2017 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Tournament information | |
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Sport | 9-ball |
Location | al-Arabi Sports Club, Doha, Qatar[1] |
Dates | December 9, 2017–December 14, 2017 |
Tournament format(s) | Double elimination / Single elimination |
Host(s) | WPA World Nine-ball Championship |
Participants | 128 |
Final positions | |
Champion | ![]() |
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The 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 26th edition of the 9-Ball pool World Championships. It took place from December 9 to 14, 2017 in the al-Attiya Sports Arena of the Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha. The Qatari capital was the eighth time in a row the venue for the 9-Ball Championships.[2]
The championship was won by Filipino Carlo Biado, who defeated his compatriot Roland Garcia 13–5 in the final. Third place went to Taiwanese Wu Kun-lin and fourth to Albanian Eklent Kaçi. Defending champion was the Austrian Albin Ouschan, who lost in the second round against Kun-lin. The world number one Chang Jung-Lin was defeated in the round of the last 64 of the Canadian John Morra.
Qualification
[edit]The tournament is attended by 128 players. 24 players qualified over the world rankings.[3] A total of 92 starting places have been awarded according to a quota by the continental and regional associations as well as the hosting Qatari association and the sponsors.[3] From December 5 to 7, 2017, a qualifying tournament was held, in which 96 participants in three knockout competitions played off the remaining 12 starting positions.
In the main tournament, the 128 participants were first divided into 16 groups of 8 players, in which they competed in the double knockout system from December 9 to 11 . Four players of each group qualified for the final round, which took place from December 12 to 14 and was played in the knockout system.[2][3]
Tournament bracket
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]Group 1
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
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1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
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Group 2
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
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1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
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Group 3
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
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1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
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Group 4
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
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1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
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Group 5
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
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1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
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Group 6
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
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1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
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Group 7
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
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1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
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Group 8
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
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1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
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Group 9
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
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1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
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Group 10
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
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1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
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Group 11
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
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1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
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Group 12
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
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1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
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Group 13
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
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1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
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Group 14
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
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1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
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Group 15
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
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1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
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Group 16
[edit]Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
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1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
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