2011 WPA World Eight-ball Championship

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WPA World 8-Ball Championship 2011
Single Elimination
Host(s)WPA World Eight-ball Championship
VenueFujairah Exhibition Centre, Al Diar Siji Hotel
Participants116
Final positions
ChampionPhilippines Dennis Orcollo
Runner-upNetherlands Niels Feijen

The 2011 WPA World Eight-ball Championship was an eight-ball world championship, organized by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA), and held 19–26 February 2011 at the Fujairah Exhibition Centre of the Al Diar Siji Hotel in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. A total of 116 players from all of the WPA's six regions participated.

The event was won by Dennis Orcollo of the Philippines,[1] who won the event with a 9–2 win in the final over Niels Feijen of the Netherlands.[2] David Alcaide of Spain, and Darren Appleton of England were third and fourth respectively. The total prize money for the event was US$205,000. The event is also referred to as the 2011 Etisalat World 8 Ball Pool Championship, among other variations, for sponsorship purposes.

Tournament format

Schedule and prize money

Stage Date Prize Racks
Qualifying tournaments February 12–18 US$0 7
Players' meeting February 19 US$0 7
First round February 20–24 US$0 7
Last 84 US$300 7
Last 56 US$1,000 9
Last 32 US$2,000 9
Last 16 US$3,500 9
Quarterfinals US$6,000 9
Fourth place February 26 US$10,000 9
Third place match US$14,000 9
Runner up US$25,000 11
Winner US$40,000 11

Ranked players

Stage 1

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Group A

Group B

Upper round 1Upper round 2
Mark Gray
4Spain David Alcaide7
Spain David Alcaide7

Group C

Group D

Group E

Upper round 1Upper round 2
Vilmos Foldes
7
Austria Mario He2

Group F

Group G

Group H

Group I

Upper round 1Upper round 2
Francisco Diaz-Pizarro
7Vietnam Do Hoang Quan7
Sand Al Baloushi3
Japan Lo Li Wen6
Iran Moein Khedri1Kuwait Omaral Shaheeme7
Kuwait Omaral Shaheeme7

Group J

Group K

Group L

Group M

Group N

Stage 2

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Playoff

Vincent Facquet (FRA) defeated Phuc Lung Nguyen (VIE) 3–2 for eighth seed and the last bye to the Round of 32.

Upper half

Round of 56 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
Philippines Antonio Lining 4
Croatia Carlo Dalmatin 9 Croatia Carlo Dalmatin 9
Japan Yukio Akakariyama 7 Croatia Carlo Dalmatin 4
Kuo Po-Cheng
4 Iran Takhti Zarekani 9
India Alok Kumar 9 India Alok Kumar 6
Iran Takhti Zarekani 9 Iran Takhti Zarekani 9
Germany Thorsten Hohmann 8 Iran Takhti Zarekani 2
Vietnam Phuc Long Nguyen 7 Philippines Dennis Orcollo 9
United States Shane Van Boening 9 United States Shane Van Boening 9
Canada Jason Klatt 3 Venezuela Jalal Yousseff 2
Venezuela Jalal Yousseff 9 United States Shane Van Boening 2
France Stephan Cohen 0 Philippines Dennis Orcollo 9
Philippines Dennis Orcollo 9 Philippines Dennis Orcollo 9
France Vincent Facquet 8
Round of 56 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
Chang Jun Lin
9
Poland Radosław Babica 2 Philippines Roberto Gomez 6
Philippines Roberto Gomez 9
Chang Jun Lin
6
Naoyuki Oi
3 -Spain David Alcaide 9
Spain David Alcaide 9 Spain David Alcaide 9
Philippines John Salazar 6
Lee Van Corteza
3
Lee Van Corteza
9 Spain David Alcaide 9
Germany Thomas Engert 9 Germany Thomas Engert 6
Philippines Raymund Faraon 8 Germany Thomas Engert 9
Canada Erik Hjorleifson 2 United States Earl Strickland 7
United States Earl Strickland 9 Germany Thomas Engert 9
Finland Mika Immonen 9 Finland Mika Immonen 1
Italy Bruno Muratore 4 Finland Mika Immonen 9
England Karl Boyes 1

Lower half

Round of 56 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
Netherlands Nick van den Berg 9
Philippines Joven Bustamante 7 Germany Ralf Souquet 1
Germany Ralf Souquet 9 Netherlands Nick van den Berg 9
Philippines Rodolfo Luat 5 Kuwait Omaral Shaheeme 4
Kuwait Omaral Shaheeme 9 Kuwait Omaral Shaheeme 9
Portugal Manuel Gama 9 Portugal Manuel Gama 4
Philippines Feliciano Francisco 7 Netherlands Nick van den Berg 8
United States Rodney Morris 9 Netherlands Niels Feijen 9
Philippines Ramil Gallego 6 United States Rodney Morris 2
Vietnam Do Hoang Quan 6 Netherlands Niels Feijen 9
Netherlands Niels Feijen 9 Netherlands Niels Feijen 9
England Daryl Peach 6 Philippines Oliver Medinilla 4
Vilmos Foeldes
9
Vilmos Foeldes
5
Philippines Oliver Medinilla 9
Round of 56 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
Qatar Bashar Hussain Abdulmajed 9
United Arab Emirates Salah AlRemwy 9 United Arab Emirates Salah AlRemwy 5
South Korea Ham Won Sik 5 Qatar Bashar Hussain Abdulmajed 4
Russia Konstantin Stepanov 0 Philippines Joven Alba 9
England Raj Hundal 9 England Raj Hundal 7
Philippines Joven Alba 9 Philippines Joven Alba 9
Philippines Efren Reyes 5 Philippines Joven Alba 2
Ronnie Alcano
9 England Darren Appleton 9
Jordan Shaker Wahdan 2 Philippines Ronato Alcano 9
Saudi Arabia Mohammed Abdulmohsen Alhazmi 2 Germany Oliver Ortmann 6
Germany Oliver Ortmann 9 Philippines Ronato Alcano 8
Sweden Marcus Chamat 7 England Darren Appleton 9
Huidje See
9
Huidje See
3
England Darren Appleton 9

Semifinals and Final

Semifinals Final
      
-- Philippines Dennis Orcollo 9
-- Spain David Alcaide 3
-- Philippines Dennis Orcollo 10
6 Netherlands Niels Feijen 3
6 Netherlands Niels Feijen 9
-- England Darren Appleton 0 Third place match
-- Spain David Alcaide 9
-- England Darren Appleton 2

References

  1. ^ "Orcullo Wins". azbilliards.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Feijen vs Orcullo for World 8-Ball Title". azbilliards.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "Day One of the World 8-Ball Championships - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "ROAD TO 8-BALL GLORY BEGINS - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  5. ^ "WPA Etisalat World 8-Ball Championship 2011". azbilliards.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.

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