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1999 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

The 1999 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a professional pool championship that took place in 1999 in Alicante, Spain. The event is not to be confused with Matchroom Sport 1999 World Professional Pool Championship that took the same year, won by Efren Reyes.[2] Despite there being two world title for the same discipline in 1999, both are considered as valid in 1999 by the World Pool-Billiard Association.[3][2]

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 1999
Tournament information
Sport9-ball
LocationAlcante, Spain
DatesDecember 5, 1999–December 12, 1999
Tournament
format(s)
Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants64
Final positions
ChampionUnited States Nick Varner[1]
Runner-upUnited States Jeremy Jones
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The event was won by Nick Varner, who defeated compatriot Jeremy Jones in the final 13–8.[4] Defending champion Takahashi Kunihiko was defeated in the last 16 13–2 by Varner.[5]

Knockout stages edit

The following is the results from the knockout stages. Players competing had progressed through the earlier knockout round.[6] All matches were played as race to 13 racks.

Last 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
  Takahashi Kunihiko 2
  Nick Varner 13
  Nick Varner 13
  Sven Pauritsch 6
  Satoshi Kawabata 9
  Sven Pauritsh 13
  Nick Varner 13
  Dieter Johns 8
  Hsiao Lang Fong 11
  Dieter Johns 13
  Dieter Johns 13
  Rico Diks 7
  Edwin Montal 6
  Rico Diks 13
 Nick Varner 13
  Jeremy Jones 8
  Fabio Petroni 13
  Michael Schmidt 10
  Fabio Petroni 12
  Vegar Kristiansen 13
  Vegar Kristiansen 13
  Samuel Clemann 10
  Vegar Kristiansen 7
  Jeremy Jones 13
  Johnny Archer 13
  Luc Salvas 6
  Johnny Archer 7
  Jeremy Jones 13
  Jeremy Jones 13
  Shin-Young Park 4

References edit

  1. ^ "World Champions – WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Retrieved 10 January 2019. Nick Varner
  2. ^ a b Metcalfe, Nick (March 2010). The Pool Bible. ISBN 9780785826026. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Tribute Page for FCC". CodePen. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. ^ "World 9-Ball Championship 1999 - match results :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. ^ "World 9-Ball Championship 1999 - match results :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  6. ^ "World 9-Ball Championship 1999 - match results :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

External links edit

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