Chinese Eight-ball World Championship

The World Chinese Eight-ball Championship (now known as the WPA World Heyball Championship) is a pool tournament in the discipline of Chinese eight-ball. The event has been held annually since 2015, first taking place in Yushan, Jiangxi in China. The tournament is one of the highest-paid pool tournaments in the world.

Results

Below is a list of results from the tournament starting from its inception in 2015.[1]

Men

Year Location Final
Winner Score Runner-up
2015 Yushan Darren Appleton 21-19[2] Mark Selby
2016 Shi Hanqing 21-20[3] Mick Hill
2017 Yang Fan 21-19[4] Chu Bingjie
2018 Zheng Yubo 21-19 Chris Melling
2019 Zheng Yubo (2) 21-15 Zhao Ruliang
2024 Xui Lin 7-3 Jack Whelan

Women

Year Location Final
Winner Score Runner-up
2015 Yushan Bai Ge 17-13[5] Zhang Xiaotong
2016 Chen Siming 17-11[6] Kelly Fisher
2017 Fu Xiaofang 17-16[4] Yu Jinpeng
2018 Han Yu 17-14 Liu Shasha
2019 Chen Siming (2) 17-14 Wang Ye
2024 Waratthanun Sukritthanes 6-1 Diana Khodjaeva

References

  1. ^ "China Billiard World Championships". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Appleton is the First Chinese 8-Ball World Champion". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Sanlig China Billiard World Championship 2016 Mens Division". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Fu and Fan Win Chinese Pool World Championships". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Bai Ge Crowned World Women Chinese 8-Ball Champion". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Sanlig China Billiard World Championship 2016 Womens Division". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.