The 2016 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 25th edition of the 9-Ball pool World Championships. It took place from July 30 to August 4, 2016 in the al-Attiya Sports Arena of the Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha. The Qatari capital was the seventh time in a row the venue for the 9-Ball Championships.[2]
Albin Ouschan defeated American Shane Van Boening 13–6 in the final and became the first Austrian 9-ball world champion.[3] This was the third Austrian World pool champion, after Gerda Hofstätter won the Women's WPA World Nine-ball Championship in 1995, and Oushchan's sister Jasmine Ouschan who won the WPA World Ten-Ball Championship in 2010.[4]
The defending champion was Taiwanese player Ko Pin-yi, who lost to Jayson Shaw in the last 64.
The tournament was attended by 128 players, of which the top 24 players in the world rankings qualified automatically. A total of 92 starting places were awarded according to a quota by the continental and regional associations as well as the hosting Qatari association and event sponsors. From July 25 to 28, 2016, a qualifying tournament was held in which 128 participants played in three knockout competitions for the remaining 12 starting places.[5]
In the main tournament, the 128 participants were first divided into 16 groups of 8 players and competed there from July 30 to August 1 in the double knockout system against each other. Four players in each group qualified for the final round. This took place from August 2 to 4 and was played in the knockout system.[6]
The event was played in the change break format, and with the triangle of balls were moved up the table, so that the 9-ball was placed where the 1 ball would usually be placed.
Prize money
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Amount[2]
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Winner |
$40.000
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Runner Up |
$20.000
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Semifinal |
$8.000
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Quarter final |
$5.000
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Last 16 |
$3.000
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Last 32 |
$2.000
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Last 64 |
$1.500
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65.–96. Place |
$500
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Total |
200.000
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Preliminary round
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Group 1
[10]
Group 2
[11]
Group 3
[12]
Group 4
[13]
Group 5
[14]
Group 6
[15]
Group 7
[16]
Group 8
[17]
Group 9
[18]
Group 10
[19]
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| Main Round | | | Winner’s Round |
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| Chu Bingjie | 9 |
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| Nadim Okbani | 3 | | |
| | | Chu Bingjie | 9 |
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| | | Rubén Bautista | 1 |
| Hiroshi Takenaka | 5 | | |
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| Rubén Bautista | 9 | | |
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| Hsieh Chia-chen | 9 |
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| Mieszko Fortuński | 7 | | |
| | | Hsieh Chia-chen | 9 |
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| | | Ali Maghsoud | 5 |
| Ali Maghsoud | 9 | | |
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| Mika Immonen | 8 | | |
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| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round |
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| | Hiroshi Takenaka | 7 |
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| Nadim Okbani | 3 | | | Ali Maghsoud | 9 |
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| Hiroshi Takenaka | 9 | | | |
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| | Mieszko Fortuński | 9 |
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| Mieszko Fortuński | 9 | | | Rubén Bautista | 5 |
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| Mika Immonen | 4 | | | |
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Group 11
[20]
Group 12
[21]
Group 13
[22]
Group 14
[23]
Group 15
[24]
Group 16
[25]
Knockout phase
[26][27][28][29]
Final
References
- ^ "Albin Is Ocean's Apart". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ^ a b Ted Lerner (July 29, 2016). "2016 World 9-Ball All Set to kick off in Qatar". wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ^ Erich Matheis (August 4, 2016). "Albin Ouschan ist Weltmeister im 9er-Ball". oepbv.at (in German). Österreichischer Pool-Billard-Verband. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ^ "Albin Ouschan tritt aus dem großen Schatten". kurier.at. August 4, 2016. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ^ "World 9-Ball Championship 2016". CueScore. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ^ "Invitation World 9 Ball Championship 2016 (W9BC) July 25 to August 4, 2016" (PDF). wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ Ted Lerner (July 30, 2016). "The Middle East rises on the World Stage". wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ Ted Lerner (July 31, 2016). "Fit, fresh and fabulous". wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ Ted Lerner (August 1, 2016). "Pressure becomes the great Equalizer on Judgement Day". wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "World 9 Ball 2016 – group 1". online-brackets.com. Online Brackets. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "World 9 Ball 2016 – group 2". online-brackets.com. Online Brackets. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "World 9 Ball 2016 – group 3". online-brackets.com. Online Brackets. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "World 9 Ball 2016 – group 4". online-brackets.com. Online Brackets. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "World 9 Ball 2016 – group 5". online-brackets.com. Online Brackets. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "World 9 Ball 2016 – group 6". online-brackets.com. Online Brackets. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "World 9 Ball 2016 – group 7". online-brackets.com. Online Brackets. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "World 9 Ball 2016 – group 8". online-brackets.com. Online Brackets. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "World 9 Ball 2016 – group 9". online-brackets.com. Online Brackets. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "World 9 Ball 2016 – group 10". online-brackets.com. Online Brackets. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "World 9 Ball 2016 – group 11". online-brackets.com. Online Brackets. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "World 9 Ball 2016 – group 12". online-brackets.com. Online Brackets. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "World 9 Ball 2016 – group 13". online-brackets.com. Online Brackets. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "World 9 Ball 2016 – group 14". online-brackets.com. Online Brackets. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "World 9 Ball 2016 – group 15". online-brackets.com. Online Brackets. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "World 9 Ball 2016 – group 16". online-brackets.com. Online Brackets. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "World 9 Ball 2016 – Final Round". online-brackets.com. Online Brackets. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ Ted Lerner (August 2, 2016). "Shaw, Shane go on the Offensive". wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on August 3, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ Ted Lerner (August 3, 2016). "It's down to a fantastic four in Doha". wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on August 3, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
- ^ Ted Lerner (August 5, 2016). "Albin is Ocean's Apart". wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
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