2017 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

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WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2017
Tournament information
SportNine-ball
Locational-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
ChampionPhilippines Carlo Biado
Runner-upPhilippines Roland Garcia
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The WPA 9-Ball-World Championship 2017 was the 26th edition of the 9-Ball pool World Championships. It took place from December 9 to 14, 2017 in the al-Attiya Sports Arena of the Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha. The Qatari capital was the eighth time in a row the venue for the 9-Ball Championships.[2]

The championship was won by Filipino Carlo Biado, who defeated his compatriot Roland Garcia 13–5 in the final. Third place went to Taiwanese and fourth to Albanian Eklent Kaçi. Defending champion was the Austrian Albin Ouschan, who lost in the second round against Kun-lin. The world number one Chang Jung-Lin was defeated in the round of the last 64 of the Canadian John Morra.

Qualification[]

The tournament is attended by 128 players. 24 players qualified over the world rankings.[3] A total of 92 starting places have been 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 to 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 to 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[]

  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner’s Round
                             
      Chinese Taipei Chang Jung-Lin 9  
      Australia 7    
    Australia 7       Chinese Taipei Chang Jung-Lin 9
  Argentina  [de] 3     Argentina  [de] 9       Philippines  [de] 8
  Poland Mateusz Śniegocki 9     Argentina  [de] 8
    Philippines  [de] 9  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Chinese Taipei Chang Yu-Lung 9  
  Iran 1       Hong Kong 5  
  Philippines  [de] 9     Hong Kong 5       Chinese Taipei Chang Yu-Lung 9
      Iran 9       Poland Mateusz Śniegocki 5
    Iran 8
      Poland Mateusz Śniegocki 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
                             
      Philippines Johann Chua 9  
      Iran 4    
    Iran 9       Philippines Johann Chua 8
  Iran 7     Morocco 6       Venezuela Jalal al-Sarisi 9
  Poland Mieszko Fortuński 9     Morocco 1
    Venezuela Jalal al-Sarisi 9  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Poland Mieszko Fortuński 9  
  Myanmar 9       Myanmar 3  
  Philippines Johann Chua 3     Myanmar 9       Poland Mieszko Fortuński 5
      Japan 6       Spain Francisco Sánchez 9
    Japan 6
      Spain Francisco Sánchez 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 3[]

  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner’s Round
                             
      Philippines Jeffrey de Luna 9  
      Algeria 1    
    Algeria 1       Philippines Jeffrey de Luna 9
  South Korea 7     South Korea 9       Qatar 3
  Kuwait 9     Qatar 9
    South Korea 7  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      South Korea Ryu Seung-woo 6  
  South Korea Ryu Seung-woo 9       Kuwait 9  
  Qatar 5     South Korea Ryu Seung-woo 9       Kuwait 7
      Finland Mika Immonen 5       Singapore  [de] 9
    Singapore  [de] 9
      Finland Mika Immonen 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 4[]

  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner’s Round
                             
      Philippines Warren Kiamco 9  
      South Africa 3    
    South Africa 8       Philippines Warren Kiamco 7
  Kuwait 0     Kuwait 9       Russia Konstantin Stepanov 9
  China  [de] 9     Kuwait 3
    Russia Konstantin Stepanov 9  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      United States 3  
  Singapore 6       Philippines  [de] 9  
  Philippines Warren Kiamco 9     United States 4       Philippines  [de] 9
      Singapore 9       China  [de] 6
    Singapore 5
      China  [de] 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
                             
      Chinese Taipei Ko Pin-yi 9  
      Kuwait 6    
    Kuwait 9       Chinese Taipei Ko Pin-yi 9
  Kuwait 6     Morocco 3       Vietnam 8
  Netherlands Niels Feijen 9     Vietnam 9
    Morocco 2  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Poland Wojciech Szewczyk 8  
  Poland Wojciech Szewczyk 9       Sweden  [de] 9  
  Vietnam 7     Poland Wojciech Szewczyk 9       Sweden  [de] 9
      Bangladesh 6       Netherlands Niels Feijen 8
    Bangladesh 0
      Netherlands Niels Feijen 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
                             
      China  [de] 2  
      Jordan 9    
    China  [de] 9       Jordan 7
  China  [de] 5     United States 4       Greece Nick Malai 9
  China 9     Greece Nick Malai 9
    United States 7  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      China 9  
  Greece Damianos Giallourakis 8       India 6  
  Jordan 9     India 2       China 6
      Greece Damianos Giallourakis 9       Germany Joshua Filler 9
    Greece Damianos Giallourakis 6
      Germany Joshua Filler 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
                             
      Canada Alex Pagulayan 8  
      Japan Yukio Akakariyama 9    
    Canada Alex Pagulayan 7       Japan Yukio Akakariyama 7
  Lebanon 6     Lebanon 9       Hong Kong 9
  Philippines Roland Garcia 9     Lebanon 7
    Hong Kong 9  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Russia 4  
  Russia 9       Austria Maximilian Lechner 9  
  Japan Yukio Akakariyama 7     Russia 9       Austria Maximilian Lechner 9
      India 5       Philippines Roland Garcia 5
    India 6
      Philippines Roland Garcia 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
                             
      Austria Mario He 9  
      Chinese Taipei 3    
    Chinese Taipei 4       Austria Mario He 8
  Chinese Taipei  [de] 9     Chinese Taipei  [de] 9       Vietnam 9
  Chinese Taipei Cheng Yu-hsuan 6     Vietnam 9
    Chinese Taipei  [de] 6  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Canada 9  
  Poland Wiktor Zieliński 9       Lebanon 5  
  Austria Mario He 8     Lebanon 3       Canada 9
      Poland Wiktor Zieliński 9       Chinese Taipei Cheng Yu-hsuan 7
    Poland Wiktor Zieliński 3
      Chinese Taipei Cheng Yu-hsuan 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 9[]

  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner’s Round
                             
      Austria Albin Ouschan 9  
      Qatar 5    
    Qatar 5       Austria Albin Ouschan 9
  Iran 8     Iran 9       Chinese Taipei 5
  Chinese Taipei 9     Chinese Taipei 9
    Iran 5  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      China Wang Can 5  
  Russia 3       Chinese Taipei 9  
  Chinese Taipei 9     China Wang Can 7       Chinese Taipei 5
      Russia 9       China Liu Haitao 9
    Russia 5
      China Liu Haitao 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 Main Round Winner’s Round
                             
      Germany Ralf Souquet 9  
      Qatar 2    
    Qatar 9       Germany Ralf Souquet 7
  Qatar 5     Hong Kong 4       Czech Republic Roman Hybler 9
  Russia Ruslan Chinakhov 9     Hong Kong 2
    Czech Republic Roman Hybler 9  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Iran 2  
  Vietnam 9       Poland Tomasz Kapłan 9  
  Germany Ralf Souquet 7     Iran 6       Poland Tomasz Kapłan 9
      Vietnam 9       Russia Ruslan Chinakhov 8
    Vietnam 8
      Russia Ruslan Chinakhov 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
                             
      Greece Alexander Kazakis 9  
      Algeria 2    
    Algeria 2       Greece Alexander Kazakis 9
  Qatar Waleed Majid 1     Qatar Waleed Majid 9       Germany Sebastian Ludwig 7
  China  [de] 9     Germany Sebastian Ludwig 9
    Qatar Waleed Majid 1  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Japan 2  
  Japan 9       China  [de] 9  
  Germany Sebastian Ludwig 8     Japan 9       China  [de] 6
      Maldives 2       Albania Eklent Kaçi 9
    Maldives 2
      Albania Eklent Kaçi 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 Main Round Winner’s Round
                             
      Spain David Alcaide 9  
      Qatar 0    
    Qatar 9       Spain David Alcaide 4
  Qatar 0     Maldives 4       Poland Radosław Babica 9
  Bangladesh 9     Maldives 2
    Poland Radosław Babica 9  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Bangladesh 9  
  Portugal  [de] 5       Japan  [de] 8  
  Spain David Alcaide 9     Japan  [de] 8       Bangladesh 5
      Portugal  [de] 9       Chinese Taipei Ko Ping-chung 9
    Portugal  [de] 5
      Chinese Taipei Ko Ping-chung 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 13[]

  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner’s Round
                             
      Philippines Carlo Biado 9  
      China 6    
    China 9       Philippines Carlo Biado 9
  China 9     South Korea 2       South Africa 4
  Estonia Denis Grabe 8     South Korea 8
    South Africa 9  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Japan  [de] 9  
  Portugal 9       Portugal 5  
  South Africa 4     Portugal 9       Japan  [de] 9
      Libya 3       Estonia Denis Grabe 4
    Libya 1
      Estonia Denis Grabe 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
                             
      Chinese Taipei 9  
      Chinese Taipei 7    
    Chinese Taipei 9       Chinese Taipei 9
  Chinese Taipei 9     Algeria 0       Finland Petri Makkonen 7
  Iraq 6     Algeria 3
    Finland Petri Makkonen 9  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Qatar  [de] 8  
  Germany Thorsten Hohmann 9       Iraq 9  
  Finland Petri Makkonen 7     Qatar  [de] 6       Iraq 4
      Germany Thorsten Hohmann 9       Lithuania 9
    Lithuania } 9
      Germany Thorsten Hohmann 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 15[]

  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner’s Round
                             
      Japan Naoyuki Ōi 9  
      Sweden  [de] 3    
    Sweden  [de] 9       Japan Naoyuki Ōi 9
  Sweden  [de] 9     Kuwait 3       Canada John Morra 8
  China Wu Jiaqing 5     Kuwait 4
    Canada John Morra 9  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Netherlands Marco Teutscher 9  
  Argentina  [de] 5       Argentina  [de] 5  
  Canada John Morra 9     Argentina  [de] 9       Netherlands Marco Teutscher 9
      Chinese Taipei Yang Ching-shun 6       China Wu Jiaqing 2
    Chinese Taipei Yang Ching-shun 5
      China Wu Jiaqing 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
                             
      Chinese Taipei  [de] 9  
      Philippines 6    
    Philippines 9       Chinese Taipei  [de] 9
  Philippines 9     South Africa 1       Poland Konrad Juszczyszyn 7
  Germany  [de] 4     South Africa 5
    Poland Konrad Juszczyszyn 9  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Kuwait 5  
  Kuwait 9       Peru 9  
  Poland Konrad Juszczyszyn 3     Kuwait 9       Peru 9
      Kuwait 8       Germany  [de] 8
    Germany  [de] 9
      Kuwait 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.

Final round[]

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

Round of 64 Round of 32 Last 16 Quarter final Semi-Final Final
            
Austria Albin Ouschan 11
Kuwait 6
Austria Albin Ouschan 11
South Korea Ryu Seung-woo 9
Portugal 10
South Korea Ryu Seung-woo 11
Austria Albin Ouschan 3
Chinese Taipei 11
Philippines Warren Kiamco 11
China 4
Philippines Warren Kiamco 8
Chinese Taipei 11
Japan 4
Chinese Taipei 11
Chinese Taipei 11
Chinese Taipei 8
Greece Alexander Kazakis 8
Kuwait 11
Kuwait 3
Chinese Taipei 11
Canada 8
Chinese Taipei 11
Chinese Taipei 11
Germany Thorsten Hohmann 7
Chinese Taipei Chang Yu-Lung 11
Poland Mieszko Fortuński 8
Chinese Taipei Chang Yu-Lung 10
Germany Thorsten Hohmann 11
China 5
Germany Thorsten Hohmann 11
Chinese Taipei 6
Philippines Carlo Biado 11
Philippines Carlo Biado 11
Sweden  [de] 6
Philippines Carlo Biado 11
Poland Tomasz Kapłan 8
Poland Tomasz Kapłan 11
Poland Wojciech Szewczyk 9
Philippines Carlo Biado 11
Philippines  [de] 7
Philippines  [de] 11
Hong Kong 4
Philippines  [de] 11
Philippines  [de] 9
Philippines  [de] 11
Japan Naoyuki Ōi 7
Philippines Carlo Biado [a]
China Liu Haitao DQ
Spain Francisco Sánchez 11
Peru 6
Spain Francisco Sánchez 10
China Liu Haitao 11
Philippines 3
China Liu Haitao 11
China Liu Haitao 11
Chinese Taipei Ko Ping-chung 10
Poland Radosław Babica 11
Chinese Taipei 8
Poland Radosław Babica 9
Chinese Taipei Ko Ping-chung 11
Lithuania 10
Chinese Taipei Ko Ping-chung 11
Philippines Carlo Biado 13
Philippines Roland Garcia 5
Chinese Taipei Ko Pin-yi 11
Austria Maximilian Lechner 3
Chinese Taipei Ko Pin-yi 11
Chinese Taipei 4
Chinese Taipei 11
Japan  [de] 10
Chinese Taipei Ko Pin-yi 8
Philippines Roland Garcia 11
Netherlands Niels Feijen 11
Singapore  [de] 9
Netherlands Niels Feijen 7
Philippines Roland Garcia 11
Bangladesh 4
Philippines Roland Garcia 11
Philippines Roland Garcia 11
Venezuela Jalal al-Sarisi 4
Russia Ruslan Chinakhov 6
Venezuela Jalal al-Sarisi 11
Venezuela Jalal al-Sarisi 11
Vietnam 3
Vietnam 11
Chinese Taipei  [de] 10
Venezuela Jalal al-Sarisi 11
China  [de] 7
Chinese Taipei  [de] 11
Vietnam 7
Chinese Taipei  [de] 5
China  [de] 11
Sweden  [de] 8
China 11
Philippines Roland Garcia 11
Albania Eklent Kaçi 6
Philippines Jeffrey de Luna 11
Russia 7
Philippines Jeffrey de Luna 9
Myanmar 11
Myanmar 11
China  [de] 8
Myanmar 11
Germany Joshua Filler 6
Poland Mateusz Śniegocki 11
Greece Nick Malai 10
Poland Mateusz Śniegocki 7
Germany Joshua Filler 11
Jordan 7
Germany Joshua Filler 11
Myanmar 7
Albania Eklent Kaçi 11
Albania Eklent Kaçi 11
Czech Republic Roman Hybler 6
Albania Eklent Kaçi 11
Spain David Alcaide 4
Poland Wiktor Zieliński 5
Spain David Alcaide 11
Albania Eklent Kaçi 11
Canada John Morra 7
Russia Konstantin Stepanov 11
Netherlands Marco Teutscher 7
Russia Konstantin Stepanov 9
Canada John Morra 11
Canada John Morra 11
Chinese Taipei 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 Rack Racks
won
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Philippines Carlo Biado 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13
Philippines Roland Garcia 1 1 1 1 1 5

Notes and references[]

Notes[]

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

References[]

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