1996 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

The 1996 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a professional pool championship that took place in 1996 in Borlänge, Sweden. The event was won by Germany's Ralf Souquet, who defeated Sweden's Tom Storm in the final 11–1.[1][2] Defending champion Oliver Ortmann was defeated in the semi-finals 13-8 by Storm.[3]

WPA World 9-ball Championship 1996
Tournament information
Sport9-ball
LocationBorlänge, Sweden
DatesOctober 23, 1996–October 27, 1996
Tournament
format(s)
Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants64
Final positions
Champion Ralf Souquet
Runner-up Tom Storm

Knockout stages

The following is the results from the quarter-finals. Players competing had progressed through the earlier knockout round. Players in bold denote match winners. Matches were race-to-13-racks until the final match was race-to-11-racks due to televising purposes.[1]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Oliver Ortmann 8
Tom Storm 13
Tom Storm 13
Rolf Alex 10
Thomas Engert 3
Rolf Alex 13
Tom Storm 1
Ralf Souquet 11
Paul Potier 3
Ralf Souquet 13
Ralf Souquet 13
Craig Duffy 10
Craig Duffy 13
Takeshi Okumura 11

References
  1. "Player Profile". billiardapps.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. "World 9-Ball Championship 1996 - match results :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. "World 9-Ball Championship 1997 - match results :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
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