2011 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
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The 2011 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a professional nine-ball pool tournament held from June 25 to July 1, 2011 at the Al Sadd Sports Club in Doha, Qatar. A series of qualifying tournaments were held from June 21 to 23. It was the 2011 edition of the WPA World Nine-ball Championship, which was first held in 1990. The event was organized by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA).
The defending champion was Filipino
Overview
The 2011 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a professional nine-ball pool championship, organized and promoted by the World Pool-Billiard Association and Matchroom Sport.[1][2] It was held at the headquarters of the Qatari Billiard and Snooker Federation, in the Al Sadd Sports Club in Doha, Qatar.[2] The championships were held for 128 competitors between June 25 and July 1, 2011.[3] It had 116 invited players, and a series of three qualifying events from June 21 to 23 produced 12 more players.[3]
Matches were played with alternating breaks as races-to-nine racks. The winner of the lag broke for the first rack and every odd-numbered rack thereafter, including the final rack if required.[3] The 128 participants were split into 16 groups of eight, competing in a double-elimination format.[4] When 64 players remained, the event changed to a single-elimination knockout; matches were race-to-11 racks except for the final, which was a race-to-13.[3] The defending champion was Francisco Bustamante, who won the 2010 final against Kuo Po-cheng 13–7.[5]
Prize fund
The event had a prize fund of $250,000. The winner received $36,000,[6] the same as the 2010 championship.[7] The prize money was divided as follows:[6]
- Winner: $36,000
- Runner-up: $18,000
- Semi-finalist: $10,000
- Quarter-finalist: $6,000
- Last 16: $4,000
- Last 32: $2,500
- Last 64: $2,000
- Group stage: $500
- Total: $250,000
Summary
Double-elimination round
The double-elimination stage, consisting of four rounds, took place on June 21–25.
The second day featured first- and second-round matches. The Filipino world number-two
The third day was devoted to second-round matches. Winners in the winners' bracket advanced to the round of 64, and losers'-bracket winners played the winners'-bracket losers the following day.
The fourth day was devoted to second-round matches in the losers' bracket, with winners progressing and losers eliminated.
Knockout rounds
Early rounds (last 64 to last 16)
The tournament changed to single-elimination from June 29 to July 1.[1] The round of 64 was played on June 29, when Efren Reyes was defeated by fellow Filipino Villamor 11–5.[16] Antonio Gabica led Mika Immonen 4–1 and 10–6 when he scratched in rack 17, allowing Immonen to win the next four racks and go hill-hill. The deciding rack was a safety battle until Gabica pocketed the 1-ball and ran the rack to win, 11–10.[16] Kuo Po-cheng led Mark Gray 10–6 before Gray won five racks in a row to win, 11–10.[17] Gray drew fellow Brit Chris Melling, who beat Korean Hwang Yong.[16] Francisco Bustamante defeated Sascha-Andrej Tege, 11–4.[16]
In the last 32, played on June 30, Francisco Bustamante was leading 9–4 against Riyan Setiawan when he was reportedly distracted by a press photographer.
In the last 16 on June 30, Shane Van Boening (the only American left in the field) led 6–3 against England's
Later rounds (quarter-finals to final)
The quarter-finals to the final were played on July 1, the last day of competition.[22] In the quarter-finals, Dennis Orcollo led 5–0 against Daryl Peach early in the match before winning 11–2.[22] Mark Gray played Shane van Boening and held a 4–0 lead before van Boening won five racks in a row to lead, 5–4.[22] Gray then won the next four racks and led, 10–6. Van Boening won the next three frames, but missed a shot using the bridge in rack 20. They took their time studying the nine-ball shot, but van Boening made an errant safety which allowed Gray to capitalize and win the match.[22] Tōru Kuribayashi trailed Ronnie Alcano 7–3, but won five of the next six to level the match at 8–8 (which later became 10–10). Kuribayashi broke for the game, but they were locked in a safety battle. After a fluke on the three-ball, Alcano ran the rack to win 11–10.[22]
Yukio Akakariyama led Vinacio Tanio throughout the match until Tanio tied it 8–8, when Akakariyama lost the next rack to trail 9–8 and 10–9; the match went to a decider after a break and run. Tanio broke in rack 21, but ran out of position on the eight-ball. He sank the ball, but faced another difficult shot on the nine-ball. Tanio missed, and Akakariyama faced a table-length shot on the nine-ball; he took over ten minutes to study the shot before potting it to win, 11–10.[22]
The first semi-final saw Orcullo face Alcano.
The final was played at 7 p.m. local time (
Knockout stage
The knockout draw for the last 64 stages follows; players in bold are match winners.[27]
Upper half
Section 1
Round of 64 (Race to 11) | Round of 32 (Race to 11) | Round of 16 (Race to 11) | ||||||||||||
Ralf Souquet | 11 | |||||||||||||
Serge Das | 5 | |||||||||||||
Ralf Souquet | 11 | |||||||||||||
Mariusz Skoneczny
| 2 | |||||||||||||
Radosław Babica | 7 | |||||||||||||
Mariusz Skoneczny
| 11 | |||||||||||||
Ralf Souquet | 9 | |||||||||||||
Vicenancio Tanio | 11 | |||||||||||||
Thorsten Hohmann | 7 | |||||||||||||
Lo Li-wen | 11 | |||||||||||||
Lo Li-wen | 6 | |||||||||||||
Vicenancio Tanio | 11 | |||||||||||||
Nick van den Berg | 7 | |||||||||||||
Vicenancio Tanio | 11 |
Section 2
Round of 64 (Race to 11) | Round of 32 (Race to 11) | Round of 16 (Race to 11) | ||||||||||||
Carlo Dalmatin | 11 | |||||||||||||
Hsu Kai Lun | 7 | |||||||||||||
Carlo Dalmatin | 8 | |||||||||||||
Yukio Akakariyama | 11 | |||||||||||||
Yukio Akakariyama | 11 | |||||||||||||
Soheil Vahedi | 7 | |||||||||||||
Yukio Akakariyama | 11 | |||||||||||||
Carlo Biado | 9 | |||||||||||||
Oliver Medenilla | 5 | |||||||||||||
Lee Van Corteza
| 11 | |||||||||||||
Lee Van Corteza
| 10 | |||||||||||||
Carlo Biado | 11 | |||||||||||||
Carlo Biado | 11 | |||||||||||||
Takhti Zarekani | 6 |
Section 3
Round of 64 (Race to 11) | Round of 32 (Race to 11) | Round of 16 (Race to 11) | ||||||||||||
Mika Immonen | 10 | |||||||||||||
Antonio Gabica | 11 | |||||||||||||
Antonio Gabica | 11 | |||||||||||||
Naoyuki Ōi | 6 | |||||||||||||
Imran Majid | 4 | |||||||||||||
Naoyuki Ōi | 11 | |||||||||||||
Antonio Gabica | 5 | |||||||||||||
Mark Gray
| 11 | |||||||||||||
Chris Melling | 11 | |||||||||||||
Hwang Yong | 2 | |||||||||||||
Chris Melling | 10 | |||||||||||||
Mark Gray
| 11 | |||||||||||||
Kuo Po-Cheng
| 10 | |||||||||||||
Mark Gray
| 11 |
Section 4
Round of 64 (Race to 11) | Round of 32 (Race to 11) | Round of 16 (Race to 11) | ||||||||||||
Darren Appleton | 11 | |||||||||||||
Dang Jinhu | 6 | |||||||||||||
Darren Appleton | 11 | |||||||||||||
Alan Cuartero | 4 | |||||||||||||
Alan Cuartero | 11 | |||||||||||||
Ahmad Taufiq Murni | 9 | |||||||||||||
Darren Appleton | 10 | |||||||||||||
Shane Van Boening | 11 | |||||||||||||
Shane Van Boening | 11 | |||||||||||||
Konstantin Stepanov | 8 | |||||||||||||
Shane Van Boening | 11 | |||||||||||||
Chang Jun Lin
| 5 | |||||||||||||
Chang Jun Lin
| 11 | |||||||||||||
Joven Alba | 5 |
Lower half
Section 5
Round of 64 (Race to 11) | Round of 32 (Race to 11) | Round of 16 (Race to 11) | ||||||||||||
Chris Orme | 7 | |||||||||||||
Ronnie Alcano
| 11 | |||||||||||||
Ronnie Alcano
| 11 | |||||||||||||
Raj Hundal | 9 | |||||||||||||
Raj Hundal | 11 | |||||||||||||
Tomoo Takano | 10 | |||||||||||||
Ronnie Alcano
| 11 | |||||||||||||
Chang Yu-lung | 5 | |||||||||||||
Chang Yu-lung | 11 | |||||||||||||
Israel Rota | 9 | |||||||||||||
Chang Yu-lung | 11 | |||||||||||||
Scott Higgins | 4 | |||||||||||||
Niels Feijen | 10 | |||||||||||||
Scott Higgins | 11 |
Section 6
Round of 64 (Race to 11) | Round of 32 (Race to 11) | Round of 16 (Race to 11) | ||||||||||||
Antonio Lining | 11 | |||||||||||||
Oliver Ortmann | 5 | |||||||||||||
Antonio Lining | 11 | |||||||||||||
Roman Hybler | 5 | |||||||||||||
Roman Hybler | 11 | |||||||||||||
Liu Haitao | 7 | |||||||||||||
Antonio Lining | 9 | |||||||||||||
Tōru Kuribayashi | 11 | |||||||||||||
Mario He | 8 | |||||||||||||
Hunter Lombardo | 11 | |||||||||||||
Hunter Lombardo | 4 | |||||||||||||
Tōru Kuribayashi | 11 | |||||||||||||
Huidji See | 8 | |||||||||||||
Tōru Kuribayashi | 11 |
Section 7
Round of 64 (Race to 11) | Round of 32 (Race to 11) | Round of 16 (Race to 11) | ||||||||||||
Dennis Orcollo | 11 | |||||||||||||
Muhammad Zulfikri | 9 | |||||||||||||
Dennis Orcollo | 11 | |||||||||||||
Caneda Villamor | 6 | |||||||||||||
Efren Reyes | 5 | |||||||||||||
Caneda Villamor | 11 | |||||||||||||
Dennis Orcollo | 11 | |||||||||||||
Francisco Bustamante | 7 | |||||||||||||
Francisco Bustamante | 11 | |||||||||||||
Sascha-Andrej Tege | 4 | |||||||||||||
Francisco Bustamante | 11 | |||||||||||||
Riyan Setiawan | 10 | |||||||||||||
Carlos Cabello | 8 | |||||||||||||
Riyan Setiawan | 11 |
Section 8
Round of 64 (Race to 11) | Round of 32 (Race to 11) | Round of 16 (Race to 11) | ||||||||||||
Jeffrey de Luna
| 9 | |||||||||||||
Fu Che-wei | 11 | |||||||||||||
Fu Che-wei | 1 | |||||||||||||
Daryl Peach | 11 | |||||||||||||
Daryl Peach | 11 | |||||||||||||
Roberto Gomez | 4 | |||||||||||||
Daryl Peach | 11 | |||||||||||||
Ko Pin-yi | 9 | |||||||||||||
Stephan Cohen | 11 | |||||||||||||
Raymund Faron | 9 | |||||||||||||
Stephan Cohen | 3 | |||||||||||||
Ko Pin-yi | 11 | |||||||||||||
Karl Boyes | 8 | |||||||||||||
Ko Pin-yi | 11 |
Quarterfinals onward
Quarterfinals (Race to 11) | Semifinals (Race to 11) | Final (Race to 13) | ||||||||||||
Vicenancio Tanio | 10 | |||||||||||||
Yukio Akakariyama | 11 | |||||||||||||
Yukio Akakariyama | 11 | |||||||||||||
Mark Gray
| 10 | |||||||||||||
Mark Gray
| 11 | |||||||||||||
Shane Van Boening | 9 | |||||||||||||
Yukio Akakariyama | 13 | |||||||||||||
Ronnie Alcano
| 11 | |||||||||||||
Ronnie Alcano
| 11 | |||||||||||||
Tōru Kuribayashi | 10 | |||||||||||||
Ronnie Alcano
| 11 | |||||||||||||
Dennis Orcollo | 9 | |||||||||||||
Dennis Orcollo | 11 | |||||||||||||
Daryl Peach | 4 |
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 | 24 | |||
Ronnie Alcano |
• | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yukio Akakariyama | 13 |
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