2018 WPA World Nine-ball Junior Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 31 October 2017–3 November 2017 |
| City | Moscow |
| Country | Russia |
| Organisation(s) | WPA |
| Format | double elimination, single elimination |
| Final | |
| Champion | (U17) (boys) (girls) |
← 2017 → | |
The 2018 WPA World Junior Nine-ball Championships was the 27th hosting of the Junior World Championship in the pool discipline 9-Ball. The event ran from 31 October to 3 November 2018 Moscow, Russia.
Under 19 world champion was from Hong Kong. In the final against his countryman Robbie Capito he won 11–10 against last year's finalist. In the Under 17 age group was won by who won the final against the Norwegian Emil Andre Gangfløt 9–6. In the junior women, Chen Chia-hua won the event, winning 9–5 victory against the South Korean Seo Seoa in the final.
Defending champion were Sanjin Pehlivanović (U17), Fedor Gorst (U19) and Kristina Tkatsch (Junior). Gorst was the only champion to attempt to defend their title. While Pehlivanović now played in the Under 19 category, Tkatsch was due to age no longer eligible.
Winners[]
| Wettbewerb | Gold | Silber | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| U17-Junioren[2] |  Mahkeal Parris
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 Emil Andre Gangfløt
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 Kristián Mrva
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 Christoffer Lentz
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| U19-Junioren[3] |  Yip Kin Ling
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Robbie Capito
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 Christian Fröhlich
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 Wiktor Zieliński
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| U19-Juniorinnen[4] |  Chen Chia-hua
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 Seo Seoa
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April Larson
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 My Nguyen
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Tournament format[]
All three competitions were first held in the Double-elimination tournament with a Single-elimination tournament from the quarter finals onwards. The events were all played as winner breaks.[5]
Under 17 Junior[]
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| 5 |
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| 7 |
| 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2 |
| 9 | ||||||||||||
Under 19 Men's[]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Wiktor Zieliński
| 11 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| Wiktor Zieliński
| 10 | |||||||||||||
| Robbie Capito
| 11 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Robbie Capito
| 11 | ||||||||||||
| 4 |
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| Robbie Capito
| 10 | |||||||||||||
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| 11 | |||||||||||||
| 3 |
| 11 | ||||||||||||
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| 11 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Fedor Gorst
| 10 | ||||||||||||
Under 19 women's[]
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 |
| 4 | |||||||
| 4 |
| 9 | |||||||
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| 9 | ||||||||
| 3 |
| 9 | |||||||
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References[]
- ^ "Virgin Island's Mahkeal Parris Captures WPA World Junior 9-Ball Championship Title". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "2018 World 9-Ball Championships Juniors U17". tournamentservice.net. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "2018 World 9-Ball Championships Juniors U19". tournamentservice.net. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "2018 World 9-Ball Championships Girls". tournamentservice.net. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "2018 World 9-Ball Championships Juniors" (PDF; 186 KB). wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
External links[]
- 2017 in cue sports
- 2017 in Russian sport
- WPA World Nine-ball Junior Championship