2017 Women's World Nine-ball Championship

2017 professional nine-ball pool tournament
2017 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
Tournament information
DatesNovember 8–11 2017
CityChengmai
CountryChina
Organisation(s)World Pool-Billiard Association, Guoao Group
FormatDouble elimination / Single elimination
DisciplineNine-ball
Total prize fund$175,000
Winner's share$43,000
Final
Champion Siming Chen (CHN)
Runner-up Pan Xiaoting (CHN)
Score9–7
2016
2018

The 2017 Women's World Nine-ball Championship was a professional nine-ball pool tournament which was held in Hainan Chengmai (China) from 8 to 11 November 2017. The event was organized by the Guoao Group, which has hosted this event from 2013.[1]

Overall 64 players from all around the world was divided into 8 groups of 8 players, where double elimination format was applied. In the group stage all matches were race to 7 with alternate break format. Overall 32 players proceeded to the main tournament - knockout stage. In the knockout stage all matches were played race to 9.

Siming Chen won the title with the 9–7 victory over Pan Xiaoting in the final. It was Chen's first Women's World Nine-ball title.

Prize money

The prize money for the event is shown below.[2]

Prize money
Position Prize
First place (Champion) $43,000
Second place (Runner-up) $21,000
3rd - 4th $11,000
5th - 8th $6,000
9th - 16th $3,000
17th - 32nd $1,500
33rd - 48th $800
Total $175,000

Preliminary round - Double elimination

Source:[3]

In the group stage, the double elimination format was played with race to 7.

Group A

Main RoundWinner's Round
China Chen Siming7
Germany Veronika Ivanovskaia4
China Chen Siming7
South Korea Hye Ju Jin2
South Korea Hye Ju Jin7
Poland Katarzyna Weselowska6
Thailand Adriana Villar7
China Ruolin Chen5
Thailand Adriana Villar5
Singapore Shu Wah Hoe7
Singapore Shu Wah Hoe7
China Doudou Zhou2
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Poland Katarzyna Weselowska2
Germany Veronika Ivanovskaia6Thailand Adriana Villar7
Poland Katarzyna Weselowska7
China Doudou Zhou7
China Ruolin Chen2South Korea Hye Ju Jin2
China Doudou Zhou7

Group B

Main RoundWinner's Round
China Han Yu4
South Korea Yun Mi Lim7
South Korea Yun Mi Lim1
Chinese Taipei Szu-Ting Kuo7
Chinese Taipei Szu-Ting Kuo7
Peru Jackeline Perez4
Chinese Taipei Yuan-Chun Lin6
Japan Kyoko Sone7
Japan Kyoko Sone2
Philippines Rubilen Amit7
Russia Kristina Tkach5
Philippines Rubilen Amit7
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
China Han Yu7
South Korea Yun Mi Lim7Japan Kyoko Sone5
Peru Jackeline Perez3
Chinese Taipei Yuan-Chun Lin4
Chinese Taipei Yuan-Chun Lin7South Korea Yun Mi Lim7
Russia Kristina Tkach4

Group C

Main RoundWinner's Round
China Liu ShaSha7
Turkey Eylul Kibaroglu2
China Liu Shasha7
Chinese Taipei Zhi-Ting Wu4
Chinese Taipei Zhi-Ting Wu7
Lebanon Joel Tohme1
China Xiaotong Wang6
South Korea Eunji Park7
South Korea Eunji Park7
China Teng Jiang1
Poland Oliwia Czuprynska3
China Teng Jiang7
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Turkey Eylul Kibaroglu5
Turkey Eylul Kibaroglu7China Teng Jiang7
Lebanon Joel Tohme0
China Xiaotong Wang7
China Xiaotong Wang7Chinese Taipei Zhi-Ting Wu5
Poland Oliwia Czuprynska6

Group D

Main RoundWinner's Round
South Korea Ga Young Kim2
China Xiaotong Zhang7
China Xiaotong Zhang7
Australia Meng-Hsia Hung6
Singapore Jessica Tan5
Australia Meng-Hsia Hung7
South Africa Nicola Rossouw2
China Han Fang7
China Han Fang4
Chinese Taipei Ho-Yun Chen7
Chinese Taipei Ho-Yun Chen7
China Meng Gao5
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
South Korea Ga Young Kim7
South Korea Ga Young Kim7China Hang Fan4
Singapore Jessica Tan6
China Meng Gao7
South Africa Nicola Rossouw1Australia Meng-Hsia Hung3
China Meng Gao7

Group E

Main RoundWinner's Round
Philippines Chezka Centeno7
South Korea Bo Geon Kim4
Philippines Chezka Centeno7
China Tianqi Shi3
Netherlands Tamara Peeters-Rademakers2
China Tianqi Shi7
China XiaZhi Liu7
Chinese Taipei Shin-Mei Liu5
China XiaZhi Liu5
China Fan Yang7
China Fan Yang7
China Ge Bai4
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
South Korea Bo Geon Kim2
South Korea Bo Geon Kim7China XiaZhi Liu7
Netherlands Tamara Peeters-Rademakers5
China Ge Bai7
Chinese Taipei Shin-Mei Liu6China Tianqi Shi5
China Ge Bai7

Group F

Main RoundWinner's Round
Japan Chichiro Kawahara7
Russia Natalia Seroshtan2
Japan Chichiro Kawahara6
China Danhong Sun7
China Langtong Fan5
China Danhong Sun7
Mongolia Bayarsaikhan Narantuya5
Japan Miyuki Kuribayashi7
Japan Miyuki Kuribayashi7
Japan Yuki Hiraguchi0
Japan Yuki Hiraguchi7
Chinese Taipei Chia-Hua Chen6
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Russia Natalia Seroshtan5
Russia Natalia Seroshtan7Japan Yuki Hiraguchi7
China Langtong Fan5
Chinese Taipei Chia-Hua Chen7
Mongolia Bayarsaikhan Narantuya2Japan Chichiro Kawahara4
Chinese Taipei Chia-Hua Chen7

Group G

Main RoundWinner's Round
United Kingdom Kelly Fisher7
Mongolia Dashdendev Otgontuya0
United Kingdom Kelly Fisher7
Austria Jasmin Ouschan5
Mongolia Battulga Uyanga4
Austria Jasmin Ouschan7
China MuYan Zhang5
China Yuying Xia7
China Yuying Xia7
Chinese Taipei Tzu-Chien Wei3
China Xiaochun Zheng3
Chinese Taipei Tzu-Chien Wei7
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Mongolia Battulga Uyanga0
Mongolia Dashdendev Otgontuya3Chinese Taipei Tzu-Chien Wei7
Mongolia Batulga Uyanga7
China Xiaochun Zheng7
China MuYan Zhang5Austria Jasmin Ouschan5
China Xiaochun Zheng7

Group H

Main RoundWinner's Round
Chinese Taipei Chieh-Yu Chou6
China Xue Chen7
China Xue Chen7
China Xiaofang Fu4
China Xiaofang Fu7
Japan Akimi Kajitani5
Argentina Ayala Soledad7
United States Shanelle Lorraine4
Argentina Ayala Soledad2
China Xiaoting Pan7
New Zealand Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan4
China Xiaoting PAn7
1st playoff round2nd playoff round
Chinese Taipei Chieh-Yu Chou7
Chinese Taipei Chieh-Yu Chou7Argentina Ayala Soledad1
Japan Akimi Kajitani6
New Zealand Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan6
United States Shanelle Lorraine2China Xiaofang Fu7
New Zealand Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan7

Main tournament - Last 32

Knockout stage consisted of last 32 players. Defending champion - Han Yu was defeated by Pan Xiaoting in semi-finals 5–9. [4]

1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
          
England Kelly Fisher 9
China Xiaochun Zheng 8
England Kelly Fisher 9
China Yuying Xia 6
South Korea Ga Young Kim 7
China Yuying Xia 9
England Kelly Fisher 4
Chinese Taipei Chieh-Yu Chou 9
China Xue Chen 3
Chinese Taipei Chieh-Yu Chou 9
Chinese Taipei Chieh-Yu Chou 9
China Doudou Zhou 8
China Doudou Zhou 9
Philippines Rubilen Amit 7
Chinese Taipei Chia-Hua Chen 8
China Chen Siming 9
China Liu Shasha 9
Japan Yuki Hiraguchi 2
China Liu Shasha 9
China Jiang Teng 7
China Teng Jiang 9
South Korea Eunji Park 6
China Liu Shasha 1
China Chen Siming 9
Singapore Shu Wah Hoe 5
Costa Rica Adriana Villar 9
Costa Rica Adriana Villar 1
China Chen Siming 9
China Meng Gao 4
China Chen Siming 9
China Chen Siming 9
China Xiaoting Pan 7
Japan Miyuki Kuribayashi 3
South Korea Yun mi Lim 9
Singapore Yun Mi Lim 5
Chinese Taipei Chia-Hua Chen 9
Chinese Taipei Chia-Hua Chen 9
China Danhong Sun 5
Chinese Taipei Chia-Hua Chen 8
China Xiaoting Pan 9
China Fan Yang 5
China Ge Bai 9
China Ge Bai 3
China Xiaoting Pan 9
China Xiaotong Wang 5
China Xiaoting Pan 9
China Xiaoting Pan 5
China Han Yu 9
Philippines Chezka Centeno 9
China Xia-Zhi Liu 7
Philippines Chezka Centeno 8
China Xiaotong Zhang 9
China Fu Xiaofang 8
China Xiaotong Zhang 9
China Xiaotong Zhang 5
China Han Yu 9
Chinese Taipei Chen Ho-yun 6
China Han Yu 9
Chinese Taipei Han Yu 9
Chinese Taipei Szu-Ting Kuo 7
Chinese Taipei Tzu-Chien Wei 4
Chinese Taipei Sze-Ting Kuo 9

Final

The final was played between two Chinese players - Chen Siming and Xiaoting Pan. Alternate break format was played. Chen Siming had three break-and-run in racks: 8, 10 and 12. Xiaoting Pan had two break-and-run in racks 1 and 3. [5]

Player Lag Score
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
China Chen Siming 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
China Xiaoting Pan X 1 1 1 1 1 1 7

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