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.

2018 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
Tournament information
DatesDecember 3–9 2018
CitySanya
CountryChina
Organisation(s)World Pool-Billiard Association
FormatDouble elimination / Single elimination
DisciplineNine-ball
Total prize fund$175,000
Winner's share$44,000
Final
Champion Han Yu (CHN)
Runner-up Wang Xiaotong (CHN)
Score9–6
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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
  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner's Round
                             
      Chen Siming 7  
      Zhang Pan 0    
    Zhang Pan 7       Chen Siming 7
  Zhang Pan 7     Silvia Lopez 5       Pan Lantian 2
  Seo Seoa 5     Silvia Lopez 2
    Pan Lantian 7  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Hsieh Yu-wen 5  
  Hsieh Yu-wen 4       Seo Seoa 7  
  Pan Lantian 7     Hsieh Yu-wen 7       Seo Seoa 6
      Fatrah Masum 3       Jiang Teng 7
    Fatrah Masum 1
      Jiang Teng 7  
  Winners advance to the round of 64.
Losers eliminated.		 Losers eliminated. Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round. Winners advance to the round of 64.
Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group B
  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner's Round
                             
      Rubilen Amit 7  
      Ng Yi Huai 1    
    Ng Yi Huai 2       Rubilen Amit 7
  Pia Filler 4     Pia Filler 7       Miyuki Kuribayashi 6
  Ye Sisi 7     Miyuki Kuribayashi 7
    Pia Filler 3  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Oliwia Czupryńska 6  
  Kim Ga-young 5       Ye Sisi 7  
  Miyuki Kuribayashi 7     Oliwia Czupryńska 2       Ye Sisi 3
      Kim Ga-young 7       Chen Ho-yun 7
    Chen Ho-yun 7
      Kim Ga-young 5  
  Winners advance to the round of 64.
Losers eliminated.		 Losers eliminated. Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round. Winners advance to the round of 64.
Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group C
  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner's Round
                             
      Liu Shasha 7  
      Zhang Muyan 3    
    Zhang Muyan 7       Liu Shasha 7
  Zhang Muyan 7     Lee Woo-jin 2       Kuo Szu-ting 4
  Marharyta Fefilava 2     Kuo Szu-ting 7
    Lee Woo-jin 3  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Marharyta Fefilava 7  
  Liu Xiazhi 4       Liu Xiazhi 6  
  Kuo Szu-ting 7     Liu Xiazhi 7       Marharyta Fefilava 1
      Chezka Centeno 6       Fu Xiaofang 7
    Chezka Centeno 2
      Fu Xiaofang 7  
  Winners advance to the round of 64.
Losers eliminated.		 Losers eliminated. Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round. Winners advance to the round of 64.
Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group D
  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner's Round
                             
      Wei Tzu-chien 7  
      Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan 3    
    Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan 6       Wei Tzu-chien 7
  Ana Gradisnik 7     Ana Gradisnik 7       Chen Ruolin 2
  Xia Yuying 4     Chen Ruolin 7
    Ana Gradisnik 4  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Xia Yuying 7  
  Nataliya Seroshtan 5       Nataliya Seroshtan 0  
  Chen Ruolin 7     Nataliya Seroshtan 7       Xia Yuying 6
      Bai Ge 6       Veronika Ivanovskaia 7
    Veronika Ivanovskaia 7
      Bai Ge 6  
  Winners advance to the round of 64.
Losers eliminated.		 Losers eliminated. Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round. Winners advance to the round of 64.
Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group E
  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner's Round
                             
      Han Yu 7  
      Yang Fan 2    
    Yang Fan 7       Han Yu 6
  Yang Fan 4     Keiko Yukawa 2       Jasmin Ouschan 7
  Kristina Tkach 7     Keiko Yukawa 6
    Jasmin Ouschan 7  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Kristina Tkach 7  
  Gao Meng 0       Lim Yun-mi 2  
  Han Yu 7     Lim Yun-mi 3       Kristina Tkach 6
      Gao Meng 7       Han Fang 7
    Han Fang 7
      Gao Meng 1  
  Winners advance to the round of 64.
Losers eliminated.		 Losers eliminated. Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round. Winners advance to the round of 64.
Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group F
  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner's Round
                             
      Kelly Fisher 7  
      Fan Yu-hsuan 3    
    Fan Yu-hsuan 7       Kelly Fisher 7
  Fan Yu-hsuan 7     Sara Rocha 2       Bernarda Soledad Ayala 2
  Veronika Hubrtova 4     Sara Rocha 1
    Bernarda Soledad Ayala 7  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Allison Fisher 6  
  Allison Fisher 7       Angeline Ticoalu 7  
  Bernarda Soledad Ayala 1     Allison Fisher 7       Angeline Ticoalu 7
      Chihiro Kawahara 2       Veronika Hubrtova 1
    Veronika Hubrtova 7
      Chihiro Kawahara 3  
  Winners advance to the round of 64.
Losers eliminated.		 Losers eliminated. Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round. Winners advance to the round of 64.
Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group G
  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner's Round
                             
      Chen Chia-hua 3  
      Zhou Doudou 7    
    Chen Chia-hua 7       Zhou Doudou 7
  Chen Chia-hua 2     Akimi Kajatani 6       Jin Hye-ju 1
  Shi Tianqi 7     Jin Hye-ju 7
    Akimi Kajatani 4  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Yuki Hiraguchi 7  
  Pan Xiaoting 5       Johanna Espinoza 3  
  Jin Hye-ju 7     Johanna Espinoza 1       Yuki Hiraguchi 7
      Pan Xiaoting 7       Shi Tianqi 3
    Shi Tianqi 7
      Pan Xiaoting 5  
  Winners advance to the round of 64.
Losers eliminated.		 Losers eliminated. Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round. Winners advance to the round of 64.
Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

Group H
  2nd playoff round 1st playoff round Main Round Winner's Round
                             
      Chou Chieh-yu 7  
      Ewa Bak 1    
    Ewa Bak 7       Chou Chieh-yu 7
  Ewa Bak 0     Tan Hui Ming 4       Huang Qingning 3
  Park Eun-ji 7     Tan Hui Ming 1
    Huang Qingning 7  
Losers' bracket Winners' bracket
      Leanne Lini 1  
  Tina Vogelmann 5       Wang Xiaotong 7  
  Huang Qingning 7     Leanne Lini 4       Wang Xiaotong 7
      Tina Vogelmann 7       Park Eun-ji 3
    Tina Vogelmann 4
      Par Eun-ji 7  
  Winners advance to the round of 64.
Losers eliminated.		 Losers eliminated. Losers proceed to the 1st playoff round. Winners advance to the round of 64.
Losers proceed to the 2nd playoff round.

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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