Английская Википедия:2006 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
The 2006 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the seventeenth edition of the WPA World Nine-ball Championship and took place between 4 and 12 November 2006 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay, Philippines. The event was to be held for the first time in the Philippines, on a two-year deal, including the 2007 WPA World Nine-ball Championship.[1] The championships were hosted by the World Pool Billiard Association (WPA).
Ronato Alcano won the championship with a 17–11 win in the final against Ralf Souquet of Germany.[2][3] Defending champion Wu Chia-ching was defeated in the quarter-final by Alcano.
Tournament format
The event featured 128 players, with an Шаблон:Cuegloss. The event featured a preliminary round robin format to half the field to 64; where the event changed to a knockout format.
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| First Place (champion) | $100.000 |
| Second Place (runner-up) | $40.000 |
| Third Place (semi-finalist) | $20.000 |
| Fifth place (quarter finalist) | $10.000 |
| Ninth place (loser in round of 16) | $4.500 |
| Seventeenth place (loser in round of 32) | $3.000 |
| Thirty Third (loser in round of 64) | $2.000 |
| Sixty Fifth place (Third place in round robin group) | $1.000 |
| Ninety Seventh place (Fourth place in round robin group) | $0 |
Preliminary round
The Preliminary round was played over three days between 4 and 7 November. There were 32 groups of 4, with the first two in each group progressing. Nine top 32 players were knocked out in this sectionШаблон:Efn[4]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Pagulayan (4)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mika Immonen (11)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Rodney Morris (12)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Niels Feijen (18)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jose Parica (23)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Lely (25)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Chang Pei-Wei (26)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Christian Reimering (28)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Kunihiko Takahashi (29)
Final round
The qualifying 64 players would play a knockout structure over six days.[4] The first two rounds were competed as "race to 10", the next three rounds as "race to 11", and the final, as a "race to 17".[4][5] Шаблон:64TeamBracket
Notes and references
Notes
References
External links
- Live scoring at WPA-pool.com
- Empire Poker WPA World Pool Championship 2003 Шаблон:Webarchive at azbilliards.com
Шаблон:World 9-ball championship
