2012 WPA World 9-Ball Championship
WNT • Doha

807.1
RSI Score
Jun 22-29, 2012
Date Range
64
Players
63
Matches
$276,000
2012 WPA World 9-Ball Championship brought together 64 players in 9-Ball at Doha, with 61 recorded matches.
Darren Appleton won the event ahead of He Wen Li and earned $40,000 from a $276,000 prize fund.
The strongest matchups by combined player rating included Naoyuki Oi vs. Jung Lin Chang (11-3); Naoyuki Oi vs. Darren Appleton (7-11); Jundel Mazon vs. Pin Yi Ko (9-11).
No major rating upsets were detected from the recorded matches.
Omar Al Shaheen delivered one of the standout performances, finishing 9th after entering around #42 by effective rating.
Darren Appleton (1st) earned $40,000.
| Name | Position | Payout | |
|---|---|---|---|
631.5(+2.3) | 1 | $40,000(14.5%) | |
597.3(+1.8) | 2 | $20,000(7.2%) | |
639.6(-11.8) | 3 | $12,000(4.3%) | |
608.9(+5.7) | 3 | $12,000(4.3%) | |
583.8(+17.5) | 5 | $8,000(2.9%) | |
568.2(+9.7) | 5 | $8,000(2.9%) | |
591.4(+0.9) | 5 | $8,000(2.9%) | |
621.7(-10.6) | 5 | $8,000(2.9%) | |
550.8(-6.7) | 9 | $5,000(1.8%) | |
584.2(-10.9) | 9 | $5,000(1.8%) | |
561.3(+23.9) | 9 | $5,000(1.8%) | |
635.2(+5.9) | 9 | $5,000(1.8%) | |
600.4(-2.7) | 9 | $5,000(1.8%) | |
578.3(+18.5) | 9 | $5,000(1.8%) | |
506.7(+12.8) | 9 | $5,000(1.8%) | |
603.8(+18.5) | 9 | $5,000(1.8%) | |
599.3(-18.4) | 17 | $3,500(1.3%) | |
554.1(+0.5) | 17 | $3,500(1.3%) | |
559.6(-4.6) | 17 | $3,500(1.3%) | |
586.1(-12) | 17 | $3,500(1.3%) | |
543.2(-27.5) | 17 | $3,500(1.3%) | |
525.4(+19.2) | 17 | $3,500(1.3%) | |
537.2(+7.1) | 17 | $3,500(1.3%) | |
525.6(+7.4) | 17 | $3,500(1.3%) | |
597.5(-14.9) | 17 | $3,500(1.3%) |
| Stage | Match | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 629.2 | 13 - 12 | 595.5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 573.2 | 11 - 6 | 603.2 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 608.3 | 11 - 7 | 651.4 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 601.2 | 11 - 9 | 590.5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 571.0 | 11 - 10 | 566.3 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 656.3 | 11 - 9 | 558.5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 595.1 | 11 - 9 | 632.3 | ||
| 3 | 8 | 592.2 | 11 - 4 | 557.5 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 574.4 | 11 - 6 | 595.1 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 550.4 | 11 - 9 | 603.1 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 580.1 | 11 - 9 | 493.9 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 659.4 | 11 - 9 | 585.3 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 559.5 | 11 - 10 | 537.4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 590.8 | 11 - 8 | 559.8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 627.0 | 11 - 9 | 629.3 | ||
| 2 | 16 | 591.8 | 11 - 7 | 518.2 | ||
| 2 | 15 | 527.5 | 11 - 9 | 617.7 | ||
| 2 | 14 | 596.4 | 11 - 8 | 528.5 | ||
| 2 | 13 | 579.8 | 11 - 9 | 506.2 | ||
| 2 | 12 | 593.8 | 11 - 5 | 591.6 | ||
| 2 | 11 | 541.9 | 11 - 9 | 553.6 | ||
| 2 | 9 | 579.0 | 11 - 8 | 530.1 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 648.3 | 11 - 3 | 612.4 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 585.5 | 11 - 9 | 549.4 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 530.6 | 11 - 8 | 598.1 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 523.0 | 11 - 10 | 564.2 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 533.3 | 11 - 7 | 570.7 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 600.0 | 11 - 10 | 533.9 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 601.5 | 11 - 3 | 538.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 627.9 | 11 - 10 | 604.9 | ||
| 1 | 32 | 581.7 | 11 - 4 | 562.6 | ||
| 1 | 31 | 500.0 | 11 - 8 | 521.5 | ||
| 1 | 30 | 608.3 | 11 - 4 | 502.4 | ||
| 1 | 29 | 500.7 | 11 - 6 | 517.4 | ||
| 1 | 28 | 500.0 | 11 - 5 | 500.0 | ||
| 1 | 27 | 601.0 | 11 - 8 | - | ||
| 1 | 26 | 576.2 | 11 - 6 | - | ||
| 1 | 25 | 495.9 | 11 - 8 | 484.4 | ||
| 1 | 24 | 581.5 | 11 - 4 | 500.0 | ||
| 1 | 23 | 598.0 | 11 - 10 | 530.8 | ||
| 1 | 22 | 534.5 | 11 - 7 | 500.0 | ||
| 1 | 21 | 545.5 | 11 - 4 | 430.6 | ||
| 1 | 19 | 500.0 | 11 - 10 | 458.7 | ||
| 1 | 18 | 515.9 | 11 - 7 | 500.0 | ||
| 1 | 17 | 591.6 | 11 - 9 | 503.4 | ||
| 1 | 16 | 659.3 | 11 - 10 | 500.0 | ||
| 1 | 15 | 590.1 | 11 - 2 | 498.4 | ||
| 1 | 14 | 574.6 | 11 - 4 | 500.0 | ||
| 1 | 13 | 545.3 | 11 - 9 | 560.5 | ||
| 1 | 12 | 558.3 | 11 - 9 | 400.0 |
Prize Money
1: $40,000 (14.5%)
2: $20,000 (7.2%)
3: $12,000 (4.3%)
5: $8,000 (2.9%)
9: $5,000 (1.8%)
17: $3,500 (1.3%)
33: $2,000 (0.7%)
Updated Jun 12, 2026, 02:43:41 PM