1999 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

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WPA World 9-Ball Championship 1999
Tournament information
Sport9-ball
LocationAlcante, Spain
DatesDecember 5, 1999–December 12, 1999
Tournament
format(s)
Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants64
Final positions
ChampionUnited States Nick Varner[1]
Runner-upUnited States Jeremy Jones
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The 1999 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a professional pool championship that took place in 1999 in Alicante, Spain. The event is not to be confused with Matchroom Sport 1999 World Professional Pool Championship that took the same year, won by Efren Reyes.[2] Despite there being two world title for the same discipline in 1999, both are considered as valid in 1999 by the World Pool-Billiard Association.[3][2]

The event was won by Nick Varner, who defeated compatriot Jeremy Jones in the final 13–8.[4] Defending champion Takahashi Kunihiko was defeated in the last 16 13–2 by Varner.[5]

Knockout stages[edit]

The following is the results from the knockout stages. Players competing had progressed through the earlier knockout round.[6] All matches were played as race to 13 racks.

Last 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
Japan Takahashi Kunihiko 2
United States Nick Varner 13
United States Nick Varner 13
Germany Sven Pauritsch 6
Japan Satoshi Kawabata 9
Germany Sven Pauritsh 13
United States Nick Varner 13
Germany Dieter Johns 8
Chinese Taipei Hsiao Lang Fong 11
Germany Dieter Johns 13
Germany Dieter Johns 13
Netherlands Rico Diks 7
Canada Edwin Montal 6
Netherlands Rico Diks 13
United StatesNick Varner 13
United States Jeremy Jones 8
Italy Fabio Petroni 13
Germany Michael Schmidt 10
Italy Fabio Petroni 12
Norway Vegar Kristiansen 13
Norway Vegar Kristiansen 13
Switzerland Samuel Clemann 10
Norway Vegar Kristiansen 7
United States Jeremy Jones 13
United States Johnny Archer 13
Canada Luc Salvas 6
United States Johnny Archer 7
United States Jeremy Jones 13
United States Jeremy Jones 13
Chinese Taipei Shin-Young Park 4

References[edit]

  1. ^ "World Champions – WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Retrieved 10 January 2019. Nick Varner
  2. ^ a b Metcalfe, Nick (March 2010). The Pool Bible. ISBN 9780785826026. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Tribute Page for FCC". CodePen. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. ^ "World 9-Ball Championship 1999 - match results :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. ^ "World 9-Ball Championship 1999 - match results :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  6. ^ "World 9-Ball Championship 1999 - match results :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

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