All Japan Championship (pool)
The All Japan Championship (also: Japan Championship) is an annual international pool tournament founded by Kazuo Fujima in 1967 in the current discipline of Ten-ball. However for the Women's tournament it is played in the discipline of Ten-ball. All Japan Championship is an official tournament recognized by WPA (World Pool-billiard Association) and APBU (Asian Pocket Billiard Union), and is designated for the WPA world ranking. The first 20 years only held men's competitions. It was not until the 21st competition in 1988 that the women's team was established. Most of the competition period is after the middle of November each year. This is the most famous international large-scale pool event held in Japan, and one of the oldest tournaments in pool. Takeshi Okumura is the most successful player having won the tournament six times. , Liu Hsin-mei & Pan Xiaoting have won the women's tournament the most times, winning three times.
Tournament History[]
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Women[]
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| 1988 | 
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| 1990 |  Loree Jon Jones
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| 1991 | (2)
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| 1992 |
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| 1994 |
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| 1995 | (2)
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| 1996 |  Allison Fisher
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Liu Hsin-mei
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| 1997 | (2)
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| 1998 | Liu Hsin-mei
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| 1999 | (2)
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| 2000 |  Karen Corr
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Allison Fisher
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| 2001 | Liu Hsin-mei (2)
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Allison Fisher
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| 2002 | Pan Xiaoting
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| 2003 | Liu Hsin-mei (3)
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| 2004 | (3)
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Lin Yuan-chun
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| 2005 | Pan Xiaoting (2)
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| 2006 | Lin Yuan-chun
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 Jasmin Ouschan
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| 2007 |
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| 2008 | Pan Xiaoting (3)
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| 2009 | Han Yu
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| 2010 |
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| 2011 | Chen Siming
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| 2012 |
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| 2013 | (2)
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| 2014 |
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Liu Shasha
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| 2015 | Kim Ga-young
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| 2016 |
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| 2017 | Chen Siming (2)
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| 2018 |
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| 2019 | Han Yu (2)
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Chen Siming
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| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | ||
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | ||
Japan Open[]
In addition to the All Japan Championship another tournament known as the Japan Open played in the discipline of Nine-ball. However, from 2011 to present, the men's tournament was played in the discipline of Ten-ball. The event began in 1988 and has continued for over 30 years. Takeshi Okumura is the most successful player having won the tournament four times.[2][3]
Men[]
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Discipline |
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| 1988 | Takeshi Okumura
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Nine-ball |
| 1989 |
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 Jose Parica
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| 1990 |  Ismael Páez
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| 1991 |
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| 1992 | Francisco Bustamante
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| 1993 |
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| 1994 | Takeshi Okumura (2)
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| 1995 | Takeshi Okumura (3)
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| 1996 | Kunihiko Takahashi
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| 1998 |
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| 1999 | Takeshi Okumura (4)
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| 2000 |
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Johnny Archer
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| 2001 |
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Chao Fong-pang
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| 2002 | Francisco Bustamante (2)
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 Ralf Souquet
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| 2003 |
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Ramil Gallego
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| 2004 |
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Rodolfo Luat
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| 2005 | Efren Reyes
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Rodolfo Luat
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| 2006 | Antonio Lining
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| 2007 |  Alex Pagulayan
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| 2008 | Dennis Orcollo
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| 2009 | Ramil Gallego
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| 2010 | Francisco Bustamante (3)
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Efren Reyes
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| 2011 | Chang Jung-lin
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Efren Reyes
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Ten-ball |
| 2012 | Warren Kiamco
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| 2013 |
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Lee Van Corteza
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| 2014 | Antonio Lining (2)
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Rodney Morris
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| 2015 | Carlo Biado
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| 2016 | (2)
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| 2017 | Chang Jung-lin (2)
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Naoyuki Ōi
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| 2018 | Lee Van Corteza
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Naoyuki Ōi
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| 2019 | Naoyuki Ōi
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| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | ||
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | ||
References[]
- ^ "All Japan Open Championship – Event Results". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "Japan Open". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "Japan Open – Event Results". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
External links[]
- Pool tours and series