title: 2007 WPA World Eight-ball Championship
text: # 2007 WPA World Eight-ball Championship
  
  The 2007 WPA World Eight-ball Championship was an eight-ball world championship, organized by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA), and held 1–8 March 2007 at the Fujairah Exhibition Centre of the Al Diar Siji Hotel in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. A total of 64 players competed in the tournament.
  
  The event was won by Ronato Alcano, who defeated Dennis Orcollo in the final 11–8.
  
  ## Tournament bracket
  
  ### Preliminary round
  
  The following players won one match in the preliminary round, and finished between 33 and 48th
  
  | PHL Joven Alba | ARE Issa al-Boloshi | EGY Kareem al-Gendi | ARE Hani al-Howri |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | ARE Saleem al-Juneebi | KWT Nasser al-Mujabal | ARE Saleh al-Rimawi | VEN Rizandro Arrieta |
  | DNK Henrik Asperup | ENG Karl Boyes | DEU Thomas Damm | DEU Günter Geisen |
  | FIN Aki Heiskanen | QAT Bashar Hussain | DEU Olaf Köster | DEU Oliver Ortmann |
  
  The following players did not win a round in the preliminary tournament, and were ranked 49th to 64th.
  
  | GTM Carlos Alburez | ARE Muhammed al-Hosani | ARE Mubarak al-Juneebi | PAK Arif Allah |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | ARE Saeed al-Mutawe | ARE Omar al-Serkal | EGY Mohammed Aseel | IND Mohammed Asim |
  | ENG Karl Boyes | AUS Alex Evreniadis | AUT Michael Felder | ATG Roberto Freitas |
  | IND Rafath Habib | PHL Jobert Panga | ARE Omran Salem | ZAF Zbyniek Vaic |
  
  ### Finals
  
  | 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | SRB Goran Mladenovic | SRB Goran Mladenovic | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | CAN Jason Klatt | CAN Jason Klatt | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | CAN Jason Klatt | CAN Jason Klatt | 7 | SRB Goran Mladenovic | SRB Goran Mladenovic | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | PHL Joven Bustamante | PHL Joven Bustamante | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | IRN Farhad Shaverdi | IRN Farhad Shaverdi | 6 | PHL Joven Bustamante | PHL Joven Bustamante | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PHL Joven Bustamante | PHL Joven Bustamante | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PHL Joven Bustamante | PHL Joven Bustamante | 10 | | | | PHL Joven Bustamante | PHL Joven Bustamante | 10 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | DEU Thomas Engert | DEU Thomas Engert | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | BEL Serge Das | BEL Serge Das | 8 | | | | | | | DEU Thomas Engert | DEU Thomas Engert | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | JPN Hisashi Kusano | JPN Hisashi Kusano | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | JPN Hisashi Kusano | JPN Hisashi Kusano | 10 | JPN Hisashi Kusano | JPN Hisashi Kusano | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | DEU Thomas Engert | DEU Thomas Engert | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PHL Francisco Bustamante | PHL Francisco Bustamante | 9 | DEU Thomas Engert | DEU Thomas Engert | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | DEU Thomas Engert | DEU Thomas Engert | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | DEU Thomas Engert | DEU Thomas Engert | 10 | | | | | | | | PHL Joven Bustamante | PHL Joven Bustamante | 5 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | PHL Dennis Orcollo | PHL Dennis Orcollo | 10 | | | | |
  | SWE Marcus Chamat | SWE Marcus Chamat | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | PHL Dennis Orcollo | PHL Dennis Orcollo | 10 | | | | |
  | JPN Satoshi Kawabata | JPN Satoshi Kawabata | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | JPN Satoshi Kawabata | JPN Satoshi Kawabata | 5 | SWE Marcus Chamat | SWE Marcus Chamat | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | PHL Efren Reyes | PHL Efren Reyes | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PHL Efren Reyes | PHL Efren Reyes | 10 | PHL Efren Reyes | PHL Efren Reyes | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PHL James Ortega | PHL James Ortega | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PHL James Ortega | PHL James Ortega | 2 | | | | SWE Marcus Chamat | SWE Marcus Chamat | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | PHL Dennis Orcollo | PHL Dennis Orcollo | 10 | | | | | | | | |
  | ENG Darren Appleton | ENG Darren Appleton | 4 | | | | | | | PHL Dennis Orcollo | PHL Dennis Orcollo | 10 | | | | | | | | |
  | DEU Ralf Souquet | DEU Ralf Souquet | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | DEU Ralf Souquet | DEU Ralf Souquet | 10 | DEU Ralf Souquet | DEU Ralf Souquet | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | PHL Dennis Orcollo | PHL Dennis Orcollo | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PHL Dennis Orcollo | PHL Dennis Orcollo | 10 | PHL Dennis Orcollo | PHL Dennis Orcollo | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | AUS Bun Nunan | AUS Bun Nunan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | AUS Bun Nunan | AUS Bun Nunan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | PHL Dennis Orcollo | PHL Dennis Orcollo | 8 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PHL Ronato Alcano | PHL Ronato Alcano | 11 |
  | ITA Fabio Petroni | ITA Fabio Petroni | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PHL Ronato Alcano | PHL Ronato Alcano | 11 |
  | SAU Naif al-Jeweni | SAU Naif al-Jeweni | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | SAU Naif al-Jeweni | SAU Naif al-Jeweni | 10 | SAU Naif al-Jeweni | SAU Naif al-Jeweni | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | PHL Ronato Alcano | PHL Ronato Alcano | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PHL Ronato Alcano | PHL Ronato Alcano | 10 | PHL Ronato Alcano | PHL Ronato Alcano | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | DEU Thorsten Hohmann | DEU Thorsten Hohmann | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | DEU Thorsten Hohmann | DEU Thorsten Hohmann | 3 | | | | PHL Ronato Alcano | PHL Ronato Alcano | 10 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | PHL Elvis Calasang | PHL Elvis Calasang | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | TPE Hsia Hui-kai | TPE Hsia Hui-kai | 10 | | | | | | | PHL Elvis Calasang | PHL Elvis Calasang | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | DEU Kevin Becker | DEU Kevin Becker | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | DEU Kevin Becker | DEU Kevin Becker | 2 | TPE Hsia Hui-kai | TPE Hsia Hui-kai | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | PHL Elvis Calasang | PHL Elvis Calasang | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PHL Elvis Calasang | PHL Elvis Calasang | 10 | PHL Elvis Calasang | PHL Elvis Calasang | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PHL Joybe Vincente | PHL Joybe Vincente | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PHL Joybe Vincente | PHL Joybe Vincente | 9 | | | | | | | | PHL Ronato Alcano | PHL Ronato Alcano | 10 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | NLD Niels Feijen | NLD Niels Feijen | 4 | | | | |
  | NLD Niels Feijen | NLD Niels Feijen | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | NLD Niels Feijen | NLD Niels Feijen | 4 | | | | |
  | PHL Mario Tolentino | PHL Mario Tolentino | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PHL Mario Tolentino | PHL Mario Tolentino | 7 | NLD Niels Feijen | NLD Niels Feijen | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | DEU Alexander Dremsizis | DEU Alexander Dremsizis | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | TPE Wu Chia-Ching | TPE Wu Chia-Ching | 8 | DEU Alexander Dremsizis | DEU Alexander Dremsizis | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | DEU Alexander Dremsizis | DEU Alexander Dremsizis | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | DEU Alexander Dremsizis | DEU Alexander Dremsizis | 10 | | | | NLD Niels Feijen | NLD Niels Feijen | 10 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | NLD Nick van den Berg | NLD Nick van den Berg | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | CAN Erik Hjorleifson | CAN Erik Hjorleifson | 10 | | | | | | | NLD Nick van den Berg | NLD Nick van den Berg | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | QAT Mohammed Benali | QAT Mohammed Benali | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | QAT Mohammed Benali | QAT Mohammed Benali | 4 | CAN Erik Hjorleifson | CAN Erik Hjorleifson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | NLD Nick van den Berg | NLD Nick van den Berg | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | NLD Nick van den Berg | NLD Nick van den Berg | 10 | NLD Nick van den Berg | NLD Nick van den Berg | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PHL Lee Van Corteza | PHL Lee Van Corteza | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  