2007 WPA World Eight-ball Championship

The 2007 WPA World Eight-ball Championship was an eight-ball world championship, organized by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA), and held 1–8 March 2007 at the Fujairah Exhibition Centre of the Al Diar Siji Hotel in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. A total of 64 players competed in the tournament.[1]

WPA World 8-Ball Championship 2008
Tournament information
Dates1–8 March 2007
VenueFujairah Exhibition Centre, Al Diar Siji Hotel
CityFujairah, United Arab Emirates
Organisation(s)WPA World Eight-ball Championship
FormatDouble Elimination / Single Elimination
DisciplineEight-ball
Final
ChampionPhilippines Ronato Alcano
Runner-upPhilippines Dennis Orcollo
Score11-8
2005
2008

The event was won by Ronato Alcano, who defeated Dennis Orcollo in the final 11–8.[2]

Tournament bracket edit

Preliminary round edit

The following players won one match in the preliminary round, and finished between 33 and 48th

  PHL Joven Alba   ARE Issa al-Boloshi   EGY Kareem al-Gendi   ARE Hani al-Howri
  ARE Saleem al-Juneebi   KWT Nasser al-Mujabal   ARE Saleh al-Rimawi   VEN Rizandro Arrieta
  DNK Henrik Asperup   ENG Karl Boyes   DEU Thomas Damm   DEU Günter Geisen
  FIN Aki Heiskanen   QAT Bashar Hussain   DEU Olaf Köster   DEU Oliver Ortmann

The following players did not win a round in the preliminary tournament, and were ranked 49th to 64th.

  GTM Carlos Alburez   ARE Muhammed al-Hosani   ARE Mubarak al-Juneebi   PAK Arif Allah
  ARE Saeed al-Mutawe   ARE Omar al-Serkal   EGY Mohammed Aseel   IND Mohammed Asim
  ENG Karl Boyes   AUS Alex Evreniadis   AUT Michael Felder   ATG Roberto Freitas
  IND Rafath Habib   PHL Jobert Panga   ARE Omran Salem   ZAF Zbyniek Vaic

Finals edit

[3]

1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
  SRB Goran Mladenovic 10
  CAN Jason Klatt 7
  SRB Goran Mladenovic 6
  PHL Joven Bustamante 10
  IRN Farhad Shaverdi 6
  PHL Joven Bustamante 10
  PHL Joven Bustamante 10
  DEU Thomas Engert 6
  BEL Serge Das 8
  JPN Hisashi Kusano 10
  JPN Hisashi Kusano 4
  DEU Thomas Engert 10
  PHL Francisco Bustamante 9
  DEU Thomas Engert 10
  PHL Joven Bustamante 5
  PHL Dennis Orcollo 10
  SWE Marcus Chamat 10
  JPN Satoshi Kawabata 5
  SWE Marcus Chamat 10
  PHL Efren Reyes 4
  PHL Efren Reyes 10
  PHL James Ortega 2
  SWE Marcus Chamat 7
  PHL Dennis Orcollo 10
  ENG Darren Appleton 4
  DEU Ralf Souquet 10
  DEU Ralf Souquet 8
  PHL Dennis Orcollo 10
  PHL Dennis Orcollo 10
  AUS Bun Nunan 3
  PHL Dennis Orcollo 8
  PHL Ronato Alcano 11
  ITA Fabio Petroni 9
  SAU Naif al-Jeweni 10
  SAU Naif al-Jeweni 3
  PHL Ronato Alcano 10
  PHL Ronato Alcano 10
  DEU Thorsten Hohmann 3
  PHL Ronato Alcano 10
  PHL Elvis Calasang 4
  TPE Hsia Hui-kai 10
  DEU Kevin Becker 2
  TPE Hsia Hui-kai 6
  PHL Elvis Calasang 10
  PHL Elvis Calasang 10
  PHL Joybe Vincente 9
  PHL Ronato Alcano 10
  NLD Niels Feijen 4
  NLD Niels Feijen 10
  PHL Mario Tolentino 7
  NLD Niels Feijen 10
  DEU Alexander Dremsizis 6
  TPE Wu Chia-Ching 8
  DEU Alexander Dremsizis 10
  NLD Niels Feijen 10
  NLD Nick van den Berg 2
  CAN Erik Hjorleifson 10
  QAT Mohammed Benali 4
  CAN Erik Hjorleifson 6
  NLD Nick van den Berg 10
  NLD Nick van den Berg 10
  PHL Lee Van Corteza 7

References edit

  1. ^ "SPORTS-UAE: Fujairah hosts WPA World 8-ball Championship - WAM - Gulf News Agencies". WAM - Gulf News Agencies. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Alcano Wins World 8-Ball Championship". azbilliards.com. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "WPA Damas World 8-Ball Championship 2007". azbilliards.com. Retrieved February 4, 2019.

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