2011 WPA World Eight-ball Championship
The 2011 WPA World Eight-ball Championship was an eight-ball world championship, organized by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA), and held 19–26 February 2011 at the Fujairah Exhibition Centre of the Al Diar Siji Hotel in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. A total of 116 players from all of the WPA's six regions participated.
Tournament information | |
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Sport | Eight-ball |
Location | Fujairah, United Arab Emirates |
Dates | February 19, 2011–February 26, 2011 |
Tournament format(s) | Double Elimination / Single Elimination |
Host(s) | WPA World Eight-ball Championship |
Venue | Fujairah Exhibition Centre, Al Diar Siji Hotel |
Participants | 116 |
Final positions | |
Champion | |
Runner-up | |
The event was won by Dennis Orcollo of the Philippines,[1] who won the event with a 9–2 win in the final over Niels Feijen of the Netherlands.[2] David Alcaide of Spain, and Darren Appleton of England were third and fourth respectively. The total prize money for the event was US$205,000. The event is also referred to as the 2011 Etisalat World 8 Ball Pool Championship, among other variations, for sponsorship purposes.
Tournament format
- Double-elimination tournament on stage one until 56 players are left.
- Race to seven racks
- Single-elimination tournament on stage two:
- The undefeated players are seeded on stage 2 and the best eight will receive first round byes.
- Race to nine racks, except for the final which is race to eleven.[3]
Schedule and prize money
Stage | Date | Prize | Racks |
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Qualifying tournaments | February 12–18 | US$0 | 7 |
Players' meeting | February 19 | US$0 | 7 |
First round | February 20–24 | US$0 | 7 |
Last 84 | US$300 | 7 | |
Last 56 | US$1,000 | 9 | |
Last 32 | US$2,000 | 9 | |
Last 16 | US$3,500 | 9 | |
Quarterfinals | US$6,000 | 9 | |
Fourth place | February 26 | US$10,000 | 9 |
Third place match | US$14,000 | 9 | |
Runner up | US$25,000 | 11 | |
Winner | US$40,000 | 11 |
Ranked players
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Stage 1
Group A
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | 1st round | 2nd round | ||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
0 | |||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
0 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
6 | |||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
5 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||
7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
3 | |||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated. |
Losers eliminated. | Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round. | Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round. |
Group B
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | 1st round | 2nd round | ||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
3 | |||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||
5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
7 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||
7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
6 | |||||||||||||||
Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated. |
Losers eliminated. | Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round. | Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round. |
Group C
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | 1st round | 2nd round | ||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
0 | |||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
3 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
4 | |||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
7 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
3 | |||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated. |
Losers eliminated. | Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round. | Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round. |
Group D
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | 1st round | 2nd round | ||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
3 | |||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
4 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
0 | |||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated. |
Losers eliminated. | Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round. | Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round. |
Group E
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | 1st round | 2nd round | ||||||||||||
5 | |||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
6 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||
7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||
2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
4 | |||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated. |
Losers eliminated. | Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round. | Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round. |
Group F
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | 1st round | 2nd round | ||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
4 | |||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
5 | |||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
4 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
5 | |||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated. |
Losers eliminated. | Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round. | Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round. |
Group G
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | 1st round | 2nd round | ||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
4 | |||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
1 | |||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
1 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||
4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
0 | |||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated. |
Losers eliminated. | Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round. | Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round. |
Group H
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | 1st round | 2nd round | ||||||||||||
3 | |||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
4 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
3 | |||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
5 | |||||||||||||||
5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||
1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
1 | |||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated. |
Losers eliminated. | Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round. | Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round. |
Group I
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | 1st round | 2nd round | ||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
5 | |||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
5 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
0 | |||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
1 | |||||||||||||||
6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
7 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
6 | |||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated. |
Losers eliminated. | Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round. | Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round. |
Group J
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | 1st round | 2nd round | ||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
5 | |||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
4 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||
7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
7 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
2 | |||||||||||||||
Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated. |
Losers eliminated. | Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round. | Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round. |
Group K
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | 1st round | 2nd round | ||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
0 | |||||||||||||||
6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
1 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||
7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
6 | |||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
6 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||
6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
1 | |||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated. |
Losers eliminated. | Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round. | Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round. |
Group L
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | 1st round | 2nd round | ||||||||||||
4 | |||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
5 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
6 | |||||||||||||||
Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
4 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
7 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
0 | |||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated. |
Losers eliminated. | Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round. | Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round. |
Group M
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | 1st round | 2nd round | ||||||||||||
6 | |||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
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1 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
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Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
6 | |||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
3 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||
2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
5 | |||||||||||||||
7 | |||||||||||||||
Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated. |
Losers eliminated. | Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round. | Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round. |
Group N
2nd playoff round | 1st playoff round | 1st round | 2nd round | ||||||||||||
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3 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||
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Losers' bracket | Winners' bracket | ||||||||||||||
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4 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||
0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
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Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated. |
Losers eliminated. | Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round. | Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round. |
Stage 2
Playoff
Vincent Facquet (FRA) defeated Phuc Lung Nguyen (VIE) 3–2 for eighth seed and the last bye to the Round of 32.
Upper half
Round of 56 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||||||
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Semifinals and Final
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References
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