# 2018 Women's World Nine-ball Championship

The 2018 Women's World Nine-ball Championship was a professional nine-ball pool tournament that took place in Sanya, China from 3 to 9 December 2018.
The event was entered by 64 participants who were initially divided into 8 groups of 8 players, in which they competed against each other from December 3 to 5 in a double elimination tournament. Four players in each group qualified for the final round, which was played from December 6 to 9. The event was played under "alternating break" format with 3-point break rule and one ball on the foot spot.
Han Yu won the title with a 9–6 victory over Wang Xiaotong in the final. It was Han Yu's third Women's World Nine-ball Championship win, following her previous in 2013 and 2016.

## Preliminary round – Double elimination

In the group stage, the double elimination format was played with race to 7 and alternate break.

### Group A

| Main Round | Main Round | Winner's Round | Winner's Round |
| Chen Siming | 7 | | |
| Zhang Pan | 0 | | |
| Zhang Pan | 0 | Chen Siming | 7 |
| | | Pan Lantian | 2 |
| Silvia Lopez | 2 | Pan Lantian | 2 |
| Pan Lantian | 7 | | |
| Hsieh Yu-wen | 5 | | |
| Seo Seoa | 7 | | |
| Seo Seoa | 7 | Seo Seoa | 6 |
| | | Jiang Teng | 7 |
| Fatrah Masum | 1 | Jiang Teng | 7 |
| Jiang Teng | 7 | | |
| 1st playoff round | 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | 2nd playoff round |
| | | Zhang Pan | 7 |
| Zhang Pan | 7 | Seo Seoa | 5 |
| Silvia Lopez | 5 | | |
| | | Hsieh Yu-wen | 4 |
| Hsieh Yu-wen | 7 | Pan Lantian | 7 |
| Fatrah Masum | 3 | | |

### Group B

| Main Round | Main Round | Winner's Round | Winner's Round |
| Rubilen Amit | 7 | | |
| Ng Yi Huai | 1 | | |
| Ng Yi Huai | 1 | Rubilen Amit | 7 |
| | | Miyuki Kuribayashi | 6 |
| Miyuki Kuribayashi | 7 | Miyuki Kuribayashi | 6 |
| Pia Filler | 3 | | |
| Oliwia Czupryńska | 6 | | |
| Ye Sisi | 7 | | |
| Ye Sisi | 7 | Ye Sisi | 3 |
| | | Chen Ho-yun | 7 |
| Chen Ho-yun | 7 | Chen Ho-yun | 7 |
| Kim Ga-young | 5 | | |
| 1st playoff round | 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | 2nd playoff round |
| | | Pia Filler | 4 |
| Ng Yi Huai | 2 | Ye Sisi | 7 |
| Pia Filler | 7 | | |
| | | Kim Ga-young | 5 |
| Oliwia Czupryńska | 2 | Miyuki Kuribayashi | 7 |
| Kim Ga-young | 7 | | |

### Group C

| Main Round | Main Round | Winner's Round | Winner's Round |
| Liu Shasha | 7 | | |
| Zhang Muyan | 3 | | |
| Zhang Muyan | 3 | Liu Shasha | 7 |
| | | Kuo Szu-ting | 4 |
| Kuo Szu-ting | 7 | Kuo Szu-ting | 4 |
| Lee Woo-jin | 3 | | |
| Marharyta Fefilava | 7 | | |
| Liu Xiazhi | 6 | | |
| Liu Xiazhi | 6 | Marharyta Fefilava | 1 |
| | | Fu Xiaofang | 7 |
| Chezka Centeno | 2 | Fu Xiaofang | 7 |
| Fu Xiaofang | 7 | | |
| 1st playoff round | 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | 2nd playoff round |
| | | Zhang Muyan | 7 |
| Zhang Muyan | 7 | Marharyta Fefilava | 2 |
| Lee Woo-jin | 2 | | |
| | | Liu Xiazhi | 4 |
| Liu Xiazhi | 7 | Kuo Szu-ting | 7 |
| Chezka Centeno | 6 | | |

### Group D

| Main Round | Main Round | Winner's Round | Winner's Round |
| Wei Tzu-chien | 7 | | |
| Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan | 3 | | |
| Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan | 3 | Wei Tzu-chien | 7 |
| | | Chen Ruolin | 2 |
| Chen Ruolin | 7 | Chen Ruolin | 2 |
| Ana Gradisnik | 4 | | |
| Xia Yuying | 7 | | |
| Nataliya Seroshtan | 0 | | |
| Nataliya Seroshtan | 0 | Xia Yuying | 6 |
| | | Veronika Ivanovskaia | 7 |
| Veronika Ivanovskaia | 7 | Veronika Ivanovskaia | 7 |
| Bai Ge | 6 | | |
| 1st playoff round | 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | 2nd playoff round |
| | | Ana Gradisnik | 7 |
| Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan | 6 | Xia Yuying | 4 |
| Ana Gradisnik | 7 | | |
| | | Nataliya Seroshtan | 5 |
| Nataliya Seroshtan | 7 | Chen Ruolin | 7 |
| Bai Ge | 6 | | |

### Group E

| Main Round | Main Round | Winner's Round | Winner's Round |
| Han Yu | 7 | | |
| Yang Fan | 2 | | |
| Yang Fan | 2 | Han Yu | 6 |
| | | Jasmin Ouschan | 7 |
| Keiko Yukawa | 6 | Jasmin Ouschan | 7 |
| Jasmin Ouschan | 7 | | |
| Kristina Tkach | 7 | | |
| Lim Yun-mi | 2 | | |
| Lim Yun-mi | 2 | Kristina Tkach | 6 |
| | | Han Fang | 7 |
| Han Fang | 7 | Han Fang | 7 |
| Gao Meng | 1 | | |
| 1st playoff round | 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | 2nd playoff round |
| | | Yang Fan | 4 |
| Yang Fan | 7 | Kristina Tkach | 7 |
| Keiko Yukawa | 2 | | |
| | | Gao Meng | 0 |
| Lim Yun-mi | 3 | Han Yu | 7 |
| Gao Meng | 7 | | |

### Group F

| Main Round | Main Round | Winner's Round | Winner's Round |
| Kelly Fisher | 7 | | |
| Fan Yu-hsuan | 3 | | |
| Fan Yu-hsuan | 3 | Kelly Fisher | 7 |
| | | Bernarda Soledad Ayala | 2 |
| Sara Rocha | 1 | Bernarda Soledad Ayala | 2 |
| Bernarda Soledad Ayala | 7 | | |
| Allison Fisher | 6 | | |
| Angeline Ticoalu | 7 | | |
| Angeline Ticoalu | 7 | Angeline Ticoalu | 7 |
| | | Veronika Hubrtová | 1 |
| Veronika Hubrtová | 7 | Veronika Hubrtová | 1 |
| Chihiro Kawahara | 3 | | |
| 1st playoff round | 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | 2nd playoff round |
| | | Fan Yu-hsuan | 7 |
| Fan Yu-hsuan | 7 | Veronika Hubrtová | 4 |
| Sara Rocha | 2 | | |
| | | Allison Fisher | 7 |
| Allison Fisher | 7 | Bernarda Soledad Ayala | 1 |
| Chihiro Kawahara | 2 | | |

### Group G

| Main Round | Main Round | Winner's Round | Winner's Round |
| Chen Chia-hua | 3 | | |
| Zhou Doudou | 7 | | |
| Zhou Doudou | 7 | Zhou Doudou | 7 |
| | | Jin Hye-ju | 1 |
| Jin Hye-ju | 7 | Jin Hye-ju | 1 |
| Akimi Kajatani | 4 | | |
| Yuki Hiraguchi | 7 | | |
| Johanna Espinoza | 3 | | |
| Johanna Espinoza | 3 | Yuki Hiraguchi | 7 |
| | | Shi Tianqi | 3 |
| Shi Tianqi | 7 | Shi Tianqi | 3 |
| Pan Xiaoting | 5 | | |
| 1st playoff round | 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | 2nd playoff round |
| | | Chen Chia-hua | 2 |
| Chen Chia-hua | 7 | Shi Tianqi | 7 |
| Akimi Kajatani | 6 | | |
| | | Pan Xiaoting | 5 |
| Johanna Espinoza | 1 | Jin Hye-ju | 7 |
| Pan Xiaoting | 7 | | |

### Group H

| Main Round | Main Round | Winner's Round | Winner's Round |
| Chou Chieh-yu | 7 | | |
| Ewa Bak | 1 | | |
| Ewa Bak | 1 | Chou Chieh-yu | 7 |
| | | Huang Qingning | 3 |
| Tan Hui Ming | 1 | Huang Qingning | 3 |
| Huang Qingning | 7 | | |
| Leanne Lini | 1 | | |
| Wang Xiaotong | 7 | | |
| Wang Xiaotong | 7 | Wang Xiaotong | 7 |
| | | Park Eun-ji | 3 |
| Tina Vogelmann | 4 | Park Eun-ji | 3 |
| Par Eun-ji | 7 | | |
| 1st playoff round | 1st playoff round | 2nd playoff round | 2nd playoff round |
| | | Ewa Bak | 0 |
| Ewa Bak | 7 | Park Eun-ji | 7 |
| Tan Hui Ming | 4 | | |
| | | Tina Vogelmann | 5 |
| Leanne Lini | 4 | Huang Qingning | 7 |
| Tina Vogelmann | 7 | | |

## Main tournament – Single elimination

Knockout stage consisted of last 32 players. Defending champion Siming Chen was defeated by Fu Xiaofang in quarter-finals in a hill-hill match.
| 1st Round | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals |
| Chen Siming | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Miyuki Kuribayashi | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Miyuki Kuribayashi | 5 | Chen Siming | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Kuo Szu-ting | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Jin Hye-ju | 2 | Kuo Szu-ting | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Kuo Szu-ting | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kuo Szu-ting | 9 | | | Chen Siming | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Fu Xiaofang | 9 | | | | | | |
| Kristina Tkach | 4 | | | | | Fu Xiaofang | 9 | | | | | | |
| Chen Ruolin | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chen Ruolin | 9 | Chen Ruolin | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Fu Xiaofang | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Yuki Hiraguchi | 6 | Fu Xiaofang | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Fu Xiaofang | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fu Xiaofang | 9 | | | | | | Fu Xiaofang | 8 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Wang Xiaotong | 9 | | | |
| Liu Shasha | 9 | | | | | | | | Wang Xiaotong | 9 | | | |
| Angeline Ticoalu | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Angeline Ticoalu | 4 | Liu Shasha | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Jiang Teng | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Han Fang | 5 | Jiang Teng | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Jiang Teng | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jiang Teng | 9 | | | Jiang Teng | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Wang Xiaotong | 9 | | | | | | |
| Shi Tianqi | 5 | | | | | Wang Xiaotong | 9 | | | | | | |
| Zhang Pan | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Pan | 9 | Zhang Pan | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Wang Xiaotong | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Wang Xiaotong | 9 | Wang Xiaotong | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Wei Tzu-chien | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wei Tzu-chien | 7 | | | | | | | | | Wang Xiaotong | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Han Yu | 9 |
| Han Yu | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | Han Yu | 9 |
| Ana Gradisnik | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ana Gradisnik | 4 | Han Yu | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Jasmin Ouschan | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Pan Lantian | 8 | Jasmin Ouschan | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Jasmin Ouschan | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jasmin Ouschan | 9 | | | Han Yu | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Kelly Fisher | 8 | | | | | | |
| Park Eun-ji | 5 | | | | | Kelly Fisher | 8 | | | | | | |
| Alison Fisher | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alison Fisher | 9 | Alison Fisher | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Kelly Fisher | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Fan Yu-hsuan | 4 | Kelly Fisher | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Kelly Fisher | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kelly Fisher | 9 | | | | | | Han Yu | 9 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Rubilen Amit | 6 | | | |
| Rubilen Amit | 9 | | | | | | | | Rubilen Amit | 6 | | | |
| Veronika Ivanovskaia | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Veronika Ivanovskaia | 4 | Rubilen Amit | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Huang Qingning | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Huang Qingning | 9 | Huang Qingning | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Doudou | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Doudou | 7 | | | Rubilent Amit | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Chen Ho-yun | 6 | | | | | | |
| Chen Ho-yun | 9 | | | | | Chen Ho-yun | 6 | | | | | | |
| Zhang Muyan | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Muyan | 8 | Chen Ho-yun | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Chou Chieh-yu | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Ye Sisi | 2 | Chou Chieh-yu | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Chou Chieh-yu | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

Final was played between two Chinese players – Han Yu and Wang Xiaotong. Alternate break format was played, Han Yu won the lag. Both players played three break-and-runs: Han Yu in racks no. 5, 12 and 14; Wang Xiaotong in racks no. 6, 9 a 13.
| Player | Lag | Rack No. | Rack No. | Rack No. | Rack No. | Rack No. | Rack No. | Rack No. | Rack No. | Rack No. | Rack No. | Rack No. | Rack No. | Rack No. | Rack No. | Rack No. | Score |
| Player | Lag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Score |
| Wang Xiaotong | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| Han Yu | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |