2015 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
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The 2015 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship was a professional nine-ball pool championship that took place from 5 to 8 November 2015. It was the 24th edition of the WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship and was held at the Guilin Stadium in Guilin, China. 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 third world title, defeating Jasmin Ouschan 9–4 in the final.[1][2][3] Liu was the first Asian player to win three world titles.[4][5][6]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5–8 November 2015 |
| 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 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Liu Shasha (CHN) |
| Runner-up |  Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) |
| Score | 9–4 |
← 2014 2016 → | |
Prize money
The total prize fund for the event remained $300,000, with the winner receiving $40,000. A breakdown of the prize money is shown below:[7]
| 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 (Last 16 onwards). Players in bold denote match winners.[8]
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Liu Shasha (CHN)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kim Ga-young (KOR)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liu Shasha (CHN)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gao Meng (CHN)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gao Meng (CHN)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wang Xiaotong (CHN)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liu Shasha (CHN)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Chihiro Kawahara (JPN)
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chihiro Kawahara (JPN)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Allison Fisher (GBR)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chihiro Kawahara (JPN)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Chou Chieh-yu (TPE)
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chou Chieh-yu (TPE)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Xue Chen (CHN)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liu Shasha (CHN)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jasmin Ouschan (AUT)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jasmin Ouschan (AUT)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Siming (CHN)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jasmin Ouschan (AUT)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Rubilen Amit (PHI)
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rubilen Amit (PHI)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tan Ho-yun (TPE)
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jasmin Ouschan (AUT)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pan Xiaoting (CHN)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pan Xiaoting (CHN)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zhou Doudou (CHN)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pan Xiaoting (CHN)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lin Yuan-chun (TPE)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lin Yuan-chun (TPE)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kelly Fisher (GBR)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||