WPA 14 and 1 Endless World Championship 2007

14-and-1 Endless World Championship 2007 WPA World Straight Pool Championship 2007
venue	New Brunswick , New Jersey
opening	July 9, 2007
Endgame	July 14, 2007
discipline	14/1 endless
winner	Oliver Ortmann
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The World Championship in 14 and 1 Endless 2007 took place between July 9 and 14, 2007 in New Brunswick ( United States ).

The tournament was held by the WPA ( World Pool-Billiard Association ) and Dragon Promotions and was the second of its kind. Oliver Ortmann from Germany became world champion with a 200: 171 final victory over Huidji See from the Netherlands .

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A total of 32 players from 15 nations took part in the tournament. With Jasmin Ouschan (Austria) and Yu Ram Cha (South Korea), two women also qualified 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.

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 : Chris Lynch ( ), Bob Maropulos ( ), Bo Ram Cha ( ), Joel Schapiro ( )
• Group B : Jerry Tarantola ( ), Tony Rodriquez ( ), Stuart Mattana ( ), Peter Burrows ( )
• Group C : Mark Snodgrass ( ), Yu Ram Cha ( ), Jesse Rice ( ), Randy Goldwater ( )
• Group D : Antonio Fazanes ( ), Bob Maidhof ( ), Michael Felder ( ), Matt Krah ( )
• Group E : Mike Davis ( ), Joey Kong ( ), Ed Deska ( ), Danny Kuykendall ( )
• Group F : Stephan Cohen ( ), Tom Walter ( ), Michael Yednak ( ), Tom Karabatsos ( )
• Group G : Tomoki Mekari ( ), Lenny Favata ( ), Louis Pannullo ( ), Billy Kirschner ( )
• Group H : Charlie Williams ( ), Steve Lillis ( ), Marty Ciccia ( ), John Camire ( )

Double k. o.-phase

The double K. o phase took place on July 12th.

The following 16 players have in the double K. o.-system phase lost twice, which means early elimination and places 17th to 32nd .

• Mika Immonen ( ), Craig Riley ( ), Ralf Souquet ( ), Fabio Petroni ( )
• Konstantin Stepanov ( ), Bobby Hunter ( ), Stevie Moore ( ), Tony Robles ( )
• Sebastian Staab ( ), Miko Balasz ( ), Max Eberle ( ), Dennis Hatch ( )
• Eddy Hodan ( ), Jonathan Smith ( ), Matt Tetrault ( ), Shaun Wilkie ( )

Final round

	Round of 16 July 13, 2007					Quarterfinals July 13, 2007					Semi-finals July 14, 2007					Final July 14, 2007
		Warren Kiamco	200
		Jasmin Ouschan	81
							Warren Kiamco	55
							Huidji lake	200
		Huidji lake	200
		Niels Feijen	149
												Huidji lake	200
												Martin Kempter	41
		Allen Hopkins	87
		Thorsten Hohmann	200
							Thorsten Hohmann	171
							Martin Kempter	200
		Nicolas Ottermann	37
		Martin Kempter	200
																	Huidji lake	171
																	Oliver Ortmann	200
		Danny Barouty	56
		Dennis Orcollo	200
							Dennis Orcollo	7th
							Oliver Ortmann	200
		Radoslaw Babica	44
		Oliver Ortmann	200
												Oliver Ortmann	200
												Danny Harriman	123
		John Schmidt	200
		Thomas Engert	174
							John Schmidt	165
							Danny Harriman	200
		Nick van den Berg	161
		Danny Harriman	200

Prize money

Tournament placement	Prize money
1st place (world champion)	$ 12,500
2nd place (defeat in the final)	$ 5,500
3rd place (semi-finals)	$ 3,400
5th place (quarter-finals)	$ 2,450
9th place (round of 16)	$ 1,500
17th place (out in the double knockout phase with a win)	$ 500
25th place (out in the double knockout phase without a win)	$ 250

Web links

• Homepage of Dragon Promotions
• WPA 14-and-1 endless world championship 2007 at azbilliards.com