2001 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

The WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2001 was the 12th edition of the WPA World Championship for 9-Ball Pool. It took place from July 14 to 22, 2001 in Cardiff, Wales.[1]

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2001
Tournament information
Sport9-ball
LocationCardiff, Wales[1]
DatesJuly 14, 2001–July 22, 2001[1]
Tournament
format(s)
Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants128
Final positions
Champion Mika Immonen
Runner-up Ralf Souquet

Mika Immonen won the event, defeating German Ralf Souquet in the final, winning 17–10.[2]

Format

The 128 participating players were divided into 16 groups, in which they competed in round robin mode against each other. The top four players in each group qualified for the final round played in the knockout system.[3]

Prize money

The event's prize money stayed similar to that of the previous years, with winner Mika Immonen winning $65,000.[4]

PositionPrize
First Place (Champion)$65,000
Second Place (Runner-Up)$30,000
Third Place (Semi-finalist$17,500
Fifth place (quarter finalist)$8,500
Ninth place (loser in round of 16)$4,000
Seventeenth place (loser in round of 32)$2,000
Thirty Third (loser in round of 64)$1,500
Sixty Fifth place (Fifth or sixth in round robin group)$1,000
Eighty First place (Seventh place in round robin group)$500

Preliminary round

The following 64 players dropped out in the group stage:[5]

5. Place6. Place7. Place8. Place
Group 1: Tom Storm Fabio Luersen Apostolis Alexandris Andy Battams
Group 2: Jorge de Souza Pan Shen-ping Ivica Putnik Vegar Kristiansen
Group 3: Evangelos Vettas Patrick Ooi Lou Condo Andrew Richardson (pool player)
Group 4: Kunihiko Takahashi Dan Basavich Dino Nair Diego Pedro Simon
Group 5: Pawel Rogalski Evgeny Stalev Daniel Dutz Aki Heiskanen
Group 6: Rodolfo Luat Park Shin-young Paul Davies Bill Stephen
Group 7: Warren Kiamco Joe Johnson Gerry Watson Bruce Anderson (pool player)
Group 8: Rob McKenna Raymond Hauge George SanSouci Athanasios Vrakas
Group 9: Jeong Young-hwa Adsushi Shiraiwa Kasper Thygesen Brent Wells
Group 10: Jan Dulst Ross McInnes Kiyotaka Ohashi Robert Pleiner
Group 11: Kenichi Uchigaki Mark Selby Jimmy Hendry Juan Silva
Group 12: Jon Kucharo Niklas Bergendorff Akikumo Tashikawa Mark Williams
Group 13: Kang Chin-ching Imran Majid Vincent Facquet Manuel Chau
Group 14: Thomas Engert Peter Nielsen Dominic Dale Warren King (pool player)
Group 15: Surathep Phoochalam Luc Salvas Lee Jang-su Paul Smith
Group 16: Rico Diks Dee Adkins Matjaž Erčulj Arnold van Staden

Final round

[3]

Round of 64 Round of 32 Last 16 Quarter final Semifinal Final
            
Ralf Souquet 9
Marc Holtz 7
Ralf Souquet 9
Takashi Toda 8
Takashi Toda 9
Christian Reimering 3
Ralf Souquet 11
Yang Ching-shun 3
Yang Ching-shun 9
Dodong Alwi 2
Yang Ching-shun 9
Kevin Smith 6
Kevin Smith 9
Jorge Llanos 2
Ralf Souquet 11
Marcus Chamat 1
Marcus Chamat 9
Paul Potier 3
Marcus Chamat 9
Lukas Krenek 1
Lukas Krenek 9
Nick van den Berg 8
Marcus Chamat 11
Andreas Roschkowsky 9
Earl Strickland 9
Ramil Gallego 8
Earl Strickland 7
Andreas Roschkowsky 9
Andreas Roschkowsky 9
Hsia Hui-kai 4
Ralf Souquet 11
Lai Chia-hsiung 2
Dimitri Jungo 9
Ismael Páez 7
Dimitri Jungo 3
David Alcaide 9
David Alcaide 9
Alex Lely 7
David Alcaide 9
Jeremy Jones 11
Jeremy Jones 9
Steve Knight 1
Jeremy Jones 9
Troy Frank 4
Troy Frank 9
Phil Harrison 5
Jeremy Jones 3
Lai Chia-hsiung 11
Oliver Ortmann 9
Allen Hopkins 3
Oliver Ortmann 8
Antonio Lining 9
Antonio Lining 9
Hishashi Yamamoto 8
Antonio Lining 7
Lai Chia-hsiung 11
Lai Chia-hsiung 9
Michael Schmidt 8
Lai Chia-hsiung 9
Johnny Archer 4
Johnny Archer 9
Fabio Petroni 6
Ralf Souquet 10
Mika Immonen 17
Ralph Eckert 9
Kim Davenport 8
Ralph Eckert 9
Thorsten Hohmann 8
Thorsten Hohmann 9
Alex Pagulayan 8
Ralph Eckert 6
Niels Feijen 11
Niels Feijen 9
Quinten Hann 7
Niels Feijen 9
Efren Reyes 5
Efren Reyes 9
Tiong Boon Tan 3
Niels Feijen 7
Mika Immonen 11
Mika Immonen 9
Corey Deuel 3
Mika Immonen 9
Tony Drago 1
Tony Drago 9
Francisco Bustamante 6
Mika Immonen 11
Anthony Ginn 2
Gary Ponting 9
Radosław Babica 7
Gary Ponting 3
Anthony Ginn 9
Anthony Ginn 9
Chao Fong-pang 8
Mika Immonen 11
Alain Martel 7
Chang Hao-ping 9
Robby Suarly 6
Chang Hao-ping 8
Alain Martel 9
Alain Martel 9
Tommy Donlon 5
Alain Martel 11
Chris Melling 9
Steve Davis 9
Jimmy White 2
Steve Davis 8
Chris Melling 9
Chris Melling 9
Sandor Tot 8
Alain Martel 11
Leonardo Andam 9
Leonardo Andam 9
Johl Younger 5
Leonardo Andam 9
Satoshi Kawabata 6
Satoshi Kawabata 9
Ernesto Domínguez 4
Leonardo Andam 11
Charlie Williams 9
Charlie Williams 9
Daryl Peach 7
Charlie Williams 9
Lee Tucker 8
Lee Tucker 9
John Horsfall 8
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References
  1. "Admiral WPA World Pool Championship 2001". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  2. "Immonen Takes World Crown". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  3. "2001 WPA World Pool Championship" (PDF). csns.ca. Cue Sports Nova. July 18, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  4. "Admiral WPA World Pool Championship 2001". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  5. "2001 WPA World Pool Championship" (PDF). csns.ca. Cue Sports Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF; 101 KB) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
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