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2011 WPA World Eight ball Championship

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The 2011 WPA World Eight-ball Championship was the most recent annual professional eight-ball championship, organized by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA), and held 19–26 February 2011 at the Fujairah Exhibition Centre of the Al Diar Siji Hotel in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. A total of 116 players from all of the WPA's six regions participated. In the Men's Division, first place was won by Dennis Orcollo of the Philippines, with second through fourth places going respectively to Niels Feijen of the Netherlands, David Alcaide of Spain, and Darren Appleton of the United Kingdom. The total prize purse was US$205,000. The event is also referred to as the 2011 Etisalat World 8 Ball Pool Championship, among other variations, for sponsorship purposes.

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Tournament format

  • Double-elimination tournament on stage one until 56 players are left.
  • Race to seven racks
  • Single-elimination tournament on stage two:
  • The undefeated players are seeded on stage 2 and the best eight will receive first round byes.
  • Race to nine racks, except for the final which is race to eleven.

    • Playoff

    Vincent Facquet (FRA) defeated Phuc Lung Nguyen (VIE) 3–2 for eighth seed and the last bye to the Round of 32.

    References

    2011 WPA World Eight-ball Championship Wikipedia
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