The 2017 Women's World Nine-ball Championship was a professional nine-ball pool tournament which was held in Hainan Chengmai (China) from 8 to 11 November 2017. The event was organized by the Guoao Group, which has hosted this event from 2013.[1]
Overall 64 players from all around the world was divided into 8 groups of 8 players, where double elimination format was applied. In the group stage all matches were race to 7 with alternate break format. Overall 32 players proceeded to the main tournament - knockout stage. In the knockout stage all matches were played race to 9.
Siming Chen won the title with the 9–7 victory over Pan Xiaoting in the final. It was Chen's first Women's World Nine-ball title.
Prize money
The prize money for the event is shown below.[2]
Prize money
| Position
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Prize
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| First place (Champion)
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$43,000
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| Second place (Runner-up)
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$21,000
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| 3rd - 4th
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$11,000
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| 5th - 8th
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$6,000
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| 9th - 16th
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$3,000
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| 17th - 32nd
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$1,500
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| 33rd - 48th
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$800
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| Total
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$175,000
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Preliminary round - Double elimination
Source:[3]
In the group stage, the double elimination format was played with race to 7.
Group A
Group B
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| Main Round | | | Winner's Round |
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| Han Yu | 4 |
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| Yun Mi Lim | 7 | | |
| | | Yun Mi Lim | 1 |
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| | | Szu-Ting Kuo | 7 |
| Szu-Ting Kuo | 7 | | |
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| Jackeline Perez | 4 | | |
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| Yuan-Chun Lin | 6 |
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| Kyoko Sone | 7 | | |
| | | Kyoko Sone | 2 |
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| | | Rubilen Amit | 7 |
| Kristina Tkach | 5 | | |
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| Rubilen Amit | 7 | | |
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| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round |
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| | Han Yu | 7 |
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| Yun Mi Lim | 7 | | | Kyoko Sone | 5 |
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| Jackeline Perez | 3 | | | |
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| | Yuan-Chun Lin | 4 |
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| Yuan-Chun Lin | 7 | | | Yun Mi Lim | 7 |
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| Kristina Tkach | 4 | | | |
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Group C
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| Main Round | | | Winner's Round |
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| Liu ShaSha | 7 |
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| Eylul Kibaroglu | 2 | | |
| | | Liu Shasha | 7 |
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| | | Zhi-Ting Wu | 4 |
| Zhi-Ting Wu | 7 | | |
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| Joel Tohme | 1 | | |
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| Xiaotong Wang | 6 |
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| Eunji Park | 7 | | |
| | | Eunji Park | 7 |
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| | | Teng Jiang | 1 |
| Oliwia Czuprynska | 3 | | |
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| Teng Jiang | 7 | | |
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| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round |
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| | Eylul Kibaroglu | 5 |
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| Eylul Kibaroglu | 7 | | | Teng Jiang | 7 |
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| Joel Tohme | 0 | | | |
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| | Xiaotong Wang | 7 |
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| Xiaotong Wang | 7 | | | Zhi-Ting Wu | 5 |
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| Oliwia Czuprynska | 6 | | | |
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Group D
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| Main Round | | | Winner's Round |
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| Ga Young Kim | 2 |
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| Xiaotong Zhang | 7 | | |
| | | Xiaotong Zhang | 7 |
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| | | Meng-Hsia Hung | 6 |
| Jessica Tan | 5 | | |
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| Meng-Hsia Hung | 7 | | |
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| Nicola Rossouw | 2 |
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| Han Fang | 7 | | |
| | | Han Fang | 4 |
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| | | Ho-Yun Chen | 7 |
| Ho-Yun Chen | 7 | | |
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| Meng Gao | 5 | | |
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| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round |
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| | Ga Young Kim | 7 |
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| Ga Young Kim | 7 | | | Hang Fan | 4 |
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| Jessica Tan | 6 | | | |
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| | Meng Gao | 7 |
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| Nicola Rossouw | 1 | | | Meng-Hsia Hung | 3 |
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| Meng Gao | 7 | | | |
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Group E
Group F
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| Main Round | | | Winner's Round |
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| Chichiro Kawahara | 7 |
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| Natalia Seroshtan | 2 | | |
| | | Chichiro Kawahara | 6 |
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| | | Danhong Sun | 7 |
| Langtong Fan | 5 | | |
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| Danhong Sun | 7 | | |
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| Bayarsaikhan Narantuya | 5 |
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| Miyuki Kuribayashi | 7 | | |
| | | Miyuki Kuribayashi | 7 |
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| | | Yuki Hiraguchi | 0 |
| Yuki Hiraguchi | 7 | | |
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| Chia-Hua Chen | 6 | | |
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| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round |
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| | Natalia Seroshtan | 5 |
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| Natalia Seroshtan | 7 | | | Yuki Hiraguchi | 7 |
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| Langtong Fan | 5 | | | |
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| | Chia-Hua Chen | 7 |
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| Bayarsaikhan Narantuya | 2 | | | Chichiro Kawahara | 4 |
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| Chia-Hua Chen | 7 | | | |
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Group G
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| Main Round | | | Winner's Round |
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| Kelly Fisher | 7 |
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| Dashdendev Otgontuya | 0 | | |
| | | Kelly Fisher | 7 |
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| | | Jasmin Ouschan | 5 |
| Battulga Uyanga | 4 | | |
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| Jasmin Ouschan | 7 | | |
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| MuYan Zhang | 5 |
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| Yuying Xia | 7 | | |
| | | Yuying Xia | 7 |
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| | | Tzu-Chien Wei | 3 |
| Xiaochun Zheng | 3 | | |
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| Tzu-Chien Wei | 7 | | |
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| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round |
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| | Battulga Uyanga | 0 |
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| Dashdendev Otgontuya | 3 | | | Tzu-Chien Wei | 7 |
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| Batulga Uyanga | 7 | | | |
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| | Xiaochun Zheng | 7 |
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| MuYan Zhang | 5 | | | Jasmin Ouschan | 5 |
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| Xiaochun Zheng | 7 | | | |
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Group H
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| Main Round | | | Winner's Round |
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| Chieh-Yu Chou | 6 |
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| Xue Chen | 7 | | |
| | | Xue Chen | 7 |
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| | | Xiaofang Fu | 4 |
| Xiaofang Fu | 7 | | |
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| Akimi Kajitani | 5 | | |
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| Ayala Soledad | 7 |
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| Shanelle Lorraine | 4 | | |
| | | Ayala Soledad | 2 |
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| | | Xiaoting Pan | 7 |
| Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan | 4 | | |
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| Xiaoting PAn | 7 | | |
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| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round |
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| | Chieh-Yu Chou | 7 |
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| Chieh-Yu Chou | 7 | | | Ayala Soledad | 1 |
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| Akimi Kajitani | 6 | | | |
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| | Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan | 6 |
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| Shanelle Lorraine | 2 | | | Xiaofang Fu | 7 |
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| Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan | 7 | | | |
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Main tournament - Last 32
Knockout stage consisted of last 32 players. Defending champion - Han Yu was defeated by Pan Xiaoting in semi-finals 5–9. [4]
Final
The final was played between two Chinese players - Chen Siming and Xiaoting Pan. Alternate break format was played. Chen Siming had three break-and-run in racks: 8, 10 and 12. Xiaoting Pan had two break-and-run in racks 1 and 3. [5]
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Lag
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Score
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| 1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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| Chen Siming
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9
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| Xiaoting Pan
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X
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7
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References