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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | 9-ball |
| Location | Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England |
| Dates | June 6, 2021–June 10, 2021 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double elimination / Single elimination |
| Host(s) | WPA World Nine-ball Championship, Matchroom Pool |
| Participants | 128 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion |  Albin Ouschan (AUT) |
| Runner-up |  Omar Al-Shaheen (KUW) |
| ← 20192022 → | |
The 2021 World Pool Championship was a pool tournament that took place between June 6 to 10, 2021 in the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. Following the 2021 Championship League Pool and the 2021 World Cup of Pool it was the third event of the season to be held in Milton Keynes.
The reigning champion was Russian player Fedor Gorst, who defeated Chang Jung-Lin 13–11 in the 2019 final. This year, he lost in the round of 64 to Skyler Woodward 8–11.
Format
The event was entered by 128 participants who were initially divided into 16 groups of 8 players, in which they competed against each other from June 6 to 7 in a double elimination tournament. Four players in each group qualified for the final round, which was played from June 8 to 10. The event was played under "winners break" format.
The early rounds were held behind closed doors, but fans were allowed for the final day.
Prize money
The event saw a total prize pool of $250,000, an increase of $100,000 from the previous edition. The winner's share was increased from $30,000 to $50,000.
| Prize money | |
|---|---|
| Winner | 50.000 US$ |
| Final | 25.000 US$ |
| Semi-final | 12.500 US$ |
| Quarter-final | 7.500 US$ |
| Last 16 | 4.000 US$ |
| Last 32 | 2.500 US$ |
| Last 64 | 1.000 US$ |
| Last 96 (1 group win) | 500 US$ |
| Total | 250.000 US$ |
Results
The draw was made during the 2021 World Pool Masters. The results are shown below, with bold denoting match winners.
Group A
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
 Fedor Gorst (RUS) | 4 | |||||
 Mark Mägi (EST) | 9 | |||||
| Mark Mägi (EST) | 0 | |||||
 Mark Gray (GBR) | 0 | |||||
| Mark Gray (GBR) | 9 | |||||
 Julio Burgos (PUR) | 0 | |||||
 Jeffrey de Luna (PHI) | 4 | |||||
 Dimitri Jungo (SUI) | 5 | |||||
 ] (25x17px) | 0 | |||||
| ] (25x17px) | 0 | |||||
 Konrad Juszczyszyn (POL) | 0 | |||||
| Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) | 0 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| ] (25x17px) | 0 | |||||
| Fedor Gorst (RUS) | 0 | ] (25x17px) | 0 | |||
| Julio Burgos (PUR) | 0 | |||||
| ] (25x17px) | 0 | |||||
| ] (25x17px) | 0 | ] (25x17px) | 0 | |||
| ] (25x17px) | 0 | |||||
Group B
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Albin Ouschan (AUT) | 9 | |||||
 Fabio Petroni (ITA) | 5 | |||||
| Albin Ouschan (AUT) | 7 | |||||
| Roberto Gomez (PHI) | 9 | |||||
| Roberto Gomez (PHI) | 9 | |||||
| Stewart Colclough (GBR) | 8 | |||||
| Omar Al-Shaheen (KUW) | 9 | |||||
 Alain Da Costa (FRA) | 0 | |||||
| Omar Al-Shaheen (KUW) | 7 | |||||
 Aloysius Yapp (SGP) | 9 | |||||
| Aloysius Yapp (SGP) | 9 | |||||
 Kaiden Hunkins (USA) | 0 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Stewart Colclough (GBR) | 5 | |||||
| Fabio Petroni (ITA) | 7 | Omar Al-Shaheen (KUW) | 9 | |||
| Stewart Colclough (GBR) | 9 | |||||
| Kaiden Hunkins (USA) | 1 | |||||
| Alain Da Costa (FRA) | 8 | Albin Ouschan (AUT) | 9 | |||
| Kaiden Hunkins (USA) | 9 | |||||
Group C
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Billy Thorpe (USA) | 9 | |||||
 Francisco Gatsby (CHI) | 2 | |||||
| Billy Thorpe (USA) | 7 | |||||
| Marc Vidal (USA) | 9 | |||||
| Marc Vidal (USA) | 9 | |||||
 Ivica Putnik (CRO) | 5 | |||||
 Petri Makkonen (FIN) | 9 | |||||
| Benjamin Belhassen (FRA) | 5 | |||||
| Petri Makkonen (FIN) | 3 | |||||
| Mieszko Fortuński (POL) | 9 | |||||
| Mieszko Fortuński (POL) | 9 | |||||
| Marcel Price (GBR) | 3 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Ivica Putnik (CRO) | 9 | |||||
| Francisco Gatsby (CHI) | 2 | Petri Makkonen (FIN) | 7 | |||
| Ivica Putnik (CRO) | 9 | |||||
| Marcel Price (GBR) | 4 | |||||
| Benjamin Belhassen (FRA) | 6 | Billy Thorpe (USA) | 9 | |||
| Marcel Price (GBR) | 9 | |||||
Group D
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
 Thorsten Hohmann (GER) | 9 | |||||
| Tobias Bongers (GER) | 8 | |||||
| Thorsten Hohmann (GER) | 9 | |||||
| Mika Immonen (FIN) | 3 | |||||
| Mika Immonen (FIN) | 9 | |||||
| Kristina Tkach (RUS) | 4 | |||||
 Sanjin Pehlivanović (BIH) | 9 | |||||
 Kevin Lannoye (BEL) | 2 | |||||
| Sanjin Pehlivanović (BIH) | 9 | |||||
| Craig Osborne (GBR) | 4 | |||||
| Ralf Souquet (GER) | 6 | |||||
| Craig Osborne (GBR) | 9 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Kristina Tkach (RUS) | 4 | |||||
| Tobias Bongers (GER) | 7 | Craig Osborne (GBR) | 9 | |||
| Kristina Tkach (RUS) | 9 | |||||
| Ralf Souquet (GER) | 9 | |||||
| Kevin Lannoye (BEL) | 4 | Mika Immonen (FIN) | 7 | |||
| Ralf Souquet (GER) | 9 | |||||
Group E
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Jayson Shaw (GBR) | 9 | |||||
| Moritz Neuhausen (GER) | 7 | |||||
| Jayson Shaw (GBR) | 8 | |||||
 Michal Gavenciak (CZE) | 9 | |||||
| Jani Siekkinen (FIN) | 8 | |||||
| Michal Gavenciak (CZE) | 9 | |||||
| Ruslan Chinakhov (RUS) | 9 | |||||
| Alex Montpellier (FRA) | 7 | |||||
| Ruslan Chinakhov (RUS) | 4 | |||||
 Marc Bijsterbosch (NED) | 9 | |||||
| Marc Bijsterbosch (NED) | 9 | |||||
| Imran Majid (GBR) | 6 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Moritz Neuhausen (GER) | 9 | |||||
| Moritz Neuhausen (GER) | 9 | Ruslan Chinakhov (RUS) | 7 | |||
| Jani Siekkinen (FIN) | 6 | |||||
| Imran Majid (GBR) | 6 | |||||
| Alex Montpellier (FRA) | 5 | Jayson Shaw (GBR) | 9 | |||
| Imran Majid (GBR) | 9 | |||||
Group F
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Casper Matikainen (FIN) | 3 | |||||
| Elliot Sanderson (GBR) | 9 | |||||
| Elliot Sanderson (GBR) | 9 | |||||
| Jan van Lierop (NED) | 8 | |||||
| Mark Foster (GBR) | 7 | |||||
| Jan van Lierop (NED) | 9 | |||||
 Mohammad Ali Berjawi (LBN) | 9 | |||||
| Ryan Fleming (GBR) | 8 | |||||
| Mohammad Ali Berjawi (LBN) | 0 | |||||
| Maximilian Lechner (AUT) | 9 | |||||
| Maximilian Lechner (AUT) | 9 | |||||
 Mickey Krause (DEN) | 5 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Casper Matikainen (FIN) | 9 | |||||
| Casper Matikainen (FIN) | 9 | Mohammad Ali Berjawi (LBN) | 7 | |||
| Mark Foster (GBR) | 3 | |||||
| Mickey Krause (DEN) | 4 | |||||
| Ryan Fleming (GBR) | 5 | Jan van Lierop (NED) | 9 | |||
| Mickey Krause (DEN) | 9 | |||||
Group G
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
 David Alcaide (ESP) | 9 | |||||
 Andreja Klasovic (SRB) | 3 | |||||
| David Alcaide (ESP) | 8 | |||||
| Jeremy Sossei (USA) | 9 | |||||
 Pijus Labutis (LTU) | 8 | |||||
| Jeremy Sossei (USA) | 9 | |||||
 Robbie Capito (HKG) | 9 | |||||
 Ruben Bautista (MEX) | 3 | |||||
| Robbie Capito (HKG) | 9 | |||||
 Vitaliy Patsura (UKR) | 8 | |||||
| Denis Grabe (EST) | 7 | |||||
| Vitaliy Patsura (UKR) | 9 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Pijus Labutis (LTU) | 9 | |||||
| Andreja Klasovic (SRB) | 6 | Vitaliy Patsura (UKR) | 3 | |||
| Pijus Labutis (LTU) | 9 | |||||
| Ruben Bautista (MEX) | 7 | |||||
| Ruben Bautista (MEX) | 9 | David Alcaide (ESP) | 9 | |||
| Denis Grabe (EST) | 5 | |||||
Group H
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Skyler Woodward (USA) | 9 | |||||
 Jaroslav Polach (SVK) | 0 | |||||
| Skyler Woodward (USA) | 2 | |||||
| Radosław Babica (POL) | 9 | |||||
| Radosław Babica (POL) | 9 | |||||
| Ivo Aarts (NED) | 6 | |||||
 Vincent Halliday (RSA) | 7 | |||||
 DJ McGinley (CAN) | 9 | |||||
| DJ McGinley (CAN) | 5 | |||||
| Daniel Schneider (SUI) | 9 | |||||
| Daniel Schneider (SUI) | 9 | |||||
 So Shaw (IRI) | 6 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Ivo Aarts (NED) | 9 | |||||
| Jaroslav Polach (SVK) | 5 | DJ McGinley (CAN) | 8 | |||
| Ivo Aarts (NED) | 9 | |||||
| So Shaw (IRI) | 4 | |||||
| Vincent Halliday (RSA) | 2 | Skyler Woodward (USA) | 9 | |||
| So Shaw (IRI) | 9 | |||||
Group I
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Shane Van Boening (USA) | 9 | |||||
| Petr Urban (CZE) | 3 | |||||
| Shane Van Boening (USA) | 9 | |||||
| Oscar Dominguez (USA) | 4 | |||||
| Oscar Dominguez (USA) | 9 | |||||
| Roberto Bartol (CRO) | 8 | |||||
| Karol Skowerski (POL) | 3 | |||||
| Jonas Souto Comino (ESP) | 9 | |||||
| Jonas Souto Comino (ESP) | 6 | |||||
| Hunter Lombardo (USA) | 9 | |||||
| Hunter Lombardo (USA) | 9 | |||||
 Mats Schjetne (NOR) | 3 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Petr Urban (CZE) | 5 | |||||
| Petr Urban (CZE) | 9 | Jonas Souto Comino (ESP) | 9 | |||
| Roberto Bartol (CRO) | 8 | |||||
| Karol Skowerski (POL) | 9 | |||||
| Karol Skowerski (POL) | 9 | Oscar Dominguez (USA) | 3 | |||
| Mats Schjetne (NOR) | 1 | |||||
Group J
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Wojciech Szewczyk (POL) | 9 | |||||
| Marco Dorenburg (GER) | 1 | |||||
| Wojciech Szewczyk (POL) | 4 | |||||
| Aleksa Pecelj (SRB) | 8 | |||||
| Richard Halliday (RSA) | 6 | |||||
| Aleksa Pecelj (SRB) | 9 | |||||
 Olivér Szolnoki (HUN) | 9 | |||||
| Daniele Corrieri (ITA) | 4 | |||||
| Olivér Szolnoki (HUN) | 9 | |||||
| Francisco Sánchez Ruíz (ESP) | 8 | |||||
| Francisco Sánchez Ruíz (ESP) | 9 | |||||
| Kevin Simpson (GBR) | 0 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Richard Halliday (RSA) | 5 | |||||
| Marco Dorenburg (GER) | 8 | Francisco Sánchez Ruíz (ESP) | 9 | |||
| Richard Halliday (RSA) | 9 | |||||
| Daniele Corrieri (ITA) | 3 | |||||
| Daniele Corrieri (ITA) | 9 | Wojciech Szewczyk (POL) | 9 | |||
| Kevin Simpson (GBR) | 1 | |||||
Group K
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Karl Boyes (GBR) | 9 | |||||
| Lukas Fracasso Verner (USA) | 3 | |||||
| Karl Boyes (GBR) | 9 | |||||
| Badar Abdullah Alawadhi (KUW) | 8 | |||||
| Stephen Holem (CAN) | 8 | |||||
| Badar Abdullah Alawadhi (KUW) | 9 | |||||
 Yukio Akakariyama (JPN) | 9 | |||||
| Ricky Evans (USA) | 5 | |||||
| Yukio Akakariyama (JPN) | 9 | |||||
| Corey Deuel (USA) | 4 | |||||
| Corey Deuel (USA) | 9 | |||||
| Benji Buckley (GBR) | 6 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Stephen Holem (CAN) | 9 | |||||
| Lukas Fracasso Verner (USA) | 6 | Corey Deuel (USA) | 8 | |||
| Stephen Holem (CAN) | 9 | |||||
| Benji Buckley (GBR) | 5 | |||||
| Ricky Evans (USA) | 4 | Badar Abdullah Alawadhi (KUW) | 9 | |||
| Benji Buckley (GBR) | 9 | |||||
Group L
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Darren Appleton (GBR) | 9 | |||||
| Shane Wolford (USA) | 7 | |||||
| Darren Appleton (GBR) | 9 | |||||
| Christoph Reintjes (GER) | 2 | |||||
| Marco Teutscher (NED) | 4 | |||||
| Christoph Reintjes (GER) | 9 | |||||
| Ricardo Sini (ITA) | 8 | |||||
 Jeffrey Nieuwenhuyzen (AHO) | 9 | |||||
| Jeffrey Nieuwenhuyzen (AHO) | 4 | |||||
 Alexander Kazakis (GRE) | 9 | |||||
| Alexander Kazakis (GRE) | 9 | |||||
| Kelly Fisher (GBR) | 1 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Marco Teutscher (NED) | 9 | |||||
| Shane Wolford (USA) | 6 | Jeffrey Nieuwenhuyzen (AHO) | 4 | |||
| Marco Teutscher (NED) | 9 | |||||
| Kelly Fisher (GBR) | w/o | |||||
| Ricardo Sini (ITA) | 5 | Christoph Reintjes (GER) | w/d | |||
| Kelly Fisher (GBR) | 9 | |||||
Group M
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Niels Feijen (NED) | 9 | |||||
| Tim de Ruyter (NED) | 5 | |||||
| Niels Feijen (NED) | 9 | |||||
| Yip Kin-Ling (HKG) | 6 | |||||
| Chris Reinhold (USA) | 3 | |||||
| Yip Kin-Ling (HKG) | 9 | |||||
| Nick Malai (GRE) | 7 | |||||
| Veronika Ivanovskaia (GER) | 9 | |||||
| Veronika Ivanovskaia (GER) | 7 | |||||
| Masato Yoshioka (JPN) | 9 | |||||
| Masato Yoshioka (JPN) | 9 | |||||
| Muhummed Daydat (RSA) | 2 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Tim de Ruyter (NED) | 8 | |||||
| Tim de Ruyter (NED) | 9 | Veronika Ivanovskaia (GER) | 9 | |||
| Chris Reinhold (USA) | 3 | |||||
| Muhummed Daydat (RSA) | 9 | |||||
| Nick Malai (GRE) | 7 | Yip Kin-Ling (HKG) | 2 | |||
| Muhummed Daydat (RSA) | 9 | |||||
Group N
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Mateusz Śniegocki (POL) | 9 | |||||
 Miguel Silva (POR) | 7 | |||||
| Mateusz Śniegocki (POL) | 9 | |||||
| Philipp Stojanovic (CRO) | 4 | |||||
| Mario He (AUT) | 6 | |||||
| Philipp Stojanovic (CRO) | 9 | |||||
| Jakub Koniar (SVK) | 9 | |||||
| Vania Franco (POR) | 1 | |||||
| Jakub Koniar (SVK) | 9 | |||||
| Tyler Styer (USA) | 5 | |||||
| Tyler Styer (USA) | 9 | |||||
| Henrique Correia (POR) | 4 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Mario He (AUT) | 9 | |||||
| Miguel Silva (POR) | 2 | Tyler Styer (USA) | 3 | |||
| Mario He (AUT) | 9 | |||||
| Henrique Correia (POR) | 6 | |||||
| Vania Franco (POR) | 7 | Philipp Stojanovic (CRO) | 9 | |||
| Henrique Correia (POR) | 9 | |||||
Group O
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Naoyuki Ōi (JPN) | 9 | |||||
| Jennifer Barretta (USA) | 6 | |||||
| Naoyuki Ōi (JPN) | 2 | |||||
| Daniel Maciol (POL) | 9 | |||||
| Roman Hybler (CZE) | 7 | |||||
| Daniel Maciol (POL) | 9 | |||||
| Donny Olson (USA) | 8 | |||||
| Bahram Lotfy (DEN) | 9 | |||||
| Bahram Lotfy (DEN) | 3 | |||||
| Chris Melling (GBR) | 9 | |||||
| Chris Melling (GBR) | 9 | |||||
| April Larson (USA) | 7 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Roman Hybler (CZE) | 4 | |||||
| Jennifer Barretta (USA) | 2 | Bahram Lotfy (DEN) | 9 | |||
| Roman Hybler (CZE) | 9 | |||||
| Donny Olson (USA) | 1 | |||||
| Donny Olson (USA) | 9 | Naoyuki Ōi (JPN) | 9 | |||
| April Larson (USA) | 6 | |||||
Group P
| Main Round | Winner’s Round | |||||
| Tomasz Kapłan (POL) | 9 | |||||
| Sergey Lutsker (RUS) | 3 | |||||
| Tomasz Kapłan (POL) | 2 | |||||
| Nikos Ekonomopoulos (GRE) | 9 | |||||
| Chris Alexander (GBR) | 8 | |||||
| Nikos Ekonomopoulos (GRE) | 9 | |||||
| Wiktor Zieliński (POL) | 9 | |||||
| Kim Laaksonen (FIN) | 0 | |||||
| Wiktor Zieliński (POL) | 9 | |||||
| Joshua Filler (GER) | 3 | |||||
| Joshua Filler (GER) | 9 | |||||
 Marharyta Fjafilawa (BLR) | 2 | |||||
| 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | |||||
| Sergey Lutsker (RUS) | 6 | |||||
| Sergey Lutsker (RUS) | 9 | Joshua Filler (GER) | 9 | |||
| Chris Alexander (GBR) | 4 | |||||
| Kim Laaksonen (FIN) | 3 | |||||
| Kim Laaksonen (FIN) | 9 | Tomasz Kapłan (POL) | 9 | |||
| Marharyta Fjafilawa (BLR) | 3 | |||||
Finals
Grand Final
The final was played between Austrian Albin Ouschan and Kuwaiti Omar Al-Shaheen, with the winner breaks format. Albin Ouschan won the match 13–9 and won the 9-ball world championship for the second time.
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Broadcasting
All groups of the tournament were available worldwide via the following broadcasters:
References
- "Matchroom To Welcome Fans To Final Day Of World Pool Championship". azbilliards. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- "Draw Made For World Pool Championship". azbilliards. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- "World Pool Championship 2021". cuescore.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
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