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The 2018
WPA World Nine-ball 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 event for the eighth time in a row.
[3]
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]
Prize money
The event saw a total prize pool of $200,000.
[14]
Prize money
[7]
Winner
40.000
US$
Final
15.000 US$
Semi-final
? US$
Quarter-final
? US$
Last 16
? US$
Last 32
? US$
Last 64
? US$
Total
200.000 US$
Preliminary round
[15]
[16]
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Group 9
Group 10
Group 11
Group 12
Group 13
Group 14
Group 15
Group 16
Finals
[16]
[17]
Grand Final
[18]
References
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a
b
"THE WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP TO STAY IN QATAR FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS – WPA Pool" . WPA Pool .
Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018 .
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"2018 WPA Men's World 9-Ball Champs" . WPA Pool . Retrieved December 16, 2018 .
^ 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 .
^
"BIADO FINALLY REACHES POOL'S MOUNTAINTOP – WPA Pool" . WPA Pool .
Archived from the original on December 18, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2018 .
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"Biado Finally Reaches Pool's Mountaintop" . azbilliards.com .
Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2018 .
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a
b
"Final Scorecard" . December 20, 2018.
Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018 .
^
a
b
Ted Lerner (December 13, 2018).
"It's Anyone's Game in Doha" . wpapool.com . World Pool-Billiard Association. Retrieved December 16, 2018 .
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"Van Boening, Other Top Stars Cruise On Day One In Doha" . azbilliards.com . Retrieved December 17, 2018 . Jason Theron
^
"Judgement Day Casts Out The Weak As Fantastic Final 64 Gets Set To Do Battle" . azbilliards.com . Retrieved December 17, 2018 .
^
"17 Year Old Hong Kong Native Capito Stuns Kaci To Reach Final 16" . azbilliards.com . Retrieved December 19, 2018 .
^ Goral, Dariusz.
"Eklent KaÇi vs Robbie Capito – Scoresheet" . esnooker.pl .
Archived from the original on December 19, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2018 .
^ Lerner, Ted.
"It's Biado vs. Van Boening, Filler vs. Kazakis As The 2018 World 9-ball Championship Heads To Final Day" . azbilliards.com.
Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018 .
^
"Billiards: Carlo Biado bows to German foe in World 9-Ball Championship" . ABS-CBN News . December 20, 2018.
Archived from the original on December 23, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018 .
^
"WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2018" . azbilliards.com . Retrieved December 17, 2018 .
^
"World 9-Ball Championship Double Elimination – Doha / Qatar 2018" . esnooker.pl .
Dariusz Goral . December 16, 2018.
^
a
b
"2018 WPA Mens World 9-Ball Champs – Live Scoring Link" . wpapool.com .
World Pool-Billiard Association . December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018 .
^
"World 9 Ball Championship Men – Doha / Qatar 2018 (Knockout)" . esnooker.pl . Dariusz Goral. December 16, 2018.
^ Goral, Dariusz.
"Scoresheet" . esnooker.pl . Retrieved December 24, 2018 .
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