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2009 WPA China Open 9 Ball Tournament underway in Shanghai

A Pro9 - Europe's No.1 Pool Player Resource Article

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Date: Thursday, June 11 2009 @ 08:58:35 UTC
Topic: 9 Ball



China Open 9 Ball Tournament
WPA World Tour (Men's World ranking Event)
Pudong Yuanshen Gymnasium
655 Yuanshen Rd
Shanghai
China
www.wpa-pool.com
www.ycool.net
LIVE scoring from the China Open
Watch the video LIVE stream here!

11-14 June 2009


Daryl Peach has had some success at the 2009 China Open today.
All photographs courtesy of www.jasmin-ouschan.com and used by Pro9 with permission.

Qualifiers completed and tournament now underway

Play has started in the double elimination stages of the men's and women's events at the 2009 China Open, an official part of the WPA's World Pool Tour taking place in Shanghai this week.

Shanghai is 7 hours ahead of London, so all the action will be happening early morning to mid-afternoon for European pool fans - but there are LIVE results pages listed above, and even a link to televised matches - enjoy!





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The impressive Pudong Yuanshen Gymnasium, venue for the 2009 China Open in Shanghai.



A scene from the opening ceremony at the 2009 China Open in Shanghai.



Inside the Pudong Yuanshen Gymnasium, with seating for 3,000 to 5,000 spectators.



The Netherlands hope, Niels Feijen at the Pudong Yuanshen Gymnasium.



From Austria, Jasmin Ouschan in action at the 2009 China Open.



Scenes from inside the Pudong Yuanshen Gymnasium.



Britain's Darren Appleton at the 2009 China Open.



More action from the match tables in Shanghai.



Oscar Dominguez on the match tables in Shanghai.



More action from the match tables in Shanghai.


THE STATS




THE PLAYERS
Top 16 Seeded Players in Bold

1. Ralf Souquet (GER)
2. Darren Appleton (GBR)
3. Niels Feijen     (NED)
4. Mika Immonen (FIN)
5. Shane van Boening (USA)
6. Marcus Chamat (SWE)
7. Daryl Peach (GBR)
8. Satoshi Kawabata (JPN)
9. Charlie Williams (USA)
10. Ricky Yang (INA)
11. Radoslaw Babica (POL)
12. Jeffrey de Luna (PHI)
13. Thorsten Hohmann (GER)
14. Marlon Manalo (PHI)
15. Ruslan Chinahov (RUS)
16. Fu Chei-Wei (TPE)

Fu Jiambo (CHN)
Li Hewen (CHN)
Liu Haitao (CHN)
Yang Xianming (CHN)
Dang Jinhu (CHN)
Chen Peihua (CHN)
Chen Cong (CHN)
Zhang Kai (CHN)
Zhang Shu Chun (CHN)
Han Hao Xiang (CHN)
Yang Ching Shun (TPE)
Lu Hui Chan (TPE)
Ko Pin Yi (TPE)
Chang Pei Wei (TPE)
Kuo Po Cheng (TPE)
Li Bo Xian (TPE)
Yukio Akakariyama (JPN
Hayato Hijikata (JPN)
Toru Kuribayashi (JPN)
Abdulatef Fawal (QAT)
Jeong Young Hwa (KOR)
Antonio Gabica (PHI)
Demosthenes Pulpul (PHI)
Ahmad Miraghaei (IRN)
Jason Klatt    (CAN)
Oscar Dominguez (USA)
Gabe Owen (USA)
Ernesto Dominguez (MEX)
Craig Osborne (GBR)
Karl Boyes (GBR)
Chew Kok Hwa (SIN)
Mateusz Sniegocki (POL)
Jonny Martinez (VEN)
Vegar Kristiansen (NOR)
Mario He (AUT)
Serge Das (BEL)
Stephan Cohen (nothing)
Louis Condo (AUS)
Lee Chen Man (SIN)
Do Hoang Quan (VIE)
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2009 WPA CHINA OPEN 9 BALL TOURNAMENT

THE LAST 32

Marcus Chamat

Sweden

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Taiwan

Kuo Po-Cheung

Zhang Kai

China

0 : 0

Mexico

Ernesto Dominguez

Do Hoang Quan

Vietnam

0 : 0

Japan

Yukio Akakariyama

Mateusz Sniegocki

Poland

0 : 0

Philippines

Jeffrey de Luna

Niels Feijen

Netherlands

0 : 0

Taiwan

Lo Li Wen

Guo Hua

China

0 : 0

USA

Shane Van Boening

Chang Pei Wei

Taiwan

0 : 0

Great Britain

Karl Boyes

Daryl Peach

Great Britain

0 : 0

Japan

Kazuo Furuta

Ralf Souquet

Germany

0 : 0

Canada

Jason Klatt

Lee Chen Man

Hong Kong

0 : 0

Taiwan

Fu Chei-Wei

Lu Hui Chan

Taiwan

0 : 0

Taiwan

Won Kuo-Bin

Ko Pin Yi

Taiwan

0 : 0

USA

Charlie Williams

Ricky Yang

Indonesia

0 : 0

China

Fu Jianbo

Vegar Kristiansen

Norway

0 : 0

Germany

Thorsten Hohmann

Darren Appleton

Great Britain

0 : 0

Japan

Toru Kuribayashi

Radoslaw Babica

Poland

0 : 0

Taiwan

Yang Ching Shun




2009 WPA CHINA OPEN 9 BALL TOURNAMENT

THE LAST 16

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2009 WPA CHINA OPEN 9 BALL TOURNAMENT

THE QUARTER-FINALS

Yukio Akakiriama

Japan

11 : 10

Taiwan

郭柏成

Niels Feijen

Netherlands

11 : 9

UK

Karl Boyes

吕辉展

Taiwan

11 : 8

Germany

Ralf Souquet

Throsten Hohmann

Germany

11 : 10

Japan

Toru Kuribayashi




2009 WPA CHINA OPEN 9 BALL TOURNAMENT

THE SEMI-FINALS

Niels Feijen

netherlands

11 : 3

Japan

Yukio Akakiriyama

Thorsten Hohmann

Germany

11 : 5

Taiwan

吕辉展




2009 WPA CHINA OPEN 9 BALL TOURNAMENT

THE FINAL

Thorsten Hohmann

Germany

11 : 5

Netherlands

Niels Feijen





Germany's Ralf Souquet is the No.1 Seed in Shanghai, seen here in his first match.
All photographs courtesy of www.jasmin-ouschan.com and used by Pro9 with permission.







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