The 2018 Women's World Nine-ball Championship was a professional nine-ball pool tournament that took place in Sanya, China from 3 to 9 December 2018.
| 2018 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship | |
| Sport: | Nine-ball |
| City: | Sanya |
| Country: | China |
| Total Prize Fund: | $175,000 |
| Winners Share: | $44,000 |
| Startdate: | December 3 |
| Enddate: | 9 2018 |
| Format: | Double elimination / Single elimination |
| Participants: | 64 |
| Organisation: | World Pool-Billiard Association |
| Score: | 9–6 |
| Previous: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2019 |
The event was entered by 64 participants who were initially divided into 8 groups of 8 players, in which they competed against each other from December 3 to 5 in a double elimination tournament. Four players in each group qualified for the final round, which was played from December 6 to 9. The event was played under "alternating break" format with 3-point break rule and one ball on the foot spot.[1] [2]
Han Yu won the title with a 9–6 victory over Wang Xiaotong in the final. It was Han Yu's third Women's World Nine-ball Championship win, following her previous in 2013 and 2016.
In the group stage, the double elimination format was played with race to 7 and alternate break.[3]
Knockout stage consisted of last 32 players. Defending champion Siming Chen was defeated by Fu Xiaofang in quarter-finals in a hill-hill match.[4]
Final was played between two Chinese players – Han Yu and Wang Xiaotong. Alternate break format was played, Han Yu won the lag. Both players played three break-and-runs: Han Yu in racks no. 5, 12 and 14; Wang Xiaotong in racks no. 6, 9 a 13.
| Lag | Rack No. | Score | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||
| Wang Xiaotong | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Han Yu | X | 9 | ||||||||||||||||