2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | 9-ball |
| Location | al-Arabi Sports Club, Doha, Qatar[1] |
| Dates | December 14, 2018–December 20, 2018[2] |
Tournament format(s) | Double elimination / Single elimination |
| Host(s) | WPA World Nine-ball Championship |
| Participants | 128 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Joshua Filler |
| Runner-up | Carlo Biado |
The 2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a 9-Ball pool world Championships. The event took place between December 10 to 20, 2018 in the al-Attiya Sports Arena of the Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha, Qatar.[1] The Qatari capital held the event for the eighth time in a row.[3]
The reigning champion was Filipino Carlo Biado, who defeated his compatriot Roland Garcia 13–5 in the 2017 final.[4][5] Biado would reach the final of the event, defeating Shane Van Boening in the semi-final. Germany's Joshua Filler won the event, defeating Biado in the final 13–10.[6]
Tournament summary
The event was entered by 128 participants who were initially divided into 16 groups of 8 players, in which they competed against each other from December 14 to 16 in a double elimination tournament. Four players in each group qualified for the final round, which will be played from December 17 to 20. The event was played under "alternating break" format.[7]
In the initial double-elimination round, 2003 and 2013 champion Thorsten Hohmann was eliminated, having first lost 6–9 to Jason Theron,[8] and then to 2005 champion Wu Jiaqing also 6–9, despite being ahead 6–2.[9]
Later in the event, 9-ball world number one Klenti Kaci was defeated in the round of 32 – 10–11 to 17 year old Robbie Capito. Capito was at one stage 7–1, and 10–8 down in the match, but won the final three racks to win the match.[10][11]
The semi-finals and final were played on the December 20, 2018.[12] The reigning champion Carlo Biado defeated Shane Van Boening in the first semi-final, whilst Joshua Filler defeated Alexander Kazakis in a final rack decider. Filler would win the event; climbing to an 11–7 lead, and eventually winning 13–10.[6][13]
Prize money
The event saw a total prize pool of $200,000.[14]
| Prize money[7] | |
|---|---|
| Winner | 40.000 US$ |
| Final | 15.000 US$ |
| Semi-final | ? US$ |
| Quarter-final | ? US$ |
| Last 16 | ? US$ |
| Last 32 | ? US$ |
| Last 64 | ? US$ |
| Total | 200.000 US$ |
Preliminary round
Group 1
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Eklent Kaçi | 9 | |||||
| Alejandro Carvajal | 7 | |||||
| Eklent Kaçi | 9 | |||||
| Meshaal al-Murdhi | 6 | |||||
| Meshaal al-Murdhi | 9 | |||||
| Abdulatif Alfawal | 5 | |||||
| Aloysius Yapp | 9 | |||||
| Fayaz Hussain | 3 | |||||
| Aloysius Yapp | 9 | |||||
| Witalij Pazura | 8 | |||||
| Witalij Pazura | 9 | |||||
| Ryu Seung-woo | 5 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Abdulatif Alfawal | 6 | |||||
| Alejandro Carvajal | 4 | Witalij Pazura | 9 | |||
| Abdulatif Alfawal | 9 | |||||
| Ryu Seung-woo | 9 | |||||
| Fayaz Hussain | 3 | Meshaal al-Murdhi | 3 | |||
| Ryu Seung-woo | 9 | |||||
Group 2
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Joshua Filler | 9 | |||||
| Stanimir Ruslanow | 5 | |||||
| Joshua Filler | 9 | |||||
| Mazen Berjaoui | 5 | |||||
| Mazen Berjaoui | 9 | |||||
| Matthew Edwards | 6 | |||||
| Hunter Lombardo | 5 | |||||
| Radosław Babica | 9 | |||||
| Radosław Babica | 6 | |||||
| Jeff de Luna | 9 | |||||
| Sami Koylu | 7 | |||||
| Jeff de Luna | 9 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Matthew Edwards | 7 | |||||
| Stanimir Ruslanow | 5 | Radosław Babica | 9 | |||
| Matthew Edwards | 9 | |||||
| Hunter Lombardo | 8 | |||||
| Hunter Lombardo | 9 | Mazen Berjaoui | 9 | |||
| Sami Koylu | 7 | |||||
Group 3
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Roland Garcia | 8 | |||||
| Hsu Jui-an | 9 | |||||
| Hsu Jui-an | 9 | |||||
| Bader al-Awadhi | 1 | |||||
| Ahmed Nizam Uddin | 1 | |||||
| Bader al-Awadhi | 9 | |||||
| Billy Thorpe | 9 | |||||
| Ahmed Aleqaly | 4 | |||||
| Billy Thorpe | 7 | |||||
| Liu Ri-teng | 9 | |||||
| Liu Ri-teng | 9 | |||||
| David Alcaide | 1 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Roland Garcia | 9 | |||||
| Roland Garcia | 9 | Billy Thorpe | 5 | |||
| Ahmed Nizam Uddin | 5 | |||||
| David Alcaide | 7 | |||||
| Ahmed Aleqaly | 2 | Bader al-Awadhi | 9 | |||
| David Alcaide | 9 | |||||
Group 4
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Fjodor Gorst | 9 | |||||
| Omar Al-Shaheen | 6 | |||||
| Fjodor Gorst | 9 | |||||
| Jeong Young-hwa | 1 | |||||
| Mohammad Soufi | 7 | |||||
| Jeong Young-hwa | 9 | |||||
| Wojciech Szewczyk | 5 | |||||
| Robbie Capito | 9 | |||||
| Robbie Capito | 9 | |||||
| Sanjin Pehlivanović | 5 | |||||
| Sanjin Pehlivanović | 9 | |||||
| Johann Chua | 7 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Omar Al-Shaheen | 9 | |||||
| Omar Al-Shaheen | 9 | Sanjin Pehlivanović | 6 | |||
| Mohammad Soufi | 6 | |||||
| Johann Chua | 9 | |||||
| Wojciech Szewczyk | 3 | Jeong Young-hwa | 7 | |||
| Johann Chua | 9 | |||||
Group 5
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Niels Feijen | 9 | |||||
| Chang Yu-Lung | 5 | |||||
| Niels Feijen | 9 | |||||
| Francisco Díaz-Pizarro | 7 | |||||
| Francisco Díaz-Pizarro | 9 | |||||
| Israel Rota | 2 | |||||
| Corey Deuel | 9 | |||||
| Ahmed Tanvir | 5 | |||||
| Corey Deuel | 9 | |||||
| Petri Makkonen | 4 | |||||
| Fawaz al-Rashedi | 3 | |||||
| Petri Makkonen | 9 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Chang Yu-Lung | 6 | |||||
| Chang Yu-Lung | 9 | Petri Makkonen | 9 | |||
| Israel Rota | 5 | |||||
| Ahmed Tanvir | 5 | |||||
| Ahmed Tanvir | 9 | Francisco Díaz-Pizarro | 9 | |||
| Fawaz al-Rashedi | 4 | |||||
Group 6
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Hsieh Chia-chen | 9 | |||||
| Satoshi Kawabata | 3 | |||||
| Hsieh Chia-chen | 9 | |||||
| Ruslan Chinachov | 8 | |||||
| Ruslan Chinachov | 9 | |||||
| Mika Immonen | 5 | |||||
| Mateusz Śniegocki | 9 | |||||
| Vincent Halliday | 7 | |||||
| Mateusz Śniegocki | 9 | |||||
| Jeffrey Ignacio | 5 | |||||
| Abdullah Alenzi | 6 | |||||
| Jeffrey Ignacio | 9 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Satoshi Kawabata | 6 | |||||
| Satoshi Kawabata | 9 | Jeffrey Ignacio | 9 | |||
| Mika Immonen | 4 | |||||
| Abdullah Alenzi | 2 | |||||
| Vincent Halliday | 1 | Ruslan Chinachov | 9 | |||
| Abdullah Alenzi | 9 | |||||
Group 7
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Alexander Kazakis | 9 | |||||
| Jakub Koniar | 8 | |||||
| Alexander Kazakis | 9 | |||||
| Hayato Hijikata | 8 | |||||
| Ko Ping-han | 4 | |||||
| Hayato Hijikata | 9 | |||||
| Xu Xiaocong | 9 | |||||
| Ahmad Mohamad Sllah | 8 | |||||
| Xu Xiaocong | 6 | |||||
| Waleed Majid | 9 | |||||
| Waleed Majid | 9 | |||||
| Cheng Yu-hsuan | 5 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Ko Ping-han | 9 | |||||
| Jakub Koniar | 4 | Xu Xiaocong | 7 | |||
| Ko Ping-han | 9 | |||||
| Cheng Yu-hsuan | 9 | |||||
| Ahmad Mohamad Sllah | 2 | Hayato Hijikata | 5 | |||
| Cheng Yu-hsuan | 9 | |||||
Group 8
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Alex Pagulayan | 9 | |||||
| Mohammad Berjaoui | 8 | |||||
| Alex Pagulayan | 9 | |||||
| Tōru Kuribayashi | 8 | |||||
| Sharik Aslam Sayed | 5 | |||||
| Tōru Kuribayashi | 9 | |||||
| Roman Hybler | 9 | |||||
| Mohammad al-Amin | 8 | |||||
| Roman Hybler | 1 | |||||
| Ko Pin-yi | 9 | |||||
| Hasan Idan | 4 | |||||
| Ko Pin-yi | 9 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Sharik Aslam Sayed | 9 | |||||
| Mohammad Berjaoui | 6 | Roman Hybler | 4 | |||
| Sharik Aslam Sayed | 9 | |||||
| Hasan Idan | 6 | |||||
| Mohammad al-Amin | 6 | Tōru Kuribayashi | 9 | |||
| Hasan Idan | 9 | |||||
Group 9
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Carlo Biado | 9 | |||||
| Jorge Llanos | 3 | |||||
| Carlo Biado | 9 | |||||
| Sergei Luzker | 5 | |||||
| Sergei Luzker | 9 | |||||
| Nguyễn Anh Tuấn | 8 | |||||
| Wiktor Zieliński | 7 | |||||
| Tomoya Iima | 9 | |||||
| Tomoya Iima | 9 | |||||
| Dương Quốc Hoàng | 7 | |||||
| Ameer Ali | 5 | |||||
| Dương Quốc Hoàng | 9 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Nguyễn Anh Tuấn | 9 | |||||
| Jorge Llanos | 2 | Dương Quốc Hoàng | 5 | |||
| Nguyễn Anh Tuấn | 9 | |||||
| Wiktor Zieliński | 9 | |||||
| Wiktor Zieliński | 9 | Sergei Luzker | 7 | |||
| Ameer Ali | 8 | |||||
Group 10
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Liu Haitao | 9 | |||||
| Ali Abdulhadi | 2 | |||||
| Liu Haitao | 6 | |||||
| Wang Can | 9 | |||||
| Marlon Manalo | 6 | |||||
| Wang Can | 9 | |||||
| Martin Daigle | 8 | |||||
| Casper Matikainen | 9 | |||||
| Casper Matikainen | 4 | |||||
| Naoyuki Ōi | 9 | |||||
| Abdullah Falah | 2 | |||||
| Naoyuki Ōi | 9 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Marlon Manalo | 2 | |||||
| Ali Abdulhadi | 2 | Casper Matikainen | 9 | |||
| Marlon Manalo | 9 | |||||
| Martin Daigle | 6 | |||||
| Martin Daigle | 9 | Liu Haitao | 9 | |||
| Abdullah Falah | 3 | |||||
Group 11
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Thorsten Hohmann | 6 | |||||
| Jason Theron | 9 | |||||
| Jason Theron | 5 | |||||
| Tomasz Kapłan | 9 | |||||
| Takhti Zarekani | 6 | |||||
| Tomasz Kapłan | 9 | |||||
| Maximilian Lechner | 7 | |||||
| Tomoo Takano | 9 | |||||
| Tomoo Takano | 9 | |||||
| Wu Jiaqing | 8 | |||||
| Jimmy Worung | 1 | |||||
| Wu Jiaqing | 9 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Thorsten Hohmann | 6 | |||||
| Thorsten Hohmann | 9 | Wu Jiaqing | 9 | |||
| Takhti Zarekani | 7 | |||||
| Maximilian Lechner | 9 | |||||
| Maximilian Lechner | 9 | Jason Theron | 5 | |||
| Jimmy Worung | 6 | |||||
Group 12
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Chris Melling | 9 | |||||
| Marc Bijsterbosch | 2 | |||||
| Chris Melling | 9 | |||||
| Richard Halliday | 3 | |||||
| Ali Maghsoud | 8 | |||||
| Richard Halliday | 9 | |||||
| Maxim Dudanez | 6 | |||||
| Yukio Akakariyama | 9 | |||||
| Yukio Akakariyama | 7 | |||||
| Wu Kun-lin | 9 | |||||
| Wojciech Sroczyński | 5 | |||||
| Wu Kun-lin | 9 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Ali Maghsoud | 3 | |||||
| Marc Bijsterbosch | 8 | Yukio Akakariyama | 9 | |||
| Ali Maghsoud | 9 | |||||
| Wojciech Sroczyński | 9 | |||||
| Maxim Dudanez | 7 | Richard Halliday | 3 | |||
| Wojciech Sroczyński | 9 | |||||
Group 13
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Ko Ping-chung | 9 | |||||
| Ivar Saris | 6 | |||||
| Ko Ping-chung | 9 | |||||
| Nick Malai | 6 | |||||
| Nick Malai | 9 | |||||
| Robert Hart | 3 | |||||
| Jalal Yousef | 9 | |||||
| Oliver Szolnoki | 5 | |||||
| Jalal Yousef | 7 | |||||
| Shane Van Boening | 9 | |||||
| Marek Kudlik | 1 | |||||
| Shane Van Boening | 9 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Ivar Saris | 6 | |||||
| Ivar Saris | 9 | Jalal Yousef | 9 | |||
| Robert Hart | 3 | |||||
| Marek Kudlik | 8 | |||||
| Oliver Szolnoki | 8 | Nick Malai | 9 | |||
| Marek Kudlik | 9 | |||||
Group 14
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Denis Grabe | 3 | |||||
| Phone Myint Kyaw | 9 | |||||
| Phone Myint Kyaw | 9 | |||||
| Lo Ho Sum | 4 | |||||
| Toh Lian Han | 3 | |||||
| Lo Ho Sum | 9 | |||||
| Konstantin Stepanov | 9 | |||||
| Enrique Rojas | 8 | |||||
| Konstantin Stepanov | 9 | |||||
| Dang Jinhu | 4 | |||||
| Lin Ta Li | 8 | |||||
| Dang Jinhu | 9 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Denis Grabe | 6 | |||||
| Denis Grabe | 9 | Dang Jinhu | 9 | |||
| Toh Lian Han | 2 | |||||
| Lin Ta Li | 9 | |||||
| Enrique Rojas | 8 | Lo Ho Sum | 6 | |||
| Lin Ta Li | 9 | |||||
Group 15
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Francisco Sánchez | 9 | |||||
| Aung Moe Thu | 6 | |||||
| Francisco Sánchez | 9 | |||||
| John Morra | 2 | |||||
| Roberto Brillantes | 0 | |||||
| John Morra | 9 | |||||
| Konrad Juszczyszyn | 9 | |||||
| Kong Bu Hong | 4 | |||||
| Konrad Juszczyszyn | 9 | |||||
| Albin Ouschan | 4 | |||||
| Thomas Tokoph | 4 | |||||
| Albin Ouschan | 9 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Aung Moe Thu | 5 | |||||
| Aung Moe Thu | 9 | Albin Ouschan | 9 | |||
| Roberto Brillantes | 3 | |||||
| Thomas Tokoph | 3 | |||||
| Kong Bu Hong | 8 | John Morra | 9 | |||
| Thomas Tokoph | 9 | |||||
Group 16
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Ralf Souquet | 9 | |||||
| Mohammed Hassan | 3 | |||||
| Ralf Souquet | 9 | |||||
| Lo Li-wen | 2 | |||||
| Bing Chen Gao | 5 | |||||
| Lo Li-wen | 9 | |||||
| Bashar Abdulmajeed | 7 | |||||
| Damianos Giallourakis | 9 | |||||
| Damianos Giallourakis | 8 | |||||
| Chang Jung-Lin | 9 | |||||
| Kwon Hojun | 8 | |||||
| Chang Jung-Lin | 9 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Bing Chen Gao | 9 | |||||
| Mohammed Hassan | 6 | Damianos Giallourakis | 7 | |||
| Bing Chen Gao | 9 | |||||
| Kwon Hojun | 5 | |||||
| Bashar Abdulmajeed | 4 | Lo Li-wen | 9 | |||
| Kwon Hojun | 9 | |||||
Finals
Grand Final
| Player | 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 | |||
| Joshua Filler | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carlo Biado | • | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
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Jason Theron
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External links
- WPA World 9-ball championship 2018 Archived August 7, 2018, at the Wayback Machine at azbilliards.com