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2003 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

Summary

The 2003 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 14th edition of the WPA World Championship for 9-Ball Pool. It took place from July 12 to 20, 2003 in Cardiff, Wales .

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2003
Tournament information
Sport9-ball
LocationCardiff, Wales
DatesJuly 12, 2003–July 20, 2003
Tournament
format(s)
Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)WPA World Nine-ball Championship,
Matchroom Pool
Participants128
Final positions
ChampionGermany Thorsten Hohmann
Runner-upPhilippines Alex Pagulayan
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Thorsten Hohmann won the event 17–10 victory in the final against Filipino Alex Pagulayan.[1] Defending champion Earl Strickland was eliminated in the semi-final against Hohmann.

Tournament format edit

The event featured 128 participating players which 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 a knockout round from the stage of the last 64.

Controversy edit

The event saw reigning champion Earl Strickland play 6-time world Snooker champion Steve Davis in the last 16. Before the match, held in Cardiff, during a press conference, Strickland commented that he knew that the fans were being disrespectful towards him, and favouring Davis. During the match, Strickland referred to a crowd member as an "asshole",[2] and began to talk during Davis' shots, against the rules. Referee Michaela Tabb warned Strickland, to which he replied that Tabb should "shut up".[3] Davis would use his entitled comfort break shortly before the next frame, despite already being down on the shot to break. Davis would later suggest this was used as gamesmanship.[2]

During the break, Strickland put his fingers in his ears to block out the crowd's support for Davis. With the match at 10 racks to 9, in favour of Strickland, he missed a long 6 ball. Using the rest, Davis would miss an "easy" shot (according to Strickland),[2] from where Strickland would leap out of his seat, and exclaim that Davis had "dogged it." Strickland's tirade against Davis, the crowd, and the rules of the event, continued through the main part of a post-match interview, before visibly calming and apologizing for his behaviour.[3] After admitting regret over his reactions during the encounter with Davis, Strickland entered the arena for his next match carrying a bunch of flowers which he gave to Tabb by way of an apology, and proceeded to play in a much calmer manner for the remainder of the event.[4]

Strickland had also played the 2003 World Snooker champion Mark Williams in the preliminaries of the competition, winning 5–3.

Preliminary round edit

The following players were knocked out of the competition in the preliminary round, finishing 5th or lower in the round robin.[5]

5. Place 6. Place 7. Place 8. Place
Group 1:   Paul Potier   Mark Lohtander   Vilmos Földes   Anton Klanfar
Group 2:   Kuo Po-Cheng   Phil Reilly   Ivica Putnik   Shawn Putnam
Group 3:   Siauw Wieto   Imran Majid   Emile Riera   Art Wiggins
Group 4:   Radosław Babica   Janne Kaipainen   Alexander Markut   Ronato Alcano
Group 5:   Rob McKenna   Jeff Kennedy   Charlie Williams   Alan Rolon
Group 6:   Anthony Ginn   Šandor Tot   David Reljic   Anand Manurat
Group 7:   Chang Pei-Wei   Roman Hybler   Andre Pelletier   David Anderson
Gruppe 8:   Chao Fong-Pang   Kevin Uzzell   Peter Nielsen   Erik Weiselius
Group 9:   Christian Reimering   William Ang Boon Lay   Konstantin Stepanow   Richard Wolff
Group 10:   John Papadopoulos   Bernard Tey Choon Kiat   Athanasios Vrakas   Mauro Ibarra
Group 11:   Stephan Cohen   Gilliano Smit   Ditto Acosta   Ceri Worts
Group 12:   Brent Wells   Raymond Hauge   Dominic Clemens   Bill Ferguson
Group 13:   Jimmy Wetch   Juan Fernández   Thorsten Schober   Hanni al-Howri
Group 14:   Ralph Eckert   Daryl Peach   Ryan Rampersaud   Carmine Nanula
Group 15:   Tom Storm   Michael Schmidt   Sascha Specchia   Michael Valentine
Group 16:   Nick Varner   Robert Elsley   Jason Cruz   Jong Hong-jo

Final round edit

Those that qualified, would play in a knockout round.[6][5]

Round of 64 (Race to 9) Round of 32 (Race to 9) Round of 16 (Race to 11) Quarter-Final (Race to 11) Semi-Final (Race to 11) Final (Race to 17)
            
  Tony Drago 9
  Evangelos Vettas 4
  Tony Drago 9
  Danny Harriman 4
  Danny Harriman 9
  Chen Ying-chieh 6
  Tony Drago 11
  Jeong Young-hwa 9
  Jeong Young-hwa 9
  Tiong Boon Tan 3
  Jeong Young-hwa 9
  Marlon Manalo 2
  Marlon Manalo 9
  Ernesto Domínguez 4
  Tony Drago 11
  Hsia Hui-kai 8
  Lee Jang-su 9
  Corey Deuel 2
  Lee Jang-su 3
  Marcus Chamat 9
  Marcus Chamat 9
  Pascal Budo 7
  Marcus Chamat 4
  Hsia Hui-kai 11
  Max Eberle 9
  Dennis Orcollo 8
  Max Eberle 8
  Hsia Hui-kai 9
  Hsia Hui-kai 9
  Mark Williams 0
  Tony Drago 6
  Alex Pagulayan 11
  Alex Pagulayan 9
  Shintaro Sugaya 5
  Alex Pagulayan 9
  Rodney Morris 8
  Rodney Morris 9
  Fabio Petroni 8
  Alex Pagulayan 11
  Ramil Gallego 4
  Lee Kun-fang 9
  Hiroshi Takenaka 6
  Lee Kun-fang 6
  Ramil Gallego 9
  Ramil Gallego 9
  Evgeny Stalev 4
  Alex Pagulayan 11
  Park Shin-young 9
  Niels Feijen 9
  Geoff Dunn 4
  Niels Feijen 1
  Park Shin-young 9
  Park Shin-young 9
  Chris Melling 6
  Park Shin-young 11
  Alex Lely 5
  Alex Lely 9
  Satoshi Kawabata 8
  Alex Lely 9
  Fu Che-wei 5
  Fu Che-wei 9
  Jorge Llanos 7
  Alex Pagulayan 10
  Thorsten Hohmann[7] 17
  Earl Strickland 9
  Thomas Engert 3
  Earl Strickland 9
  H. Hinokiyama 3
  Haruyoshi Hinokiyama 9
  Antonio Lining 8
  Earl Strickland[2] 11
  Steve Davis 9
  Steve Davis 9
  Mukesh Rehani 3
  Steve Davis 9
  K. Takahashi 6
  Kunihiko Takahashi 9
  Roxton Chapman 4
  Earl Strickland 11
  Yang Ching-shun 9
  Ralf Souquet 9
  Raymond Cruz 6
  Ralf Souquet 3
  Yang Ching-shun 9
  Yang Ching-shun 9
  Akikumo Toshikawa 4
  Yang Ching-shun 11
  Mika Immonen 4
  Mika Immonen 9
  Steve Knight 3
  Mika Immonen 9
  N. Bergendorff 1
  Niklas Bergendorff 9
  Lu Hui-chan 1
  Earl Strickland 4
  T. Hohmann 11
  Francisco Bustamante 9
  Oliver Ortmann 2
  F. Bustamante 9
  Lee Van Corteza 3
  Lee Van Corteza 9
  Sten Jarledal 2
  F. Bustamante 11
  Efren Reyes 8
  Efren Reyes 9
  Johnny Archer 5
  Efren Reyes 9
  Nick van den Berg 8
  Nick van den Berg 9
  Kevin Smith 0
  F. Bustamante 10
  T. Hohmann 11
  Thorsten Hohmann 9
  John Horsfall 6
  T. Hohmann 9
  Teddy Garraham 3
  Teddy Garraham 9
  Rico Diks 8
  T. Hohmann 11
  Luc Salvas 6
  Luc Salvas 9
  Tommy Donlon 8
  Luc Salvas 9
  Marc Holtz 8
  Marc Holtz 9
  Warren Kiamco 3

References edit

  1. ^ "Hohmann To Face The Lion for Championship". azbilliards.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Strickland beats Davis and crowd to get to WPC Final 8". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Mike Panozzo (July 19, 2003). "Mount St Earl Erupts, Wins!". Archived from the original on February 12, 2012.
  4. ^ Mike Panozzo (July 19, 2003). "Mr. Congeniality: 2003 World Championships". Billiards Digest. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "2003 WPA World Pool Championship" (PDF). csns.ca. Cue Sports Nova Scotia. July 19, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015.
  6. ^ "Empire Poker WPA World Pool Championship 2003". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2018. Empire Poker WPA World Pool Championship 2003
  7. ^ "Hohmann wins World Pool Championship". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2018.

External links edit

  • Live scoring at WPA-pool.com
  • Empire Poker WPA World Pool Championship 2003 at azbilliards.com

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