Eight-ball world championship
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
Schedule and prize money
Stage | Date | Prize | Racks |
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
Stage 1
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Group A
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| Upper round 1 | | | Upper round 2 |
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| Karl Boyes | 7 |
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| Fahad Khalaf Aljassas | 0 | | |
| | | Karl Boyes | 7 |
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| | | Mohammed Abdulmohsen Alhazmi | 4 |
| Mohammeed Abdulmohsen Alhazmi | 7 | | |
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| Abdulatif Mohammed Alfawal | 6 | | |
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| Rodney Morris | 7 |
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| Omran Salem | 3 | | |
| | | Rodney Morris | 7 |
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| | | Huidji See | 5 |
| Waed Al Fei | 3 | | |
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| Huidji See | 7 | | |
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| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round |
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| | Fahad Khalaf Aljassas | 0 |
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| Fahad Khalaf Aljassas | 7 | | | Huidji See | 7 |
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| Abdulatif Mohammed Alfawal | 5 | | | |
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| | Mohammed Abdulmohsen Alhazmi | 7 |
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| Omran Salem | 2 | | | Waed Al Fei | 5 |
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| Waed Al Fei | 7 | | | |
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Group B
Group C
Group D
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| Upper round 1 | | | Upper round 2 |
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| Kuo Po-Cheng | 7 |
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| Naif Al Jalweni | 3 | | |
| | | Kuo Po-Cheng | 7 |
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| | | Joven Alba | 5 |
| Sascha-Andrej Tege | 5 | | |
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| Joven Alba | 7 | | |
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| Alok Kumar | 7 |
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| Ibrahim Saeed | 2 | | |
| | | Alok Kumar | 5 |
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| | | Chang Jung-Ling | 7 |
| Paul Ortega | 0 | | |
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| Chang Jung-Ling | 7 | | |
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| | Naif Al Jalweni | 4 |
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| Naif Al Jalweni | 7 | | | Alok Kumar | 7 |
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| Sascha-Andrej Tege | 5 | | | |
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| | Joven Alba | 7 |
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| Ibrahim Saeed | 4 | | | Paul Ortega | 4 |
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| Paul Ortega | 7 | | | |
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Group E
Group F
Group G
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| Upper round 1 | | | Upper round 2 |
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| Ronato Alcano | 7 |
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| Amine Ouahbi | 4 | | |
| | | Ronato Alcano | 7 |
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| | | Ramil Gallego | 4 |
| Ramil Gallego | 7 | | |
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| David Plattner | 1 | | |
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| Carlo Dalmatin | 7 |
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| Majid Sultan | 0 | | |
| | | Carlo Dalmatin | 6 |
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| | | Bashar Hussain Abdulmajed | 7 |
| Mohamad Ali Berjaoui | 0 | | |
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| Bashar Hussain Abdulmajed | 7 | | |
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| | Amine Ouahbi | 6 |
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| Amine Ouahbi | 7 | | | Carlo Dalmatin | 7 |
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| David Plattner | 3 | | | |
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| | Ramil Gallego | 7 |
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| Majid Sultan | 7 | | | Majid Sultan | 1 |
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| Mohamad Ali Berjaoui | 4 | | | |
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Group H
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| Upper round 1 | | | Upper round 2 |
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| Vicenancio Tanio | 3 |
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| Feliciano Francisco | 7 | | |
| | | Feliciano Francisco | 7 |
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| | | Ricardo Jones | 5 |
| Ricardo Jones | 7 | | |
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| Abdulla Juma | 3 | | |
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| Manuel Gama | 5 |
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| Oliver Ortmann | 7 | | |
| | | Oliver Ortmann | 7 |
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| | | Mika Immonen | 2 |
| Ahmed Al Hosani | 1 | | |
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| Mika Immonen | 7 | | |
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| | Vicenancio Tanio | 4 |
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| Vicenancio Tanio | 7 | | | Mika Immonen | 7 |
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| Abdulla Juma | 2 | | | |
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| | Ricardo Jones | 5 |
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| Manuel Gama | 7 | | | Manuel Gama | 7 |
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| Ahmed Al Hosani | 1 | | | |
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Group I
Group J
Group K
Group L
Group M
Group N
Stage 2
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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
Lower half
Semifinals and Final
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