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2007 WPA World 9-Ball Championship

Tournament details
Country	Philippines
City	Pasay
Venue	International Convention Center
Dates	3–11 November 2007 (2007-11-03 –2007-11-11)
Format	Double elimination /Single elimination
Participants	128
Final positions
Champions	Daryl Peach
Runners-up	Roberto Gomez
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The2007WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 18th annual internationalnine-ballpool tournament for men sanctioned by theWorld Pool-Billiard Association (WPA). It was held at theAraneta Coliseum inQuezon 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 byMatchroom Sport, which has sponsored the event since 1999. 128 participants from 46 WPA member countries competed forUS$400,000 in total prize money, including defending championRonato Alcano of thePhilippines. The overall winner received a purse of $100,000, the highest-ever payout for the tournament.

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

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

There are 32 seeded players prior to the group stages; they are distributed 2 per group. The defending champion,Ronnie Alcano, is seeded #1.

Also, adouble-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 have won twice. After the group stages, the routine 64-mansingle elimination tournament follows.^{[citation needed]}

In the initial group stages the format consists ofraces 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.^[1]

• On day 1, a group match (race to 9) betweenCharles Williams andRicky 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'sMika Immonen almost came to blows after Immonen eliminated Jones from contention, 9–6 at the group stages.^[2]
• 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, leadingDaryl 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 held his nerve amongst a partisan Filipino crowd to run the last two racks of the match to win 11–10, en route to his World Championship victory the following day.

TheWPA considered thehome nations ofEngland andScotland as separate entities for the tournament and the codes of "ENG" and "SCO" was subsequently shown in the TV broadcast instead of "GBR."^[3]

• 15 players: Philippines
• 14 players: Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)
• 11 players: United States
• 7 players: Germany
• 6 players: Canada and England
• 5 players: Japan
• 4 players: Australia
• 3 players: China, Holland (Netherlands), Indonesia, Italy, Poland, Scotland, Serbia and Singapore.
• 2 players: Chile, Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, Spain and Vietnam.
• 1 player: Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Eritrea, Finland, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Malta, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Qatar, Russia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey and UAE

Seed Name Previous titles 2007 finish 1 Ronato Alcano 1 (2006) Last 64 2 Ralf Souquet 1 (1996) Last 32 3 Wu Chia-ching 1 (2005) Last 32 4 Yang Ching-shun none Last 64 5 Thorsten Hohmann 1 (2003) Group stage 6 Efren Reyes 1 (1999) Last 64 7 Chang Jung-lin none Last 32 8 Alex Pagulayan 1 (2004) Last 16 9 Francisco Bustamante none Quarterfinals 10 Thomas Engert none Last 64 11 Konstantin Stepanov none Last 16 12 Mika Immonen 1 (2001) Quarterfinals 13 Shane Van Boening none Last 32 14 Li He-wen none Group stage 15 Johnny Archer 2 (1992, 1997) Group stage 16 Niels Feijen none Last 16

Seed Name Previous titles 2007 finish 17 Daryl Peach none Champion 18 Chao Fong-pang 2 (1993, 2000) Last 32 19 Fabio Petroni none Last 64 20 Dennis Orcollo none Last 64 21 Lee Van Corteza none Last 64 22 Rodney Morris none Group stage 23 Imran Majid none Last 64 24 Corey Deuel none Last 16 25 David Alcaide none Last 64 26 Christian Reimering none Withdrew 27 Tony Drago none Last 32 28 Fu Che-wei none Last 64 29 Jonni Fulcher none Group stage 30 Luong Chi Dung none Last 32 31 Ronnie Wiseman none Group stage 32 Ricky Yang none Group stage

Player boldfaced made it to the final.

	Preliminaries				Qualifiers
	Ronnie Alcano	9
	Saeed Ahmed Al-Mutawa	3
					Ronnie Alcano	9
					Harold Stolka	1
	Alex Lely	8
	Harald Stolka	9
	Xu Meng	6
	Charles Williams	9
					Charles Williams	9
					Ricky Yang	8
	Ricky Yang	9
	Brady Gollan	4
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Alex Lely	9
	Saeed Ahmed Al-Mutawa	3			Ricky Yang	8
	Alex Lely	9
					Brady Gollan	3
	Xu Meng	3			Harold Stolka	9
	Brady Gollan	9

	Preliminaries				Qualifiers
	Ralf Souquet	5
	Leonardo Andam	9
					Leonardo Andam	9
					Raj Hundal	8
	Bernard Tey Choon Kiat	4
	Raj Hundal	9
	Mike Davis	5
	James Delahunty	9
					James Delahunty	9
					Ronnie Wiseman	8
	Ronnie Wiseman	9
	Tepwin Arunnath	7
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Ralf Souquet	9
	Ralf Souquet	9			Ronnie Wiseman	3
	Bernard Tey Choon Kiat	6
					Mike Davis	5
	Mike Davis	9			Raj Hundal	9
	Tepwin Arunnath	5

	Preliminaries				Qualifiers
	Wu Chia-ching	9
	Carlos Castro	4
					Wu Chia-ching	7
					Vilmos Foldes	9
	Radosław Babica	8
	Vilmos Foldes	9
	Chu Hung-ming	9
	Craig Osborne	8
					Chu Hung-ming	6
					Luong Chi-dung	9
	Luong Chi-dung	9
	Kusano Hisashi	8
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Radosław Babica	9
	Carlos Castro	7			Chu Hung-ming	8
	Radosław Babica	9
					Craig Osborne	4
	Craig Osborne	9			Wu Chia-ching	9
	Kusano Hisashi	8

	Preliminaries				Qualifiers
	Yang Ching-shun	5
	Lu Hui-chan	4
					Lu Hui-chan	9
					Antonio Gabica	3
	Bruno Muratore	1
	Antonio Gabica	9
	Ibrahim Bin Amir	8
	Joven Bustamante	9
					Joven Bustamante	9
					Jonni Fulcher	7
	Jonni Fulcher	9
	Enrique Rojas	3
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Yang Ching-shun	9
	Yang Ching-shun	9			Jonni Fulcher	0
	Bruno Muratore	6
					Ibrahim Bin Amir	6
	Ibrahim Bin Amir	9			Antonio Gabica	9
	Enrique Rojas	9

	Preliminaries				Qualifiers
	Thorsten Hohmann	3
	Ko Pin-yi	9
					Ko Pin-yi	9
					Serge Das	3
	Edwin Montal	3
	Serge Das	9
	Jeff De Luna	9
	Sandor Tot	5
					Jeff De Luna	9
					Fu Che-wei	1
	Fu Che-wei	9
	Vittorio De Falco	8
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Edwin Montal	1
	Thorsten Hohmann	9			Fu Che-wei	9
	Edwin Montal	6
					Sandor Tot	4
	Sandor Tot	9			Serge Das	9
	Vittorio De Falco	7

	Preliminaries				Qualifiers
	Efren Reyes	2
	Kenichi Uchigaki	9
					Kenichi Uchigaki	9
					Alain Martel	3
	Liu Cheng-chuan	3
	Alain Martel	9
	Tony Robles	0
	Tomasz Kapłan	9
					Tomasz Kapłan	4
					Tony Drago	9
	Tony Drago	9
	Ceri Worts	7
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Efren Reyes	9
	Efren Reyes	9			Tomasz Kapłan	4
	Liu Cheng-chuan	6
					Ceri Worts	6
	Tony Robles	7			Alain Martel	9
	Ceri Worts	9

	Preliminaries				Qualifiers
	Chang Jung-ling	9
	Alwi	6
					Chang Jung-ling	1
					Ramil Gallego	9
	Chan Keng Kwang	4
	Ramil Gallego	9
	Nick van den Berg	9
	John Morra	7
					Nick van den Berg	9
					Dang Jinhu	3
	Dang Jinhu	9
	Kazuo Furuta	3
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Chan Keng Kwang	9
	Alwi	5			Dang Jinhu	4
	Chan Keng Kwang	9
					Kazuo Furuta	6
	John Morra	2			Chang Jung-ling	9
	Kazuo Furuta	9

	Preliminaries				Qualifiers
	Alex Pagulayan	9
	Hamza Mohammed Saeed Ali	0
					Alex Pagulayan	9
					Martin Kempter	6
	Martin Kempter	9
	Robb Saez	1
	Muhammad Zulfikri	9
	Philipp Stojanovic	5
					Muhammad Zulfikri	9
					David Alcaide	1
	David Alcaide	9
	Stephen Capaldi	0
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Robb Saez	9
	Hamza Mohammed Saeed Ali	4			David Alcaide	4
	Robb Saez	9
					Philipp Stojanovic	6
	Philipp Stojanovic	9			Martin Kempter	9
	Stephen Capaldi	3

	Preliminaries				Qualifiers
	Francisco Bustamante	9
	Zbynek Vaic	4
					Francisco Bustamante	9
					Jeong Young-hwa	0
	Jeong Young-hwa	9
	Antonio Lining	8
	Oliver Ortmann	9
	Pham Tuan Ngoc	1
					Oliver Ortmann	9
					Corey Deuel	6
	Corey Deuel	9
	John Wims	3
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Antonio Lining	7
	Zbynek Vaic	4			Corey Deuel	9
	Antonio Lining	9
					Pham Tuan Ngoc	9
	Pham Tuan Ngoc	9			Jeong Young-hwa	7
	John Wims	3

	Preliminaries				Qualifiers
	Thomas Engert	9
	Al-Muhtadee Billah	2
					Thomas Engert	9
					Roman Hybler	2
	Roman Hybler	9
	Lee Chenman	7
	Kuo Po-cheng	9
	David Alcoberro	3
					Kuo Po-cheng	4
					Louis Condo	9
	Imran Majid	5
	Louis Condo	9
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Lee Chenman	3
	Al-Muhtadee Billah	4			Kuo Po-cheng	9
	Lee Chenman	9
					Imran Majid	9
	David Alcoberro	9			Roman Hybler	8
	Imran Majid	3

	Preliminaries				Qualifiers
	Konstantin Stepanov	9
	Alejandro Carvajal	4
					Konstantin Stepanov	9
					Rye Seung-woo	2
	Rye Seung-woo	9
	Bahram Lotfy	4
	Kuo Marco Tschudi	9
	Kevin Uzzell	4
					Marco Tschudi	9
					Rodney Morris	5
	Rodney Morris	9
	David Reljic	0
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Bahram Lotfy	9
	Alejandro Carvajal	8			Rodney Morris	4
	Bahram Lotfy	9
					David Reljic	6
	Kevin Uzzell	8			Rye Seung-woo	9
	David Reljic	9

	Preliminaries				Qualifiers
	Mika Immonen	9
	Fahad Mohammadi	3
					Mika Immonen	9
					Jeremy Jones	6
	Tyler Edey	8
	Jeremy Jones	9
	Chang Pei-wei	6
	Karl Boyes	9
					Karl Boyes	9
					Goran Mladenovic	4
	Lee Van Corteza	7
	Goran Mladenovic	9
	1st playoff round				2nd playoff round
					Tyler Edey	7
	Fahad Mohammadi	0			Goran Mladenovic	9
	Tyler Edey	9
					Lee Van Corteza	9
	Chang Pei-wei	4			Jeremy Jones	4
	Lee van Corteza	9

	Last 64 Race to 10 Nov 7					Last 32 Race to 10 Nov 8					Last 16 Race to 11 Nov 9					Quarterfinals Race to 11 Nov 10
	1	Alcano	6
	17	Peach	10
						17	Peach	10
							Lee	7
	Lee		10
	Hundal		6
											17	Peach	11
												Stolka	5
	Erculj		3
	Stolka		10
						Stolka		10
						Wu Y-L		2
	Andam		5
	Wu Y-L		10
																17	Peach	11
																9	F Bustamante	10
	9	F Bustamante	10
	25	Alcaide	1
						9	F Bustamante	10
							van den Berg	8
		van den Berg	10
	23	Majid	4
											9	F Bustamante	11
											8	Pagulayan	2
	8	Pagulayan	10
		Pham	6
						8	Pagulayan	10
							Condo	2
	Condo		10
	Kwang		2

	Last 64 Race to 10 Nov 7					Last 32 Race to 10 Nov 8					Last 16 Race to 11 Nov 9					Quarterfinals Race to 11 Nov 10
	Ko		8
	Mladenovic		10
						Mladenovic		2
						Martel		10
	Tschudi		4
	Martel		10
												Martel	8
											12	Immonen	11
	12	Immonen	10
	28	Fu	5
						12	Immonen	10
						27	Drago	6
	27	Drago	10
		Lofty	7
																12	Immonen	7
																	Földes	11
	13	Van Boening	10
		Gabica	7
						13	Van Boening	8
							Földes	10
	Földes		10
	Dabovic		2
											Földes		11
											Lu		5
	Lu		10
	Chamat		6
						Lu		10
						Babica		3
	Manalo		1
	Babica		10

	Last 64 Race to 10 Nov 7					Last 32 Race to 10 Nov 8					Last 16 Race to 11 Nov 9					Quarterfinals Race to 11 Nov 10
	30	Luong	10
		Strickland	8
						30	Luong	3
							Kawabata	10
		Kawabata	10
	4	Yang	3
											Kawabata		9
											J Bustamante		11
	19	Petroni	9
	3	Wu C-C	10
						3	Wu C-C	8
							J Bustamante	10
	J Bustamante		10
	Orcollo		6
																J Bustamante		8
																Boyes		11
	11	Stepanov	10
	6	Reyes	5
						11	Stepanov	10
							de Luna	4
		de Luna	10
	21	Corteza	7
											11	Stepanov	4
												Boyes	11
	Uchigaki		7
	Rye		10
						Rye		8
						Boyes		10
	Boyes		10
	Tot		6

	Last 64 Race to 10 Nov 7					Last 32 Race to 10 Nov 8					Last 16 Race to 11 Nov 9					Quarterfinals Race to 11 Nov 10
	Gallego		5
	Kuo		10
						Kuo		10
						Ortmann		7
	Ortmann		10
	Stojanovic		7
												Kuo	11
											24	Deuel	7
	10	Engert	7
	7	Chang	10
						7	Chang	9
						24	Deuel	10
		Zulfikri	4
	24	Deuel	10
																	Kuo	4
																	Gomez	11
		Oi	8
	2	Souquet	10
						2	Souquet	2
						16	Feijen	10
		Williams	7
	16	Feijen	10
											16	Feijen	0
												Gomez	11
		Delahunty	0
	18	Chao	10
						18	Chao	2
							Gomez	10
	Gomez		10
	Lely		1

	Semi-finals Race to 11 Nov 10					Final Race to 17 Nov 11
	17	Peach	11
		Földes	2
						17	Peach	17
							Gomez	15
		Boyes	4
		Gomez	11

Country	Last 64	Last 32	Last 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
England	4	2	2	2	2	1
Philippines	13	5	4	3	1	1
Hungary	1	1	1	1	1	-
Chinese Taipei	10	7	2	1	-	-
Finland	1	1	1	1	-	-
Germany	4	3	1	-	-	-
United States	4	2	1	-	-	-
Netherlands	3	2	1	-	-	-
Japan	3	1	1	-	-	-
Canada	1	1	1	-	-	-
Russia	1	1	1	-	-	-
Serbia	3	1	-	-	-	-
Australia	2	1	-	-	-	-
Vietnam	2	1	-	-	-	-
Malta	1	1	-	-	-	-
Poland	1	1	-	-	-	-
South Korea	1	1	-	-	-	-
Other countries	9	-	-	-	-	-

November 11

Daryl Peach

17–15

Roberto Gomez

Araneta Coliseum,Quezon City Referee:Michaela Tabb

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