| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | 9-ball |
| Location | al-Arabi Sports Club, Doha, Qatar[1] |
| Dates | December 14, 2018–December 20, 2018[2] |
Tournament format(s) | Double elimination / Single elimination |
| Host(s) | WPA World Nine-ball Championship |
| Participants | 128 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion |  Joshua Filler |
| Runner-up |  Carlo Biado |
The 2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a 9-Ball pool world Championships. The event took place between December 10 to 20, 2018 in the al-Attiya Sports Arena of the Al-Arabi Sports Club in Doha, Qatar.[1] The Qatari capital held the event for the eighth time in a row.[3]
The reigning champion was Filipino Carlo Biado, who defeated his compatriot Roland Garcia 13–5 in the 2017 final.[4][5] Biado would reach the final of the event, defeating Shane Van Boening in the semi-final. Germany's Joshua Filler won the event, defeating Biado in the final 13–10.[6]
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- ^ Ted Lerner (December 7, 2017). "All Systems go for World 9-Ball Championship". wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- ^ "BIADO FINALLY REACHES POOL'S MOUNTAINTOP – WPA Pool". WPA Pool. December 14, 2017. Archived from the original on December 18, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ "Biado Finally Reaches Pool's Mountaintop". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ "Final Scorecard". December 20, 2018. Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018.