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Hohmann raises the bar!

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GERMANY’S THORSTEN HOHMANN WINS HIS SECOND WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A SEARING 13-7 VICTORY OVER THE PHILIPPINES ANTONIO GABICA BY TED LERNER WPA PRESS OFFICER Photos courtesy Vinod DivaKaran, Doha Stadium Sports Weekly and Richard Walker (Doha, Qatar)–Playing with a laser-like focus and an intensity that spoke of a clear desire for pool immortality, Germany’s Thorsten Hohmann capped an incredible week with yet another a searing performance, and won the 2013 World 9-ball Championship, beating the Philippines Antonio Gabica, 13-7, in front of nearly 1000 highly partisan Filipino fans at Doha’s Al Arabi Sports Club. With the victory Hohmann now becomes only the second man to win the WPA World 9-ball Championship two times, matching American Earl Strickland, who won pool’s most prestigious crown in 1991 and 2002. Hohmann will now also take over as the World Number 1 ranked player. Hohmann’s second World 9-ball Championship comes exactly ten years after he burst on to the international scene with a powerful run through a stacked field in Cardiff, Wales in 2003. In the intervening years […]

The British are coming!…and so are the Filipinos and Taiwanese

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THREE POOL POWERHOUSES MAKE UP NEARLY HALF THE FIELD AS THE WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP MOVES INTO THE FINAL 64 BY TED LERNER WPA PRESS OFFICER Photos Courtesy Richard Walker and Takayamo Takao/onthehill.jp (Doha, Qatar)–There’s something about Judgement Day in the World 9-ball Championship that brings out the wild drama, and the crazy pressure that is unique to professional pool at the highest levels. It makes a high stakes money game seem like child’s play. This is, after all, the world championship. And this is the moment where, with the field about to be cut in half, with all matches do or die, a player gets his chance to reach the final 64 single elimination stage. From there, in just three days with six more wins, he might just make history and win a world title. Sure, for most players this incredible dream will remain just that. But pool is a sport where the slimmest roll of the ball, even just a millimeter, can mean the difference between staying a nobody or being crowned king. As […]

The big dance starts to take shape – Day 3 Report from the 2013 World 9-ball Championship in Doha

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ENRIQUE ROJAS BECOMES THE FIRST EVER PLAYER FROM CHILE TO ADVANCE TO A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP KNOCKOUT STAGE, JOINS 31 OTHERS IN DOHA’S FINAL 64 BY TED LERNER WPA PRESS OFFICER Photos Courtesy Richard Walker, Takayama Takao/onthehill.jp (Doha, Qatar)–Relief and pure joy were two emotions on wide display on Day 3 of the 2013 World 9-ball Championship, as 32 players booked their spots into Wednesday’s Final 64, the single elimination knockout phase that signals the real start of pool’s most prestigious event. Relief came from those top players who just wanted to notch their second win and put the madness that can be the group stages behind them. Pure joy came from the other players, those that know that winning this tournament is a massive long shot, and just getting through to the big dance is a career defining moment in itself. The 128 player field that began here on Saturday was already considered by many to be the strongest ever gathered for this event. As the wannabes wither and the main stage starts to take […]

Breaking towards some big time showdowns – Day 2 Report from the 2013 World 9-ball Championship

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AS THE LACK OF UPSETS CONTINUES ON DAY 2 OF THE WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHP, POOLS BEST ARE SURELY HEADED ON A COLLISION COURSE BY TED LERNER WPA PRESS OFFICER Photos Courtesy of QBSF, Takayama Takao/onthehill.jp, and Richard Walker (Doha, Qatar)–As the long, slow grind of this week-long World 9-ball championship wound its way through Day 2, perhaps the best way to try and understand where it’s all headed at this point is to listen to the words of defending champion Darren Appleton, after he won his opening match on Day 1. Said the Brit: “There are probably only 20 players who you can actually say are favorites to win this tournament, 10 more who are knocking on the door of perhaps winning it, and 20 more who can, on any given night, beat any of those top 30 players.” Add that simple equation together and you’ve got 50 top pros who can wreak massive havoc out on the blue pitch, with 30 who can realistically even consider entering the winner’s circle come September 13th. I […]

Kick off right on script – Day 1 Report from the 2013 World 9-ball Championship

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SHOCKERS HARD TO COME BY ON DAY 1 OF THE WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP AS FAVORITES ROLL BY TED LERNER WPA PRESS OFFICER Photos Courtesy of Richard Walker and Takayamo“Mathilda“ Takao/onthehill.jp (Doha, Qatar)–Fans of the World 9-ball Championship have become accustomed to the fun of shocking first day upsets that send great players scrambling over to the do-or-die losers side and, at the same time, introduce us to new names from far flung nations that we had no idea produced such talented pool players. Saturday in blazing hot Doha, Qatar was, except for one match right at the end, not one of those days. 96 players out of the 128 in the field vying for 9-ball supremacy saw action today inside the icy cold Al Arabi Sports Club, and by and large the story line for the eight hours of play hardly veered from a predictable script. This is not to suggest that some of pool’s biggest names didn’t taste defeat. Or that we didn’t see some great new talent. But in those matches which featured […]

It’s anyone’s game in Shenyang

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A SHOOTOUT’S IN THE OFFING AS THE WOMEN’S WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP GETS DOWN TO THE FINAL 16 BY TED LERNER – WPA PRESS OFFICER Photos Courtesy of Tai Chengzhe/top147.com Photo of Alison Fisher courtesy of Alison Chang/alison-chang.com (Shenyang, China)–After a day of ups and downs as only 9-ball pool can offer up, the 2013 Women’s World 9-ball Championship has been whittled down to 16 players. And a quick glance at the line-up ready to do battle over the next two days tells you clearly that this is going to be one fun ride to the biggest prize in women’s pool. Fascinating facts about this year’s final 16 include; the appearance of four out of the last five world 9-ball champions, two BCA Hall of Famers, a four time winner of this event, a four time runner up, the current World 10-ball champion, and seven out of the top ten women players in the world. There are also a few young upstarts, tested veterans, and a few prodigies who are certainly due to win the biggest […]

The Pageantry of Women’s Pool

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AS THE 2013 WOMEN’S WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP BEGINS IN SHENYANG, CHINA, ORGANIZERS GIVE THE LADIES A SEND OFF FIT FOR QUEENS. BY TED LERNER – WPA PRESS OFFICER Photos Courtesy of Tai Chengze/top147.com (Shenyang, China)–Anyone who has ever been to any kind of event in China knows the importance that the Chinese place on ceremony. Everyone, especially the organizers, and other local dignitaries who didn’t even have anything to do with putting the event together, are all given their moment to shine, usually with long winded speeches that nobody listens to. Guests are made to feel that they are about to get the keys to the Forbidden City in Beijing. Often times food is involved, lots of it, as well as copious amounts of alcoholic drink. Teenage girls in elaborate get-ups dance to some loud and catchy song. Throngs of rabid photographers swarm the event recording it all. And so it was at the opening ceremony of the 2013 WPA Women’s World 9-ball Championship on Thursday night inside the ultra-hip Richgate Shopping Center complex here […]

2013 WPA Women’s World 9 Ball Championship

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„Yu Han (CHN) gewinnt 2013 WPA Women’s World 9 Ball Championship im Finale gegen Lin Yuan-Chun (TPE) mit 9-1. Den 3. Platz belegt Liu Shasha (CHN), sie bezwang im Spiel um Platz 3 Tan Ho-Yun (TPE) mit 9-3!“ Vom 06. – 12. August 2013 findet in Shenyang/China die 2013 WPA Women’s World 9 Ball Championship statt. Die Damen 9 Ball Pool Billard Weltmeisterschaft gehört jedes zu den Highlights des Turnierkalenders. Die Events in China sind zumeist erstklassisch organisiert und haben ein reges Zuschauerinteresse. Auch dieses Jahr wird erneut in einer Shoppingmall gespielt. Das Richgate Shopping Center liegt mitten in Shenyang und ist ein sehr interessanter Austragungsort für die besten Damen der Welt. Im Vorjahr gewann eine überragende Kelly Fisher (GBR) im Finale gegen die Lokalmatadorin Fu Xiao Fang mit 9-6. Hier gibt es die Ergebnisse der KO Runde von 2012. Auch diese WM wird für die Europäerinnen und alle anderen nicht asiatischen Nationen erneut ein extremer Härtetest. Die Damen aus Asien, besonders aus China, Taiwan und Korea werden auch 2013 wieder deutlich in der Überzahl sein. […]

World Pool Team Championship 2012

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„Chinese-Taipei gewinnt World Pool Team Championship 2012 im Finale gegen Japan mit 4-0. Den 3. Platz belegen das Team China 2 und Großbritannien!“ Vom 01. – 07. Juli finden in Beijing/China die Liando U Valley World Pool Team Championship 2012 statt. Bereits 2010 war die World Team Championship eines der herausragenden Ereignisse des Jahres. 2010 wurde die WTC in Hannover ausgetragen und am ende setzte sich Großbritanien im Finale gegen die Philippinen mit 4-1 durch. Dieses Jahr wurde das Reglement ein wenig verändern, jetzt bestehen die Teams aus Damen und Herren. Der Modus wird wie folgt aussehen, Einzel (Herren 8 Ball Race to 6), Einzel (9 Ball Race to 8) und Doppel (10 Ball Race to 7). Alle Partien werden mit Wechselbreak gespielt. In jeder einzelnen Mannschaftspartie werden immer 6 Matches gespielt. Jedes Team muss aus mindstens 4 Spielern bestehen inkl. einer Dame. Die Dame muss immer im 9 Ball und 10 Ball eingesetzt werden und kein Spieler darf mehr als 2 Matches spielen. Das Gewinnerteam bekommt 3 Punkte, bei Unentschieden gibt es einen Punkt. […]