WPA World 9-ball Championship 1997
Tournament information
Sport9-ball
LocationChicago, United States
DatesOctober 1, 1997–October 5, 1997
Tournament
format(s)
Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants64
Final positions
ChampionUnited States Johnny Archer[1]
Runner-upChinese Taipei Lee Kun-Fang
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The 1997 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a professional pool championship that took place in 1997 in Chicago, United States. The event was won by Johnny Archer, who defeated Kun-Fang Lee in the final 9–3.[2] Defending champion Ralf Souquet was defeated in the semifinals 9-8 by Lee.[3]

Tournament Summary

Johnny Archer would win his second world nine-ball championship, after previously winning the event in 1992.[4][5]

Knockout stages

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.[7][8]

1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
 TPE Kun Fang-Lee 13
 PHL Warren Kiamco 11
 TPE Kun Fang-Lee 13
 GER Andreas Vondenhoff 6
 USA Roger Griffis 12
 GER Andreas Vondenhoff 13
 TPE Kun Fang-Lee 13
 TPE Min Wai Chin 12
 GER Oliver Ortmann 7
 TPE Min Wai Chin 13
 TPE Min Wai Chin 13
 USA CJ Wiley 8
 USA CJ Wiley 13
 TPE Kim Won Suk 6
 TPE Kun Fang-Lee 9
 GER Ralf Souquet 8
 JPN Takeshi Okumura 13
 GER Christian Reimering 7
 JPN Takeshi Okumura 11
 JPN Kunihiko Takahashi 13
 ENG Steve Knight 9
 JPN Kunihiko Takahashi 13
 JPN Kunihiko Takahashi 12
 GER Ralf Souquet 13
 TPE Wei Chi Chen 13
 CHN Min You Chow 5
 TPE Wei Chi Chen 9
 GER Ralf Souquet 13
 USA Kim Davenport 10
 GER Ralf Souquet 13
 TPE Kun Fang-Lee 3
 USA Johnny Archer 9
 USA Johnny Archer 13
 MEX Ernesto Dominguez 8
 USA Johnny Archer 13
 PHL Efren Reyes 4
 GER Bernd Jahnke 6
 PHL Efren Reyes 13
 USA Johnny Archer 13
 FIN Mika Immonen 8
 FIN Mika Immonen 13
 USA Danny DiLiberto 6
 FIN Mika Immonen 13
 SWE Tom Storm 9
 SWE Tom Storm 13
 JPN Syuji Nagata 10
 USA Johnny Archer 9
 USA Reed Pierce 4
 USA Reed Pierce 13
 USA George Breedlove 12
 USA Reed Pierce 13
 PHL Francisco Bustamante 12
 PHL Francisco Bustamante 13
 PHL Rodolfo Luat 11
 USA Reed Pierce 13
 USA Jimmy Wetch 12
 USA Jimmy Wetch 13
 USA Edgardo Ramirez 4
 USA Jimmy Wetch 13
 TPE S Hu Chen 12
 JPN Akikumo Toshikawa 10
 TPE S Hu Chen 13

References

  1. ^ "World Champions – WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Retrieved 10 January 2019. Nick Varner
  2. ^ "World 9-Ball Championship 1999 - match results :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. ^ "World 9-Ball Championship 1997 - match results :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Players: Johnny Archer :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Johnny ARCHER - Johnny". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  6. ^ "World 9-Ball Championship 1997 - match results :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Чемпионат Мира по "Девятке" 1997 - результаты матчей". propool.info. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  8. ^ Metcalfe, Nick (March 2010). The Pool Bible. ISBN 9780785826026. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

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