2001 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2001
Tournament information
Sport	9-ball
Location	Cardiff, Wales[1]
Dates	July 14, 2001–July 22, 2001[1]
Tournament; format(s)	Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)	WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants	128
Final positions
Champion	Mika Immonen
Runner-up	Ralf Souquet

The WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2001 was the 12th edition of the WPA World Championship for 9-Ball Pool. It took place from July 14 to 22, 2001 in Cardiff, Wales.[1]

Mika Immonen won the event, defeating German Ralf Souquet in the final, winning 17–10.[2]

Format

The 128 participating players were divided into 16 groups, in which they competed in round robin mode against each other. The top four players in each group qualified for the final round played in the knockout system.[3]

Prize money

The event's prize money stayed similar to that of the previous years, with winner Mika Immonen winning $65,000.[4]

Position	Prize
First Place (Champion)	$65,000
Second Place (Runner-Up)	$30,000
Third Place (Semi-finalist	$17,500
Fifth place (quarter finalist)	$8,500
Ninth place (loser in round of 16)	$4,000
Seventeenth place (loser in round of 32)	$2,000
Thirty Third (loser in round of 64)	$1,500
Sixty Fifth place (Fifth or sixth in round robin group)	$1,000
Eighty First place (Seventh place in round robin group)	$500

Preliminary round

The following 64 players dropped out in the group stage:[5]

	5. Place	6. Place	7. Place	8. Place
Group 1:	Tom Storm	Fabio Luersen	Apostolis Alexandris	Andy Battams
Group 2:	Jorge de Souza	Pan Shen-ping	Ivica Putnik	Vegar Kristiansen
Group 3:	Evangelos Vettas	Patrick Ooi	Lou Condo	Andrew Richardson (pool player)
Group 4:	Kunihiko Takahashi	Dan Basavich	Dino Nair	Diego Pedro Simon
Group 5:	Pawel Rogalski	Evgeny Stalev	Daniel Dutz	Aki Heiskanen
Group 6:	Rodolfo Luat	Park Shin-young	Paul Davies	Bill Stephen
Group 7:	Warren Kiamco	Joe Johnson	Gerry Watson	Bruce Anderson (pool player)
Group 8:	Rob McKenna	Raymond Hauge	George SanSouci	Athanasios Vrakas
Group 9:	Jeong Young-hwa	Adsushi Shiraiwa	Kasper Thygesen	Brent Wells
Group 10:	Jan Dulst	Ross McInnes	Kiyotaka Ohashi	Robert Pleiner
Group 11:	Kenichi Uchigaki	Mark Selby	Jimmy Hendry	Juan Silva
Group 12:	Jon Kucharo	Niklas Bergendorff	Akikumo Tashikawa	Mark Williams
Group 13:	Kang Chin-ching	Imran Majid	Vincent Facquet	Manuel Chau
Group 14:	Thomas Engert	Peter Nielsen	Dominic Dale	Warren King (pool player)
Group 15:	Surathep Phoochalam	Luc Salvas	Lee Jang-su	Paul Smith
Group 16:	Rico Diks	Dee Adkins	Matjaž Erčulj	Arnold van Staden

Final round

[3]

Round of 64		Round of 32		Last 16		Quarter final		Semifinal		Final


Ralf Souquet	9

Marc Holtz	7
		Ralf Souquet	9

		Takashi Toda	8
Takashi Toda	9

Christian Reimering	3
				Ralf Souquet	11

				Yang Ching-shun	3
Yang Ching-shun	9

Dodong Alwi	2
		Yang Ching-shun	9

		Kevin Smith	6
Kevin Smith	9

Jorge Llanos	2
						Ralf Souquet	11

						Marcus Chamat	1
Marcus Chamat	9

Paul Potier	3
		Marcus Chamat	9

		Lukas Krenek	1
Lukas Krenek	9

Nick van den Berg	8
				Marcus Chamat	11

				Andreas Roschkowsky	9
Earl Strickland	9

Ramil Gallego	8
		Earl Strickland	7

		Andreas Roschkowsky	9
Andreas Roschkowsky	9

Hsia Hui-kai	4
								Ralf Souquet	11

								Lai Chia-hsiung	2
Dimitri Jungo	9

Ismael Páez	7
		Dimitri Jungo	3

		David Alcaide	9
David Alcaide	9

Alex Lely	7
				David Alcaide	9

				Jeremy Jones	11
Jeremy Jones	9

Steve Knight	1
		Jeremy Jones	9

		Troy Frank	4
Troy Frank	9

Phil Harrison	5
						Jeremy Jones	3

						Lai Chia-hsiung	11
Oliver Ortmann	9

Allen Hopkins	3
		Oliver Ortmann	8

		Antonio Lining	9
Antonio Lining	9

Hishashi Yamamoto	8
				Antonio Lining	7

				Lai Chia-hsiung	11
Lai Chia-hsiung	9

Michael Schmidt	8
		Lai Chia-hsiung	9

		Johnny Archer	4
Johnny Archer	9

Fabio Petroni	6
										Ralf Souquet	10

										Mika Immonen	17
Ralph Eckert	9

Kim Davenport	8
		Ralph Eckert	9

		Thorsten Hohmann	8
Thorsten Hohmann	9

Alex Pagulayan	8
				Ralph Eckert	6

				Niels Feijen	11
Niels Feijen	9

Quinten Hann	7
		Niels Feijen	9

		Efren Reyes	5
Efren Reyes	9

Tiong Boon Tan	3
						Niels Feijen	7

						Mika Immonen	11
Mika Immonen	9

Corey Deuel	3
		Mika Immonen	9

		Tony Drago	1
Tony Drago	9

Francisco Bustamante	6
				Mika Immonen	11

				Anthony Ginn	2
Gary Ponting	9

Radosław Babica	7
		Gary Ponting	3

		Anthony Ginn	9
Anthony Ginn	9

Chao Fong-pang	8
								Mika Immonen	11

								Alain Martel	7
Chang Hao-ping	9

Robby Suarly	6
		Chang Hao-ping	8

		Alain Martel	9
Alain Martel	9

Tommy Donlon	5
				Alain Martel	11

				Chris Melling	9
Steve Davis	9

Jimmy White	2
		Steve Davis	8

		Chris Melling	9
Chris Melling	9

Sandor Tot	8
						Alain Martel	11

						Leonardo Andam	9
Leonardo Andam	9

Johl Younger	5
		Leonardo Andam	9

		Satoshi Kawabata	6
Satoshi Kawabata	9

Ernesto Domínguez	4
				Leonardo Andam	11

				Charlie Williams	9
Charlie Williams	9

Daryl Peach	7
		Charlie Williams	9

		Lee Tucker	8
Lee Tucker	9

John Horsfall	8

References

"Admiral WPA World Pool Championship 2001". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
"Immonen Takes World Crown". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
"2001 WPA World Pool Championship" (PDF). csns.ca. Cue Sports Nova. July 18, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
"Admiral WPA World Pool Championship 2001". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
"2001 WPA World Pool Championship" (PDF). csns.ca. Cue Sports Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF; 101 KB) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

External links

Empire Poker WPA World Pool Championship 2001 at azbilliards.com

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[azOverview-1] "Admiral WPA World Pool Championship 2001". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2018.

[azbi_Immo-2] "Immonen Takes World Crown". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2018.

[CSNS-3] "2001 WPA World Pool Championship" (PDF). csns.ca. Cue Sports Nova. July 18, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2018.

[azbi_Admi-4] "Admiral WPA World Pool Championship 2001". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2018.

[5] "2001 WPA World Pool Championship" (PDF). csns.ca. Cue Sports Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF; 101 KB) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.