1999 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 1999
Tournament information
Sport9-ball
LocationAlcante, Spain
DatesDecember 5, 1999–December 12, 1999
Tournament
format(s)
Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants64
Final positions
ChampionUnited States Nick Varner[1]
Runner-upUnited States Jeremy Jones
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The 1999 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a professional pool championship that took place in 1999 in Alicante, Spain. The event is not to be confused with Matchroom Sport 1999 World Professional Pool Championship that took the same year, won by Efren Reyes.[2] Despite there being two world title for the same discipline in 1999, both are considered as valid in 1999 by the World Pool-Billiard Association.[3][2]

The event was won by Nick Varner, who defeated compatriot Jeremy Jones in the final 13–8.[4] Defending champion Takahashi Kunihiko was defeated in the last 16 13–2 by Varner.[5]

  1. ^ "World Champions – WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Retrieved 10 January 2019. Nick Varner
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference book was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Tribute Page for FCC". CodePen. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. ^ "World 9-Ball Championship 1999 - match results :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. ^ "World 9-Ball Championship 1999 - match results :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Retrieved 10 January 2019.