2006 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2006
Tournament information
Sport9-ball
LocationInternational Convention Center,
Pasay, Philippines
Dates4 November 2006–12 November 2006
Tournament
format(s)
Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants128
Final positions
Champion Ronnie Alcano
Runner-up Ralf Souquet
← 2005
2007 →

The 2006 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the seventeenth edition of the WPA World Nine-ball Championship and took place between 4 and 12 November 2006 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay, Philippines. The event was to be held for the first time in the Philippines, on a two-year deal, including the 2007 WPA World Nine-ball Championship. The championships were hosted by the World Pool Billiard Association (WPA).

Ronato Alcano won the championship with a 17–11 win in the final against Ralf Souquet of Germany. Defending champion Wu Chia-ching was defeated in the quarter-final by Alcano.

Tournament format

The event featured 128 players, with an alternate break. The event featured a preliminary round robin format to half the field to 64; where the event changed to a knockout format.

Prize money

Position Prize
First Place (champion) $100.000
Second Place (runner-up) $40.000
Third Place (semi-finalist) $20.000
Fifth place (quarter finalist) $10.000
Ninth place (loser in round of 16) $4.500
Seventeenth place (loser in round of 32) $3.000
Thirty Third (loser in round of 64) $2.000
Sixty Fifth place (Third place in round robin group) $1.000
Ninety Seventh place (Fourth place in round robin group) $0

Preliminary round

The Preliminary round was played over three days between 4 and 7 November. There were 32 groups of 4, with the first two in each group progressing. Nine top 32 players were knocked out in this section

Final round

The qualifying 64 players would play a knockout structure over six days. The first two rounds were competed as "race to 10", the next three rounds as "race to 11", and the final, as a "race to 17".

Round of 64
8 November 2006 		Round of 32
9 November 2006 		Round of 16
10 November 2006 		Quarter final
11 November 2006 		Semi final
11 November 2006 		Final
12 November 2006
            
Roberto Gomez 1
Ronnie Alcano 10
Ronnie Alcano 10
Efren Reyes 7
Dennis Orcollo 6
Efren Reyes 10
Ronnie Alcano 11
Kuo Po-Cheng 5
Hsia Hsun-Kai 3
Kuo Po-Cheng 10
Kuo Po-Cheng 10
Marlon Manalo 7
Marlon Manalo 10
C. Keng-Kwang 5
Ronnie Alcano 11
Wu Jia-qing 6
Pat Holtz 10
Tamoo Takano 6
Pat Holtz 10
Kevin Uzzell 6
Chang Jung-Lin 6
Kevin Uzzell 10
Pat Holtz 6
Wu Chia-ching 11
Wu Chia-ching 10
Corey Deuel 3
Wu Chia-ching 10
W. Hung-Hsiang 3
Michael Schmidt 5
W. Hung-Hsiang 10
Ronnie Alcano 11
Li Hewen 8
Vincent Facquet 4
Lee Kun-fang 10
Lee Kun-fang 8
Jeffrey de Luna 10
N. van den Berg 8
Jeff de Luna 10
Jeff de Luna 6
Lương Chí Dũng 11
E. Dominguez 7
Vilmos Földes 10
Vilmos Földes 4
Lương Chí Dũng 10
Lương Chí Dũng 10
Nien Rong-Chih 7
Lương Chí Dũng 7
Li Hewen 11
F. Bustamante 7
Thomas Engert 10
Thomas Engert 6
Šandor Tot 10
Charlie Williams 5
Šandor Tot 10
Šandor Tot 7
Li Hewen 11
Li Hewen 10
A. Carvajal 5
Li Hewen 10
Rudy Morta 8
Markus Juva 8
Rudy Morta 10
Ronnie Alcano 17
Ralf Souquet 11
Thorsten Hohmann 9
Tyler Edey 10
Tyler Edey 10
Ricky Yang 9
Daryl Peach 7
Ricky Yang 10
Tyler Edey 6
L. Cheng-Chuan 11
L. Cheng-Chuan 10
Earl Strickland 2
L. Cheng-Chuan 10
Ryu Seung-woo 6
Lu Hsun-Chen 7
Ryu Seung-woo 10
Liu Cheng-Chuan 8
Ralf Souquet 11
Ralf Souquet 10
Huidji See 3
Ralf Souquet 10
Yang Ching-shun 8
Johnny Archer 6
Y. Ching-shun 10
Ralf Souquet 11
K. Stepanow 4
K. Stepanow 10
Oliver Ortmann 6
K. Stepanow 10
Marco Tschudi 7
Marco Tschudi 10
Huang Kun-Chang 8
Ralf Souquet 11
Fu Che-wei 10
Lee Van Corteza 10
Imran Majid 4
Lee Van Corteza 8
David Alcaide 10
Jörn Kaplan 7
David Alcaide 10
David Alcaide 10
Rodolfo Luat 11
Rodolfo Luat 10
Jeremy Jones 5
Rodolfo Luat 10
Roy Apancho 6
A. Roschkowsky 8
Roy Apancho 10
Rodolfo Luat 7
Fu Che-wei 11
Chao Fong-Pang 10
Ramil Gallego 5
Chao Fong-Pang 8
Fu Che-wei 10
Marcus Chamat 7
Fu Che-wei 10
Fu Che-wei 11
Steve Davis 8
Steve Davis 10
Fabio Petroni 7
Steve Davis 10
Jharome Peña 8
Lou Condo 7
Jharome Peña 10

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ With their seeding in brackets

References

  1. ^ a b "World Championship Underway". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  2. ^ "Ronnie Alcano wins World Pool Championship". billiardpulse.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  3. ^ "World Pool Championship goes to Manila". billiardpulse.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  4. ^ "ALCANO AND AKAGARIYAMA TO MEET FOR WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  5. ^ "Souquet v Alcano for the WPC Crown". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  6. ^ a b c "WPA World Pool Championship 2006". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  7. ^ "Alcano Ends Amazing Run By Winning The World Pool Championship". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2018-06-06.