2018 Women's World Nine-ball Championship
The 2018 Women's World Nine-ball Championship was a professional nine-ball pool tournament that took place in Sanya, China from 3 to 9 December 2018.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | December 3–9 2018 |
| City | Sanya |
| Country | China |
| Organisation(s) | World Pool-Billiard Association |
| Format | Double elimination / Single elimination |
| Discipline | Nine-ball |
| Total prize fund | $175,000 |
| Winner's share | $44,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion | Han Yu (CHN) |
| Runner-up | Wang Xiaotong (CHN) |
| Score | 9–6 |
← 2017 2019 → | |
The event was entered by 64 participants who were initially divided into 8 groups of 8 players, in which they competed against each other from December 3 to 5 in a double elimination tournament. Four players in each group qualified for the final round, which was played from December 6 to 9. The event was played under "alternating break" format with 3-point break rule and one ball on the foot spot.[1][2]
Han Yu won the title with a 9–6 victory over Wang Xiaotong in the final. It was Han Yu's third Women's World Nine-ball Championship win, following her previous in 2013 and 2016.
Preliminary round – Double elimination
In the group stage, the double elimination format was played with race to 7 and alternate break.[3]
Group A
| Main Round | Winner's Round | |||||
| Chen Siming | 7 | |||||
| Zhang Pan | 0 | |||||
| Chen Siming | 7 | |||||
| Pan Lantian | 2 | |||||
| Silvia Lopez | 2 | |||||
| Pan Lantian | 7 | |||||
| Hsieh Yu-wen | 5 | |||||
| Seo Seoa | 7 | |||||
| Seo Seoa | 6 | |||||
| Jiang Teng | 7 | |||||
| Fatrah Masum | 1 | |||||
| Jiang Teng | 7 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Zhang Pan | 7 | |||||
| Zhang Pan | 7 | Seo Seoa | 5 | |||
| Silvia Lopez | 5 | |||||
| Hsieh Yu-wen | 4 | |||||
| Hsieh Yu-wen | 7 | Pan Lantian | 7 | |||
| Fatrah Masum | 3 | |||||
Group B
| Main Round | Winner's Round | |||||
| Rubilen Amit | 7 | |||||
| Ng Yi Huai | 1 | |||||
| Rubilen Amit | 7 | |||||
| Miyuki Kuribayashi | 6 | |||||
| Miyuki Kuribayashi | 7 | |||||
| Pia Filler | 3 | |||||
| Oliwia Czupryńska | 6 | |||||
| Ye Sisi | 7 | |||||
| Ye Sisi | 3 | |||||
| Chen Ho-yun | 7 | |||||
| Chen Ho-yun | 7 | |||||
| Kim Ga-young | 5 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Pia Filler | 4 | |||||
| Ng Yi Huai | 2 | Ye Sisi | 7 | |||
| Pia Filler | 7 | |||||
| Kim Ga-young | 5 | |||||
| Oliwia Czupryńska | 2 | Miyuki Kuribayashi | 7 | |||
| Kim Ga-young | 7 | |||||
Group C
| Main Round | Winner's Round | |||||
| Liu Shasha | 7 | |||||
| Zhang Muyan | 3 | |||||
| Liu Shasha | 7 | |||||
| Kuo Szu-ting | 4 | |||||
| Kuo Szu-ting | 7 | |||||
| Lee Woo-jin | 3 | |||||
| Marharyta Fefilava | 7 | |||||
| Liu Xiazhi | 6 | |||||
| Marharyta Fefilava | 1 | |||||
| Fu Xiaofang | 7 | |||||
| Chezka Centeno | 2 | |||||
| Fu Xiaofang | 7 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Zhang Muyan | 7 | |||||
| Zhang Muyan | 7 | Marharyta Fefilava | 2 | |||
| Lee Woo-jin | 2 | |||||
| Liu Xiazhi | 4 | |||||
| Liu Xiazhi | 7 | Kuo Szu-ting | 7 | |||
| Chezka Centeno | 6 | |||||
Group D
| Main Round | Winner's Round | |||||
| Wei Tzu-chien | 7 | |||||
| Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan | 3 | |||||
| Wei Tzu-chien | 7 | |||||
| Chen Ruolin | 2 | |||||
| Chen Ruolin | 7 | |||||
| Ana Gradisnik | 4 | |||||
| Xia Yuying | 7 | |||||
| Nataliya Seroshtan | 0 | |||||
| Xia Yuying | 6 | |||||
| Veronika Ivanovskaia | 7 | |||||
| Veronika Ivanovskaia | 7 | |||||
| Bai Ge | 6 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Ana Gradisnik | 7 | |||||
| Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan | 6 | Xia Yuying | 4 | |||
| Ana Gradisnik | 7 | |||||
| Nataliya Seroshtan | 5 | |||||
| Nataliya Seroshtan | 7 | Chen Ruolin | 7 | |||
| Bai Ge | 6 | |||||
Group E
| Main Round | Winner's Round | |||||
| Han Yu | 7 | |||||
| Yang Fan | 2 | |||||
| Han Yu | 6 | |||||
| Jasmin Ouschan | 7 | |||||
| Keiko Yukawa | 6 | |||||
| Jasmin Ouschan | 7 | |||||
| Kristina Tkach | 7 | |||||
| Lim Yun-mi | 2 | |||||
| Kristina Tkach | 6 | |||||
| Han Fang | 7 | |||||
| Han Fang | 7 | |||||
| Gao Meng | 1 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Yang Fan | 4 | |||||
| Yang Fan | 7 | Kristina Tkach | 7 | |||
| Keiko Yukawa | 2 | |||||
| Gao Meng | 0 | |||||
| Lim Yun-mi | 3 | Han Yu | 7 | |||
| Gao Meng | 7 | |||||
Group F
| Main Round | Winner's Round | |||||
| Kelly Fisher | 7 | |||||
| Fan Yu-hsuan | 3 | |||||
| Kelly Fisher | 7 | |||||
| Bernarda Soledad Ayala | 2 | |||||
| Sara Rocha | 1 | |||||
| Bernarda Soledad Ayala | 7 | |||||
| Allison Fisher | 6 | |||||
| Angeline Ticoalu | 7 | |||||
| Angeline Ticoalu | 7 | |||||
| Veronika Hubrtová | 1 | |||||
| Veronika Hubrtová | 7 | |||||
| Chihiro Kawahara | 3 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Fan Yu-hsuan | 7 | |||||
| Fan Yu-hsuan | 7 | Veronika Hubrtová | 4 | |||
| Sara Rocha | 2 | |||||
| Allison Fisher | 7 | |||||
| Allison Fisher | 7 | Bernarda Soledad Ayala | 1 | |||
| Chihiro Kawahara | 2 | |||||
Group G
| Main Round | Winner's Round | |||||
| Chen Chia-hua | 3 | |||||
| Zhou Doudou | 7 | |||||
| Zhou Doudou | 7 | |||||
| Jin Hye-ju | 1 | |||||
| Jin Hye-ju | 7 | |||||
| Akimi Kajatani | 4 | |||||
| Yuki Hiraguchi | 7 | |||||
| Johanna Espinoza | 3 | |||||
| Yuki Hiraguchi | 7 | |||||
| Shi Tianqi | 3 | |||||
| Shi Tianqi | 7 | |||||
| Pan Xiaoting | 5 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Chen Chia-hua | 2 | |||||
| Chen Chia-hua | 7 | Shi Tianqi | 7 | |||
| Akimi Kajatani | 6 | |||||
| Pan Xiaoting | 5 | |||||
| Johanna Espinoza | 1 | Jin Hye-ju | 7 | |||
| Pan Xiaoting | 7 | |||||
Group H
| Main Round | Winner's Round | |||||
| Chou Chieh-yu | 7 | |||||
| Ewa Bak | 1 | |||||
| Chou Chieh-yu | 7 | |||||
| Huang Qingning | 3 | |||||
| Tan Hui Ming | 1 | |||||
| Huang Qingning | 7 | |||||
| Leanne Lini | 1 | |||||
| Wang Xiaotong | 7 | |||||
| Wang Xiaotong | 7 | |||||
| Park Eun-ji | 3 | |||||
| Tina Vogelmann | 4 | |||||
| Par Eun-ji | 7 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Ewa Bak | 0 | |||||
| Ewa Bak | 7 | Park Eun-ji | 7 | |||
| Tan Hui Ming | 4 | |||||
| Tina Vogelmann | 5 | |||||
| Leanne Lini | 4 | Huang Qingning | 7 | |||
| Tina Vogelmann | 7 | |||||
Main tournament – Single elimination
Knockout stage consisted of last 32 players. Defending champion Siming Chen was defeated by Fu Xiaofang in quarter-finals in a hill-hill match.[4]
| 1st Round | 2nd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| Chen Siming | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Miyuki Kuribayashi | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Siming | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kuo Szu-ting | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jin Hye-ju | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kuo Szu-ting | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Siming | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fu Xiaofang | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kristina Tkach | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Ruolin | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Ruolin | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fu Xiaofang | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yuki Hiraguchi | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fu Xiaofang | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fu Xiaofang | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wang Xiaotong | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liu Shasha | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Angeline Ticoalu | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liu Shasha | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jiang Teng | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Han Fang | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jiang Teng | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jiang Teng | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wang Xiaotong | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shi Tianqi | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Pan | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Pan | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wang Xiaotong | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wang Xiaotong | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wei Tzu-chien | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wang Xiaotong | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Han Yu | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Han Yu | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ana Gradisnik | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Han Yu | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jasmin Ouschan | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pan Lantian | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jasmin Ouschan | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Han Yu | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kelly Fisher | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Park Eun-ji | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alison Fisher | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alison Fisher | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kelly Fisher | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fan Yu-hsuan | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kelly Fisher | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Han Yu | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rubilen Amit | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rubilen Amit | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Veronika Ivanovskaia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rubilen Amit | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Huang Qingning | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Huang Qingning | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zhou Doudou | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rubilent Amit | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Ho-yun | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Ho-yun | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Muyan | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Ho-yun | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chou Chieh-yu | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ye Sisi | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chou Chieh-yu | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final
Final was played between two Chinese players – Han Yu and Wang Xiaotong. Alternate break format was played, Han Yu won the lag. Both players played three break-and-runs: Han Yu in racks no. 5, 12 and 14; Wang Xiaotong in racks no. 6, 9 a 13.[5]
| Player | Lag | Rack No. | Score | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |||
| Wang Xiaotong | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Han Yu | X | 9 | |||||||||||||||
References
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