2001 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2001
Tournament information
Sport	9-ball
Location	Cardiff, Wales[1]
Dates	July 14, 2001–July 22, 2001[1]
Tournament; format(s)	Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)	WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants	128
Final positions
Champion	FIN Mika Immonen
Runner-up	GER Ralf Souquet

The WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2001 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:	SWE Tom Storm	BRA Fabio Luersen	GRC Apostolis Alexandris	ENG Andy Battams
Group 2:	BRA Jorge de Souza	TPE Pan Shen-ping	HRV Ivica Putnik	NOR Vegar Kristiansen
Group 3:	GRC Evangelos Vettas	MAS Patrick Ooi	AUS Lou Condo	ENG Andrew Richardson (pool player)
Group 4:	JPN Kunihiko Takahashi	USA Dan Basavich	ZAF Dino Nair	ESP Diego Pedro Simon
Group 5:	POL Pawel Rogalski	RUS Jewgeni Stalew	DEU Daniel Dutz	FIN Aki Heiskanen
Group 6:	PHL Rodolfo Luat	KOR Park Shin-young	WAL Paul Davies	USA Bill Stephen
Group 7:	PHL Warren Kiamco	ENG Joe Johnson	CAN Gerry Watson	NZL Bruce Anderson (pool player)
Group 8:	WAL Rob McKenna	NOR Raymond Hauge	USA George San Souci	GRC Athanasios Vrakas
Group 9:	KOR Jeong Young-hwa	JPN Adsushi Shiraiwa	DNK Kasper Thygesen	NZL Brent Wells
Group 10:	BEL Jan Dulst	SCO Ross McInnes	JPN Kiyotaka Ohashi	AUS Robert Pleiner
Group 11:	JPN Kenichi Uchigaki	ENG Mark Selby	NZL Jimmy Hendry	ARG Juan Silva
Group 12:	USA Jon Kucharo	SWE Niklas Bergendorff	JPN Akikumo Tashikawa	WAL Mark Williams
Group 13:	TPE Kang Chin-ching	ENG Imran Majid	FRA Vincent Facquet	PER Manuel Chau
Group 14:	DEU Thomas Engert	DNK Peter Nielsen	WAL Dominic Dale	AUS Warren King (pool player)
Group 15:	THA Surathep Phoochalam	CAN Luc Salvas	KOR Lee Jang-su	USA Paul Smith
Group 16:	NLD Rico Diks	USA Dee Adkins	SVK Matjaž Erčulj	NAM Arnold van Staden

Final Round

^[3]

Round of 64		Round of 32		Last 16		Quarter final		Semifinal		Final


DEU Ralf Souquet	9

LUX Marc Holtz	7
		DEU Ralf Souquet	9

		JPN Takashi Toda	8
JPN Takashi Toda	9

DEU Christian Reimering	3
				DEU Ralf Souquet	11

				TPE Yang Ching-shun	3
TPE Yang Ching-shun	9

IDN Dodong Alwi	2
		TPE Yang Ching-shun	9

		ENG Kevin Smith	6
ENG Kevin Smith	9

ARG Jorge Llanos	2
						DEU Ralf Souquet	11

						SWE Marcus Chamat	1
SWE Marcus Chamat	9

CAN Paul Potier	3
		SWE Marcus Chamat	9

		CZE Lukas Krenek	1
CZE Lukas Krenek	9

NLD Nick van den Berg	8
				SWE Marcus Chamat	11

				DEU Andreas Roschkowsky	9
USA Earl Strickland	9

PHL Ramil Gallego	8
		USA Earl Strickland	7

		DEU Andreas Roschkowsky	9
DEU Andreas Roschkowsky	9

TPE Hsia Hui-kai	4
								DEU Ralf Souquet	11

								TPE Lai Chia-hsiung	2
CHE Dimitri Jungo	9

MEX Ismael Páez	7
		CHE Dimitri Jungo	3

		ESP David Alcaide	9
ESP David Alcaide	9

NLD Alex Lely	7
				ESP David Alcaide	9

				USA Jeremy Jones	11
USA Jeremy Jones	9

ENG Steve Knight	1
		USA Jeremy Jones	9

		USA Troy Frank	4
USA Troy Frank	9

ENG Phil Harrison	5
						USA Jeremy Jones	3

						TPE Lai Chia-hsiung	11
DEU Oliver Ortmann	9

USA Allen Hopkins	3
		DEU Oliver Ortmann	8

		PHL Antonio Lining	9
PHL Antonio Lining	9

JPN Hishashi Yamamoto	8
				PHL Antonio Lining	7

				TPE Lai Chia-hsiung	11
TPE Lai Chia-hsiung	9

DEU Michael Schmidt	8
		TPE Lai Chia-hsiung	9

		USA Johnny Archer	4
USA Johnny Archer	9

ITA Fabio Petroni	6
										DEU Ralf Souquet	10

										FIN Mika Immonen	17
DEU Ralph Eckert	9

USA Kim Davenport	8
		DEU Ralph Eckert	9

		DEU Thorsten Hohmann	8
DEU Thorsten Hohmann	9

CAN Alex Pagulayan	8
				DEU Ralph Eckert	6

				NLD Niels Feijen	11
NLD Niels Feijen	9

AUS Quinten Hann	7
		NLD Niels Feijen	9

		PHL Efren Reyes	5
PHL Efren Reyes	9

SGP Tiong Boon Tan	3
						NLD Niels Feijen	7

						FIN Mika Immonen	11
FIN Mika Immonen	9

USA Corey Deuel	3
		FIN Mika Immonen	9

		MLT Tony Drago	1
MLT Tony Drago	9

PHL Francisco Bustamante	6
				FIN Mika Immonen	11

				ENG Anthony Ginn	2
ENG Gary Ponting	9

POL Radosław Babica	7
		ENG Gary Ponting	3

		ENG Anthony Ginn	9
ENG Anthony Ginn	9

TPE Chao Fong-Pang	8
								FIN Mika Immonen	11

								CAN Alain Martel	7
TPE Chang Hao-ping	9

IDN Robby Suarly	6
		TPE Chang Hao-ping	8

		CAN Alain Martel	9
CAN Alain Martel	9

IRL Tommy Donlon	5
				CAN Alain Martel	11

				ENG Chris Melling	9
ENG Steve Davis	9

ENG Jimmy White	2
		ENG Steve Davis	8

		ENG Chris Melling	9
ENG Chris Melling	9

YUG Šandor Tot	8
						CAN Alain Martel	11

						PHL Leonardo Andam	9
PHL Leonardo Andam	9

AUS Johl Younger	5
		PHL Leonardo Andam	9

		JPN Satoshi Kawabata	6
JPN Satoshi Kawabata	9

MEX Ernesto Domínguez	4
				PHL Leonardo Andam	11

				USA Charlie Williams	9
USA Charlie Williams	9

ENG Daryl Peach	7
		USA Charlie Williams	9

		ENG Lee Tucker	8
ENG Lee Tucker	9

CAN John Horsfall	8

References

1 2 3 "Admiral WPA World Pool Championship 2001". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
↑ "Immonen Takes World Crown". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
1 2 "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.
↑ "Admiral WPA World Pool Championship 2001". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
↑ "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.

External links

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[azOverview-1] 1 2 3 "Admiral WPA World Pool Championship 2001". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2018.

[azbi_Immo-2] "Immonen Takes World Crown". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2018.

[CSNS-3] 1 2 "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.

[azbi_Admi-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.