2002 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | 9-ball |
| Location | Cardiff, Wales |
| Dates | July 18, 2002–July 24, 2002 |
Tournament format | Round robin / Single Elimination |
| Host(s) | WPA World Nine-ball Championship, Matchroom Pool |
| Participants | 128 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion |  Earl Strickland |
| Runner-up |  Francisco Bustamante |
The 2002 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 13th edition of the WPA World Championship for 9-Ball Pool. It took place from July 18 to 24, 2002 in Cardiff, Wales.[1][2]
The event was won by American Earl Strickland with a 17:15 victory in the final against Francisco Bustamante.[3] Defending champion Mika Immonen was defeated in the round of 64 against Shannon Daulton.[4]
Prize money
The 128 participating players were divided into 16 groups, in which they competed in round robin mode against each other. The top four players in each group qualified for the final round played in the knockout system.[5]
The event's prize money stayed similar to that of the previous years, with winner Earl Strickland winning $65,000.[6]
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| First Place (champion) | $65,000 |
| Second Place (runner-up) | $30,000 |
| Third Place (semi-finalist | $17,500 |
| Fifth place (quarter finalist) | $8,500 |
| Ninth place (loser in round of 16) | $4,000 |
| Seventeenth place (loser in round of 32) | $2,000 |
| Thirty Third (loser in round of 64) | $1,500 |
| Sixty Fifth place (Fifth or sixth in round robin group) | $1,000 |
| Eighty First place (Seventh place in round robin group) | $500 |
Preliminary round
The following 64 players dropped out in the group stage:[5]
| 5. Place | 6. Place | 7. Place | 8. Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1: |  Jeong Young-hwa |  Brian Naithani |  Wayne Lloyd |  George Sarmas |
| Group 2: |  Brent Wells |  Akikumo Toshikawa |  Sascha Specchia |  Gilliano Smit |
| Group 3: |  Robby Suarly |  Chao Fong-Pang | Lee Walker |  David López |
| Group 4: | Haruyoshi Hinokiyama | Frankie Hernandez | Robert Parlevliet | Geoff Dunn |
| Group 5: | Siauw Wieto |  Pat Holtz |  Alok Kumar |  Ryan Rampersaud |
| Group 6: |  Cliff Thorburn |  Tom Storm |  Kevin Smith |  Carmine Nanula |
| Group 7: |  Shawn Budd | Anthony Ginn |  Marcos Castro |  William Ang Boon Lay |
| Group 8: | Tiong Boon Tan | Alain Martel | Richard Jones |  Gino Vermeesch |
| Group 9: |  Tony Drago |  John Wims | Dimitri Jungo |  Javier Palacios |
| Group 10: | Tommy Donlon | Dominic Dale |  Ronny Oldervik | Chao Jung-hua |
| Group 11: |  Marko Lohtander | Phil Reilly | George SanSouci | Ed Galati |
| Group 12: | Johl Younger | Leonardo Andam | Troy Frank | Mario Morra |
| Group 13: |  Kasper Thygesen | Paul Hunter | Darren Appleton |  Luis Miguel Sánchez |
| Group 14: | Andreas Vondenhoff | Andy Richardson | Greg Jenkins |  Jorge Llanos |
| Group 15: | Rob McKenna | Kuo Yi-che | Ivica Putnik | Ditto Acosta |
| Group 16: | Gerry Watson | Mohammed Junarto | Shawn Putnam |  David David Anderson |
