List of WPA World Nine-ball champions

Main article: WPA World Nine-ball Championship

The World Nine-ball Championships are held annually, and are sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association. Events have been held for boys and women, and for the main world championships since this time, with a girl's tournament being created in 2004. In 2013, the men's championship was changed from being inclusive for all^[a] to a men's only event. From 2021, the main tournament became all inclusive once again, while the women's event was discontinued. In 1999, two men's tournaments were held, with one being run by the World Pool Association, held in Spain, and the other not recognised, held in Wales and known as the 1999 World Pool Championship.^[1] However, both events were later recognised as official world championships for the year of 1999.^[2]

Men's champions

List of WPA World Nine-ball Men's Championship winners^[3]

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Final score	Location
1990	Earl Strickland (USA)	Jeff Carter (USA)	3–1[b]	Bergheim, Germany
1991	Earl Strickland (USA)	Nick Varner (USA)	9–7	Las Vegas, United States
1992	Johnny Archer (USA)	Bobby Hunter (USA)	13–12	Taipei, Taiwan
1993	Chao Fong-pang (TPE)	Thomas Hasch (GER)	2–0[b]	Königswinter, Germany
1994	Takeshi Okumura (JPN)	Yasunari Itsuzaki (JPN)	9–6	Chicago, United States
1995	Oliver Ortmann (GER)	Dallas West (USA)	11–9	Taipei, Taiwan
1996	Ralf Souquet (GER)	Tom Storm (SWE)	11–1	Borlänge, Sweden
1997	Johnny Archer (USA)	Lee Kun-fang (TPE)	9–3	Chicago, United States
1998	Kunihiko Takahashi (JPN)	Johnny Archer (USA)	13–3	Taipei, Taiwan
1999	Efren Reyes (PHI)	Chang Hao-ping (TPE)	17–8	Cardiff, Wales
1999	Nick Varner (USA)	Jeremy Jones (USA)	13–8	Alicante, Spain
2000	Chao Fong-pang (TPE)	Ismael Paez (MEX)	17–6	Cardiff, Wales
2001	Mika Immonen (FIN)	Ralf Souquet (GER)	17–10
2002	Earl Strickland (USA)	Francisco Bustamante (PHI)	17–15
2003	Thorsten Hohmann (GER)	Alex Pagulayan (PHI)	17–10
2004	Alex Pagulayan (PHI)	Chang Pei-wei (TPE)	17–13	Taipei, Taiwan
2005	Wu Jia-qing (TPE)	Kuo Po-cheng (TPE)	17–16	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2006	Ronnie Alcano (PHI)	Ralf Souquet (GER)	17–11	Pasay, Philippines
2007	Daryl Peach (GBR)	Roberto Gomez (PHI)	17–15	Quezon City, Philippines
2008–2009: No tournament[c]
2010	Francisco Bustamante (PHI)	Kuo Po-cheng (TPE)	13–7	Doha, Qatar
2011	Yukio Akakariyama (JPN)	Ronnie Alcano (PHI)	13–11
2012	Darren Appleton (GBR)	Li Hewen (CHN)	13–12
2013	Thorsten Hohmann (GER)	Antonio Gabica (PHI)	13–7
2014	Niels Feijen (NED)	Albin Ouschan (AUT)	13–10
2015	Ko Pin-yi (TPE)	Shane Van Boening (USA)	13–11
2016	Albin Ouschan (AUT)	Shane Van Boening (USA)	13–6
2017	Carlo Biado (PHI)	Roland Garcia (PHI)	13–5
2018	Joshua Filler (GER)	Carlo Biado (PHI)	13–10
2019	Fedor Gorst (RUS)	Chang Jung-lin (TPE)	13–11
2020: No tournament[d]
2021	Albin Ouschan (AUT)	Omar Al-Shaheen (KWT)	13–9	Milton Keynes, England
2022	Shane Van Boening (USA)	Albin Ouschan (AUT)	13–6
2023	Francisco Sanchez Ruiz (ESP)	Mohammad Soufi (SYR)	13–10	Kielce, Poland
2024	Fedor Gorst (USA)	Eklent Kaçi (ALB)	15–14	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Women's champions

Main article: WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Location
1990	Robin Bell	LoreeJon Ogonowski-Brown	Bergheim, Germany
1991	Robin Bell (2)	JoAnn Mason	Las Vegas, United States
1992	Franziska Stark	Vivian Villarreal	Taipei, Taiwan
1993	LoreeJon Ogonowski-Brown	Jeanette Lee	Königswinter, Germany
1994	Ewa Laurance	Jeanette Lee	Chicago, United States
1995	Gerda Hofstatter	Vivian Villarreal	Taipei, Taiwan
1996	Allison Fisher	Jeanette Lee	Borlänge, Sweden
1997	Allison Fisher (2)	Jennifer Chen	Chicago, United States
1998	Allison Fisher (3)	Franziska Stark	Taipei, Taiwan
1999	Liu Shin-mei	Allison Fisher	Alicante, Spain
2000	Julie Kelly	Karen Corr	Quebec City, Canada
2001	Allison Fisher (4)	Karen Corr	Amagasaki, Japan
2002	Liu Shin-mei (2)	Karen Corr	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2004	Kim Ga-young	Liu Shin-mei	Rankweil, Austria
2006	Kim Ga-young (2)	Liu Shin-mei	Taipei, Taiwan
2007	Pan Xiaoting	Rubilen Amit	Taoyuan, Taiwan
2008	Lin Yuan-chun	Kim Ga-young	Taipei, Taiwan
2009	Liu Shasha	Karen Corr	Shenyang, China
2010	Fu Xiaofang	Allison Fisher	Shenyang, China
2011	Bi Zhu Qing	Chen Siming	Shenyang, China
2012	Kelly Fisher	Fu Xiaofang	Shenyang, China
2013	Han Yu	Lin Yuan-chun	Shenyang, China
2014	Liu Shasha (2)	Chen Siming	Guilin, China
2015	Liu Shasha (3)	Jasmin Ouschan	Guilin, China
2016	Han Yu (2)	Chihiro Kawahara	Emeishan City, China
2017	Chen Siming	Pan Xiaoting	Chengmai County, China
2018	Han Yu (3)	Wang Xiaotong	Sanya, China
2019	Kelly Fisher (2)	Jasmin Ouschan	Sanya, China
2023	Chou Chieh-yu	Allison Fisher	New Jersey, United States
2024	Rubilen Amit	Chen Siming	Hamilton, New Zealand

Junior champions

The first Junior Championships played since 1992 for boys, and a girls' division played since 2004.^[4]

Under-19

Boys

Year	Dates	Location	Winner	Runner-up
1992[5]	April 1-5	Taipei, Taiwan	Hsia Hui-kai	Michael Coltrain
1993[5]	December 7-12	Königswinter, Germany	Hsia Hui-kai (2)	Hsieh-Chun wang
1994[5]	November 2-6	Chicago, United States	Jørn Kjølaas	Andreas Rindler
1995[5]	November 15-19	Taipei, Taiwan	Huang Kung-chang	Alexander Dremsizis
1996[5]	October 23-27	Borlänge, Sweden	Huang Kung-chang (2)	Andreas Rindler
1997[5]	October 1–5	Chicago, United States	Christian Goteman	Chi Hsiang-chuang
1998[5]	November 11–15	Taipei, Taiwan	Lu Hui-chan	Atthasit Mahitthi
1999	December 5–12	Alicante, Spain	Lu Hui-chan (2)	John Vassalos
2000	November 14–19	Quebec City, Canada	Dimitri Jungo	Brian Naithani
2001	November 17–19	Amagasaki, Japan	Brian Naithani	Chang Jung-lin
2002	July 3–7	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Chen Ying-chieh	Shane Hennen
2003	November 18–23	Willingen, Germany	Vilmos Földes	Chang Jung-lin
2004	November 1–5	Adelaide, Australia	Wu Yu-lun	Wu Jiaqing
2005	September 20–25	Velden, Austria	Wu Yu-lun (2)	Hayato Hijikata
2006	November 13–17	Sydney, Australia	Wu Yu-lun (3)	Ko Pin-yi
2007[5]	December 12-15	Willingen, Germany	Ko Pin-yi	Wu Yu-lun
2008[5]	December 1–3	Reno, United States	Ko Pin-yi (2)	Jerico Banares
2009[5]	November 16–22	Shenyang, China	Ruslan Chinakhov	Phil Burford
2010	Nov. 29 – Dec 1	Reno, United States	Francisco Sanchez Ruiz	Jesse Engel
2011	September 1-3	Kielce, Poland	Marek Kudlik	Konrad Piekarski
2012	December 5-7	Willingen, Germany	Liu Cheng-chieh	Tobias Bongers
2013	December 9–12	Johannesburg, South Africa	Ko Ping-chung	Sebastian Batkowski
2014	November 15–18	Shanghai, China	Aloysius Yapp	Hsu Jui-an
2015	November 14–17	Shanghai, China	Long Zehuang	Maksim Dudanets
2016	November 17–20	Shanghai, China	Zheng Xiaohuai	Enkhbold Temuujin
2017	Oct. 30 – Nov 2	Moscow, Russia	Fedor Gorst	Enkhbold Temuujin
2018	Oct. 31 – Nov 3	Moscow, Russia	Yip Kin-ling	Robbie Capito
2019	November 21–23	Nicosia, Cyprus	Jonas Souto	Sanjin Pehlivanovic
2021	October 4–10	Klagenfurt, Austria	Moritz Neuhausen	Szymon Kural
2022	October 19–21	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Szymon Kural	Yuma Dörner
2023	October 19–22	Klagenfurt, Austria	Yannick Pongers	Mika van Berkel
2024	September 5-8	Hamilton, New Zealand	Mika van Berkel	Adrian Prasad

Girls

Year	Dates	Location	Winner	Runner-up
2004[5]	November 1–5	Adelaide, Australia	Zhou Meng-meng	Wu Ching
2005	September 20–25	Velden, Austria	Jasmin Ouschan	Helen Athanasiou
2006	November 13–17	Sydney, Australia	Mary Rakin	Anna Kostanian
2007	December 3–7	Willingen, Germany	Mary Rakin (2)	Tina Bühnen
2008	December 1–3	Reno, United States	Brittany Bryant	Konischi Samia
2009	November 4–7	Managua, Nicaragua	Keng Chun-lin	Anja Wagner
2010	Nov. 29 – Dec 1	Reno, United States	Brittany Bryant (2)	Briana Miller
2011	Aug. 31 – Sep 4	Kielce, Poland	Oliwia Zalewska	Anastasia Nechaeva
2012	December 4–7	Willingen, Germany	Kamila Khodjaeva	Oliwia Zalewska
2013	December 9–12	Johannesburg, South Africa	Natasha Seroshtan	Yuki Hiraguchi
2014	November 15–18	Shanghai, China	Liu Yu Chen	Kamila Khodjaeva
2015	November 14–17	Shanghai, China	Chezka Centeno	Xia Yu Ying
2016	November 17–20	Shanghai, China	Chen Chia-hua	Tsai Pei-chun
2017	Oct. 30 – Nov 2	Moscow, Russia	Kristina Tkach	Lee Woo-jin
2018	Oct. 31 – Nov 3	Moscow, Russia	Chen Chia-hua (2)	Seo Seoa
2019	November 21–23	Nicosia, Cyprus	Lu Yi-hsuan	Tamami Okuda
2021	October 4–10	Klagenfurt, Austria	Lena Primus	Kim Hye-rim
2022	October 19–21	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Xin Yu-Hong	Kim Hye-rim
2023	October 19–22	Klagenfurt, Austria	Xin Yu-Hong (2)	Sofia Mast
2024	September 5-8	Hamilton, New Zealand	Sofia Mast	Savannah Easton

Under-17

Boys

Year	Dates	Location	Winner	Runner-up
2014	November 15–18	Shanghai, China	De Jing Kong	Jeffrey Roda
2015	November 14–17	Shanghai, China	Daniel Macioł	Zheng Xiaohuai
2016	November 17–20	Shanghai, China	Zheng Xiaohuai	Temuujin Enkhbold
2017	Oct. 30 – Nov 2	Moscow, Russia	Sanjin Pehlivanovic	Robbie Capito
2018	Oct. 31 – Nov 3	Moscow, Russia	Mahkeal Parris	Emil Andre Gangflot
2019	November 21–23	Nicosia, Cyprus	Moritz Neuhausen	Fu Huan
2021	October 4–10	Klagenfurt, Austria	Dominik Jastrząb	Yannick Pongers
2022	October 19–21	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Karl Gnadeberg	Lang Yi Li
2023	October 19–22	Klagenfurt, Austria	Derin Asaku Sitorus	Adrian Prasad
2024	September 5–8	Hamilton, New Zealand	Revo Maimre	Walter Laikre

Wheelchair champions

Year	Winner
1999	Bob Calderon
2000	Fred Dinsmore
2002	Jouni Tähti
2003	Henrik Larsson
2004[5]	Chu Shou-Wei
2005[5]	Emil Schranz
2007[5]	Henrik Larsson (2)
2008[5]	Aaron Aragon
2009[5]	Jouni Tähti (2)
2010[5]	Jouni Tähti (3)
2011[5]	Jouni Tähti (4)
2012[5]	Henrik Larsson (3)
2013[5]	Jouni Tähti (5)
2014[5]	Henrik Larsson (4)
2016[5]	Henrik Larsson (5)
2017[5]	Fred Dinsmore (2)

See also

• Cue sports portal