2011 World 9-Ball Championship

2011 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

The 2011 WPA World Nine-ball Championship (a.k.a. the World Pool Championship 2011) was the professional nine-ball pocket billiards (pool) championship, sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) and organised by Matchroom Sport. It was held from 25 June through 1 July in Doha, Qatar, hosted by the Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation. Qualifying tournaments were held from 21 to 23 June, with the hosting both qualifying and final tournaments.

Japanese defeated Ronnie Alcano of the Philippines 13–11 in the final to become the first Japanese world pool champion since 1998 when Takahashi Kunihiko defeated Johnny Archer.

Tournament format

Prize fund

Day-by-day summaries

Day 1 (June 25)

First day was devoted to first round matches.

Day 2 (June 26)

Second day ended the first round matches.

Day 3 (June 27)

Third day was devoted to second round matches. Winners in the winners' bracket advance to the Round of 64, while those in the losers' bracket winners will play the winners' bracket losers on the next day.

Day 4 (June 28)

Fourth day was devoted to second round matches in the losers' bracket. The losers are eliminated.

Day 5 (June 29)

The Round of 64 was held on the fifth day.

Day 6 (June 30)

By the end of the sixth day, only four players remained to play on the final day.

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Knockout stage

Final

Quarterfinals onward

	Quarterfinals (Race to 11)					Semifinals (Race to 11)					Final (Race to 13)
			10
			11
								11
	Upper half
						Mark Gray		10
	Mark Gray		11
	Shane Van Boening		9
													13
											Ronnie Alcano		11
	Ronnie Alcano		11
			10
						Ronnie Alcano		11
	Lower half
						Dennis Orcullo		9
	Dennis Orcullo		11
	Daryl Peach		4

Upper half

Section 1

	Round of 64 (Race to 11)					Round of 32 (Race to 11)					Round of 16 (Race to 11)
	Ralf Souquet		11
			5
						Ralf Souquet		11
								2
			7
			11
											Ralf Souquet		9
													11
	Thorsten Hohmann		7
			11
								6
								11
	Nick van den Berg		7
			11

Section 2

	Round of 64 (Race to 11)					Round of 32 (Race to 11)					Round of 16 (Race to 11)
			11
			7
								8
								11
			11
			7
													11
													9
			5
	Lee Van Corteza		11
						Lee Van Corteza		10
								11
			11
			6

Section 3

	Round of 64 (Race to 11)					Round of 32 (Race to 11)					Round of 16 (Race to 11)
	Mika Immonen		10
			11
								11
								6
	Imran Majid		4
			11
													5
											Mark Gray		11
	Chris Melling		11
			2
						Chris Melling		10
						Mark Gray		11
	Kuo Po-Cheng		10
	Mark Gray		11

Section 4

	Round of 64 (Race to 11)					Round of 32 (Race to 11)					Round of 16 (Race to 11)
	Darren Appleton		11
			6
						Darren Appleton		11
								4
			11
			9
											Darren Appleton		10
											Shane Van Boening		11
	Shane Van Boening		11
	Konstantin Stepanov		8
						Shane Van Boening		11
								5
			11
			5

Lower half

Section 5

	Round of 64 (Race to 11)					Round of 32 (Race to 11)					Round of 16 (Race to 11)
			7
	Ronnie Alcano		11
						Ronnie Alcano		11
								9
			11
			10
											Ronnie Alcano		11
													5
			11
			9
								11
								4
	Niels Feijen		10
			11

Section 6

	Round of 64 (Race to 11)					Round of 32 (Race to 11)					Round of 16 (Race to 11)
	Antonio Lining		11
	Oliver Ortmann		5
						Antonio Lining		11
								5
			11
			7
											Antonio Lining		9
													11
			8
			11
								4
								11
			8
			11

Section 7

	Round of 64 (Race to 11)					Round of 32 (Race to 11)					Round of 16 (Race to 11)
	Dennis Orcullo		11
			9
						Dennis Orcullo		11
								6
	Efren Reyes		5
			11
											Dennis Orcullo		11
											Francisco Bustamante		7
	Francisco Bustamante		11
			4
						Francisco Bustamante		11
								10
			8
			11

Section 8

	Round of 64 (Race to 11)					Round of 32 (Race to 11)					Round of 16 (Race to 11)
	Jeffrey de Luna		9
			11
								1
						Daryl Peach		11
	Daryl Peach		11
	Roberto Gomez		4
											Daryl Peach		11
													9
	Stephan Cohen		11
			9
								3
								11
	Karl Boyes		8
			11

Group stage

Group A

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
									Dennis Orcullo	9
										4
						6							Dennis Orcullo	9
		0				9								3
	Konstantin Stepanov	9								4
										9
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									Efren Reyes	9
		4							Mark Gray	8
	Mark Gray	9			Mark Gray	9							Efren Reyes	9
					Vilmos Foldes	7							Konstantin Stepanov	2
									Konstantin Stepanov	9
									Vilmos Foldes	7
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group B

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
									Fu Jian-bo	9
										8
						8							Fu Jian-bo	0
		0				9								9
		9								4
										9
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									Chris Melling	9
	Fu Jian-bo	8								8
		9				9							Chris Melling	9
						7								2
										9
										6
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group C

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
										5
										9
						8								9
		2				9								5
		9								9
										6
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
										6
		9								9
		5				6								3
						9								9
										4
										9
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group D

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
										9
										5
						8								9
		9				9								2
		7								9
										7
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									Francisco Bustamante	9
		7								7
		9				9							Francisco Bustamante	9
						0								3
										9
										6
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group E

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
									Kuo Po-Cheng	9
										7
						9							Kuo Po-Cheng	9
		9				5								1
		3								7
										9
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									Roberto Gomez	8
		4								9
	Roberto Gomez	9			Roberto Gomez	9								7
						8							Imran Majid	9
									Imran Majid	9
										4
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group F

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
									Mika Immonen	9
										3
						9							Mika Immonen	9
		1				5								3
		9								9
										4
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									David Alcaide	3
		9								9
		7			David Alcaide	3								6
						9							Stephan Cohen	9
									Stephan Cohen	9
										7
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group G

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
									Thorsten Hohmann	9
										3
						9							Thorsten Hohmann	9
		9				4								4
		4								9
										4
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
										9
		8								5
		9				5								9
						9								6
										9
										7
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group H

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
									Jeffrey de Luna	9
										4
						5							Jeffrey de Luna	9
		7				9								4
		9								9
										7
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
										9
		9							Thomas Engert	4
	Thomas Engert	1			Thomas Engert	9								9
						8								2
										9
										2
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group I

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
										9
										4
						9								9
		9				4								2
		4								9
										5
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									Karl Boyes	9
		9								2
		8				9							Karl Boyes	9
						8								0
										6
										9
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group J

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
									Ralf Souquet	9
										1
						9							Ralf Souquet	9
		9				1								1
	Wu Jia-qing	8								5
										9
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									Shane Van Boening	9
		4								4
		9				9							Shane Van Boening	9
						6							Wu Jia-qing	8
									Wu Jia-qing	9
										4
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group K

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
									Darren Appleton	9
										3
						3							Darren Appleton	9
		3				9								5
		9								5
										9
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
										9
		8								3
		9				9								9
						6								6
										9
										5
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group L

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
									Marcus Chamat	9
										0
						9							Marcus Chamat	4
		6				8								9
		9								5
										9
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									Lee Van Corteza	4
	Marcus Chamat	6								9
	Lee Van Corteza	9			Lee Van Corteza	9								9
						4								8
										9
										6
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group M

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
									Ronnie Alcano	9
										5
						2							Ronnie Alcano	8
		9				9								9
		3								9
										8
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
										6
	Ronnie Alcano	9								9
		1				9								4
						3							Daryl Peach	9
										5
									Daryl Peach	9
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group N

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
										3
										9
						9								9
		9				2								8
		3								6
										9
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									Nick van den Berg	9
		9								4
		5				0							Nick van den Berg	9
						9								5
										9
										6
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group O

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
										9
										8
						5								9
		3				9								4
		9								4
										9
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									Niels Feijen	9
		7								4
		9				9							Niels Feijen	9
						5								4
										0
										9
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group P

	2nd playoff round				1st playoff round				1st round				2nd round
										9
										2
						9								9
		1				2								5
		9								9
										1
Losers' bracket									Winners' bracket
									Antonio Lining	9
		4								4
	Oliver Ortmann	9				6							Antonio Lining	9
					Oliver Ortmann	9								4
									Oliver Ortmann	6
										9
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.				Losers eliminated.				Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.				Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Performance per country

References

• Tournament bracket

External links

• Live scoring at WPA-pool.com

Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_WPA_World_Nine-ball_Championship