Tournament information | |
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Sport | 9-ball |
Location | Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation Doha, Qatar |
Dates | September 2, 2013–September 13, 2013 [1] |
Tournament format(s) | Double elimination / Single elimination |
Host(s) | WPA World Nine-ball Championship |
Participants | 128 |
Final positions | |
Champion | Thorsten Hohmann |
Runner-up | Antonio Gabica |
The 2013 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 22nd event in the annual WPA World Nine-ball Championship. The event took place from September 2 to 13, 2013 in Doha, Qatar. [2]
Germany's Thorsten Hohmann became world champion by a 13–6 victory over Philippine Antonio Gabica, in the final. [3] This was Hohmann's second 9-ball World championship, having also won the 2003 WPA World Nine-ball Championship. Hohmann defeated defending champion Darren Appleton in an early stage of the event. [4]
The 128 participating players were divided into 16 groups, in which they competed in a double elimination tournament against each other. The remaining 64 players in each group qualified for the final round played in the knockout system. [5]
The event's prize money stayed similar to that of the previous years, with winner Thorsten Hohmann winning $36,000. [4] [6]
Position | Prize |
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First Place (champion) | $36,000 |
Second Place (runner-up) | $18,000 |
Third Place (semi-finalist | $10,000 |
Fifth place (quarter finalist) | $6,000 |
Ninth place (loser in round of 16) | $4,000 |
Seventeenth place (loser in round of 32) | $2,500 |
Thirty Third (loser in round of 64) | $2,000 |
Sixty Fifth (loser in preliminaries) | $500 |
The following 32 players won once in the preliminary round and lost twice, which means early retirement and places 65 to 96:
The following 32 players lost twice in the preliminary round, which means early retirement and places 97-128.
Tournament information | |
---|---|
Sport | 9-ball |
Location | Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation Doha, Qatar |
Dates | September 2, 2013–September 13, 2013 [1] |
Tournament format(s) | Double elimination / Single elimination |
Host(s) | WPA World Nine-ball Championship |
Participants | 128 |
Final positions | |
Champion | Thorsten Hohmann |
Runner-up | Antonio Gabica |
The 2013 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 22nd event in the annual WPA World Nine-ball Championship. The event took place from September 2 to 13, 2013 in Doha, Qatar. [2]
Germany's Thorsten Hohmann became world champion by a 13–6 victory over Philippine Antonio Gabica, in the final. [3] This was Hohmann's second 9-ball World championship, having also won the 2003 WPA World Nine-ball Championship. Hohmann defeated defending champion Darren Appleton in an early stage of the event. [4]
The 128 participating players were divided into 16 groups, in which they competed in a double elimination tournament against each other. The remaining 64 players in each group qualified for the final round played in the knockout system. [5]
The event's prize money stayed similar to that of the previous years, with winner Thorsten Hohmann winning $36,000. [4] [6]
Position | Prize |
---|---|
First Place (champion) | $36,000 |
Second Place (runner-up) | $18,000 |
Third Place (semi-finalist | $10,000 |
Fifth place (quarter finalist) | $6,000 |
Ninth place (loser in round of 16) | $4,000 |
Seventeenth place (loser in round of 32) | $2,500 |
Thirty Third (loser in round of 64) | $2,000 |
Sixty Fifth (loser in preliminaries) | $500 |
The following 32 players won once in the preliminary round and lost twice, which means early retirement and places 65 to 96:
The following 32 players lost twice in the preliminary round, which means early retirement and places 97-128.