# 2006 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

The 2006 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the seventeenth edition of the WPA World Nine-ball Championship and took place between 4 and 12 November 2006 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay, Philippines. The event was to be held for the first time in the Philippines, on a two-year deal, including the 2007 WPA World Nine-ball Championship. The championships were hosted by the World Pool Billiard Association (WPA).
Ronato Alcano won the championship with a 17–11 win in the final against Ralf Souquet of Germany. Defending champion Wu Chia-ching was defeated in the quarter-final by Alcano.

## Tournament format

The event featured 128 players, with an alternate break. The event featured a preliminary round robin format to half the field to 64; where the event changed to a knockout format.

### Prize money

| Position | Prize |
| First Place (champion) | $100.000 |
| Second Place (runner-up) | $40.000 |
| Third Place (semi-finalist) | $20.000 |
| Fifth place (quarter finalist) | $10.000 |
| Ninth place (loser in round of 16) | $4.500 |
| Seventeenth place (loser in round of 32) | $3.000 |
| Thirty Third (loser in round of 64) | $2.000 |
| Sixty Fifth place (Third place in round robin group) | $1.000 |
| Ninety Seventh place (Fourth place in round robin group) | $0 |

## Preliminary round

The Preliminary round was played over three days between 4 and 7 November. There were 32 groups of 4, with the first two in each group progressing. Nine top 32 players were knocked out in this section
* Alex Pagulayan (4)
* Mika Immonen (11)
* Rodney Morris (12)
* Niels Feijen (18)
* Jose Parica (23)
* Alex Lely (25)
* Chang Pei-Wei (26)
* Christian Reimering (28)
* Kunihiko Takahashi (29)

## Final round

The qualifying 64 players would play a knockout structure over six days. The first two rounds were competed as "race to 10", the next three rounds as "race to 11", and the final, as a "race to 17".
| Round of 64 8 November 2006 | Round of 64 8 November 2006 | Round of 32 9 November 2006 | Round of 32 9 November 2006 | Round of 16 10 November 2006 | Round of 16 10 November 2006 | | Quarter final 11 November 2006 | Quarter final 11 November 2006 | | Semi final 11 November 2006 | Semi final 11 November 2006 | | Final 12 November 2006 | Final 12 November 2006 |
| Roberto Gomez | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronnie Alcano | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronnie Alcano | 10 | Ronnie Alcano | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Efren Reyes | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dennis Orcollo | 6 | Efren Reyes | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Efren Reyes | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Efren Reyes | 10 | | | Ronnie Alcano | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Kuo Po-Cheng | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hsia Hsun-Kai | 3 | | | | | Kuo Po-Cheng | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kuo Po-Cheng | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kuo Po-Cheng | 10 | Kuo Po-Cheng | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Marlon Manalo | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marlon Manalo | 10 | Marlon Manalo | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C. Keng-Kwang | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C. Keng-Kwang | 5 | | | | | | Ronnie Alcano | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Wu Jia-qing | 6 | | | | | | |
| Pat Holtz | 10 | | | | | | | | Wu Jia-qing | 6 | | | | | | |
| Tamoo Takano | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tamoo Takano | 6 | Pat Holtz | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Kevin Uzzell | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chang Jung-Lin | 6 | Kevin Uzzell | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kevin Uzzell | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kevin Uzzell | 10 | | | Pat Holtz | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Wu Chia-ching | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Wu Chia-ching | 10 | | | | | Wu Chia-ching | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Corey Deuel | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Corey Deuel | 3 | Wu Chia-ching | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | W. Hung-Hsiang | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Schmidt | 5 | W. Hung-Hsiang | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W. Hung-Hsiang | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W. Hung-Hsiang | 10 | | | | | | | | | Ronnie Alcano | 11 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Li Hewen | 8 | | | |
| Vincent Facquet | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Li Hewen | 8 | | | |
| Lee Kun-fang | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Kun-fang | 10 | Lee Kun-fang | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Jeffrey de Luna | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| N. van den Berg | 8 | Jeffrey de Luna | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeff de Luna | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeff de Luna | 10 | | | Jeff de Luna | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Lương Chí Dũng | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| E. Dominguez | 7 | | | | | Lương Chí Dũng | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Vilmos Földes | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vilmos Földes | 10 | Vilmos Földes | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Lương Chí Dũng | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lương Chí Dũng | 10 | Lương Chí Dũng | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nien Rong-Chih | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nien Rong-Chih | 7 | | | | | | Lương Chí Dũng | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Li Hewen | 11 | | | | | | |
| F. Bustamante | 7 | | | | | | | | Li Hewen | 11 | | | | | | |
| Thomas Engert | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thomas Engert | 10 | Thomas Engert | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Šandor Tot | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charlie Williams | 5 | Šandor Tot | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Šandor Tot | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Šandor Tot | 10 | | | Šandor Tot | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Li Hewen | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Hewen | 10 | | | | | Li Hewen | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| A. Carvajal | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A. Carvajal | 5 | Li Hewen | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Rudy Morta | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Markus Juva | 8 | Rudy Morta | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rudy Morta | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rudy Morta | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ronnie Alcano | 17 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ralf Souquet | 11 |
| Thorsten Hohmann | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ralf Souquet | 11 |
| Tyler Edey | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tyler Edey | 10 | Tyler Edey | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Ricky Yang | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Daryl Peach | 7 | Ricky Yang | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Yang | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Yang | 10 | | | Tyler Edey | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | L. Cheng-Chuan | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| L. Cheng-Chuan | 10 | | | | | L. Cheng-Chuan | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Earl Strickland | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Earl Strickland | 2 | L. Cheng-Chuan | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Ryu Seung-woo | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lu Hsun-Chen | 7 | Ryu Seung-woo | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryu Seung-woo | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryu Seung-woo | 10 | | | | | | Liu Cheng-Chuan | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Ralf Souquet | 11 | | | | | | |
| Ralf Souquet | 10 | | | | | | | | Ralf Souquet | 11 | | | | | | |
| Huidji See | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Huidji See | 3 | Ralf Souquet | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Yang Ching-shun | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Johnny Archer | 6 | Yang Ching-shun | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Y. Ching-shun | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Y. Ching-shun | 10 | | | Ralf Souquet | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | K. Stepanow | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| K. Stepanow | 10 | | | | | K. Stepanow | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Oliver Ortmann | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oliver Ortmann | 6 | K. Stepanow | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Marco Tschudi | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marco Tschudi | 10 | Marco Tschudi | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Huang Kun-Chang | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Huang Kun-Chang | 8 | | | | | | | | | Ralf Souquet | 11 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Fu Che-wei | 10 | | | |
| Lee Van Corteza | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | Fu Che-wei | 10 | | | |
| Imran Majid | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Imran Majid | 4 | Lee Van Corteza | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | David Alcaide | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jörn Kaplan | 7 | David Alcaide | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Alcaide | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Alcaide | 10 | | | David Alcaide | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Rodolfo Luat | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rodolfo Luat | 10 | | | | | Rodolfo Luat | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeremy Jones | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeremy Jones | 5 | Rodolfo Luat | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Roy Apancho | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A. Roschkowsky | 8 | Roy Apancho | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Roy Apancho | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Roy Apancho | 10 | | | | | | Rodolfo Luat | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Fu Che-wei | 11 | | | | | | |
| Chao Fong-Pang | 10 | | | | | | | | Fu Che-wei | 11 | | | | | | |
| Ramil Gallego | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ramil Gallego | 5 | Chao Fong-Pang | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Fu Che-wei | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marcus Chamat | 7 | Fu Che-wei | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fu Che-wei | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fu Che-wei | 10 | | | Fu Che-wei | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Steve Davis | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis | 10 | | | | | Steve Davis | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Fabio Petroni | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fabio Petroni | 7 | Steve Davis | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Jharome Peña | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lou Condo | 7 | Jharome Peña | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jharome Peña | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |