Boyes	7								5
									Huidji See	9
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									Karl Boyes	9
	Huidji See	6								0
		9				9							Karl Boyes	4
						4							Tony Drago	9
										3
									Tony Drago	9
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group 5[]

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
										5
										9
						9								5
		3				8								9
		9								5
										9
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									Francisco Bustamante	9
		9							Fabio Petroni	7
	Fabio Petroni	8			Fabio Petroni	9							Francisco Bustamante	9
						4								6
										3
										9
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group 6[]

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
									Rodney Morris	9
										4
						9							Rodney Morris	8
		9				4								9
	Niels Feijen	6								9
										9
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									Niels Feijen	9
	Rodney Morris	7								1
		9				8							Niels Feijen	6
						9								9
										7
										9
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group 7[]

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
									Yukio Akakariyama	4
									John Morra	9
					Yukio Akakariyama	9							John Morra	9
	Yukio Akakariyama	9				0								5
	Thomas Engert	5								4
										9
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									Kuo Po Chen	5
		2							Thomas Engert	9
	Kuo Po Chen	9			Kuo Po Chen	9							Thomas Engert	8
					Ben Judge	8								9
										9
									Ben Judge	5
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group 8[]

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
										9
										6
						9								2
		8				8								9
	Marcus Chamat	9								9
										4
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									Marcus Chamat	9
		9								8
		4				5							Marcus Chamat	8
						8							Konstantin Stepanov	9
									Konstantin Stepanov	9
										2
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group 9[]

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
									Ralf Souquet	6
									Dennis Orcollo	9
					Ralf Souquet	9							Dennis Orcollo	9
	Ralf Souquet	9				1							Chris Melling	4
		0							Chris Melling	9
										2
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
										8
	Chris Melling	9								9
		1				5								6
						9								9
										6
										9
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group 10[]

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
									Johnny Archer	9
										3
						9							Johnny Archer	9
		6				3								8
		9								2
										9
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									Daryl Peach	8
		7								9
		9			Daryl Peach	8								9
						9								6
										8
										9
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group 11[]

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
									Lee Van Corteza	9
										1
						9							Lee Van Corteza	5
		5				6							Christian Reimering	9
		9							Christian Reimering	9
										5
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
										9
	Lee Van Corteza	9								1
		3				3								9
						9								7
										6
										9
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group 12[]

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
									Mark Gray	2
										9
					Mark Gray	9								9
	Mark Gray	3				4							Nick van den Berg	8
	Jason Klatt	9							Nick van den Berg	9
										2
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									Darren Appleton	3
	Nick van den Berg	9							Jason Klatt	9
		1			Darren Appleton	4							Jason Klatt	2
						9								9
										9
										2
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group 13[]

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
									Jeffrey De Luna	6
										9
					Jeffrey De Luna	9								9
	Jeffrey De Luna	9				6								3
		3								9
										6
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									Radosław Babica	2
		9								9
	Radosław Babica	8			Radosław Babica	9								9
						7								5
										9
										3
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group 14[]

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
									Antonio Lining	9
									Corey Deuel	7
					Corey Deuel	9							Antonio Lining	9
	Corey Deuel	3				2								5
	Antonio Gabica	9								8
										9
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									Antonio Gabica	9
		8								7
		9				5							Antonio Gabica	8
						9								9
										8
										9
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group 15[]

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
									Mika Immonen	9
										3
						9							Mika Immonen	9
		5				1								4
	Liu Haitao	9								9
										5
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									Efren Reyes	5
		0							Liu Haitao	9
	Efren Reyes	9			Efren Reyes	9							Liu Haitao	8
						7								9
										5
										9
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group 16[]

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
									David Alcaide	9
										6
						6							David Alcaide	5
		3				9							Ronato Alcano	9
	Oliver Ortmann	9							Ronato Alcano	9
										1
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									Ricky Yang	8
	David Alcaide	9								9
	Ricky Yang	7			Ricky Yang	9								9
						2							Oliver Ortmann	6
										2
									Oliver Ortmann	9
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Knockout stage[]

Upper half[]

	Round of 64				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals
		9
		11
						10
						11
		11
		7
										11
										8
		11
		8
						11
						10
		11
	Charles Williams	9
														5
													Francisco Bustamante	11
		8
	Marlon Manalo	11
					Marlon Manalo	11
					Shane Van Boening	7
	Shane Van Boening	11
	Joven Alba	7
									Marlon Manalo	6
									Francisco Bustamante	11
	Francisco Bustamante	11
	Oliver Ortmann	2
					Francisco Bustamante	11
						8
		11
		3

	Round of 64				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals
	Tony Drago	11
	Lee Van Corteza	7
					Tony Drago	8
						11
		11
	Antonio Gabica	4
										9
										11
		11
	Yukio Akakariyama	9
						11
						9
		11
		4
														10
													Antonio Lining	11
		2
		11
						6
					Antonio Lining	11
	Antonio Lining	11
		7
									Antonio Lining	11
										8
		11
		2
						11
						8
	Mika Immonen	3
		11

Lower half[]

	Round of 64				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals
		11
		8
						10
					Jason Klatt	11
		8
	Jason Klatt	11
									Jason Klatt	8
									Johnny Archer	11
	Johnny Archer	11
	Efren Reyes	10
					Johnny Archer	11
						7
	Dennis Orcollo	7
		11
													Johnny Archer	11
													Sandor Tot	6
	Stephan Cohen	9
	Mariusz Skoneczny	11
					Mariusz Skoneczny	6
					Sandor Tot	11
	Sandor Tot	11
	Marcus Chamat	5
									Sandor Tot	11
										8
		11
	Ralf Souquet	2
						5
						11
		11
	Liu Haitao	11

	Round of 64				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals
	Yang Ching Shun	11
	David Alcaide	7
					Yang Ching Shun	11
					Nick van den Berg	9
		6
	Nick van den Berg	11
									Yang Ching Shun	9
									Kuo Po Chen	11
		11
		7
						10
					Kuo Po Chen	11
	John Morra	9
	Kuo Po Chen	11
													Kuo Po Chen	11
													Ronato Alcano	5
	Christian Reimering	11
		9
					Christian Reimering	11
						6
	Konstantin Stepanov	9
		11
									Christian Reimering	11
									Ronato Alcano	8
		11
	Chris Melling	2
						7
					Ronato Alcano	11
	Ronato Alcano	11
		6

Semifinals and Final[]

	Semifinals					Finals
	Francisco Bustamante		11
	Antonio Lining		5
						Francisco Bustamante		13
						Kuo Po Chen		7
	Johnny Archer		10
	Kuo Po Chen		11

References[]

• "Stage 2 - Double Elimination". CueSportsIndia.com. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
• "Stage 2 - Knock-Out". CueSportsIndia.com. Retrieved 2011-02-26.