2015 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Tournament information | |
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Sport | Nine-ball |
Location | al-Arabi Sports Club, Doha, Qatar[1] |
Dates | September 7, 2015–September 18, 2015[2] |
Tournament format(s) | Double elimination / Single elimination |
Host(s) | WPA World Nine-ball Championship |
Participants | 128 |
Final positions | |
Champion | Ko Pin-yi |
Runner-up | Shane Van Boening |
The WPA 9-Ball-World Championship 2015 was the 24th edition of the 9-Ball pool World Championships. It took place from September 7 to 18, 2015 in the al-Attiya Sports Arena of the Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha. The Qatari capital was the sixth time in a row the venue for the 9-Ball Championships.
The event was won by Ko Pin-yi of Chinese Taipei, who defeated America's Shane Van Boening in the final, with a score of 13 racks to 11.[3][4]
Niels Feijen was the defending champion,[5] however, he did not make it past the preliminary round of the tournament.[6]
Format[]
From September 7 to 10, a qualifying tournament took place in which 128 participants played in three knockout competitions, for twelve starting places. The remaining 116 starting positions were previously awarded via the world rankings or according to a quota from the continental federations, the Qatari federation and as wildcard places by the WPA.[7]
The 128 qualified for the main tournament players were initially divided into 16 groups. From September 12 to 15 these groups played in a double elimination tournament. From each group four players qualified for the final round, which took place from September 16 to 18 and was played in a knockout system. The event was played with the alternating break format. The goal was to play seven games in qualifying, nine games in the preliminary round, eleven games in the final round and 13 games in the final.[8]
Prize money[]
Amount[9] | |
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Winner | $30,000 |
Runner Up | $15,000 |
Semifinal | $7,500 |
Quarter final | $5,000 |
Last 16 | $3.,000 |
Last 32 | $2,000 |
Last 64 | $1,500 |
65.–96. Place | $500 |
Total | 200.000 |
Preliminary round[]
Group 1[]
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | Main Round | Winner’s Round | ||||||||||||
Albin Ouschan | 9 | ||||||||||||||
5 | |||||||||||||||
5 | Albin Ouschan | 8 | |||||||||||||
9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
6 | |||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
9 | |||||||||||||||
8 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Albin Ouschan | 9 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||||
Konstantin Stepanov | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Konstantin Stepanov | 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 2[]
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | Main Round | Winner’s Round | ||||||||||||
Wang Can | 9 | ||||||||||||||
6 | |||||||||||||||
9 | Wang Can | 9 | |||||||||||||
9 | 8 | Marc Bijsterbosch | 4 | ||||||||||||
Radosław Babica | 8 | Marc Bijsterbosch | 9 | ||||||||||||
4 | |||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
Radosław Babica | 9 | ||||||||||||||
8 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Marc Bijsterbosch | 9 | 9 | Radosław Babica | 8 | |||||||||||
6 | 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 3[]
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | Main Round | Winner’s Round | ||||||||||||
Li Hewen | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Roman Hybler | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Roman Hybler | 7 | Li Hewen | 9 | ||||||||||||
5 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Yang Ching-shun | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
2 | |||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
Waleed Majid | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Waleed Majid | 5 | Yang Ching-shun | 9 | ||||||||||||
9 | Waleed Majid | 9 | Yang Ching-shun | 6 | |||||||||||
Francisco Sánchez | 5 | Yukio Akakariyama | 9 | ||||||||||||
Francisco Sánchez | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Yukio Akakariyama | 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 4[]
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | Main Round | Winner’s Round | ||||||||||||
9 | |||||||||||||||
3 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
5 | 9 | 4 | |||||||||||||
9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
6 | |||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
Nikos Ekonomopoulos | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Marco Teutscher | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||
3 | 0 | Nikos Ekonomopoulos | 9 | ||||||||||||
Marco Teutscher | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Marco Teutscher | 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 5[]
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | Main Round | Winner’s Round | ||||||||||||
Warren Kiamco | 9 | ||||||||||||||
2 | |||||||||||||||
9 | Warren Kiamco | 5 | |||||||||||||
6 | 7 | Wojciech Szewczyk | 9 | ||||||||||||
9 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Wojciech Szewczyk | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
Wu Jiaqing | 9 | ||||||||||||||
6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Warren Kiamco | 9 | 9 | Wu Jiaqing | 9 | |||||||||||
8 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
2 | |||||||||||||||
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 | Main Round | Winner’s Round | ||||||||||||
Chang Jung-Lin | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Ralf Souquet | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Chang Jung-Lin | 9 | Ralf Souquet | 1 | ||||||||||||
Chang Jung-Lin | 6 | 4 | Mateusz Śniegocki | 9 | |||||||||||
Johann Chua | 9 | Mateusz Śniegocki | 9 | ||||||||||||
8 | |||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
Johann Chua | 9 | ||||||||||||||
5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Ralf Souquet | 9 | 9 | Johann Chua | 7 | |||||||||||
3 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
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 7[]
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | Main Round | Winner’s Round | ||||||||||||
Nick van den Berg | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Naoyuki Ōi | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Nick van den Berg | 9 | Naoyuki Ōi | 9 | ||||||||||||
Nick van den Berg | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Ruslan Chinakhov | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
Lee Van Corteza | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Lee Van Corteza | 9 | Ruslan Chinakhov | 9 | ||||||||||||
2 | Lee Van Corteza | 9 | Ruslan Chinakhov | 4 | |||||||||||
7 | 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 8[]
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | Main Round | Winner’s Round | ||||||||||||
Daryl Peach | 9 | ||||||||||||||
2 | |||||||||||||||
9 | Daryl Peach | 5 | |||||||||||||
9 | 5 | Mike Dechaine | 9 | ||||||||||||
7 | Mike Dechaine | 9 | |||||||||||||
4 | |||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
Carlo Biado | 9 | ||||||||||||||
9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Daryl Peach | 5 | 5 | Carlo Biado | 9 | |||||||||||
9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
9 | |||||||||||||||
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 9[]
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | Main Round | Winner’s Round | ||||||||||||
Ko Pin-yi | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Denis Grabe | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Denis Grabe | 9 | Ko Pin-yi | 9 | ||||||||||||
Denis Grabe | 9 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Oliver Ortmann | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||
9 | |||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
Mika Immonen | 9 | ||||||||||||||
6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
9 | 8 | Mika Immonen | 9 | ||||||||||||
9 | Oliver Ortmann | 5 | |||||||||||||
Oliver Ortmann | 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 10[]
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | Main Round | Winner’s Round | ||||||||||||
Ko Ping-chung | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Marcus Chamat | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Marcus Chamat | 6 | Ko Ping-chung | 9 | ||||||||||||
Cheng Yu-hsuan | 9 | Cheng Yu-hsuan | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||
6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Cheng Yu-hsuan | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
Shane Van Boening | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Omran Salem | 9 | Omran Salem | 6 | ||||||||||||
7 | Omran Salem | 9 | Shane Van Boening | 9 | |||||||||||
8 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
1 | |||||||||||||||
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 | Main Round | Winner’s Round | ||||||||||||
John Morra | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Mario He | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Mario He | 9 | John Morra | 9 | ||||||||||||
Mario He | 9 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
6 | |||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
3 | |||||||||||||||
8 | David Alcaide | 9 | |||||||||||||
9 | 9 | David Alcaide | 9 | ||||||||||||
6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
9 | |||||||||||||||
8 | |||||||||||||||
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 | Main Round | Winner’s Round | ||||||||||||
9 | |||||||||||||||
Ryu Seung-woo | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Ryu Seung-woo | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Ryu Seung-woo | 9 | 2 | Tomasz Kapłan | 4 | |||||||||||
Niels Feijen | 8 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Tomasz Kapłan | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
Niels Feijen | 9 | ||||||||||||||
7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Tomasz Kapłan | 9 | 9 | Niels Feijen | 8 | |||||||||||
7 | Alexander Kazakis | 9 | |||||||||||||
Alexander Kazakis | 9 | ||||||||||||||
1 | |||||||||||||||
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 | Main Round | Winner’s Round | ||||||||||||
Dennis Orcollo | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Francisco Díaz-Pizarro | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Francisco Díaz-Pizarro | 9 | Dennis Orcollo | 9 | ||||||||||||
Francisco Díaz-Pizarro | 9 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Thorsten Hohmann | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
Thorsten Hohmann | 9 | ||||||||||||||
9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | Thorsten Hohmann | 8 | ||||||||||||
9 | Jalal Yousef | 9 | |||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
Jalal Yousef | 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 14[]
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | Main Round | Winner’s Round | ||||||||||||
Karl Boyes | 5 | ||||||||||||||
9 | |||||||||||||||
Karl Boyes | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Karl Boyes | 7 | 2 | Imran Majid | 9 | |||||||||||
Chao Fong-Pang | 9 | Imran Majid | 9 | ||||||||||||
4 | |||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
Liu Haitao | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Liu Haitao | 9 | Chao Fong-Pang | 9 | ||||||||||||
5 | Liu Haitao | 9 | Chao Fong-Pang | 8 | |||||||||||
2 | Karol Skowerski | 9 | |||||||||||||
Karol Skowerski | 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 15[]
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | Main Round | Winner’s Round | ||||||||||||
Chang Yu-Lung | 9 | ||||||||||||||
4 | |||||||||||||||
8 | Chang Yu-Lung | 9 | |||||||||||||
Petri Makkonen | 2 | Petri Makkonen | 9 | Matthew Edwards | 3 | ||||||||||
Jason Klatt | 9 | Petri Makkonen | 8 | ||||||||||||
Matthew Edwards | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
Jason Klatt | 9 | ||||||||||||||
9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Matthew Edwards | 7 | 4 | Jason Klatt | 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 16[]
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | Main Round | Winner’s Round | ||||||||||||
Antonio Gabica | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Omar Al-Shaheen | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Omar Al-Shaheen | 9 | Antonio Gabica | 9 | ||||||||||||
Omar Al-Shaheen | 5 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Aloysius Yapp | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||
3 | |||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
Darren Appleton | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Darren Appleton | 9 | Aloysius Yapp | 9 | ||||||||||||
2 | Darren Appleton | 9 | Aloysius Yapp | 7 | |||||||||||
3 | Mark Gray | 9 | |||||||||||||
Mark Gray | 9 | ||||||||||||||
1 | |||||||||||||||
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 round[]
Player | Lag | Rack | Racks won | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | |||
Ko Pin-yi | • | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shane Van Boening | 11 |
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External links[]
- WPA 9-Ball Championship 2015 from the World Pool-Billiard Association
- WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2015 at azbilliards.com
- WPA World Nine-ball Championship
- 2015 in cue sports
- 2015 in Qatari sport
- International sports competitions hosted by Qatar
- Sports competitions in Doha