2014 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
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The 2014 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship was a professional nine-ball pool championship that took place from 12 to 18 October 2014. It was the 23rd edition of the WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship and was held at the Guilin Stadium in Guilin, China.[1] The tournament featured a field of 64 players, with a preliminary double-elimination stage followed by a single-elimination tournament bracket for the final 32 players. The event was sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA). Liu Shasha won her second world title, defeating Chen Siming 9–8 in the final.[2][3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12–18 October 2014 |
| Venue | Guilin Stadium |
| City | Guilin |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Pool-Billiard Association |
| Format | Double elimination / single elimination |
| Discipline | Nine-ball |
| Total prize fund | $300,000 |
| Winner's share | $40,000 |
| Participants | 64 |
| Defending champion | Han Yu |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Liu Shasha (CHN) |
| Runner-up | Chen Siming (CHN) |
| Score | 9–8 |
← 2013 2015 → | |
Prize money
The total prize fund for the event was $300,000, with the winner receiving $40,000. A breakdown of the prize money is shown below:[4]
| Position | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Winner | $40,000 |
| Runner-up | $20,000 |
| Semi-finalist | $10,000 |
| Quarter-finalist | $6,000 |
| Last 16 | $3,000 |
| Last 32 | $1,500 |
| Last 64 | $750 |
| Total | $300,000 |
Knockout stage
The following is the results from the knockout stage of the event. Players in bold denote match winners.[5][1]
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
 Kim Ga-young (KOR)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Akimi Kajitani (JPN)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Ga-young (KOR)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Han Yu (CHN)
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Han Yu (CHN)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fu Xiaofang (CHN)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Ga-young (KOR)
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liu Shasha (CHN)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liu Shasha (CHN)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jiang Teng (CHN)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liu Shasha (CHN)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Angeline Ticoalu (INA)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Angeline Ticoalu (INA)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kuo Szu-ting (TPE)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liu Shasha (CHN)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Siming (CHN)
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Siming (CHN)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chou Chieh-yu (TPE)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Siming (CHN)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wei Tzu-chien (TPE)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wei Tzu-chien (TPE)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pan Xiaoting (CHN)
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Siming (CHN)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tan Ho-yun (TPE)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tan Ho-yun (TPE)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Allison Fisher (GBR)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tan Ho-yun (TPE)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zhou Doudou (CHN)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zhou Doudou (CHN)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Karen Corr (IRL)
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||