2011 WPA World Eight-ball Championship

WPA World 8-Ball Championship 2011
Tournament information
Sport	Eight-ball
Location	Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
Dates	February 19, 2011–February 26, 2011
Tournament; format(s)	Double Elimination / Single Elimination
Host(s)	WPA World Eight-ball Championship
Venue	Fujairah Exhibition Centre, Al Diar Siji Hotel
Participants	116
Final positions
Champion	Dennis Orcollo
Runner-up	Niels Feijen
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The 2011 WPA World Eight-ball Championship was an eight-ball world championship, organized by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA), and held 19–26 February 2011 at the Fujairah Exhibition Centre of the Al Diar Siji Hotel in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. A total of 116 players from all of the WPA's six regions participated.

The event was won by Dennis Orcollo of the Philippines,^[1] who won the event with a 9–2 win in the final over Niels Feijen of the Netherlands.^[2] David Alcaide of Spain, and Darren Appleton of England were third and fourth respectively. The total prize money for the event was US$205,000. The event is also referred to as the 2011 Etisalat World 8 Ball Pool Championship, among other variations, for sponsorship purposes.

Tournament format[]

Double-elimination tournament on stage one until 56 players are left.
- Race to seven racks
Single-elimination tournament on stage two:
- The undefeated players are seeded on stage 2 and the best eight will receive first round byes.
- Race to nine racks, except for the final which is race to eleven.^[3]

Schedule and prize money[]

Stage	Date	Prize	Racks
Qualifying tournaments	February 12–18	US$0	7
Players' meeting	February 19	US$0	7
First round	February 20–24	US$0	7
Last 84		US$300	7
Last 56		US$1,000	9
Last 32		US$2,000	9
Last 16		US$3,500	9
Quarterfinals		US$6,000	9
Fourth place	February 26	US$10,000	9
Third place match		US$14,000	9
Runner up		US$25,000	11
Winner		US$40,000	11

Ranked players[]

Stage 1[]

^[4]

Group A[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Karl Boyes	7
						0
				7			Karl Boyes	7
		0		5				4
	Huidji See	7				7
						6
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Rodney Morris	7
		7			Omran Salem	3
		5	Omran Salem	2			Rodney Morris	7
				7			Huidji See	5
						3
					Huidji See	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 B[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Francisco Bustamante	7
						3
				6			Francisco Bustamante	6
		7		7			Daryl Peach	7
	Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz	5				6
					Daryl Peach	7
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Nick van den Berg	7
	Francisco Bustamante	5			Mark Gray	3
	David Alcaide	7	Mark Gray	4			Nick van den Berg	7
			David Alcaide	7			Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz	2
					Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz	7
					David Alcaide	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 C[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Antonio Lining	7
						0
				7			Antonio Lining	7
		3		2				2
	Dennis Orcollo	7				7
						4
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Dennis Orcollo	7
		6				3
		7		6			Dennis Orcollo	5
				7			Efren Reyes	7
						3
					Efren Reyes	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 D[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Kuo Po-Cheng	7
						3
				7			Kuo Po-Cheng	7
		4		5			Joven Alba	5
		7				5
					Joven Alba	7
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
						7
	Joven Alba	7				2
		4		4				5
				7				7
						0
						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 E[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Jeffrey De Luna	5
						7
			Jeffrey De Luna	7				6
	Jeffrey De Luna	6		2				7
		7				4
						7
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
						7
		5			Vilmos Foldes	5
	Vilmos Foldes	7	Vilmos Foldes	7				3
			Mario He	2				7
					Mario He	4
						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 F[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Niels Feijen	7
						4
				7			Niels Feijen	7
		6		6			Raj Hundal	6
		7			Raj Hundal	7
						5
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
						7
	Raj Hundal	7				3
	Corey Deuel	4		0				5
			Corey Deuel	7			Jalal Yousef	7
					Corey Deuel	5
					Jalal Yousef	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 G[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Ronato Alcano	7
						4
				7			Ronato Alcano	7
		6		3			Ramil Gallego	4
		7			Ramil Gallego	7
						1
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
						7
	Ramil Gallego	7				0
		1		7				6
				4				7
						0
						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 H[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

						3
						7
				7				7
		4		2				5
	Mika Immonen	7				7
						3
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
						5
		5			Oliver Ortmann	7
		7		7			Oliver Ortmann	7
				1			Mika Immonen	2
						1
					Mika Immonen	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 I[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

						7
					Francisco Diaz-Pizarro	5
			Francisco Diaz-Pizarro	7				7
	Francisco Diaz-Pizarro	5		3				1
		7				7
						0
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
						1
		6				7
		7		1				4
				7			Stephan Cohen	7
						6
					Stephan Cohen	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 J[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Lee Van Corteza	7
						5
				7			Lee Van Corteza	7
		4		5				3
		7				5
						7
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
						7
		5			Karol Skowerski	5
	Jason Klatt	7	Karol Skowerski	1				6
			Jason Klatt	7			Thomas Engert	7
					Thomas Engert	7
					Jason Klatt	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 K[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Shane Van Boening	7
						0
				6			Shane Van Boening	3
		1		7			Naoyuki Oi	7
	Ralf Souquet	7				6
					Naoyuki Oi	7
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Chris Melling	6
	Shane Van Boening	7			Roberto Gomez	7
	Chris Melling	6	Chris Melling	7			Roberto Gomez	7
				6			Ralf Souquet	6
						1
					Ralf Souquet	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 L[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Ruslan Chinakhov	4
					Thorsten Hohmann	7
			Ruslan Chinakhov	3			Thorsten Hohmann	7
		5		7				4
	Radosław Babica	7				7
						6
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
						4
		2			Radosław Babica	7
		7		5			Radosław Babica	4
				7			Darren Appleton	7
						0
					Darren Appleton	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 M[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

						6
						7
				7				4
		1		3			Earl Strickland	7
	Yukio Akakariyama	7			Earl Strickland	7
						6
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
						6
		7				7
		3		7				7
				2			Yukio Akakariyama	5
						5
					Yukio Akakariyama	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 N[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

						7
						5
				5				5
		3		7			Konstantin Stepanov	7
	Marcus Chamat	7			Konstantin Stepanov	7
						5
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Rodolfo Luat	7
		7				3
		4		7			Rodolfo Luat	7
				0			Marcus Chamat	5
						3
					Marcus Chamat	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.

Stage 2[]

^[5]

Playoff[]

(FRA) defeated (VIE) 3–2 for eighth seed and the last bye to the Round of 32.

Upper half[]

Round of 56		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals

		Antonio Lining	4
	9		9
Yukio Akakariyama	7				4
Kuo Po-Cheng	4				9
	9		6
	9		9
Thorsten Hohmann	8						2
	7					Dennis Orcollo	9
Shane Van Boening	9	Shane Van Boening	9
Jason Klatt	3		2
	9			Shane Van Boening	2
Stephan Cohen	0			Dennis Orcollo	9
Dennis Orcollo	9	Dennis Orcollo	9
			8

Round of 56		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals

		Chang Jun Lin	9
Radosław Babica	2	Roberto Gomez	6
Roberto Gomez	9			Chang Jun Lin	6
Naoyuki Oi	3			- David Alcaide	9
David Alcaide	9	David Alcaide	9
	6	Lee Van Corteza	3
Lee Van Corteza	9					David Alcaide	9
Thomas Engert	9					Thomas Engert	6
	8	Thomas Engert	9
	2	Earl Strickland	7
Earl Strickland	9			Thomas Engert	9
Mika Immonen	9			Mika Immonen	1
	4	Mika Immonen	9
		Karl Boyes	1

Lower half[]

Round of 56		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals

		Nick van den Berg	9
	7	Ralf Souquet	1
Ralf Souquet	9			Nick van den Berg	9
Rodolfo Luat	5				4
	9		9
	9		4
	7					Nick van den Berg	8
Rodney Morris	9					Niels Feijen	9
Ramil Gallego	6	Rodney Morris	2
	6	Niels Feijen	9
Niels Feijen	9			Niels Feijen	9
Daryl Peach	6				4
Vilmos Foeldes	9	Vilmos Foeldes	5
			9

Round of 56		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals

			9
	9		5
	5				4
Konstantin Stepanov	0			Joven Alba	9
Raj Hundal	9	Raj Hundal	7
Joven Alba	9	Joven Alba	9
Efren Reyes	5					Joven Alba	2
Ronnie Alcano	9					Darren Appleton	9
	2	Ronato Alcano	9
	2	Oliver Ortmann	6
Oliver Ortmann	9			Ronato Alcano	8
Marcus Chamat	7			Darren Appleton	9
Huidje See	9	Huidje See	3
		Darren Appleton	9

Semifinals and Final[]

Semifinals			Final

--	Dennis Orcollo	9
--	David Alcaide	3
			--	Dennis Orcollo	10
			6	Niels Feijen	3
6	Niels Feijen	9
--	Darren Appleton	0	Third place match

			--	David Alcaide	9
			--	Darren Appleton	2

References[]

^ "Orcullo Wins". azbilliards.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
^ "Feijen vs Orcullo for World 8-Ball Title". azbilliards.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
^ "Day One of the World 8-Ball Championships - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
^ "ROAD TO 8-BALL GLORY BEGINS - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
^ "WPA Etisalat World 8-Ball Championship 2011". azbilliards.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.

"World 8-Ball Championship - Men - Fujaira UAE - 19-26 Feb 2011". WPA-Pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA). February 26, 2011. Archived from the original on February 21, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
"World 8 Ball Pool Championship 2011 Fujairah - Dennis Orcullo on Top of the World". World8BallChampionship.com. WPA. February 26, 2011. Archived from the original on February 10, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2011.

External links[]

[azbi_Orcu-1] "Orcullo Wins". azbilliards.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.

[azbi_Feij-2] "Feijen vs Orcullo for World 8-Ball Title". azbilliards.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.

[wpap_DayO-3] "Day One of the World 8-Ball Championships - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Retrieved December 25, 2018.

[wpap_ROAD-4] "ROAD TO 8-BALL GLORY BEGINS - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Retrieved December 25, 2018.

[azbi_WPAE-5] "WPA Etisalat World 8-Ball Championship 2011". azbilliards.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.

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