World Straight Pool Championship
TheWorld Straight Pool Championshipis apoolcompetition, that was held up until the game ofNine-ballbecame popularized in America. It was the most prestigious straight pool tournament up until the early 21st century, tournaments like theAmerican 14.1 Straight Pool Championshipand theEuropean Pool Championship14.1 that are still held annually, have gained prominence in recent years. During the tournament's early years, it was the only globalprofessional titleforstraight pool(also known as 14.1 continuous). The event was revived in 2006, in part to restore the game's popularity in theUnited States.[1]The World Straight Pool Championship was sanctioned by theWorld Pool-Billiard Association(WPA) in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010.[2]The tournament continued unsanctioned from 2011 to 2019.Ralph Greenleaf&Willie Mosconiare the most successful players having both won the tournament on 19 occasions. The oldest player to win the tournament isIrving Craneat 59 years old at the time of his victory. The youngest player to win the tournament isRalph Greenleafat 20 years old at the time of his first victory.
Format[edit]
In the modern format of the tournament, all 64 players are divided into 8 groups where they play inround-robinformat. Eachmatchin this round is araceto 100 points. The leading 4 players in each group proceed to the next round.[3]
The games of the last-32 round are played indouble-eliminationformat until 16 players remain. Matches are extended to races to 150 points.[3]
The games in the last-16 round are played insingle-eliminationformat, and matches are extended, to races to 200 points.[3]The finals match is further extended to a race to 300 points (with a half-hour break occurring when a player reaches 150).[4]
Winners[edit]
In 1910,Jerome Keoughinvented the game ofStraight pool.[5]
- Sanctioned World Championship events
World Straight Pool Championship[edit]
Top performers[edit]
- In the event of identical records, players are sorted in Alpha betical order by first name.
Dragon 14.1 Tournament[edit]
In 2009,Dragon Promotionscreated the Dragon 14.1 Tournament.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 |  Stephan Cohen |
 Mika Immonen
|
| 2011 |  Thorsten Hohmann |
 Mike Davis
|
| 2012 | John Schmidt |
 Efren Reyes
|
| 2013 | Thorsten Hohmann(2) |
 Darren Appleton
|
| 2014 | Darren Appleton |
Shane Van Boening
|
| 2015 | Thorsten Hohmann(3) |
Darren Appleton
|
| 2016 | Mika Immonen |
Earl Strickland
|
| 2017 | Lee Vann Corteza |
Thorsten Hohmann
|
| 2018 | Thorsten Hohmann(4) |
Tony Robles
|
| 2019 | Shane Van Boening |
Corey Deuel
|
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"The World Straight Pool Championship".AZ Billiards.September 29, 2005. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-06-13.RetrievedAugust 25,2008.
- ^"Players: World Champions".WPA-Pool.Sydney, Australia:World Pool-Billiard Association.November 2011. Archived fromthe originalon February 15, 2012.RetrievedNovember 5,2011.
- ^abc"2008 Predator World 14.1 Championship Group Pairings".AZ Billiards.August 24, 2008.RetrievedAugust 25,2008.
- ^"Billiards: Corteza becomes 1st Asian to win World 14.1 Straight Pool title".ABS-CBN News.October 11, 2017.RetrievedOctober 11,2017.
- ^"The World Tournament – Hall of Fame".TheWorldTournament.Dragon Promotions.
- ^"2018 78th World 14.1 - News".Forums.AZBilliards.
- ^"2018 78th World 14.1 - News".Forums.AZBilliards.
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