World Straight Pool Championship
The World Straight Pool Championship, or the World 14.1 Tournament if no world championship is on the line, is an annual pocket billiards (pool) competition held in New Brunswick, New Jersey, since 2006. It is the current global professional title for straight pool (also known as 14.1 continuous), and is organized by Dragon Promotions, in part to restore the game's popularity in the United States.[1] Though billed as a world championship, the tournament in some years (including 2009, 2011 and 2012) has not been sanctioned by, or recognized as a world title event by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) or any other sport governing body.[2] The 2010 event was WPA-recognized.[3]
Format
All 64 players are divided into 8 groups where they play in round-robin format. Each match in this round is a race to 100 points. The leading 4 players in each group proceed to the next round.[4]
The games of Last 32 round are played in double-elimination format until 16 players remain. Matches are extended to races to 150.[4] The games since Last 16 round are played in single-elimination format, and matches are further extended, to races to 200.[4]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |  Thorsten Hohmann |
Thomas Engert |
 Mika Immonen |
 Max Eberle | |||
| 2007 | Oliver Ortmann |
 Huidji See |
 Martin Kempter |
| Danny Harriman | |||
| 2008 | Niels Feijen |
 Francisco Bustamante |
Nick van den Berg |
| Jasmin Ouschan | |||
| 2009* |  Stephan Cohen |
Mika Immonen |
Oliver Ortmann |
| Johnny Archer | |||
| 2010 | Oliver Ortmann |
Mika Immonen |
Thorsten Hohmann |
| Huidji See | |||
| 2011* | Thorsten Hohmann |
Mike Davis |
Alex Pagulayan |
| Charlie Williams | |||
| 2012* | John Schmidt |
Efren Reyes |
 Darren Appleton |
| Ralph Eckert | |||
| 2013* | Thorsten Hohmann |
Darren Appleton |
Francisco Bustamante |
| John Schmidt | |||
| 2014* | Darren Appleton |
Shane Van Boening |
 Evgeny Stalev |
| Max Eberle | |||
| 2015* | Thorsten Hohmann |
Darren Appleton |
Warren Kiamco |
| Reiner Wirsbitzki |
*No world title at stake.
References
- ↑ "The World Straight Pool Championship". AzBilliards.com. 2005-09-29. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ↑ Press Release (August 30, 2011). "WPA:Dragon's 'World' Events Not Official World Championships". AzBilliards.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ↑ "Players: World Champions". WPA-Pool.com. Sydney, Australia: World Pool-Billiard Association. November 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- 1 2 3 "2008 Predator World 14.1 Championship Group Pairings". Az Billiards.com. 2008-08-24. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
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