title: 2001 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
text: # 2001 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
  
  The 2001 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 12th edition of the WPA World Championship for 9-Ball Pool. It took place from July 14 to 22, 2001 in Cardiff, Wales.
  
  Mika Immonen won the event, defeating German Ralf Souquet in the final, winning 17–10.
  
  ## Format
  
  The 128 participating players were divided into 16 groups, in which they competed in round robin mode against each other. The top four players in each group qualified for the final round played in the knockout system.
  
  ### Prize money
  
  The event's prize money stayed similar to that of the previous years, with winner Mika Immonen winning $65,000.
  
  | Position | Prize |
  | - | - |
  | First Place (champion) | $65,000 |
  | Second Place (runner-up) | $30,000 |
  | Third Place (semi-finalist | $17,500 |
  | Fifth place (quarter finalist) | $8,500 |
  | Ninth place (loser in round of 16) | $4,000 |
  | Seventeenth place (loser in round of 32) | $2,000 |
  | Thirty Third (loser in round of 64) | $1,500 |
  | Sixty Fifth place (Fifth or sixth in round robin group) | $1,000 |
  | Eighty First place (Seventh place in round robin group) | $500 |
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
  The following 64 players dropped out in the group stage:
  
  | | 5. Place | 6. Place | 7. Place | 8. Place |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Group 1: | Tom Storm | Fabio Luersen [de] | Apostolis Alexandris | Andy Battams |
  | Group 2: | Jorge de Souza | Pan Shen-ping | Ivica Putnik [de] | Vegar Kristiansen [de] |
  | Group 3: | Evangelos Vettas [de] | Patrick Ooi | Lou Condo [de] | Andrew Richardson |
  | Group 4: | Kunihiko Takahashi | Danny Basavich | Dino Nair | Diego Pedro Simon |
  | Group 5: | Pawel Rogalski | Evgeny Stalev | Daniel Dutz | Aki Heiskanen [de] |
  | Group 6: | Rodolfo Luat | Park Shin-young | Paul Davies | Bill Stephen |
  | Group 7: | Warren Kiamco | Joe Johnson | Gerry Watson | Bruce Anderson |
  | Group 8: | Rob McKenna | Raymond Hauge [de] | George SanSouci | Athanasios Vrakas |
  | Group 9: | Jeong Young-hwa [de] | Adsushi Shiraiwa | Kasper Thygesen [de] | Brent Wells |
  | Group 10: | Jan Dulst | Ross McInnes | Kiyotaka Ohashi | Robert Pleiner |
  | Group 11: | Kenichi Uchigaki | Mark Selby | Jimmy Hendry | Juan Silva |
  | Group 12: | Jon Kucharo | Niklas Bergendorff [de] | Akikumo Tashikawa | Mark Williams |
  | Group 13: | Kang Chin-ching | Imran Majid | Vincent Facquet [de] | Manuel Chau |
  | Group 14: | Thomas Engert | Peter Nielsen [de] | Dominic Dale | Warren King [de] |
  | Group 15: | Surathep Phoochalam | Luc Salvas | Lee Jang-su | Paul Smith |
  | Group 16: | Rico Diks [de] | Dee Adkins | Matjaž Erčulj [de] | Arnold van Staden |
  
  ## Final round
  
  | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Last 16 | Last 16 | | Quarter final | Quarter final | | Semifinal | Semifinal | | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ralf Souquet | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Marc Holtz [de] | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Marc Holtz [de] | 7 | Ralf Souquet | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Takashi Toda | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Takashi Toda | 9 | Takashi Toda | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Christian Reimering | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Christian Reimering | 3 | | | Ralf Souquet | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Yang Ching-shun | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Yang Ching-shun | 9 | | | | | Yang Ching-shun | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Dodong Alwi | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Dodong Alwi | 2 | Yang Ching-shun | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Kevin Smith | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Kevin Smith | 9 | Kevin Smith | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jorge Llanos [de] | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jorge Llanos [de] | 2 | | | | | | Ralf Souquet | 11 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Marcus Chamat | 1 | | | | | | |
  | Marcus Chamat | 9 | | | | | | | | Marcus Chamat | 1 | | | | | | |
  | Paul Potier | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Paul Potier | 3 | Marcus Chamat | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Lukas Krenek | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Lukas Krenek | 9 | Lukas Krenek | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Nick van den Berg | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Nick van den Berg | 8 | | | Marcus Chamat | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Andreas Roschkowsky [de] | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Earl Strickland | 9 | | | | | Andreas Roschkowsky [de] | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ramil Gallego | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ramil Gallego | 8 | Earl Strickland | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Andreas Roschkowsky [de] | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Andreas Roschkowsky [de] | 9 | Andreas Roschkowsky [de] | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Hsia Hui-kai | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Hsia Hui-kai | 4 | | | | | | | | | Ralf Souquet | 11 | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Lai Chia-hsiung | 2 | | | |
  | Dimitri Jungo [de] | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | Lai Chia-hsiung | 2 | | | |
  | Ismael Páez | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ismael Páez | 7 | Dimitri Jungo [de] | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | David Alcaide | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | David Alcaide | 9 | David Alcaide | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alex Lely | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alex Lely | 7 | | | David Alcaide | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Jeremy Jones | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jeremy Jones | 9 | | | | | Jeremy Jones | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Steve Knight | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Steve Knight | 1 | Jeremy Jones | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Troy Frank | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Troy Frank | 9 | Troy Frank | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Phil Harrison | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Phil Harrison | 5 | | | | | | Jeremy Jones | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Lai Chia-hsiung | 11 | | | | | | |
  | Oliver Ortmann | 9 | | | | | | | | Lai Chia-hsiung | 11 | | | | | | |
  | Allen Hopkins | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Allen Hopkins | 3 | Oliver Ortmann | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Antonio Lining | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Antonio Lining | 9 | Antonio Lining | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Hishashi Yamamoto | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Hishashi Yamamoto | 8 | | | Antonio Lining | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Lai Chia-hsiung | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Lai Chia-hsiung | 9 | | | | | Lai Chia-hsiung | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Michael Schmidt | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Michael Schmidt | 8 | Lai Chia-hsiung | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Johnny Archer | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Johnny Archer | 9 | Johnny Archer | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Fabio Petroni | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Fabio Petroni | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ralf Souquet | 10 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mika Immonen | 17 |
  | Ralph Eckert [de] | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mika Immonen | 17 |
  | Kim Davenport | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Kim Davenport | 8 | Ralph Eckert [de] | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Thorsten Hohmann | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Thorsten Hohmann | 9 | Thorsten Hohmann | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alex Pagulayan | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alex Pagulayan | 8 | | | Ralph Eckert [de] | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Niels Feijen | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Niels Feijen | 9 | | | | | Niels Feijen | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Quinten Hann | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Quinten Hann | 7 | Niels Feijen | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Efren Reyes | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Efren Reyes | 9 | Efren Reyes | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Tiong Boon Tan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Tiong Boon Tan | 3 | | | | | | Niels Feijen | 7 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Mika Immonen | 11 | | | | | | |
  | Mika Immonen | 9 | | | | | | | | Mika Immonen | 11 | | | | | | |
  | Corey Deuel | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Corey Deuel | 3 | Mika Immonen | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Tony Drago | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Tony Drago | 9 | Tony Drago | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Francisco Bustamante | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Francisco Bustamante | 6 | | | Mika Immonen | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Anthony Ginn | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Gary Ponting | 9 | | | | | Anthony Ginn | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Radosław Babica | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Radosław Babica | 7 | Gary Ponting | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Anthony Ginn | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Anthony Ginn | 9 | Anthony Ginn | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Chao Fong-pang | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Chao Fong-pang | 8 | | | | | | | | | Mika Immonen | 11 | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Alain Martel [de] | 7 | | | |
  | Chang Hao-ping | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | Alain Martel [de] | 7 | | | |
  | Robby Suarly | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Robby Suarly | 6 | Chang Hao-ping | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Alain Martel [de] | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alain Martel [de] | 9 | Alain Martel [de] | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Tommy Donlon [de] | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Tommy Donlon [de] | 5 | | | Alain Martel [de] | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Chris Melling | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Steve Davis | 9 | | | | | Chris Melling | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jimmy White | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jimmy White | 2 | Steve Davis | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Chris Melling | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Chris Melling | 9 | Chris Melling | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Sandor Tot | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Sandor Tot | 8 | | | | | | Alain Martel [de] | 11 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Leonardo Andam | 9 | | | | | | |
  | Leonardo Andam | 9 | | | | | | | | Leonardo Andam | 9 | | | | | | |
  | Johl Younger | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Johl Younger | 5 | Leonardo Andam | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Satoshi Kawabata [de] | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Satoshi Kawabata [de] | 9 | Satoshi Kawabata [de] | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ernesto Domínguez | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ernesto Domínguez | 4 | | | Leonardo Andam | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Charlie Williams | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Charlie Williams | 9 | | | | | Charlie Williams | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Daryl Peach | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Daryl Peach | 7 | Charlie Williams | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Lee Tucker | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Lee Tucker | 9 | Lee Tucker | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | John Horsfall | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  