2010 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2010
Tournament information
Sport9-ball
LocationDoha, Qatar
Dates25 June 2010–5 July 2010
Tournament
format(s)
Double elimination / Single elimination
Host(s)WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants128
Final positions
Champion PHL Francisco Bustamante
Runner-up TPE Kuo Po-cheng

The 2010 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the professional nine-ball pocket billiards (pool) championship, sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA). It was held from 29 June through 5 July in Doha, Qatar, hosted by the Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation. Qualifying tournaments were held from 25 through 29 June in the same city.

Tournament format

  • Double elimination tournament during the group stage. All matches are races to nine racks.
  • There are 16 groups; each group has eight players. Two wins qualifies the player to the knockout round, while two losses eliminates them.
  • Single elimination tournament during the knockout stage. All matches are races to eleven racks, except for the final which is race to 13.

Group stage

Group 1

Upper round 1Upper round 2
Shane Van Boening9
Abdulla a. Al Daham6
Shane Van Boening9
Hasan Zeraatgar7
Mazen Berjawi6
Hasan Zeraatgar9
Imran Majid6
Mariusz Skoneczny9
Mariusz Skoneczny5
Ibrahim Bin Amir9
Ibrahim Bin Amir9
Bruno Muratore7
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Mazen Berjawi9
Abdulla a. Al Daham6 Mariusz Skoneczny2
Mazen Berjawi9
Hasan Zeraatgar3
Imran Majid7 Bruno Muratore9
Bruno Muratore9

Group 2

Upper round 1Upper round 2
Lu Hui Chan9
Jim Chawki6
Lu Hui Chan9
Francis Crevier3
Francis Crevier9
Kenny Kwok7
Marlon Manalo8
Joven Alba9
Joven Alba4
Scott Higgins9
Scott Higgins9
Waleed Majid6
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Kenny Kwok5
Jim Chawki7 Joven Alba9
Kenny Kwok9
Francis Crevier2
Marlon Manalo9 Marlon Manalo9
Waleed Majid7

Group 3

Upper round 1Upper round 2
Thorsten Hohmann7
Charles Williams9
Charles Williams8
Sandor Tot9
Sandor Tot9
Kazuki Nishimura4
Stephan Cohen9
Ham Won Sik3
Stephan Cohen9
Lee Chenman6
Lee Chenman9
Hussain Jaffer4
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Thorsten Hohmann6
Thorsten Hohmann9 Lee Chenman9
Kazuki Nishimura4
Charles Williams9
Ham Won Sik9 Ham Won Sik6
Hussain Jaffer8

Group 4

Upper round 1Upper round 2
Yang Ching Shun9
Mohd. Ali Berjawi3
Yang Ching Shun9
Huidji See5
Ernesto Dominguez5
Huidji See9
Karl Boyes9
Lee Poh Soon0
Karl Boyes4
Tony Drago9
Ali Obaidly3
Tony Drago9
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Ernesto Dominguez9
Mohd. Ali Berjawi3 Karl Boyes7
Ernesto Dominguez9
Huidji See6
Lee Poh Soon9 Lee Poh Soon9
Ali Obaidly4

Group 5

Upper round 1Upper round 2
Basem Aboud5
So Shaw9
So Shaw5
Hanni Al Howri9
Wael Tallat5
Hanni Al Howri9
Francisco Bustamante9
Fabio Petroni7
Francisco Bustamante9
Tohru Kuribayashi6
Mohd. A. Al Harthi3
Tohru Kuribayashi9
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Basem Aboud3
Basem Aboud9 Tohru Kuribayashi9
Wael Tallat8
So Shaw9
Fabio Petroni9 Fabio Petroni8
Mohd. A. Al Harthi4

Group 6

Upper round 1Upper round 2
Rodney Morris9
Yousseff Jalar4
Rodney Morris8
Dang Jinhu9
Dang Jinhu9
Heck Helmut9
Niels Feijen9
Mohd. H. Al Hosani1
Niels Feijen6
Alen Cuarcero9
Chan Keng Kwang7
Alen Cuarcero9
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Yousseff Jalar9
Yousseff Jalar9 Niels Feijen6
Heck Helmut4
Rodney Morris7
Mohd. H. Al Hosani8 Chan Keng Kwang9
Chan Keng Kwang9

Group 7

Upper round 1Upper round 2
Yukio Akakariyama4
John Morra9
John Morra9
Salah Al Riwani5
Aleksandros Kazaqi4
Salah Al Riwani9
Kuo Po Chen5
Thomas Engert9
Thomas Engert8
Craig Osbome9
Craig Osbome9
Ben Judge5
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Yukio Akakariyama9
Yukio Akakariyama9 Thomas Engert5
Aleksandros Kazaqi0
Salah Al Riwani2
Kuo Po Chen9 Kuo Po Chen9
Ben Judge8

Group 8

Upper round 1Upper round 2
Bashar Hussain9
Mohammad Al Asaal6
Bashar Hussain2
Masaaki Tanaka9
Masaaki Tanaka9
Mehdi Rasekhi4
Marcus Chamat9
Oscar Dominguez8
Marcus Chamat8
Konstantin Stepanov9
Konstantin Stepanov9
Del Amo Hector2
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Mohammad Al Asaal8
Mohammad Al Asaal9 Marcus Chamat9
Mehdi Rasekhi8
Bashar Hussain9
Oscar Dominguez5 Del Amo Hector4
Del Amo Hector8

Group 9

Upper round 1Upper round 2
Ralf Souquet6
Dennis Orcollo9
Dennis Orcollo9
Chris Melling4
Chris Melling9
Carlo Castro2
Mohd Al Bin Ali8
Fahad S. Al Barak9
Fahad S. Al Barak6
Oliver Medenilla9
Jeong Young Hwa6
Oliver Medenilla9
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Ralf Souquet9
Ralf Souquet9 Fahad S. Al Barak0
Carlo Castro1
Chris Melling9
Mohd Al Bin Ali5 Jeong Young Hwa1
Jeong Young Hwa9

Group 10

Upper round 1Upper round 2
Johnny Archer9
Toh Lian Han3
Johnny Archer9
Jakob Belka8
Abas Ali2
Jakob Belka9
Daryl Peach8
Israel Rota9
Israel Rota9
Nguyen Phuc Long6
Artem Koshovoj8
Nguyen Phuc Long9
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Toh Lian Han6
Toh Lian Han9 Nguyen Phuc Long9
Abas Ali3
Jakob Belka7
Daryl Peach8 Artem Koshovoj9
Artem Koshovoj9

Group 11

Upper round 1Upper round 2
Lee Van Corteza9
Ibrahim Al Khadar1
Lee Van Corteza5
Christian Reimering9
Christian Reimering9
Carol Skowersui5
Ko Pin Yi9
Sundeep Gulati1
Ko Pin Yi9
Carlo Dalmatin7
Mohanna Obaidly6
Carlo Dalmatin9
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Ibrahim Al Khadar5
Ibrahim Al Khadar9 Carlo Dalmatin9
Carol Skowersui6
Lee Van Corteza9
Sundeep Gulati3 Mohanna Obaidly3
Mohanna Obaidly9

Group 12

Upper round 1Upper round 2
Mark Gray2
Raymund Faron9
Raymund Faron9
Nick van den Berg8
Nick van den Berg9
Mohd. Bewi Simanjuntak2
Darren Appleton3
Jason Klatt9
Jason Klatt2
Chang Jung Lin9
Chang Jung Lin9
Taqi Aldin Moustafawi2
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Mark Gray3
Mark Gray9 Jason Klatt9
Mohd. Bewi Simanjuntak4
Nick van den Berg9
Darren Appleton4 Taqi Aldin Moustafawi1
Taqi Aldin Moustafawi9

Group 13

Upper round 1Upper round 2
Jeffrey De Luna6
Nitiwat Kanjanasri9
Nitiwat Kanjanasri9
Alain Martel3
Alain Martel9
Richard Jones6
Radosław Babica2
Hayato Hijikata9
Hayato Hijikata9
Khalid K. Almutari5
Khalid K. Almutari9
Abdulatif Fawal3
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Jeffrey De Luna9
Jeffrey De Luna9 Khalid K. Almutari3
Richard Jones6
Alain Martel9
Radosław Babica9 Radosław Babica8
Abdulatif Fawal7

Group 14

Upper round 1Upper round 2
Antonio Lining9
Corey Deuel7
Antonio Lining9
Khalid Al Kamale5
Martin Kempter8
Khalid Al Kamale9
Antonio Gabica9
Nicolas Ottermann7
Antonio Gabica8
Francisco Felicilda9
Muhammad Zulfikri8
Francisco Felicilda9
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Corey Deuel3
Corey Deuel9 Antonio Gabica9
Martin Kempter2
Khalid Al Kamale8
Nicolas Ottermann5 Muhammad Zulfikri9
Muhammad Zulfikri9

Group 15

Upper round 1Upper round 2
Mika Immonen9
Majid N. Alazmi3
Mika Immonen9
Ihab Hassan4
Ihab Hassan9
Alaa Bata5
Efren Reyes5
Liu Haitao9
Liu Haitao8
Vinancio Tanio9
Holger Gries5
Vinancio Tanio9
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Majid N. Alazmi5
Majid N. Alazmi9 Liu Haitao9
Alaa Bata1
Ihab Hassan0
Efren Reyes9 Efren Reyes9
Holger Gries7

Group 16

Upper round 1Upper round 2
David Alcaide9
Jason Theron6
David Alcaide5
Ronato Alcano9
Ronato Alcano9
Ahmed Hassan1
Ricky Yang8
Dimitri Jungo9
Dimitri Jungo9
Oliver Ortmann6
Taher Hussain2
Oliver Ortmann9
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Ahmed Hassan3
Jason Theron6 Oliver Ortmann9
Ahmed Hassan9
David Alcaide9
Ricky Yang9 Ricky Yang7
Taher Hussain2

Knockout stage

Upper half

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
        
Chang Jung Lin 9
Jeffry De Luna 11
Jeffry De Luna 10
Francisco Felicilda 11
Francisco Felicilda 11
Bashar Hussain 7
Francisco Felicilda 11
Raymund Farun 8
Raymund Farun 11
Artem Koshovoj 8
Raymund Farun 11
Scott Higgins 10
Scott Higgins 11
Charles Williams 9
Francisco Felicilda 5
Francisco Bustamante 11
Lu Hui Chan 8
Marlon Manalo 11
Marlon Manalo 11
Shane Van Boening 7
Shane Van Boening 11
Joven Alba 7
Marlon Manalo 6
Francisco Bustamante 11
Francisco Bustamante 11
Oliver Ortmann 2
Francisco Bustamante 11
Ko Pin Yi 8
Ko Pin Yi 11
Ernesto Dominguez 3
Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
        
Tony Drago 11
Lee Van Corteza 7
Tony Drago 8
Craig Osbome 11
Craig Osbome 11
Antonio Gabica 4
Craig Osbome 9
Oliver Medenilla 11
Oliver Medenilla 11
Yukio Akakariyama 9
Oliver Medenilla 11
Nitiwat Kanjanasri 9
Nitiwat Kanjanasri 11
So Shaw 4
Oliver Medenilla 10
Antonio Lining 11
Hanni Al Howri 2
Nguyen Phuc Long 11
Nguyen Phuc Long 6
Antonio Lining 11
Antonio Lining 11
Lee Poh Soon 7
Antonio Lining 11
Dimitri Jungo 8
Dimitri Jungo 11
Yousseff Jaffar 2
Dimitri Jungo 11
Lee Chenman 8
Mika Immonen 3
Lee Chenman 11

Lower half

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
        
Masaaki Tanaka 11
Alain Martel 8
Masaaki Tanaka 10
Jason Klatt 11
Israel Rota 8
Jason Klatt 11
Jason Klatt 8
Johnny Archer 11
Johnny Archer 11
Efren Reyes 10
Johnny Archer 11
Bruno Muratore 7
Dennis Orcollo 7
Bruno Muratore 11
Johnny Archer 11
Sandor Tot 6
Stephan Cohen 9
Mariusz Skoneczny 11
Mariusz Skoneczny 6
Sandor Tot 11
Sandor Tot 11
Marcus Chamat 5
Sandor Tot 11
Hayato Hijikata 8
Vinancio Tanio 11
Ralf Souquet 2
Vinancio Tanio 5
Hayato Hijikata 11
Hayato Hijikata 11
Liu Haitao 11
Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
        
Yang Ching Shun 11
David Alcaide 7
Yang Ching Shun 11
Nick van den Berg 9
Alen Cuarcero 6
Nick van den Berg 11
Yang Ching Shun 9
Kuo Po Chen 11
Ibrahim Bin Amir 11
Chan Keng Kwang 7
Ibrahim Bin Amir 10
Kuo Po Chen 11
John Morra 9
Kuo Po Chen 11
Kuo Po Chen 11
Ronato Alcano 5
Christian Reimering 11
Carlo Dalmatin 9
Christian Reimering 11
Tohru Kuribayashi 6
Konstantin Stepanov 9
Tohru Kuribayashi 11
Christian Reimering 11
Ronato Alcano 8
Dang Jinhu 11
Chris Melling 2
Dang Jinhu 7
Ronato Alcano 11
Ronato Alcano 11
Muhammad Zulfikri 6

Semifinals and Final

Semifinals Finals
      
Francisco Bustamante 11
Antonio Lining 5
Francisco Bustamante 13
Kuo Po Chen 7
Johnny Archer 10
Kuo Po Chen 11

References

  • "Stage 2 - Double Elimination". CueSportsIndia.com. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  • "Stage 2 - Knock-Out". CueSportsIndia.com. Retrieved 2011-02-26.