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2017 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

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WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2017
Tournament information
Sport9-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 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Championship 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 Wu Kun-lin 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

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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

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Preliminary round

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Group 1

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Group 2

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Group 3

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Group 4

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Group 5

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Group 6

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Group 7

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Group 8

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Group 9

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Group 10

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Group 11

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Group 12

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Group 13

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Group 14

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Group 15

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Group 16

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Final round

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Round of 64 Round of 32 Last 16 Quarter final Semi-Final Final
            
Austria Albin Ouschan 11
Kuwait Abdullah al-Yousef 6
Austria Albin Ouschan 11
South Korea Ryu Seung-woo 9
Portugal Samuel Santos 10
South Korea Ryu Seung-woo 11
Austria Albin Ouschan 3
Chinese Taipei Wu Kun-lin 11
Philippines Warren Kiamco 11
China Kong Dejing 4
Philippines Warren Kiamco 8
Chinese Taipei Wu Kun-lin 11
Japan Hiroshi Takenaka 4
Chinese Taipei Wu Kun-lin 11
Chinese Taipei Wu Kun-lin 11
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Chia-chen 8
Greece Alexander Kazakis 8
Kuwait Bader al-Awadhi 11
Kuwait Bader al-Awadhi 3
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Chia-chen 11
Canada Martin Daigle 8
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Chia-chen 11
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Chia-chen 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 Xu Xiaocong 5
Germany Thorsten Hohmann 11
Chinese Taipei Wu Kun-lin 6
Philippines Carlo Biado 11
Philippines Carlo Biado 11
Sweden Daniel Tångudd [de] 6
Philippines Carlo Biado 11
Poland Tomasz Kapłan 8
Poland Tomasz Kapłan 11
Poland Wojciech Szewczyk 9
Philippines Carlo Biado 11
Philippines Jeffrey Ignacio 7
Philippines Jeffrey Ignacio 11
Hong Kong Lo Ho Sum 4
Philippines Jeffrey Ignacio 11
Philippines Francisco Felicilda [de] 9
Philippines Francisco Felicilda [de] 11
Japan Naoyuki Ōi 7
Philippines Carlo Biado [a]
China Liu Haitao DQ
Spain Francisco Sánchez 11
Peru Gerson Martínez 6
Spain Francisco Sánchez 10
China Liu Haitao 11
Philippines Israel Rota 3
China Liu Haitao 11
China Liu Haitao 11
Chinese Taipei Ko Ping-chung 10
Poland Radosław Babica 11
Chinese Taipei Li Si-yu 8
Poland Radosław Babica 9
Chinese Taipei Ko Ping-chung 11
Lithuania Pijus Labutis 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 TaipeiNien Rong-chih 4
Chinese Taipei Nien Rong-chih 11
Japan Hayato Hijikata [de] 10
Chinese Taipei Ko Pin-yi 8
Philippines Roland Garcia 11
Netherlands Niels Feijen 11
Singapore Keng Kwang Chan [de] 9
Netherlands Niels Feijen 7
Philippines Roland Garcia 11
Bangladesh Md al-Amin 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 Dương Quốc Hoàng 3
Vietnam Dương Quốc Hoàng 11
Chinese Taipei Liu Cheng-chieh [de] 10
Venezuela Jalal al-Sarisi 11
China Dang Jinhu [de] 7
Chinese Taipei Lo Li-wen [de] 11
Vietnam Nguyễn Anh Tuấn 7
Chinese Taipei Lo Li-wen [de] 5
China Dang Jinhu [de] 11
Sweden Christian Sparrenlöv [de] 8
China Dang Jinhu 11
Philippines Roland Garcia 11
Albania Eklent Kaçi 6
Philippines Jeffrey de Luna 11
Russia Maxim Dudanez 7
Philippines Jeffrey de Luna 9
Myanmar Maung Maung 11
Myanmar Maung Maung 11
China Chu Bingjie [de] 8
Myanmar Maung Maung 11
Germany Joshua Filler 6
Poland Mateusz Śniegocki 11
Greece Nick Malai 10
Poland Mateusz Śniegocki 7
Germany Joshua Filler 11
Jordan Ahmad Naiem 7
Germany Joshua Filler 11
Myanmar Maung Maung 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

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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

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Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "World 9-Ball Championship - Men (December 4, 2017)". WPA Pool. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Ted Lerner (December 7, 2017). "All Systems go for World 9-Ball Championship". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Invitation World 9-Ball Championship 2017" (PDF; 789 KB). wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. December 9, 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 9, 2017.
  4. ^ Ted Lerner (December 10, 2017). "Chang, Ouschan, lead the way on day 1…". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  5. ^ Ted Lerner (December 11, 2017). "Filler steamrolls into the Knockout Rounds…". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  6. ^ Ted Lerner (December 12, 2017). "It's all business from here on in…". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Played matches World 9 Ball Championship – Doha / Qatar 2017". esnooker.pl. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  8. ^ "World 9 Ball Championship Double Elimination – Doha / Qatar 2017". esnooker.pl. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  9. ^ Ted Lerner (December 12, 2017). "It's down to the final 16 in Doha". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  10. ^ Ted Lerner (December 13, 2017). "Four left to go for World 9-Ball Crown on Thursday". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  11. ^ "Scoresheet: Carlo Biado – Roland Garcia". esnooker.pl. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  12. ^ "World 9 Ball Championship Men – Doha / Qatar 2017 – Knockout". esnooker.pl. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  13. ^ "Knockout". esnooker.pl. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  14. ^ Ted Lerner (December 14, 2017). "Biado finally reaches pool's mountaintop". WPA Pool. Archived from the original on December 18, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  15. ^ "World 9-Ball Championship 2016". CueScore. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
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