The 2016[1]Women's World Nine-ball Championship was a professionalnine-ball pool tournament which was held inEmeishan City/Sichuan from 10th to 16th November 2017. The event was organized by the Guoao Group, which has hosted this event from 2013.
Overall 64 players from all around the world was divided into 8 groups of 8 players, where double elimination format was applied. In the group stage all matches were race to 7 with alternate break format. Overall 32 players proceeded to the main tournament – knockout stage. In the knockout stage all matches were played race to 9.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | December 10–16 2016 |
| City | Emeishan City |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Pool-Billiard Association, Guoao Group |
| Format | Double elimination /single elimination |
| Discipline | Nine-ball |
| Total prize fund | $170,000 |
| Winner's share | $42,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Han Yu (CHN) |
| Runner-up |  Chihiro Kawahara (JPN) |
| Score | 9–7 |
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The prize money for the event is shown below.
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| First place (champion) | $42,000 |
| Second place (runner-up) | $20,000 |
| 3rd - 4th | $10,000 |
| 5th - 8th | $6,000 |
| 9th - 16th | $3,000 |
| 17th - 32nd | $1,500 |
| 33rd - 48th | $750 |
| Total | $170,000 |
Knockout stage consisted of last 32 players. Defending championLiu Shasha was defeated in last 16 by Gao Meng 7–9.
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