2011 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2011
	The 2011 9-Ball Championship logo
Tournament information
Sport	Nine-Ball
Location	Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation; Doha, Qatar
Dates	June 21, 2011–July 1, 2011
Tournament; format(s)	Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)	WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants	128
Final positions
Champion	JPN Yukio Akakariyama
Runner-up	PHL Ronnie Alcano

The 2011 WPA World Nine-ball Championship (a.k.a. the World Pool Championship 2011) was the professional nine-ball pocket billiards (pool) championship, sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) and organised by Matchroom Sport. It was held from June 25 through July 1 in Doha, Qatar, hosted by the Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation. Qualifying tournaments were held from June 21 to 23, with the Al Sadd Sports Club hosting both qualifying and final tournaments.

Japanese Yukio Akakariyama defeated Ronnie Alcano of the Philippines 13–11 in the final to become the first Japanese world pool champion since 1998 when Takahashi Kunihiko defeated Johnny Archer.^[1]

Tournament format

All matches are via the alternate breaks system. All matches are races to nine racks. The winner of the lag breaks for the first rack and every odd-numbered rack thereafter, including the final rack if needed.
Double elimination tournament during the group stage: There are 16 groups with each group having eight players. Two wins qualifies the player to the knockout round, while two losses eliminates him, with four players per group advancing to the knockout stage.
The match-ups are redrawn for the knockout stage, with the undefeated players being seeded.
Single elimination tournament during the knockout stage. All matches are races to eleven racks, except for the final which is race to 13.

Prize fund

Eliminated at the group stage: USD500
Eliminated at the round of 64: USD2,000
Eliminated at the round of 32: USD2,500
Eliminated at the round of 16: USD4,000
Eliminated at the quarterfinals: USD6,000
Eliminated at the semifinal: USD10,000
Runner-up: USD18,000
Champion: USD36,000

Day-by-day summaries

Day 1 (June 25)

First day was devoted to first round matches.

Efren Reyes needed all 17 racks to defeat Mark Gray. Gray led 6–2 at the start of the match, but Reyes tied the score at 7–all. Reyes later went on the hill, but fumbled on the next rack to allow Gray to tie the match at hill-hill. Reyes sank a ball on the break and cleared the table to win the match.^[2]
Defending champion Francisco Bustamante stayed on the winner's bracket when he won 9–7 after leading 5–2 against Filipino Caneda Villamor. Villamor, who works in Saudi Arabia as a pool instructor, cut Bustamante's lead to 6–5 when the match turned into a battle of safety shots; Bustamante won after he converted a combination shot between the 6-ball and the 9-ball.^[2]
Like his opponent at last year's final, 2010 runner-up Kuo Po-cheng also needed 16 racks to beat Ahmad Taufi Murni of Brunei to stay at the winner's bracket.^[2]

Day 2 (June 26)

Second day ended the first round matches.

World #2 Ronnie Alcano of the Philippines had an easy time against Eritrean Hamzah al-Saeed, scoring a 9–5 win; his compatriot and World #3 Antonio Lining also won comfortably with a 9–4 decision against Taiwanese Liu Cheng-Cheih. Lining will face Japanese Tohru Kuribayashi after winning against Oliver Ortmann of Germany 9–6.^[3]
Britain's Daryl Peach will face Saudi Arabian Mohammad al-Hazmi, who upset world #24 Nguyen Phuc Long 9–6, after beating Singaporean Keng Kwang Chan 9–5. Mohanna Obaidly, the highest ranked player from the host country, prevented elimination by beating Andrew Kong of Hong Kong, while Mark Gray also staved off elimination when he beat Vilmos Foldes of Hungary 9–7 after trailing 2–7.^[3]
On the day's matches that needed the 17th rack to finish, Radoslav Babica of Poland and Yukio Akakariyama of Japan beat Filipino Raymund Faron and Qatar's Mohammed Al Bin Ali, respectively to stay in the winners' bracket.^[3]

Day 3 (June 27)

Third day was devoted to second round matches. Winners in the winners' bracket advance to the Round of 64, while those in the losers' bracket winners will play the winners' bracket losers on the next day.

All Filipinos in the winners' bracket won their matches to advance to the Round of 64; World #1 Dennis Orcollo, Reyes, Bustamante, Oliver Medenilla, Jeffery de Luna, Alan Cuartero, Ronnie Alcano and Antonio Lining were among the Round of 64 qualifiers. 2006 champion Alcano had to win at the 17th rack to defeat Radoslaw Babica of Poland, while Cuartero, an overseas Filipino worker in Kuwait, defeated Marcus Chamat of Sweden.^[4]
Shane Van Boening, one of only two Americans on the tournament, won at the 17th rack against 2005 champion Wu Jia-qing. Wu lead 2–0, then went on the hill at 8–6. Van Boening evened the match and held on to win on the final rack.^[4]

Day 4 (June 28)

Fourth day was devoted to second round matches in the losers' bracket. The losers are eliminated.

All Qataris were eliminated from contention: Mohanna Obaidly was beaten by Russian Konstantin Stepanov 9–3, Japanese Tohru Kuribayashi only lost one rack en route in beating Taher Hussain, Waleed Majid was the closest among the Qataris in the knockout stage but was beaten by Hunter Lombardo of the U.S. at the 17th rack, while Fawal Abdulatif lost to Naoyuki Oi of Japan 9–6.^[5]
The British contingent fared well as seven of them advanced to the knockout round.^[5]
The match between Antonio Gabica of the Philippines and Fu Jian-bo needed 17th racks to finish. The Qatar-based Gabica had a 6–1 lead but the Chinese won the next four racks. Gabica was the first on the hill but Fu won the next three racks. Gabica won the deciding rack to advance to the knockout stage.^[5]
Taiwanese Ko Ping-chun and Kwang Yong of South Korea exchanged leads in their match, until Yong pulled ahead 7–4. Ko tied the match at 7–all but the Korean won the next two racks to qualify to the next round.^[4]
Former double world champion Wu Jia-qing was beaten by Mariusz Skoneczny^[5] after Wu missed on the 8-ball on a hill-hill match; the Pole sank the last two balls to eliminate Wu.

Day 5 (June 29)

The Round of 64 was held on the fifth day.

In matchup involving Filipinos, Villamor defeated Reyes 11–5 to advance to the Round of 32. Reyes suffered poor form in breaking that caused his defeat.^[6]
Bustamante and Indonesian Riyan Setiawan will face each other after defeating their opponents; Bustamante won against Germany’s Sascha-Andrej Tege 11–4, while the Indonesian eliminated Carlo Cabello of Spain 11–8.^[6]
Gabica led Finnish Mika Immonen 4–1, then went on the hill at 10–6 when he scratched. The Finn won the next four racks to go hill-hill; the final rack emerged as a safety battle until Gabica pocketed the 1-ball. The Filipino ran out and won the match.^[6]
Mark Gray of the UK had a come-from-behind win against last year's runner-up Kuo Po-cheng. Kuo led 10–6 but Gray won the next racks, including a run out at the final rack, to win the match. Gray will meet fellow Briton Chris Melling who beat Korean Hwang Yong.^[6]

Day 6 (June 30)

By the end of the sixth day, only four players remained to play on the final day.

Round of 32

Bustamante was leading 9–4 when he got distracted by a press photographer. This is when his Indonesian opponent Riyan Setiawan caught up with him with a score of 10–7. Riyan tied the score at 10–all and Bustamante broke for the match. The two engaged in a safety battle in the final rack when Riyan scratched and Bustamante ran out to advance to the next round later in the day.^[7]
In an all-Filipino match, Carlo Biado led Lee Van Corteza 8–5 when Corteza retook the lead at 9–6 when he missed a shot at the 9-ball that could've put him on the hill. Biado ran out the rest of the racks to score a berth to the next round.^[7]

Round of 16

Shane Van Boening, the only American left in the field, led against British Darren Appleton 6–3. Appleton tied at 6–6, then took the lead 7–6. The two exchanged leads when Appleton reached the hill first when the American missed. Van Boening tied when he made a jump shot and two other difficult shots. On the final rack, Van Boening made a safety in which Appleton studied for ten minutes. Appleton missed, but there was no clear shot as Van Boening studied the ball for several minutes before making the shot and ran out for the win.^[8]
2007 champion Daryl Peach will face 2011 8-ball champion Dennis Orcullo after the Briton defeated Ko Pin-yi. Orcullo had earlier beaten the defending champion Bustamante, who went hill-hill on his Round of 32 match.^[8]
Mark Gray defeated fellow Briton Chris Melling to join Peach as the Britons in the quarterfinals.^[8]
Yukio Akakariyama eliminated Biado to join Toru Kuribayashi who also defeated another Filipino, Antonio Lining. The two Japanese players join the Filipinos, Britons and an American in the quarterfinals.^[8]

Quarterfinals

Orcullo led 5-0 against Peach as the Briton would not get any closer as he was blown out 11–2.^[9]
Gray had a 4–0 lead over Van Boening when the American won the next five racks to take a 5–4 lead. Gray then won the next four racks and led 10–6 later the match. Van Boening, who had to win all of the remaining racks, scored on a combination after Gray fouled. Van Boening broke and ran out on the next rack, then Gray fouled on the break on the next rack. Van Boening was on his way on running out when missed on a shot that involved the bridge. The two took their time on studying the nine-ball when Van Boening made an errant safety in which Gray capitalized to win the match.^[9]
Toru Kuribayashi trailed Ronnie Alcano 7–3 when Kuribayashi tied the score at 8–all. Alcano retook the lead but Kuribayashi won the next two racks. Alcano ran out on the next rack to tie the score for the final time. Kuribayashi broke for the game but the two got locked in a safety battle. Alcano managed to hit on the 3-ball, that almost did not fall on the pocket; ALcano then ran out to face Orcullo in the semifinals ensuring that a Filipino will play in the final.^[9]
Vinacio Tanio consistently trailed Akakariyama until he tied the game at 8–all, then led 9–8. He missed an easy shot on the 6-ball that led to Akakariyama running out the rack to tie the match anew. Tanio missed on a bank shot but the ball sank on an unintended pocket to reach the hill first; Akakariyama broke and ran out to tie the match for the last time. Tanio was on his way on a break and run out when he had faced a difficult shot on the 8-ball. He sank the 8-ball but then faced on another difficult shot on the 9-ball. Tanio missed and Akakariyama faced on a table's length shot on the 9-ball. Akakariyama took over ten minutes to study the shot before shooting it on a rail to the pocket to clinch a semifinals berth.^[9]

Knockout stage

^[10]

Final

Player	Lag	Rack																								Racks won
Player	Lag	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	Racks won
Ronnie Alcano	•																									11
Yukio Akakariyama																										13

Quarterfinals onward

Quarterfinals (Race to 11)		Semifinals (Race to 11)		Final (Race to 13)


Vicenancio Tanio	10

Yukio Akakariyama	11
		Yukio Akakariyama	11
Upper half
		Mark Gray	10
Mark Gray	11

Shane Van Boening	9
				Yukio Akakariyama	13

				Ronnie Alcano	11
Ronnie Alcano	11

Toru Kuribayashi	10
		Ronnie Alcano	11
Lower half
		Dennis Orcullo	9
Dennis Orcullo	11

Daryl Peach	4

Upper half

Section 1

Round of 64 (Race to 11)		Round of 32 (Race to 11)		Round of 16 (Race to 11)


Ralf Souquet	11

Serge Das	5
		Ralf Souquet	11

		Mariusz Skoneczny	2
Radoslaw Babica	7

Mariusz Skoneczny	11
				Ralf Souquet	9

				Vicenancio Tanio	11
Thorsten Hohmann	7

Lo Li-wen	11
		Lo Li-wen	6

		Vicenancio Tanio	11
Nick van den Berg	7

Vicenancio Tanio	11

Section 2

Round of 64 (Race to 11)		Round of 32 (Race to 11)		Round of 16 (Race to 11)


Carlo Dalmatin	11

Hsu Kai Lun	7
		Carlo Dalmatin	8

		Yukio Akakariyama	11
Yukio Akakariyama	11

Soheil Vahedi	7
				Yukio Akakariyama	11

				Carlo Biado	9
Oliver Medenilla	5

Lee Van Corteza	11
		Lee Van Corteza	10

		Carlo Biado	11
Carlo Biado	11

Takhti Zarekani	6

Section 3

Round of 64 (Race to 11)		Round of 32 (Race to 11)		Round of 16 (Race to 11)


Mika Immonen	10

Antonio Gabica	11
		Antonio Gabica	11

		Naoyuki Oi	6
Imran Majid	4

Naoyuki Oi	11
				Antonio Gabica	5

				Mark Gray	11
Chris Melling	11

Hwang Yong	2
		Chris Melling	10

		Mark Gray	11
Kuo Po-Cheng	10

Mark Gray	11

Section 4

Round of 64 (Race to 11)		Round of 32 (Race to 11)		Round of 16 (Race to 11)


Darren Appleton	11

Dang Jin-Hu	6
		Darren Appleton	11

		Alan Cuartero	4
Alan Cuartero	11

Ahmad Taufiq Murni	9
				Darren Appleton	10

				Shane Van Boening	11
Shane Van Boening	11

Konstantin Stepanov	8
		Shane Van Boening	11

		Chang Jun Lin	5
Chang Jun Lin	11

Joven Alba	5

Lower half

Section 5

Round of 64 (Race to 11)		Round of 32 (Race to 11)		Round of 16 (Race to 11)


Chris Orme	7

Ronnie Alcano	11
		Ronnie Alcano	11

		Raj Hundal	9
Raj Hundal	11

Tomoo Takano	10
				Ronnie Alcano	11

				Chang Yu Lun	5
Chang Yu Lun	11

Israel Rota	9
		Chang Yu Lun	11

		Scott Higgins	4
Niels Feijen	10

Scott Higgins	11

Section 6

Round of 64 (Race to 11)		Round of 32 (Race to 11)		Round of 16 (Race to 11)


Antonio Lining	11

Oliver Ortmann	5
		Antonio Lining	11

		Roman Hybler	5
Roman Hybler	11

Liu Haitao	7
				Antonio Lining	9

				Toru Kuribayashi	11
Mario He	8

Hunter Lombardo	11
		Hunter Lombardo	4

		Toru Kuribayashi	11
Huidji See	8

Toru Kuribayashi	11

Section 7

Round of 64 (Race to 11)		Round of 32 (Race to 11)		Round of 16 (Race to 11)


Dennis Orcullo	11

Muhammad Zulfikri	9
		Dennis Orcullo	11

		Caneda Villamor	6
Efren Reyes	5

Caneda Villamor	11
				Dennis Orcullo	11

				Francisco Bustamante	7
Francisco Bustamante	11

Sascha-Andrej Tege	4
		Francisco Bustamante	11

		Riyan Setiawan	10
Carlos Cabello	8

Riyan Setiawan	11

Section 8

Round of 64 (Race to 11)		Round of 32 (Race to 11)		Round of 16 (Race to 11)


Jeffrey de Luna	9

Fu Che-wei	11
		Fu Che-wei	1

		Daryl Peach	11
Daryl Peach	11

Roberto Gomez	4
				Daryl Peach	11

				Ko Pin-yi	9
Stephan Cohen	11

Raymund Faron	9
		Stephan Cohan	3

		Ko Pin-yi	11
Karl Boyes	8

Ko Pin-yi	11

Group stage

Group A

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Dennis Orcullo	9
					Andrew Kong	4
			Andrew Kong	6			Dennis Orcullo	9
	Mohanna Obaidly	0	Mohanna Obaidly	9			Yousef Jalal	3
	Konstantin Stepanov	9			Mohanna Obaidly	4
					Yousef Jalal	9
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Efren Reyes	9
	Yousef Jalal	4			Mark Gray	8
	Mark Gray	9	Mark Gray	9			Efren Reyes	9
			Vilmos Foldes	7			Konstantin Stepanov	2
					Konstantin Stepanov	9
					Vilmos Foldes	7
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.		Losers eliminated.		Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.			Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group B

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Fu Jian-bo	9
					Henrique Correia	8
			Henrique Correia	8			Fu Jian-bo	0
	Mohamad Ali Berjaoui	0	Mohamad Ali Berjaoui	9			Chris Orme	9
	Lo Li-wen	9			Mohamad Ali Berjaoui	4
					Chris Orme	9
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Chris Melling	9
	Fu Jian-bo	8			Antonio Gabica	8
	Antonio Gabica	9	Antonio Gabica	9			Chris Melling	9
			Majed Al Zaab	7			Lo Li-wen	2
					Lo Li-wen	9
					Majed Al Zaab	6
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.		Losers eliminated.		Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.			Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group C

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Jason Klatt	5
					Roman Hybler	9
			Jason Klatt	8			Roman Hybler	9
	Hao Xiang Han	2	Hao Xiang Han	9			Muhammad Zulfikri	5
	Fu Che-wei	9			Muhammad Zulfikri	9
					Hao Xiang Han	6
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Abdulmajed Hussain	6
	Muhammad Zulfikri	9			Fu Che-wei	9
	Omaral Shaheeme	5	Abdulmajed Hussain	6			Fu Che-wei	3
			Omaral Shaheeme	9			Carlos Cabella	9
					Omaral Shaheeme	4
					Carlos Cabella	9
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.		Losers eliminated.		Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.			Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group D

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Carlo Biado	9
					Petri Makkonen	5
			Petri Makkonen	8			Carlo Biado	9
	Scott Higgins	9	Scott Higgins	9			Lee Gun Jae	2
	Majide Alazme	7			Lee Gun Jae	9
					Scott Higgins	7
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Francisco Bustamante	9
	Lee Gun Jae	7			Caneda Villamor	7
	Caneda Villamor	9	Caneda Villamor	9			Francisco Bustamante	9
			Jon Grimley	0			Majide Alazme	3
					Majide Alazme	9
					Jon Grimley	6
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.		Losers eliminated.		Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.			Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group E

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Kuo Po-Cheng	9
					Ahmad Taufiq Murni	7
			Ahmad Taufiq Murni	9			Kuo Po-Cheng	9
	Ahmad Taufiq Murni	9	Meshal Turkey	5			Christian Tuvi	1
	Manuel Gama	3			Meshal Turkey	7
					Christian Tuvi	9
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Roberto Gomez	8
	Christian Tuvi	4			Manuel Gama	9
	Roberto Gomez	9	Roberto Gomez	9			Manuel Gama	7
			Ahmed Naeem Ali	8			Imran Majid	9
					Imran Majid	9
					Ahmed Naeem Ali	4
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.		Losers eliminated.		Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.			Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group F

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Mika Immonen	9
					Hanni Al-Howri	3
			Hanni Al-Howri	9			Mika Immonen	9
	Hanni Al-Howri	1	Martin Daigle	5			Hwang Yong	3
	Dang Jin-Hu	9			Hwang Yong	9
					Martin Daigle	4
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					David Alcaide	3
	Hwang Yong	9			Dang Jin-Hu	9
	Ko Ping Chung	7	David Alcaide	3			Dang Jin-Hu	6
			Ko Ping Chung	9			Stephan Cohen	9
					Stephan Cohen	9
					Ko Ping Chung	7
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.		Losers eliminated.		Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.			Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group G

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Thorsten Hohmann	9
					Ko Pin-yi	3
			Ko Pin-yi	9			Thorsten Hohmann	9
	Ko Pin-yi	9	Tomaz Kaplan	4			Waleed Majid	4
	Nguyen Phuong Thao	4			Waleed Majid	9
					Tomaz Kaplan	4
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Oliver Medenilla	9
	Waleed Majid	8			Mohammed AlHarthi	5
	Hunter Lombardo	9	Mohammed AlHarthi	5			Oliver Medenilla	9
			Hunter Lombardo	9			Nguyen Phuong Thao	6
					Nguyen Phuong Thao	9
					Hunter Lombardo	7
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.		Losers eliminated.		Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.			Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group H

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Jeffrey de Luna	9
					Jamil Hussain	4
			Jamil Hussain	5			Jeffrey de Luna	9
	Ibrahim Bin Amir	7	Ibrahim Bin Amir	9			Riyan Setiawan	4
	Takhti Zarekani	9			Riyan Setiawan	9
					Ibrahim Bin Amir	7
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Huidji See	9
	Riyan Setiawan	9			Thomas Engert	4
	Thomas Engert	1	Thomas Engert	9			Huidji See	9
			John Morra	8			Takhti Zarekani	2
					Takhti Zarekani	9
					John Morra	2
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.		Losers eliminated.		Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.			Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group I

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Chang Jun Lin	9
					Vicenancio Tanio	4
			Vicenancio Tanio	9			Chang Jun Lin	9
	Vicenancio Tanio	9	Amin Fekry	4			Soheil Vahedi	2
	Lee Chen Man	4			Soheil Vahedi	9
					Amin Fekry	5
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Karl Boyes	9
	Soheil Vahedi	9			Francisco Olita	2
	Francisco Olita	8	Francisco Olita	9			Karl Boyes	9
			Dennis Grabe	8			Lee Chen Man	0
					Dennis Grabe	6
					Lee Chen Man	9
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.		Losers eliminated.		Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.			Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group J

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Ralf Souquet	9
					Mariusz Skoneczny	1
			Mariusz Skoneczny	9			Ralf Souquet	9
	Mariusz Skoneczny	9	Mohamed Buainain	1			Sundeep Gulat	1
	Wu Jia-qing	8			Mohamed Buainain	5
					Sundeep Gulat	9
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Shane Van Boening	9
	Sundeep Gulat	4			Joven Alba	4
	Joven Alba	9	Joven Alba	9			Shane Van Boening	9
			Bruno Muratore	6			Wu Jia-qing	8
					Wu Jia-qing	9
					Bruno Muratore	4
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.		Losers eliminated.		Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.			Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group K

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Darren Appleton	9
					Mohammed ElAssal	3
			Mohammed ElAssal	3			Darren Appleton	9
	Kim Laaksonen	3	Kim Laaksonen	9			Bader Al Awadi	5
	Serge Das	9			Kim Laaksonen	5
					Bader Al Awadi	9
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Chang Yu Lun	9
	Bader Al Awadi	8			Israel Rota	3
	Israel Rota	9	Israel Rota	9			Chang Yu Lun	9
			Mazen Berjawi	6			Serge Das	6
					Serge Das	9
					Mazen Berjawi	5
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.		Losers eliminated.		Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.			Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group L

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Marcus Chamat	9
					Abdulatef Fawal	0
			Abdulatef Fawal	9			Marcus Chamat	4
	Abdulatef Fawal	6	Mohamad Al Sofi	8			Alan Cuartero	9
	Naoyuki Oi	9			Mohamad Al Sofi	5
					Alan Cuartero	9
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Lee Van Corteza	4
	Marcus Chamat	6			Raj Hundal	9
	Lee Van Corteza	9	Lee Van Corteza	9			Raj Hundal	9
			Erik Hjorleifson	4			Naoyuki Oi	8
					Naoyuki Oi	9
					Erik Hjorleifson	6
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.		Losers eliminated.		Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.			Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group M

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Ronnie Alcano	9
					Hamzah Al Saeed	5
			Hamzah Al Saeed	2			Ronnie Alcano	8
	Raymund Faron	9	Raymund Faron	9			Radoslaw Babica	9
	Mohammad Al Hazmi	3			Radoslaw Babica	9
					Raymund Faron	8
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Nguyen Phuc Long	6
	Ronnie Alcano	9			Mohammad Al Hazmi	9
	Nguyen Phuc Long	1	Nguyen Phuc Long	9			Mohammad Al Hazmi	4
			Chan Keng Kwang	3			Daryl Peach	9
					Chan Keng Kwang	5
					Daryl Peach	9
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.		Losers eliminated.		Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.			Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group N

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Liu Haitao	3
					Mario He	9
			Liu Haitao	9			Mario He	9
	Liu Haitao	9	Khamis Obaidly	2			Hsu Kai Lun	8
	Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz	3			Khamis Obaidly	6
					Hsu Kai Lun	9
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Nick van den Berg	9
	Hsu Kai Lun	9			Omar Al Omari	4
	Mohamad Asfari	5	Omar Al Omari	0			Nick van den Berg	9
			Mohamad Asfari	9			Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz	5
					Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz	9
					Mohamad Asfari	6
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.		Losers eliminated.		Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.			Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group O

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Yukio Akakariyama	9
					Mohammed AlBinAli	8
			Mohammed AlBinAli	5			Yukio Akakariyama	9
	Desmond Goh Teck	3	Desmond Goh Teck	9			Alok Kumar	4
	Sascha-Andrej Tege	9			Desmond Goh Teck	4
					Alok Kumar	9
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Niels Feijen	9
	Alok Kumar	7			Tomoo Takano	4
	Tomoo Takano	9	Tomoo Takano	9			Niels Feijen	9
			Badr Al Hamdan	5			Sascha-Andrej Tege	4
					Badr Al Hamdan	0
					Sascha-Andrej Tege	9
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.		Losers eliminated.		Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.			Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group P

	2nd playoff round		1st playoff round		1st round		2nd round

					Carlo Dalmatin	9
					Taher Hussain	2
			Taher Hussain	9			Carlo Dalmatin	9
	Taher Hussain	1	Ramiz Turulja	2			Ali Saeed	5
	Toru Kuribayashi	9			Ali Saeed	9
					Ramiz Turulja	1
Losers' bracket					Winners' bracket
					Antonio Lining	9
	Ali Saeed	4			Liu Cheng Chieh	4
	Oliver Ortmann	9	Liu Cheng Chieh	6			Antonio Lining	9
			Oliver Ortmann	9			Toru Kuribayashi	4
					Oliver Ortmann	6
					Toru Kuribayashi	9
	Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers eliminated.		Losers eliminated.		Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round.			Winners advance to the round of 64. Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Performance per country

Country / Last	128	96	64	32	16	8	4	2
Philippines	18	18	17	10	7	3	2	1
Japan	5	5	5	4	2	2	1	1
Great Britain	9	9	7	6	3	2	1	0
United States	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	0
Chinese Taipei	7	6	6	4	2	0	0	0
Germany	6	6	5	1	1	0	0	0
Poland	4	3	3	2	0	0	0	0
Indonesia	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Croatia	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
France	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Netherlands	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
China	5	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
Iran	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Canada	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Finland	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Spain	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
South Korea	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Austria	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Belgium	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brunei	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Russia	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Qatar	8	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
United Arab Emirates	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kuwait	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Syria	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
India	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vietnam	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hong Kong	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lebanon	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Portugal	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Singapore	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Saudi Arabia	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bangladesh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Egypt	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eritrea	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Estonia	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hungary	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Italy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malaysia	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sweden	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Uruguay	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Venezuela	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

↑ "Japan's Yukio lifts title with a thrilling win over Alcano". Gulf Times. July 3, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-09-23. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
1 2 3 Malla, Suman (June 26, 2011). "Reyes and Bustamante survive early scares". Gulf Times. Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
1 2 3 Malla, Suman (June 26, 2011). "Top guns have it easy on day two". Gulf Times. Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
1 2 3 Malla, Suman (June 28, 2011). "Filipino cueists dominate with nine berths in last 64". Gulf Times. Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
1 2 3 4 Malla, Suman (June 27, 2011). "Gray joins fellow Britons Appleton, Peach in round of 64". Gulf Times. Archived from the original on 2011-07-04. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
1 2 3 4 Malla, Suman (June 28, 2011). "Former champions Reyes, Immonen bow out". Gulf Times. Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
1 2 Lerner, Ted (June 30, 2011). "GREAT ESCAPES INTO THE SWEET 16". WPA-pool.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
1 2 3 4 Lerner, Ted (June 30, 2011). "CLUTCH, TOUGH AND MOVING ON". WPA-pool.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
1 2 3 4 Lerner, Ted (June 30, 2011). "AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR". WPA-pool.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-03. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
↑ "Tournament Bracket" (PDF). WPA Pool. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2011-06-26.

External links

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[1] "Japan's Yukio lifts title with a thrilling win over Alcano". Gulf Times. July 3, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-09-23. Retrieved July 4, 2011.

[June_25-2] 1 2 3 Malla, Suman (June 26, 2011). "Reyes and Bustamante survive early scares". Gulf Times. Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved June 27, 2011.

[June_26-3] 1 2 3 Malla, Suman (June 26, 2011). "Top guns have it easy on day two". Gulf Times. Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved June 27, 2011.

[June_27-4] 1 2 3 Malla, Suman (June 28, 2011). "Filipino cueists dominate with nine berths in last 64". Gulf Times. Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved June 27, 2011.

[June_28-5] 1 2 3 4 Malla, Suman (June 27, 2011). "Gray joins fellow Britons Appleton, Peach in round of 64". Gulf Times. Archived from the original on 2011-07-04. Retrieved June 29, 2011.

[June_29-6] 1 2 3 4 Malla, Suman (June 28, 2011). "Former champions Reyes, Immonen bow out". Gulf Times. Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved July 1, 2011.

[Round_32-7] 1 2 Lerner, Ted (June 30, 2011). "GREAT ESCAPES INTO THE SWEET 16". WPA-pool.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved July 5, 2011.

[Round_16-8] 1 2 3 4 Lerner, Ted (June 30, 2011). "CLUTCH, TOUGH AND MOVING ON". WPA-pool.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved July 5, 2011.

[QFinals-9] 1 2 3 4 Lerner, Ted (June 30, 2011). "AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR". WPA-pool.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-03. Retrieved July 5, 2011.

[10] "Tournament Bracket" (PDF). WPA Pool. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2011-06-26.

Tournament information
The 2011 9-Ball Championship logo
Sport	Nine-Ball
Location	Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation Doha, Qatar
Dates	June 21, 2011–July 1, 2011
Tournament format(s)	Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)	WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants	128
Final positions
Champion	JPN Yukio Akakariyama
Runner-up	PHL Ronnie Alcano