The 2018 Women's World Nine-ball Championship was a professional nine-ball pool tournament that took place in Sanya, China from 3 to 9 December 2018.
2018 WPA Women's World Nine-ball ChampionshipTournament information |
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Dates | December 3–9 2018 |
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City | Sanya |
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Country | China |
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Organisation(s) | World Pool-Billiard Association |
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Format | Double elimination / Single elimination |
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Discipline | Nine-ball |
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Total prize fund | $175,000 |
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Winner's share | $44,000 |
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Final |
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Champion | Han Yu (CHN) |
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Runner-up | Wang Xiaotong (CHN) |
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Score | 9–6 |
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The event was entered by 64 participants who were initially divided into 8 groups of 8 players, in which they competed against each other from December 3 to 5 in a double elimination tournament. Four players in each group qualified for the final round, which was played from December 6 to 9. The event was played under "alternating break" format with 3-point break rule and one ball on the foot spot.[1][2]
Han Yu won the title with a 9–6 victory over Wang Xiaotong in the final. It was Han Yu's third Women's World Nine-ball Championship win, following her previous in 2013 and 2016.
Preliminary round – Double elimination
In the group stage, the double elimination format was played with race to 7 and alternate break.[3]
Group A
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| Chen Siming | 7 |
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| Zhang Pan | 0 | | |
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| | | Pan Lantian | 2 |
| Silvia Lopez | 2 | | |
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| Pan Lantian | 7 | | |
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| Hsieh Yu-wen | 5 |
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| Seo Seoa | 7 | | |
| | | Seo Seoa | 6 |
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| | | Jiang Teng | 7 |
| Fatrah Masum | 1 | | |
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| Jiang Teng | 7 | | |
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| | Zhang Pan | 7 |
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| Zhang Pan | 7 | | | Seo Seoa | 5 |
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| Silvia Lopez | 5 | | | |
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| | Hsieh Yu-wen | 4 |
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| Hsieh Yu-wen | 7 | | | Pan Lantian | 7 |
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| Fatrah Masum | 3 | | | |
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Group B
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| Rubilen Amit | 7 |
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| Ng Yi Huai | 1 | | |
| | | Rubilen Amit | 7 |
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| | | Miyuki Kuribayashi | 6 |
| Miyuki Kuribayashi | 7 | | |
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| Pia Filler | 3 | | |
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| Oliwia Czupryńska | 6 |
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| Ye Sisi | 7 | | |
| | | Ye Sisi | 3 |
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| | | Chen Ho-yun | 7 |
| Chen Ho-yun | 7 | | |
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| Kim Ga-young | 5 | | |
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| | Pia Filler | 4 |
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| Ng Yi Huai | 2 | | | Ye Sisi | 7 |
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| Pia Filler | 7 | | | |
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| | Kim Ga-young | 5 |
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| Oliwia Czupryńska | 2 | | | Miyuki Kuribayashi | 7 |
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| Kim Ga-young | 7 | | | |
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Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
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| Chen Chia-hua | 3 |
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| Zhou Doudou | 7 | | |
| | | Zhou Doudou | 7 |
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| | | Jin Hye-ju | 1 |
| Jin Hye-ju | 7 | | |
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| Akimi Kajatani | 4 | | |
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| Yuki Hiraguchi | 7 |
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| Johanna Espinoza | 3 | | |
| | | Yuki Hiraguchi | 7 |
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| | | Shi Tianqi | 3 |
| Shi Tianqi | 7 | | |
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| Pan Xiaoting | 5 | | |
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| | Chen Chia-hua | 2 |
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| Chen Chia-hua | 7 | | | Shi Tianqi | 7 |
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| Akimi Kajatani | 6 | | | |
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| | Pan Xiaoting | 5 |
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| Johanna Espinoza | 1 | | | Jin Hye-ju | 7 |
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| Pan Xiaoting | 7 | | | |
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Group H
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| Chou Chieh-yu | 7 |
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| Ewa Bak | 1 | | |
| | | Chou Chieh-yu | 7 |
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| | | Huang Qingning | 3 |
| Tan Hui Ming | 1 | | |
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| Huang Qingning | 7 | | |
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| Leanne Lini | 1 |
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| Wang Xiaotong | 7 | | |
| | | Wang Xiaotong | 7 |
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| | | Park Eun-ji | 3 |
| Tina Vogelmann | 4 | | |
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| Par Eun-ji | 7 | | |
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| | Ewa Bak | 0 |
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| Ewa Bak | 7 | | | Park Eun-ji | 7 |
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| Tan Hui Ming | 4 | | | |
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| | Tina Vogelmann | 5 |
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| Leanne Lini | 4 | | | Huang Qingning | 7 |
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| Tina Vogelmann | 7 | | | |
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Main tournament – Single elimination
Knockout stage consisted of last 32 players. Defending champion Siming Chen was defeated by Fu Xiaofang in quarter-finals in a hill-hill match.[4]
Final
Final was played between two Chinese players – Han Yu and Wang Xiaotong. Alternate break format was played, Han Yu won the lag. Both players played three break-and-runs: Han Yu in racks no. 5, 12 and 14; Wang Xiaotong in racks no. 6, 9 a 13.[5]
Player | Lag | Rack No. | Score |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Wang Xiaotong | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
Han Yu | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
References
- ^ "竞赛规程-世界女子9球锦标赛". cems.crandtec.com. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ^ "The Women 9-Ball World Championship 2018 is coming to Sanya - Taiwanese Passion for Pool|Alison Chang". alison-chang.com/ (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ^ "签表与晋级直播--世界女子9球锦标赛". cems.crandtec.com. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ^ "签表与晋级直播--世界女子9球锦标赛". cems.crandtec.com. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ^ 【720P】【Final】 Han Yu (韩雨) vs Wang Xiaotong (王晓彤) 【2018 Women's World 9 Ball Championship】, retrieved 2021-04-02