2012 WPA World Eight-ball Championship

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{{Infobox tournament

| name = WPA World 8-Ball Championship 2012

| image =

| location = Fujairah, United Arab Emirates

| venue = Fujairah Exhibition Centre, Al Diar Siji Hotel

| start_date = February 11, 2012

| end_date =February 18, 2012

| sport = Nine-ball

| participants = 96

| tournament_format = Double Ellimination / Single Elimination

| host = WPA World Eight-ball Championship

| champion = {{flagicon|TPE}} Chang Jung-lin

| runner-up1 = {{flagicon|TPE}} Fu Che-wei

| previous = 2011

| next = 2022

}}

The 2012 WPA World Eight-ball Championship was a professional eight-ball championship, organized by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA), and held 11–18 February 2012 at the Fujairah Exhibition Centre of the Al Diar Siji Hotel in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. A total of 96 players from all of the WPA's six regions participated.

Dennis Orcollo winner of the 2012 event lost in the round of 32 to Karol Skowerski.{{Cite web |title=And down they go - World 8-Ball Championship Final 64 |author= |work=azbilliards.com |date= |access-date=27 December 2018 |url= https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/8703-and-down-they-go-world-8-ball-championship-final-64/ |language= |quote=}} The event was won by Chang Jung-lin, who defeated Fu Che-wei in the final 11–6.{{Cite web |title=All Chinese Taipei finals set for World 8-Ball |author= |work=azbilliards.com |date= |access-date=27 December 2018 |url= https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/8709-all-chinese-taipei-finals-set-for-world-8-ball/ |language= |quote=}}

{{Cite web |title=Jun Lin Chang wins World 8-Ball Championship |author= |work=azbilliards.com |date= |access-date=27 December 2018 |url= https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/8710-jun-lin-chang-wins-world-8-ball-championship/ |language= |quote=}}

Prize money

{{Cite web |title=WPA Etisalat World 8-Ball Championship 2012 |author= |work=azbilliards.com |date= |access-date=27 December 2018 |url= https://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/172-world-8-ball-championship/4396-wpa-etisalat-world-8-ball-championship-2012/results/ |language= |quote=}}

class="wikitable"
prize
Winner20.000 US-$
Finalist15.000 US-$
Semifinalist7.500 US-$
Quarterfinalist4.500 US-$
Last 163.000 US-$
Last 322.000 US-$
First round900 US-$
Pre-qualifier250 US-$
Total156.800 US-$

Finals

{{Cite web |title=World 8 Ball Championship 2012 |author= |work=sixpockets.de |date= February 10, 2012|access-date=27 December 2018 |url= https://www.sixpockets.de/2012/02/world-8-ball-championship-2012/ |quote=}}

{{64TeamBracket|seeds=no|nowrap=yes

| RD1=Round of 64

| RD2=Round of 32

| RD3=Round of 16

| RD4=Quarter final

| RD5=Semifinal

| RD6=Final

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|PHL|#}} Dennis Orcollo

| RD1-score01=9

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|ARE|#}} {{ill|Nasser al-Mujaibel|de}}

| RD1-score02=5

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|JOR|#}} {{ill|Shaker Wahdan|de}}

| RD1-score03=6

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|POL|#}} Karol Skowerski

| RD1-score04=9

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|TPE|#}} Kuo Po-Cheng

| RD1-score05=5

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|HUN|#}} Vilmos Földes

| RD1-score06=9

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|ARE|#}} {{ill|Abdulatef Fawal|de}}

| RD1-score07=6

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|CHN|#}} Liu Haitao

| RD1-score08=9

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|NLD|#}} Niels Feijen

| RD1-score09=9

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|ARE|#}} {{ill|Saleh Mohamed|de}}

| RD1-score10=1

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|TPE|#}} Ko Pin-yi

| RD1-score11=9

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|PHL|#}} {{ill|Raymund Faraon|de}}

| RD1-score12=5

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|VEN|#}} Jalal Yousef

| RD1-score13=9

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|RUS|#}} Konstantin Stepanow

| RD1-score14=5

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|USA|#}} Max Eberle

| RD1-score15=9

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|DEU|#}} Ralf Souquet

| RD1-score16=7

| RD1-team17={{flagicon|PHL|#}} Lee Vann Corteza

| RD1-score17=9

| RD1-team18={{flagicon|HKG|#}} {{ill|Lee Chen Man|de}}

| RD1-score18=2

| RD1-team19={{flagicon|VIE|#}} {{ill|Nguyen Phuc Long|de}}

| RD1-score19=9

| RD1-team20={{flagicon|ARE|#}} {{ill|Amin Fekry|de}}

| RD1-score20=8

| RD1-team21={{flagicon|KOR|#}} {{ill|Hwang Yong|de}}

| RD1-score21=9

| RD1-team22={{flagicon|PHL|#}} {{ill|Demosthenes Pulpul|de}}

| RD1-score22=8

| RD1-team23={{flagicon|DEU|#}} {{ill|Reiner Wirsbitzki|de}}

| RD1-score23=7

| RD1-team24={{flagicon|TPE|#}} Fu Che-wei

| RD1-score24=9

| RD1-team25={{flagicon|FIN|#}} Mika Immonen

| RD1-score25=9

| RD1-team26={{flagicon|ARE|#}} {{ill|Omran Salem (pool player)|de|Omran Salem|lt=Omran Salem}}

| RD1-score26=7

| RD1-team27={{flagicon|ARE|#}} {{ill|Ahmad Jallad|de}}

| RD1-score27=9

| RD1-team28={{flagicon|PHL|#}} Joven Alba

| RD1-score28=8

| RD1-team29={{flagicon|ENG|#}} Imran Majid

| RD1-score29=9

| RD1-team30={{flagicon|SGP|#}} {{ill|Kenny Kwok|de}}

| RD1-score30=5

| RD1-team31={{flagicon|DEU|#}} Dominic Jentsch

| RD1-score31=4

| RD1-team32={{flagicon|NLD|#}} Huidji See

| RD1-score32=9

| RD1-team33={{flagicon|ENG|#}} Darren Appleton

| RD1-score33=3

| RD1-team34={{flagicon|CHN|#}} Li Hewen

| RD1-score34=9

| RD1-team35={{flagicon|IRN|#}} {{ill|So Shaw|de}}

| RD1-score35=7

| RD1-team36={{flagicon|BEL|#}} {{ill|Serge Das|de}}

| RD1-score36=9

| RD1-team37={{flagicon|ENG|#}} Karl Boyes

| RD1-score37=7

| RD1-team38={{flagicon|NLD|#}} Nick van den Berg

| RD1-score38=9

| RD1-team39={{flagicon|DEU|#}} Oliver Ortmann

| RD1-score39=9

| RD1-team40={{flagicon|JPN|#}} {{ill|Lo Li-wen|de}}

| RD1-score40=3

| RD1-team41={{flagicon|PHL|#}} Carlo Biado

| RD1-score41=9

| RD1-team42={{flagicon|PHL|#}} {{ill|Elmer Haya|de}}

| RD1-score42=2

| RD1-team43={{flagicon|POL|#}} Tomasz Kapłan

| RD1-score43=7

| RD1-team44={{flagicon|JPN|#}} {{ill|Tōru Kuribayashi|de}}

| RD1-score44=9

| RD1-team45={{flagicon|ITA|#}} {{ill|Bruno Muratore|de}}

| RD1-score45=9

| RD1-team46={{flagicon|POL|#}} Radosław Babica

| RD1-score46=4

| RD1-team47={{flagicon|ESP|#}} {{ill|Carlos Cabello (pool player)|lt=Carlos Cabello|de|Carlos Cabello Ariza}}

| RD1-score47=6

| RD1-team48={{flagicon|TPE|#}} Chang Jung-Lin

| RD1-score48=9

| RD1-team49={{flagicon|ENG|#}} Chris Melling

| RD1-score49=9

| RD1-team50={{flagicon|ARE|#}} {{ill|Omer al-Serkal|de}}

| RD1-score50=5

| RD1-team51={{flagicon|ENG|#}} Daryl Peach

| RD1-score51=5

| RD1-team52={{flagicon|ARE|#}} {{ill|Sakah al-Rimawi|de}}

| RD1-score52=9

| RD1-team53={{flagicon|KWT|#}} Omar Al-Shaheen

| RD1-score53=4

| RD1-team54={{flagicon|ESP|#}} Francisco Díaz-Pizarro

| RD1-score54=9

| RD1-team55={{flagicon|JPN|#}} {{ill|Ryoji Aoki|de}}

| RD1-score55=2

| RD1-team56={{flagicon|DEU|#}} Thorsten Hohmann

| RD1-score56=9

| RD1-team57={{flagicon|PHL|#}} Roberto Gomez

| RD1-score57=9

| RD1-team58={{flagicon|AUT|#}} Mario He

| RD1-score58=4

| RD1-team59={{flagicon|ARE|#}} {{ill|Maghsoud Ali|de}}

| RD1-score59=3

| RD1-team60={{flagicon|ENG|#}} Mark Gray

| RD1-score60=9

| RD1-team61={{flagicon|JPN|#}} {{ill|Hayato Hijikata|de}}

| RD1-score61=9

| RD1-team62={{flagicon|IRN|#}} {{ill|Takhti Zarekani|de}}

| RD1-score62=8

| RD1-team63={{flagicon|PHL|#}} {{ill|Elvis Calasang|de}}

| RD1-score63=2

| RD1-team64={{flagicon|JPN|#}} Yukio Akakariyama

| RD1-score64=9

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|PHL|#}} Dennis Orcollo

| RD2-score01=3

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|POL|#}} Karol Skowerski

| RD2-score02=9

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|HUN|#}} Vilmos Földes

| RD2-score03=8

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|CHN|#}} Liu Haitao

| RD2-score04=9

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|NLD|#}} Niels Feijen

| RD2-score05=2

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|TPE|#}} Ko Pin-yi

| RD2-score06=9

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|VEN|#}} Jalal Yousef

| RD2-score07=9

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA|#}} Max Eberle

| RD2-score08=2

| RD2-team09={{flagicon|PHL|#}} Lee Vann Corteza

| RD2-score09=9

| RD2-team10={{flagicon|VIE|#}} {{ill|Nguyen Phuc Long|de}}

| RD2-score10=4

| RD2-team11={{flagicon|KOR|#}} {{ill|Hwang Yong|de}}

| RD2-score11=0

| RD2-team12={{flagicon|TPE|#}} Fu Che-wei

| RD2-score12=9

| RD2-team13={{flagicon|FIN|#}} Mika Immonen

| RD2-score13=9

| RD2-team14={{flagicon|ARE|#}} {{ill|Ahmad Jallad|de}}

| RD2-score14=2

| RD2-team15={{flagicon|ENG|#}} Imran Majid

| RD2-score15=5

| RD2-team16={{flagicon|NLD|#}} Huidji See

| RD2-score16=9

| RD2-team17={{flagicon|CHN|#}} Li Hewen

| RD2-score17=9

| RD2-team18={{flagicon|BEL|#}} {{ill|Serge Das|de}}

| RD2-score18=6

| RD2-team19={{flagicon|NLD|#}} Nick van den Berg

| RD2-score19=8

| RD2-team20={{flagicon|DEU|#}} Oliver Ortmann

| RD2-score20=9

| RD2-team21={{flagicon|PHL|#}} Carlo Biado

| RD2-score21=9

| RD2-team22={{flagicon|JPN|#}} {{ill|Tōru Kuribayashi|de}}

| RD2-score22=1

| RD2-team23={{flagicon|ITA|#}} {{ill|Bruno Muratore|de}}

| RD2-score23=5

| RD2-team24={{flagicon|TPE|#}} Chang Jung-Lin

| RD2-score24=9

| RD2-team25={{flagicon|ENG|#}} Chris Melling

| RD2-score25=9

| RD2-team26={{flagicon|ARE|#}} {{ill|Sakah al-Rimawi|de}}

| RD2-score26=8

| RD2-team27={{flagicon|ESP|#}} Francisco Díaz-Pizarro

| RD2-score27=6

| RD2-team28={{flagicon|DEU|#}} Thorsten Hohmann

| RD2-score28=9

| RD2-team29={{flagicon|PHL|#}} Roberto Gomez

| RD2-score29=9

| RD2-team30={{flagicon|ENG|#}} Mark Gray

| RD2-score30=6

| RD2-team31={{flagicon|JPN|#}} {{ill|Hayato Hijikata|de}}

| RD2-score31=7

| RD2-team32={{flagicon|JPN|#}} Yukio Akakariyama

| RD2-score32=9

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|POL|#}} Karol Skowerski

| RD3-score01=4

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|CHN|#}} Liu Haitao

| RD3-score02=9

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|TPE|#}} Ko Pin-yi

| RD3-score03=9

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|VEN|#}} Jalal Yousef

| RD3-score04=7

| RD3-team05={{flagicon|PHL|#}} Lee Van Corteza

| RD3-score05=5

| RD3-team06={{flagicon|TPE|#}} Fu Che-wei

| RD3-score06=9

| RD3-team07={{flagicon|FIN|#}} Mika Immonen

| RD3-score07=8

| RD3-team08={{flagicon|NLD|#}} Huidji See

| RD3-score08=9

| RD3-team09={{flagicon|CHN|#}} Li Hewen

| RD3-score09=7

| RD3-team10={{flagicon|DEU|#}} Oliver Ortmann

| RD3-score10=9

| RD3-team11={{flagicon|PHL|#}} Carlo Biado

| RD3-score11=5

| RD3-team12={{flagicon|TPE|#}} Chang Jung-Lin

| RD3-score12=9

| RD3-team13={{flagicon|ENG|#}} Chris Melling

| RD3-score13=9

| RD3-team14={{flagicon|DEU|#}} Thorsten Hohmann

| RD3-score14=4

| RD3-team15={{flagicon|PHL|#}} Roberto Gomez

| RD3-score15=9

| RD3-team16={{nowrap|{{flagicon|JPN|#}} Yukio Akakariyama}}

| RD3-score16=5

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|CHN|#}} Liu Haitao

| RD4-score01=9

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|TPE|#}} Ko Pin-yi

| RD4-score02=8

| RD4-team03={{flagicon|TPE|#}} Fu Che-wei

| RD4-score03=9

| RD4-team04={{flagicon|NLD|#}} Huidji See

| RD4-score04=4

| RD4-team05={{flagicon|DEU|#}} Oliver Ortmann

| RD4-score05=3

| RD4-team06={{nowrap|{{flagicon|TPE|#}} Chang Jung-Lin}}

| RD4-score06=9

| RD4-team07={{flagicon|ENG|#}} Chris Melling

| RD4-score07=9

| RD4-team08={{flagicon|PHL|#}} Roberto Gomez

| RD4-score08=4

| RD5-team01={{flagicon|CHN|#}} Liu Haitao

| RD5-score01=3

| RD5-team02={{flagicon|TPE|#}} Fu Che-wei

| RD5-score02=9

| RD5-team03={{nowrap|{{flagicon|TPE|#}} Chang Jung-Lin}}

| RD5-score03=9

| RD5-team04={{flagicon|ENG|#}} Chris Melling

| RD5-score04=7

| RD6-team01={{flagicon|TPE|#}} Fu Che-wei

| RD6-score01=6

| RD6-team02={{nowrap|{{flagicon|TPE|#}} Chang Jung-Lin}}

| RD6-score02=11

}}

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