The 2016 US Open 9-Ball Championships 2016 was an international pool tournament in the discipline 9-Ball, from 16 to 22 October 2016 at Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. It was the 41st entry of the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships. The American Shane Van Boening won the event with a 13–9 final victory against the Taiwanese Chang Jung-Lin to win his fifth US Open.[1] van Boening's fifth title put him equal for the most wins with Earl Strickland. Third place went to Jayson Shaw .[2]

2016 U.S. Open 9-ball Championship
Tournament information
Dates16–22 October 2016
VenueSheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel
CityNorfolk, Virginia
CountryUnited States
Organisation(s)World Pool-Billiard Association
FormatDouble elimination
Final
ChampionUnited States Shane Van Boening
Runner-upChinese Taipei Chang Jung-Lin
Score13-6

Defending champion was the Kevin Cheng. However, after defeats against Hsieh Chia-chen and Antonio Lining, Cheng lost in the double elimination round without a win.[1]

Tournament format

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The tournament was played as a double-elimination tournament and as a race to 11 under winner break rules.

Rankings

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The following were the 32 best placed players.[1][2][3]

Place Player
1   Shane Van Boening
2   Chang Jung-Lin
3   Jayson Shaw
4   Dennis Orcollo
5   Jeremy Jones
  David Alcaide
7   Alex Pagulayan
  Chang Yu-lung
9   Ko Ping-chung
  Brandon Shuff
  Abdullah al-Shammari
  Ko Pin-yi
13   Hsieh Chia-chen
  Mike Dechaine
  Carlo Biado
  Warren Kiamco
Place Player
17   Josh Roberts
  Naoyuki Ōi
  Mark Gray
  Daryl Peach
  Francisco Sánchez Ruíz
  Imran Majid
  Hsu Kai-lun
  Justin Bergman
25   Jeremy Sossei
  Eklent Kaçi
  Mario He
  Corey Deuel
  Mika Immonen
  Nick van den Berg
  Radosław Babica
  Wu Kun-lin

References

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  1. ^ a b c "US Open 9-Ball Championships 2016 – Tournament Brackets". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "US Open 9-Ball Championships 2016 – Tournament Results". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. ^ "US Open 2016". Accu-stats.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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