1996 WPA World Nine-ball Championship explained

WPA World 9-ball Championship 1996
Location:Borlänge, Sweden
Start Date:October 23, 1996
End Date:October 27, 1996
Sport:9-ball
Tournament Format:Round robin / Single Elimination
Host:WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Runner-Up1: Tom Storm
Participants:64
Champion: Ralf Souquet
Previous:1995
Next:1997

The 1996 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a professional pool championship that took place in 1996 in Borlänge, Sweden. The event was won by Germany's Ralf Souquet, who defeated Sweden's Tom Storm in the final 11–1.[1] [2] Defending champion Oliver Ortmann was defeated in the semi-finals 13-8 by Storm.[3]

Knockout stages

The following is the results from the quarter-finals. Players competing had progressed through the earlier knockout round. Players in bold denote match winners. Matches were race-to-13- until the final match was race-to-11- due to televising purposes.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Profile . billiardapps.com . 27 December 2019 . 2 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160402023355/http://www.billiardapps.com/player_profile.asp?db=epc&playerid=83 . dead .
  2. Web site: World 9-Ball Championship 1996 - match results :: ProPool.info . propool.info . 27 December 2019 .
  3. Web site: World 9-Ball Championship 1997 - match results :: ProPool.info . propool.info . 4 February 2019 . 4 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190204174608/http://propool.info/tours/world-9-ball-championship-1997-matches.htm . dead .