2002 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

The WPA 9-Ball World Cup 2002 was the 13th edition of the WPA World Championship for 9-Ball Pool. It took place from July 18 to 24, 2002 in Cardiff, Wales.[1][2]

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2002
Tournament information
Sport9-ball
LocationCardiff, Wales
DatesJuly 18, 2002–July 24, 2002
Tournament
format(s)
Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants128
Final positions
Champion Earl Strickland
Runner-up Francisco Bustamante

The event was won by American Earl Strickland with a 17:15 victory in the final against Francisco Bustamante.[3] Defending champion Mika Immonen was defeated in the round of 64 against Shannon Daulton.[4]

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.[5]

Prize money

The event's prize money stayed similar to that of the previous years, with winner Earl Strickland winning $65,000.[6]

TurnierplatzierungPreisgeld
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)$0

Preliminary round

The following 64 players dropped out in the group stage:[5]

5. Place6. Place7. Place8. Place
Group 1: Jeong Young-hwa Brian Naithani Wayne Lloyd George Sarmas
Group 2: Brent Wells Akikumo Toshikawa Sascha Specchia Gilliano Smit
Group 3: Robby Suarly Chao Fong-Pang Lee Walker David López
Group 4: Haruyoshi Hinokiyama Frankie Hernandez Robert Parlevliet Geoff Dunn
Group 5: Siauw Wieto Pat Holtz Alok Kumar Ryan Rampersaud
Group 6: Cliff Thorburn Tom Storm Kevin Smith Carmine Nanula
Group 7: Shawn Budd Anthony Ginn Marcos Castro William Ang Boon Lay
Group 8: Tiong Boon Tan Alain Martel Richard Jones Gino Vermeesch
Group 9: Tony Drago John Wims Dimitri Jungo Javier Palacios
Group 10: Tommy Donlon Dominic Dale Ronny Oldervik Chao Jung-hua
Group 11: Marko Lohtander Phil Reilly George SanSouci Ed Galati
Group 12: Johl Younger Leonardo Andam Troy Frank Mario Morra
Group 13: Kasper Thygesen Paul Hunter Darren Appleton Luis Miguel Sánchez
Group 14: Andreas Vondenhoff Andy Richardson Greg Jenkins Jorge Llanos
Group 15: Rob McKenna Kuo Yi-che Ivica Putnik Ditto Acosta
Group 16: Gerry Watson Mohammed Junarto Shawn Putnam David David Anderson

Final round

[5]

Round of 64 Round of 32 Last 16 Quarter final Semi-Final Final
            
Oliver Ortmann 9
Steve Knight 2
Oliver Ortmann 9
Tony Robles 4
Tony Robles 9
Roman Hybler 1
Oliver Ortmann 5
Efren Reyes 11
Efren Reyes 9
Radosław Babica 2
Efren Reyes 9
Dennis Orcollo 6
Dennis Orcollo 9
Ralf Souquet 8
Efren Reyes 8
Francisco Bustamante 11
Francisco Bustamante 9
Imran Majid 6
Francisco Bustamante 9
Christian Reimering 2
Christian Reimering 9
Victor Tapies 1
Francisco Bustamante 11
Antonio Lining 10
Thomas Engert 9
Chen Wei-chih 2
Thomas Engert 0
Antonio Lining 9
Antonio Lining 9
Nick van den Berg 4
Francisco Bustamante 11
Yang Ching-shun 7
Johnny Archer 9
Charlie Williams 3
Johnny Archer 9
Rico Diks 7
Rico Diks 9
Jewgeni Stalew 3
Johnny Archer 11
Lee Kun-fang 5
Stephan Cohen 9
Paul Potier 7
Stephan Cohen 3
Lee Kun-fang 9
Lee Kun-fang 9
Phil Harrison 8
Johnny Archer 2
Yang Ching-shun 11
Fabio Petroni 9
Niels Feijen 1
 Italy Fabio Petroni 3
Hiroshi Takenaka 9
Hiroshi Takenaka 9
David Alcaide 6
Hiroshi Takenaka 9
Yang Ching-shun 11
Steve Davis 9
Rodolfo Luat 8
Steve Davis 4
Yang Ching-shun 9
Yang Ching-shun 9
Michael Schmidt 5
Francisco Bustamante 15
Earl Strickland 17
Earl Strickland 9
Gary Ponting 5
Earl Strickland 9
Park Shin-young 6
Park Shin-young 9
Warren Kiamco 6
Earl Strickland 11
Jeremy Jones 8
Thorsten Hohmann 9
Shintaro Sugaya 0
Thorsten Hohmann 2
Jeremy Jones 9
Jeremy Jones 9
Ignacio Chávez 2
Earl Strickland 11
Kunihiko Takahashi 3
Huang Kun-chang 9
Lee Van Corteza 8
Huang Kun-chang 5
Alex Lely 9
Alex Lely 9
Mark Williams 1
Alex Lely 8
Kunihiko Takahashi 11
Ernesto Domínguez 9
Evangelos Vettas 6
Ernesto Domínguez 3
Kunihiko Takahashi 9
Kunihiko Takahashi 9
Matjaž Erčulj 0
Earl Strickland 11
Takeshi Okumura 5
Marcus Chamat 9
Niklas Bergendorff 7
Marcus Chamat 9
Corey Deuel 6
Corey Deuel 9
Kim Davenport 8
Marcus Chamat 11
Alex Pagulayan 7
Nick Varner 9
Šandor Tot 6
Nick Varner 7
Alex Pagulayan 9
Alex Pagulayan 9
Daryl Peach 6
Marcus Chamat 5
Takeshi Okumura 11
Ramil Gallego 9
James Rempe 3
Ramil Gallego 8
Takeshi Okumura 9
Takeshi Okumura 9
Peter Nielsen 4
Takeshi Okumura 11
Hung Lu-kung 5
Hung Lu-kung 9
Chung Chien-te 7
Hung Lu-kung 9
Shannon Daulton 1
Shannon Daulton 9
Mika Immonen 8

References
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  2. "Billiards Digest - 30 Over 30 by Predator Cues, Pool Videos". billiardsdigest.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  3. "World Champions - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  4. "Hasseröder WPA World Pool Championship 2002". azbilliards.com. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
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