The 2015 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 24th edition of the 9-Ball pool World Championships. It took place from September 7 to 18, 2015 in the al-Attiya Sports Arena of the Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha. The Qatari capital was the sixth time in a row the venue for the 9-Ball Championships.
Tournament information | |
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Sport | 9-ball |
Location | al-Arabi Sports Club, Doha, Qatar[1] |
Dates | September 7, 2015–September 18, 2015[2] |
Tournament format(s) | Double elimination / Single elimination |
Host(s) | WPA World Nine-ball Championship |
Participants | 128 |
Final positions | |
Champion | Ko Pin-yi |
Runner-up | Shane Van Boening |
The event was won by Ko Pin-yi of Chinese Taipei, who defeated America's Shane Van Boening in the final, with a score of 13 racks to 11.[3][4]
Niels Feijen was the defending champion,[5] however, he did not make it past the preliminary round of the tournament.[6]
Format
editFrom September 7 to 10, a qualifying tournament took place in which 128 participants played in three knockout competitions, for twelve starting places. The remaining 116 starting positions were previously awarded via the world rankings or according to a quota from the continental federations, the Qatari federation and as wildcard places by the WPA.[7]
The 128 qualified for the main tournament players were initially divided into 16 groups. From September 12 to 15 these groups played in a double elimination tournament. From each group four players qualified for the final round, which took place from September 16 to 18 and was played in a knockout system. The event was played with the alternating break format. The goal was to play seven games in qualifying, nine games in the preliminary round, eleven games in the final round and 13 games in the final.[8]
Prize money
editAmount[9] | |
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Winner | $30,000 |
Runner Up | $15,000 |
Semifinal | $7,500 |
Quarter final | $5,000 |
Last 16 | $3.,000 |
Last 32 | $2,000 |
Last 64 | $1,500 |
65.–96. Place | $500 |
Total | 200.000 |
Preliminary round
editGroup 1
editMain Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Albin Ouschan | 9 | |||||
Khaled Farag | 5 | |||||
Albin Ouschan | 8 | |||||
Satoshi Kawabata | 9 | |||||
Satoshi Kawabata | 9 | |||||
Hunter Lombardo | 6 | |||||
Bashar Hussain | 9 | |||||
Irsal Nasution | 5 | |||||
Bashar Hussain | 4 | |||||
Wu Kun-lin | 9 | |||||
Konstantin Stepanov | 7 | |||||
Wu Kun-lin | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Hunter Lombardo | 9 | |||||
Khaled Farag | 5 | Bashar Hussain | 8 | |||
Hunter Lombardo | 9 | |||||
Irsal Nasution | 8 | |||||
Irsal Nasution | 9 | Albin Ouschan | 9 | |||
Konstantin Stepanov | 5 | |||||
Group 2
editMain Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Wang Can | 9 | |||||
Tōru Kuribayashi | 6 | |||||
Wang Can | 9 | |||||
Marc Bijsterbosch | 4 | |||||
Marc Bijsterbosch | 9 | |||||
Mohd Al Bin Ali | 4 | |||||
Radosław Babica | 9 | |||||
Abdullah al-Yousef | 3 | |||||
Radosław Babica | 8 | |||||
Rubén Bautista | 9 | |||||
Rubén Bautista | 9 | |||||
Bader al-Awadhi | 7 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Tōru Kuribayashi | 9 | |||||
Tōru Kuribayashi | 9 | Radosław Babica | 8 | |||
Mohd Al Bin Ali | 8 | |||||
Abdullah al-Yousef | 8 | |||||
Abdullah al-Yousef | 9 | Marc Bijsterbosch | 9 | |||
Bader al-Awadhi | 6 | |||||
Group 3
editMain Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Li Hewen | 9 | |||||
Roman Hybler | 8 | |||||
Li Hewen | 9 | |||||
Justin Campbell | 2 | |||||
Justin Campbell | 9 | |||||
Mehdi Rasekhi | 2 | |||||
Waleed Majid | 6 | |||||
Yang Ching-shun | 9 | |||||
Yang Ching-shun | 6 | |||||
Yukio Akakariyama | 9 | |||||
Francisco Sánchez | 8 | |||||
Yukio Akakariyama | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Mehdi Rasekhi | 5 | |||||
Roman Hybler | 7 | Yang Ching-shun | 9 | |||
Mehdi Rasekhi | 9 | |||||
Waleed Majid | 5 | |||||
Waleed Majid | 9 | Justin Campbell | 9 | |||
Francisco Sánchez | 5 | |||||
Group 4
editMain Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Raymund Faraon | 9 | |||||
Francois Ellis | 3 | |||||
Raymund Faraon | 9 | |||||
Pordel Mohammadali | 4 | |||||
Pordel Mohammadali | 9 | |||||
Mohammed Saeed | 6 | |||||
Nikos Ekonomopoulos | 9 | |||||
Mohamed Shareef | 1 | |||||
Nikos Ekonomopoulos | 9 | |||||
Zhou Long | 6 | |||||
Marco Teutscher | 7 | |||||
Zhou Long | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Mohammed Saeed | 5 | |||||
Francois Ellis | 3 | Zhou Long | 9 | |||
Mohammed Saeed | 9 | |||||
Marco Teutscher | 9 | |||||
Mohamed Shareef | 0 | Pordel Mohammadali | 3 | |||
Marco Teutscher | 9 | |||||
Group 5
editMain Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Warren Kiamco | 9 | |||||
Vegar Kristiansen | 2 | |||||
Warren Kiamco | 5 | |||||
Wojciech Szewczyk | 9 | |||||
Jeong Young-hwa | 2 | |||||
Wojciech Szewczyk | 9 | |||||
Wu Jiaqing | 9 | |||||
Shannon Ducharme | 5 | |||||
Wu Jiaqing | 9 | |||||
Oliver Medenilla | 2 | |||||
Mohanna Obaidly | 2 | |||||
Oliver Medenilla | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Vegar Kristiansen | 6 | |||||
Vegar Kristiansen | 9 | Oliver Medenilla | 9 | |||
Jeong Young-hwa | 7 | |||||
Shannon Ducharme | 6 | |||||
Shannon Ducharme | 9 | Warren Kiamco | 9 | |||
Mohanna Obaidly | 8 | |||||
Group 6
editMain Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Chang Jung-Lin | 8 | |||||
Ralf Souquet | 9 | |||||
Ralf Souquet | 1 | |||||
Mateusz Śniegocki | 9 | |||||
Mateusz Śniegocki | 9 | |||||
Mohammad Sharif | 8 | |||||
Johann Chua | 9 | |||||
Ali Obaidly | 7 | |||||
Johann Chua | 7 | |||||
Abdul Rahman al-Amar | 9 | |||||
Hichem Benaissa | 3 | |||||
Abdul Rahman al-Amar | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Chang Jung-Lin | 6 | |||||
Chang Jung-Lin | 9 | Johann Chua | 9 | |||
Mohammad Sharif | 4 | |||||
Ali Obaidly | 5 | |||||
Ali Obaidly | 9 | Ralf Souquet | 9 | |||
Hichem Benaissa | 3 | |||||
Group 7
editMain Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Nick van den Berg | 5 | |||||
Naoyuki Ōi | 9 | |||||
Naoyuki Ōi | 9 | |||||
Tom Teriault | 2 | |||||
Tom Teriault | 9 | |||||
Abdultif Fawal | 7 | |||||
Lee Van Corteza | 6 | |||||
Ruslan Chinakhov | 9 | |||||
Ruslan Chinakhov | 4 | |||||
Liu Cheng-chieh | 9 | |||||
Mohamed al-Hosani | 8 | |||||
Liu Cheng-chieh | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Nick van den Berg | 4 | |||||
Nick van den Berg | 9 | Ruslan Chinakhov | 9 | |||
Abdultif Fawal | 3 | |||||
Lee Van Corteza | 9 | |||||
Lee Van Corteza | 9 | Tom Teriault | 2 | |||
Mohamed al-Hosani | 7 | |||||
Group 8
editMain Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Daryl Peach | 9 | |||||
Muhammad Simanjuntak | 2 | |||||
Daryl Peach | 5 | |||||
Mike Dechaine | 9 | |||||
Mike Dechaine | 9 | |||||
Alejandro Carvajal | 4 | |||||
Carlo Biado | 9 | |||||
Fahad Khalaf | 6 | |||||
Carlo Biado | 9 | |||||
Daniele Corrieri | 5 | |||||
Daniele Corrieri | 9 | |||||
Mishel Turkey | 6 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
M. Simanjuntak | 9 | |||||
M. Simanjuntak | 9 | Daniele Corrieri | 7 | |||
Alejandro Carvajal | 5 | |||||
Mishel Turkey | 9 | |||||
Fahad Khalaf | 5 | Daryl Peach | 5 | |||
Mishel Turkey | 9 | |||||
Group 9
editMain Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Ko Pin-yi | 9 | |||||
Denis Grabe | 4 | |||||
Ko Pin-yi | 9 | |||||
Matey Ullah | 6 | |||||
Rajandran Nair | 6 | |||||
Matey Ullah | 9 | |||||
Mika Immonen | 9 | |||||
Amir Rota | 4 | |||||
Mika Immonen | 9 | |||||
Oliver Ortmann | 5 | |||||
Oliver Ortmann | 9 | |||||
Zhu Xihe | 2 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Denis Grabe | 9 | |||||
Denis Grabe | 9 | Oliver Ortmann | 7 | |||
Rajandran Nair | 4 | |||||
Zhu Xihe | 6 | |||||
Amir Rota | 8 | Matey Ullah | 9 | |||
Zhu Xihe | 9 | |||||
Group 10
editMain Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Ko Ping-chung | 9 | |||||
Marcus Chamat | 5 | |||||
Ko Ping-chung | 9 | |||||
Christopher Tevez | 2 | |||||
Christopher Tevez | 9 | |||||
Cheng Yu-hsuan | 5 | |||||
Shane Van Boening | 9 | |||||
Omran Salem | 6 | |||||
Shane Van Boening | 9 | |||||
Richard Jones | 5 | |||||
Hassan Shafraz | 1 | |||||
Richard Jones | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Cheng Yu-hsuan | 9 | |||||
Marcus Chamat | 6 | Richard Jones | 6 | |||
Cheng Yu-hsuan | 9 | |||||
Omran Salem | 9 | |||||
Omran Salem | 9 | Christopher Tevez | 7 | |||
Hassan Shafraz | 8 | |||||
Group 11
editMain Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
John Morra | 9 | |||||
Mario He | 8 | |||||
John Morra | 9 | |||||
Toh Lian Han | 4 | |||||
Toh Lian Han | 9 | |||||
Mazen Berjaoui | 6 | |||||
Chu Bingjie | 3 | |||||
David Alcaide | 9 | |||||
David Alcaide | 9 | |||||
Hesam Abdulaziz | 6 | |||||
Hesam Abdulaziz | 9 | |||||
Khalid Yousuf | 8 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Mario He | 9 | |||||
Mario He | 9 | Hesam Abdulaziz | 2 | |||
Mazen Berjaoui | 6 | |||||
Chu Bingjie | 8 | |||||
Chu Bingjie | 9 | Toh Lian Han | 9 | |||
Khalid Yousuf | 6 | |||||
Group 12
editMain Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Dang Jinhu | 9 | |||||
Ryu Seung-woo | 5 | |||||
Dang Jinhu | 9 | |||||
Tomasz Kapłan | 4 | |||||
Hamzaa Saeed Ali | 5 | |||||
Tomasz Kapłan | 9 | |||||
Niels Feijen | 9 | |||||
Francisco Felicilda | 4 | |||||
Niels Feijen | 8 | |||||
Alexander Kazakis | 9 | |||||
Alexander Kazakis | 9 | |||||
Mohammad Berjaoui | 1 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Ryu Seung-woo | 9 | |||||
Ryu Seung-woo | 9 | Niels Feijen | 8 | |||
Hamzaa Saeed Ali | 2 | |||||
Francisco Felicilda | 7 | |||||
Francisco Felicilda | 9 | Tomasz Kapłan | 9 | |||
Mohammad Berjaoui | 7 | |||||
Group 13
editMain Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Dennis Orcollo | 9 | |||||
Francisco Díaz-Pizarro | 4 | |||||
Dennis Orcollo | 9 | |||||
Hosain Sayeem | 6 | |||||
Hosain Sayeem | 9 | |||||
Fahad al-Hejeli | 7 | |||||
Thorsten Hohmann | 9 | |||||
Nizar Mosbah Tamimi | 3 | |||||
Thorsten Hohmann | 8 | |||||
Jalal Yousef | 9 | |||||
Goh Chin Teck | 7 | |||||
Jalal Yousef | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Francisco Díaz-Pizarro | 9 | |||||
Francisco Díaz-Pizarro | 9 | Thorsten Hohmann | 4 | |||
Fahad al-Hejeli | 3 | |||||
Goh Chin Teck | 9 | |||||
Nizar Mosbah Tamimi | 5 | Hosain Sayeem | 5 | |||
Goh Chin Teck | 9 | |||||
Group 14
editMain Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Karl Boyes | 5 | |||||
Lo Ho Sum | 9 | |||||
Lo Ho Sum | 6 | |||||
Imran Majid | 9 | |||||
Imran Majid | 9 | |||||
Sameer al-Madhi | 4 | |||||
Liu Haitao | 5 | |||||
Chao Fong-Pang | 9 | |||||
Chao Fong-Pang | 8 | |||||
Karol Skowerski | 9 | |||||
Karol Skowerski | 9 | |||||
Meshal al-Murdhi | 4 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Karl Boyes | 7 | |||||
Karl Boyes | 9 | Chao Fong-Pang | 9 | |||
Sameer al-Madhi | 2 | |||||
Liu Haitao | 9 | |||||
Liu Haitao | 9 | Lo Ho Sum | 5 | |||
Meshal al-Murdhi | 2 | |||||
Group 15
editMain Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Chang Yu-Lung | 9 | |||||
Sundeep Gulati | 4 | |||||
Chang Yu-Lung | 9 | |||||
Matthew Edwards | 3 | |||||
Petri Makkonen | 8 | |||||
Matthew Edwards | 9 | |||||
Jason Klatt | 9 | |||||
Ali Hussein Ali | 4 | |||||
Jason Klatt | 6 | |||||
Jeffrey Ignacio | 9 | |||||
Andreas Gerwen | 7 | |||||
Jeffrey Ignacio | 9 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Petri Makkonen | 2 | |||||
Sundeep Gulati | 8 | Jason Klatt | 9 | |||
Petri Makkonen | 9 | |||||
Andreas Gerwen | 9 | |||||
Ali Hussein Ali | 4 | Matthew Edwards | 7 | |||
Andreas Gerwen | 9 | |||||
Group 16
editMain Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
Antonio Gabica | 9 | |||||
Omar Al-Shaheen | 3 | |||||
Antonio Gabica | 9 | |||||
Sinha Fahim | 6 | |||||
Sinha Fahim | 9 | |||||
Bader al-Hamdan | 3 | |||||
Darren Appleton | 5 | |||||
Aloysius Yapp | 9 | |||||
Aloysius Yapp | 7 | |||||
Mark Gray | 9 | |||||
Mark Gray | 9 | |||||
Mohamed Elmola | 1 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Omar Al-Shaheen | 5 | |||||
Omar Al-Shaheen | 9 | Aloysius Yapp | 9 | |||
Bader al-Hamdan | 4 | |||||
Darren Appleton | 9 | |||||
Darren Appleton | 9 | Sinha Fahim | 2 | |||
Mohamed Elmola | 3 | |||||
Knockout round
editPlayer | Lag | Rack | Racks won | |||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | |||
Ko Pin-yi | • | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shane Van Boening | 11 |
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External links
edit- WPA 9-Ball Championship 2015 from the World Pool-Billiard Association
- WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2015 at azbilliards.com