WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2002
Tournament information
Sport9-ball
LocationCardiff, Wales
DatesJuly 18, 2002–July 24, 2002
Tournament
format(s)
Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)WPA World Nine-ball Championship,
Matchroom Pool
Participants128
Final positions
ChampionUnited States Earl Strickland
Runner-upPhilippines Francisco Bustamante
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The 2002 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 13th edition of the WPA World Championship for 9-Ball Pool. It took place from July 18 to 24, 2002 in Cardiff, Wales.[1][2]

The event was won by American Earl Strickland with a 17:15 victory in the final against Francisco Bustamante.[3] Defending champion Mika Immonen was defeated in the round of 64 against Shannon Daulton.[4]

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.[5]

Prize money

The event's prize money stayed similar to that of the previous years, with winner Earl Strickland winning $65,000.[6]

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: South Korea Jeong Young-hwa [de] Germany Brian Naithani [de] Wales Wayne Lloyd Greece George Sarmas
Group 2: New Zealand Brent Wells Japan Akikumo Toshikawa Switzerland Sascha Specchia Netherlands Gilliano Smit [de]
Group 3: Indonesia Robby Suarly Chinese Taipei Chao Fong-Pang Wales Lee Walker Spain David López
Group 4: Japan Haruyoshi Hinokiyama United States Frankie Hernandez Netherlands Robert Parlevliet Wales Geoff Dunn
Group 5: Indonesia Siauw Wieto Scotland Pat Holtz India Alok Kumar Aruba Ryan Rampersaud
Group 6: Canada Cliff Thorburn Sweden Tom Storm England Kevin Smith Italy Carmine Nanula
Group 7: Australia Shawn Budd England Anthony Ginn Croatia Marcos Castro Singapore William Ang Boon Lay
Group 8: Singapore Tiong Boon Tan Canada Alain Martel [de] England Richard Jones [de] Belgium Gino Vermeesch
Group 9: Malta Tony Drago Republic of Ireland John Wims Switzerland Dimitri Jungo [de] Panama Javier Palacios [de]
Group 10: Republic of Ireland Tommy Donlon [de] Wales Dominic Dale Norway Ronny Oldervik Chinese Taipei Chao Jung-hua
Group 11: Finland Marko Lohtander Australia Phil Reilly [de] United States George SanSouci Canada Ed Galati
Group 12: Australia Johl Younger Philippines Leonardo Andam United States Troy Frank Canada Mario Morra
Group 13: Denmark Kasper Thygesen [de] England Paul Hunter England Darren Appleton Venezuela Luis Miguel Sánchez
Group 14: Germany Andreas Vondenhoff [de] England Andy Richardson Australia Greg Jenkins [de] Argentina Jorge Llanos [de]
Group 15: Wales Rob McKenna Chinese Taipei Kuo Yi-che Croatia Ivica Putnik [de] Aruba Ditto Acosta [de]
Group 16: Canada Gerry Watson Indonesia Mohammed Junarto United States Shawn Putnam South Africa David David Anderson

Final round

[5]

Round of 64 Round of 32 Last 16 Quarter final Semi-final Final
            
Germany Oliver Ortmann 9
England Steve Knight 2
Germany Oliver Ortmann 9
United States Tony Robles 4
United States Tony Robles [de] 9
Czech Republic Roman Hybler 1
Germany Oliver Ortmann 5
Philippines Efren Reyes 11
Philippines Efren Reyes 9
Poland Radosław Babica 2
Philippines Efren Reyes 9
Philippines Dennis Orcollo 6
Philippines Dennis Orcollo 9
Germany Ralf Souquet 8
Philippines Efren Reyes 8
Philippines Francisco Bustamante 11
Philippines Francisco Bustamante 9
England Imran Majid 6
Philippines Francisco Bustamante 9
Germany Christian Reimering 2
Germany Christian Reimering 9
Spain Victor Tapies [de] 1
Philippines Francisco Bustamante 11
Philippines Antonio Lining 10
Germany Thomas Engert 9
Chinese Taipei Chen Wei-chih [de] 2
Germany Thomas Engert 0
Philippines Antonio Lining 9
Philippines Antonio Lining 9
Netherlands Nick van den Berg 4
Philippines Francisco Bustamante 11
Chinese Taipei Yang Ching-shun 7
United States Johnny Archer 9
United States Charlie Williams 3
United States Johnny Archer 9
Netherlands Rico Diks 7
Netherlands Rico Diks [de] 9
Russia Jewgeni Stalew [de] 3
United States Johnny Archer 11
Chinese Taipei Lee Kun-fang 5
France Stephan Cohen 9
Canada Paul Potier 7
France Stephan Cohen 3
Chinese Taipei Lee Kun-fang 9
Chinese Taipei Lee Kun-fang 9
England Phil Harrison 8
United States Johnny Archer 2
Chinese Taipei Yang Ching-shun 11
Italy Fabio Petroni 9
Netherlands Niels Feijen 1
 Italy Fabio Petroni 3
Japan Hiroshi Takenaka 9
Japan Hiroshi Takenaka [de] 9
Spain David Alcaide 6
Japan Hiroshi Takenaka 9
Chinese Taipei Yang Ching-shun 11
England Steve Davis 9
Philippines Rodolfo Luat 8
England Steve Davis 4
Chinese Taipei Yang Ching-shun 9
Chinese Taipei Yang Ching-shun 9
Germany Michael Schmidt 5
Philippines Francisco Bustamante 15
United States Earl Strickland 17
United States Earl Strickland 9
England Gary Ponting 5
United States Earl Strickland 9
South Korea Park Shin-young 6
South Korea Park Shin-young 9
Philippines Warren Kiamco 6
United States Earl Strickland 11
United States Jeremy Jones 8
Germany Thorsten Hohmann 9
Japan Shintaro Sugaya 0
Germany Thorsten Hohmann 2
United States Jeremy Jones 9
United States Jeremy Jones 9
Mexico Ignacio Chávez 2
United States Earl Strickland 11
Japan Kunihiko Takahashi 3
Chinese Taipei Huang Kun-chang 9
Philippines Lee Van Corteza 8
Chinese Taipei Huang Kun-chang 5
Netherlands Alex Lely 9
Netherlands Alex Lely 9
Wales Mark Williams 1
Netherlands Alex Lely 8
Japan Kunihiko Takahashi 11
Mexico Ernesto Domínguez 9
Greece Evangelos Vettas [de] 6
Mexico Ernesto Domínguez 3
Japan Kunihiko Takahashi 9
Japan Kunihiko Takahashi 9
Slovenia Matjaž Erčulj [de] 0
United States Earl Strickland 11
Japan Takeshi Okumura 5
Sweden Marcus Chamat 9
Sweden Niklas Bergendorff [de] 7
Sweden Marcus Chamat 9
United States Corey Deuel 6
United States Corey Deuel 9
United States Kim Davenport 8
Sweden Marcus Chamat 11
Philippines Alex Pagulayan 7
United States Nick Varner 9
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Šandor Tot 6
United States Nick Varner 7
Philippines Alex Pagulayan 9
Philippines Alex Pagulayan 9
England Daryl Peach 6
Sweden Marcus Chamat 5
Japan Takeshi Okumura 11
Philippines Ramil Gallego 9
United States Jim Rempe 3
Philippines Ramil Gallego 8
Japan Takeshi Okumura 9
Japan Takeshi Okumura 9
Denmark Peter Nielsen [de] 4
Japan Takeshi Okumura 11
Chinese Taipei Hung Lu-kung 5
Chinese Taipei Hung Lu-kung [de] 9
Chinese Taipei Chung Chien-te [de] 7
Chinese Taipei Hung Lu-kung 9
United States Shannon Daulton 1
United States Shannon Daulton [de] 9
Finland Mika Immonen 8

References

  1. ^ "Earl Strickland Championship Titles". earlstrickland.com. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Billiards Digest - 30 Over 30 by Predator Cues, Pool Videos". billiardsdigest.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "World Champions - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  4. ^ "Hasseröder WPA World Pool Championship 2002". azbilliards.com. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "2002 WPA World Pool Championship" (PDF). csns.ca. Cue Sports Nova. July 18, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  6. ^ "Hasseröder WPA World Pool Championship 2002". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.

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