2018 Women's World Nine-ball Championship

The 2018 Women's World Nine-ball Championship was a professional nine-ball pool tournament that took place in Sanya, China from 3 to 9 December 2018.

2018 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
Tournament information
DatesDecember 3–9 2018
CitySanya
CountryChina
Organisation(s)World Pool-Billiard Association
FormatDouble elimination / Single elimination
DisciplineNine-ball
Total prize fund$175,000
Winner's share$44,000
Final
Champion Han Yu (CHN)
Runner-up Wang Xiaotong (CHN)
Score9–6
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The event was entered by 64 participants who were initially divided into 8 groups of 8 players, in which they competed against each other from December 3 to 5 in a double elimination tournament. Four players in each group qualified for the final round, which was played from December 6 to 9. The event was played under "alternating break" format with 3-point break rule and one ball on the foot spot.[1][2]

Han Yu won the title with a 9–6 victory over Wang Xiaotong in the final. It was Han Yu's third Women's World Nine-ball Championship win, following her previous in 2013 and 2016.

Preliminary round – Double elimination

In the group stage, the double elimination format was played with race to 7 and alternate break.[3]

Group A
Main RoundWinner's Round
China Chen Siming7
China Zhang Pan0
China Chen Siming7
China Pan Lantian2
Spain Silvia Lopez2
China Pan Lantian7
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Yu-wen5
South Korea Seo Seoa7
South Korea Seo Seoa6
China Jiang Teng7
Indonesia Fatrah Masum1
China Jiang Teng7
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
China Zhang Pan7
China Zhang Pan7South Korea Seo Seoa5
Spain Silvia Lopez5
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Yu-wen4
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Yu-wen7China Pan Lantian7
Indonesia Fatrah Masum3

Group B
Main RoundWinner's Round
Philippines Rubilen Amit7
Singapore Ng Yi Huai1
Philippines Rubilen Amit7
Japan Miyuki Kuribayashi6
Japan Miyuki Kuribayashi7
Germany Pia Filler3
Poland Oliwia Czupryńska6
China Ye Sisi7
China Ye Sisi3
Chinese Taipei Chen Ho-yun7
Chinese Taipei Chen Ho-yun7
South Korea Kim Ga-young5
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Germany Pia Filler4
Singapore Ng Yi Huai2China Ye Sisi7
Germany Pia Filler7
South Korea Kim Ga-young5
Poland Oliwia Czupryńska2Japan Miyuki Kuribayashi7
South Korea Kim Ga-young7

Group C
Main RoundWinner's Round
China Liu Shasha7
China Zhang Muyan3
China Liu Shasha7
Chinese Taipei Kuo Szu-ting4
Chinese Taipei Kuo Szu-ting7
South Korea Lee Woo-jin3
Belarus Marharyta Fefilava7
China Liu Xiazhi6
Belarus Marharyta Fefilava1
China Fu Xiaofang7
Philippines Chezka Centeno2
China Fu Xiaofang7
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
China Zhang Muyan7
China Zhang Muyan7Belarus Marharyta Fefilava2
South Korea Lee Woo-jin2
China Liu Xiazhi4
China Liu Xiazhi7Chinese Taipei Kuo Szu-ting7
Philippines Chezka Centeno6

Group D
Main RoundWinner's Round
Chinese Taipei Wei Tzu-chien7
New Zealand Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan3
Chinese Taipei Wei Tzu-chien7
China Chen Ruolin2
China Chen Ruolin7
Slovenia Ana Gradisnik4
China Xia Yuying7
Russia Nataliya Seroshtan0
China Xia Yuying6
Germany Veronika Ivanovskaia7
Germany Veronika Ivanovskaia7
China Bai Ge6
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Slovenia Ana Gradisnik7
New Zealand Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan6China Xia Yuying4
Slovenia Ana Gradisnik7
Russia Nataliya Seroshtan5
Russia Nataliya Seroshtan7China Chen Ruolin7
China Bai Ge6

Group E
Main RoundWinner's Round
China Han Yu7
China Yang Fan2
China Han Yu6
Austria Jasmin Ouschan7
Japan Keiko Yukawa6
Austria Jasmin Ouschan7
Russia Kristina Tkach7
South Korea Lim Yun-mi2
Russia Kristina Tkach6
China Han Fang7
China Han Fang7
China Gao Meng1
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
China Yang Fan4
China Yang Fan7Russia Kristina Tkach7
Japan Keiko Yukawa2
China Gao Meng0
South Korea Lim Yun-mi3China Han Yu7
China Gao Meng7

Group F
Main RoundWinner's Round
England Kelly Fisher7
Chinese Taipei Fan Yu-hsuan3
England Kelly Fisher7
Argentina Bernarda Soledad Ayala2
Portugal Sara Rocha1
Argentina Bernarda Soledad Ayala7
England Allison Fisher6
Indonesia Angeline Ticoalu7
Indonesia Angeline Ticoalu7
Czech Republic Veronika Hubrtová1
Czech Republic Veronika Hubrtová7
China Chihiro Kawahara3
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Chinese Taipei Fan Yu-hsuan7
Chinese Taipei Fan Yu-hsuan7Czech Republic Veronika Hubrtová4
Portugal Sara Rocha2
England Allison Fisher7
England Allison Fisher7Argentina Bernarda Soledad Ayala1
Japan Chihiro Kawahara2

Group G
Main RoundWinner's Round
Chinese Taipei Chen Chia-hua3
China Zhou Doudou7
China Zhou Doudou7
South Korea Jin Hye-ju1
South Korea Jin Hye-ju7
Japan Akimi Kajatani4
Japan Yuki Hiraguchi7
Venezuela Johanna Espinoza3
Japan Yuki Hiraguchi7
China Shi Tianqi3
China Shi Tianqi7
China Pan Xiaoting5
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Chinese Taipei Chen Chia-hua2
Chinese Taipei Chen Chia-hua7China Shi Tianqi7
Japan Akimi Kajatani6
China Pan Xiaoting5
Venezuela Johanna Espinoza1South Korea Jin Hye-ju7
China Pan Xiaoting7

Group H
Main RoundWinner's Round
Chinese Taipei Chou Chieh-yu7
Poland Ewa Bak1
Chinese Taipei Chou Chieh-yu7
China Huang Qingning3
Singapore Tan Hui Ming1
China Huang Qingning7
Canada Leanne Lini1
China Wang Xiaotong7
China Wang Xiaotong7
South Korea Park Eun-ji3
Germany Tina Vogelmann4
South Korea Par Eun-ji7
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Poland Ewa Bak0
Poland Ewa Bak7South Korea Park Eun-ji7
Singapore Tan Hui Ming4
Germany Tina Vogelmann5
Canada Leanne Lini4China Huang Qingning7
Germany Tina Vogelmann7

Main tournament – Single elimination

Knockout stage consisted of last 32 players. Defending champion Siming Chen was defeated by Fu Xiaofang in quarter-finals in a hill-hill match.[4]

1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
          
China Chen Siming 9
Japan Miyuki Kuribayashi 5
China Chen Siming 9
Chinese Taipei Kuo Szu-ting 1
South Korea Jin Hye-ju 2
Chinese Taipei Kuo Szu-ting 9
China Chen Siming 8
China Fu Xiaofang 9
Russia Kristina Tkach 4
China Chen Ruolin 9
China Chen Ruolin 8
China Fu Xiaofang 9
Japan Yuki Hiraguchi 6
China Fu Xiaofang 9
China Fu Xiaofang 8
China Wang Xiaotong 9
China Liu Shasha 9
Indonesia Angeline Ticoalu 4
China Liu Shasha 8
China Jiang Teng 9
China Han Fang 5
China Jiang Teng 9
China Jiang Teng 3
China Wang Xiaotong 9
China Shi Tianqi 5
China Zhang Pan 9
China Zhang Pan 4
China Wang Xiaotong 9
China Wang Xiaotong 9
Chinese Taipei Wei Tzu-chien 7
China Wang Xiaotong 6
China Han Yu 9
China Han Yu 9
Slovenia Ana Gradisnik 4
China Han Yu 9
Austria Jasmin Ouschan 3
China Pan Lantian 8
Austria Jasmin Ouschan 9
China Han Yu 9
England Kelly Fisher 8
South Korea Park Eun-ji 5
England Alison Fisher 9
England Alison Fisher 8
England Kelly Fisher 9
Chinese Taipei Fan Yu-hsuan 4
England Kelly Fisher 9
China Han Yu 9
Philippines Rubilen Amit 6
Philippines Rubilen Amit 9
Germany Veronika Ivanovskaia 4
Philippines Rubilen Amit 9
China Huang Qingning 3
China Huang Qingning 9
China Zhou Doudou 7
Philippines Rubilent Amit 9
Chinese Taipei Chen Ho-yun 6
Chinese Taipei Chen Ho-yun 9
China Zhang Muyan 8
Chinese Taipei Chen Ho-yun 9
Chinese Taipei Chou Chieh-yu 5
China Ye Sisi 2
Chinese Taipei Chou Chieh-yu 9

Final

Final was played between two Chinese players – Han Yu and Wang Xiaotong. Alternate break format was played, Han Yu won the lag. Both players played three break-and-runs: Han Yu in racks no. 5, 12 and 14; Wang Xiaotong in racks no. 6, 9 a 13.[5]

Player Lag Rack No. Score
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
China Wang Xiaotong 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
China Han Yu X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9

References
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