2018 WPA World Nine-ball Junior Championship

2017 WPA World Nine-ball Juniors Championship
Tournament information
Dates31 October 2017–3 November 2017
CityMoscow
CountryRussia
Organisation(s)WPA
Formatdouble elimination, single elimination
Final
ChampionMahkeal Parris (U17)
Yip Kin Ling (boys)
Chen Chia-hua (girls)
2017
2019

The 2018 WPA World Junior Nine-ball Championships was the 27th hosting of the Junior World Championship in the pool discipline 9-Ball. The event ran from 31 October to 3 November 2018 Moscow, Russia.

Under 19 world champion was Yip Kin Ling from Hong Kong. In the final against his countryman Robbie Capito he won 11–10 against last year's finalist. In the Under 17 age group was won by Mahkeal Parris who won the final against the Norwegian Emil Andre Gangfløt 9–6. In the junior women, Chen Chia-hua won the event, winning 9–5 victory against the South Korean Seo Seoa in the final.

Defending champion were Sanjin Pehlivanović (U17), Fedor Gorst (U19) and Kristina Tkatsch (Junior). Gorst was the only champion to attempt to defend their title. While Pehlivanović now played in the Under 19 category, Tkatsch was due to age no longer eligible.

Winners

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Wettbewerb Gold Silber Bronze
U17-Junioren[2] United States Mahkeal Parris Norway Emil Andre Gangfløt Slovakia Kristián Mrva
Denmark Christoffer Lentz
U19-Junioren[3] Hong Kong Yip Kin Ling Hong Kong Robbie Capito Germany Christian Fröhlich
Poland Wiktor Zieliński
U19-Juniorinnen[4] Chinese Taipei Chen Chia-hua South Korea Seo Seoa United States April Larson
Sweden My Nguyen

Tournament format

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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.[5]

Under 17 Junior

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Denmark Christoffer Lentz 9
8 Germany Dennis Laszkowski 8
Denmark Christoffer Lentz 7
Norway Emil Andre Gangfløt 9
4 Norway Emil Andre Gangfløt 9
5 Russia Artem Lukin 6
Norway Emil Andre Gangfløt 6
United States Mahkeal Parris 9
2 Netherlands Quinten Pongers 6
7 Slovakia Kristián Mrva 9
Slovakia Kristián Mrva 7
United States Mahkeal Parris 9
3 United States Austin Summers 7
6 United States Mahkeal Parris 9

Under 19 Men's

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Poland Wiktor Zieliński 11
8 Costa Rica Andrés Aguilar 3
Poland Wiktor Zieliński 10
Hong Kong Robbie Capito 11
4 Hong Kong Robbie Capito 11
5 Chinese Taipei Wu Shi-hao 4
Hong Kong Robbie Capito 10
Hong Kong Yip Kin Ling 11
2 Hong Kong Yip Kin Ling 11
7 Russia Wladimir Matwijenko 7
Hong Kong Yip Kin Ling 11
Germany Christian Fröhlich 6
3 Germany Christian Fröhlich 11
6 Russia Fedor Gorst 10

Under 19 women's

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Semifinals Finals
      
1 Sweden My Nguyen 4
4 South Korea Seo Seoa 9
South Korea Seo Seoa 5
Chinese Taipei Chen Chia-hua 9
3 Chinese Taipei Chen Chia-hua 9
2 United States April Larson 4

References

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  1. ^ "Virgin Island's Mahkeal Parris Captures WPA World Junior 9-Ball Championship Title". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "2018 World 9-Ball Championships Juniors U17". tournamentservice.net. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b "2018 World 9-Ball Championships Juniors U19". tournamentservice.net. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b "2018 World 9-Ball Championships Girls". tournamentservice.net. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 World 9-Ball Championships Juniors" (PDF; 186 KB). wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
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