2002 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2002
Tournament information
Sport	9-ball
Location	Cardiff, Wales
Dates	July 18, 2002–July 24, 2002
Tournament; format(s)	Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)	WPA World Nine-ball Championship,; Matchroom Pool
Participants	128
Final positions
Champion	Earl Strickland
Runner-up	Francisco Bustamante
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The 2002 WPA World Nine-ball Championship 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]

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]

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:	Jeong Young-hwa [de]	Brian Naithani [de]	Wayne Lloyd	George Sarmas
Group 2:	Brent Wells	Akikumo Toshikawa	Sascha Specchia	Gilliano Smit [de]
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 [de]	Richard Jones [de]	Gino Vermeesch
Group 9:	Tony Drago	John Wims	Dimitri Jungo [de]	Javier Palacios [de]
Group 10:	Tommy Donlon [de]	Dominic Dale	Ronny Oldervik	Chao Jung-hua
Group 11:	Marko Lohtander	Phil Reilly [de]	George SanSouci	Ed Galati
Group 12:	Johl Younger	Leonardo Andam	Troy Frank	Mario Morra
Group 13:	Kasper Thygesen [de]	Paul Hunter	Darren Appleton	Luis Miguel Sánchez
Group 14:	Andreas Vondenhoff [de]	Andy Richardson	Greg Jenkins [de]	Jorge Llanos [de]
Group 15:	Rob McKenna	Kuo Yi-che	Ivica Putnik [de]	Ditto Acosta [de]
Group 16:	Gerry Watson	Mohammed Junarto	Shawn Putnam	David David Anderson

Final round

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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 [de]	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 [de]	1
				Francisco Bustamante	11

				Antonio Lining	10
Thomas Engert	9

Chen Wei-chih [de]	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 [de]	9

Jewgeni Stalew [de]	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 [de]	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 [de]	6
		Ernesto Domínguez	3

		Kunihiko Takahashi	9
Kunihiko Takahashi	9

Matjaž Erčulj [de]	0
								Earl Strickland	11

								Takeshi Okumura	5
Marcus Chamat	9

Niklas Bergendorff [de]	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

Jim Rempe	3
		Ramil Gallego	8

		Takeshi Okumura	9
Takeshi Okumura	9

Peter Nielsen [de]	4
				Takeshi Okumura	11

				Hung Lu-kung	5
Hung Lu-kung [de]	9

Chung Chien-te [de]	7
		Hung Lu-kung	9

		Shannon Daulton	1
Shannon Daulton [de]	9

Mika Immonen	8

References

^ "Earl Strickland Championship Titles". earlstrickland.com. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
^ "Billiards Digest - 30 Over 30 by Predator Cues, Pool Videos". billiardsdigest.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
^ "World Champions - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
^ "Hasseröder WPA World Pool Championship 2002". azbilliards.com. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2002 WPA World Pool Championship" (PDF). csns.ca. Cue Sports Nova. July 18, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
^ "Hasseröder WPA World Pool Championship 2002". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.

External links

Live scoring at WPA-pool.com
Empire Poker WPA World Pool Championship 2002 Archived June 19, 2018, at the Wayback Machine at azbilliards.com

[earl_Earl-1] "Earl Strickland Championship Titles". earlstrickland.com. Retrieved June 19, 2018.

[bill_Bill-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.

[wpap_Worl-3] "World Champions - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Retrieved June 19, 2018.

[azbi_Hass-4] "Hasseröder WPA World Pool Championship 2002". azbilliards.com. Retrieved June 19, 2018.

[CSNS-5] "2002 WPA World Pool Championship" (PDF). csns.ca. Cue Sports Nova. July 18, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2018.

[prize-6] "Hasseröder WPA World Pool Championship 2002". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.

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