2012 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

August 2018 WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2012 Qatar Billiards and Snooker FederationDoha, Qatar June 22, 2012 June 29, 2012 9-ball 128 Double elimination / Single elimination WPA World Nine-ball Championship ENG Darren Appleton CHN Li Hewen 2012 2013 The 2012 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a 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 22 to 29 in Doha, Qatar, hosted by the Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation. Qualifying tournaments were held from June 20 to 22, with the Al Sadd Sports Club hosting both qualifying and final tournaments. British Darren Appleton won the championship defeating China's Li Hewen 13–12 in the final.WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2012 azbilliards.com August 10, 2018 http://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/174-world-9-ball-championship/4580-wpa-world-9-ball-championship-2012/results/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170912123944/http://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/174-world-9-ball-championship/4580-wpa-world-9-ball-championship-2012/results/ September 12, 2017 live mdy-all It was Appleton's second world title after having won the 2008 10-ball World Championship and his first world title in 9-ball. Defending champion Yukio Akakariyama was defeated in the round of 32, by future champion Thorsten Hohmann. A total of US$276,000 in prize money was distributed for the tournament, with the World Champion receiving $40,000. Format thumb|right|Efren Reyes playing at the event. The 128 participating players were divided into 16 groups, in which they competed in a double elimination tournament against each other. The remaining 64 players in each group qualified for the final round played in the knockout system.http://www.csns.ca/Charts/WPC02F64.pdf 2002 WPA World Pool Championship Cue Sports Nova csns.ca July 18, 2015 August 10, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923211546/http://www.csns.ca/Charts/WPC02F64.pdf September 23, 2015 dead mdy-all The event was played under the alternating break format. Prize money The event's prize money stayed similar to that of the previous years, with winner Darren Appleton winning $40,000. Position Prize First Place (champion) $40,000 Second Place (runner-up) $20,000 Third place (semi-finalist $12,000 Fifth place (quarter finalist) $8,000 Ninth place (loser in round of 16) $5,000 Seventeenth place (loser in round of 32) $3,500 Thirty Third (loser in round of 64) $2,000 Tournament summary The event was played in the alternating break format.The Gang of Four Goes for Glory at World 9-Ball Championship azbilliards.com August 10, 2018 http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/9101-the-gang-of-four-goes-for-glory-at-world-9-ball-championship/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160317040130/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/9101-the-gang-of-four-goes-for-glory-at-world-9-ball-championship/ March 17, 2016 live mdy-all In the event's semi-finals, Li Hewen defeated Germany's Ralf Souquet, 11–6, whereas Darren Appleton defeated Japan's Naoyuki Ōi 11–7.Appleton and Lee Fight For World 9-Ball Supremacy azbilliards.com August 10, 2018 http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/9102-appleton-and-lee-fight-for-world-9-ball-supremacy/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150326135800/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/9102-appleton-and-lee-fight-for-world-9-ball-supremacy/ March 26, 2015 live mdy-all In the final, Appleton would take a heavy lead, moving to 9–2 in front, and later 11–3 in a race to 13. Li would make a comeback, to 12–6, before Appleton had the opportunity to win the tournament with an open table in the 19th rack.Its Dynamite in Doha azbilliards.com August 10, 2018 http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/9103-its-dynamite-in-doha/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150326041900/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/9103-its-dynamite-in-doha/ March 26, 2015 live mdy-all Appleton would Snooker himself with just four balls left on the table, and Li would win the next 6 racks to make the tournament reach a decisive rack. Appleton would win the decisive frame, jump up onto the table, lifting his cue above his head. Appleton commented after the event that he was thinking "I can't lose, he needs a miracle" and, that at 12–10, he "started feeling the heat." Finals no yes Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final DEU Ralf Souquet 11 ALB Nick Malai 4 VEN Jonny Martinez (pool player) Jonny Martinez de Jonny Martinez 11 JPN Takashi Uraoka 8 TPE Fu Che-wei 11 SRB Andrea Klasovic 4 SCO Jayson Shaw 6 ITA Bruno Muratore de 11 FIN Aki Heiskanen (pool player) de Aki Heiskanen Aki Heiskanen 5 TPE Hsu Kai-lun de 11 HKG Andrew Kong 8 PHI Dennis Orcollo 11 NLD Nick van den Berg 11 PHI Marlon Caneda 6 CHN Han Haoxiang de 11 PHI Israel Rota 8 PHI Lee Vann Corteza 11 BEL Serge Das de 4 MLT Tony Drago 10 FIN Mika Immonen 11 PHI Antonio Gabica 11 AUT Mario He 7 FRA Vincent Facquet 4 TPE Yang Ching-shun 11 KUW Majed Alazmi 8 KUW Khaled al-Mutairi 11 TPE Chang Yu-Lung 10 KUW Omar Al-Shaheen 11 CAN John Morra 11 PHI Elvis Calasang 7 CAN Jason Klatt 9 CHN Li Hewen 11 PHI Carlo Biado 10 JPN Naoyuki Ōi 11 TPE Chang Jung-lin 11 PHI Joven Alba 2 DEU Thorsten Hohmann 11 KUW Badr al-Awadi 4 DEU Thomas Engert 9 JPN Yukio Akakariyama 11 ENG Karl Boyes 11 VIE Do The Kien 9 PHI Francisco Bustamante 6 TPE Chao Fong-Pang 11 PRT Manuel Gama de 6 DEU Dominic Jentsch 11 PHI Efren Reyes 11 SGP Toh Lian Han de 6 PHI Roberto Gomez 4 CHN Liu Haitao 11 GRC N. Ekonomopoulos 11 KOR Ryu Seung-woo 5 NZL Matt Edwards 11 JPN Tōru Kuribayashi de 7 ENG Darren Appleton 11 POL Mateusz Śniegocki 5 RUS Konstantin Stepanov 11 JPN Ryoji Hori 5 PHI Ronato Alcano 9 PHI Jundel Mazon 11 ENG Daryl Peach 9 TPE Lo Li-wen de 11 TPE Ko Pin-yi 11 NLD Huidji See 6 DEU Ralf Souquet 11 VEN Jonny Martinez (pool player) Jonny Martinez de Jonny Martinez 7 TPE Fu Che-wei 9 ITA Bruno Muratore de 11 TPE Hsu Kai-lun de 8 PHI Dennis Orcollo 11 NLD Nick van den Berg 11 CHN Han Haoxiang de 9 PHI Lee Vann Corteza 5 FIN Mika Immonen 11 PHI Antonio Gabica 11 TPE Yang Ching-shun 9 KUW Khaled al-Mutairi 6 KUW Omar Al-Shaheen 11 CAN John Morra 8 CHN Li Hewen 11 JPN Naoyuki Ōi 11 TPE Chang Jung-lin 3 DEU Thorsten Hohmann 11 JPN Yukio Akakariyama 9 ENG Karl Boyes 11 TPE Chao Fong-Pang 8 DEU Dominic Jentsch 11 PHI Efren Reyes 10 CHN Liu Haitao 8 GRC N. Ekonomopoulos 11 NZL Matt Edwards 10 ENG Darren Appleton 11 RUS Konstantin Stepanov 3 PHI Jundel Mazon 11 TPE Lo Li-wen de 10 TPE Ko Pin-yi 11 DEU Ralf Souquet 11 ITA Bruno Muratore de 4 PHI Dennis Orcollo 6 NLD Nick van den Berg 11 FIN Mika Immonen 9 PHI Antonio Gabica 11 KUW Omar Al-Shaheen 9 CHN Li Hewen 11 JPN Naoyuki Ōi 11 DEU Thorsten Hohmann 9 ENG Karl Boyes 11 DEU Dominic Jentsch 10 GRC N. Ekonomopoulos 8 ENG Darren Appleton 11 PHI Jundel Mazon 9 TPE Ko Pin-yi 11 DEU Ralf Souquet 11 NLD Nick van den Berg 9 PHI Antonio Gabica 10 CHN Li Hewen 11 JPN Naoyuki Ōi 11 ENG Karl Boyes 9 ENG Darren Appleton 11 TPE Ko Pin-yi 9 DEU Ralf Souquet 6 CHN Li Hewen 11 JPN Naoyuki Ōi 7 ENG Darren Appleton 11 CHN Li Hewen 12 ENG Darren Appleton 13 Grand Final Player Glossary of cue sports terms Lag Rack Rackswon12345678910111213141516171819202122232425ENG Darren Appleton • alt=Won|20x20px alt=Won|20x20px alt=Won|20x20px alt=Won|20x20pxalt=Won|20x20px alt=Won|20x20px alt=Won|20x20px alt=Won|20x20pxalt=Won|20x20px alt=Won|20x20px alt=Won|20x20px alt=Won|20x20px alt=Won|20x20px 13CHN Li Hewen alt=Won|20x20px alt=Won|20x20px alt=Won|20x20px alt=Won|20x20px alt=Won|20x20px alt=Won|20x20px alt=Won|20x20px alt=Won|20x20px alt=Won|20x20px alt=Won|20x20px alt=Won|20x20px alt=Won|20x20px 12 References External links Tournament at azbilliards.com 2012 2012 2012 WPA World Nine-ball Championship WPA World Nine-ball Championship Category:International sports competitions hosted by Qatar Category:Sports competitions in Doha Category:June 2012 sports events in Asia