| WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2001 | |
| Location: | Cardiff, Wales |
| Start Date: | July 14, 2001 |
| End Date: | July 22, 2001 |
| Sport: | 9-ball |
| Tournament Format: | Round robin / Single Elimination |
| Host: | WPA World Nine-ball Championship, Matchroom Pool |
| Runner-Up1: | Ralf Souquet |
| Participants: | 128 |
| Champion: |  Mika Immonen |
| Previous: | 2000 |
| Next: | 2002 |
The 2001 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 12th edition of the WPA World Championship for 9-Ball Pool. It took place from July 14 to 22, 2001 in Cardiff, Wales.[1]
Mika Immonen won the event, defeating German Ralf Souquet in the final, winning 17 - 10.[2]
The 128 participating players were divided into 16 groups, in which they competed in round robin mode against each other. The top four players in each group qualified for the final round played in the knockout system.[3]
The event's prize money stayed similar to that of the previous years, with winner Mika Immonen winning $65,000.[4]
| Position | Prize | |
|---|---|---|
| First Place (champion) | $65,000 | |
| Second Place (runner-up) | $30,000 | |
| Third Place (semi-finalist | $17,500 | |
| Fifth place (quarter finalist) | $8,500 | |
| Ninth place (loser in round of 16) | $4,000 | |
| Seventeenth place (loser in round of 32) | $2,000 | |
| Thirty Third (loser in round of 64) | $1,500 | |
| Sixty Fifth place (Fifth or sixth in round robin group) | $1,000 | |
| Eighty First place (Seventh place in round robin group) | $500 |
The following 64 players dropped out in the group stage:[5]
| 5. Place | 6. Place | 7. Place | 8. Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1: |  | Andy Battams | |||
| Group 2: | Jorge de Souza |  |  | ||
| Group 3: |  |  | Andrew Richardson | ||
| Group 4: |  Diego Pedro Simon | ||||
| Group 5: | | ||||
| Group 6: |  Bill Stephen | ||||
| Group 7: |  Bruce Anderson | ||||
| Group 8: | | Athanasios Vrakas | |||
| Group 9: |  |  | Brent Wells | ||
| Group 10: | Robert Pleiner | ||||
| Group 11: |  Juan Silva | ||||
| Group 12: |  | Mark Williams | |||
| Group 13: |  |  Manuel Chau | |||
| Group 14: | | | |||
| Group 15: | Paul Smith | ||||
| Group 16: |  |  |  Arnold van Staden |