# 2017 Women's World Nine-ball Championship

The 2017 Women's World Nine-ball Championship was a professional nine-ball pool tournament which was held in Hainan Chengmai (China) from 8 to 11 November 2017. The event was organized by the Guoao Group, which has hosted this event from 2013.
Overall 64 players from all around the world was divided into 8 groups of 8 players, where double elimination format was applied. In the group stage all matches were race to 7 with alternate break format. Overall 32 players proceeded to the main tournament - knockout stage. In the knockout stage all matches were played race to 9.
Siming Chen won the title with the 9–7 victory over Pan Xiaoting in the final. It was Chen's first Women's World Nine-ball title.

## Prize money

The prize money for the event is shown below.
Prize money :
| Position | Prize |
| First place (Champion) | $43,000 |
| Second place (Runner-up) | $21,000 |
| 3rd - 4th | $11,000 |
| 5th - 8th | $6,000 |
| 9th - 16th | $3,000 |
| 17th - 32nd | $1,500 |
| 33rd - 48th | $800 |
| Total | $175,000 |

## Preliminary round - Double elimination

Source:
In the group stage, the double elimination format was played with race to 7.

### Group A

| Main Round | Main Round | Winner's Round | Winner's Round |
| Chen Siming | 7 | | |
| Veronika Ivanovskaia | 4 | | |
| Veronika Ivanovskaia | 4 | Chen Siming | 7 |
| | | Hye Ju Jin | 2 |
| Hye Ju Jin | 7 | Hye Ju Jin | 2 |
| Katarzyna Weselowska | 6 | | |
| Adriana Villar | 7 | | |
| Ruolin Chen | 5 | | |
| Ruolin Chen | 5 | Adriana Villar | 5 |
| | | Shu Wah Hoe | 7 |
| Shu Wah Hoe | 7 | Shu Wah Hoe | 7 |
| Doudou Zhou | 2 | | |
| 1st playoff round | 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | 2nd playoff round |
| | | Katarzyna Weselowska | 2 |
| Veronika Ivanovskaia | 6 | Adriana Villar | 7 |
| Katarzyna Weselowska | 7 | | |
| | | Doudou Zhou | 7 |
| Ruolin Chen | 2 | Hye Ju Jin | 2 |
| Doudou Zhou | 7 | | |

### Group B

| Main Round | Main Round | Winner's Round | Winner's Round |
| Han Yu | 4 | | |
| Yun Mi Lim | 7 | | |
| Yun Mi Lim | 7 | Yun Mi Lim | 1 |
| | | Szu-Ting Kuo | 7 |
| Szu-Ting Kuo | 7 | Szu-Ting Kuo | 7 |
| Jackeline Perez | 4 | | |
| Yuan-Chun Lin | 6 | | |
| Kyoko Sone | 7 | | |
| Kyoko Sone | 7 | Kyoko Sone | 2 |
| | | Rubilen Amit | 7 |
| Kristina Tkach | 5 | Rubilen Amit | 7 |
| Rubilen Amit | 7 | | |
| 1st playoff round | 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | 2nd playoff round |
| | | Han Yu | 7 |
| Yun Mi Lim | 7 | Kyoko Sone | 5 |
| Jackeline Perez | 3 | | |
| | | Yuan-Chun Lin | 4 |
| Yuan-Chun Lin | 7 | Yun Mi Lim | 7 |
| Kristina Tkach | 4 | | |

### Group C

| Main Round | Main Round | Winner's Round | Winner's Round |
| Liu ShaSha | 7 | | |
| Eylul Kibaroglu | 2 | | |
| Eylul Kibaroglu | 2 | Liu Shasha | 7 |
| | | Zhi-Ting Wu | 4 |
| Zhi-Ting Wu | 7 | Zhi-Ting Wu | 4 |
| Joel Tohme | 1 | | |
| Xiaotong Wang | 6 | | |
| Eunji Park | 7 | | |
| Eunji Park | 7 | Eunji Park | 7 |
| | | Teng Jiang | 1 |
| Oliwia Czuprynska | 3 | Teng Jiang | 1 |
| Teng Jiang | 7 | | |
| 1st playoff round | 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | 2nd playoff round |
| | | Eylul Kibaroglu | 5 |
| Eylul Kibaroglu | 7 | Teng Jiang | 7 |
| Joel Tohme | 0 | | |
| | | Xiaotong Wang | 7 |
| Xiaotong Wang | 7 | Zhi-Ting Wu | 5 |
| Oliwia Czuprynska | 6 | | |

### Group D

| Main Round | Main Round | Winner's Round | Winner's Round |
| Ga Young Kim | 2 | | |
| Xiaotong Zhang | 7 | | |
| Xiaotong Zhang | 7 | Xiaotong Zhang | 7 |
| | | Meng-Hsia Hung | 6 |
| Jessica Tan | 5 | Meng-Hsia Hung | 6 |
| Meng-Hsia Hung | 7 | | |
| Nicola Rossouw | 2 | | |
| Han Fang | 7 | | |
| Han Fang | 7 | Han Fang | 4 |
| | | Ho-Yun Chen | 7 |
| Ho-Yun Chen | 7 | Ho-Yun Chen | 7 |
| Meng Gao | 5 | | |
| 1st playoff round | 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | 2nd playoff round |
| | | Ga Young Kim | 7 |
| Ga Young Kim | 7 | Hang Fan | 4 |
| Jessica Tan | 6 | | |
| | | Meng Gao | 7 |
| Nicola Rossouw | 1 | Meng-Hsia Hung | 3 |
| Meng Gao | 7 | | |

### Group E

| Main Round | Main Round | Winner's Round | Winner's Round |
| Chezka Centeno | 7 | | |
| Bo Geon Kim | 4 | | |
| Bo Geon Kim | 4 | Chezka Centeno | 7 |
| | | Tianqi Shi | 3 |
| Tamara Peeters-Rademakers | 2 | Tianqi Shi | 3 |
| Tianqi Shi | 7 | | |
| XiaZhi Liu | 7 | | |
| Shin-Mei Liu | 5 | | |
| Shin-Mei Liu | 5 | XiaZhi Liu | 5 |
| | | Fan Yang | 7 |
| Fan Yang | 7 | Fan Yang | 7 |
| Ge Bai | 4 | | |
| 1st playoff round | 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | 2nd playoff round |
| | | Bo Geon Kim | 2 |
| Bo Geon Kim | 7 | XiaZhi Liu | 7 |
| Tamara Peeters-Rademakers | 5 | | |
| | | Ge Bai | 7 |
| Shin-Mei Liu | 6 | Tianqi Shi | 5 |
| Ge Bai | 7 | | |

### Group F

| Main Round | Main Round | Winner's Round | Winner's Round |
| Chichiro Kawahara | 7 | | |
| Natalia Seroshtan | 2 | | |
| Natalia Seroshtan | 2 | Chichiro Kawahara | 6 |
| | | Danhong Sun | 7 |
| Langtong Fan | 5 | Danhong Sun | 7 |
| Danhong Sun | 7 | | |
| Bayarsaikhan Narantuya | 5 | | |
| Miyuki Kuribayashi | 7 | | |
| Miyuki Kuribayashi | 7 | Miyuki Kuribayashi | 7 |
| | | Yuki Hiraguchi | 0 |
| Yuki Hiraguchi | 7 | Yuki Hiraguchi | 0 |
| Chia-Hua Chen | 6 | | |
| 1st playoff round | 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | 2nd playoff round |
| | | Natalia Seroshtan | 5 |
| Natalia Seroshtan | 7 | Yuki Hiraguchi | 7 |
| Langtong Fan | 5 | | |
| | | Chia-Hua Chen | 7 |
| Bayarsaikhan Narantuya | 2 | Chichiro Kawahara | 4 |
| Chia-Hua Chen | 7 | | |

### Group G

| Main Round | Main Round | Winner's Round | Winner's Round |
| Kelly Fisher | 7 | | |
| Dashdendev Otgontuya | 0 | | |
| Dashdendev Otgontuya | 0 | Kelly Fisher | 7 |
| | | Jasmin Ouschan | 5 |
| Battulga Uyanga | 4 | Jasmin Ouschan | 5 |
| Jasmin Ouschan | 7 | | |
| MuYan Zhang | 5 | | |
| Yuying Xia | 7 | | |
| Yuying Xia | 7 | Yuying Xia | 7 |
| | | Tzu-Chien Wei | 3 |
| Xiaochun Zheng | 3 | Tzu-Chien Wei | 3 |
| Tzu-Chien Wei | 7 | | |
| 1st playoff round | 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | 2nd playoff round |
| | | Battulga Uyanga | 0 |
| Dashdendev Otgontuya | 3 | Tzu-Chien Wei | 7 |
| Batulga Uyanga | 7 | | |
| | | Xiaochun Zheng | 7 |
| MuYan Zhang | 5 | Jasmin Ouschan | 5 |
| Xiaochun Zheng | 7 | | |

### Group H

| Main Round | Main Round | Winner's Round | Winner's Round |
| Chieh-Yu Chou | 6 | | |
| Xue Chen | 7 | | |
| Xue Chen | 7 | Xue Chen | 7 |
| | | Xiaofang Fu | 4 |
| Xiaofang Fu | 7 | Xiaofang Fu | 4 |
| Akimi Kajitani | 5 | | |
| Ayala Soledad | 7 | | |
| Shanelle Lorraine | 4 | | |
| Shanelle Lorraine | 4 | Ayala Soledad | 2 |
| | | Xiaoting Pan | 7 |
| Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan | 4 | Xiaoting Pan | 7 |
| Xiaoting PAn | 7 | | |
| 1st playoff round | 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | 2nd playoff round |
| | | Chieh-Yu Chou | 7 |
| Chieh-Yu Chou | 7 | Ayala Soledad | 1 |
| Akimi Kajitani | 6 | | |
| | | Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan | 6 |
| Shanelle Lorraine | 2 | Xiaofang Fu | 7 |
| Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan | 7 | | |

## Main tournament - Last 32

Knockout stage consisted of last 32 players. Defending champion - Han Yu was defeated by Pan Xiaoting in semi-finals 5–9.
| 1st Round | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals |
| Kelly Fisher | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiaochun Zheng | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiaochun Zheng | 8 | Kelly Fisher | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Yuying Xia | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Ga Young Kim | 7 | Yuying Xia | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Yuying Xia | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yuying Xia | 9 | | | Kelly Fisher | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Chieh-Yu Chou | 9 | | | | | | |
| Xue Chen | 3 | | | | | Chieh-Yu Chou | 9 | | | | | | |
| Chieh-Yu Chou | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chieh-Yu Chou | 9 | Chieh-Yu Chou | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Doudou Zhou | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| Doudou Zhou | 9 | Doudou Zhou | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| Rubilen Amit | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rubilen Amit | 7 | | | | | | Chia-Hua Chen | 8 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Chen Siming | 9 | | | |
| Liu Shasha | 9 | | | | | | | | Chen Siming | 9 | | | |
| Yuki Hiraguchi | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yuki Hiraguchi | 2 | Liu Shasha | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Jiang Teng | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Teng Jiang | 9 | Jiang Teng | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Eunji Park | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eunji Park | 6 | | | Liu Shasha | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Chen Siming | 9 | | | | | | |
| Shu Wah Hoe | 5 | | | | | Chen Siming | 9 | | | | | | |
| Adriana Villar | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adriana Villar | 9 | Adriana Villar | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Chen Siming | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Meng Gao | 4 | Chen Siming | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Chen Siming | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chen Siming | 9 | | | | | | | | | Chen Siming | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Xiaoting Pan | 7 |
| Miyuki Kuribayashi | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Xiaoting Pan | 7 |
| Yun mi Lim | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yun mi Lim | 9 | Yun Mi Lim | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Chia-Hua Chen | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Chia-Hua Chen | 9 | Chia-Hua Chen | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Danhong Sun | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Danhong Sun | 5 | | | Chia-Hua Chen | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Xiaoting Pan | 9 | | | | | | |
| Fan Yang | 5 | | | | | Xiaoting Pan | 9 | | | | | | |
| Ge Bai | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ge Bai | 9 | Ge Bai | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Xiaoting Pan | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Xiaotong Wang | 5 | Xiaoting Pan | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Xiaoting Pan | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiaoting Pan | 9 | | | | | | Xiaoting Pan | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Han Yu | 9 | | | |
| Chezka Centeno | 9 | | | | | | | | Han Yu | 9 | | | |
| Xia-Zhi Liu | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xia-Zhi Liu | 7 | Chezka Centeno | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Xiaotong Zhang | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Fu Xiaofang | 8 | Xiaotong Zhang | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Xiaotong Zhang | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiaotong Zhang | 9 | | | Xiaotong Zhang | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Han Yu | 9 | | | | | | |
| Chen Ho-yun | 6 | | | | | Han Yu | 9 | | | | | | |
| Han Yu | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Han Yu | 9 | Han Yu | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Szu-Ting Kuo | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Tzu-Chien Wei | 4 | Szu-Ting Kuo | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Sze-Ting Kuo | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

The final was played between two Chinese players - Chen Siming and Xiaoting Pan. Alternate break format was played. Chen Siming had three break-and-run in racks: 8, 10 and 12. Xiaoting Pan had two break-and-run in racks 1 and 3.
| Player | Lag | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Score |
| Player | Lag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Score |
| Chen Siming | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| Xiaoting Pan | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |