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2011 WPA World Eight-ball Championship

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Official logo of the event
Official logo of the event

The 2011 WPA World Eight-ball Championship was the most recent annual professional eight-ball championship, organized by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA), and held 19–26 February 2011 at the Fujairah Exhibition Centre of the Al Diar Siji Hotel in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. A total of 116 players from all of the WPA's six regions participated. In the Men's Division, first place was won by Dennis Orcollo of the Philippines, with second through fourth places going respectively to Niels Feijen of the Netherlands, David Alcaide of Spain, and Darren Appleton of the United Kingdom. The total prize purse was US$205,000. The event is also referred to as the 2011 Etisalat World 8 Ball Pool Championship, among other variations, for sponsorship purposes.

Tournament format

  • Double-elimination tournament on stage one until 56 players are left.
    • Race to seven racks
  • Single-elimination tournament on stage two:
    • The undefeated players are seeded on stage 2 and the best eight will receive first round byes.
    • Race to nine racks, except for the final which is race to eleven.

Ranked players

Schedule and cash prizes

Stage Date Prize Racks
Qualifying tournaments February 12–18
Players' meeting February 19 7
First round February 20–24 US$0 7
Last 84 US$300 7
Last 56 US$1,000 9
Last 32 US$2,000 9
Last 16 US$3,500 9
Quarterfinals US$6,000 9
Semifinals February 25 See third place match 9
Third place match February 26 Loser: US$10,000
Winner: US$14,000
9
Final Loser: US$25,000
Winner: US$40,000
11

Stage 1

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Group I

Group J

Group K

Group L

Group M

Group N

Stage 2

Playoff

Vincent Facquet (FRA) defeated Phuc Lung Nguyen (VIE) 3–2 for eighth seed and the last bye to the Round of 32.

Upper half

Round of 56
(US$1,000)
Round of 32
(US$2,000)
Round of 16
(US$3,500)
Quarterfinals
(US$6,000)
Philippines Antonio Lining 4
Croatia Carlo Dalmatin 9 Croatia Carlo Dalmatin 9
Japan Yukio Akakariyama 7 Croatia Carlo Dalmatin 4
Chinese Taipei Kuo Po-Cheng 4 Iran Takhti Zarekani 9
India Alok Kumar 9 India Alok Kumar 6
Iran Takhti Zarekani 9 Iran Takhti Zarekani 9
Germany Thorsten Hohmann 8 Iran Takhti Zarekani 2
Vietnam Phuc Long Nguyen 7 Philippines Dennis Orcollo 9
United States Shane Van Boening 9 United States Shane Van Boening 9
Canada Jason Klatt 3 Venezuela Jalal Yousseff 2
Venezuela Jalal Yousseff 9 United States Shane Van Boening 2
France Stephan Cohen 0 Philippines Dennis Orcollo 9
Philippines Dennis Orcollo 9 Philippines Dennis Orcollo 9
France Vincent Facquet 8
Round of 56
(US$1,000)
Round of 32
(US$2,000)
Round of 16
(US$3,500)
Quarterfinals
(US$6,000)
Chinese Taipei Chang Jun Lin 9
Poland Radoslaw Babica 2 Philippines Roberto Gomez 6
Philippines Roberto Gomez 9 Chinese Taipei Chang Jun Lin 6
Japan Naoyuki Oi 3 -Spain David Alcaide 9
Spain David Alcaide 9 Spain David Alcaide 9
Philippines John Salazar 6 Philippines Lee Van Corteza 3
Philippines Lee Van Corteza 9 Spain David Alcaide 9
Germany Thomas Engert 9 Germany Thomas Engert 6
Philippines Raymund Faraon 8 Germany Thomas Engert 9
Canada Erik Hjorleifson 2 United States Earl Strickland 7
United States Earl Strickland 9 Germany Thomas Engert 9
Finland Mika Immonen 9 Finland Mika Immonen 1
Italy Bruno Muratore 4 Finland Mika Immonen 9
United Kingdom Karl Boyes 1

Lower half

Round of 56
(US$1,000)
Round of 32
(US$2,000)
Round of 16
(US$3,500)
Quarterfinals
(US$6,000)
Netherlands Nick van den Berg 9
Philippines Joven Bustamante 7 Germany Ralf Souquet 1
Germany Ralf Souquet 9 Netherlands Nick van den Berg 9
Philippines Rodolfo Luat 5 Kuwait Omaral Shaheeme 4
Kuwait Omaral Shaheeme 9 Kuwait Omaral Shaheeme 9
Portugal Manuel Gama 9 Portugal Manuel Gama 4
Philippines Feliciano Francisco 7 Netherlands Nick van den Berg 8
United States Rodney Morris 9 Netherlands Niels Feijen 9
Philippines Ramil Gallego 6 United States Rodney Morris 2
Vietnam Do Hoang Quan 6 Netherlands Niels Feijen 9
Netherlands Niels Feijen 9 Netherlands Niels Feijen 9
United Kingdom Daryl Peach 6 Philippines Oliver Medinilla 4
Hungary Vilmos Foeldes 9 Hungary Vilmos Foeldes 5
Philippines Oliver Medinilla 9
Round of 56
(US$1,000)
Round of 32
(US$2,000)
Round of 16
(US$3,500)
Quarterfinals
(US$6,000)
Qatar Bashar Hussain Abdulmajed 9
United Arab Emirates Salah AlRemwy 9 United Arab Emirates Salah AlRemwy 5
South Korea Ham Won Sik 5 Qatar Bashar Hussain Abdulmajed 4
Russia Konstantin Stepanov 0 Philippines Joven Alba 9
United Kingdom Raj Hundal 9 United Kingdom Raj Hundal 7
Philippines Joven Alba 9 Philippines Joven Alba 9
Philippines Efren Reyes 5 Philippines Joven Alba 2
Philippines Ronnie Alcano 9 United Kingdom Darren Appleton 9
Jordan Shaker Wahdan 2 Philippines Ronato Alcano 9
Saudi Arabia Mohammed Abdulmohsen Alhazmi 2 Germany Oliver Ortmann 6
Germany Oliver Ortmann 9 Philippines Ronato Alcano 8
Sweden Marcus Chamat 7 United Kingdom Darren Appleton 9
Netherlands Huidje See 9 Netherlands Huidje See 3
United Kingdom Darren Appleton 9

Semifinals and Final

Semifinals Final
      
-- Philippines Dennis Orcollo 9
-- Spain David Alcaide 3
-- Philippines Dennis Orcollo 10
6 Netherlands Niels Feijen 3
6 Netherlands Niels Feijen 9
-- United Kingdom Darren Appleton 0 Third place match
-- Spain David Alcaide 9
-- United Kingdom Darren Appleton 2

References

  • "World 8-Ball Championship - Men - Fujaira UAE - 19-26 Feb 2011". WPA-Pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA). 26 February 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  • "World 8 Ball Pool Championship 2011 Fujairah - Dennis Orcullo on Top of the World". World8BallChampionship.com. WPA. 26 February 2011. Archived from the original on 10 February 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)