2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
The 2018 WPA 9-Ball-World Championship was a 9-Ball pool world Championships. The event took place between December 10 to 20, 2018 in the al-Attiya Sports Arena of the Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha, Qatar.[1] The Qatari capital held the even for the eighth time in a row.[3]
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Sport | Nine-ball |
Location | al-Arabi Sports Club, Doha, Qatar[1] |
Dates | December 14, 2018–December 20, 2018[2] |
Tournament format(s) | Double elimination / Single Elimination |
Host(s) | WPA World Nine-ball Championship |
Participants | 128 |
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The reigning champion was Filipino Carlo Biado, who defeated his compatriot Roland Garcia 13–5 in the 2017 final.[4][5] Biado would reach the final of the event, defeating Shane Van Boening in the semi-final. Germany's Joshua Filler won the event, defeating Biado in the final 13–10.[6]
Tournament summary
The event was entered by 128 participants who were initially divided into 16 groups of 8 players, in which they competed against each other from December 14 to 16 in a double elimination tournament. Four players in each group qualified for the final round, which will be played from December 17 to 20. The event was played under "alternating break" format.[7]
In the initial double-elimination round, 2003 and 2013 champion Thorsten Hohmann was eliminated, having first lost 6–9 to Jason Theron,[8] and then to 2005 champion Wu Jiaqing also 6–9, despite being ahead 6–2.[9]
Later in the event, 9-ball world number one Klenti Kaci was defeated in the round of 32 – 10–11 to 17 year old Robbie Capito. Capito was at one stage 7–1, and 10–8 down in the match, but won the final three racks to win the match.[10][11]
The semi-finals and final were played on the December 20, 2018.[12] The reigning champion Carlo Biado defeated Shane Van Boening in the first semi-final, whilst Joshua Filler defeated Alexander Kazakis in a final rack decider. Filler would win the event; climbing to an 11–7 lead, and eventually winning 13–10.[6][13]
Preliminary round
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Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated. |
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Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated. |
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Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated. |
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Group 5
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Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated. |
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Group 6
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Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated. |
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Group 7
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Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated. |
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Group 8
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Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated. |
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Group 9
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Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated. |
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Group 10
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Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated. |
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Group 11
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Group 12
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Group 13
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Finals
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Jason Theron
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External links
- WPA World 9-ball championship 2018 at azbilliards.com