# 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Junior Championship

The 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Junior Championship was a professional youth 9-Ball World Championship held between October 30 and November 2, 2017. The event was split into three competitions, Under 17s, boys and girls. Sanjin Pehlivanović won the U17 event, defeating Robbie Capito in the final, with Fjodor Gorst winning the boys event. Kristina Tkatsch won the girls event defeating South Korea's Lee Woo-jin in the final.

## Results

| Competition | Winner | Runner-up | Semifinalist |
| Under 17s event | BIH Sanjin Pehlivanović | HKG Robbie Capito | POL Wiktor Zieliński |
| Under 17s event | BIH Sanjin Pehlivanović | HKG Robbie Capito | TRNC Mustafa Alnar |
| Boys event | RUS Fedor Gorst | MNG Enkhbold Temuujin | DEU Patrick Hofmann |
| Boys event | RUS Fedor Gorst | MNG Enkhbold Temuujin | NLD Jan van Lierop |
| Girls event | RUS Kristina Tkatsch | KOR Lee Woo-jin | USA April Larson |
| Girls event | RUS Kristina Tkatsch | KOR Lee Woo-jin | TPE Chen Chia-hua |

## Competitions
### Under 17s event
#### Preliminary round

The following players were eliminated in the preliminary round:

##### Round 1 (17–23 Place)

* SAU Khalid Omar Alghamdi
* CAN Brenden Croft
* RUS Roman Grischin
* ZAF Stephanus Grove
* BON Gyairon Martis
* ZAF Vian Smithers
* TPE Wang Wei-cheng

##### Round 2 (13–16 Place)

* CAN Dean Cuillerier
* ZAF Craig Petersen
* KOR Seo Young-won
* USA Joshua Shultz

##### Round 3 (9.–12. Place)

* RUS Stanislaw Achtjamow
* UKR Danylo Kaljajew
* USA Eric Roberts
* USA Joey Tate

#### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | HKG Robbie Capito | 9 | | | | | | |
| 8 | CRI Andrés Aguilar | 4 | | | | | | |
| 8 | CRI Andrés Aguilar | 4 | HKG Robbie Capito | HKG Robbie Capito | 9 | | | |
| | | | TRNC Mustafa Alnar | TRNC Mustafa Alnar | 7 | | | |
| 4 | TRNC Mustafa Alnar | 9 | TRNC Mustafa Alnar | TRNC Mustafa Alnar | 7 | | | |
| 5 | RUS Dmitri Schkudow | 4 | | | | | | |
| 5 | RUS Dmitri Schkudow | 4 | | | | HKG Robbie Capito | HKG Robbie Capito | 1 |
| | | | | | | BIH Sanjin Pehlivanović | BIH Sanjin Pehlivanović | 9 |
| 2 | BLR Uladsislau Schopik | 2 | | | | | | | BIH Sanjin Pehlivanović | BIH Sanjin Pehlivanović | 9 |
| 7 | POL Wiktor Zieliński | 9 | | | | | | |
| 7 | POL Wiktor Zieliński | 9 | POL Wiktor Zieliński | POL Wiktor Zieliński | 4 | | | |
| | | | BIH Sanjin Pehlivanović | BIH Sanjin Pehlivanović | 9 | | | |
| 3 | BIH Sanjin Pehlivanović | 9 | BIH Sanjin Pehlivanović | BIH Sanjin Pehlivanović | 9 | | | |
| 6 | CUW Shamir Tremus | 1 | | | | | | |

### Boys event
#### Preliminary round

The following players were eliminated in the preliminary round:

##### Round 1 (17.–24. Place)

* SAU Sulaiman Aljulaidan
* USA William Hunkins
* RUS Alexander Kirin
* RUS Wladimir Matwijenko
* ZAF Peter Nwaila
* ZAF Clint Petersen
* MNG Tseveennamjil Taivanbat
* JPN Tanaka Taiki

##### Round 2 (13.–16. Place)

* ARG Luciano Ayala
* KOR Kim Dae-hyun
* RUS Ilja Nekleionow
* JPN Sugayama Kouki

##### Round 3 (9.–12. Place)

* ARG Alexis Groshaus
* TPE Hsu Yi-fu
* ZAF David Kriel
* USA Austin Summers

#### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | RUS Fedor Gorst | 11 | | | | | | |
| 8 | HKG Kin Ling Yip | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | HKG Kin Ling Yip | 2 | RUS Fedor Gorst | RUS Fedor Gorst | 11 | | | |
| | | | DEU Patrick Hofmann | DEU Patrick Hofmann | 8 | | | |
| 4 | DEU Kevin Schiller | 7 | DEU Patrick Hofmann | DEU Patrick Hofmann | 8 | | | |
| 5 | DEU Patrick Hofmann | 11 | | | | | | |
| 5 | DEU Patrick Hofmann | 11 | | | | RUS Fedor Gorst | RUS Fedor Gorst | 11 |
| | | | | | | MNG Enkhbold Temuujin | MNG Enkhbold Temuujin | 3 |
| 2 | RUS Jegor Trifonow | 8 | | | | | | | MNG Enkhbold Temuujin | MNG Enkhbold Temuujin | 3 |
| 7 | MNG Enkhbold Temuujin | 11 | | | | | | |
| 7 | MNG Enkhbold Temuujin | 11 | MNG Enkhbold Temuujin | MNG Enkhbold Temuujin | 11 | | | |
| | | | NLD Jan van Lierop | NLD Jan van Lierop | 6 | | | |
| 3 | NLD Jan van Lierop | 11 | NLD Jan van Lierop | NLD Jan van Lierop | 6 | | | |
| 6 | USA Richard Evans | 6 | | | | | | |

### Girls event
#### Preliminary round

The following players were eliminated in the preliminary round:

##### Round 1 (17.–21. Place)

* USA Ashley Fullerton
* RUS Darja Gorkowa
* RUS Wiktorija Gurowa
* RUS Walerija Popowa
* USA Savanna Wolford

##### Round 2 (13.–16. Place)

* USA Hailey Fullerton
* TPE Hsu Fang-yu
* USA Vivian Liu
* UKR Daryna Sirantschuk

##### Round 3 (9.–12. Place)

* PER Nataly Damian
* POL Weronika Karwik
* JPN Okuda Tamami
* USA Jiang Yixia

#### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | TPE Chen Chia-hua | 9 | | | | | | |
| 8 | JPN Muramatsu Sakura | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | JPN Muramatsu Sakura | 3 | TPE Chen Chia-hua | TPE Chen Chia-hua | 4 | | | |
| | | | KOR Lee Woo-jin | KOR Lee Woo-jin | 9 | | | |
| 4 | KOR Lee Woo-jin | 9 | KOR Lee Woo-jin | KOR Lee Woo-jin | 9 | | | |
| 5 | KOR Seo Seoa | 6 | | | | | | |
| 5 | KOR Seo Seoa | 6 | | | | KOR Lee Woo-jin | KOR Lee Woo-jin | 6 |
| | | | | | | RUS Kristina Tkach | RUS Kristina Tkach | 9 |
| 2 | USA Alex Booth | 0 | | | | | | | RUS Kristina Tkach | RUS Kristina Tkach | 9 |
| 7 | USA April Larson | 9 | | | | | | |
| 7 | USA April Larson | 9 | USA April Larson | USA April Larson | 7 | | | |
| | | | RUS Kristina Tkach | RUS Kristina Tkach | 9 | | | |
| 3 | RUS Kristina Tkach | 9 | RUS Kristina Tkach | RUS Kristina Tkach | 9 | | | |
| 6 | RUS Walerija Truschewskaja | 3 | | | | | | |