2021 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

2021 WPA World 9-Ball Championship
Tournament information
Sport	Nine-ball
Location	Marshall Arena,; Milton Keynes, England
Dates	June 6, 2021–June 10, 2021
Tournament; format(s)	Double elimination / Single elimination
Host(s)	WPA World Nine-ball Championship,; Matchroom Sport
Participants	128
Final positions
Champion	Albin Ouschan (AUT)
Runner-up	Omar Al-Shaheen (KUW)
	← 2019 →

The 2021 WPA World Nine-Ball Championship was a pool tournament that took place between June 6 to 10, 2021 in the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. Following the 2021 Championship League Pool and the 2021 World Cup of Pool it was the third event of the season to be held in Milton Keynes.

The reigning champion was Russian player Fedor Gorst, who defeated Chang Jung-Lin 13–11 in the 2019 final. This year, he lost in the round of 64 to Skyler Woodward 8–11.

Tournament summary[]

The event was entered by 128 participants who were initially divided into 16 groups of 8 players, in which they competed against each other from June 6 to 7 in a double elimination tournament. Four players in each group qualified for the final round, which was played from June 8 to 10. The event was played under "winners break" format.

The early rounds were held behind closed doors but fans were allowed for the final day.^[1]

Prize money[]

The event saw a total prize pool of $250,000, an increase of $100,000 from the previous edition. The winner's share was increased from $30,000 to $50,000.^{[citation needed]}

	Prize money
Winner	50.000 US$
Final	25.000 US$
Semi-final	12.500 US$
Quarter-final	7.500 US$
Last 16	4.000 US$
Last 32	2.500 US$
Last 64	1.000 US$
Last 96 (1 group win)	500 US$
Total	250.000 US$

Preliminary round[]

The draw was made during the 2021 World Pool Masters.^[2] The results are as follows. ^[3]

Group A[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		Main Round		Winner’s Round

					Fedor Gorst (RUS)	9
					(EST)	7
			(EST)	9			Fedor Gorst (RUS)	9
	(EST)	3	(PUR)	6			Mark Gray (GBR)	6
	(SUI)	9			Mark Gray (GBR)	9
					(PUR)	1
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Jeffrey de Luna (PHI)	5
	Jasmin Ouschan (AUT)	9			(SUI)	9
	Mark Gray (GBR)	8	Jeffrey de Luna (PHI)	5			(SUI)	7
			Jasmin Ouschan (AUT)	9			Konrad Juszczyszyn (POL)	9
					Konrad Juszczyszyn (POL)	9
					Jasmin Ouschan (AUT)	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 B[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		Main Round		Winner’s Round

					Albin Ouschan (AUT)	9
					Fabio Petroni (ITA)	5
			Fabio Petroni (ITA)	7			Albin Ouschan (AUT)	7
	(GBR)	5	(GBR)	9			Roberto Gomez (PHI)	9
	Omar Al-Shaheen (KUW)	9			Roberto Gomez (PHI)	9
					(GBR)	8
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Omar Al-Shaheen (KUW)	9
	(USA)	1			(FRA)	0
	Albin Ouschan (AUT)	9	(FRA)	8			Omar Al-Shaheen (KUW)	7
			(USA)	9			Aloysius Yapp (SGP)	9
					Aloysius Yapp (SGP)	9
					(USA)	0
	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		Main Round		Winner’s Round

					(USA)	9
					(CHI)	2
			(CHI)	2			(USA)	7
	(CRO)	9	(CRO)	9			(USA)	9
	Petri Makkonen (FIN)	7			(USA)	9
					(CRO)	5
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Petri Makkonen (FIN)	9
	(GBR)	4			(FRA)	5
	(USA)	9	(FRA)	6			Petri Makkonen (FIN)	3
			(GBR)	9			Mieszko Fortuński (POL)	9
					Mieszko Fortuński (POL)	9
					(GBR)	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 D[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		Main Round		Winner’s Round

					Thorsten Hohmann (GER)	9
					(GER)	8
			(GER)	7			Thorsten Hohmann (GER)	9
	Kristina Tkach (RUS)	4	Kristina Tkach (RUS)	9			Mika Immonen (FIN)	3
	(GBR)	9			Mika Immonen (FIN)	9
					Kristina Tkach (RUS)	4
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Sanjin Pehlivanović (BIH)	9
	Ralf Souquet (GER)	9			(BEL)	2
	Mika Immonen (FIN)	7	(BEL)	4			Sanjin Pehlivanović (BIH)	9
			Ralf Souquet (GER)	9			(GBR)	4
					Ralf Souquet (GER)	6
					(GBR)	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 E[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		Main Round		Winner’s Round

					Jayson Shaw (GBR)	9
					(GER)	7
			(GER)	9			Jayson Shaw (GBR)	8
	(GER)	9	(FIN)	6			(CZE)	9
	Ruslan Chinakhov (RUS)	7			(FIN)	8
					(CZE)	9
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Ruslan Chinakhov (RUS)	9
	Imran Majid (GBR)	6			(FRA)	7
	Jayson Shaw (GBR)	9	(FRA)	5			Ruslan Chinakhov (RUS)	4
			Imran Majid (GBR)	9			Marc Bijsterbosch (NED)	9
					Marc Bijsterbosch (NED)	9
					Imran Majid (GBR)	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 F[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		Main Round		Winner’s Round

					(FIN)	3
					(GBR)	9
			(FIN)	9			(GBR)	9
	(FIN)	9	(GBR)	3			(NED)	8
	(LBN)	7			(GBR)	7
					(NED)	9
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					(LBN)	9
	(DEN)	4			(GBR)	8
	(NED)	9	(GBR)	5			(LBN)	0
			(DEN)	9			Maximilian Lechner (AUT)	9
					Maximilian Lechner (AUT)	9
					(DEN)	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 G[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		Main Round		Winner’s Round

					David Alcaide (ESP)	9
					(SRB)	3
			(SRB)	6			David Alcaide (ESP)	8
	(LTU)	9	(LTU)	9			(USA)	9
	(UKR)	3			(LTU)	8
					(USA)	9
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Robbie Capito (HKG)	9
	(MEX)	7			(MEX)	3
	David Alcaide (ESP)	9	(MEX)	9			Robbie Capito (HKG)	9
			Denis Grabe (EST)	5			(UKR)	8
					Denis Grabe (EST)	7
					(UKR)	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 H[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		Main Round		Winner’s Round

					Skyler Woodward (USA)	9
					(SVK)	0
			(SVK)	5			Skyler Woodward (USA)	2
	(NED)	9	(NED)	9			Radosław Babica (POL)	9
	(CAN)	8			Radosław Babica (POL)	9
					(NED)	6
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					(RSA)	7
	(IRI)	4			(CAN)	9
	Skyler Woodward (USA)	9	(RSA)	2			(CAN)	5
			(IRI)	9			(SUI)	9
					(SUI)	9
					(IRI)	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 I[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		Main Round		Winner’s Round

					Shane Van Boening (USA)	9
					(CZE)	3
			(CZE)	9			Shane Van Boening (USA)	9
	(CZE)	5	(CRO)	8			(USA)	4
	(ESP)	9			(USA)	9
					(CRO)	8
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Karol Skowerski (POL)	3
	Karol Skowerski (POL)	9			(ESP)	9
	(USA)	3	Karol Skowerski (POL)	9			(ESP)	6
			(NOR)	1			(USA)	9
					(USA)	9
					(NOR)	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 J[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		Main Round		Winner’s Round

					Wojciech Szewczyk (POL)	9
					(GER)	1
			(GER)	8			Wojciech Szewczyk (POL)	4
	(RSA)	5	(RSA)	9			(SRB)	8
	Francisco Sánchez Ruíz (ESP)	9			(RSA)	6
					(SRB)	9
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Olivér Szolnoki (HUN)	9
	(ITA)	3			(ITA)	4
	Wojciech Szewczyk (POL)	9	(ITA)	9			Olivér Szolnoki (HUN)	9
			(GBR)	1			Francisco Sánchez Ruíz (ESP)	8
					Francisco Sánchez Ruíz (ESP)	9
					(GBR)	0
	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		Main Round		Winner’s Round

					Karl Boyes (GBR)	9
					(USA)	3
			(USA)	6			Karl Boyes (GBR)	9
	(CAN)	9	(CAN)	9			(KUW)	8
	Corey Deuel (USA)	8			(CAN)	8
					(KUW)	9
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Yukio Akakariyama (JPN)	9
	(GBR)	5			(USA)	5
	(KUW)	9	(USA)	4			Yukio Akakariyama (JPN)	9
			(GBR)	9			Corey Deuel (USA)	4
					Corey Deuel (USA)	9
					(GBR)	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 L[]

2nd playoff round

1st playoff round

Main Round

Winner’s Round

Darren Appleton (GBR)

9

(USA)

7

(USA)

6

Darren Appleton (GBR)

9

Marco Teutscher (NED)

9

Marco Teutscher (NED)

9

Christoph Reintjes (GER)

2

(AHO)

4

Marco Teutscher (NED)

4

Christoph Reintjes (GER)

9

Losers' bracket

Winners' bracket

(ITA)

8

Kelly Fisher (GBR)

w/o

(AHO)

9

Christoph Reintjes (GER)

w/d

(ITA)

5

(AHO)

4

Kelly Fisher (GBR)

9

Alexander Kazakis (GRE)

9

Alexander Kazakis (GRE)

9

Kelly Fisher (GBR)

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 M[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		Main Round		Winner’s Round

					Niels Feijen (NED)	9
					(NED)	5
			(NED)	9			Niels Feijen (NED)	9
	(NED)	8	(USA)	3			(HKG)	6
	Veronika Ivanovskaia (GER)	9			(USA)	3
					(HKG)	9
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Nick Malai (GRE)	7
	(RSA)	9			Veronika Ivanovskaia (GER)	9
	(HKG)	2	Nick Malai (GRE)	7			Veronika Ivanovskaia (GER)	7
			(RSA)	9			(JPN)	9
					(JPN)	9
					(RSA)	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 N[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		Main Round		Winner’s Round

					Mateusz Śniegocki (POL)	9
					(POR)	7
			(POR)	2			Mateusz Śniegocki (POL)	9
	Mario He (AUT)	9	Mario He (AUT)	9			(CRO)	4
	Tyler Styer (USA)	3			Mario He (AUT)	6
					(CRO)	9
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					(SVK)	9
	(POR)	6			Vania Franco (POR)	1
	(CRO)	9	Vania Franco (POR)	7			(SVK)	9
			(POR)	9			Tyler Styer (USA)	5
					Tyler Styer (USA)	9
					(POR)	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 O[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		Main Round		Winner’s Round

					Naoyuki Ōi (JPN)	9
					(USA)	6
			(USA)	2			Naoyuki Ōi (JPN)	2
	Roman Hybler (CZE)	4	Roman Hybler (CZE)	9			(POL)	9
	(DEN)	9			Roman Hybler (CZE)	7
					(POL)	9
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					(USA)	8
	(USA)	1			(DEN)	9
	Naoyuki Ōi (JPN)	9	(USA)	9			(DEN)	3
			(USA)	6			Chris Melling (GBR)	9
					Chris Melling (GBR)	9
					(USA)	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 P[]

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		Main Round		Winner’s Round

					Tomasz Kapłan (POL)	9
					(RUS)	3
			(RUS)	9			Tomasz Kapłan (POL)	2
	(RUS)	6	(GBR)	4			Nikos Ekonomopoulos (GRE)	9
	Joshua Filler (GER)	9			(GBR)	8
					Nikos Ekonomopoulos (GRE)	9
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Wiktor Zieliński (POL)	9
	(FIN)	3			(FIN)	0
	Tomasz Kapłan (POL)	9	(FIN)	9			Wiktor Zieliński (POL)	9
			Marharyta Fjafilawa (BLR)	3			Joshua Filler (GER)	3
					Joshua Filler (GER)	9
					Marharyta Fjafilawa (BLR)	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.

Finals[]

Round of 64 June 8		Round of 32 June 8		Last 16 June 9		Quarter-finals June 9		Semi-finals June 10		Final June 10

Fedor Gorst (RUS)	8

Skyler Woodward (USA)	11
		Skyler Woodward (USA)	11

		(DEN)	4
Konrad Juszczyszyn (POL)	8

(DEN)	11
				Skyler Woodward (USA)	11

				Roberto Gomez (PHI)	7
Roberto Gomez (PHI)	11

(RSA)	2
		Roberto Gomez (PHI)	11

		Aloysius Yapp (SGP)	7
Aloysius Yapp (SGP)	11

Ralf Souquet (GER)	10
						Skyler Woodward (USA)	5

						Albin Ouschan (AUT)	11
(USA)	2

Mario He (AUT)	11
		Mario He (AUT)	7

		Mieszko Fortuński (POL)	11
Mieszko Fortuński (POL)	11

(NED)	4
				Mieszko Fortuński (POL)	8

				Albin Ouschan (AUT)	11
Thorsten Hohmann (GER)	11

(CAN)	8
		Thorsten Hohmann (GER)	7

		Albin Ouschan (AUT)	11
Sanjin Pehlivanović (BIH)	7

Albin Ouschan (AUT)	11
								Albin Ouschan (AUT)	11

								David Alcaide (ESP)	4
(CZE)	8

(USA)	11
		(USA)	10

		Marc Bijsterbosch (NED)	11
Marc Bijsterbosch (NED)	11

Karol Skowerski (POL)	7
				Marc Bijsterbosch (NED)	6

				Maximilian Lechner (AUT)	11
(GBR)	11

(CRO)	3
		(GBR)	9

		Maximilian Lechner (AUT)	11
Maximilian Lechner (AUT)	11

Veronika Ivanovskaia (GER)	4
						Maximilian Lechner (AUT)	4

						David Alcaide (ESP)	11
(USA)	11

Kelly Fisher (GBR)	5
		(USA)	11

		Robbie Capito (HKG)	7
Robbie Capito (HKG)	11

(GBR)	5
				(USA)	4

				David Alcaide (ESP)	11
Radosław Babica (POL)	3

David Alcaide (ESP)	11
		David Alcaide (ESP)	11

		(CRO)	6
(SUI)	7

(CRO)	11
										Albin Ouschan (AUT)	13

										Omar Al-Shaheen (KUW)	9
Shane Van Boening (USA)	11

Jayson Shaw (GBR)	4
		Shane Van Boening (USA)	11

		(LTU)	4
(USA)	6

(LTU)	11
				Shane Van Boening (USA)	5

				Olivér Szolnoki (HUN)	11
(SRB)	11

Jasmin Ouschan (AUT)	4
		(SRB)	2

		Olivér Szolnoki (HUN)	11
Olivér Szolnoki (HUN)	11

Wojciech Szewczyk (POL)	10
						Olivér Szolnoki (HUN)	11

						Francisco Sánchez Ruíz (ESP)	9
Karl Boyes (GBR)	11

(GER)	5
		Karl Boyes (GBR)	3

		Francisco Sánchez Ruíz (ESP)	11
Yukio Akakariyama (JPN)	7

Francisco Sánchez Ruíz (ESP)	11
				Francisco Sánchez Ruíz (ESP)	11

				Naoyuki Ōi (JPN)	7
Darren Appleton (GBR)	8

Joshua Filler (GER)	11
		Joshua Filler (GER)	6

		Naoyuki Ōi (JPN)	11
Alexander Kazakis (GRE)	6

Naoyuki Ōi (JPN)	11
								Olivér Szolnoki (HUN)	9

								Omar Al-Shaheen (KUW)	11
Niels Feijen (NED)	9

Tomasz Kapłan (POL)	11
		Tomasz Kapłan (POL)	11

		(ESP)	5
(JPN)	10

(ESP)	11
				Tomasz Kapłan (POL)	11

				(SUI)	9
Mateusz Śniegocki (POL)	9

(SUI)	11
		(SUI)	11

		Marco Teutscher (NED)	8
(SVK)	9

Marco Teutscher (NED)	11
						Tomasz Kapłan (POL)	6

						Omar Al-Shaheen (KUW)	11
(POL)	10

Omar Al-Shaheen (KUW)	11
		Omar Al-Shaheen (KUW)	11

		Chris Melling (GBR)	10
Chris Melling (GBR)	11

(KUW)	9
				Omar Al-Shaheen (KUW)	11

				Nikos Ekonomopoulos (GRE)	8
Nikos Ekonomopoulos (GRE)	11

(NED)	2
		Nikos Ekonomopoulos (GRE)	11

		(FIN)	5
Wiktor Zieliński (POL)	9

(FIN)	11

Grand Final[]

The final was played between Austrian Albin Ouschan and Kuwaiti Omar Al-Shaheen, with the winner breaks format. Albin Ouschan won the match 13–9 and won the 9-ball world championship for the second time.

Player	Lag	Rack																						Racks won
Player	Lag	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Racks won
Albin Ouschan	•																							13
Omar Al-Shaheen																								9

Broadcasting[]

All groups of the tournament were available worldwide via the following broadcasters:

Country	Channel
United Kingdom Ireland	Sky Sports
USA Canada Brazil Germany Austria Switzerland Spain Italy	DAZN
Russia Belarus Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan	NTV
Czechia Slovakia	Nova
Netherlands	RTL
New Zealand	Sky
Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia North Macedonia Montenegro Serbia Kosovo Slovenia	Sport Klub
Africa	SuperSport
Scandinavia	Viasat
Iceland Baltic states	Viaplay
Rest of the World	Matchroom Sport

References[]

^ "Matchroom To Welcome Fans To Final Day Of World Pool Championship". azbilliards. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
^ "Draw Made For World Pool Championship". azbilliards. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
^ "World Pool Championship 2021". cuescore.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.

External links[]

[1] at azbilliards.com
[2] at matchroompool.com

[1] "Matchroom To Welcome Fans To Final Day Of World Pool Championship". azbilliards. Retrieved June 6, 2021.

[2] "Draw Made For World Pool Championship". azbilliards. Retrieved June 6, 2021.

[3] "World Pool Championship 2021". cuescore.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.

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