- List of WPA World Nine-ball champions
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The following is a list of WPA World Nine-ball Champions. The World Nine-ball Championships are held annually, and are sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association. The men's and women's tournaments are usually held separately. In 1999, two men's tournaments were held.
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Men's champions
Date Location Winner Runner-up 1990 
Bergheim, Germany
Earl Strickland (1) Jeff Carter1991 Las Vegas, United States Earl Strickland (2) Nick Varner1992 
Taipei, Taiwan Johnny Archer (1) Bobby Hunter1993 Königswinter, Germany
Chao Fong-pang (1) Thomas Hasch1994 Chicago, United States
Okumura Takeshi (1) Yasunari Itsuzaki1995 Taipei, Taiwan Oliver Ortmann (1) Dallas West1996 
Borlänge, Sweden Ralf Souquet (1) Tom Storm1997 Chicago, United States Johnny Archer (2) Kun-Fang Lee1998 Taipei, Taiwan Takahashi Kunihiko (1) Johnny Archer1999 (1), December 5–12 
Alicante, Spain Nick Varner (1) Jeremy Jones1999 (2) 
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Efren Reyes (1) Chang Hao-ping2000, July 1–9 Chao Fong-pang (2)
Ismael Paez2001, July 14–22 
Mika Immonen (1) Ralf Souquet2002, July 13–21 Earl Strickland (3) Francisco Bustamante2003, July 12–20 Thorsten Hohmann (1)
Alex Pagulayan2004, July 10–18 Taipei, Taiwan Alex Pagulayan (1) Chang Pei-wei2005, July 2–10 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Wu Chia-ching (1) Kuo Po-cheng2006, November 4–12 Pasay, Philippines Ronato Alcano (1) Ralf Souquet2007, November 3–11 (details) Quezon City, Philippines Daryl Peach (1) Roberto Gomez2008 Not Held (because of the Late-2000s recession[1]) 2009 Not Held (because of the Late-2000s recession) 2010, June 29 – July 5 (details) 
Doha, Qatar Francisco Bustamante (1) Kuo Po-cheng2011, June 25 – July 1 (details) Doha, Qatar Yukio Akagariyama (1) Ronato AlcanoWomen's champions
Date Location Winner Runner-up 1990 Bergheim, Germany Robin Bell (1) Loree Jon Jones1991 Las Vegas, United States Robin Bell (2) Jo Ann Mason1992 Taipei, Taiwan Franziska Stark (1) Vivian Villarreal1993 Königswinter, Germany Loree Jon Jones (1) Jeanette Lee1994 Chicago, United States Ewa Mataya Laurance (1) Jeanette Lee1995 Taipei, Taiwan
Gerda Hofstatter (1) Vivian Villarreal1996 Borlänge, Sweden Allison Fisher (1) Jeanette Lee1997 Chicago, United States Allison Fisher (2) Jennifer Chen1998 Taipei, Taiwan Allison Fisher (3) Franziska Stark1999, December 5–12 Alicante, Spain Hsin-Mei Liu (1) Allison Fisher2000, November 14–19 Quebec City, Canada
Julie Kelly (1) Karen Corr2001, November 17–19 Amagasaki, Japan Allison Fisher (4) Karen Corr2002, July 3–7 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Hsin-Mei Liu (2) Karen Corr2003 event not held — — 2004, December 8–11 Rankweil, Austria
Ga Young Kim (1) Liu Hsin-Mei2005 event not held — — 2006, March 1–5 Taipei, Taiwan Ga Young Kim (2) Liu Hsin-Mei2007, April 5–8 Taoyuan, Taiwan
Pan Xiaoting (1) Rubilen Amit2008, March 30 – April 7 Taipei, Taiwan Lin Yuan-Chun (1) Ga Young Kim2009, November 16 – 22 Shenyang, China Liu Shasha (1) Karen Corr2010, August 27 – August 29 Shenyang, China Fu Xiaofang (1) Allison FisherJunior champions
The first Junior Championships were not played until 1992, and did not have a girls' division until 2004.[2]
Date Location Winner Runner-up 1992 ? Hsia Hui-kai (1)
? 1993 ? Hsia Hui-kai (2)? 1994 ? 
Jørn Kjølaas (1)? 1995 ? Huang Kung-chang (1)? 1996 ? Huang Kung-chang (2)? 1997 ? Christian Goteman (1)? 1998 ? Lu Hui-chan (1)? 1999, December 5–12 Alicante, Spain Lu Hui-chan (2)
John Vassalos2000, November 14–19 Quebec City, Canada
Dimitri Jungo (1) Brian Naithani2001, November 17–19 Amagasaki, Japan Brian Naithani (1) Chang Jung-ling2002, July 3–7 Kaohsiung, Republic of China Chen Ying-chieh (1) Shane Hennen2003, November 18–23 Willingen, Germany
Vilmos Foeldes (1) Chang Jung-ling2004, November 1–5 
Adelaide, Australia Wu Yu-lun (1)
Zhou Meng-meng (1)
Wu Chia-ching
Jasmin Ouschan2005, September 20–25 Velden, Austria Wu Yu-lun (2)
Jasmin Ouschan (1) Hayato Hijikata
Helen Athanasiou2006, November 13–17 Sydney, Australia Wu Yu-lun (3)
Mary Ann Rakin (1) Ko Pin-yi
Anna KostanianWheelchair champions
Date Location Winner Nationality Runner-up Nationality 1999 Christchurch, New Zealand Bob Calderon (1) USAMark Jones USA2000, May 28 – June 4 Waregem, Belgium Fred Dinsmore (1) IrelandTankred Volkmer Germany2002, September 24–28 Decatur, Alabama Jouni Tähti (1) FinlandHenrik Larsson Sweden2003, October 28–31 Christchurch, New Zealand Henrik Larsson (1) SwedenYohji Mizusawa JapanReferences
- ^ "Economy Scratches Pool in the Side". http://www.billiardphilippines.com/billiards/economy-scratches-pool-in-the-side.html. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
- ^ "World 9-Ball Champions". http://www.wpa-pool.com/index.asp?content=champ_9ball. Retrieved October 17, 2006.
Date Location Winner Nationality Runner-up Nationality 1999 Christchurch, New Zealand Bob Calderon (1) USA Mark Jones USA 2000, May 28 – June 4 Waregem, Belgium Fred Dinsmore (1) Ireland Tankred Volkmer Germany 2002, September 24–28 Decatur, Alabama Jouni Tähti (1) Finland Henrik Larsson Sweden 2003, October 28–31 Christchurch, New Zealand Henrik Larsson (1) Sweden Yohji Mizusawa Japan . .
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