2007 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Championship

The 2007 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Championship (billed in the host country as 2007 Philippines World Pool Championship) was the 18th annual international nine-ball pool tournament for men sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA). It was held at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines from 3–11 November 2007. It was the second consecutive time the tournament has been held in the Philippines.

The tournament is sponsored by Matchroom Sport, which has sponsored the event since 1999. 128 participants from 46 WPA member countries competed for US$400,000 in total prize money, including defending champion Ronato Alcano of the Philippines. The overall winner received a purse of $100,000, the highest-ever payout for the tournament.

Format

The Format of qualifying used on 2006 was used for 2007. Several last-minute qualifying tournaments were held in the Metro Manila area a few weeks before the tournament starts.

All matches are in winner's Cuegloss|Break|break: the winner of the previous rack will break on the next rack, it was reverted from alternate break used in 2006.

Also, a double-elimination tournament will be used for the group stages; instead of 32 groups of 4, there will be 16 groups of eight, with the top four advancing. Each player will be seeded 1-8 in their groups, with a routine double-elimination tournament following the first round; however the player that wins twice will advance to the quarterfinals and will not take part in other group matches, in contrast if a player loses two games, he is eliminated. The top four players in each group therefore would had won twice. After the group stages, the routine 64-man single elimination tournament follows.

In the initial group stages the format consists of Cuegloss|Race|races to 9 racks. The last 64 play races to 10 racks. This is followed by the round of 16 (quarterfinals and semifinals) where the races are to 11 racks. The race in the finals jumps to 17 racks. [FSN New York broadcast of 2007 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Championship (aired January 3, 2008) (highlights from group 6). On screen diagram of race format. Viewed on January 3, 2008]

Notable occurrences

*On day 1, a group match (race to 9) between Charlie Williams and Ricky Yang took over 2 and half hours to complete, with both players accused of playing too slowly. Calls were made for moves to outlaw overly-slow play in future years.

*On day 3, Jeremy Jones of the U.S. and Finland's Mika Immonen almost came to blows after Immonen eliminated Jones from contention, 9-6 at the group stages. [ [http://services.inquirer.net/express/07/11/05/html_output/xmlhtml/20071104-98779-xml.html Bustamante waltzes to Last 64 slot] ]

*There was high drama on day 4, Tuesday afternoon at the Big Dome when fire broke out in the lighting rig over Table 5 on the upper tier. Each of the outside tables has a light box with fluorescent tubes that light the table and a short circuit sent sparks flying and before long the box was ablaze. Matchroom Sport's John McDonald alerted venue staff and only his quick thinking saved the table as he and cameraman Lawrence 'Lol' Lustig covered it to stop debris and foam raining down onto the felt. Before long temporary lights were installed and play was able to commence at the designated time.

*On the quarterfinals, Francisco Bustamante, leading Daryl Peach 10-9 in a race to 11 match, failed to play position on the 3-ball and snookered himself behind the 9-ball. A kick shot struck both the 3 and 9 balls, fluking the 9 into a corner pocket. With the player and crowd celebrating the win, a lengthy inquiry began, in which the referee and tournament officials studied frame-by-frame replays of the shot, before concluding that the 9 had been struck first, and the shot was therefore a foul. After the lengthy break in play, in which Bustamante insisted the shot had been legal, Peach ran the rest of the match to win.

Players

By nation

The WPA considered the home nations of England and Scotland as separate entities for the tournament and the codes of "ENG" and "SCO" was subsequently shown in the TV broadcast instead of "GBR." [ [http://www.worldpoolchampionship.com/players-by-nationality.asp 2007 World Pool Championship website] -- note the use of "England" and "Scotland" instead of "Great Britain" or "United Kingdom"] col-end

Unseeded players who advanced to the round of 64

"Player boldfaced made it to the final."
*Group 1:
**flagicon|USA Charles Williams
**flagicon|NED Alex Lely
**flagicon|GER Harald Stolka
*Group 2:
**flagicon|PHI Leonardo Andam
**flagicon|AUS James Delahunty
**flagicon|ENG Raj Hundal
*Group 3:
**flagicon|HUN Vilmos Földes
**flagicon|POL Radoslaw Babica
*Group 4:
**flagicon|TPE Lu Hui-chan
**flagicon|PHI Joven Bustamante
**flagicon|PHI Antonio Gabicacol-4
*Group 5:
**flagicon|TPE Ko Pin-yi
**flagicon|PHI Jeff de Luna
**flagicon|CAN Edwin Montal
**flagicon|SRB Sandor Tot
*Group 6:
**flagicon|JPN Kenichi Uchigaki
**flagicon|CAN Alain Martel
*Group 7:
**flagicon|PHI Ramil Gallego
**flagicon|NED Nick van den Berg
**flagicon|SIN Chan Kwen-Kwang
*Group 8:
**flagicon|INA Muhammad Zulfikri
**flagicon|CRO Philipp Stojanoviccol-4
*Group 9:
**flagicon|GER Oliver Ortmann
**flagicon|VIE Phan Tuan Ngoc
*Group 10:
**flagicon|AUS Louis Condo
**flagicon|TPE Kuo Po-cheng
*Group 11:
**flagicon|SUI Marco Tschudi
**flagicon|DEN Bahram Lofty
**flagicon|KOR Rye Seung-Woo
*Group 12:
**flagicon|ENG Karl Boyes
**flagicon|SRB Goran Mladenoviccol-4
*Group 13:
**flagicon|JPN Satoshi Kawabata
**flagicon|SWE Marcus Chamat
*Group 14:
**flagicon|PHI Marlon Manalo
**flagicon|SRB Dejan Dabovic
*Group 15:
**flagicon|TPE Lee Kung-fang
**flagicon|JPN Naoyuki Oi
**flagicon|TPE Wu Yun-lin
*Group 16:
**flagicon|PHI Roberto Gomez
**flagicon|SLO Matjaz Erculj

Knockout stages

64TeamBracket
RD1=Last 64
Race to 10
Nov 7
RD2=Last 32
Race to 10
Nov 8
RD3=Last 16
Race to 11
Nov 9
RD4=Quarter-finals
Race to 11
Nov 10
RD5=Semi-finals
Race to 11
Nov 10
RD6=Final
Race to 17
Nov 11

RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=flagicon|PHI Alcano
RD1-score01= 6
RD1-seed02=17
RD1-team02=flagicon|ENG Peach
RD1-score02=10

RD1-seed03=
RD1-team03=flagicon|TPE Lee
RD1-score03=10
RD1-seed04=
RD1-team04=flagicon|ENG Hundal
RD1-score04=6

RD1-seed05=
RD1-team05=flagicon|SLO Erculj
RD1-score05=3
RD1-seed06=
RD1-team06=flagicon|GER Stolka
RD1-score06=10

RD1-seed07=
RD1-team07=flagicon|PHI Andam
RD1-score07=5
RD1-seed08=
RD1-team08=flagicon|TPE Wu Y-L
RD1-score08=10

RD1-seed09=9
RD1-team09=flagicon|PHI F Bustamante
RD1-score09=10
RD1-seed10=25
RD1-team10=flagicon|ESP Alcaide
RD1-score10=1

RD1-seed11=
RD1-team11=flagicon|NED van den Berg
RD1-score11=10
RD1-seed12=23
RD1-team12=flagicon|ENG Majid
RD1-score12=4

RD1-seed13=8
RD1-team13=flagicon|PHI Pagulayan
RD1-score13=10
RD1-seed14=
RD1-team14=flagicon|VIE Pham
RD1-score14=6

RD1-seed15=
RD1-team15=flagicon|AUS Condo
RD1-score15=10
RD1-seed16=
RD1-team16=flagicon|SIN Kwang
RD1-score16=2

RD1-seed17=
RD1-team17=flagicon|TPE Ko
RD1-score17=8
RD1-seed18=
RD1-team18=flagicon|SRB Mladenovic
RD1-score18=10

RD1-seed19=
RD1-team19=flagicon|SUI Tschudi
RD1-score19=4
RD1-seed20=
RD1-team20=flagicon|CAN Martel
RD1-score20=10

RD1-seed21=12
RD1-team21=flagicon|FIN Immonen
RD1-score21=10
RD1-seed22=28
RD1-team22=flagicon|TPE Fu
RD1-score22=5

RD1-seed23=27
RD1-team23=flagicon|MLT Drago
RD1-score23=10
RD1-seed24=
RD1-team24=flagicon|DEN Lofty
RD1-score24=7

RD1-seed25=13
RD1-team25=flagicon|USA Van Boening
RD1-score25=10
RD1-seed26=
RD1-team26=flagicon|PHI Gabica
RD1-score26=7

RD1-seed27=
RD1-team27=flagicon|HUN Földes
RD1-score27=10
RD1-seed28=
RD1-team28=flagicon|SRB Dabovic
RD1-score28=2

RD1-seed29=
RD1-team29=flagicon|TPE Lu
RD1-score29=10
RD1-seed30=
RD1-team30=flagicon|SWE Chamat
RD1-score30=6

RD1-seed31=
RD1-team31=flagicon|PHI Manalo
RD1-score31=1
RD1-seed32=
RD1-team32=flagicon|POL Babica
RD1-score32=10

RD1-seed33=30
RD1-team33=flagicon|VIE Luong
RD1-score33=10
RD1-seed34=
RD1-team34=flagicon|USA Strickland
RD1-score34=8

RD1-seed35=
RD1-team35=flagicon|JPN Kawabata
RD1-score35=10
RD1-seed36=4
RD1-team36=flagicon|TPE Yang
RD1-score36=3

RD1-seed37=19
RD1-team37=flagicon|ITA Petroni
RD1-score37=9
RD1-seed38=3
RD1-team38=flagicon|TPE Wu C-C
RD1-score38=10

RD1-seed39=
RD1-team39=flagicon|PHI J Bustamante
RD1-score39=10
RD1-seed40=
RD1-team40=flagicon|PHI Orcollo
RD1-score40=6

RD1-seed41=11
RD1-team41=flagicon|RUS Stepanov
RD1-score41=10
RD1-seed42=6
RD1-team42=flagicon|PHI Reyes
RD1-score42=5

RD1-seed43=
RD1-team43=flagicon|PHI de Luna
RD1-score43=10
RD1-seed44=21
RD1-team44=flagicon|PHI Corteza
RD1-score44=7

RD1-seed45=
RD1-team45=flagicon|JPN Uchigaki
RD1-score45=7
RD1-seed46=
RD1-team46=flagicon|KOR Rye
RD1-score46=10

RD1-seed47=
RD1-team47=flagicon|ENG Boyes
RD1-score47=10
RD1-seed48=
RD1-team48=flagicon|SRB Tot
RD1-score48=6

RD1-seed49=
RD1-team49=flagicon|PHI Gallego
RD1-score49=5
RD1-seed50=
RD1-team50=flagicon|TPE Kuo
RD1-score50=10

RD1-seed51=
RD1-team51=flagicon|GER Ortmann
RD1-score51=10
RD1-seed52=
RD1-team52=flagicon|CRO Stojanovic
RD1-score52=7

RD1-seed53=10
RD1-team53=flagicon|GER Engert
RD1-score53=7
RD1-seed54=7
RD1-team54=flagicon|TPE Chang
RD1-score54=10

RD1-seed55=
RD1-team55=flagicon|INA Zulfikri
RD1-score55=4
RD1-seed56=24
RD1-team56=flagicon|USA Deuel
RD1-score56=10

RD1-seed57=
RD1-team57=flagicon|JPN Oi
RD1-score57=8
RD1-seed58=2
RD1-team58=flagicon|GER Souquet
RD1-score58=10

RD1-seed59=
RD1-team59=flagicon|USA Williams
RD1-score59=7
RD1-seed60=16
RD1-team60=flagicon|NED Feijen
RD1-score60=10

RD1-seed61=
RD1-team61=flagicon|AUS Delahunty
RD1-score61=0
RD1-seed62=18
RD1-team62=flagicon|TPE Chao
RD1-score62=10

RD1-seed63=
RD1-team63=flagicon|PHI Gomez
RD1-score63=10
RD1-seed64=
RD1-team64=flagicon|NED Lely
RD1-score64=1

RD2-seed01=17
RD2-team01=flagicon|ENG Peach
RD2-score01=10
RD2-seed02=
RD2-team02=flagicon|TPE Lee
RD2-score02=7

RD2-seed03=
RD2-team03=flagicon|GER Stolka
RD2-score03=10
RD2-seed04=
RD2-team04=flagicon|TPE Wu Y-L
RD2-score04=2

RD2-seed05=9
RD2-team05=flagicon|PHI F Bustamante
RD2-score05=10
RD2-seed06=
RD2-team06=flagicon|NED van den Berg
RD2-score06=8

RD2-seed07=8
RD2-team07=flagicon|PHI Pagulayan
RD2-score07=10
RD2-seed08=
RD2-team08=flagicon|AUS Condo
RD2-score08=2

RD2-seed09=
RD2-team09=flagicon|SRB Mladenovic
RD2-score09=2
RD2-seed10=
RD2-team10=flagicon|CAN Martel
RD2-score10=10

RD2-seed11=12
RD2-team11=flagicon|FIN Immonen
RD2-score11=10
RD2-seed12=27
RD2-team12=flagicon|MLT Drago
RD2-score12=6

RD2-seed13=13
RD2-team13=flagicon|USA Van Boening
RD2-score13=8
RD2-seed14=
RD2-team14=flagicon|HUN Földes
RD2-score14=10

RD2-seed15=
RD2-team15=flagicon|TPE Lu
RD2-score15=10
RD2-seed16=
RD2-team16=flagicon|POL Babica
RD2-score16=3

RD2-seed17=30
RD2-team17=flagicon|VIE Luong
RD2-score17=3
RD2-seed18=
RD2-team18=flagicon|JPN Kawabata
RD2-score18=10

RD2-seed19=3
RD2-team19=flagicon|TPE Wu C-C
RD2-score19=8
RD2-seed20=
RD2-team20=flagicon|PHI J Bustamante
RD2-score20=10

RD2-seed21=11
RD2-team21=flagicon|RUS Stepanov
RD2-score21=10
RD2-seed22=
RD2-team22=flagicon|PHI de Luna
RD2-score22=4

RD2-seed23=
RD2-team23=flagicon|KOR Rye
RD2-score23=8
RD2-seed24=
RD2-team24=flagicon|ENG Boyes
RD2-score24=10

RD2-seed25=
RD2-team25=flagicon|TPE Kuo
RD2-score25=10
RD2-seed26=
RD2-team26=flagicon|GER Ortmann
RD2-score26=7

RD2-seed27=7
RD2-team27=flagicon|TPE Chang
RD2-score27=9
RD2-seed28=24
RD2-team28=flagicon|USA Deuel
RD2-score28=10

RD2-seed29=2
RD2-team29=flagicon|GER Souquet
RD2-score29=2
RD2-seed30=16
RD2-team30=flagicon|NED Feijen
RD2-score30=10

RD2-seed31=18
RD2-team31=flagicon|TPE Chao
RD2-score31=2
RD2-seed32=
RD2-team32=flagicon|PHI Gomez
RD2-score32=10

RD3-seed01=17
RD3-team01=flagicon|ENG Peach
RD3-score01=11
RD3-seed02=
RD3-team02=flagicon|GER Stolka
RD3-score02=5

RD3-seed03=9
RD3-team03=flagicon|PHI F Bustamante
RD3-score03=11
RD3-seed04=8
RD3-team04=flagicon|PHI Pagulayan
RD3-score04=2

RD3-seed05=
RD3-team05=flagicon|CAN Martel
RD3-score05=8
RD3-seed06=12
RD3-team06=flagicon|FIN Immonen
RD3-score06=11

RD3-seed07=
RD3-team07=flagicon|HUN Földes
RD3-score07=11
RD3-seed08=
RD3-team08=flagicon|TPE Lu
RD3-score08=5

RD3-seed09=
RD3-team09=flagicon|JPN Kawabata
RD3-score09=9
RD3-seed10=
RD3-team10=flagicon|PHI J Bustamante
RD3-score10=11

RD3-seed11=11
RD3-team11=flagicon|RUS Stepanov
RD3-score11=4
RD3-seed12=
RD3-team12=flagicon|ENG Boyes
RD3-score12=11

RD3-seed13=
RD3-team13=flagicon|TPE Kuo
RD3-score13=11
RD3-seed14=24
RD3-team14=flagicon|USA Deuel
RD3-score14=7

RD3-seed15=16
RD3-team15=flagicon|NED Feijen
RD3-score15=0
RD3-seed16=
RD3-team16=flagicon|PHI Gomez
RD3-score16=11

RD4-seed01=17
RD4-team01=flagicon|ENG Peach
RD4-score01=11
RD4-seed02=9
RD4-team02=flagicon|PHI F Bustamante
RD4-score02=10

RD4-seed03=12
RD4-team03=flagicon|FIN Immonen
RD4-score03=7
RD4-seed04=
RD4-team04=flagicon|HUN Földes
RD4-score04=11

RD4-seed05=
RD4-team05=flagicon|PHI J Bustamante
RD4-score05=8
RD4-seed06=
RD4-team06=flagicon|ENG Boyes
RD4-score06=11

RD4-seed07=
RD4-team07=flagicon|TPE Kuo
RD4-score07=4
RD4-seed08=
RD4-team08=flagicon|PHI Gomez
RD4-score08=11

RD5-seed01=17
RD5-team01=flagicon|ENG Peach
RD5-score01=11
RD5-seed02=
RD5-team02=flagicon|HUN Földes
RD5-score02=2

RD5-seed03=
RD5-team03=flagicon|ENG Boyes
RD5-score03=4
RD5-seed04=
RD5-team04=flagicon|PHI Gomez
RD5-score04=11

RD6-seed01=17
RD6-team01="'flagicon|ENG Peach
RD6-score01=17
RD6-seed02=
RD6-team02=flagicon|PHI Gomez
RD6-score02=15

Country representation

Final

References

External links

* [http://www.worldpoolchampionship.com/ Official website]