title: 1996 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
text: # 1996 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
  
  The 1996 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a professional pool championship that took place in 1996 in Borlänge, Sweden. The event was won by Germany's Ralf Souquet, who defeated Sweden's Tom Storm in the final 11–1. Defending champion Oliver Ortmann was defeated in the semi-finals 13-8 by Storm.
  
  ## Knockout stages
  
  The following is the results from the quarter-finals. Players competing had progressed through the earlier knockout round. Players in bold denote match winners. Matches were race-to-13-racks until the final match was race-to-11-racks due to televising purposes.
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Oliver Ortmann | Oliver Ortmann | 8 | | | | | | |
  | Tom Storm | Tom Storm | 13 | | | | | | |
  | Tom Storm | Tom Storm | 13 | Tom Storm | Tom Storm | 13 | | | |
  | | | | Rolf Alex | Rolf Alex | 10 | | | |
  | Thomas Engert | Thomas Engert | 3 | Rolf Alex | Rolf Alex | 10 | | | |
  | Rolf Alex | Rolf Alex | 13 | | | | | | |
  | Rolf Alex | Rolf Alex | 13 | | | | Tom Storm | Tom Storm | 1 |
  | | | | | | | Ralf Souquet | Ralf Souquet | 11 |
  | Paul Potier | Paul Potier | 3 | | | | | | | Ralf Souquet | Ralf Souquet | 11 |
  | Ralf Souquet | Ralf Souquet | 13 | | | | | | |
  | Ralf Souquet | Ralf Souquet | 13 | Ralf Souquet | Ralf Souquet | 13 | | | |
  | | | | Craig Duffy | Craig Duffy | 10 | | | |
  | Craig Duffy | Craig Duffy | 13 | Craig Duffy | Craig Duffy | 10 | | | |
  | Takeshi Okumura | Takeshi Okumura | 11 | | | | | | |
  