2017 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship

2017 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
Tournament information
DatesNovember 8–11 2017
CityChengmai
CountryChina
OrganisationWorld Pool Association
FormatDouble elimination / Single elimination
DisciplineNine-ball
Total prize fund$175,000
Winner's share$43,000
Participants64
Final
Champion Chen Siming (CHN)
Runner-up Pan Xiaoting (CHN)
Score9–7
2016
2018

The 2017 Women's World Nine-ball Championship was a professional nine-ball pool tournament which was held in Hainan Chengmai (China) from 8 to 11 November 2017. The event was organized by the Guoao Group, which has hosted this event from 2013.[1]

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.

Chen Siming won the title with the 9–7 victory over Pan Xiaoting in the final. It was Chen's first Women's World Nine-ball title.

Prize money

The prize money for the event is shown below.[2]

Prize money
Position Prize
First place (Champion) $43,000
Second place (Runner-up) $21,000
3rd - 4th $11,000
5th - 8th $6,000
9th - 16th $3,000
17th - 32nd $1,500
33rd - 48th $800
Total $175,000

Preliminary round - Double elimination

Source:[3]

In the group stage, the double elimination format was played with race to 7.

Group A

Main RoundWinner's Round
Chen Siming7
Veronika Ivanovskaia4
Chen Siming7
Hye Ju Jin2
Hye Ju Jin7
Katarzyna Weselowska6
Adriana Villar7
Ruolin Chen5
Adriana Villar5
Shu Wah Hoe7
Shu Wah Hoe7
Zhou Doudou2
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Katarzyna Weselowska2
Veronika Ivanovskaia6 Adriana Villar7
Katarzyna Weselowska7
Zhou Doudou7
Ruolin Chen2 Hye Ju Jin2
Zhou Doudou7

Group B

Main RoundWinner's Round
Han Yu4
Yun Mi Lim7
Yun Mi Lim1
Szu-Ting Kuo7
Szu-Ting Kuo7
Jackeline Perez4
Yuan-Chun Lin6
Kyoko Sone7
Kyoko Sone2
Rubilen Amit7
Kristina Tkach5
Rubilen Amit7
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Han Yu7
Yun Mi Lim7 Kyoko Sone5
Jackeline Perez3
Yuan-Chun Lin4
Yuan-Chun Lin7 Yun Mi Lim7
Kristina Tkach4

Group C

Main RoundWinner's Round
Liu Shasha7
Eylül Kibaroğlu2
Liu Shasha7
Zhi-Ting Wu4
Zhi-Ting Wu7
Joel Tohme1
Xiaotong Wang6
Eunji Park7
Eunji Park7
Teng Jiang1
Oliwia Czuprynska3
Teng Jiang7
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Eylül Kibaroğlu5
Eylül Kibaroğlu7 Teng Jiang7
Joel Tohme0
Xiaotong Wang7
Xiaotong Wang7 Zhi-Ting Wu5
Oliwia Czuprynska6

Group D

Main RoundWinner's Round
Kim Ga-young2
Xiaotong Zhang7
Xiaotong Zhang7
Hung Meng-hsia6
Jessica Tan5
Hung Meng-hsia7
Nicola Rossouw2
Han Fang7
Han Fang4
Ho-Yun Chen7
Ho-Yun Chen7
Meng Gao5
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Kim Ga-young7
Kim Ga-young7 Hang Fan4
Jessica Tan6
Meng Gao7
Nicola Rossouw1 Hung Meng-hsia3
Meng Gao7

Group E

Main RoundWinner's Round
Chezka Centeno7
Bo Geon Kim4
Chezka Centeno7
Tianqi Shi3
Tamara Peeters-Rademakers2
Tianqi Shi7
XiaZhi Liu7
Liu Shin-mei5
XiaZhi Liu5
Fan Yang7
Fan Yang7
Ge Bai4
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Bo Geon Kim2
Bo Geon Kim7 XiaZhi Liu7
Tamara Peeters-Rademakers5
Ge Bai7
Liu Shin-mei6 Tianqi Shi5
Ge Bai7

Group F

Main RoundWinner's Round
Chihiro Kawahara7
Natalia Seroshtan2
Chihiro Kawahara6
Danhong Sun7
Langtong Fan5
Danhong Sun7
Bayarsaikhan Narantuya5
Miyuki Kuribayashi7
Miyuki Kuribayashi7
Yuki Hiraguchi0
Yuki Hiraguchi7
Chen Chia-hua6
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Natalia Seroshtan5
Natalia Seroshtan7 Yuki Hiraguchi7
Langtong Fan5
Chen Chia-hua7
Bayarsaikhan Narantuya2 Chihiro Kawahara4
Chen Chia-hua7

Group G

Main RoundWinner's Round
Kelly Fisher7
Dashdendev Otgontuya0
Kelly Fisher7
Jasmin Ouschan5
Battulga Uyanga4
Jasmin Ouschan7
MuYan Zhang5
Yuying Xia7
Yuying Xia7
Wei Tzu-chien3
Xiaochun Zheng3
Wei Tzu-chien7
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Battulga Uyanga0
Dashdendev Otgontuya3 Wei Tzu-chien7
Batulga Uyanga7
Xiaochun Zheng7
MuYan Zhang5 Jasmin Ouschan5
Xiaochun Zheng7

Group H

Main RoundWinner's Round
Chieh-Yu Chou6
Xue Chen7
Xue Chen7
Fu Xiaofang4
Fu Xiaofang7
Akimi Kajitani5
Ayala Soledad7
Shanelle Lorraine4
Ayala Soledad2
Pan Xiaoting7
Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan4
Pan Xiaoting7
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Chieh-Yu Chou7
Chieh-Yu Chou7 Ayala Soledad1
Akimi Kajitani6
Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan6
Shanelle Lorraine2 Fu Xiaofang7
Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan7

Main tournament - Last 32

Knockout stage consisted of last 32 players. Defending champion - Han Yu was defeated by Pan Xiaoting in semi-finals 5–9.[4]

1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
          
Kelly Fisher 9
Xiaochun Zheng 8
Kelly Fisher 9
Yuying Xia 6
Kim Ga-young 7
Yuying Xia 9
Kelly Fisher 4
Chou Chieh-yu 9
Xue Chen 3
Chou Chieh-yu 9
Chou Chieh-yu 9
Zhou Doudou 8
Zhou Doudou 9
Rubilen Amit 7
Chen Chia-hua 8
Chen Siming 9
Liu Shasha 9
Yuki Hiraguchi 2
Liu Shasha 9
Jiang Teng 7
Teng Jiang 9
Eunji Park 6
Liu Shasha 1
Chen Siming 9
Shu Wah Hoe 5
Adriana Villar 9
Adriana Villar 1
Chen Siming 9
Meng Gao 4
Chen Siming 9
Chen Siming 9
Pan Xiaoting 7
Miyuki Kuribayashi 3
Yun mi Lim 9
Yun Mi Lim 5
Chen Chia-hua 9
Chen Chia-hua 9
Danhong Sun 5
v 8
Pan Xiaoting 9
Fan Yang 5
Ge Bai 9
Ge Bai 3
Pan Xiaoting 9
Xiaotong Wang 5
Pan Xiaoting 9
Pan Xiaoting 5
Han Yu 9
Chezka Centeno 9
Xia-Zhi Liu 7
Chezka Centeno 8
Xiaotong Zhang 9
Fu Xiaofang 8
Xiaotong Zhang 9
Xiaotong Zhang 5
Han Yu 9
Tan Ho-yun 6
Han Yu 9
Han Yu 9
Szu-Ting Kuo 7
Wei Tzu-chien 4
Sze-Ting Kuo 9

Final

The final was played between two Chinese players - Chen Siming and Pan Xiaoting. Alternate break format was played. Chen Siming had three break-and-run in racks: 8, 10 and 12. Pan Xiaoting had two break-and-run in racks 1 and 3.[5]

Player Lag Score
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Chen Siming 9
Pan Xiaoting X 7

References

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  3. ^ "2017 Women's World 9-Ball Champion - Chen Siming!!". WPA Pool. 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  4. ^ "2017 World Women 9-Ball Championship". Billiard Walker. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
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