Tournament information | |
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Sport | Eight-ball |
Location | Fujairah, United Arab Emirates |
Dates | February 19, 2011–February 26, 2011 |
Tournament format(s) | Double Elimination / Single Elimination |
Host(s) | WPA World Eight-ball Championship |
Venue | Fujairah Exhibition Centre, Al Diar Siji Hotel |
Participants | 116 |
Final positions | |
Champion | Dennis Orcollo |
Runner-up | Niels Feijen |
The 2011 WPA World Eight-ball Championship was an eight-ball world 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.
The event was won by Dennis Orcollo of the Philippines,[1] who won the event with a 9–2 win in the final over Niels Feijen of the Netherlands.[2] David Alcaide of Spain, and Darren Appleton of England were third and fourth respectively. The total prize money for the event 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.[3]
Schedule and prize money
Stage | Date | Prize | Racks |
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Qualifying tournaments | February 12–18 | US$0 | 7 |
Players' meeting | February 19 | US$0 | 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 | |
Fourth place | February 26 | US$10,000 | 9 |
Third place match | US$14,000 | 9 | |
Runner up | US$25,000 | 11 | |
Winner | US$40,000 | 11 |
Ranked players
- Karl Boyes
- Francisco Bustamante
- Antonio Lining
- Kuo Po-Cheng
- Jeffrey De Luna
- Niels Feijen
- Vicenancio Tanio
- Marlon Manalo
- Oliver Medinilla
- Lee Van Corteza
- Shane Van Boening
- Ruslan Chinakhov
- Scott Higgins
- Raymund Faron
Stage 1
Group A
Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | |||||
Karl Boyes | 7 | |||||
Fahad Khalaf Aljassas | 0 | |||||
Karl Boyes | 7 | |||||
Mohammed Abdulmohsen Alhazmi | 4 | |||||
Mohammeed Abdulmohsen Alhazmi | 7 | |||||
Abdulatif Mohammed Alfawal | 6 | |||||
Rodney Morris | 7 | |||||
Omran Salem | 3 | |||||
Rodney Morris | 7 | |||||
Huidji See | 5 | |||||
Waed Al Fei | 3 | |||||
Huidji See | 7 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Fahad Khalaf Aljassas | 0 | |||||
Fahad Khalaf Aljassas | 7 | Huidji See | 7 | |||
Abdulatif Mohammed Alfawal | 5 | |||||
Mohammed Abdulmohsen Alhazmi | 7 | |||||
Omran Salem | 2 | Waed Al Fei | 5 | |||
Waed Al Fei | 7 | |||||
Group B
Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | |||||
Francisco Bustamante | 7 | |||||
Carlos Cabello | 3 | |||||
Francisco Bustamante | 6 | |||||
Daryl Peach | 7 | |||||
Joven Bustamante | 6 | |||||
Daryl Peach | 7 | |||||
Nick van den Berg | 7 | |||||
Mark Gray | 3 | |||||
Nick van den Berg | 7 | |||||
Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz | 2 | |||||
Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz | 7 | |||||
David Alcaide | 6 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Joven Bustamante | 7 | |||||
Carlos Cabello | 6 | Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz | 5 | |||
Joven Bustamante | 7 | |||||
Francisco Bustamante | 5 | |||||
Mark Gray | 4 | David Alcaide | 7 | |||
David Alcaide | 7 | |||||
Group C
Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | |||||
Antonio Lining | 7 | |||||
Joyme Vicente | 0 | |||||
Antonio Lining | 7 | |||||
Jepthant Palencia | 2 | |||||
Jepthant Palencia | 7 | |||||
Andrew Kong | 4 | |||||
Dennis Orcollo | 7 | |||||
Mazen Berjawi | 3 | |||||
Dennis Orcollo | 5 | |||||
Efren Reyes | 7 | |||||
Shaker Wahdan | 3 | |||||
Efren Reyes | 7 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Joyme Vicente | 3 | |||||
Joyme Vicente | 7 | Dennis Orcollo | 7 | |||
Andrew Kong | 2 | |||||
Jepthant Palencia | 6 | |||||
Mazen Berjawi | 6 | Shaker Wahdan | 7 | |||
Shaker Wahdan | 7 | |||||
Group D
Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | |||||
Kuo Po-Cheng | 7 | |||||
Naif Al Jalweni | 3 | |||||
Kuo Po-Cheng | 7 | |||||
Joven Alba | 5 | |||||
Sascha-Andrej Tege | 5 | |||||
Joven Alba | 7 | |||||
Alok Kumar | 7 | |||||
Ibrahim Saeed | 2 | |||||
Alok Kumar | 5 | |||||
Chang Jung-Ling | 7 | |||||
Paul Ortega | 0 | |||||
Chang Jung-Ling | 7 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Naif Al Jalweni | 4 | |||||
Naif Al Jalweni | 7 | Alok Kumar | 7 | |||
Sascha-Andrej Tege | 5 | |||||
Joven Alba | 7 | |||||
Ibrahim Saeed | 4 | Paul Ortega | 4 | |||
Paul Ortega | 7 | |||||
Group E
Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | |||||
Jeffrey De Luna | 5 | |||||
Khaled GH Almutairi | 7 | |||||
Khaled GH Almutairi | 6 | |||||
Ham Won Sik | 7 | |||||
Frailin Guanipa | 4 | |||||
Ham Won Sik | 7 | |||||
Takhti Zarekani | 7 | |||||
Vilmos Foldes | 5 | |||||
Takhti Zarekani | 3 | |||||
Nguyen Phuc Long | 7 | |||||
Mario He | 4 | |||||
Nguyen Phuc Long | 7 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Jeffrey De Luna | 6 | |||||
Jeffrey De Luna | 7 | Takhti Zarekani | 7 | |||
Frailin Guanipa | 2 | |||||
Khaled GH Almutairi | 5 | |||||
Vilmos Foldes | 7 | Vilmos Foldes | 7 | |||
Mario He | 2 | |||||
Group F
Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | |||||
Niels Feijen | 7 | |||||
Elvis Casalang | 4 | |||||
Niels Feijen | 7 | |||||
Raj Hundal | 6 | |||||
Raj Hundal | 7 | |||||
Jeong Young Hwa | 5 | |||||
Bruno Muratore | 7 | |||||
Saleem Aljanbi | 3 | |||||
Bruno Muratore | 5 | |||||
Jalal Yousef | 7 | |||||
Corey Deuel | 5 | |||||
Jalal Yousef | 7 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Elvis Casalang | 6 | |||||
Elvis Casalang | 7 | Bruno Muratore | 7 | |||
Jeong Young Hwa | 6 | |||||
Raj Hundal | 7 | |||||
Saleem Aljanbi | 0 | Corey Deuel | 4 | |||
Corey Deuel | 7 | |||||
Group G
Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | |||||
Ronato Alcano | 7 | |||||
Amine Ouahbi | 4 | |||||
Ronato Alcano | 7 | |||||
Ramil Gallego | 4 | |||||
Ramil Gallego | 7 | |||||
David Plattner | 1 | |||||
Carlo Dalmatin | 7 | |||||
Majid Sultan | 0 | |||||
Carlo Dalmatin | 6 | |||||
Bashar Hussain Abdulmajed | 7 | |||||
Mohamad Ali Berjaoui | 0 | |||||
Bashar Hussain Abdulmajed | 7 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Amine Ouahbi | 6 | |||||
Amine Ouahbi | 7 | Carlo Dalmatin | 7 | |||
David Plattner | 3 | |||||
Ramil Gallego | 7 | |||||
Majid Sultan | 7 | Majid Sultan | 1 | |||
Mohamad Ali Berjaoui | 4 | |||||
Group H
Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | |||||
Vicenancio Tanio | 3 | |||||
Feliciano Francisco | 7 | |||||
Feliciano Francisco | 7 | |||||
Ricardo Jones | 5 | |||||
Ricardo Jones | 7 | |||||
Abdulla Juma | 3 | |||||
Manuel Gama | 5 | |||||
Oliver Ortmann | 7 | |||||
Oliver Ortmann | 7 | |||||
Mika Immonen | 2 | |||||
Ahmed Al Hosani | 1 | |||||
Mika Immonen | 7 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Vicenancio Tanio | 4 | |||||
Vicenancio Tanio | 7 | Mika Immonen | 7 | |||
Abdulla Juma | 2 | |||||
Ricardo Jones | 5 | |||||
Manuel Gama | 7 | Manuel Gama | 7 | |||
Ahmed Al Hosani | 1 | |||||
Group I
Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | |||||
Oliver Medinilla | 7 | |||||
Francisco Diaz-Pizarro | 5 | |||||
Oliver Medinilla | 7 | |||||
Lo Li Wen | 1 | |||||
Lo Li Wen | 7 | |||||
Sand Al Baloushi | 0 | |||||
Moein Khedri | 1 | |||||
Do Hoang Quan | 7 | |||||
Do Hoang Quan | 4 | |||||
Stephan Cohen | 7 | |||||
Omaral Shaheeme | 6 | |||||
Stephan Cohen | 7 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Francisco Diaz-Pizarro | 5 | |||||
Francisco Diaz-Pizarro | 7 | Do Hoang Quan | 7 | |||
Sand Al Baloushi | 3 | |||||
Lo Li Wen | 6 | |||||
Moein Khedri | 1 | Omaral Shaheeme | 7 | |||
Omaral Shaheeme | 7 | |||||
Group J
Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | |||||
Lee Van Corteza | 7 | |||||
Tomoo Tanako | 5 | |||||
Lee Van Corteza | 7 | |||||
Mehdi Rasekhi | 3 | |||||
Allan Cuartero | 5 | |||||
Mehdi Rasekhi | 7 | |||||
John Salazar | 7 | |||||
Karol Skowerski | 5 | |||||
John Salazar | 6 | |||||
Thomas Engert | 7 | |||||
Thomas Engert | 7 | |||||
Jason Klatt | 2 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Tomoo Tanako | 4 | |||||
Tomoo Tanako | 7 | John Salazar | 7 | |||
Allan Cuartero | 5 | |||||
Mehdi Rasekhi | 5 | |||||
Karol Skowerski | 1 | Jason Klatt | 7 | |||
Jason Klatt | 7 | |||||
Group K
Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | |||||
Shane Van Boening | 7 | |||||
Basem Mohmad Aboud | 0 | |||||
Shane Van Boening | 3 | |||||
Naoyuki Oi | 7 | |||||
Toh Lian Han | 6 | |||||
Naoyuki Oi | 7 | |||||
Chris Melling | 6 | |||||
Roberto Gomez | 7 | |||||
Roberto Gomez | 7 | |||||
Ralf Souquet | 6 | |||||
Kenny Kwok | 1 | |||||
Ralf Souquet | 7 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Toh Lian Han | 1 | |||||
Basem Mohmad Aboud | 6 | Ralf Souquet | 7 | |||
Toh Lian Han | 7 | |||||
Shane Van Boening | 7 | |||||
Chris Melling | 7 | Chris Melling | 6 | |||
Kenny Kwok | 6 | |||||
Group L
Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | |||||
Ruslan Chinakhov | 4 | |||||
Thorsten Hohmann | 7 | |||||
Thorsten Hohmann | 7 | |||||
Mohammed AlHosani | 4 | |||||
Mohammed AlHosani | 7 | |||||
Ameur Abdelati Riad | 6 | |||||
Zbynek Vaik | 4 | |||||
Radosław Babica | 7 | |||||
Radosław Babica | 4 | |||||
Darren Appleton | 7 | |||||
Salah AlRemwy | 0 | |||||
Darren Appleton | 7 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Ameur Abdelati Riad | 5 | |||||
Ruslan Chinakhov | 3 | Radosław Babica | 7 | |||
Ameur Abdelati Riad | 7 | |||||
Mohammed AlHosani | 2 | |||||
Zbynek Vaik | 5 | Salah AlRemwy | 7 | |||
Salah AlRemwy | 7 | |||||
Group M
Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | |||||
Scott Higgins | 6 | |||||
Erik Hjorleifson | 7 | |||||
Erik Hjorleifson | 4 | |||||
Earl Strickland | 7 | |||||
Earl Strickland | 7 | |||||
Sumit Talwar | 6 | |||||
Tey Choon Kiat | 6 | |||||
Vincent Facquet | 7 | |||||
Vincent Facquet | 7 | |||||
Yukio Akakariyama | 5 | |||||
Khaled Al Azoni | 5 | |||||
Yukio Akakariyama | 7 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Scott Higgins | 1 | |||||
Scott Higgins | 7 | Yukio Akakariyama | 7 | |||
Sumit Talwar | 3 | |||||
Erik Hjorleifson | 7 | |||||
Tey Choon Kiat | 7 | Tey Choon Kiat | 3 | |||
Khaled Al Azoni | 2 | |||||
Group N
Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | |||||
Raymund Faron | 7 | |||||
Hani Al Hory | 5 | |||||
Raymund Faron | 5 | |||||
Konstantin Stepanov | 7 | |||||
Konstantin Stepanov | 7 | |||||
Ali Saeed | 5 | |||||
Rodolfo Luat | 7 | |||||
Amin Fekry | 3 | |||||
Rodolfo Luat | 7 | |||||
Marcus Chamat | 5 | |||||
Daniel Hunia | 3 | |||||
Marcus Chamat | 7 | |||||
1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
Ali Saeed | 3 | |||||
Hani Al Hory | 5 | Marcus Chamat | 7 | |||
Ali Saeed | 7 | |||||
Raymund Faron | 7 | |||||
Amin Fekry | 7 | Amin Fekry | 4 | |||
Daniel Hunia | 0 | |||||
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 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
Antonio Lining | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Carlo Dalmatin | 9 | Carlo Dalmatin | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Yukio Akakariyama | 7 | Carlo Dalmatin | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Kuo Po-Cheng | 4 | Takhti Zarekani | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Alok Kumar | 9 | Alok Kumar | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Takhti Zarekani | 9 | Takhti Zarekani | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Thorsten Hohmann | 8 | Takhti Zarekani | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Phuc Long Nguyen | 7 | Dennis Orcollo | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Shane Van Boening | 9 | Shane Van Boening | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Jason Klatt | 3 | Jalal Yousseff | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Jalal Yousseff | 9 | Shane Van Boening | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Stephan Cohen | 0 | Dennis Orcollo | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Dennis Orcollo | 9 | Dennis Orcollo | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Vincent Facquet | 8 |
Round of 56 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
Chang Jun Lin | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Radosław Babica | 2 | Roberto Gomez | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Roberto Gomez | 9 | Chang Jun Lin | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Naoyuki Oi | 3 | - David Alcaide | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
David Alcaide | 9 | David Alcaide | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
John Salazar | 6 | Lee Van Corteza | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Lee Van Corteza | 9 | David Alcaide | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Thomas Engert | 9 | Thomas Engert | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Raymund Faraon | 8 | Thomas Engert | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Erik Hjorleifson | 2 | Earl Strickland | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
Earl Strickland | 9 | Thomas Engert | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Mika Immonen | 9 | Mika Immonen | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Bruno Muratore | 4 | Mika Immonen | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Karl Boyes | 1 |
Lower half
Round of 56 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
Nick van den Berg | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Joven Bustamante | 7 | Ralf Souquet | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Ralf Souquet | 9 | Nick van den Berg | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Rodolfo Luat | 5 | Omaral Shaheeme | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Omaral Shaheeme | 9 | Omaral Shaheeme | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Manuel Gama | 9 | Manuel Gama | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Feliciano Francisco | 7 | Nick van den Berg | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
Rodney Morris | 9 | Niels Feijen | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Ramil Gallego | 6 | Rodney Morris | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Do Hoang Quan | 6 | Niels Feijen | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Niels Feijen | 9 | Niels Feijen | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Daryl Peach | 6 | Oliver Medinilla | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Vilmos Foeldes | 9 | Vilmos Foeldes | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Oliver Medinilla | 9 |
Round of 56 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||
Bashar Hussain Abdulmajed | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Salah AlRemwy | 9 | Salah AlRemwy | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Ham Won Sik | 5 | Bashar Hussain Abdulmajed | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Konstantin Stepanov | 0 | Joven Alba | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Raj Hundal | 9 | Raj Hundal | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
Joven Alba | 9 | Joven Alba | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Efren Reyes | 5 | Joven Alba | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Ronnie Alcano | 9 | Darren Appleton | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Shaker Wahdan | 2 | Ronato Alcano | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Mohammed Abdulmohsen Alhazmi | 2 | Oliver Ortmann | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Oliver Ortmann | 9 | Ronato Alcano | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
Marcus Chamat | 7 | Darren Appleton | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Huidje See | 9 | Huidje See | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Darren Appleton | 9 |
Semifinals and Final
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
-- | Dennis Orcollo | 9 | |||||||
-- | David Alcaide | 3 | |||||||
-- | Dennis Orcollo | 10 | |||||||
6 | Niels Feijen | 3 | |||||||
6 | Niels Feijen | 9 | |||||||
-- | Darren Appleton | 0 | Third place match | ||||||
-- | David Alcaide | 9 | |||||||
-- | Darren Appleton | 2 |
References
- ↑ "Orcullo Wins". azbilliards.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Feijen vs Orcullo for World 8-Ball Title". azbilliards.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Day One of the World 8-Ball Championships - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ↑ "ROAD TO 8-BALL GLORY BEGINS - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ↑ "WPA Etisalat World 8-Ball Championship 2011". azbilliards.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- "World 8-Ball Championship - Men - Fujaira UAE - 19-26 Feb 2011". WPA-Pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA). February 26, 2011. Archived from the original on February 21, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- "World 8 Ball Pool Championship 2011 Fujairah - Dennis Orcullo on Top of the World". World8BallChampionship.com. WPA. February 26, 2011. Archived from the original on February 10, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
External links
- event at AZbilliards.com
- Official World 8-ball Championship website Archived March 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine