The 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Junior Championship was a professional youth 9-Ball World Championship held between October 30 and November 2, 2017.[1] The event was split into three competitions, Under 17s, boys and girls.[2] Sanjin Pehlivanović won the U17 event, defeating Robbie Capito in the final, with Fjodor Gorst winning the boys event. Kristina Tkatsch won the girls event defeating South Korea's Lee Woo-jin in the final.[3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 30, 2017–2 November, 2017 |
| City | Moscow |
| Country | Russia |
| Organisation(s) | WPA |
| Format | double elimination, single elimination |
| Final | |
| Champion | Sanjin Pehlivanovic (U17) Fjodor Gorst (boys) Kristina Tkach (girls) |
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Results edit
| Competition | Winner | Runner-up | Semifinalist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 17s event[4] |  BIH Sanjin Pehlivanović
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 HKG Robbie Capito
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 POL Wiktor Zieliński
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 TRNC Mustafa Alnar
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| Boys event[5] |  RUS Fedor Gorst
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 MNG Enkhbold Temuujin
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 DEU Patrick Hofmann
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 NLD Jan van Lierop
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| Girls event[6] | RUS Kristina Tkatsch
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 KOR Lee Woo-jin
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 USA April Larson
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 TPE Chen Chia-hua
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Competitions edit
Under 17s event edit
Preliminary round edit
The following players were eliminated in the preliminary round:
- Round 1 (17–23 Place)
SAU Khalid Omar Alghamdi
CAN Brenden Croft
RUS Roman Grischin
ZAF Stephanus Grove
BON Gyairon Martis- ZAF Vian Smithers
TPE Wang Wei-cheng
- Round 2 (13–16 Place)
- Round 3 (9.–12. Place)
Finals edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | HKG Robbie Capito
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| 8 |  CRI Andrés Aguilar
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| HKG Robbie Capito
| 9 | |||||||||||||
| TRNC Mustafa Alnar
| 7 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | TRNC Mustafa Alnar
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | RUS Dmitri Schkudow
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| HKG Robbie Capito
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| BIH Sanjin Pehlivanović
| 9 | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  BLR Uladsislau Schopik
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | POL Wiktor Zieliński
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| POL Wiktor Zieliński
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| BIH Sanjin Pehlivanović
| 9 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | BIH Sanjin Pehlivanović
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| 6 |  CUW Shamir Tremus
| 1 | ||||||||||||
Boys event edit
Preliminary round edit
The following players were eliminated in the preliminary round:
- Round 1 (17.–24. Place)
- SAU Sulaiman Aljulaidan
USA William Hunkins- RUS Alexander Kirin
- RUS Wladimir Matwijenko
- ZAF Peter Nwaila
- ZAF Clint Petersen
MNG Tseveennamjil Taivanbat
JPN Tanaka Taiki
- Round 2 (13.–16. Place)
- Round 3 (9.–12. Place)
Finals edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | RUS Fedor Gorst
| 11 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | HKG Kin Ling Yip
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| RUS Fedor Gorst
| 11 | |||||||||||||
| DEU Patrick Hofmann
| 8 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | DEU Kevin Schiller
| 7 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | DEU Patrick Hofmann
| 11 | ||||||||||||
| RUS Fedor Gorst
| 11 | |||||||||||||
| MNG Enkhbold Temuujin
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | RUS Jegor Trifonow
| 8 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | MNG Enkhbold Temuujin
| 11 | ||||||||||||
| MNG Enkhbold Temuujin
| 11 | |||||||||||||
| NLD Jan van Lierop
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | NLD Jan van Lierop
| 11 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | USA Richard Evans
| 6 | ||||||||||||
Girls event edit
Preliminary round edit
The following players were eliminated in the preliminary round:
- Round 1 (17.–21. Place)
- Round 2 (13.–16. Place)
- Round 3 (9.–12. Place)
Finals edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | TPE Chen Chia-hua
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| 8 |  JPN Muramatsu Sakura
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| TPE Chen Chia-hua
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| KOR Lee Woo-jin
| 9 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | KOR Lee Woo-jin
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | KOR Seo Seoa
| 6 | ||||||||||||
| KOR Lee Woo-jin
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| RUS Kristina Tkach
| 9 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | USA Alex Booth
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | USA April Larson
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| USA April Larson
| 7 | |||||||||||||
| RUS Kristina Tkach
| 9 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | RUS Kristina Tkach
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | RUS Walerija Truschewskaja
| 3 | ||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "2017 World 9-Ball Junior Championships - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Moscow, Russia hosts the 2017 World Junior Championships – European Pocket Billiard Federation". europeanpocketbilliardfederation.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Triple gold for team Europe". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ a b "World Juniors 9-ball Championship 2017 U17 - Tournament Service". tournamentservice.net. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ a b "World Juniors 9-ball Championship 2017 U19 - Tournament Service". tournamentservice.net. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ a b "World Juniors 9-ball Championship 2017 Girls U19 - Tournament Service". tournamentservice.net. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
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