List of WPA World Nine-ball champions
The following is a list of WPA World Nine-ball Champions. The World Nine-ball Championships are held annually, and are sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association. The men's and women's tournaments are usually held separately. In 1999, two men's tournaments were held.
Men's champions
| Date |
Location |
Winner |
Runner-up |
| 1990 |
Bergheim, Germany |
 Earl Strickland (1) |
Jeff Carter |
| 1991 |
Las Vegas, United States |
Earl Strickland (2) |
Nick Varner |
| 1992 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Johnny Archer (1) |
Bobby Hunter |
| 1993 |
Königswinter, Germany |
 Chao Fong-pang (1) |
 Thomas Hasch |
| 1994 |
Chicago, United States |
 Okumura Takeshi (1) |
Yasunari Itsuzaki |
| 1995 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Oliver Ortmann (1) |
Dallas West |
| 1996 |
Borlänge, Sweden |
Ralf Souquet (1) |
 Tom Storm |
| 1997 |
Chicago, United States |
Johnny Archer (2) |
Kun-Fang Lee |
| 1998 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Takahashi Kunihiko (1) |
Johnny Archer |
| 1999 (1), December 5–12 |
Alicante, Spain |
Nick Varner (1) |
Jeremy Jones |
| 1999 (2) |
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom |
 Efren Reyes (1) |
Chang Hao-ping |
| 2000, July 1–9 |
Chao Fong-pang (2) |
 Ismael Paez |
| 2001, July 14–22 |
 Mika Immonen (1) |
Ralf Souquet |
| 2002, July 13–21 |
Earl Strickland (3) |
Francisco Bustamante |
| 2003, July 12–20 |
Thorsten Hohmann (1) |
 Alex Pagulayan |
| 2004, July 10–18 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Alex Pagulayan (1) |
Chang Pei-wei |
| 2005, July 2–10 |
Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
Wu Chia-ching (1) |
Kuo Po-cheng |
| 2006, November 4–12 |
Pasay, Philippines |
Ronato Alcano (1) |
Ralf Souquet |
| 2007, November 3–11 (details) |
Quezon City, Philippines |
 Daryl Peach (1) |
Roberto Gomez |
| 2008 |
Not Held (because of the Late-2000s recession[1]) |
| 2009 |
Not Held (because of the Late-2000s recession[1]) |
| 2010, June 29 – July 5 (details) |
Doha, Qatar |
Francisco Bustamante (1) |
Kuo Po-cheng |
| 2011, June 25 – July 1 (details) |
Yukio Akagariyama (1) |
Ronato Alcano |
| 2012, June 22 – 29 |
Darren Appleton (1) |
 Li He-wen |
| 2013 |
Thorsten Hohmann (2) |
Antonio Gabica |
| 2014, June 16–27 |
 Niels Feijen (1) |
 Albin Ouschan |
Women's champions
| Date |
Location |
Winner |
Runner-up |
| 1990 |
Bergheim, Germany |
Robin Bell (1) |
Loree Jon Jones |
| 1991 |
Las Vegas, United States |
Robin Bell (2) |
Jo Ann Mason |
| 1992 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Franziska Stark (1) |
Vivian Villarreal |
| 1993 |
Königswinter, Germany |
Loree Jon Jones (1) |
Jeanette Lee |
| 1994 |
Chicago, United States |
Ewa Laurance (1) |
Jeanette Lee |
| 1995 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Gerda Hofstatter (1) |
Vivian Villarreal |
| 1996 |
Borlänge, Sweden |
Allison Fisher (1) |
Jeanette Lee |
| 1997 |
Chicago, United States |
Allison Fisher (2) |
Jennifer Chen |
| 1998 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Allison Fisher (3) |
Franziska Stark |
| 1999, December 5–12 |
Alicante, Spain |
Hsin-Mei Liu (1) |
Allison Fisher |
| 2000, November 14–19 |
Quebec City, Canada |
 Julie Kelly (1) |
Karen Corr |
| 2001, November 17–19 |
Amagasaki, Japan |
Allison Fisher (4) |
Karen Corr |
| 2002, July 3–7 |
Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
Hsin-Mei Liu (2) |
Karen Corr |
| 2003 |
event not held |
— |
— |
| 2004, December 8–11 |
Rankweil, Austria |
 Ga Young Kim (1) |
Liu Hsin-Mei |
| 2005 |
event not held |
— |
— |
| 2006, March 1–5 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Ga Young Kim (2) |
Liu Hsin-Mei |
| 2007, April 5–8 |
Taoyuan, Taiwan |
Pan Xiaoting (1) |
Rubilen Amit |
| 2008, March 30 – April 7 |
Taipei, Taiwan |
Lin Yuan-Chun (1) |
Ga Young Kim |
| 2009, November 16 – 22 |
Shenyang, China |
Liu Shasha (1) |
Karen Corr |
| 2010, August 27 – 29 |
Shenyang, China |
Fu Xiaofang (1) |
Allison Fisher |
| 2011, September 19 – 25 |
Shenyang, China |
Bi Zhu Qing (1) |
Chen Siming |
| 2012, June 18 – 21 |
Shenyang, China |
Kelly Fisher (1) |
Fu Xiaofang |
| 2013, August 6 – 12 |
Shenyang, China |
Han Yu (1) |
Lin Yuan-chun |
| 2014, October 13 – 18 |
Guilin, China |
Liu Shasha (2) |
Chen Siming |
| 2015, October 12 – 18 |
Guilin, China |
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Junior champions
The first Junior Championships were not played until 1992, and did not have a girls' division until 2004.[2]
| Date |
Location |
Winner |
Runner-up |
| 1992 |
? |
Hsia Hui-kai (1) |
? |
| 1993 |
? |
Hsia Hui-kai (2) |
? |
| 1994 |
? |
 Jørn Kjølaas (1) |
? |
| 1995 |
? |
Huang Kung-chang (1) |
? |
| 1996 |
? |
Huang Kung-chang (2) |
? |
| 1997 |
? |
Christian Goteman (1) |
? |
| 1998 |
? |
Lu Hui-chan (1) |
? |
| 1999, December 5–12 |
Alicante, Spain |
Lu Hui-chan (2) |
 John Vassalos |
| 2000, November 14–19 |
Quebec City, Canada |
 Dimitri Jungo (1) |
Brian Naithani |
| 2001, November 17–19 |
Amagasaki, Japan |
Brian Naithani (1) |
Chang Jung-ling |
| 2002, July 3–7 |
Kaohsiung, Republic of China |
Chen Ying-chieh (1) |
Shane Hennen |
| 2003, November 18–23 |
Willingen, Germany |
 Vilmos Foeldes (1) |
Chang Jung-ling |
| 2004, November 1–5 |
Adelaide, Australia |
Wu Yu-lun (1)
Zhou Meng-meng (1) |
Wu Chia-ching
Jasmin Ouschan |
| 2005, September 20–25 |
Velden, Austria |
Wu Yu-lun (2)
Jasmin Ouschan (1) |
Hayato Hijikata
Helen Athanasiou |
| 2006, November 13–17 |
Sydney, Australia |
Wu Yu-lun (3)
Mary Ann Rakin (1) |
Ko Pin-yi
Anna Kostanian |
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Wheelchair champions
References
Date Location Winner Nationality Runner-up Nationality
1999 Christchurch, New Zealand Bob Calderon (1) USA Mark Jones USA
2000, May 28 – June 4 Waregem, Belgium Fred Dinsmore (1) Ireland Tankred Volkmer Germany
2002, September 24–28 Decatur, Alabama Jouni Tähti (1) Finland Henrik Larsson Sweden
2003, October 28–31 Christchurch, New Zealand Henrik Larsson (1) Sweden Yohji Mizusawa Japan
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