1998 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

WPA World 9-ball Championship 1998

Tournament information
Sport	9-ball
Location	Taipei City, Taiwan
Dates	November 11, 1998–November 15, 1998
Tournament format(s)	Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)	WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants	64
Final positions
Champion	Kunihiko Takahashi
Runner-up	Johnny Archer

The 1998 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a professional pool championship that took place in 1998 in Taipei City, Taiwan. The event was won by Kunihiko Takahashi who defeated defending champion Johnny Archer in the final.[1]

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.

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	Jon Kucharo		13
	Antonio Lining		6
						Johnny Archer		13
						Jon Kucharo		3
	Johnny Archer		13
	Peter Nielsen		8
											Johnny Archer		3
											Kunihiko Takahashi		13
	Yang Ching-shun		13
	Akikumo Toshikawa		9
						Kunihiko Takahashi		13
						Akikumo Toshikawa		2
	Niclas Bergendorff		11
	Kunihiko Takahashi		13

See also

• List of sporting events in Taiwan
• List of WPA World Nine-ball champions

References

1. "World 9-Ball Championship 1998 :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

External links

• Event at Propool.info
• 1998 WPA World Nine-ball Championship at azbilliards.com