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2012 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

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WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2012
Tournament information
Sport9-ball
LocationQatar Billiards and Snooker Federation
Doha, Qatar
DatesJune 22, 2012–June 29, 2012
Tournament
format(s)
Double elimination / Single elimination
Host(s)WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants128
Final positions
ChampionEngland Darren Appleton
Runner-upChina Li Hewen
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The 2012 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a professional nine-ball pocket billiards (pool) championship, sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) and organised by Matchroom Sport. It was held from June 22 to 29 in Doha, Qatar, hosted by the Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation. Qualifying tournaments were held from June 20 to 22, with the Al Sadd Sports Club hosting both qualifying and final tournaments.

British Darren Appleton won the championship defeating China's Li Hewen 13–12 in the final.[1] It was Appleton's second world title after having won the 2008 10-ball World Championship and his first world title in 9-ball. Defending champion Yukio Akakariyama was defeated in the round of 32, by future champion Thorsten Hohmann. A total of US$276,000 in prize money was distributed for the tournament, with the World Champion receiving $40,000.[1]

Format

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Efren Reyes playing at the event.

The 128 participating players were divided into 16 groups, in which they competed in a double elimination tournament against each other. The remaining 64 players in each group qualified for the final round played in the knockout system.[2] The event was played under the alternating break format.[3]

Prize money

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The event's prize money stayed similar to that of the previous years, with winner Darren Appleton winning $40,000.[1]

Position Prize
First Place (champion) $40,000
Second Place (runner-up) $20,000
Third place (semi-finalist $12,000
Fifth place (quarter finalist) $8,000
Ninth place (loser in round of 16) $5,000
Seventeenth place (loser in round of 32) $3,500
Thirty Third (loser in round of 64) $2,000

Tournament summary

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The event was played in the alternating break format.[3] In the event's semi-finals, Li Hewen defeated Germany's Ralf Souquet, 11–6, whereas Darren Appleton defeated Japan's Naoyuki Ōi 11–7.[4] In the final, Appleton would take a heavy lead, moving to 9–2 in front, and later 11–3 in a race to 13. Li would make a comeback, to 12–6, before Appleton had the opportunity to win the tournament with an open table in the 19th rack.[5] Appleton would Snooker himself with just four balls left on the table, and Li would win the next 6 racks to make the tournament reach a decisive rack.[5]

Appleton would win the decisive frame, jump up onto the table, lifting his cue above his head. Appleton commented after the event that he was thinking "I can't lose, he needs a miracle" and, that at 12–10, he "started feeling the heat."[5]

Finals

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Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
Germany Ralf Souquet 11
Albania Nick Malai 4
Germany Ralf Souquet 11
Venezuela Jonny Martinez [de] 7
Venezuela Jonny Martinez [de] 11
Japan Takashi Uraoka 8
Germany Ralf Souquet 11
Italy Bruno Muratore [de] 4
Chinese Taipei Fu Che-wei 11
Serbia Andrea Klasovic 4
Chinese Taipei Fu Che-wei 9
Italy Bruno Muratore [de] 11
Scotland Jayson Shaw 6
Italy Bruno Muratore [de] 11
Germany Ralf Souquet 11
Netherlands Nick van den Berg 9
Finland Aki Heiskanen [de] 5
Chinese Taipei Hsu Kai-lun [de] 11
Chinese Taipei Hsu Kai-lun [de] 8
Philippines Dennis Orcollo 11
Hong Kong Andrew Kong 8
Philippines Dennis Orcollo 11
Philippines Dennis Orcollo 6
Netherlands Nick van den Berg 11
Netherlands Nick van den Berg 11
Philippines Marlon Caneda 6
Netherlands Nick van den Berg 11
China Han Haoxiang [de] 9
China Han Haoxiang [de] 11
Philippines Israel Rota 8
Germany Ralf Souquet 6
China Li Hewen 11
Philippines Lee Van Corteza 11
Belgium Serge Das [de] 4
Philippines Lee Van Corteza 5
Finland Mika Immonen 11
Malta Tony Drago 10
Finland Mika Immonen 11
Finland Mika Immonen 9
Philippines Antonio Gabica 11
Philippines Antonio Gabica 11
Austria Mario He 7
Philippines Antonio Gabica 11
Chinese Taipei Yang Ching-shun 9
France Vincent Facquet [de] 4
Chinese Taipei Yang Ching-shun 11
Philippines Antonio Gabica 10
China Li Hewen 11
Kuwait Majed Alazmi 8
Kuwait Khaled al-Mutairi 11
Kuwait Khaled al-Mutairi 6
Kuwait Omar Al-Shaheen 11
Chinese Taipei Chang Yu-Lung 10
Kuwait Omar Al-Shaheen 11
Kuwait Omar Al-Shaheen 9
China Li Hewen 11
Canada John Morra 11
Philippines Elvis Calasang 7
Canada John Morra 8
China Li Hewen 11
Canada Jason Klatt 9
China Li Hewen 11
China Li Hewen 12
England Darren Appleton 13
Philippines Carlo Biado 10
Japan Naoyuki Ōi 11
Japan Naoyuki Ōi 11
Chinese Taipei Chang Jung-Lin 3
Chinese Taipei Chang Jung-Lin 11
Philippines Joven Alba 2
Japan Naoyuki Ōi 11
Germany Thorsten Hohmann 9
Germany Thorsten Hohmann 11
Kuwait Badr al-Awadi 4
Germany Thorsten Hohmann 11
Japan Yukio Akakariyama 9
Germany Thomas Engert 9
Japan Yukio Akakariyama 11
Japan Naoyuki Ōi 11
England Karl Boyes 9
England Karl Boyes 11
Vietnam Do The Kien 9
England Karl Boyes 11
Chinese Taipei Chao Fong-Pang 8
Philippines Francisco Bustamante 6
Chinese Taipei Chao Fong-Pang 11
England Karl Boyes 11
Germany Dominic Jentsch 10
Portugal Manuel Gama [de] 6
Germany Dominic Jentsch 11
Germany Dominic Jentsch 11
Philippines Efren Reyes 10
Philippines Efren Reyes 11
Singapore Toh Lian Han [de] 6
Japan Naoyuki Ōi 7
England Darren Appleton 11
Philippines Roberto Gomez 4
China Liu Haitao 11
China Liu Haitao 8
Greece N. Ekonomopoulos 11
Greece N. Ekonomopoulos 11
South Korea Ryu Seung-woo 5
Greece N. Ekonomopoulos 8
England Darren Appleton 11
New Zealand Matt Edwards 11
Japan Tōru Kuribayashi [de] 7
New Zealand Matt Edwards 10
England Darren Appleton 11
England Darren Appleton 11
Poland Mateusz Śniegocki 5
England Darren Appleton 11
Chinese Taipei Ko Pin-yi 9
Russia Konstantin Stepanov 11
Japan Ryoji Hori 5
Russia Konstantin Stepanov 3
Philippines Jundel Mazon 11
Philippines Ronato Alcano 9
Philippines Jundel Mazon 11
Philippines Jundel Mazon 9
Chinese Taipei Ko Pin-yi 11
England Daryl Peach 9
Chinese Taipei Lo Li-wen [de] 11
Chinese Taipei Lo Li-wen [de] 10
Chinese Taipei Ko Pin-yi 11
Chinese Taipei Ko Pin-yi 11
Netherlands Huidji See 6

Grand Final

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Player Lag Rack Racks
won
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
England Darren Appleton Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Won 13
China Li Hewen Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Won 12

References

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  2. ^ "2002 WPA World Pool Championship" (PDF). csns.ca. Cue Sports Nova. July 18, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "The Gang of Four Goes for Glory at World 9-Ball Championship". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "Appleton and Lee Fight For World 9-Ball Supremacy". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Its Dynamite in Doha". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
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