Tournament information | |
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Sport | 9-ball |
Location | Borlänge, Sweden |
Dates | October 23, 1996–October 27, 1996 |
Tournament format(s) | Round robin / Single Elimination |
Host(s) | WPA World Nine-ball Championship |
Participants | 64 |
Final positions | |
Champion | Ralf Souquet |
Runner-up | Tom Storm |
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]