2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship explained

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2018
Location:al-Arabi Sports Club,
Doha, Qatar[1]
Start Date:December 14, 2018
End Date:December 20, 2018[2]
Sport:9-ball
Participants:128
Tournament Format:Double elimination / Single elimination
Host:WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Champion: Joshua Filler
Runner-Up1: Carlo Biado
Previous:2017
Next:2019

The 2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a 9-Ball pool world Championships. The event took place between December 10 to 20, 2018 in the al-Attiya Sports Arena of the Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha, Qatar.[1] The Qatari capital held the event for the eighth time in a row.[3]

The reigning champion was Filipino Carlo Biado, who defeated his compatriot Roland Garcia 13–5 in the 2017 final.[4] [5] Biado would reach the final of the event, defeating Shane Van Boening in the semi-final. Germany's Joshua Filler won the event, defeating Biado in the final 13–10.[6]

Tournament summary

The event was entered by 128 participants who were initially divided into 16 groups of 8 players, in which they competed against each other from December 14 to 16 in a double elimination tournament. Four players in each group qualified for the final round, which will be played from December 17 to 20. The event was played under "alternating break" format.

In the initial double-elimination round, 2003 and 2013 champion Thorsten Hohmann was eliminated, having first lost 6–9 to Jason Theron,[7] and then to 2005 champion Wu Jiaqing also 6–9, despite being ahead 6–2.[8]

Later in the event, 9-ball world number one Klenti Kaci was defeated in the round of 32 – 10–11 to 17 year old Robbie Capito. Capito was at one stage 7–1, and 10–8 down in the match, but won the final three racks to win the match.[9] [10]

The semi-finals and final were played on the December 20, 2018.[11] The reigning champion Carlo Biado defeated Shane Van Boening in the first semi-final, whilst Joshua Filler defeated Alexander Kazakis in a final rack decider. Filler would win the event; climbing to an 11–7 lead, and eventually winning 13–10.[12]

Prize money

The event saw a total prize pool of $200,000.[13]

Prize money
Winner 40.000 US$
Final 15.000 US$
Semi-final ? US$
Quarter-final ? US$
Last 16 ? US$
Last 32 ? US$
Last 64 ? US$
Total 200.000 US$

Preliminary round

Group 16

Finals

Grand Final

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Player Rack Racks
won
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Joshua Filler 13
Carlo Biado10

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: THE WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP TO STAY IN QATAR FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS – WPA Pool . WPA Pool . January 2, 2018 . August 7, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180113124947/http://wpapool.com/the-world-9-ball-championship-to-stay-in-qatar-for-another-four-years/ . January 13, 2018 . live.
  2. Web site: 2018 WPA Men's World 9-Ball Champs . WPA Pool . December 13, 2018 . December 16, 2018.
  3. Web site: Ted Lerner . All Systems go for World 9-Ball Championship . wpapool.com . World Pool-Billiard Association . December 7, 2017 . December 9, 2017 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171209204111/http://wpapool.com/systems-go-world-9-ball-championship/ . December 9, 2017 .
  4. Web site: BIADO FINALLY REACHES POOL'S MOUNTAINTOP – WPA Pool . WPA Pool . December 14, 2017 . August 7, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171218005544/http://wpapool.com/biado-finally-reaches-pools-mountaintop/ . December 18, 2017 . live.
  5. Web site: Biado Finally Reaches Pool's Mountaintop . azbilliards.com . August 7, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171230191609/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/13753-biado-finally-reaches-pools-mountaintop/ . December 30, 2017 . live.
  6. Web site: Final Scorecard. December 20, 2018. December 20, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230814/http://esnooker.pl/turnieje/2018/w9bc/en/show_wynik_drabinka.php?id_w=26201. December 20, 2018. live. mdy-all.
  7. Web site: Van Boening, Other Top Stars Cruise On Day One In Doha . azbilliards.com . December 17, 2018 . Jason Theron.
  8. Web site: Judgement Day Casts Out The Weak As Fantastic Final 64 Gets Set To Do Battle . azbilliards.com . December 17, 2018 .
  9. Web site: 17 Year Old Hong Kong Native Capito Stuns Kaci To Reach Final 16 . azbilliards.com . 19 December 2018 .
  10. Web site: Eklent KaÇi vs Robbie Capito – Scoresheet . Goral . Dariusz . esnooker.pl . 19 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181219230329/http://esnooker.pl/turnieje/2018/w9bc/en/show_wynik_drabinka.php?id_w=26171 . December 19, 2018 . live. mdy-all.
  11. Web site: It's Biado vs. Van Boening, Filler vs. Kazakis As The 2018 World 9-ball Championship Heads To Final Day . azbilliards.com . Lerner, Ted . December 20, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230808/https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/14344-its-biado-vs-van-boening-filler-vs-kazakis-as-the-2018-world-9-ball-championship-heads-to-final-day/ . December 20, 2018 . live. mdy-all.
  12. Web site: Billiards: Carlo Biado bows to German foe in World 9-Ball Championship . ABS-CBN News . 20 December 2018 . 24 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181223105304/https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/20/18/billiards-carlo-biado-bows-to-german-foe-in-world-9-ball-championship . December 23, 2018 . live. mdy-all.
  13. Web site: WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2018 . azbilliards.com . December 17, 2018 .
  14. Web site: Scoresheet . Goral . Dariusz . esnooker.pl . 24 December 2018 .