WPA World 8-Ball Championship 2011 | |
Location: | Fujairah, United Arab Emirates |
Venue: | Fujairah Exhibition Centre, Al Diar Siji Hotel |
Start Date: | February 19, 2011 |
End Date: | February 26, 2011 |
Sport: | Eight-ball |
Participants: | 116 |
Tournament Format: | Double Elimination / Single Elimination |
Host: | WPA World Eight-ball Championship |
Champion: | Dennis Orcollo |
Runner-Up1: | Niels Feijen |
Previous: | 2010 |
Next: | 2012 |
The 2011 WPA World Eight-ball Championship was an eight-ball world championship, organized by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA), and held 19 - 26 February 2011 at the Fujairah Exhibition Centre of the Al Diar Siji Hotel in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. A total of 116 players from all of the WPA's six regions participated.
The event was won by Dennis Orcollo of the Philippines,[1] who won the event with a 9–2 win in the final over Niels Feijen of the Netherlands.[2] David Alcaide of Spain, and Darren Appleton of England were third and fourth respectively. The total prize money for the event was US$205,000. The event is also referred to as the 2011 Etisalat World 8 Ball Pool Championship, among other variations, for sponsorship purposes.
Stage | Date | Prize | Racks |
---|---|---|---|
Qualifying tournaments | February 12–18 | US$0 | 7 |
Players' meeting | February 19 | US$0 | 7 |
First round | February 20–24 | US$0 | 7 |
Last 84 | US$300 | 7 | |
Last 56 | US$1,000 | 9 | |
Last 32 | US$2,000 | 9 | |
Last 16 | US$3,500 | 9 | |
Quarterfinals | US$6,000 | 9 | |
Fourth place | February 26 | US$10,000 | 9 |
Third place match | US$14,000 | 9 | |
Runner up | US$25,000 | 11 | |
Winner | US$40,000 | 11 |
Vincent Facquet defeated Phuc Lung Nguyen 3–2 for eighth seed and the last bye to the Round of 32.