2016 WPA World Nine-ball Junior Championship explained

Tournament Name:2017 WPA World Nine-ball Juniors Championship
Startdate:16 November
Enddate:20 November 2016
Venue:Huimin Middle School
City:Shanghai
Country:China
Organisation:WPA
Format:double elimination, single elimination
Winner:Zheng Xiaohuai (U17)
Kong Dejing (boys)
Chen Chia-hua (girls)
Previous:2015
Next:2017

The 2016 WPA World Nine-ball Junior Championship was a professional youth 9-Ball World championship held between 16–20 November 2016. The event was won by Zheng Xiaohuai in the Under 17 with a 8–5 final victory against Enkhbold Temuujin. In the age group Under 19, two former Under 17 World Champions met in Kong Dejing and Daniel Maciol the final. Kong won the match and the title 11–2. In the girls event, Chen Chia-hua met compatriot Tsai Pei-chun in the final, winning 9–8.

Winners

WettbewerbWinnerRunner-upSemi-finalists
Under 17s Zheng Xiaohuai Enkhbold Temuujin Wiktor Zieliński
Sanjin Pehlivanović
Under 19s boys Kong Dejing Daniel Macioł Patrick Hofmann
Maxim Dudanez
Under 19s girls Chen Chia-hua Tsai Pei-chun Diana Khodjaeva
Wu Yumei

Tournament format

All three competitions were first held in the Double-elimination tournament with a Single-elimination tournament from the quarter-finals onwards. The events were all played as winner breaks.