2016 U.S. Open 9-ball Championship

The 2016 US Open 9-Ball Championships 2016 was an international pool tournament in the discipline 9-Ball, from 16–22 October 2016 at Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. It was the 41st entry of the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships. The American Shane Van Boening won the event with a 13–9 final victory against the Taiwanese Chang Jung-lin to win his fifth US Open.[1] van Boening's fifth title put him equal for the most wins with Earl Strickland. Third place went to Jayson Shaw .[2]

2016 U.S. Open 9-ball Championship
Tournament information
Dates16–22 October 2016
VenueSheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel
CityNorfolk, Virginia
CountryUnited States
Organisation(s)World Pool-Billiard Association
FormatDouble elimination
Final
Champion Shane Van Boening
Runner-up Chang Jung-lin
Score13-6

Defending champion was the Cheng Yu-hsuan. However, after defeats against Hsieh Chia-chen and Antonio Lining, Yu-hsuan lost in the double elimination round without a win.[1]

Tournament format

The tournament was played as a double-elimination tournament and as a race to 11 under winner break rules.

Rankings

The following were the 32 best placed players.[1][2][3]

Place Player
1 Shane Van Boening
2 Chang Jung-lin
3 Jayson Shaw
4 Dennis Orcollo
5 Jeremy Jones
David Alcaide
7 Alex Pagulayan
Chang Yu-lung
9 Ko Ping-chung
Brandon Shuff
Abdullah al-Shammari
Ko Pin-yi
13 Hsieh Chia-chen
Mike Dechaine
Carlo Biado
Warren Kiamco
Place Player
17 Josh Roberts
Naoyuki Ōi
Mark Gray
Daryl Peach
Francisco Sánchez Ruíz
Imran Majid
Hsu Kai-lun
Justin Bergman
25 Jeremy Sossei
Eklent Kaçi
Mario He
Corey Deuel
Mika Immonen
Nick van den Berg
Radosław Babica
Wu Kun-lin
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References
  1. "US Open 9-Ball Championships 2016 – Tournament Brackets". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. "US Open 9-Ball Championships 2016 – Tournament Results". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. "US Open 2016". accu-stats.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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