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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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
[15] [16]
Group 1 [ edit ]
Group 2 [ edit ]
Group 3 [ edit ]
Group 4 [ edit ]
Group 5 [ edit ]
Group 6 [ edit ]
Group 7 [ edit ]
Group 8 [ edit ]
Group 9 [ edit ]
Group 10 [ edit ]
Group 11 [ edit ]
Group 12 [ edit ]
Group 13 [ edit ]
Group 14 [ edit ]
Group 15 [ edit ]
Group 16 [ edit ]
[16] [17]
Grand Final [ edit ]
[18]
References [ edit ]
^ a b "THE WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP TO STAY IN QATAR FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS – WPA Pool" . WPA Pool . Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018 .
^ "2018 WPA Men's World 9-Ball Champs" . WPA Pool . Retrieved December 16, 2018 .
^ Ted Lerner (December 7, 2017). "All Systems go for World 9-Ball Championship" . wpapool.com . World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017 .
^ "BIADO FINALLY REACHES POOL'S MOUNTAINTOP – WPA Pool" . WPA Pool . Archived from the original on December 18, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2018 .
^ "Biado Finally Reaches Pool's Mountaintop" . azbilliards.com . Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2018 .
^ a b "Final Scorecard" . December 20, 2018. Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018 .
^ a b
Ted Lerner (December 13, 2018). "It's Anyone's Game in Doha" . wpapool.com . World Pool-Billiard Association. Retrieved December 16, 2018 .
^ "Van Boening, Other Top Stars Cruise On Day One In Doha" . azbilliards.com . Retrieved December 17, 2018 . Jason Theron
^ "Judgement Day Casts Out The Weak As Fantastic Final 64 Gets Set To Do Battle" . azbilliards.com . Retrieved December 17, 2018 .
^ "17 Year Old Hong Kong Native Capito Stuns Kaci To Reach Final 16" . azbilliards.com . Retrieved December 19, 2018 .
^ Goral, Dariusz. "Eklent KaÇi vs Robbie Capito – Scoresheet" . esnooker.pl . Archived from the original on December 19, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2018 .
^ Lerner, Ted. "It's Biado vs. Van Boening, Filler vs. Kazakis As The 2018 World 9-ball Championship Heads To Final Day" . azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018 .
^ "Billiards: Carlo Biado bows to German foe in World 9-Ball Championship" . ABS-CBN News . December 20, 2018. Archived from the original on December 23, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018 .
^ "WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2018" . azbilliards.com . Retrieved December 17, 2018 .
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"World 9-Ball Championship Double Elimination – Doha / Qatar 2018" . esnooker.pl . Dariusz Goral . December 16, 2018.
^ a b
"2018 WPA Mens World 9-Ball Champs – Live Scoring Link" . wpapool.com . World Pool-Billiard Association . December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018 .
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"World 9 Ball Championship Men – Doha / Qatar 2018 (Knockout)" . esnooker.pl . Dariusz Goral. December 16, 2018.
^ Goral, Dariusz. "Scoresheet" . esnooker.pl . Retrieved December 24, 2018 .
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