2017 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

The WPA 9-Ball-World Championship 2017 was the 26th edition of the 9-Ball pool World Championships. It took place from December 9 to 14, 2017 in the al-Attiya Sports Arena of the Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha. The Qatari capital was the eighth time in a row the venue for the 9-Ball Championships.[2]

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2017
Tournament information
SportNine-ball
Locational-Arabi Sports Club,
Doha, Qatar[1]
DatesDecember 9, 2017–December 14, 2017
Tournament
format(s)
Double elimination / Single Elimination
Host(s)WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants128
Final positions
Champion Carlo Biado
Runner-up Roland Garcia

The championship was won by Filipino Carlo Biado, who defeated his compatriot Roland Garcia 13–5 in the final. Third place went to Taiwanese Wu Kun-lin and fourth to Albanian Eklent Kaçi. Defending champion was the Austrian Albin Ouschan, who lost in the second round against Kun-lin. The world number one Chang Jung-Lin was defeated in the round of the last 64 of the Canadian John Morra.

Qualification

The tournament is attended by 128 players. 24 players qualified over the world rankings.[3] A total of 92 starting places have been awarded according to a quota by the continental and regional associations as well as the hosting Qatari association and the sponsors.[3] From December 5 to 7, 2017, a qualifying tournament was held, in which 96 participants in three knockout competitions played off the remaining 12 starting positions.

In the main tournament, the 128 participants were first divided into 16 groups of 8 players, in which they competed in the double knockout system from December 9 to 11 . Four players of each group qualified for the final round, which took place from December 12 to 14 and was played in the knockout system.[2][3]

Tournament bracket

Preliminary round

[4][5][6][7][8]

Group 1
  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner’s Round
                             
      Chang Jung-Lin 9  
      James Georgiadis 7    
    James Georgiadis 7       Chang Jung-Lin 9
  Jorge Llanos 3     Jorge Llanos 9       Francisco Felicilda 8
  Mateusz Śniegocki 9     Jorge Llanos 8
    Francisco Felicilda 9  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Chang Yu-Lung 9  
  Takhti Zarekani 1       Kong Bu Hong 5  
  Francisco Felicilda 9     Kong Bu Hong 5       Chang Yu-Lung 9
      Takhti Zarekani 9       Mateusz Śniegocki 5
    Takhti Zarekani 8
      Mateusz Śniegocki 9  
  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 2
  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner’s Round
                             
      Johann Chua 9  
      Hassan Zeraatgar 4    
    Hassan Zeraatgar 9       Johann Chua 8
  Hassan Zeraatgar 7     Zine el-Abidine Cherif 6       Jalal Yousef 9
  Mieszko Fortuński 9     Zine el-Abidine Cherif 1
    Jalal al-Sarisi 9  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Mieszko Fortuński 9  
  Maung Maung 9       Maung Maung 3  
  Johann Chua 3     Maung Maung 9       Mieszko Fortuński 5
      Tomoo Takano 6       Francisco Sánchez 9
    Tomoo Takano 6
      Francisco Sánchez 9  
  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 3
  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner’s Round
                             
      Jeffrey de Luna 9  
      Mohamed el-Raousti 1    
    Mohamed el-Raousti 1       Jeffrey de Luna 9
  Lee jun-ho 7     Lee Jun-ho 9       Muzammil Hussain 3
  Bader al-Awadhi 9     Muzammil Hussain 9
    Lee Jun-ho 7  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Ryu Seung-woo 6  
  Ryu Seung-woo 9       Bader al-Awadhi 9  
  Muzammil Hussain 5     Ryu Seung-woo 9       Bader al-Awadhi 7
      Mika Immonen 5       Keng Kwang Chan 9
    Keng Kwang Chan 9
      Mika Immonen 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 4
  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner’s Round
                             
      Warren Kiamco 9  
      Jason Theron 3    
    Jason Theron 8       Warren Kiamco 7
  Majed Alazmi 0     Majed Alazmi 9       Konstantin Stepanow 9
  Dang Jinhu 9     Majed Alazmi 3
    Konstantin Stepanow 9  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Robert Hart 3  
  Teck Goh Chin 6       Jeffrey Ignacio 9  
  Warren Kiamco 9     Robert Hart 4       Jeffrey Ignacio 9
      Teck Goh Chin 9       Dang Jinhu 6
    Teck Goh Chin 5
      Dang Jinhu 9  
  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 5
  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner’s Round
                             
      Ko Pin-yi 9  
      Fawaz al-Rashedi 6    
    Fawaz al-Rashedi 9       Ko Pin-yi 9
  Fawaz al-Rashedi 6     Farhat Bouchaib 3       Lưu Minh Phúc 8
  Niels Feijen 9     Lưu Minh Phúc 9
    Farhat Bouchaib 2  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Wojciech Szewczyk 8  
  Wojciech Szewczyk 9       Christian Sparrenlöv 9  
  Lưu Minh Phúc 7     Wojciech Szewczyk 9       Christian Sparrenlöv 9
      Ahmed Tanvir 6       Niels Feijen 8
    Ahmed Tanvir 0
      Niels Feijen 9  
  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 6
  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner’s Round
                             
      Han Haoxiang 2  
      Ahmad Naiem 9    
    Han Haoxiang 9       Ahmad Naiem 7
  Han Haoxiang 5     Hunter Lombardo 4       Nick Malai 9
  Kong Dejing 9     Nick Malai 9
    Hunter Lombardo 7  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Kong Dejing 9  
  Damianos Giallourakis 8       Dharminder Lilly 6  
  Ahmad Naiem 9     Dharminder Lilly 2       Kong Dejing 6
      Damianos Giallourakis 9       Joshua Filler 9
    Damianos Giallourakis 6
      Joshua Filler 9  
  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 7
  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner’s Round
                             
      Alex Pagulayan 8  
      Yukio Akakariyama 9    
    Alex Pagulayan 7       Yukio Akakariyama 7
  Mohammad Berjawi 6     Mohammad Berjawi 9       Lo Ho Sum 9
  Roland Garcia 9     Mohammad Berjawi 7
    Lo Ho Sum 9  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Maxim Dudanez 4  
  Maxim Dudanez 9       Maximilian Lechner 9  
  Yukio Akakariyama 7     Maxim Dudanez 9       Maximilian Lechner 9
      Aayush Kumar 5       Roland Garcia 5
    Aayush Kumar 6
      Roland Garcia 9  
  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 8
  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner’s Round
                             
      Mario He 9  
      Tao Ying Duo 3    
    Tao Ying Duo 4       Mario He 8
  Lo Li-wen 9     Lo Li-wen 9       Dương Quốc Hoàng 9
  Cheng Yu-hsuan 6     Dương Quốc Hoàng 9
    Lo Li-wen 6  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Martin Daigle 9  
  Wiktor Zieliński 9       Mazin Berjawi 5  
  Mario He 8     Mazin Berjawi 3       Martin Daigle 9
      Wiktor Zieliński 9       Cheng Yu-hsuan 7
    Wiktor Zieliński 3
      Cheng Yu-hsuan 9  
  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 9
  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner’s Round
                             
      Albin Ouschan 9  
      Abdulatif Alfawal 5    
    Abdulatif Alfawal 5       Albin Ouschan 9
  Mohammadali Pordel 8     Mohammadali Pordel 9       Hsieh Chia-chen 5
  Nien Rong-chih 9     Hsieh Chia-chen 9
    Mohammadali Pordel 5  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Wang Can 5  
  Fjodor Gorst 3       Nien Rong-chih 9  
  Hsieh Chia-chen 9     Wang Can 7       Nien Rong-chih 5
      Fjodor Gorst 9       Liu Haitao 9
    Fjodor Gorst 5
      Liu Haitao 9  
  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 10
  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner’s Round
                             
      Ralf Souquet 9  
      Ali al-Obaidly 2    
    Ali al-Obaidly 9       Ralf Souquet 7
  Ali al-Obaidly 5     Ip Tung Pong 4       Roman Hybler 9
  Ruslan Tschinachow 9     Ip Tung Pong 2
    Roman Hybler 9  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Ali Maghsoud 2  
  Nguyễn Anh Tuấn 9       Tomasz Kapłan 9  
  Ralf Souquet 7     Ali Maghsoud 6       Tomasz Kapłan 9
      Nguyễn Anh Tuấn 9       Ruslan Tschinachow 8
    Nguyễn Anh Tuấn 8
      Ruslan Tschinachow 9  
  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 11
  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner’s Round
                             
      Alexander Kazakis 9  
      Nadim Okbani 2    
    Nadim Okbani 2       Alexander Kazakis 9
  Waleed Majid 1     Waleed Majid 9       Sebastian Ludwig 7
  Chu Bingjie 9     Sebastian Ludwig 9
    Waleed Majid 1  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Hiroshi Takenaka 2  
  Hiroshi Takenaka 9       Chu Bingjie 9  
  Sebastian Ludwig 8     Hiroshi Takenaka 9       Chu Bingjie 6
      Mohammed Hassan 2       Eklent Kaçi 9
    Mohammed Hassan 2
      Eklent Kaçi 9  
  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 12
  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner’s Round
                             
      David Alcaide 9  
      Mhanaa al-Obaidly 0    
    Mhanaa al-Obaidly 9       David Alcaide 4
  Mhanaa al-Obaidly 0     Hashim Ahusanu 4       Radosław Babica 9
  Md al-Amin 9     Hashim Ahusanu 2
    Radosław Babica 9  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Md al-Amin 9  
  Henrique Correia 5       Tōru Kuribayashi 8  
  David Alcaide 9     Tōru Kuribayashi 8       Md al-Amin 5
      Henrique Correia 9       Ko Ping-chung 9
    Henrique Correia 5
      Ko Ping-chung 9  
  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 13
  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner’s Round
                             
      Carlo Biado 9  
      Xu Xiaocong 6    
    Xu Xiaocong 9       Carlo Biado 9
  Xu Xiaocong 9     Kwon Hojun 2       Richard Halliday 4
  Denis Grabe 8     Kwon Hojun 8
    Richard Halliday 9  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Hayato Hijikata 9  
  Samuel Santos 9       Samuel Santos 5  
  Richard Halliday 4     Samuel Santos 9       Hayato Hijikata 9
      Osama Anga 3       Denis Grabe 4
    Osama Anga 1
      Denis Grabe 9  
  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 14
  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner’s Round
                             
      Wu Kun-lin 9  
      Li Si-yu 7    
    Li Si-yu 9       Wu Kun-lin 9
  Li Si-yu 9     Abderrahmane Mebarki 0       Petri Makkonen 7
  Abdulkhizar Hasanin 6     Abderrahmane Mebarki 3
    Petri Makkonen 9  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Bashar Hussain 8  
  Thorsten Hohmann 9       Abdulkhizar Hasanin 9  
  Petri Makkonen 7     Bashar Hussain 6       Abdulkhizar Hasanin 4
      Thorsten Hohmann 9       Pijus Labutis 9
    Pijus Labutis 9
      Thorsten Hohmann 3  
  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 15
  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner’s Round
                             
      Naoyuki Ōi 9  
      Daniel Tångudd 3    
    Daniel Tångudd 9       Naoyuki Ōi 9
  Daniel Tångudd 9     Mohammed Alkhashawi 3       John Morra 8
  Wu Jiaqing 5     Mohammed Alkhashawi 4
    John Morra 9  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Marco Teutscher 9  
  Ariel Casto 5       Ariel Casto 5  
  John Morra 9     Ariel Casto 9       Marco Teutscher 9
      Yang Ching-shun 6       Wu Jiaqing 2
    Yang Ching-shun 5
      Wu Jiaqing 9  
  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 16
  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner’s Round
                             
      Liu Cheng-chieh 9  
      Israel Rota 6    
    Israel Rota 9       Liu Cheng-chieh 9
  Israel Rota 9     Jeremiah Naidoo 1       Konrad Juszczyszyn 7
  André Lackner 4     Jeremiah Naidoo 5
    Konrad Juszczyszyn 9  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Abdullah al-Yousef 5  
  Abdullah al-Yousef 9       Gerson Martínez 9  
  Konrad Juszczyszyn 3     Abdullah al-Yousef 9       Gerson Martínez 9
      Meshaal al-Murdhi 8       André Lackner 8
    André Lackner 9
      Meshaal al-Murdhi 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.

Final round

[7][9][10][11][12][13]

Round of 64 Round of 32 Last 16 Quarter final Semi-Final Final
            
Albin Ouschan 11
Abdullah al-Yousef 6
Albin Ouschan 11
Ryu Seung-woo 9
Samuel Santos 10
Ryu Seung-woo 11
Albin Ouschan 3
Wu Kun-lin 11
Warren Kiamco 11
Kong Dejing 4
Warren Kiamco 8
Wu Kun-lin 11
Hiroshi Takenaka 4
Wu Kun-lin 11
Wu Kun-lin 11
Hsieh Chia-chen 8
Alexander Kazakis 8
Bader al-Awadhi 11
Bader al-Awadhi 3
Hsieh Chia-chen 11
Martin Daigle 8
Hsieh Chia-chen 11
Hsieh Chia-chen 11
Thorsten Hohmann 7
Chang Yu-Lung 11
Mieszko Fortuński 8
Chang Yu-Lung 10
Thorsten Hohmann 11
Xu Xiaocong 5
Thorsten Hohmann 11
Wu Kun-lin 6
Carlo Biado 11
Carlo Biado 11
Daniel Tångudd 6
Carlo Biado 11
Tomasz Kapłan 8
Tomasz Kapłan 11
Wojciech Szewczyk 9
Carlo Biado 11
Jeffrey Ignacio 7
Jeffrey Ignacio 11
Lo Ho Sum 4
Jeffrey Ignacio 11
Francisco Felicilda 9
Francisco Felicilda 11
Naoyuki Ōi 7
Carlo Biado [lower-alpha 1]
Liu Haitao DQ
Francisco Sánchez 11
Gerson Martínez 6
Francisco Sánchez 10
Liu Haitao 11
Israel Rota 3
Liu Haitao 11
Liu Haitao 11
Ko Ping-chung 10
Radosław Babica 11
Li Si-yu 8
Radosław Babica 9
Ko Ping-chung 11
Pijus Labutis 10
Ko Ping-chung 11
Carlo Biado 13
Roland Garcia 5
Ko Pin-yi 11
Maximilian Lechner 3
Ko Pin-yi 11
Nien Rong-chih 4
Nien Rong-chih 11
Hayato Hijikata 10
Ko Pin-yi 8
Roland Garcia 11
Niels Feijen 11
Keng Kwang Chan 9
Niels Feijen 7
Roland Garcia 11
Md al-Amin 4
Roland Garcia 11
Roland Garcia 11
Jalal al-Sarisi 4
Ruslan Tschinachow 6
Jalal al-Sarisi 11
Jalal al-Sarisi 11
Dương Quốc Hoàng 3
Dương Quốc Hoàng 11
Liu Cheng-chieh 10
Jalal al-Sarisi 11
Dang Jinhu 7
Lo Li-wen 11
Nguyễn Anh Tuấn 7
Lo Li-wen 5
Dang Jinhu 11
Christian Sparrenlöv 8
Dang Jinhu 11
Roland Garcia 11
Eklent Kaçi 6
Jeffrey de Luna 11
Maxim Dudanez 7
Jeffrey de Luna 9
Maung Maung 11
Maung Maung 11
Chu Bingjie 8
Maung Maung 11
Joshua Filler 6
Mateusz Śniegocki 11
Nick Malai 10
Mateusz Śniegocki 7
Joshua Filler 11
Ahmad Naiem 7
Joshua Filler 11
Maung Maung 7
Eklent Kaçi 11
Eklent Kaçi 11
Roman Hybler 6
Eklent Kaçi 11
David Alcaide 4
Wiktor Zieliński 5
David Alcaide 11
Eklent Kaçi 11
John Morra 7
Konstantin Stepanow 11
Marco Teutscher 7
Konstantin Stepanow 9
John Morra 11
John Morra 11
Chang Jung-Lin 9

Final

The final was played between two Filipino players, the two players alternate break. Carlo Biado reached 13 in the first place to win the championship.

Biado quickly dominated the first two games. He then took advantage of Garcia's mistakes to make the score 5–0, then 7–0. Garcia gets the first point in the eighth game, losing 1–7. However Garcia's perfectionism in the next game led Biado to raise the score to 8–1.

Garcia seemed to be back with two straight wins, with a 3–8 deficit. However, a good break from Biado, with a penalty shoot-out Garcia made the score continue to separate the 7 points is 10–3. However, at this time the results seem to have been determined. Biado quickly ended the match with a perfect game of breaking balls and win the match and the 9-Ball world championship for the first time.[14][15]

PlayerLagRackRacks
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Carlo Biado 13
Roland Garcia • 5

Notes and references

Notes
  1. Liu Haitao arrived 25 minutes late. The game was therefore scored 11-0 for Carlo Biado.

References
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  2. Ted Lerner (December 7, 2017). "All Systems go for World 9-Ball Championship". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  3. "Invitation World 9-Ball Championship 2017" (PDF; 789 KB). wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. December 9, 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 9, 2017.
  4. Ted Lerner (December 10, 2017). "Chang, Ouschan, lead the way on day 1…". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  5. Ted Lerner (December 11, 2017). "Filler steamrolls into the Knockout Rounds…". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  6. Ted Lerner (December 12, 2017). "It's all business from here on in…". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  7. "Played matches World 9 Ball Championship – Doha / Qatar 2017". esnooker.pl. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
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  9. Ted Lerner (December 12, 2017). "It's down to the final 16 in Doha". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  10. Ted Lerner (December 13, 2017). "Four left to go for World 9-Ball Crown on Thursday". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  11. "Scoresheet: Carlo Biado – Roland Garcia". esnooker.pl. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  12. "World 9 Ball Championship Men – Doha / Qatar 2017 – Knockout". esnooker.pl. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
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  14. Ted Lerner (December 14, 2017). "Biado finally reaches pool's mountaintop". WPA Pool. Archived from the original on December 18, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  15. "World 9-Ball Championship 2016". CueScore. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
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