# 2014 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

The 2014 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 23rd edition of the 9-Ball pool World Championships. It took place from June 16 to 27, 2014 in the al-Attiya Sports Arena of the Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha. The Qatari capital was the fifth time in a row the venue for the 9-Ball Championships.
Dutch Niels Feijen defeated Austria's Albin Ouschan in the final, winning 13–10. Defending champion Thorsten Hohmann would lose in the round of 64, to Marco Teutscher.

## Tournament format

The tournament was attended by 128 players. In the preliminary round was played in the double elimination tournament system. Winners of these games would qualify for the final round, which is played in the knockout system.

## Brackets
### Preliminary Round

The preliminary round was played between the 21–24 June 2014.
The following players won one game in the double-elimination round, and were classified as finishing between 65 and 96.
* IND Sumit Talwar
* CAN Erik Hjorleifson
* ENG Scott Cooney
* UAE Jalal Yousef
* KSA Abdul Rahman al-Ammar
* ROU Babken Melkonyan
* CRO Michel Bartol [de]
* TPE Kuo Po-Cheng
* CHN Liu Haitao
* USA Hunter Lombardo
* VEN Frailin Guanipa [de]
* KUW Abdullah al-Yusef
* NLD Ivo Aarts [de]
* TPE Ko Ping-chung
* SWE Tom Storm
* NZL Glen Coutts
* KUW Maj al-Azmi
* PHI Efren Reyes
* LIB Mazen Berjaoui
* PHI Elvis Calasang
* USA Brandon Shuff
* IRN Mohammadali Pordel
* VIE Nguyen Anh Tuan
* QAT Ali Obaidly
* FIN Petri Makkonen
* USA Corey Deuel
* POL Tomasz Kapłan
* PHI Israel Rota
* KUW Omar Al-Shaheen
* CRO Ivica Putnik [de]
* UKR Artem Koshovyi [de]
* UAE Omran Salem
The following players lost twice and won no matches in the double-elimination round, and were classified 97-128.
* UAE Mohammed al-Hosani
* QAT Mohd Al Bin Ali
* CAN John Morra
* IRQ Hasan Hwaida Idan
* ERI Hamzaa Saeed Ali
* BRU Ahmed Taufiq
* QAT Mishel Turkey
* BAN Fahim Sinha
* JPN Yukio Akakariyama
* RSA Detlef Grzella
* EGY Mohamed Hamouda
* HKG Eric Lee
* POL Karol Skowerski
* UAE Abdulla Mohammad
* HUN Vilmos Földes
* JOR Nour Wasfi al-Jarrah
* BAN Sayeem Hossain
* EST Denis Grabe
* NLD Stefan Sprangers
* CHI Alejandro Carvajal [de]
* EGY Mohamed Elassal
* AUT Jürgen Jenisy [de]
* LIB Mohammad Ali Berjaou
* ECU Christian Aguirre
* KSA Bader al-Hamdan
* SIN Koh Seng Ann Aaron
* RSA J-Ram Alabanzas
* ENG Imran Majid
* ENG So Shaw
* HKG Kwok Chi Ho [de]
* QAT Bashar Hussain [de]
* CAN Mario Morra

### Final Round

The knockout round was played between the 25–27 June 2014.
| Round of 64 25. June 2014 | Round of 64 25. June 2014 | Round of 32 26. June 2014 | Round of 32 26. June 2014 | Round of 16 26. June 2014 | Round of 16 26. June 2014 | | QuarterFinal 26. June 2014 | QuarterFinal 26. June 2014 | | SemiFinal 27. June 2014 | SemiFinal 27. June 2014 | | Final 27. June 2014 | Final 27. June 2014 |
| CHN Wang Can | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PHI Warren Kiamco | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PHI Warren Kiamco | 9 | CHN Wang Can | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | PHI Raymund Faraon [de] | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PHI Raymund Faraon [de] | 11 | PHI Raymund Faraon [de] | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TPE Liu Cheng-chieh [de] | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TPE Liu Cheng-chieh [de] | 5 | | | PHI Raymund Faraon [de] | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | PHI Elmer Haya [de] | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| PHI Elmer Haya [de] | 11 | | | | | PHI Elmer Haya [de] | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| PHI Francisco Felicilda [de] | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PHI Francisco Felicilda [de] | 4 | PHI Elmer Haya [de] | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | JPN Hayato Hijikata [de] | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JPN Hayato Hijikata [de] | 11 | JPN Hayato Hijikata [de] | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JPN Masaaki Tanaka [de] | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JPN Masaaki Tanaka [de] | 8 | | | | | | PHI Elmer Haya [de] | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | PHI Johann Chua | 8 | | | | | | |
| QAT Waleed Majid | 11 | | | | | | | | PHI Johann Chua | 8 | | | | | | |
| PHI Lee Van Corteza | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PHI Lee Van Corteza | 6 | QAT Waleed Majid | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | ENG Darren Appleton | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ENG Darren Appleton | 11 | ENG Darren Appleton | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ENG Daryl Peach | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ENG Daryl Peach | 3 | | | QAT Waleed Majid | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | PHI Johann Chua | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| RUS Konstantin Stepanow | 11 | | | | | PHI Johann Chua | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| SWE Andreas Gerwen [de] | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SWE Andreas Gerwen [de] | 8 | RUS Konstantin Stepanov | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | PHI Johann Chua | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PHI Johann Chua | 11 | PHI Johann Chua | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ITA Daniele Corrieri [de] | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ITA Daniele Corrieri [de] | 4 | | | | | | | | | PHI Elmer Haya [de] | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | NED Niels Feijen | 11 | | | |
| AUT Mario He | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | NED Niels Feijen | 11 | | | |
| PHI Alex Pagulayan | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PHI Alex Pagulayan | 9 | AUT Mario He | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | KOR Jeong Young-hwa [de] | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SCO Jayson Shaw | 9 | KOR Jeong Young-hwa [de] | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| KOR Jeong Young-hwa [de] | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| KOR Jeong Young-hwa [de] | 11 | | | AUT Mario He | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | NED Niels Feijen | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| POL Radosław Babica | 11 | | | | | NED Niels Feijen | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| POR Manuel Gama [de] | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| POR Manuel Gama [de] | 3 | POL Radosław Babica | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | NED Niels Feijen | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NED Niels Feijen | 11 | NED Niels Feijen | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UAE Salaheldeen Al Rimawi | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UAE Salaheldeen Al Rimawi | 4 | | | | | | NED Niels Feijen | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | PHI Carlo Biado | 7 | | | | | | |
| PHI Carlo Biado | 11 | | | | | | | | PHI Carlo Biado | 7 | | | | | | |
| POL Mieszko Fortuński | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| POL Mieszko Fortuński | 6 | PHI Carlo Biado | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | CAN Jason Klatt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PHI Jeffrey de Luna | 6 | CAN Jason Klatt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CAN Jason Klatt | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CAN Jason Klatt | 11 | | | PHI Carlo Biado | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | TPE Ko Pin-yi | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| PHI Dennis Orcollo | 8 | | | | | TPE Ko Pin-yi | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| JPN Naoyuki Ōi | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JPN Naoyuki Ōi | 11 | JPN Naoyuki Ōi | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | TPE Ko Pin-yi | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TPE Ko Pin-yi | 11 | TPE Ko Pin-yi | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| IND Sundeep Gulati [de] | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| IND Sundeep Gulati [de] | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | NED Niels Feijen | 13 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | AUT Albin Ouschan | 10 |
| TPE Fu Che-wei | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | AUT Albin Ouschan | 10 |
| TPE Hsu Kai-lun [de] | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TPE Hsu Kai-lun [de] | 11 | TPE Hsu Kai-lun [de] | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | CHN Wu Jiaqing | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CHN Wu Jiaqing | 11 | CHN Wu Jiaqing | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JPN Lo Li-wen [de] | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JPN Lo Li-wen [de] | 4 | | | CHN Wu Jiaqing | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | TPE Chang Yu-Lung | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| NED Huidji See | 5 | | | | | TPE Chang Yu-Lung | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| FRA Stephan Cohen | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FRA Stephan Cohen | 11 | FRA Stephan Cohen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | TPE Chang Yu-Lung | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TPE Cheng Yu-hsuan | 9 | TPE Chang Yu-Lung | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TPE Chang Yu-Lung | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TPE Chang Yu-Lung | 11 | | | | | | TPE Chang Yu-Lung | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | USA Shane Van Boening | 8 | | | | | | |
| USA Shane Van Boening | 11 | | | | | | | | USA Shane Van Boening | 8 | | | | | | |
| TPE Chang Jung-Lin | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TPE Chang Jung-Lin | 9 | USA Shane Van Boening | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | CHN Dang Jinhu [de] | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CHN Dang Jinhu [de] | 11 | CHN Dang Jinhu [de] | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ENG Karl Boyes | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ENG Karl Boyes | 6 | | | USA Shane Van Boening | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | JPN Tōru Kuribayashi [de] | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| JPN Tōru Kuribayashi [de] | 11 | | | | | JPN Tōru Kuribayashi [de] | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| GRE Alexander Kazakis | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GRE Alexander Kazakis | 9 | JPN Tōru Kuribayashi [de] | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | GRE Nikos Ekonomopoulos | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GRE Nikos Ekonomopoulos | 11 | GRE Nikos Ekonomopoulos | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ITA Fabio Petroni | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ITA Fabio Petroni | 5 | | | | | | | | | TPE Chang Yu-Lung | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | AUT Albin Ouschan | 11 | | | |
| PHI Antonio Gabica | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | AUT Albin Ouschan | 11 | | | |
| IRN Mehdi Rasekhi | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| IRN Mehdi Rasekhi | 7 | PHI Antonio Gabica | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | KOR Ryu Seung-woo | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ITA Bruno Muratore [de] | 7 | KOR Ryu Seung-woo | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| KOR Ryu Seung-woo | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| KOR Ryu Seung-woo | 11 | | | PHI Antonio Gabica | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | AUT Albin Ouschan | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| FIN Mika Immonen | 7 | | | | | AUT Albin Ouschan | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| CZE Roman Hybler | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CZE Roman Hybler | 11 | CZE Roman Hybler | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | AUT Albin Ouschan | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DEU Oliver Ortmann | 5 | AUT Albin Ouschan | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AUT Albin Ouschan | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AUT Albin Ouschan | 11 | | | | | | AUT Albin Ouschan | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | CHN Li Hewen | 8 | | | | | | |
| CHN Li Hewen | 11 | | | | | | | | CHN Li Hewen | 8 | | | | | | |
| CHE Dimitri Jungo [de] | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CHE Dimitri Jungo [de] | 7 | CHN Li Hewen | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | NED Marco Teutscher | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DEU Thorsten Hohmann | 9 | NED Marco Teutscher | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NED Marco Teutscher | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NED Marco Teutscher | 11 | | | CHN Li Hewen | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | NED Nick van den Berg | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| NED Nick van den Berg | 11 | | | | | NED Nick van den Berg | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| SIN Aloysius Yapp | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SIN Aloysius Yapp | 8 | NED Nick van den Berg | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | PHI Ramil Gallego | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DEU Ralf Souquet | 10 | PHI Ramil Gallego | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PHI Ramil Gallego | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |