All Japan Championship (pool)

The All Japan Championship is an annual international pool tournament founded by Kazuo Fujima in 1967, with an all-around tournament with multiple disciplines, in the men's division up until 1990. In the Men's tournament the current discipline is ten-ball, however the Women's tournament is played in the discipline of nine-ball. The All Japan Championship is currently sanctioned by the JPBA (Japan Professional Pocket Billiard Association). The first 20 years only held men's competitions. It was not until the 21st competition in 1988 that the women's event was established. Most of the competition period is after the middle of November each year. This is the most famous international large-scale pool event held in Japan, and the oldest tournament in pool that is still held. Takeshi Okumura had won the men's tournament the most times, having won thirteen times pre 1991, when the tournament was multiple divisions. Takeshi Okumura and Ko Pin-yi have won the men's tournament the most times, three, post 1990 in the single discipline modern format. Akimi Kajitani has won the women's tournament the most times, four.

Tournament history

Men

Year Winner Runner-up Discipline
1991 Japan Junichi Kosugi Philippines Efren Reyes Nine-ball
1992 Japan Akikumo Toshikawa Philippines Antonio Lining
1993 Japan Takeshi Okumura Japan Akikumo Toshikawa
1994 Chinese Taipei Chang Hao-Ping Japan Takeshi Okumura
1995 Japan Takeshi Okumura (2) Japan Shuji Nagata
1996 Chinese Taipei Yang Ching-shun Philippines Francisco Bustamante
1997 Japan Kunihiko Takahashi United States C.J. Wiley
1998 Chinese Taipei Chang Hao-Ping (2) Japan Takeshi Okumura
1999 Philippines Efren Reyes Philippines Antonio Lining
2000 Philippines Antonio Lining Chinese Taipei Chao Fong-pang
2001 United States Corey Deuel Finland Mika Immonen
2002 Philippines Francisco Bustamante Finland Mika Immonen
2003 Philippines Efren Reyes (2) Japan Tasuku Nishio
2004 Germany Ralf Souquet Finland Mika Immonen
2005 Japan Takeshi Okumura (3) Finland Mika Immonen
2006 Philippines Lee Van Corteza Chinese Taipei Chang Pei-Wei
2007 Chinese Taipei Wu Jiaqing Japan Toru Kuribayashi
2008 Finland Mika Immonen Philippines Ronnie Alcano
2009 Philippines Francisco Bustamante (2) Philippines Antonio Lining
2010 Germany Thorsten Hohmann Chinese Taipei Ko Ping-chung
2011 Chinese Taipei Ko Pin-yi China Wu Jiaqing Ten-ball
2012 Chinese Taipei Chang Jung-lin Chinese Taipei Yang Ching-shun
2013 Chinese Taipei Ko Pin-yi (2) Chinese Taipei Chang Jung-lin
2014 Philippines Raymund Faraon Japan Naoyuki Ōi
2015 Philippines Johann Chua Philippines Ronnie Alcano
2016 Chinese Taipei Ko Pin-yi (3) Philippines Jeffrey de Luna
2017 Philippines Johann Chua (2) Philippines Jundel Mazon
2018 Japan Tomoo Takano Japan Toru Kuribayashi
2019 China Zheng Xiaohui China Dang Jinhu
2023 Chinese Taipei Lu Hui-Chan Japan Hayato Hijikata
2024 Chinese Taipei Wu Kun-lin Philippines Jundel Mazon

Top Performers

Name Nationality Winner Runner-up Finals
Takeshi Okumura  Japan 3 2 5
Ko Pin-yi  Chinese Taipei 0 3
Efren Reyes  Philippines 2 1
Francisco Bustamante  Philippines
Chang Hao-Ping  Chinese Taipei 0 2
Johann Chua  Philippines
  • Active participants are shown in bold.
  • In the event of identical records, players are sorted in alphabetical order by first name.

Women

Year Winner Runner-up Discipline
1988 Japan Mieko Harada Japan Kazuko Shimizu Nine-ball
1989 China Zhu Yukuri Japan Kiyoko Sano
1990 United States LoreeJon Jones Japan Yoko Miura
1991 Japan Mieko Harada (2) China Zhu Yukuri
1992 Japan Akimi Kajitani Japan Mieko Harada
1993 Chinese Taipei Jennifer Chen Japan Yoko Miura
1994 Japan Makiko Takagi China Zhu Yukuri
1995 China Zhu Yukuri (2) Japan Yoko kamimura
1996 England Allison Fisher Chinese Taipei Liu Shin-mei
1997 Chinese Taipei Jennifer Chen (2) United States Irene Pippin
1998 Chinese Taipei Liu Shin-mei Japan Makiko Takagi
1999 Japan Akimi Kajitani (2) Chinese Taipei Jennifer Chen
2000 Northern Ireland Karen Corr England Allison Fisher
2001 Chinese Taipei Liu Shin-mei (2) England Allison Fisher
2002 China Pan Xiaoting Japan Sakiki Namiki
2003 Chinese Taipei Liu Shin-mei (3) South Korea Jung Sung-hyun
2004 Japan Akimi Kajitani (3) Chinese Taipei Lin Yuan-chun
2005 China Pan Xiaoting (2) Japan Makiko Takagi
2006 Chinese Taipei Lin Yuan-chun Austria Jasmin Ouschan
2007 Chinese Taipei Chang Shu-han Japan Akio Otani
2008 China Pan Xiaoting (3) Chinese Taipei Chou Chieh-yu
2009 China Han Yu South Korea Lim Yun-Mi
2010 Chinese Taipei Lin Hsiao-chi Japan Keiko Yukawa
2011 China Chen Siming Japan Junko Mitsuoka
2012 Chinese Taipei Chou Chieh-yu Chinese Taipei Chen Ho-yun
2013 Japan Akimi Kajitani (4) Japan Chihiro Kawahara
2014 Chinese Taipei Wu Zhi-Ting China Liu Shasha
2015 South Korea Kim Ga-young Japan Chihiro Kawahara
2016 Chinese Taipei Ho Yun-chen Japan Chihiro Kawahara
2017 China Chen Siming (2) Japan Miyuki Kuribayashi
2018 China Shi Tianqi South Korea Lim Yun-mi
2019 China Han Yu (2) China Chen Siming
2023 Japan Yuki Hiraguchi Japan Chihiro Kawahara
2024 South Korea Seo Seoa China Wang Xiaotong

Top Performers

Name Nationality Winner Runner-up Finals
Akimi Kajitani  Japan 4 0 4
Liu Shin-mei  Chinese Taipei 3 1
Pan Xiaoting  China 0 3
Zhu Yukuri  China 2 2 4
Chen Siming  China 1 3
Jennifer Chen  Chinese Taipei
Mieko Harada  Japan
Han Yu  China 0 2
  • Active participants are shown in bold.
  • In the event of identical records, players are sorted in alphabetical order by first name.

Japan Open

In addition to the All Japan Championship another tournament known as the Japan Open played in the discipline of Nine-ball for men and women. However, from 2011 to present, the men's tournament was played in the discipline of Ten-ball. The event began in 1988 and the year after for women and the event has continued for over 30 years. Takeshi Okumura is the most successful player having won the tournament four times. Akimi Kajitani is the most successful player having won the women's tournament the most times, three.[1][2]

Men

Year Winner Runner-up Discipline
1988 Japan Takeshi Okumura Japan Hideo Shiraishi Nine-ball
1989 Chinese Taipei Zhang Xiao-yuan Philippines Jose Parica
1990 Mexico Ismael Páez Mexico Ernesto Dominguez
1991 Japan Syuji Nagata Japan Akikumo Toshikawa
1992 Philippines Francisco Bustamante Japan Tomoki Mekari
1993 Japan Akikumo Toshikawa Japan Masao Tachibana
1994 Japan Takeshi Okumura (2) Japan Akikumo Toshikawa
1995 Japan Takeshi Okumura (3) Japan Yoshihiro Kitatani
1996 Japan Kunihiko Takahashi Japan Syuji Nagata
1997 Philippines Roel Esquillo Japan Akikumo Toshikawa
1998 Philippines Elvis Perez Japan Hisanao Kataoka
1999 Japan Takeshi Okumura (4) Japan Akikumo Toshikawa
2000 Japan Satoshi Kawabata United States Johnny Archer
2001 Japan Mitsuaki Itsuno Chinese Taipei Chao Fong-pang
2002 Philippines Francisco Bustamante (2) Germany Ralf Souquet
2003 Japan Daisaku Nishijima Philippines Ramil Gallego
2004 Chinese Taipei Xia Wei-kui Philippines Rodolfo Luat
2005 Philippines Efren Reyes Philippines Rodolfo Luat
2006 Philippines Antonio Lining Philippines Dante Rasalan
2007 Philippines Alex Pagulayan Chinese Taipei Lo Li-wen
2008 Philippines Dennis Orcollo Japan Ryoji Aoki
2009 Philippines Ramil Gallego Chinese Taipei Lo Li-wen
2010 Philippines Francisco Bustamante (3) Philippines Efren Reyes
2011 Chinese Taipei Chang Jung-lin Philippines Efren Reyes Ten-ball
2012 Philippines Warren Kiamco Japan Satoshi Kawabata
2013 Japan Hayato Hijikata Philippines Lee Van Corteza
2014 Philippines Antonio Lining (2) United States Rodney Morris
2015 Philippines Carlo Biado Japan Toru Kuribayashi
2016 Japan Hayato Hijikata (2) Japan Toru Kuribayashi
2017 Chinese Taipei Chang Jung-lin (2) Japan Naoyuki Ōi
2018 Philippines Lee Van Corteza Japan Naoyuki Ōi
2019 Japan Naoyuki Ōi Japan Norio Ogawa
2022 Japan Tomoya Iima Japan Kenichi Uchigaki
2023 Japan Tomoya Iima (2) Philippines Dennis Orcollo
2024 Philippines Jeffrey Ignacio Chinese Taipei Tsung Han-lin

Top Performers

Name Nationality Winner Runner-up Finals
Takeshi Okumura  Japan 4 0 1
Francisco Bustamante  Philippines 3 3
Antonio Lining  Philippines 2 2
Chang Jung-lin  Chinese Taipei
Hayato Hijikata  Japan
Tomoya Iima  Japan
  • Active participants are shown in bold.
  • In the event of identical records, players are sorted in alphabetical order by first name.

Women

Year Winner Runner-up Discipline
1989 Japan Yoko Miura Japan Iso Masako Nine-ball
1990 Japan Shigemi Watanabe Japan Yukiko Sada
1991 Japan Rie Oriuchi Japan Kiyoko Sano
1992 Japan Mieko Harada Japan Setsuko Kubota
1993 Japan Makiko Takagi Japan Keitko Nishimura
1994 Japan Makiko Takagi (2) Japan Keitko Nishimura
1995 Japan Yoko Miura (2) Japan Setsuko Kubota
1996 Japan Yoko Miura (3) Japan Setsuko Kubota
1997 Japan Akimi Kajitani Japan Makiko Takagi
1998 Japan Kyoko Sone Japan Mika Muneta
1999 Japan Akimi Kajitani (2) Japan Kimiko Yamauchi
2000 Japan Akimi Kajitani (3) Japan Kyoko Sone
2001 Japan Akimi Kajitani (4) Japan Kyoko Sone
2002 Japan Keiko Yukawa Japan Teruko Sekikawa
2003 Japan Makiko Takagi (3) Japan Yukiko Hamanishi
2004 Chinese Taipei Kao Shi-Pin Chinese Taipei Chang Shu-Han
2005 China Zhou Meng-Meng Japan Miyuki Kuribayashi
2006 Chinese Taipei Su Yi-Yun Japan Yukiko Hamanishi
2007 Japan Miyuki Kuribayashi Japan Chihiro Kawahara
2008 Japan Miyuki Kuribayashi (2) Japan Akimi Kajitani
2009 Chinese Taipei Chen Ho-Yun Japan Keiko Yukawa
2010 Chinese Taipei Chou Chieh-Yu China Jia Li
2011 Chinese Taipei Wei Tzu-Chien Japan Chihiro Kawahara
2012 Japan Akimi Kajitani (5) Japan Chihiro Kawahara
2013 Japan Chihiro Kawahara Chinese Taipei Tsai Pei-Chun
2014 Chinese Taipei Wu Zhi-Ting China Jia Li
2015 Japan Chihiro Kawahara (2) Japan Kyoko Sone
2016 Japan Miyuki Kuribayashi (3) Chinese Taipei Amber Chen
2017 Chinese Taipei Fan Yu-Hsuan Japan Yuki Hiraguchi
2018 Chinese Taipei Kuo Szu-Ting Japan Akimi Kajitani
2019 Chinese Taipei Amber Chen Philippines Rubilen Amit
2022 Japan Asako Satou Japan Yuki Hiraguchi
2023 Japan Tomoe Aoki Japan Akimi Kajitani
2024 Chinese Taipei Wang Wan-Ling Chinese Taipei Liu Shin-mei

Top Performers

Name Nationality Winner Runner-up Finals
Akimi Kajitani  Japan 5 3 8
Makiko Takagi  Japan 3 1 4
Miyuki Kuribayashi  Japan
Yoko Miura  Japan 0 3
Chihiro Kawahara  Japan 2 3 5
  • Active participants are shown in bold.
  • In the event of identical records, players are sorted in alphabetical order by first name.

References

  1. ^ "Japan Open". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Japan Open – Event Results". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
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