2002 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
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{{Infobox tournament
| name = WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2002
| Logo =
| start_date = July 18, 2002
| end_date = July 24, 2002
| sport = 9-ball
| tournament_format = Round robin / Single Elimination
| host = WPA World Nine-ball Championship,
Matchroom Pool
| runner-up1 = {{flagicon|PHL}} Francisco Bustamante
| participants = 128
| champion = {{flagicon|USA}} Earl Strickland
| previous = 2001
| next = 2003
}}
The 2002 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 13th edition of the WPA World Championship for 9-Ball Pool. It took place from July 18 to 24, 2002 in Cardiff, Wales.{{cite web |title=Earl Strickland Championship Titles |author= |work=earlstrickland.com |date= |accessdate=June 19, 2018 |url=http://www.earlstrickland.com/career.htm |language= |quote=}}{{Cite web | title = Billiards Digest - 30 Over 30 by Predator Cues, Pool Videos | author = | work = billiardsdigest.com | date = | accessdate = August 10, 2018 | url = http://www.billiardsdigest.com/new_30over30/1.php | language = | quote = | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171226050658/http://www.billiardsdigest.com/new_30over30/1.php | archive-date = December 26, 2017 |url-status = live| df = mdy-all }}
The event was won by American Earl Strickland with a 17:15 victory in the final against Francisco Bustamante.{{cite web |title=World Champions - WPA Pool |author= |work=WPA Pool |date= |accessdate=June 19, 2018 |url=http://wpapool.com/world-champions/}}
Defending champion Mika Immonen was defeated in the round of 64 against Shannon Daulton.{{cite web |title=Hasseröder WPA World Pool Championship 2002 |author= |work=azbilliards.com |date= |accessdate=June 19, 2018 |url=http://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/174-world-9-ball-championship/441-hasseroder-wpa-world-pool-championship-2002/results/ |language= |quote=}}
Format
The 128 participating players were divided into 16 groups, in which they competed in round robin mode against each other. The top four players in each group qualified for the final round played in the knockout system.{{cite web |url=http://www.csns.ca/Charts/WPC02F64.pdf |title=2002 WPA World Pool Championship |publisher=Cue Sports Nova |website=csns.ca |date=July 18, 2015 |access-date=June 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923211546/http://www.csns.ca/Charts/WPC02F64.pdf |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |url-status = dead|df=mdy-all }}
=Prize money=
The event's prize money stayed similar to that of the previous years, with winner Earl Strickland winning $65,000.{{Cite web | title = Hasseröder WPA World Pool Championship 2002 | author = | work = azbilliards.com | date = | accessdate = August 9, 2018 | url = http://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/174-world-9-ball-championship/441-hasseroder-wpa-world-pool-championship-2002/results/ | language = | quote = | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180619163405/http://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/174-world-9-ball-championship/441-hasseroder-wpa-world-pool-championship-2002/results/ | archive-date = June 19, 2018 |url-status = live| df = mdy-all }}
| class="wikitable"
! Position | Prize |
| First Place (champion) | $65,000 |
| Second Place (runner-up) | $30,000 |
| Third Place (semi-finalist | $17,500 |
| Fifth place (quarter finalist) | $8,500 |
| Ninth place (loser in round of 16) | $4,000 |
| Seventeenth place (loser in round of 32) | $2,000 |
| Thirty Third (loser in round of 64) | $1,500 |
| Sixty Fifth place (Fifth or sixth in round robin group) | $1,000 |
| Eighty First place (Seventh place in round robin group) | $500 |
Preliminary round
The following 64 players dropped out in the group stage:
| style="width:6em" | | style="width:12em; text-align:left;"| 5. Place | style="width:12em; text-align:left;"| 6. Place | style="width:12em; text-align:left;"| 7. Place | style="width:12em; text-align:left;"| 8. Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1: | {{flagicon|KOR}} {{Interlanguage link|Jeong Young-hwa|de}} | {{flagicon|DEU}} {{Interlanguage link|Brian Naithani|de}} | {{flagicon|WAL}} Wayne Lloyd | {{flagicon|GRC}} George Sarmas |
| Group 2: | {{flagicon|NZL}} Brent Wells | {{flagicon|JPN}} Akikumo Toshikawa | {{flagicon|CHE}} Sascha Specchia | {{flagicon|NLD}} {{Interlanguage link|Gilliano Smit|de}} |
| Group 3: | {{flagicon|IDN}} Robby Suarly | {{flagicon|TPE}} Chao Fong-Pang | {{flagicon|WAL}} Lee Walker | {{flagicon|ESP}} David López |
| Group 4: | {{flagicon|JPN}} Haruyoshi Hinokiyama | {{flagicon|USA}} Frankie Hernandez | {{flagicon|NLD}} Robert Parlevliet | {{flagicon|WAL}} Geoff Dunn |
| Group 5: | {{flagicon|IDN}} Siauw Wieto | {{flagicon|SCO}} Pat Holtz | {{flagicon|IND}} Alok Kumar | {{flagicon|ABW}} Ryan Rampersaud |
| Group 6: | {{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn | {{flagicon|SWE}} Tom Storm | {{flagicon|ENG}} Kevin Smith | {{flagicon|ITA}} Carmine Nanula |
| Group 7: | {{flagicon|AUS}} Shawn Budd | {{flagicon|ENG}} Anthony Ginn | {{flagicon|HRV}} Marcos Castro | {{flagicon|SGP}} William Ang Boon Lay |
| Group 8: | {{flagicon|SGP}} Tiong Boon Tan | {{flagicon|CAN}} {{Interlanguage link|Alain Martel|de}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{Interlanguage link|Richard Jones (pool player)|lt=Richard Jones|de|Richard Jones (Poolbillardspieler)}} | {{flagicon|BEL}} Gino Vermeesch |
| Group 9: | {{flagicon|MLT}} Tony Drago | {{flagicon|IRL}} John Wims | {{flagicon|CHE}} {{Interlanguage link|Dimitri Jungo|de}} | {{flagicon|PAN}} {{Interlanguage link|Javier Palacios|de|Javier Palacios (Poolbillardspieler)}} |
| Group 10: | {{flagicon|IRL}} {{Interlanguage link|Tommy Donlon|de}} | {{flagicon|WAL}} Dominic Dale | {{flagicon|NOR}} Ronny Oldervik | {{flagicon|TPE}} Chao Jung-hua |
| Group 11: | {{flagicon|FIN}} Marko Lohtander | {{flagicon|AUS}} {{Interlanguage link|Phil Reilly|de}} | {{flagicon|USA}} George SanSouci | {{flagicon|CAN}} Ed Galati |
| Group 12: | {{flagicon|AUS}} Johl Younger | {{flagicon|PHL}} Leonardo Andam | {{flagicon|USA}} Troy Frank | {{flagicon|CAN}} Mario Morra |
| Group 13: | {{flagicon|DNK}} {{Interlanguage link|Kasper Thygesen|de}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Hunter | {{flagicon|ENG}} Darren Appleton | {{flagicon|VEN}} Luis Miguel Sánchez |
| Group 14: | {{flagicon|DEU}} {{Interlanguage link|Andreas Vondenhoff|de}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Richardson | {{flagicon|AUS}} {{Interlanguage link|Greg Jenkins (snooker player)|de|Greg Jenkins (Snookerspieler)|lt=Greg Jenkins}} | {{flagicon|ARG}} {{Interlanguage link|Jorge Llanos|de}} |
| Group 15: | {{flagicon|WAL}} Rob McKenna | {{flagicon|TPE}} Kuo Yi-che | {{flagicon|HRV}} {{Interlanguage link|Ivica Putnik|de}} | {{flagicon|ABW}} {{Interlanguage link|Ditto Acosta|de}} |
| Group 16: | {{flagicon|CAN}} Gerry Watson | {{flagicon|IDN}} Mohammed Junarto | {{flagicon|USA}} Shawn Putnam | {{flagicon|ZAF}} David David Anderson |
Final round
{{64TeamBracket|seeds=no|nowrap=yes
| RD1=Round of 64
| RD2=Round of 32
| RD3=Last 16
| RD4=Quarter final
| RD5=Semi-final
| RD6=Final
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|DEU}} Oliver Ortmann
| RD1-score01=9
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Knight
| RD1-score02=2
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} {{Interlanguage link|Tony Robles|de}}
| RD1-score03=9
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|CZE}} Roman Hybler
| RD1-score04=1
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|PHL}} Efren Reyes
| RD1-score05=9
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|POL}} Radosław Babica
| RD1-score06=2
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|PHL}} Dennis Orcollo
| RD1-score07=9
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|DEU}} Ralf Souquet
| RD1-score08=8
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|PHL}} Francisco Bustamante
| RD1-score09=9
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} Imran Majid
| RD1-score10=6
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|DEU}} Christian Reimering
| RD1-score11=9
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ESP}} {{Interlanguage link|Victor Tapies|de}}
| RD1-score12=1
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|DEU}} Thomas Engert
| RD1-score13=9
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|TPE}} {{Interlanguage link|Chen Wei-chih|de}}
| RD1-score14=2
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|PHL}} Antonio Lining
| RD1-score15=9
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|NLD}} Nick van den Berg
| RD1-score16=4
| RD1-team17={{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Archer
| RD1-score17=9
| RD1-team18={{flagicon|USA}} Charlie Williams
| RD1-score18=3
| RD1-team19={{flagicon|NLD}} {{Interlanguage link|Rico Diks|de}}
| RD1-score19=9
| RD1-team20={{flagicon|RUS}} {{Interlanguage link|Jewgeni Stalew|de}}
| RD1-score20=3
| RD1-team21={{flagicon|FRA}} Stephan Cohen
| RD1-score21=9
| RD1-team22={{flagicon|CAN}} Paul Potier
| RD1-score22=7
| RD1-team23={{flagicon|TPE}} Lee Kun-fang
| RD1-score23=9
| RD1-team24={{flagicon|ENG}} Phil Harrison
| RD1-score24=8
| RD1-team25={{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Petroni
| RD1-score25=9
| RD1-team26={{flagicon|NLD}} Niels Feijen
| RD1-score26=1
| RD1-team27={{flagicon|JPN}} {{Interlanguage link|Hiroshi Takenaka|de}}
| RD1-score27=9
| RD1-team28={{flagicon|ESP}} David Alcaide
| RD1-score28=6
| RD1-team29={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
| RD1-score29=9
| RD1-team30={{flagicon|PHL}} Rodolfo Luat
| RD1-score30=8
| RD1-team31={{flagicon|TPE}} Yang Ching-shun
| RD1-score31=9
| RD1-team32={{flagicon|DEU}} Michael Schmidt
| RD1-score32=5
| RD1-team33={{flagicon|USA}} Earl Strickland
| RD1-score33=9
| RD1-team34={{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Ponting
| RD1-score34=5
| RD1-team35={{flagicon|KOR}} Park Shin-young
| RD1-score35=9
| RD1-team36={{flagicon|PHL}} Warren Kiamco
| RD1-score36=6
| RD1-team37={{flagicon|DEU}} Thorsten Hohmann
| RD1-score37=9
| RD1-team38={{flagicon|JPN}} Shintaro Sugaya
| RD1-score38=0
| RD1-team39={{flagicon|USA}} Jeremy Jones
| RD1-score39=9
| RD1-team40={{flagicon|MEX}} Ignacio Chávez
| RD1-score40=2
| RD1-team41={{flagicon|TPE}} Huang Kun-chang
| RD1-score41=9
| RD1-team42={{flagicon|PHL}} Lee Van Corteza
| RD1-score42=8
| RD1-team43={{flagicon|NLD}} Alex Lely
| RD1-score43=9
| RD1-team44={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams
| RD1-score44=1
| RD1-team45={{flagicon|MEX}} Ernesto Domínguez
| RD1-score45=9
| RD1-team46={{flagicon|GRC}} {{Interlanguage link|Evangelos Vettas|de}}
| RD1-score46=6
| RD1-team47={{flagicon|JPN}} Kunihiko Takahashi
| RD1-score47=9
| RD1-team48={{flagicon|SVN}} {{Interlanguage link|Matjaž Erčulj|de}}
| RD1-score48=0
| RD1-team49={{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Chamat
| RD1-score49=9
| RD1-team50={{flagicon|SWE}} {{Interlanguage link|Niklas Bergendorff|de}}
| RD1-score50=7
| RD1-team51={{flagicon|USA}} Corey Deuel
| RD1-score51=9
| RD1-team52={{flagicon|USA}} Kim Davenport
| RD1-score52=8
| RD1-team53={{flagicon|USA}} Nick Varner
| RD1-score53=9
| RD1-team54={{flagicon|YUG}} Šandor Tot
| RD1-score54=6
| RD1-team55={{flagicon|PHL}} Alex Pagulayan
| RD1-score55=9
| RD1-team56={{flagicon|ENG}} Daryl Peach
| RD1-score56=6
| RD1-team57={{flagicon|PHL}} Ramil Gallego
| RD1-score57=9
| RD1-team58={{flagicon|USA}} Jim Rempe
| RD1-score58=3
| RD1-team59={{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Okumura
| RD1-score59=9
| RD1-team60={{flagicon|DNK}} {{Interlanguage link|Peter Nielsen (pool player)|lt=Peter Nielsen|de|Peter Nielsen (Poolbillardspieler)}}
| RD1-score60=4
| RD1-team61={{flagicon|TPE}} {{Interlanguage link|Hung Lu-kung|de}}
| RD1-score61=9
| RD1-team62={{flagicon|TPE}} {{Interlanguage link|Chung Chien-te|de}}
| RD1-score62=7
| RD1-team63={{flagicon|USA}} {{Interlanguage link|Shannon Daulton|de}}
| RD1-score63=9
| RD1-team64={{flagicon|FIN}} Mika Immonen
| RD1-score64=8
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|DEU}} Oliver Ortmann
| RD2-score01=9
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Tony Robles
| RD2-score02=4
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|PHL}} Efren Reyes
| RD2-score03=9
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|PHL}} Dennis Orcollo
| RD2-score04=6
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|PHL}} Francisco Bustamante
| RD2-score05=9
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|DEU}} Christian Reimering
| RD2-score06=2
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|DEU}} Thomas Engert
| RD2-score07=0
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|PHL}} Antonio Lining
| RD2-score08=9
| RD2-team09={{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Archer
| RD2-score09=9
| RD2-team10={{flagicon|NLD}} Rico Diks
| RD2-score10=7
| RD2-team11={{flagicon|FRA}} Stephan Cohen
| RD2-score11=3
| RD2-team12={{flagicon|TPE}} Lee Kun-fang
| RD2-score12=9
| RD2-team13={{ITA}} Fabio Petroni
| RD2-score13=3
| RD2-team14={{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroshi Takenaka
| RD2-score14=9
| RD2-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
| RD2-score15=4
| RD2-team16={{flagicon|TPE}} Yang Ching-shun
| RD2-score16=9
| RD2-team17={{flagicon|USA}} Earl Strickland
| RD2-score17=9
| RD2-team18={{flagicon|KOR}} Park Shin-young
| RD2-score18=6
| RD2-team19={{flagicon|DEU}} Thorsten Hohmann
| RD2-score19=2
| RD2-team20={{flagicon|USA}} Jeremy Jones
| RD2-score20=9
| RD2-team21={{flagicon|TPE}} Huang Kun-chang
| RD2-score21=5
| RD2-team22={{flagicon|NLD}} Alex Lely
| RD2-score22=9
| RD2-team23={{flagicon|MEX}} Ernesto Domínguez
| RD2-score23=3
| RD2-team24={{flagicon|JPN}} Kunihiko Takahashi
| RD2-score24=9
| RD2-team25={{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Chamat
| RD2-score25=9
| RD2-team26={{flagicon|USA}} Corey Deuel
| RD2-score26=6
| RD2-team27={{flagicon|USA}} Nick Varner
| RD2-score27=7
| RD2-team28={{flagicon|PHL}} Alex Pagulayan
| RD2-score28=9
| RD2-team29={{flagicon|PHL}} Ramil Gallego
| RD2-score29=8
| RD2-team30={{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Okumura
| RD2-score30=9
| RD2-team31={{flagicon|TPE}} Hung Lu-kung
| RD2-score31=9
| RD2-team32={{flagicon|USA}} Shannon Daulton
| RD2-score32=1
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|DEU}} Oliver Ortmann
| RD3-score01=5
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|PHL}} Efren Reyes
| RD3-score02=11
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|PHL}} Francisco Bustamante
| RD3-score03=11
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|PHL}} Antonio Lining
| RD3-score04=10
| RD3-team05={{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Archer
| RD3-score05=11
| RD3-team06={{flagicon|TPE}} Lee Kun-fang
| RD3-score06=5
| RD3-team07={{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroshi Takenaka
| RD3-score07=9
| RD3-team08={{flagicon|TPE}} Yang Ching-shun
| RD3-score08=11
| RD3-team09={{flagicon|USA}} Earl Strickland
| RD3-score09=11
| RD3-team10={{flagicon|USA}} Jeremy Jones
| RD3-score10=8
| RD3-team11={{flagicon|NLD}} Alex Lely
| RD3-score11=8
| RD3-team12={{flagicon|JPN}} Kunihiko Takahashi
| RD3-score12=11
| RD3-team13={{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Chamat
| RD3-score13=11
| RD3-team14={{flagicon|PHL}} Alex Pagulayan
| RD3-score14=7
| RD3-team15={{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Okumura
| RD3-score15=11
| RD3-team16={{flagicon|TPE}} Hung Lu-kung
| RD3-score16=5
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|PHL}} Efren Reyes
| RD4-score01=8
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|PHL}} Francisco Bustamante
| RD4-score02=11
| RD4-team03={{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Archer
| RD4-score03=2
| RD4-team04={{flagicon|TPE}} Yang Ching-shun
| RD4-score04=11
| RD4-team05={{flagicon|USA}} Earl Strickland
| RD4-score05=11
| RD4-team06={{flagicon|JPN}} Kunihiko Takahashi
| RD4-score06=3
| RD4-team07={{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Chamat
| RD4-score07=5
| RD4-team08={{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Okumura
| RD4-score08=11
| RD5-team01={{flagicon|PHL}} Francisco Bustamante
| RD5-score01=11
| RD5-team02={{flagicon|TPE}} Yang Ching-shun
| RD5-score02=7
| RD5-team03={{flagicon|USA}} Earl Strickland
| RD5-score03=11
| RD5-team04={{flagicon|JPN}} Takeshi Okumura
| RD5-score04=5
| RD6-team01={{flagicon|PHL}} Francisco Bustamante
| RD6-score01=15
| RD6-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Earl Strickland
| RD6-score02=17
}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110629051033/http://wpa-pool.com/web/index.asp?id=131&pagetype=live_scoring&eventid=32 Live scoring at WPA-pool.com]
- [http://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/174-world-9-ball-championship/659-empire-poker-wpa-world-pool-championship-2002/ Empire Poker WPA World Pool Championship 2002] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619163244/http://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/174-world-9-ball-championship/659-empire-poker-wpa-world-pool-championship-2002/ |date=June 19, 2018 }} at azbilliards.com
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