WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2001
Tournament information
Sport9-ball
LocationCardiff, Wales[1]
DatesJuly 14, 2001–July 22, 2001[1]
Tournament
format(s)
Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)WPA World Nine-ball Championship,
Matchroom Pool
Participants128
Final positions
ChampionFinland Mika Immonen
Runner-upGermany Ralf Souquet
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The 2001 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 12th edition of the WPA World Championship for 9-Ball Pool. It took place from July 14 to 22, 2001 in Cardiff, Wales.[1]

Mika Immonen won the event, defeating German Ralf Souquet in the final, winning 17–10.[2]

Format

The 128 participating players were divided into 16 groups, in which they competed in round robin mode against each other. The top four players in each group qualified for the final round played in the knockout system.[3]

Prize money

The event's prize money stayed similar to that of the previous years, with winner Mika Immonen winning $65,000.[4]

Position Prize
First Place (champion) $65,000
Second Place (runner-up) $30,000
Third Place (semi-finalist $17,500
Fifth place (quarter finalist) $8,500
Ninth place (loser in round of 16) $4,000
Seventeenth place (loser in round of 32) $2,000
Thirty Third (loser in round of 64) $1,500
Sixty Fifth place (Fifth or sixth in round robin group) $1,000
Eighty First place (Seventh place in round robin group) $500

Preliminary round

The following 64 players dropped out in the group stage:[5]

5. Place 6. Place 7. Place 8. Place
Group 1: Sweden Tom Storm Brazil Fabio Luersen [de] Greece Apostolis Alexandris England Andy Battams
Group 2: Brazil Jorge de Souza Chinese Taipei Pan Shen-ping Croatia Ivica Putnik [de] Norway Vegar Kristiansen [de]
Group 3: Greece Evangelos Vettas [de] Malaysia Patrick Ooi Australia Lou Condo [de] England Andrew Richardson
Group 4: Japan Kunihiko Takahashi United States Danny Basavich South Africa Dino Nair Spain Diego Pedro Simon
Group 5: Poland Pawel Rogalski Russia Evgeny Stalev Germany Daniel Dutz Finland Aki Heiskanen [de]
Group 6: Philippines Rodolfo Luat South Korea Park Shin-young Wales Paul Davies United States Bill Stephen
Group 7: Philippines Warren Kiamco England Joe Johnson Canada Gerry Watson New Zealand Bruce Anderson
Group 8: Wales Rob McKenna Norway Raymond Hauge [de] United States George SanSouci Greece Athanasios Vrakas
Group 9: South Korea Jeong Young-hwa [de] Japan Adsushi Shiraiwa Denmark Kasper Thygesen [de] New Zealand Brent Wells
Group 10: Belgium Jan Dulst Scotland Ross McInnes Japan Kiyotaka Ohashi Australia Robert Pleiner
Group 11: Japan Kenichi Uchigaki England Mark Selby New Zealand Jimmy Hendry Argentina Juan Silva
Group 12: United States Jon Kucharo Sweden Niklas Bergendorff [de] Japan Akikumo Tashikawa Wales Mark Williams
Group 13: Chinese Taipei Kang Chin-ching England Imran Majid France Vincent Facquet [de] Peru Manuel Chau
Group 14: Germany Thomas Engert Denmark Peter Nielsen [de] Wales Dominic Dale Australia Warren King [de]
Group 15: Thailand Surathep Phoochalam Canada Luc Salvas South Korea Lee Jang-su United States Paul Smith
Group 16: Netherlands Rico Diks [de] United States Dee Adkins Slovakia Matjaž Erčulj [de] Namibia Arnold van Staden

Final round

[3]

Round of 64 Round of 32 Last 16 Quarter final Semifinal Final
            
Germany Ralf Souquet 9
Luxembourg Marc Holtz [de] 7
Germany Ralf Souquet 9
Japan Takashi Toda 8
Japan Takashi Toda 9
Germany Christian Reimering 3
Germany Ralf Souquet 11
Chinese Taipei Yang Ching-shun 3
Chinese Taipei Yang Ching-shun 9
Indonesia Dodong Alwi 2
Chinese Taipei Yang Ching-shun 9
England Kevin Smith 6
England Kevin Smith 9
Argentina Jorge Llanos [de] 2
Germany Ralf Souquet 11
Sweden Marcus Chamat 1
Sweden Marcus Chamat 9
Canada Paul Potier 3
Sweden Marcus Chamat 9
Czech Republic Lukas Krenek 1
Czech Republic Lukas Krenek 9
Netherlands Nick van den Berg 8
Sweden Marcus Chamat 11
Germany Andreas Roschkowsky [de] 9
United States Earl Strickland 9
Philippines Ramil Gallego 8
United States Earl Strickland 7
Germany Andreas Roschkowsky [de] 9
Germany Andreas Roschkowsky [de] 9
Chinese Taipei Hsia Hui-kai 4
Germany Ralf Souquet 11
Chinese Taipei Lai Chia-hsiung 2
Switzerland Dimitri Jungo [de] 9
Mexico Ismael Páez 7
Switzerland Dimitri Jungo [de] 3
Spain David Alcaide 9
Spain David Alcaide 9
Netherlands Alex Lely 7
Spain David Alcaide 9
United States Jeremy Jones 11
United States Jeremy Jones 9
England Steve Knight 1
United States Jeremy Jones 9
United States Troy Frank 4
United States Troy Frank 9
England Phil Harrison 5
United States Jeremy Jones 3
Chinese Taipei Lai Chia-hsiung 11
Germany Oliver Ortmann 9
United States Allen Hopkins 3
Germany Oliver Ortmann 8
Philippines Antonio Lining 9
Philippines Antonio Lining 9
Japan Hishashi Yamamoto 8
Philippines Antonio Lining 7
Chinese Taipei Lai Chia-hsiung 11
Chinese Taipei Lai Chia-hsiung 9
Germany Michael Schmidt 8
Chinese Taipei Lai Chia-hsiung 9
United States Johnny Archer 4
United States Johnny Archer 9
Italy Fabio Petroni 6
Germany Ralf Souquet 10
Finland Mika Immonen 17
Germany Ralph Eckert [de] 9
United States Kim Davenport 8
Germany Ralph Eckert [de] 9
Germany Thorsten Hohmann 8
Germany Thorsten Hohmann 9
Philippines Alex Pagulayan 8
Germany Ralph Eckert [de] 6
Netherlands Niels Feijen 11
Netherlands Niels Feijen 9
Australia Quinten Hann 7
Netherlands Niels Feijen 9
Philippines Efren Reyes 5
Philippines Efren Reyes 9
Singapore Tiong Boon Tan 3
Netherlands Niels Feijen 7
Finland Mika Immonen 11
Finland Mika Immonen 9
United States Corey Deuel 3
Finland Mika Immonen 9
Malta Tony Drago 1
Malta Tony Drago 9
Philippines Francisco Bustamante 6
Finland Mika Immonen 11
England Anthony Ginn 2
England Gary Ponting 9
Poland Radosław Babica 7
England Gary Ponting 3
England Anthony Ginn 9
England Anthony Ginn 9
Chinese Taipei Chao Fong-pang 8
Finland Mika Immonen 11
Canada Alain Martel [de] 7
Chinese Taipei Chang Hao-ping 9
Indonesia Robby Suarly 6
Chinese Taipei Chang Hao-ping 8
Canada Alain Martel [de] 9
Canada Alain Martel [de] 9
Republic of Ireland Tommy Donlon [de] 5
Canada Alain Martel [de] 11
England Chris Melling 9
England Steve Davis 9
England Jimmy White 2
England Steve Davis 8
England Chris Melling 9
England Chris Melling 9
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sandor Tot 8
Canada Alain Martel [de] 11
Philippines Leonardo Andam 9
Philippines Leonardo Andam 9
Australia Johl Younger 5
Philippines Leonardo Andam 9
Japan Satoshi Kawabata [de] 6
Japan Satoshi Kawabata [de] 9
Mexico Ernesto Domínguez 4
Philippines Leonardo Andam 11
United States Charlie Williams 9
United States Charlie Williams 9
England Daryl Peach 7
United States Charlie Williams 9
England Lee Tucker 8
England Lee Tucker 9
Canada John Horsfall 8

References

  1. ^ a b c "Admiral WPA World Pool Championship 2001". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Immonen Takes World Crown". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "2001 WPA World Pool Championship" (PDF). csns.ca. Cue Sports Nova. July 18, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "Admiral WPA World Pool Championship 2001". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "2001 WPA World Pool Championship" (PDF). csns.ca. Cue Sports Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF; 101 KB) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

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