1997 WPA World Pool Championship

The 1997 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a professional pool championship that took place in 1997 in Chicago, United States. The event was won by Johnny Archer, who defeated Kun-Fang Lee in the final 9–3.[2] Defending champion Ralf Souquet was defeated in the semifinals 9-8 by Lee.[3]

1999 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Tournament information
Dates1–5 October 1997
CityChicago
CountryUnited States
Organisation(s)WPA World Nine-ball Championship
FormatGroup stage, Single elimination
Final
ChampionJohnny Archer[1]
Runner-upKun-Fang Lee
Score9-3
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Tournament Summary

Johnny Archer would win his second world nine-ball championship, after previously winning the event in 1992.[4][5]

Knockout Stages

The following is the results from the knockout stages. Players competing had progressed through the earlier knockout round.[6] All matches were played as race to 13 racks.[7][8]

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
 TPE Kun Fang-Lee 13
 PHL Warren Kiamco 11
 TPE Kun Fang-Lee 13
 GER Andreas Vondenhoff 6
 USA Roger Griffis 12
 GER Andreas Vondenhoff 13
 TPE Kun Fang-Lee 13
 TPE Min Wai Chin 12
 GER Oliver Ortmann 7
 TPE Min Wai Chin 13
 TPE Min Wai Chin 13
 USA Carson Wiley 8
 USA Carson Wiley 13
 TPE Kim Won Suk 6
 TPE Kun Fang-Lee 9
 GER Ralf Souquet 8
 JPN Takeshi Okumura 13
 GER Christian Reimering 7
 JPN Takeshi Okumura 11
 JPN Kunihiko Takahashi 13
 ENG Steve Knight 9
 JPN Kunihiko Takahashi 13
 JPN Kunihiko Takahashi 12
 GER Ralf Souquet 13
 TPE Wei Chi Chen 13
 CHN Min You Chow 5
Wei Chi Chen 9
 GER Ralf Souquet 13
 USA Kim Davenport 10
 GER Ralf Souquet 13
 TPE Kun Fang-Lee 3
 USA Johnny Archer 9
 USA Johnny Archer 13
 MEX Ernesto Dominguez 8
 USA Johnny Archer 13
 PHL Efren Reyes 4
 GER Bernd Jahnke 6
 PHL Efren Reyes 13
 USA Johnny Archer 13
 FIN Mika Immonen 8
 FIN Mika Immonen 13
 USA Danny DiLiberto 6
 FIN Mika Immonen 13
 SWE Tom Storm 9
 SWE Tom Storm 13
Shi Nagata 10
 USA Johnny Archer 9
 USA Reed Pierce 4
 USA Reed Pierce 13
George Bridlove 12
 USA Reed Pierce 13
 PHL Francisco Bustamante 12
 PHL Francisco Bustamante 13
 PHL Rodolfo Luat 11
 USA Reed Pierce 13
 USA Jimmy Wetch 12
 USA Jimmy Wetch 13
Edgardo Ramirez 4
 USA Jimmy Wetch 13
S Hu Chen 12
 JPN Akikumo Toshikawa 10
S Hu Chen 13
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References
  1. "World Champions – WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Retrieved 10 January 2019. Nick Varner
  2. "World 9-Ball Championship 1999 - match results :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. "World 9-Ball Championship 1997 - match results :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  4. "Players: Johnny Archer :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  5. "Johnny ARCHER - Johnny". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  6. "World 9-Ball Championship 1997 - match results :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  7. "Чемпионат Мира по «Девятке» 1997 - результаты матчей". propool.info. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  8. Metcalfe, Nick. The Pool Bible. Google Books. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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