World Straight Pool Championship
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For the former similar event, see World 14.1 Continuous Championship.
The World Straight Pool Championship 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.
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[edit] Format
[edit] Group stages
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.
[edit] Last 32
The games are played in double-elimination format until 16 players remain. Matches are extended to races to 150.
[edit] Last 16
The games are played in single-elimination format, and matches are further extended, to races to 200.
[edit] Champions
| Year | Winner | Runner up | Final Score |
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| 2006 | Thorsten Hohmann | Thomas Engert | 200-80 |
| 2007 | Oliver Ortmann | Huidji See | 200-171 |
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