2011 WPA World Eight-ball 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.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | |||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
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