2006 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2006
Tournament information
Sport	9-ball
Location	International Convention Center,; Pasay, Philippines
Dates	4 November 2006–12 November 2006
Tournament; format(s)	Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)	WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants	128
Final positions
Champion	Ronnie Alcano
Runner-up	Ralf Souquet
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The 2006 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the seventeenth edition of the WPA World Nine-ball Championship and took place between 4 and 12 November 2006 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay, Philippines. The event was to be held for the first time in the Philippines, on a two-year deal, including the 2007 WPA World Nine-ball Championship.^[3] The championships were hosted by the World Pool Billiard Association (WPA).

Ronato Alcano won the championship with a 17–11 win in the final against Ralf Souquet of Germany.^[4]^[5] Defending champion Wu Chia-ching was defeated in the quarter-final by Alcano.

Tournament format

The event featured 128 players, with an alternate break. The event featured a preliminary round robin format to half the field to 64; where the event changed to a knockout format.

Prize money

Position	Prize
First Place (champion)	$100.000
Second Place (runner-up)	$40.000
Third Place (semi-finalist)	$20.000
Fifth place (quarter finalist)	$10.000
Ninth place (loser in round of 16)	$4.500
Seventeenth place (loser in round of 32)	$3.000
Thirty Third (loser in round of 64)	$2.000
Sixty Fifth place (Third place in round robin group)	$1.000
Ninety Seventh place (Fourth place in round robin group)	$0

Preliminary round

The Preliminary round was played over three days between 4 and 7 November. There were 32 groups of 4, with the first two in each group progressing. Nine top 32 players were knocked out in this section^[a]^[6]

Final round

The qualifying 64 players would play a knockout structure over six days.^[6] The first two rounds were competed as "race to 10", the next three rounds as "race to 11", and the final, as a "race to 17".^[6]^[7]

Round of 64 8 November 2006		Round of 32 9 November 2006		Round of 16 10 November 2006		Quarter final 11 November 2006		Semi final 11 November 2006		Final 12 November 2006

Roberto Gomez	1

Ronnie Alcano	10
		Ronnie Alcano	10

		Efren Reyes	7
Dennis Orcollo	6

Efren Reyes	10
				Ronnie Alcano	11

				Kuo Po-Cheng	5
Hsia Hsun-Kai	3

Kuo Po-Cheng	10
		Kuo Po-Cheng	10

		Marlon Manalo	7
Marlon Manalo	10

C. Keng-Kwang	5
						Ronnie Alcano	11

						Wu Jia-qing	6
Pat Holtz	10

Tamoo Takano	6
		Pat Holtz	10

		Kevin Uzzell	6
Chang Jung-Lin	6

Kevin Uzzell	10
				Pat Holtz	6

				Wu Chia-ching	11
Wu Chia-ching	10

Corey Deuel	3
		Wu Chia-ching	10

		W. Hung-Hsiang	3
Michael Schmidt	5

W. Hung-Hsiang	10
								Ronnie Alcano	11

								Li Hewen	8
Vincent Facquet	4

Lee Kun-fang	10
		Lee Kun-fang	8

		Jeffrey de Luna	10
N. van den Berg	8

Jeff de Luna	10
				Jeff de Luna	6

				Lương Chí Dũng	11
E. Dominguez	7

Vilmos Földes	10
		Vilmos Földes	4

		Lương Chí Dũng	10
Lương Chí Dũng	10

Nien Rong-Chih	7
						Lương Chí Dũng	7

						Li Hewen	11
F. Bustamante	7

Thomas Engert	10
		Thomas Engert	6

		Šandor Tot	10
Charlie Williams	5

Šandor Tot	10
				Šandor Tot	7

				Li Hewen	11
Li Hewen	10

A. Carvajal	5
		Li Hewen	10

		Rudy Morta	8
Markus Juva	8

Rudy Morta	10
										Ronnie Alcano	17

										Ralf Souquet	11
Thorsten Hohmann	9

Tyler Edey	10
		Tyler Edey	10

		Ricky Yang	9
Daryl Peach	7

Ricky Yang	10
				Tyler Edey	6

				L. Cheng-Chuan	11
L. Cheng-Chuan	10

Earl Strickland	2
		L. Cheng-Chuan	10

		Ryu Seung-woo	6
Lu Hsun-Chen	7

Ryu Seung-woo	10
						Liu Cheng-Chuan	8

						Ralf Souquet	11
Ralf Souquet	10

Huidji See	3
		Ralf Souquet	10

		Yang Ching-shun	8
Johnny Archer	6

Y. Ching-shun	10
				Ralf Souquet	11

				K. Stepanow	4
K. Stepanow	10

Oliver Ortmann	6
		K. Stepanow	10

		Marco Tschudi	7
Marco Tschudi	10

Huang Kun-Chang	8
								Ralf Souquet	11

								Fu Che-wei	10
Lee Van Corteza	10

Imran Majid	4
		Lee Van Corteza	8

		David Alcaide	10
Jörn Kaplan	7

David Alcaide	10
				David Alcaide	10

				Rodolfo Luat	11
Rodolfo Luat	10

Jeremy Jones	5
		Rodolfo Luat	10

		Roy Apancho	6
A. Roschkowsky	8

Roy Apancho	10
						Rodolfo Luat	7

						Fu Che-wei	11
Chao Fong-Pang	10

Ramil Gallego	5
		Chao Fong-Pang	8

		Fu Che-wei	10
Marcus Chamat	7

Fu Che-wei	10
				Fu Che-wei	11

				Steve Davis	8
Steve Davis	10

Fabio Petroni	7
		Steve Davis	10

		Jharome Peña	8
Lou Condo	7

Jharome Peña	10