2009 WPA World Ten-ball Championship

The WPA 10-Ball World Championship 2009 was the second edition of the WPA World 10-ball Championship, the world championship for the discipline of 10-ball pool. The event took place from November 25 to 30, 2009. The qualification phase was hosted at the Star Billiards Center, in Quezon City while the final tournament which started from May 10, 2011, was hosted at the World Trade Center Manila in Pasay.^[1]

2011 WPA World 10-Ball Championship

Tournament information
Sport	Ten-Ball
Location	Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines
Dates	November 25, 2009–November 30, 2009
Tournament format(s)	Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)	WPA World Ten-ball Championship
Venue(s)	Star Billiards Center, World Trade Center Metro Manila
Participants	128
Final positions
Champion	Mika Immonen
Runner-up	Lee Van Corteza
← 2008 2011 →

The event was won by Finland's Mika Immonen, defeating Filipino Lee Van Corteza in the final 11–6.^[2] British Darren Appleton was the defending champion, having won the 2008 event, but was defeated by David Alcaide in the quarter-finals.^[3]

Format

The 128 participating players were divided into 16 groups, in which they competed in a double elimination tournament against each other.^[4] The remaining 64 players in each group qualified for the final round played in the knockout system.^[5]

Prize money

Below was the advertised prize fund for the event.^[6]

Position	Prize
First place (champion)	$60,000
Second place (runner-up)	$30,000
Third place (semi-finalist)	$15,000
Fifth place (quarter-finalist)	$7,500
Ninth place (loser in round of 16)	$3,500
17th place (loser in round of 32)	$2,500
33rd place (loser in round of 64)	$1,000

Knockout round

	Round of 64 28 Nov 2008				Round of 32 29 Nov 2008				Round of 16 29 Nov 2008				Quarter final 29 Nov 2008				Semi final 30 Nov 2008				Final 30 Nov 2008
	Warren Kiamco	9
	Jalal Yousef	8
					Warren Kiamco	9
					Thorsten Hohmann	5
	Jericho Banares	1
	T. Hohmann	9
									Warren Kiamco	9
									Daryl Peach	7
	Mario He	4
	Daryl Peach	9
					Daryl Peach	9
					Satoshi Kawabata	7
	Radosław Babica	6
	Satoshi Kawabata	9
													Warren Kiamco	8
													Antonio Lining	9
	Antonio Lining	9
	Corey Deuel	4
					Antonio Lining	9
					Naoyuki Oi	7
	Adam Smith	4
	Naoyuki Ōi	9
									Antonio Lining	9
									Jomar De Ocampo	2
	Jeong Young-hwa	6
	Jomar De Ocampo	9
					Jomar De Ocampo	9
					Nguyen Anh Tuan	5
	Nguyen Anh Tuan	9
	Karl Boyes	8
																	Antonio Lining	7
																	Mika Immonen	9
	Niels Feijen	6
	Mika Immonen	9
					Mika Immonen	9
					Marlon Manalo	6
	Marlon Manalo	9
	Fu Jianbo	4
									Mika Immonen	9
									Nick van den Berg	7
	Ernesto Domínguez	6
	Nick van den Berg	9
					Nick van den Berg	9
					Jonni Fulcher	4
	Jonni Fulcher	9
	Kenny Kwok	8
													Mika Immonen	9
													Ruslan Tschinachow	6
	Alain Martel	8
	Jundel Mazon	9
					Jundel Mazon	3
					Ruslan Tschinachow	9
	Huidji See	6
	Ruslan Tschinachow	9
									Ruslan Tschinachow	9
									Elvis Calasang	6
	Markus Juva	5
	Elvis Calasang	9
					Elvis Calasang	9
					Dodong Alwi	7
	Johnny Archer	2
	Dodong Alwi	9
																					Mika Immonen	11
																					Lee Van Corteza	6
	Lee Van Corteza	9
	Konstantin Stepanow	7
					Lee Van Corteza	9
					Chang Yu-Lung	8
	Ben Nunan	4
	Chang Yu-Lung	9
									Lee Van Corteza	9
									Thomas Engert	7
	Imran Majid	9
	Ronato Alcano	5
					Imran Majid	3
					Thomas Engert	9
	Thomas Engert	9
	Charlie Williams	3
													Lee Van Corteza	9
													Li Hewen	7
	Fu Che-wei	6
	Roman Hybler	9
					Roman Hybler	6
					Wang Ming	9
	Ricky Yang	5
	Wang Ming	9
									Wang Ming	8
									Li Hewen	9
	Li Hewen	9
	Oliver Ortmann	5
					Li Hewen	9
					Ralf Souquet	6
	Ralf Souquet	9
	Ignacio Chávez	8
																	Lee Van Corteza	9
																	David Alcaide	7
	Darren Appleton	9
	Craig Osborne	3
					Darren Appleton	9
					Stephan Cohen	5
	Christoph Reintjes	5
	Stephan Cohen	9
									Darren Appleton	9
									Marcus Chamat	7
	Dang Jinhu	9
	Yang Ching-shun	6
					Dang Jinhu	7
					Marcus Chamat	9
	Marcus Chamat	9
	Kuo Po-Cheng	7
													Darren Appleton	6
													David Alcaide	9
	Hayato Hijikata	9
	Erik Hjorleifson	2
					Hayato Hijikata	7
					Dennis Orcollo	9
	Óscar Domínguez	2
	Dennis Orcollo	9
									Dennis Orcollo	6
									David Alcaide	9
	Yukio Akakariyama	6
	Chao Fong-Pang	9
					Chao Fong-Pang	5
					David Alcaide	9
	David Alcaide	9
	Antonio Gabica	8