title: 2009 WPA World Ten-ball Championship
text: # 2009 WPA World Ten-ball Championship
  
  The WPA 10-Ball World Championship 2009 was the second edition of the WPA World 10-ball Championship, the world championship for the discipline of 10-ball pool. The event took place from November 25 to 30, 2009. The qualification phase was hosted at the Star Billiards Center, in Quezon City while the final tournament which started from May 10, 2011, was hosted at the World Trade Center Manila in Pasay.
  
  The event was won by Finland's Mika Immonen, defeating Filipino Lee Van Corteza in the final 11–6. British Darren Appleton was the defending champion, having won the 2008 event, but was defeated by David Alcaide in the quarter-finals.
  
  ## Format
  
  The 128 participating players were divided into 16 groups, in which they competed in a double elimination tournament against each other. The remaining 64 players in each group qualified for the final round played in the knockout system.
  
  ### Prize money
  
  Below was the advertised prize fund for the event.
  
  | Position | Prize |
  | - | - |
  | First place (champion) | $60,000 |
  | Second place (runner-up) | $30,000 |
  | Third place (semi-finalist) | $15,000 |
  | Fifth place (quarter-finalist) | $7,500 |
  | Ninth place (loser in round of 16) | $3,500 |
  | 17th place (loser in round of 32) | $2,500 |
  | 33rd place (loser in round of 64) | $1,000 |
  
  ## Knockout round
  
  | Round of 64 28 Nov 2008 | Round of 64 28 Nov 2008 | Round of 32 29 Nov 2008 | Round of 32 29 Nov 2008 | Round of 16 29 Nov 2008 | Round of 16 29 Nov 2008 | | Quarter final 29 Nov 2008 | Quarter final 29 Nov 2008 | | Semi final 30 Nov 2008 | Semi final 30 Nov 2008 | | Final 30 Nov 2008 | Final 30 Nov 2008 |
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  | Warren Kiamco | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jalal Yousef | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jalal Yousef | 8 | Warren Kiamco | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Thorsten Hohmann | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jericho Banares | 1 | Thorsten Hohmann | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | T. Hohmann | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | T. Hohmann | 9 | | | Warren Kiamco | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Daryl Peach | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mario He | 4 | | | | | Daryl Peach | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Daryl Peach | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Daryl Peach | 9 | Daryl Peach | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Satoshi Kawabata | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Radosław Babica | 6 | Satoshi Kawabata | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Satoshi Kawabata | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Satoshi Kawabata | 9 | | | | | | Warren Kiamco | 8 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Antonio Lining | 9 | | | | | | |
  | Antonio Lining | 9 | | | | | | | | Antonio Lining | 9 | | | | | | |
  | Corey Deuel | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Corey Deuel | 4 | Antonio Lining | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Naoyuki Oi | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Adam Smith | 4 | Naoyuki Oi | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Naoyuki Ōi | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Naoyuki Ōi | 9 | | | Antonio Lining | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Jomar De Ocampo | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jeong Young-hwa | 6 | | | | | Jomar De Ocampo | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jomar De Ocampo | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jomar De Ocampo | 9 | Jomar De Ocampo | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Nguyen Anh Tuan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Nguyen Anh Tuan | 9 | Nguyen Anh Tuan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Karl Boyes | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Karl Boyes | 8 | | | | | | | | | Antonio Lining | 7 | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Mika Immonen | 9 | | | |
  | Niels Feijen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Mika Immonen | 9 | | | |
  | Mika Immonen | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mika Immonen | 9 | Mika Immonen | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Marlon Manalo | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Marlon Manalo | 9 | Marlon Manalo | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Fu Jianbo | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Fu Jianbo | 4 | | | Mika Immonen | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Nick van den Berg | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ernesto Domínguez | 6 | | | | | Nick van den Berg | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Nick van den Berg | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Nick van den Berg | 9 | Nick van den Berg | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Jonni Fulcher | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jonni Fulcher | 9 | Jonni Fulcher | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Kenny Kwok | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Kenny Kwok | 8 | | | | | | Mika Immonen | 9 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Ruslan Tschinachow | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Alain Martel | 8 | | | | | | | | Ruslan Tschinachow | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Jundel Mazon | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jundel Mazon | 9 | Jundel Mazon | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Ruslan Tschinachow | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Huidji See | 6 | Ruslan Tschinachow | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ruslan Tschinachow | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ruslan Tschinachow | 9 | | | Ruslan Tschinachow | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Elvis Calasang | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Markus Juva | 5 | | | | | Elvis Calasang | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Elvis Calasang | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Elvis Calasang | 9 | Elvis Calasang | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Dodong Alwi | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Johnny Archer | 2 | Dodong Alwi | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Dodong Alwi | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Dodong Alwi | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | Mika Immonen | 11 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lee Van Corteza | 6 |
  | Lee Van Corteza | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lee Van Corteza | 6 |
  | Konstantin Stepanow | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Konstantin Stepanow | 7 | Lee Van Corteza | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Chang Yu-Lung | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ben Nunan | 4 | Chang Yu-Lung | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Chang Yu-Lung | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Chang Yu-Lung | 9 | | | Lee Van Corteza | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Thomas Engert | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Imran Majid | 9 | | | | | Thomas Engert | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ronato Alcano | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ronato Alcano | 5 | Imran Majid | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Thomas Engert | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Thomas Engert | 9 | Thomas Engert | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Charlie Williams | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Charlie Williams | 3 | | | | | | Lee Van Corteza | 9 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Li Hewen | 7 | | | | | | |
  | Fu Che-wei | 6 | | | | | | | | Li Hewen | 7 | | | | | | |
  | Roman Hybler | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Roman Hybler | 9 | Roman Hybler | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Wang Ming | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ricky Yang | 5 | Wang Ming | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Wang Ming | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Wang Ming | 9 | | | Wang Ming | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Li Hewen | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Li Hewen | 9 | | | | | Li Hewen | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Oliver Ortmann | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Oliver Ortmann | 5 | Li Hewen | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Ralf Souquet | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ralf Souquet | 9 | Ralf Souquet | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ignacio Chávez | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ignacio Chávez | 8 | | | | | | | | | Lee Van Corteza | 9 | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | David Alcaide | 7 | | | |
  | Darren Appleton | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | David Alcaide | 7 | | | |
  | Craig Osborne | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Craig Osborne | 3 | Darren Appleton | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Stephan Cohen | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Christoph Reintjes | 5 | Stephan Cohen | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Stephan Cohen | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Stephan Cohen | 9 | | | Darren Appleton | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Marcus Chamat | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Dang Jinhu | 9 | | | | | Marcus Chamat | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Yang Ching-shun | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Yang Ching-shun | 6 | Dang Jinhu | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Marcus Chamat | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Marcus Chamat | 9 | Marcus Chamat | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Kuo Po-Cheng | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Kuo Po-Cheng | 7 | | | | | | Darren Appleton | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | David Alcaide | 9 | | | | | | |
  | Hayato Hijikata | 9 | | | | | | | | David Alcaide | 9 | | | | | | |
  | Erik Hjorleifson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Erik Hjorleifson | 2 | Hayato Hijikata | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Dennis Orcollo | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Óscar Domínguez | 2 | Dennis Orcollo | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Dennis Orcollo | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Dennis Orcollo | 9 | | | Dennis Orcollo | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | David Alcaide | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Yukio Akakariyama | 6 | | | | | David Alcaide | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Chao Fong-Pang | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Chao Fong-Pang | 9 | Chao Fong-Pang | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | David Alcaide | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | David Alcaide | 9 | David Alcaide | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Antonio Gabica | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  