2016 WPA World Nine-ball Championship explained

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2016
Location:al-Arabi Sports Club,
Doha, Qatar
Start Date:July 30, 2016
End Date:August 4, 2016
Sport:9-ball
Participants:128
Tournament Format:Double elimination / Single elimination
Host:WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Champion: Albin Ouschan[1]
Runner-Up1: Shane Van Boening
Previous:2015
Next:2017

The 2016 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 25th edition of the 9-Ball pool World Championships. It took place from July 30 to August 4, 2016 in the al-Attiya Sports Arena of the Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha. The Qatari capital was the seventh time in a row the venue for the 9-Ball Championships.[2]

Albin Ouschan defeated American Shane Van Boening 13 - 6 in the final and became the first Austrian 9-ball world champion.[3] This was the third Austrian World pool champion, after Gerda Hofstätter won the Women's WPA World Nine-ball Championship in 1995, and Oushchan's sister Jasmine Ouschan who won the WPA World Ten-Ball Championship in 2010.[4]

The defending champion was Taiwanese player Ko Pin-yi, who lost to Jayson Shaw in the last 64.

Format

The tournament was attended by 128 players, of which the top 24 players in the world rankings qualified automatically. A total of 92 starting places were awarded according to a quota by the continental and regional associations as well as the hosting Qatari association and event sponsors. From July 25 to 28, 2016, a qualifying tournament was held in which 128 participants played in three knockout competitions for the remaining 12 starting places.[5]

In the main tournament, the 128 participants were first divided into 16 groups of 8 players and competed there from July 30 to August 1 in the double knockout system against each other. Four players in each group qualified for the final round. This took place from August 2 to 4 and was played in the knockout system.[6]

The event was played in the change break format, and with the of balls were moved up the table, so that the 9-ball was placed where the 1 ball would usually be placed.

Prize money

Amount
Winner $40.000
Runner Up $20.000
Semifinal $8.000
Quarter final $5.000
Last 16 $3.000
Last 32 $2.000
Last 64 $1.500
65.–96. Place $500
Total 200.000

Preliminary round

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Group 1

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Group 2

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Group 3

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Group 4

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Group 5

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Group 6

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Group 7

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Group 8

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Group 9

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Group 10

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Group 11

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Group 12

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Group 13

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Group 14

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Group 15

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Group 16

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Knockout phase

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Final

Player Rack Racks
won
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Albin Ouschan •13
Shane Van Boening6

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Albin Is Ocean's Apart . azbilliards.com . August 8, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180721181710/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/12849-albin-is-oceans-apart/ . July 21, 2018 . live.
  2. Web site: Ted Lerner . 2016 World 9-Ball All Set to kick off in Qatar . wpa-pool.com . World Pool-Billiard Association . July 29, 2016 . July 30, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160730172851/http://www.wpa-pool.com/web/index.asp?id=17&pagetype=event_news&eventid=246&eventnewsid=229 . July 30, 2016 . dead. mdy-all .
  3. Web site: Erich Matheis . Albin Ouschan ist Weltmeister im 9er-Ball . oepbv.at . Österreichischer Pool-Billard-Verband . August 4, 2016 . August 5, 2016 . de.
  4. Web site: Albin Ouschan tritt aus dem großen Schatten . kurier.at . August 4, 2016 . August 8, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170916053105/https://kurier.at/sport/billard-albin-ouschan-tritt-aus-dem-grossen-schatten/213.722.799 . September 16, 2017 . live.
  5. Web site: World 9-Ball Championship 2016 . CueScore . 2018-08-10 .
  6. Web site: Invitation World 9 Ball Championship 2016 (W9BC) July 25 to August 4, 2016 . wpa-pool.com . . July 25, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160725062359/http://www.wpa-pool.com/pdf/web/2016_W9BC_Invitation.pdf . July 25, 2016 . dead. mdy-all .
  7. Web site: Ted Lerner . The Middle East rises on the World Stage . wpa-pool.com . World Pool-Billiard Association . July 30, 2016 . July 31, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160731142855/http://www.wpa-pool.com/web/index.asp?id=17&pagetype=event_news&eventid=246&eventnewsid=230 . July 31, 2016 . dead. mdy-all .
  8. Web site: Ted Lerner . Fit, fresh and fabulous . wpa-pool.com . World Pool-Billiard Association . July 31, 2016 . July 31, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160731215719/http://www.wpa-pool.com/web/index.asp?id=17&pagetype=event_news&eventid=246&eventnewsid=231 . July 31, 2016 . dead. mdy-all .
  9. Web site: Ted Lerner . Pressure becomes the great Equalizer on Judgement Day . wpa-pool.com . World Pool-Billiard Association . August 1, 2016 . August 2, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161011202029/http://www.wpa-pool.com/web/index.asp?id=17&pagetype=event_news&eventid=246&eventnewsid=232 . October 11, 2016 . dead. mdy-all .
  10. Web site: World 9 Ball 2016 – group 1 . online-brackets.com . Online Brackets . July 31, 2016.
  11. Web site: World 9 Ball 2016 – group 2 . online-brackets.com . Online Brackets . July 31, 2016.
  12. Web site: World 9 Ball 2016 – group 3 . online-brackets.com . Online Brackets . July 31, 2016.
  13. Web site: World 9 Ball 2016 – group 4 . online-brackets.com . Online Brackets . July 31, 2016.
  14. Web site: World 9 Ball 2016 – group 5 . online-brackets.com . Online Brackets . July 31, 2016.
  15. Web site: World 9 Ball 2016 – group 6 . online-brackets.com . Online Brackets . July 31, 2016.
  16. Web site: World 9 Ball 2016 – group 7 . online-brackets.com . Online Brackets . July 31, 2016.
  17. Web site: World 9 Ball 2016 – group 8 . online-brackets.com . Online Brackets . July 31, 2016.
  18. Web site: World 9 Ball 2016 – group 9 . online-brackets.com . Online Brackets . July 31, 2016.
  19. Web site: World 9 Ball 2016 – group 10 . online-brackets.com . Online Brackets . July 31, 2016.
  20. Web site: World 9 Ball 2016 – group 11 . online-brackets.com . Online Brackets . July 31, 2016.
  21. Web site: World 9 Ball 2016 – group 12 . online-brackets.com . Online Brackets . July 31, 2016.
  22. Web site: World 9 Ball 2016 – group 13 . online-brackets.com . Online Brackets . July 31, 2016.
  23. Web site: World 9 Ball 2016 – group 14 . online-brackets.com . Online Brackets . July 31, 2016.
  24. Web site: World 9 Ball 2016 – group 15 . online-brackets.com . Online Brackets . July 31, 2016.
  25. Web site: World 9 Ball 2016 – group 16 . online-brackets.com . Online Brackets . July 31, 2016.
  26. Web site: World 9 Ball 2016 – Final Round . online-brackets.com . Online Brackets . August 1, 2016.
  27. Web site: Ted Lerner . Shaw, Shane go on the Offensive . wpa-pool.com . World Pool-Billiard Association . August 2, 2016 . August 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160803171135/http://www.wpa-pool.com/web/index.asp?id=17&pagetype=event_news&eventid=246&eventnewsid=233 . August 3, 2016 . dead. mdy-all .
  28. Web site: Ted Lerner . It's down to a fantastic four in Doha . wpa-pool.com . World Pool-Billiard Association . August 3, 2016 . August 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160803193824/http://www.wpa-pool.com/web/index.asp?id=17&pagetype=event_news&eventid=246&eventnewsid=234 . August 3, 2016 . dead. mdy-all .
  29. Web site: Ted Lerner . Albin is Ocean's Apart . wpa-pool.com . World Pool-Billiard Association . August 5, 2016 . August 5, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160805085532/http://www.wpa-pool.com/web/index.asp?id=17&pagetype=event_news&eventid=246&eventnewsid=235 . August 5, 2016 . dead. mdy-all .

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