2016 U.S. Open 9-ball Championship
Tournament information
Dates16–22 October 2016
VenueSheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel
CityNorfolk, Virginia
CountryUnited States
Organisation(s)World Pool-Billiard Association
FormatDouble elimination
Final
ChampionUnited States Shane Van Boening
Runner-upChinese Taipei Chang Jung-Lin
Score13-6

The 2016 US Open 9-Ball Championships 2016 was an international pool tournament in the discipline 9-Ball, from 16 to 22 October 2016 at Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. It was the 41st entry of the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships. The American Shane Van Boening won the event with a 13–9 final victory against the Taiwanese Chang Jung-Lin to win his fifth US Open.[1] van Boening's fifth title put him equal for the most wins with Earl Strickland. Third place went to Jayson Shaw .[2]

Defending champion was the Kevin Cheng. However, after defeats against Hsieh Chia-chen and Antonio Lining, Cheng lost in the double elimination round without a win.[1]

Tournament format

The tournament was played as a double-elimination tournament and as a race to 11 under winner break rules.

Rankings

The following were the 32 best placed players.[1][2][3]

Place Player
1 United States Shane Van Boening
2 Chinese Taipei Chang Jung-Lin
3 Scotland Jayson Shaw
4 Philippines Dennis Orcollo
5 United States Jeremy Jones
Spain David Alcaide
7 Canada Alex Pagulayan
Chinese Taipei Chang Yu-lung
9 Chinese Taipei Ko Ping-chung
United States Brandon Shuff
Saudi Arabia Abdullah al-Shammari
Chinese Taipei Ko Pin-yi
13 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Chia-chen
United States Mike Dechaine
Philippines Carlo Biado
Philippines Warren Kiamco
Place Player
17 United States Josh Roberts
Japan Naoyuki Ōi
England Mark Gray
England Daryl Peach
Spain Francisco Sánchez Ruíz
England Imran Majid
Chinese Taipei Hsu Kai-lun
United States Justin Bergman
25 United States Jeremy Sossei
Albania Eklent Kaçi
Austria Mario He
United States Corey Deuel
Finland Mika Immonen
Netherlands Nick van den Berg
Poland Radosław Babica
Chinese Taipei Wu Kun-lin

References

  1. 1 2 3 "US Open 9-Ball Championships 2016 – Tournament Brackets". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 "US Open 9-Ball Championships 2016 – Tournament Results". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "US Open 2016". Accu-stats.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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