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Day 3 Report from the World 9-ball Championship

IT’S ALL BUSINESS FROM HERE ON IN

The final 64 single elimination field is set for a sprint to the World 9-ball crown.

By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer Photos courtesy of Bo Bader

(Doha, Qatar)–It’s time to get down to the serious business end of things in Doha, as the field of 128 has been cut in half after three days of group play at the 2017 World 9-ball Championship.  From here the remaining 64 players will engage in a three day sprint to pool’s most prestigious title. Whoever wins six straight matches will be crowned the new WPA World 9-ball Champion on December 14th.

There was no escaping the tension on Monday inside the cavernous Al Arabi Sports Club as all 32 matches played were do-or-die. “Judgment Day” as it’s known in pool circles always brings out the drama as players, many of them who could just as easily find themselves lifting the title, scramble for their pool playing lives trying to escape the always dreaded group stages. One single roll of the ball could spell the difference between total disaster and a life changing run at glory.

Myanmar’s Maung Maung is not one player pool fans would expect to be a serious contender over the next few days. But the 23 year old ex-snooker player, who has lived and practiced in Beijing, China for the last three years, certainly turned some heads yesterday with a scintillating performance against the Philippines talented Johann Chua. Chua, who recently won the All Japan Championship in Osaka a few weeks back, is one Filipino player many fans thought might make a run at the title this year. But the sharp shooting Pinoy never had a chance as Maung cruised to an impressive 9-3 win. It’s the first time in the history of the World 9-ball Championship that a player from Myanmar has made it to the knockout rounds.

Die hard Filipino fans need not worry, however, as seven other Pinoys passed the grade and made it through to the knockout rounds.  On Monday, veteran Warren Kiamco, Roland Garcia, and Qatar based Israel Rota and Francisco Felicilda all won handily to punch their tickets to the Final 64.  There they’ll join Carlo Biado, Jeffrey De Luna and Jeffrey Ignacio in the quest for pool glory. A Filipino has not won the World 9-ball Championship since legend Francisco Bustamante pulled off the feat here in Doha in 2010.

In terms of numbers via country, the Taiwanese are the clear winners at this point.  10 Taiwanese make up the final 64, including world number one Chang Jung Lin, and 2015 World 9-ball Champion Ko Pin Yi. The pressure of Judgement Day certainly didn’t affect the Taiwanese as four players made it through including Lo Li Wen, Nien Rong Chih, Hsieh Chia Chen and Yu Li Si. The only Taiwanese player not to make it through yesterday was Cheng  Yu Hsuan, who just happened to be up against a compatriot, Lo Li Wen.

The Polish side has been quietly putting in a stellar performance in this year’s championship with six Poles qualifying for the final 64.  On Monday, players from Poland stepped up big time, going 4-1 for their best performance perhaps ever. Winners included Mateusz Sniegocki, Mieszko Fortunski, Wojciech Szewczyk, and Wiktor Zielinski. Zielinkski, it should be noted, is just 16 years old and is one of the rising stars on the European pool playing circuit, having recently won a Euro Tour event.

The Chinese team also cashed in their chips on Monday with four out of six   winning and going through.  Team China will have 5 players competing for the title starting today. One noted player who will not be among them, however, is former World 9-ball Champion, Wu Jiaqing. Wu fell to 21 year old Swede Daniel Tangudd, 9-5 and was eliminated from the event.  

Prominent Europeans who made it through on Monday include two time World 9-ball Champion Thorsten Hohmann of Germany, 2015 World 9-ball Champion Niels Feijen, Spain’s David Alcaide, and Russia’s Ruslan Chinakhov.

One player that seems to have caught the eye of many fans around the world is Canada’s John Morra. Two years ago Morra was a definite rising star in the pool world, and proved it by reaching the quarterfinals at the World 9-ball Championship in Doha in 2015. Morra then briefly stepped away from the game only to return with a renewed hunger for the winner’s circle.  Several months back he won the Canadian 9-ball championship which won him a paid trip to Doha. Yesterday, Morra  took down Argentina’s Arial Castro, 9-6, to advance to the knockout rounds. Nobody in the pool  world would be surprised if the talented Canadian makes some serious noise over the next few days.

“Today I played pretty well,” a refreshed looking Morra said after qualifying. “I’m over the jet lag and I feel pretty well. The last few months I’ve been playing really well. I’ve been traveling all over the US. I got in some big money matches.  I got the hunger back. I had lost it last year.  I didn’t feel like playing the game.  I had problems in my neck and I was stressed. I’m an emotional player.  But right now I feel great and I’m motivated.   I feel I can go all the way.”

Play in the round of 64 begins at 10am Doha time(GMT +3.) The round of 64 and 32 will be played today, with 16 players remaining at the end of the three sessions.

All matches will be race to 11, alternate break. The final on Thursday will be a race to 13, alternate break.

Live stream:  http://www.esnooker.pl/live/en/video_new.php?stol=1

Live scoring: http://www.esnooker.pl/live/en/tsnew.php

Complete Brackets:  http://esnooker.pl/turnieje/2017/w9bc/en/show_drabinka.php?id_t=197

The players will compete on Wiraka DYNASTY  Tables with Simonis 860 Cloth, Electric Blue Color and using Aramith Tournament  Pro cup TV Pool Balls featuring the new Duramith Technology.

The 2017 World 9-ball Championship is hosted by The Qatar Billiard and Snooker Federation(QBSF), and was sanctioned by the The World Pool Billiard Association, the governing body of the sport of pool.

Fans can interact with us through the WPA’s official Facebook Page for the event at this link;https://www.facebook.com/worldpoolbilliardassociation/

The WPA is also on Twitter; @poolwpa

Visit the official website of the WPA at www.wpapool.com

  Results Day 3 All Matches Do or Die Group 1 Mateusz Sniegocki (POL) 9 – 3 Jorge Llanos (ARG) Francisco Felicilda (PHI) 9 – 1 Takhti Zarekani (IRA)

Group 2 Mieszko Fortunski (POL) 9 – 7 Hassan Zeraatgar (IRA) Maung Maung (MYA) 9 – 3 Johann Chua (PHI)

Group 3 Bader Alawadhi (KUW) 9 – 7 (KOR) Woo Seung Ryu (KOR) 9 – 5 Muzammil Hussain (QAT)

Group 4 Dang Jinhu (CHN) 9 – 0 Majed Alazmi (KUW) Warren Kiamco (PHI) 9 – 6 Teck Goh Chin (SIN)

Group 5 Niels Feijen (NED) 9 – 6 Fawaz Al Rashedi (KUW) Wojciech Szewczyk (POL) 9 – 7 Luu Minh Phuc (VIE)

Group 6 Kong Dejing (CHN) 9 – 5 Han Haoxiang (CHN) Ahmad Naiem (JOR) 9 – 8 Damianos Giallourakis (GRE)

Group 7 Roland Garcia (PHI) 9 – 6 Mohammad Berjawi (LEB) Maksim Dudanets (RUS) 9 – Yukio Akagariyama (JPN)

Group 8 Lo Li Wen  (TPE) 9 – 6 Cheng  Yu Hsuan  (TPE) Wiktor Zielinski (POL) 9 – 8 Mario He (AUT)

Group 9 Nien Rong Chih  (TPE) 9 – 8 Mohammadali Pordel (IRA) Hsieh Chia Chen (TPE) 9 – 3 Fedor Gorst (RUS)

Group 10 Ruslan Chinakhov (RUS) 9 – 5 Ali Alobaidli (QAT) Nguyen Anh Tuan (VIE) 9 – 7 Ralf Souquet (GER)

Group 11 Chu Bingjie (CHN) 9 – 1 Waleed Majid (QAT) Hiroshi Takenaka (JPN) 9 -8 Sebastian Ludwig (GER)

Group 12 Md Al Amin (BAN) 9 – 0 Mhanaa Alobaidli (QAT) David Alcaide (ESP) 9 – 5 Henrique Correia (POR)

Group 13 Xu Xiao Cong (CHN) 9 – 8 Denis Grabe (EST) Samuel Santos (POR) 9 – 4 Richard Halladay (RSA)

Group 14 Yu Li Si (TPE) 9 – 6 Abdulkhizar Hasanin (IRQ) Thorsten Hohmann (GER) 9 – 7 Petri Makkonen (FIN)

Group 15 Daniel Tangudd (SWE) 9 – 5 Wu Jiaqing (CHN) John Morra (CAN) 9 – 6 Ariel Castro (ARG)

Group 16 Israel Rota (PHI) 9 – 4 Andre Lackner (GER) Abdullah Alyusef (KUW) 9 – 3 Konrad Juszczyszyn (POL)

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Day 3 Report from the World 9-ball Championship

IT’S ALL BUSINESS FROM HERE ON IN

The final 64 single elimination field is set for a sprint to the World 9-ball crown.

By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer Photos courtesy of Bo Bader

(Doha, Qatar)–It’s time to get down to the serious business end of things in Doha, as the field of 128 has been cut in half after three days of group play at the 2017 World 9-ball Championship.  From here the remaining 64 players will engage in a three day sprint to pool’s most prestigious title. Whoever wins six straight matches will be crowned the new WPA World 9-ball Champion on December 14th.

There was no escaping the tension on Monday inside the cavernous Al Arabi Sports Club as all 32 matches played were do-or-die. “Judgment Day” as it’s known in pool circles always brings out the drama as players, many of them who could just as easily find themselves lifting the title, scramble for their pool playing lives trying to escape the always dreaded group stages. One single roll of the ball could spell the difference between total disaster and a life changing run at glory.

Myanmar’s Maung Maung is not one player pool fans would expect to be a serious contender over the next few days. But the 23 year old ex-snooker player, who has lived and practiced in Beijing, China for the last three years, certainly turned some heads yesterday with a scintillating performance against the Philippines talented Johann Chua. Chua, who recently won the All Japan Championship in Osaka a few weeks back, is one Filipino player many fans thought might make a run at the title this year. But the sharp shooting Pinoy never had a chance as Maung cruised to an impressive 9-3 win. It’s the first time in the history of the World 9-ball Championship that a player from Myanmar has made it to the knockout rounds.

Die hard Filipino fans need not worry, however, as seven other Pinoys passed the grade and made it through to the knockout rounds.  On Monday, veteran Warren Kiamco, Roland Garcia, and Qatar based Israel Rota and Francisco Felicilda all won handily to punch their tickets to the Final 64.  There they’ll join Carlo Biado, Jeffrey De Luna and Jeffrey Ignacio in the quest for pool glory. A Filipino has not won the World 9-ball Championship since legend Francisco Bustamante pulled off the feat here in Doha in 2010.

In terms of numbers via country, the Taiwanese are the clear winners at this point.  10 Taiwanese make up the final 64, including world number one Chang Jung Lin, and 2015 World 9-ball Champion Ko Pin Yi. The pressure of Judgement Day certainly didn’t affect the Taiwanese as four players made it through including Lo Li Wen, Nien Rong Chih, Hsieh Chia Chen and Yu Li Si. The only Taiwanese player not to make it through yesterday was Cheng  Yu Hsuan, who just happened to be up against a compatriot, Lo Li Wen.

The Polish side has been quietly putting in a stellar performance in this year’s championship with six Poles qualifying for the final 64.  On Monday, players from Poland stepped up big time, going 4-1 for their best performance perhaps ever. Winners included Mateusz Sniegocki, Mieszko Fortunski, Wojciech Szewczyk, and Wiktor Zielinski. Zielinkski, it should be noted, is just 16 years old and is one of the rising stars on the European pool playing circuit, having recently won a Euro Tour event.

The Chinese team also cashed in their chips on Monday with four out of six   winning and going through.  Team China will have 5 players competing for the title starting today. One noted player who will not be among them, however, is former World 9-ball Champion, Wu Jiaqing. Wu fell to 21 year old Swede Daniel Tangudd, 9-5 and was eliminated from the event.  

Prominent Europeans who made it through on Monday include two time World 9-ball Champion Thorsten Hohmann of Germany, 2015 World 9-ball Champion Niels Feijen, Spain’s David Alcaide, and Russia’s Ruslan Chinakhov.

One player that seems to have caught the eye of many fans around the world is Canada’s John Morra. Two years ago Morra was a definite rising star in the pool world, and proved it by reaching the quarterfinals at the World 9-ball Championship in Doha in 2015. Morra then briefly stepped away from the game only to return with a renewed hunger for the winner’s circle.  Several months back he won the Canadian 9-ball championship which won him a paid trip to Doha. Yesterday, Morra  took down Argentina’s Arial Castro, 9-6, to advance to the knockout rounds. Nobody in the pool  world would be surprised if the talented Canadian makes some serious noise over the next few days.

“Today I played pretty well,” a refreshed looking Morra said after qualifying. “I’m over the jet lag and I feel pretty well. The last few months I’ve been playing really well. I’ve been traveling all over the US. I got in some big money matches.  I got the hunger back. I had lost it last year.  I didn’t feel like playing the game.  I had problems in my neck and I was stressed. I’m an emotional player.  But right now I feel great and I’m motivated.   I feel I can go all the way.”

Play in the round of 64 begins at 10am Doha time(GMT +3.) The round of 64 and 32 will be played today, with 16 players remaining at the end of the three sessions.

All matches will be race to 11, alternate break. The final on Thursday will be a race to 13, alternate break.

Live stream:  http://www.esnooker.pl/live/en/video_new.php?stol=1

Live scoring: http://www.esnooker.pl/live/en/tsnew.php

Complete Brackets:  http://esnooker.pl/turnieje/2017/w9bc/en/show_drabinka.php?id_t=197

The players will compete on Wiraka DYNASTY  Tables with Simonis 860 Cloth, Electric Blue Color and using Aramith Tournament  Pro cup TV Pool Balls featuring the new Duramith Technology.

The 2017 World 9-ball Championship is hosted by The Qatar Billiard and Snooker Federation(QBSF), and was sanctioned by the The World Pool Billiard Association, the governing body of the sport of pool.

Fans can interact with us through the WPA’s official Facebook Page for the event at this link;https://www.facebook.com/worldpoolbilliardassociation/

The WPA is also on Twitter; @poolwpa

Visit the official website of the WPA at www.wpapool.com

  Results Day 3 All Matches Do or Die Group 1 Mateusz Sniegocki (POL) 9 – 3 Jorge Llanos (ARG) Francisco Felicilda (PHI) 9 – 1 Takhti Zarekani (IRA)

Group 2 Mieszko Fortunski (POL) 9 – 7 Hassan Zeraatgar (IRA) Maung Maung (MYA) 9 – 3 Johann Chua (PHI)

Group 3 Bader Alawadhi (KUW) 9 – 7 (KOR) Woo Seung Ryu (KOR) 9 – 5 Muzammil Hussain (QAT)

Group 4 Dang Jinhu (CHN) 9 – 0 Majed Alazmi (KUW) Warren Kiamco (PHI) 9 – 6 Teck Goh Chin (SIN)

Group 5 Niels Feijen (NED) 9 – 6 Fawaz Al Rashedi (KUW) Wojciech Szewczyk (POL) 9 – 7 Luu Minh Phuc (VIE)

Group 6 Kong Dejing (CHN) 9 – 5 Han Haoxiang (CHN) Ahmad Naiem (JOR) 9 – 8 Damianos Giallourakis (GRE)

Group 7 Roland Garcia (PHI) 9 – 6 Mohammad Berjawi (LEB) Maksim Dudanets (RUS) 9 – Yukio Akagariyama (JPN)

Group 8 Lo Li Wen  (TPE) 9 – 6 Cheng  Yu Hsuan  (TPE) Wiktor Zielinski (POL) 9 – 8 Mario He (AUT)

Group 9 Nien Rong Chih  (TPE) 9 – 8 Mohammadali Pordel (IRA) Hsieh Chia Chen (TPE) 9 – 3 Fedor Gorst (RUS)

Group 10 Ruslan Chinakhov (RUS) 9 – 5 Ali Alobaidli (QAT) Nguyen Anh Tuan (VIE) 9 – 7 Ralf Souquet (GER)

Group 11 Chu Bingjie (CHN) 9 – 1 Waleed Majid (QAT) Hiroshi Takenaka (JPN) 9 -8 Sebastian Ludwig (GER)

Group 12 Md Al Amin (BAN) 9 – 0 Mhanaa Alobaidli (QAT) David Alcaide (ESP) 9 – 5 Henrique Correia (POR)

Group 13 Xu Xiao Cong (CHN) 9 – 8 Denis Grabe (EST) Samuel Santos (POR) 9 – 4 Richard Halladay (RSA)

Group 14 Yu Li Si (TPE) 9 – 6 Abdulkhizar Hasanin (IRQ) Thorsten Hohmann (GER) 9 – 7 Petri Makkonen (FIN)

Group 15 Daniel Tangudd (SWE) 9 – 5 Wu Jiaqing (CHN) John Morra (CAN) 9 – 6 Ariel Castro (ARG)

Group 16 Israel Rota (PHI) 9 – 4 Andre Lackner (GER) Abdullah Alyusef (KUW) 9 – 3 Konrad Juszczyszyn (POL)

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The Pool Scene - Aayush Kumar, Abderrahmane Mebarki, Abdulatif Alfawal, Abdulkhizar Hasanin, Abdullah Alyusef, Ahmad Naiem, Ahmed Tanvir, Albin Ouschan, Alex Pagulayan, Alexander Kazakis, Ali Alobaidli, Ali Maghsoud, Andre Lackner, Ariel Castro, Bader Alawadhi, Bashar Abdulmajeed, Carlo Biado, Chang Yu Lung, Chieh Liu Cheng, Chih Nien Rong, Chu BingJie, Damianos Giallourakis, Dang Jinhu, Daniel Tangudd, David Alcaide, Dennis Grabe, Dharminder Lilly, Farahat Bouchaib, Fawaz Al Rashedi, Fedor Gorst, Fischer Sparrenlov, Francisco Felecilda, Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz, Han Haoxiang, Hashim Ahusanu, Hassan Zeraatgar, Hayato Hijikata, Henrique Correia, Hiroshi Takenaka, Hoang Duong Quoc, Hsieh Chia Chen, Hunter Lombardo, Ip Tung Pong, Israel Rota, Jalal Al Sarisi, James Georgiadis, Jason Theron, Jeffrey de Luna, Jeffrey Ignacio, Jermiah Naidoo, Johann Chua, John Morra, Jorge Llanos, Joshua Filler, Jung Lin Chang, Junho Lee, Keven Cheng, Klenti Kaci, Ko pin Yi, Ko Ping Chung, Kong Bu Hong, Kong Dejing, Kong Hojun, Konrad Juszczyszyn, Konstantin Stepanov, Kwang Chan Keng, Lin Wu Kun, Liu Haitao, Lo Ho Sum, Lo Li Wen, Luu Minh Phuc, Majed Alazmi, Maksim Dudanets, Marco Teutscher, Mario He, Martin Daigle, Martines Gerson, Mateusz Sniegocki, Maung Maung, Maximilian Lechner, Mazin Berjawai, Md Al Amin, Meshaal Al Murdhi, Mhanaa Alobaidli, Mieszko Fortunski, Mika Immonen, Mohamed El Raousti, Mohammad Berjawi, Mohammadali Pordel, Mohammed Alkhashawi, Mohammed Hassan, Muzammil Hussain, Nadim Okbani, Naoyuki Oi, Nguyen Anh Tuan, Niels Feijen, Nikolas Malai, Petri Makkonen, Pijus Labutis, Radoslaw Babica, Ralf Souquet, Richard Halliday, Robert Hart, Roland Garcia, Roman Hybler, Ruslan Chinakov, Samuel Santos, Sebastian Ludwig, Takano Tomoo, Takhti Zarekani, Tao Ying Duo, Teck Goh Chin, Thorsten Hohmann, Tomasz Kaplan, Toru Kuribayashi, Waleed Majid, Wang Can, Warren Kiamco, Wiktor Zielinski, Wojciech Szewczyk, Woo Seung Ryu, Wu Jiaqing, Xu Xiao Cong, Yang Shing Shun, Yu Li Si, Yukio Akagariyam, Zine El Abidine Cherif - World Pool Billiard

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FILLER STEAMROLLS INTO THE KNOCKOUT ROUNDS

Young German star joins 31 other players in the final 64 as the field is cut in half after Day 2 of the World 9-ball Championship.

By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer

(Doha, Qatar)–The action at the 2017 World 9-ball Championship picked up apace on Day 2, as 32 players out of the field of 128 were shown the exits, while another 32 punched their tickets to the Final 64 single elimination knockout stage.

The remaining 32 players to vie for pool’s most prestigious crown will be determined on Monday at the Al Arabi Sports Club in Doha. From there all eyes will be on the prize, as whoever wins six straight matches over three days will be crowned the new champion of the world in 9-ball come December 14th.

For those who hastily got their pink slips on Sunday, there wasn’t too much misery to speak of. This was due to the fact that most of the 32 players who took their second defeats really had no hope of making much noise in the first place.  However, there were several shockers that still turned some heads throughout the pool world.

Mika Immonen is normally a player fans expect to make a run in big events. But the 44 year old Hall of Famer never seemed to get it together this week. In a do or die match against Korea’s  Woo Seung Ryu, Immonen fell flat for the second day in a row, bowing out of the tournament in the group stage  via a 9-5 score line.

Alex Pagulayan reached the semi-finals last year here in Doha, but 2017 in Doha turned out to be a stinker for the Fil-Canadian. The gregarious 39 year old fell to Lebanon’s Mohammad Berjawi , 9-7, and was knocked out barely after the proceedings had begun.

Other notable players who were shown the exits included China’s Wang Can, and Japan’s Toru Korubiyashi.

For the Americans, the 2017 campaign will go down as perhaps the worst in the illustrious 25 year history of the World 9-ball Championship. No big name American players bothered to make the trip to the Middle East this year. And the two that did, Hunter Lombardo and Robert Hart, both went two matches and out. This could be the first time in history that the last 64 of the World 9-ball Championship will not feature one single American player.

The field that is taking shape for the final 64 is, however, looking very deep indeed. One thing that is certainly quite apparent already is that the youth movement throughout the sport will continue and expand this week in Doha.

20 year old German Joshua Filler has been generating tons of excitement throughout the pool world lately. His incredible talent and devil-may-care shooting style has many proclaiming that the German youngster is destined to be the Ronnie O’Sullivan of the pool world.  Despite a long trip from Vegas where he won the Mosconi Cup and captured the MVP prize for Team Europe, Filler hasn’t missed a beat here in Doha. On Sunday he played without a care in the world, first taking down Greece’s Damianos Giallourakis, 9-6, and then handily defeating China’s Kong Dejing by the same score for a spot in the final 64.

“I feel really exhausted and not quite the same,” Filler said after his second win. “I won both matches 9-6. I just have to improve my break and let’s see what happens over the next few days.

“You can’t really compare this to the Mosconi Cup where you play in front of 1500 people and millions at home. There is so much pressure because you play for your team and your country. Here I play more relaxed and there’s not too much pressure.

“Inside I feel very confident, I say to myself I’m the best player but I need that. I just play my best game and I want to win this world championship. At 20 years old it would be perfect. At the beginning of this year I had two dreams. One was to win the Mosconi Cup and the other was to win the World Championship.”

Another youngster grabbing a lot of attention is 19 year old Albanian Klenti Kaci. While the exact opposite of Filler in terms of speed and style, the talented Kaci always seems to find a way to win, no matter the opponent. On Sunday, the Albanian star defeated Chu Bingjie of China to qualify for the final 64.

In terms of countries, Taiwan easily had the best day on Sunday with six players qualifying for the final 64. World number one Chang Jung Lin, Chang Yu Lung, Ko Pin Yi, Ko Ping Chung, Lin Wu Kun and Chieh Liu Cheng all won their second straight matches to make the knockout rounds.

The Philippines is looking like it will send its usual armada to the knockout rounds. Carlo Biado, Jeffrey De Luna and Jeffrey Ignacio all won their second straight matches and qualified for the final 64. Warren Kiamco, Johann Chua, Francisco Felicilda, and Roland Garcia all lost on the winners side of their groups and will have one more chance on Monday to try and make the knockout rounds.

There will be Europeans aplenty in the final 64. Defending champion Albin Ouschan of Austria handily beat Taiwan’s Hsieh Chia Chen 9-5 to advance. Spain’s Francisco Sanchez Ruiz, Russia’s Konstantin Stepanov, Sweden’s Fischer Sparrenlov, Greece’s Nikolas Malai  and Alexander Kazakis, the Netherlands Marco Teutscher, Czech’s Roman Hybler, Polish veteran Radislaw Babica,  and 19 year old Lithuanian Pijus Labutis all won their second matches to make the grade.

It was a good day for South America at the World 9-ball Championship. Venezuela’s Jalal Al Sarisi(Yousef) beat the Philippines Johann Chua 9-8 to advance. Peru will have its first ever player in the knockout rounds after Martines Gerson defeated Germany’s Andre Lackner 9-8.

Japan’s Naoyuki Oi barely squeaked by Canada’s John Morra, 9-8, to qualify. While compatriot Hayato Hijikata took down Estonia’s Dennis Grabe on the winners side to make the knockout rounds.

Play in the group stages continues at the Al Arabi Sports Club in Doha on Monday beginning at 10am Doha time(GMT +3). All matches will be do-or-die on the one loss side of the brackets. The winners will advance to the final 64, while the losers will be out of the tournament.

The Final 64, single elimination round begins on Tuesday Dec. 12. All matches will be a race to 11, alternate break. The final will be a race to 13, alternate break.

**The 2017 WPA World 9-ball Championship takes place at the Al Arabi Sports Club Sports Club in Doha, Qatar from December 5-15,2017 

The winner of the 2017 World 9-ball Championship will receive $30,000. The runner up will receive $15,000. The total prize fund is $200,000.

Fans around the world will be able to view many of the matches via the QBSF’s free live streaming platform. Multiple tables will be available to view online at no charge to the public. 

For live stream, live scoring and updated brackets, please go to the following links:

Live stream:  http://www.esnooker.pl/live/en/video_new.php?stol=1

Live scoring: http://www.esnooker.pl/live/en/tsnew.php

Double Elimination Brackets: http://www.esnooker.pl/…/2017/w9bc/en/show_drabinka_2KO.php

  The players will compete on Wiraka DYNASTY  Tables with Simonis 860 Cloth, Electric Blue Color and using Aramith Tournament  Pro cup TV Pool Balls featuring the new Duramith Technology.

The 2017 World 9-ball Championship is hosted by The Qatar Billiard and Snooker Federation(QBSF), and was sanctioned by the The World Pool Billiard Association, the governing body of the sport of pool.

Fans can interact with us through the WPA’s official Facebook Page for the event at this link;https://www.facebook.com/worldpoolbilliardassociation/

The WPA is also on Twitter; @poolwpa

Visit the official website of the WPA at www.wpapool.com

    Day 2 Results, One loss side matches

Group 1 Jorge Llanos (ARG)  9 – 7 James Georgiadis (AUS) Takhti Zarekani (IRA) 9 – 5 Kong Bu Hong (HKG)

Group 2 Hassan Zeraatgar (IRA) 9 – 6 Zine El Abidine Cherif (MOR) Maung Maung (MYR) 9 – 6 Takano Tomoo (JPN)

Group 3 Junho Lee (KOR) 9 – 1 Mohamed El Raousti (ALG) Woo Seung Ryu (KOR) 9 – 5 Mika Immonen (FIN)

Group 4 Majed Alazmi (Kuwait) 9 – 8 Jason Theron (RSA) Teck Goh Chin (SIN) 9 – 4 Robert Hart (USA)

Group 5 Fawaz Al Rashedi (Kuwait) 9 – 3 Farahat Bouchaib (MOR) Wojciech Szewczyk (POL) 9 – 6 Ahmed Tanvir (Bangladesh)

Group 6 Han Haoxiang (CHN) 9 – 4 Hunter Lombardo (USA) Damianos Giallourakis (GRE) 9 – 2 Dharminder Lilly (IND)

Group 7 Mohammad Berjawi (LEB) 9 – 7 Alex Pagulayan (CAN) Maksim Dudanets (RUS) 9 – 5 Aayush Kumar (IND)

Group 8 Lo Li Wen (TPE) 9 – 4 Tao Ying Duo (TPE) Wiktor Zielinski (POL) 9 – 3 Mazin Berjawai (LEB)

Group 9 Mohammadali Pordel (IRA) 9 – 5 Abdulatif Alfawal (QAT) Fedor Gorst (RUS) 9 – 7 Wang Can (CHN)

Group 10 Ali Alobaidli (QAT) 9 – 4 Ip Tung Pong (HKG) Nguyen Anh Tuan (VET) 9 – 6 Ali Maghsoud (IRA)

Group 11 Waleed Majid (QAT) 9 – 2 Nadim Okbani (ALG) Hiroshi Takenaka (JPN) 9 – 2 Mohammed Hassan (MAL)

Group 12 Mhanaa Alobaidli (QAT) 9 – 4 Hashim Ahusanu (MAL) Henrique Correia (POR) 9 – 8 Toru Kuribayashi (JPN)

Group 13 Xu Xiao Cong (CHN) 9 – 2 Kong Hojun (KOR) Samuel Santos (POR) 9  – 3 Osama Anga (LIB)

Group 14 Yu Li Si (TPE) 9 – 0 Abderrahmane Mebarki (ALG) Thorsten Hohmann (GER) 9 – 6 Bashar Abdulmajeed (QAT)

Group 15 Daniel Tangudd (UKR) 9 – 3 Mohammed Alkhashawi (KUW) Ariel Castro (ARG) 9 – 6 Yang Shing Shun (TPE)

Group 16 Israel Rota (PHI) 9 – 1 Jermiah Naidoo (RSA) Abdullah Alyusef (KUW) 9 – 8 Meshaal Al Murdhi (KUW)

Day 2 results, Winner Side Matches

Group 1 Jung Lin Chang (TPE) 9 – 8 Francisco Felecilda (PHI) Chang Yu Lung (TPE) 9 – 5 Mateusz Sniegocki (POL)

Group 2 Jalal Al Sarisi (VEN) 9 – 8 Johann Chua (PHI) Francisco Sanchez Ruiz (ESP) 9 – 5 Mieszko Fortunski (POL)

Group 3 Jeffrey De Luna (PHI) 9 – 3 Muzammil Hussain (QAT) Kwang Chan Keng (SIN) 9 – 7 Bader Alawadhi (KUW)

Group 4 Konstantin Stepanov (RUS) 9 – 7 Warren Kiamco (PHI) Jeffrey Ignacio (PHI) 9 – 6 Dang Jinhu (CHN)

Group 5 Ko Pin Yi (TPE) 9 – 8 Luu Minh Phuc (VIE) Fischer Sparrenlov (SWE) 9 – 8 Niels Feijen (HOL)

Group 6 Nikolas Malai (GRE) 9 – 7 Ahmad Naiem  (JOR) Joshua Filler (GER) 9 – 6 Kong Dejing (CHN)

Group 7 Lo Ho Sum (HKG) 9 – 7 Yukio Akagariyam (JPN) Maximilian Lechner (AUT) 9 – 5 Roland Garcia (PHI)

Group 8 Hoang Duong Quoc (VIE) 9 – 8 Mario He (AUT)   Martin Daigle (CAN) 9 – 7 Keven Cheng (TPE)

Group 9 Albin Ouschan (AUT) 9 – 5 Hsieh Chia Chen (TPE) Liu Haitao (CHN) 9 – 5 Chih Nien Rong (TPE)

Group 10 Roman Hybler (CZE) 9 – 7 Ralf Souquet (GER) Tomasz Kaplan (POL) 9 – 8 Ruslan Chinakov (RUS)

Group 11 Alexander Kazakis (GRE) 9 – 7 Sebastian Ludwig (GER)  Klenti Kaci (ALB) 9 – 6 Chu Bingjie (CHN)

Group 12 Radoslaw Babica (POL) 9 – 4 David Alcaide (ESP) Ko Ping Chung (TPE) 9 – 5 Md Al Amin (BAN)

Group 13 Carlo Biado (PHI) 9 – 4 Richard Halliday (RSA) Hayato Hijikata (JPN) 9 – 4 Dennis Grabe (EST)

Group 14 Lin Wu Kun (TPE) 9 – 7 Petri Makkonen (FIN) Pijus Labutis (LIT) 9 – 4 Abdulkhizar Hasanin (IRQ)

Group 15 Naoyuki Oi (JPN) 9 – 8 John Morra (CAN) Marco Teutscher (NED) 9 – 2 Wu Jiaqing (CHN)

Group 16 Chieh Liu Cheng (TPE) 9 – 7 Konrad Juszczyszyn (POL) Martines Gerson (PER) 9 – 8 Andre Lackner (GER)

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Darren Appleton and Bai Ge Won the First China Pool Champion

The first ever “China Billiard World Championship” was held from 28 January 2015 in the beautiful YuShan City (JiangXi Province) of China. A total prize money of RMB ¥ 3 million (approximately US$480,000), out of which ¥600,000 was awarded to the Men’s Champion, while ¥400,000 was awarded to its lady counterpart.

Although it might seem to be “odd cents” when comparing to most major snooker championships, the tournament is already head-to-head with the World 9-Ball Championship in terms of prize monies paid. The tournament was hosted by the China Billiard Association (CBSA), and in a scale much larger than any snooker or pool tournaments. Apart from regular Chinese Pool players, many current snooker and pool professionals joined the scene, 23 countries, spanning all 5 continents, and over 300 renowned international players participated in the event. Shaun Murphy, John Higgins, Neil Robertson, Thorsten Hohmann, Chris Melling and so on are just a few names to mention. Almost all the top women players came to YuShan to compete for the honour.

In the Men’s Division, Darren Appleton was the one who laughed to the last, with tears and on his knees, by claiming the title in the end and pocketed away the US$90,000+ first prize.

It was 4 days before the stage 2 of the tournament came to its Final. Ironically, the two biggest name in its own category staged in this “clash of the titans”. Mark Selby, world snooker champion, and Darren Appleton, world pool champion, met in a race to 21 for the first ever world title in Chinese 8-Ball.

The path to the final was never easy for either player. Selby had to take on Chris Melling on the way then Liu HaiTao (China #1) in the semi-final, while Appleton saw off Neil Robertson (former world #1 in snooker) then the 2015 CBSA World 9-Ball Champion Chu Bingjie of China in the other semi.

Soon after the award ceremony completed as Bai Ge of China claimed the women’s title, the 20-racks first session of the men’s final commenced. In the first 16 racks, Appletonled only by a mere 2-rack margin (9-7). At the end of the session, the differnce remained the same when Appleton and Selby (11-9) left the battlefield during recess. The final session started at 7:30 in the evening, and Appleton immediately increased the lead by winning the first 4 racks after returning. Mark Selby, who is renowned for his “comebacks”, took the next three racks, then two more in the next three to make it all square at 18-18.

Selby then took the 37th, and made the score 19-18 in his favour and took the lead for the first time in the match. The 38th rack was a tough one and after far too many attempts by both players in making pots, Appleton demonstrated top-level defense and gained “ball-in-hand” to clear the table.

Selby had the break in the 39th. With balls potted on the break, the audience was about to witness a clearance by this world snooker champion. Dramatically, Selby missed an easy pot. Appleton once again taught the world what top class defensive play is and reached the hill.

“Break and Run” was what the almighty Darren Appleton did in the 40th rack and brought himself down to his knees celebrating the tough and difficult win. Appletoncould not hold back his tears, it was a sweet revenge for Appleton after losing to Mark Selby in the English Blackball final in 2006 for a prize of £10,000.

Some might not understand why Appleton had four fingers up when receiving the trophy. This was because, after 24 years of hard work, he finally has in his pocket four world titles in the different categories of 9-Ball, 10-Ball, 14.1, and now Chinese 8-Ball.

Appleton revealed that the prize money could relief his recent mortgage. As well, buying a few drinks for his friends waiting for him to party in the Philippines (where the next tournament is being held) is inevitable. However, since Appleton has been too busy lately, the most important of all will therefore be going on a honeymoon trip with his newly wedded (in 2014) and beautiful wife Angie.

In the Women’s Division, in the end, Bai Ge claimed the championship by beating another seasoned Chinese 8-Ball player Zhang Xiaotong, walking away with a US$60,000+ first prize. The final score was 17-13. The direct translation of the name Bai Ge is “Pigeon”, and the champion really spreaded her wings and won the tournament with flying colours. She eliminated two world champions, Han Yu and Kelly Fisher, in the semi-finals and quarter-finals respectively. Another world champion Liu ShaSha suffered from serious flu during the tournament and lost to Kelly Fisher in the last 16. Zhang Xiaotong stormed into the final as strong asBai Ge did, also took on two world champions (Allision Fisher and Fu Xiaofang) befoer meeting Bai Ge for a race to 17 final.

The two-session women’s final was played one day before the men’s last match. In the first session, Bai Ge took the lead very soon and led by 7-3. Zhang worked hard and fought back to close the margin at 9-7 before the session ended.

The final session started on the next day, Bai Ge again was dominating the games. When the score was 15-11 in Bai Ge‘s favour, and when she sunk the 8, she literally jumped up and started celebrating. Obviously she forgot that it was a race to 17. “I was too emotional and thought I had won after sinking that black.” said Bai Ge, “When I started celebrating, the crowd was dead quiet, then I realised that the match was not over yet. After that I warned myself that I have to cool down immediately.”

Zhang then took the advantage of Bai Ge‘s emotional fluctuation and make 2 racks back. The score was at 16-13. After the break in the 30th rack, the balls did not spread as ideal as the players thought. Dramatically, when Zhang tried to break the knots, the 8-ball was accidentally kicked in the pocket. Sad for Zhang but Bai Ge could then really start celebrating her win.

This is the first international event that Bai Ge had even won. “My form was better than the day before!” said the Champion. “I did not feel any pressure and I was just trying to play my best. I was physically tired in the first session and hence I was not playing too well. My original target was to make it into the quarter-finals and that had already been acquired. I got into form very quickly in the final session. Whoever got into the final would like to win, and that was why I had that embarfassing ‘early celebration’ earlier on”.

Bai Ge expressed her gratefulness to her parents who had supported her all the way. The champion also made appreciation to the Shanghai Billiards Association and the PuDong Billiards Association, both councils have been taking care of her billiards career.

The Shanghai Billiards Association is planning to present a special “Non-Olympic Athlete Award” to Bai Ge. Previously, Pan XiaoTing, Fu JianBao, Liu YuZhen and Chu BingJie had also received this honour.

CN by X.L.Lee EN by Samuel Lai