2017 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

The 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 26th edition of the 9-Ball pool World Championships. It took place from December 9-14, 2017 in the al-Attiya Sports Arena of the Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha. The Qatari capital served as the venue for the 9-Ball Championships for the eighth time in a row.^[2]

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2017

Tournament information
Sport	9-ball
Location	al-Arabi Sports Club, Doha, Qatar[1]
Dates	December 9, 2017–December 14, 2017
Tournament format(s)	Double elimination / Single elimination
Host(s)	WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants	128
Final positions
Champion	Carlo Biado
Runner-up	Roland Garcia
← 2016 2018 →

The championship was won by Filipino Carlo Biado, who defeated his compatriot Roland Garcia 13–5 in the final. Third place went to Wu Kun-lin from Taiwan and fourth to Eklent Kaçi from Albania. The defending champion was the Austrian Albin Ouschan, who lost in the second round against Kun-lin. The world champion, Chang Jung-Lin, was defeated in the first round of the finals by the Canadian John Morra.

Qualification

The tournament was attended by 128 players. Twenty-four players qualified for the world rankings.^[3] A total of 92 starting places were awarded according to a quota by the continental and regional associations as well as the hosting Qatari association and the sponsors.^[3] From December 5-7, 2017, a qualifying tournament was held, in which 96 participants in three knockout competitions played off the remaining 12 starting positions.

In the main tournament, the 128 participants were first divided into 16 groups of 8 players, in which they competed in the double knockout system from December 9-11. Four players of each group qualified for the final round, which took place from December 12 to 14 and was played in the knockout system.^[2][3]

Tournament bracket

Preliminary round

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Group 1

	Main Round				Winner’s Round
	Chang Jung-Lin	9
	James Georgiadis	7
					Chang Jung-Lin	9
					Francisco Felicilda [de]	8
	Jorge Llanos [de]	8
	Francisco Felicilda [de]	9
	Chang Yu-Lung	9
	Kong Bu Hong	5
					Chang Yu-Lung	9
					Mateusz Śniegocki	5
	Takhti Zarekani	8
	Mateusz Śniegocki	9
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Jorge Llanos [de]	3
	James Georgiadis	7			Mateusz Śniegocki	9
	Jorge Llanos [de]	9
					Takhti Zarekani	1
	Kong Bu Hong	5			Francisco Felicilda [de]	9
	Takhti Zarekani	9

Group 2

	Main Round				Winner’s Round
	Johann Chua	9
	Hassan Zeraatgar	4
					Johann Chua	8
					Jalal al-Sarisi	9
	Zine el-Abidine Cherif	1
	Jalal al-Sarisi	9
	Mieszko Fortuński	9
	Maung Maung	3
					Mieszko Fortuński	5
					Francisco Sánchez	9
	Tomoo Takano	6
	Francisco Sánchez	9
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Hassan Zeraatgar	7
	Hassan Zeraatgar	9			Mieszko Fortuński	9
	Zine el-Abidine Cherif	6
					Maung Maung	9
	Maung Maung	9			Johann Chua	3
	Tomoo Takano	6

Group 3

	Main Round				Winner’s Round
	Jeffrey de Luna	9
	Mohamed el-Raousti	1
					Jeffrey de Luna	9
					Muzammil Hussain	3
	Muzammil Hussain	9
	Lee Jun-ho	7
	Ryu Seung-woo	6
	Bader al-Awadhi	9
					Bader al-Awadhi	7
					Keng Kwang Chan [de]	9
	Keng Kwang Chan [de]	9
	Mika Immonen	6
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Lee Jun-ho	7
	Mohamed el-Raousti	1			Bader al-Awadhi	9
	Lee Jun-ho	9
					Ryu Seung-woo	9
	Ryu Seung-woo	9			Muzammil Hussain	5
	Mika Immonen	5

Group 4

	Main Round				Winner’s Round
	Warren Kiamco	9
	Jason Theron	3
					Warren Kiamco	7
					Konstantin Stepanov	9
	Majed Alazmi	3
	Konstantin Stepanov	9
	Robert Hart	3
	Jeffrey Ignacio	9
					Jeffrey Ignacio	9
					Dang Jinhu [de]	6
	Teck Goh Chin	5
	Dang Jinhu [de]	9
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Majed Alazmi	0
	Jason Theron	8			Dang Jinhu [de]	9
	Majed Alazmi	9
					Teck Goh Chin	6
	Robert Hart	4			Warren Kiamco	9
	Teck Goh Chin	9

Group 5

	Main Round				Winner’s Round
	Ko Pin-yi	9
	Fawaz al-Rashedi	6
					Ko Pin-yi	9
					Lưu Minh Phúc	8
	Lưu Minh Phúc	9
	Farhat Bouchaib	2
	Wojciech Szewczyk	8
	Christian Sparrenlöv [de]	9
					Christian Sparrenlöv [de]	9
					Niels Feijen	8
	Ahmed Tanvir	0
	Niels Feijen	9
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Fawaz al-Rashedi	6
	Fawaz al-Rashedi	9			Niels Feijen	9
	Farhat Bouchaib	3
					Wojciech Szewczyk	9
	Wojciech Szewczyk	9			Lưu Minh Phúc	7
	Ahmed Tanvir	6

Group 6

	Main Round				Winner’s Round
	Han Haoxiang [de]	2
	Ahmad Naiem	9
					Ahmad Naiem	7
					Nick Malai	9
	Nick Malai	9
	Hunter Lombardo	7
	Kong Dejing	9
	Dharminder Lilly	6
					Kong Dejing	6
					Joshua Filler	9
	Damianos Giallourakis	6
	Joshua Filler	9
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Han Haoxiang [de]	5
	Han Haoxiang [de]	9			Kong Dejing	9
	Hunter Lombardo	4
					Damianos Giallourakis	8
	Dharminder Lilly	2			Ahmad Naiem	9
	Damianos Giallourakis	9

Group 7

	Main Round				Winner’s Round
	Alex Pagulayan	8
	Yukio Akakariyama	9
					Yukio Akakariyama	7
					Lo Ho Sum	9
	Mohammad Berjawi	7
	Lo Ho Sum	9
	Maxim Dudanez	4
	Maximilian Lechner	9
					Maximilian Lechner	9
					Roland Garcia	5
	Aayush Kumar	6
	Roland Garcia	9
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Mohammad Berjawi	6
	Alex Pagulayan	7			Roland Garcia	9
	Mohammad Berjawi	9
					Maxim Dudanez	9
	Maxim Dudanez	9			Yukio Akakariyama	7
	Aayush Kumar	5

Group 8

	Main Round				Winner’s Round
	Mario He	9
	Tao Ying Duo	3
					Mario He	8
					Dương Quốc Hoàng	9
	Dương Quốc Hoàng	9
	Lo Li-wen [de]	6
	Martin Daigle	9
	Mazin Berjawi	5
					Martin Daigle	9
					Cheng Yu-hsuan	7
	Wiktor Zieliński	3
	Cheng Yu-hsuan	9
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Lo Li-wen [de]	9
	Tao Ying Duo	4			Cheng Yu-hsuan	6
	Lo Li-wen [de]	9
					Wiktor Zieliński	9
	Mazin Berjawi	3			Mario He	8
	Wiktor Zieliński	9

Group 9

	Main Round				Winner’s Round
	Albin Ouschan	9
	Abdulatif Alfawal	5
					Albin Ouschan	9
					Hsieh Chia-chen	5
	Hsieh Chia-chen	9
	Mohammadali Pordel	5
	Wang Can	5
	Nien Rong-chih	9
					Nien Rong-chih	5
					Liu Haitao	9
	Fyodor Gorst	5
	Liu Haitao	9
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Mohammadali Pordel	8
	Abdulatif Alfawal	5			Nien Rong-chih	9
	Mohammadali Pordel	9
					Fyodor Gorst	3
	Wang Can	7			Hsieh Chia-chen	9
	Fyodor Gorst	9

Group 10

	Main Round				Winner’s Round
	Ralf Souquet	9
	Ali al-Obaidly	2
					Ralf Souquet	7
					Roman Hybler	9
	Ip Tung Pong	2
	Roman Hybler	9
	Ali Maghsoud	2
	Tomasz Kapłan	9
					Tomasz Kapłan	9
					Ruslan Chinakhov	8
	Nguyễn Anh Tuấn	8
	Ruslan Chinakhov	9
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Ali al-Obaidly	5
	Ali al-Obaidly	9			Ruslan Chinakhov	9
	Ip Tung Pong	4
					Nguyễn Anh Tuấn	9
	Ali Maghsoud	6			Ralf Souquet	7
	Nguyễn Anh Tuấn	9

Group 11

	Main Round				Winner’s Round
	Alexander Kazakis	9
	Nadim Okbani	2
					Alexander Kazakis	9
					Sebastian Ludwig	7
	Sebastian Ludwig	9
	Waleed Majid	1
	Hiroshi Takenaka	2
	Chu Bingjie [de]	9
					Chu Bingjie [de]	6
					Eklent Kaçi	9
	Mohammed Hassan	2
	Eklent Kaçi	9
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Waleed Majid	1
	Nadim Okbani	2			Chu Bingjie [de]	9
	Waleed Majid	9
					Hiroshi Takenaka	9
	Hiroshi Takenaka	9			Sebastian Ludwig	8
	Mohammed Hassan	2

Group 12

	Main Round				Winner’s Round
	David Alcaide	9
	Mhanaa al-Obaidly	0
					David Alcaide	4
					Radosław Babica	9
	Hashim Ahusanu	2
	Radosław Babica	9
	Md al-Amin	9
	Tōru Kuribayashi [de]	8
					Md al-Amin	5
					Ko Ping-chung	9
	Henrique Correia [de]	5
	Ko Ping-chung	9
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Mhanaa al-Obaidly	0
	Mhanaa al-Obaidly	9			Md al-Amin	9
	Hashim Ahusanu	4
					Henrique Correia [de]	5
	Tōru Kuribayashi [de]	8			David Alcaide	9
	Henrique Correia [de]	9

Group 13

	Main Round				Winner’s Round
	Carlo Biado	9
	Xu Xiaocong	6
					Carlo Biado	9
					Richard Halliday	4
	Kwon Hojun	8
	Richard Halliday	9
	Hayato Hijikata [de]	9
	Samuel Santos	5
					Hayato Hijikata [de]	9
					Denis Grabe	4
	Osama Anga	1
	Denis Grabe	9
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Xu Xiaocong	9
	Xu Xiaocong	9			Denis Grabe	8
	Kwon Hojun	2
					Samuel Santos	9
	Samuel Santos	9			Richard Halliday	4
	Osama Anga	3

Group 14

	Main Round				Winner’s Round
	Wu Kun-lin	9
	Li Si-yu	7
					Wu Kun-lin	9
					Petri Makkonen	7
	Abderrahmane Mebarki	3
	Petri Makkonen	9
	Bashar Hussain [de]	8
	Abdulkhizar Hasanin	9
					Abdulkhizar Hasanin	4
					Pijus Labutis	9
	Pijus Labutis}	9
	Thorsten Hohmann	3
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Li Si-yu	9
	Li Si-yu	9			Abdulkhizar Hasanin	6
	Abderrahmane Mebarki	0
					Thorsten Hohmann	9
	Bashar Hussain [de]	6			Petri Makkonen	7
	Thorsten Hohmann	9

Group 15

	Main Round				Winner’s Round
	Naoyuki Ōi	9
	Daniel Tångudd [de]	3
					Naoyuki Ōi	9
					John Morra	8
	Mohammed Alkhashawi	4
	John Morra	9
	Marco Teutscher	9
	Ariel Casto [de]	5
					Marco Teutscher	9
					Wu Jiaqing	2
	Yang Ching-shun	5
	Wu Jiaqing	9
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Daniel Tångudd [de]	9
	Daniel Tångudd [de]	9			Wu Jiaqing	5
	Mohammed Alkhashawi	3
					Ariel Casto [de]	5
	Ariel Casto [de]	9			John Morra	9
	Yang Ching-shun	6

Group 16

	Main Round				Winner’s Round
	Liu Cheng-chieh [de]	9
	Israel Rota	6
					Liu Cheng-chieh [de]	9
					Konrad Juszczyszyn	7
	Jeremiah Naidoo	5
	Konrad Juszczyszyn	9
	Abdullah al-Yousef	5
	Gerson Martínez	9
					Gerson Martínez	9
					André Lackner [de]	8
	André Lackner [de]	9
	Meshaal al-Murdhi	6
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Israel Rota	9
	Israel Rota	9			André Lackner [de]	4
	Jeremiah Naidoo	1
					Abdullah al-Yousef	9
	Abdullah al-Yousef	9			Konrad Juszczyszyn	3
	Meshaal al-Murdhi	8

Final round

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	Round of 64				Round of 32				Last 16				Quarter final				Semi-Final				Final
	Albin Ouschan	11
	Abdullah al-Yousef	6
					Albin Ouschan	11
					Ryu Seung-woo	9
	Samuel Santos	10
	Ryu Seung-woo	11
									Albin Ouschan	3
									Wu Kun-lin	11
	Warren Kiamco	11
	Kong Dejing	4
					Warren Kiamco	8
					Wu Kun-lin	11
	Hiroshi Takenaka	4
	Wu Kun-lin	11
													Wu Kun-lin	11
													Hsieh Chia-chen	8
	Alexander Kazakis	8
	Bader al-Awadhi	11
					Bader al-Awadhi	3
					Hsieh Chia-chen	11
	Martin Daigle	8
	Hsieh Chia-chen	11
									Hsieh Chia-chen	11
									Thorsten Hohmann	7
	Chang Yu-Lung	11
	Mieszko Fortuński	8
					Chang Yu-Lung	10
					Thorsten Hohmann	11
	Xu Xiaocong	5
	Thorsten Hohmann	11
																	Wu Kun-lin	6
																	Carlo Biado	11
	Carlo Biado	11
	Daniel Tångudd [de]	6
					Carlo Biado	11
					Tomasz Kapłan	8
	Tomasz Kapłan	11
	Wojciech Szewczyk	9
									Carlo Biado	11
									Jeffrey Ignacio	7
	Jeffrey Ignacio	11
	Lo Ho Sum	4
					Jeffrey Ignacio	11
					Francisco Felicilda [de]	9
	Francisco Felicilda [de]	11
	Naoyuki Ōi	7
													Carlo Biado	[a]
													Liu Haitao	DQ
	Francisco Sánchez	11
	Gerson Martínez	6
					Francisco Sánchez	10
					Liu Haitao	11
	Israel Rota	3
	Liu Haitao	11
									Liu Haitao	11
									Ko Ping-chung	10
	Radosław Babica	11
	Li Si-yu	8
					Radosław Babica	9
					Ko Ping-chung	11
	Pijus Labutis	10
	Ko Ping-chung	11
																					Carlo Biado	13
																					Roland Garcia	5
	Ko Pin-yi	11
	Maximilian Lechner	3
					Ko Pin-yi	11
					Nien Rong-chih	4
	Nien Rong-chih	11
	Hayato Hijikata [de]	10
									Ko Pin-yi	8
									Roland Garcia	11
	Niels Feijen	11
	Keng Kwang Chan [de]	9
					Niels Feijen	7
					Roland Garcia	11
	Md al-Amin	4
	Roland Garcia	11
													Roland Garcia	11
													Jalal al-Sarisi	4
	Ruslan Chinakhov	6
	Jalal al-Sarisi	11
					Jalal al-Sarisi	11
					Dương Quốc Hoàng	3
	Dương Quốc Hoàng	11
	Liu Cheng-chieh [de]	10
									Jalal al-Sarisi	11
									Dang Jinhu [de]	7
	Lo Li-wen [de]	11
	Nguyễn Anh Tuấn	7
					Lo Li-wen [de]	5
					Dang Jinhu [de]	11
	Christian Sparrenlöv [de]	8
	Dang Jinhu	11
																	Roland Garcia	11
																	Eklent Kaçi	6
	Jeffrey de Luna	11
	Maxim Dudanez	7
					Jeffrey de Luna	9
					Maung Maung	11
	Maung Maung	11
	Chu Bingjie [de]	8
									Maung Maung	11
									Joshua Filler	6
	Mateusz Śniegocki	11
	Nick Malai	10
					Mateusz Śniegocki	7
					Joshua Filler	11
	Ahmad Naiem	7
	Joshua Filler	11
													Maung Maung	7
													Eklent Kaçi	11
	Eklent Kaçi	11
	Roman Hybler	6
					Eklent Kaçi	11
					David Alcaide	4
	Wiktor Zieliński	5
	David Alcaide	11
									Eklent Kaçi	11
									John Morra	7
	Konstantin Stepanov	11
	Marco Teutscher	7
					Konstantin Stepanov	9
					John Morra	11
	John Morra	11
	Chang Jung-Lin	9

Final

The final was played between two Filipino players, the two players alternate break. Carlo Biado reached 13 in the first place to win the championship.

Biado quickly dominated the first two games. He then took advantage of Garcia's mistakes to make the score 5–0, then 7–0. Garcia gets the first point in the eighth game, losing 1–7. However Garcia's perfectionism in the next game led Biado to raise the score to 8–1.

Garcia seemed to be back with two straight wins, with a 3–8 deficit. However, a good break from Biado, with a penalty shoot-out Garcia made the score continue to separate the 7 points is 10–3. However, at this time the results seem to have been determined. Biado quickly ended the match with a perfect game of breaking balls and win the match and the 9-Ball world championship for the first time.^[14][15]

Player	Lag	Rack																		Racks won
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Carlo Biado																				13
Roland Garcia	•																			5