WPA 14 and 1 Endless World Championship 2008
The World Championship in 14 and 1 Endless 2008 took place between August 25 and 30, 2008 in New Brunswick ( United States ).
The tournament was hosted by the WPA ( World Pool-Billiard Association ) and Dragon Promotions and was the third of its kind. Niels Feijen from the Netherlands was world champion with a 200:11 final victory over Francisco Bustamante from the Philippines .
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A total of 64 players from 15 nations took part in the tournament. With Jasmin Ouschan , Gerda Hofstätter (both from Austria), Yu Ram Cha (South Korea) and Liz Ford (USA), four women were also able to qualify for the World Cup. This is possible because there is no separate women's world championship in 14 and 1 endless (similar to 8-ball; but in contrast to 9-ball) and women are therefore eligible to compete in the men's world championship.
Six qualifying tournaments took place between July 12th and August 2nd, five of which were in the US and one in the Netherlands.
In the preliminary round, the number of players was reduced from 64 to 32. It was played in 8 groups of 8 players each, with the first four reaching the next round. First of all, the number of wins counted and, in the event of a tie, the points scored. In the preliminary round, 100 points were played.
Then the field was in double K. o. system reduced to 16 players. With the double K. o. you have the chance after a defeat to reach the next round via the losers round. The points required to win have been increased from 100 to 150 this round.
In the final round of the last 16 players, the game was then played in the knockout system , so every defeat resulted in elimination from the tournament. The required number of points was increased again and was 200 in the final round.
Tournament course
Group stage
The group stage lasted from August 25th to 27th.
The following 32 players took places 5 to 8 in the group stage, which means they were eliminated early and places 33rd to 64th .
- Group A : Yu Ram Cha ( ), Bob Chamberlain ( ), Bill Maropolous ( ), Peter Burrows ( )
- Group B : Jonni Fulcher ( ), Jim Gottier ( ), Devon Cataldi ( ), Allan Cornia ( )
- Group C : Shaun Wilkie ( ), Marc Vidal ( ), John Rousseau ( ), Dan Heidrich ( )
- Group D : Gerda Hofstätter ( ), Chris Lynch ( ), Mark Snodgrass ( ), Stefan Cohen ( )
- Group E : Martin Kempter ( ), Dan Wallace ( ), Carmen Lombardo ( ), Jonathan Smith ( )
- Group F : Sebastian Staab ( ), Liz Ford ( ), Tim Parisian ( ), Earl Herring ( )
- Group G : Ed Deska ( ), Mark Ritter ( ), Michael Yednak ( ), Bob Cozzolino ( )
- Group H : Alan Rolon ( ), Calvin Coker ( ), Muhammad Hakim ( ), Steve Lillis ( )
Double k. o. phase
The double K. o. phase took place on August 28th.
The following 16 players have in the double K. o.-system phase lost twice, which means early elimination and places 17th to 32nd .
- Bob Maidhof ( ), Radosław Babica ( ), Charlie Williams ( ), Vincent Facquet ( )
- Danny Barouty ( ), Bobby Hunter ( ), Mike Davis ( ), Raj Hundal ( )
- Johnny Archer ( ), Steve Lipsky ( ), Mike Sigel ( ), Bernie Pettipiece ( )
- David Daya ( ), Konstantin Stepanov ( ), Allen Hopkins ( ), Tony Robles ( )
Final round
Round of 16
August 29, 2008 |
Quarter finals
August 29, 2008 |
Semifinals
August 30, 2008 |
final
August 30, 2008 |
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7th | Mika Immonen | 174 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Jasmin Ouschan | 200 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Jasmin Ouschan | 200 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Oliver Ortmann | 133 | ||||||||||||||||
6th | Thomas Engert | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Oliver Ortmann | 200 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Jasmin Ouschan | 148 | ||||||||||||||||
F. Bustamante | 200 | |||||||||||||||||
Corey Deuel | 96 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Huidji lake | 200 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Huidji lake | 141 | ||||||||||||||||
F. Bustamante | 200 | |||||||||||||||||
F. Bustamante | 200 | |||||||||||||||||
Danny Harriman | 137 | |||||||||||||||||
F. Bustamante | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Niels Feijen | 200 | ||||||||||||||||
Ignacio Chavez | 128 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Niels Feijen | 200 | ||||||||||||||||
13 | Niels Feijen | 200 | ||||||||||||||||
14th | John Schmidt | 185 | ||||||||||||||||
14th | John Schmidt | 200 | ||||||||||||||||
Mike Dechaine | 144 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Niels Feijen | 200 | ||||||||||||||||
Nick van den Berg | 157 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Thorsten Hohmann | 200 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Ralf Souquet | 144 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Thorsten Hohmann | 132 | ||||||||||||||||
Nick van den Berg | 200 | |||||||||||||||||
Nick van den Berg | 200 | |||||||||||||||||
Dominic Jentsch | 38 |
Prize money
Tournament placement | Prize money |
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1st place (world champion) | $ 14,000 |
2nd place (defeat in the final) | $ 6,000 |
3rd place (semi-finals) | $ 3,500 |
5th place (quarter-finals) | $ 2,550 |
9th place (round of 16) | $ 1,600 |
17th place (out in the double knockout phase with a win) | $ 650 |
25th place (out in the double knockout phase without a win) | $ 300 |