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2006 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

The 2006 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the seventeenth edition of the WPA World Nine-ball Championship and took place between 4 and 12 November 2006 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay, Philippines. The event was to be held for the first time in the Philippines, on a two-year deal, including the 2007 WPA World Nine-ball Championship.[3] The championships were hosted by the World Pool Billiard Association (WPA).

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2006
Tournament information
Sport9-ball
LocationInternational Convention Center,
Pasay, Philippines
Dates4 November 2006[1]–12 November 2006[1]
Tournament
format(s)
Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants128
Final positions
ChampionPhilippines Ronnie Alcano[2]
Runner-upGermany Ralf Souquet
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2007 →

Ronato Alcano won the championship with a 17–11 win in the final against Ralf Souquet of Germany.[4][5] Defending champion Wu Chia-ching was defeated in the quarter-final by Alcano.

Tournament format

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The event featured 128 players, with an alternate break. The event featured a preliminary round robin format to half the field to 64; where the event changed to a knockout format.

Prize money

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Position Prize
First Place (champion) $100.000
Second Place (runner-up) $40.000
Third Place (semi-finalist) $20.000
Fifth place (quarter finalist) $10.000
Ninth place (loser in round of 16) $4.500
Seventeenth place (loser in round of 32) $3.000
Thirty Third (loser in round of 64) $2.000
Sixty Fifth place (Third place in round robin group) $1.000
Ninety Seventh place (Fourth place in round robin group) $0

Preliminary round

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The Preliminary round was played over three days between 4 and 7 November. There were 32 groups of 4, with the first two in each group progressing. Nine top 32 players were knocked out in this section[a][6]

Final round

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The qualifying 64 players would play a knockout structure over six days.[6] The first two rounds were competed as "race to 10", the next three rounds as "race to 11", and the final, as a "race to 17".[6][7]

Round of 64
8 November 2006 		Round of 32
9 November 2006 		Round of 16
10 November 2006 		Quarter final
11 November 2006 		Semi final
11 November 2006 		Final
12 November 2006
            
  Roberto Gomez 1
  Ronnie Alcano 10
  Ronnie Alcano 10
  Efren Reyes 7
  Dennis Orcollo 6
  Efren Reyes 10
  Ronnie Alcano 11
  Kuo Po-Cheng 5
  Hsia Hsun-Kai 3
  Kuo Po-Cheng 10
  Kuo Po-Cheng 10
  Marlon Manalo 7
  Marlon Manalo 10
  C. Keng-Kwang 5
  Ronnie Alcano 11
  Wu Jia-qing 6
  Pat Holtz 10
  Tamoo Takano 6
  Pat Holtz 10
  Kevin Uzzell 6
  Chang Jung-Lin 6
  Kevin Uzzell 10
  Pat Holtz 6
  Wu Chia-ching 11
  Wu Chia-ching 10
  Corey Deuel 3
  Wu Chia-ching 10
  W. Hung-Hsiang 3
  Michael Schmidt 5
  W. Hung-Hsiang 10
  Ronnie Alcano 11
  Li Hewen 8
  Vincent Facquet 4
  Lee Kun-fang 10
  Lee Kun-fang 8
  Jeffrey de Luna 10
  N. van den Berg 8
  Jeff de Luna 10
  Jeff de Luna 6
  Lương Chí Dũng 11
  E. Dominguez 7
  Vilmos Földes 10
  Vilmos Földes 4
  Lương Chí Dũng 10
  Lương Chí Dũng 10
  Nien Rong-Chih 7
  Lương Chí Dũng 7
  Li Hewen 11
  F. Bustamante 7
  Thomas Engert 10
  Thomas Engert 6
  Šandor Tot 10
  Charlie Williams 5
  Šandor Tot 10
  Šandor Tot 7
  Li Hewen 11
  Li Hewen 10
  A. Carvajal 5
  Li Hewen 10
  Rudy Morta 8
  Markus Juva 8
  Rudy Morta 10
  Ronnie Alcano 17
  Ralf Souquet 11
  Thorsten Hohmann 9
  Tyler Edey 10
  Tyler Edey 10
  Ricky Yang 9
  Daryl Peach 7
  Ricky Yang 10
  Tyler Edey 6
  L. Cheng-Chuan 11
  L. Cheng-Chuan 10
  Earl Strickland 2
  L. Cheng-Chuan 10
  Ryu Seung-woo 6
  Lu Hsun-Chen 7
  Ryu Seung-woo 10
  Liu Cheng-Chuan 8
  Ralf Souquet 11
  Ralf Souquet 10
  Huidji See 3
  Ralf Souquet 10
  Yang Ching-shun 8
  Johnny Archer 6
  Y. Ching-shun 10
  Ralf Souquet 11
  K. Stepanow 4
  K. Stepanow 10
  Oliver Ortmann 6
  K. Stepanow 10
  Marco Tschudi 7
  Marco Tschudi 10
  Huang Kun-Chang 8
  Ralf Souquet 11
  Fu Che-wei 10
  Lee Van Corteza 10
  Imran Majid 4
  Lee Van Corteza 8
  David Alcaide 10
  Jörn Kaplan 7
  David Alcaide 10
  David Alcaide 10
  Rodolfo Luat 11
  Rodolfo Luat 10
  Jeremy Jones 5
  Rodolfo Luat 10
  Roy Apancho 6
  A. Roschkowsky 8
  Roy Apancho 10
  Rodolfo Luat 7
  Fu Che-wei 11
  Chao Fong-Pang 10
  Ramil Gallego 5
  Chao Fong-Pang 8
  Fu Che-wei 10
  Marcus Chamat 7
  Fu Che-wei 10
  Fu Che-wei 11
  Steve Davis 8
  Steve Davis 10
  Fabio Petroni 7
  Steve Davis 10
  Jharome Peña 8
  Lou Condo 7
  Jharome Peña 10

Notes and references

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Notes

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  1. ^ With their seeding in brackets

References

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  1. ^ a b "World Championship Underway". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  2. ^ "Ronnie Alcano wins World Pool Championship". billiardpulse.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  3. ^ "World Pool Championship goes to Manila". billiardpulse.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  4. ^ "ALCANO AND AKAGARIYAMA TO MEET FOR WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  5. ^ "Souquet v Alcano for the WPC Crown". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  6. ^ a b c "WPA World Pool Championship 2006". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  7. ^ "Alcano Ends Amazing Run By Winning The World Pool Championship". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
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