Tournament information | |
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Sport | Eight-ball |
Location | Fujairah, United Arab Emirates |
Dates | February 19, 2011–February 26, 2011 |
Tournament format(s) | Double Elimination / Single Elimination |
Host(s) | WPA World Eight-ball Championship |
Venue | Fujairah Exhibition Centre, Al Diar Siji Hotel |
Participants | 116 |
Final positions | |
Champion | Dennis Orcollo |
Runner-up | Niels Feijen |
The 2011 WPA World Eight-ball Championship was an eight-ball world championship, organized by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA), and held 19–26 February 2011 at the Fujairah Exhibition Centre of the Al Diar Siji Hotel in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. A total of 116 players from all of the WPA's six regions participated.
The event was won by Dennis Orcollo of the Philippines,[1] who won the event with a 9–2 win in the final over Niels Feijen of the Netherlands.[2] David Alcaide of Spain, and Darren Appleton of England were third and fourth respectively. The total prize money for the event was US$205,000. The event is also referred to as the 2011 Etisalat World 8 Ball Pool Championship, among other variations, for sponsorship purposes.