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Chinese 8-Ball - 2018 JOY World Chinese 8-Ball Masters
7th-12th January 2018 (Main Draw) / Olympic Stadium, Qinhuangdao City, China
2018 JOY WORLD CHINESE 8 BALL MASTERS - ALL THE RESULTS
It has been a little bit tricky keeping tabs on who is doing what in the event - the time difference and information being lost in translation hasn't helped.
Frustrated a bit by this I have gone through all the results so far and simplified them for you - both sides of the draw. Remember, it is Double Elimination, although the final will be a one-off match for the title.
I will try and update as much as I can, although I am busy with work and other things too!
If you are unfamiliar with Chinese 8-Ball, why not visit the Home Leisure Direct Blog on it here.
ROUND ONE (SUNDAY)
Gareth Potts (UK) 13-12 A Bu Lajiang (China)
Toh Lian Han (Singapore) 9-10 Shane Van Boening (USA)
Zhang Kunpeng (China) 13-1 Ricardo Freitas (France)
Chen Shuangyou (China) 13-5 Charlene Chai (Singapore)
Xi Hongyu (China) 13-9 Shen Chongyang (China)
Mauro Valdez (Argentina) 2-13 Delgerhuu Ahtuya (Mongolia)
Klenti Kaci (Albania) 13-0 Cadet David Christopher (Madagascar)
Shan Hongyu (China) 6-13 Zhao Yunbiao (China)
Yang Fan (China) 13-9 Meng Fanyu (China)
Li Hewen (China) 10-13 Zheng Yubo (China)
Richard Halliday (South Africa) 13-0 Andrew Worblewski (Canada)
Karyl Gangnant (Reunion Islands) 5-11 Fukuda Takeshi (Japan)
Nacho Schmit (Spain) 10-11 Joao Grilo (Portugal)
Wang Yang (China) 13-8 Mark McGauley (Norway)
Ahmed Morsi (Egypt) 2-13 Lv Xin (China)
Hijkata Hayato (Japan) 6-13 Yu Guangyuv (China)
Shi Hanqing (China) 13-6 Jason Saleon (South Africa)
Shi Weida (China) 13-1 Michalis Spyrou (Cyprus)
Wang Dashuang (China) 13-7 Ben Davies (UK)
Westi Morake (South Africa) 4-13 Sanjin Pehlivanovic (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Aloysius Yapp (Singapore) 13-7 Denis Grabe (Estonia)
Gong Haifeng (China) 11-13 Liu Chuang (China)
Brian Ochoiski (France) 11-12 Fabio Petroni (Italy)
Alex Lely (Netherlands) 6-13 Karl Boyes (UK)
Wu Hao (China) 13-7 Zhang Lei (China)
Tsuchiya Junko (Japan) 5-13 Hwang Yong (South Korea)
Clint I'Anson (UK) 12-9 Shaun Storry (UK)
Matsumura Hiroshi (Japan) 5-13 Jack Whelan (UK)
An Hongyu (China) 9-13 Enrique Rojas (Chile)
Jaouad Tabi (Morocco) 4-13 Xia Hongyan (China)
Phone Myint Kyaw (Myanmar) 13-6 Corey Deuel (USA)
Wu Zhenyu (China) 13-4 Carlo Biado (Philippines)
WINNERS SIDE - ROUND 2 (SUNDAY)
Delgerhuu Ahtuya 12-10 Gareth Potts
Klenti Kaci 9-10 Shane Van Boening
Xi Hongyu 12-7 Chen Shuangyou
Zhang Kunpeng 13-1 Fukuda Takeshi
Yu Guangyu 8-11 Lv Xin
Zhao Yunbiao 13-7 Wang Yang
Yang Fan 13-8 Joao Grilo
Richard Halliday 3-13 Zheng Yubo
Shi Weida 13-9 Wang Dashuang
Aloysius Yapp 13-5 Xia Hongyan
Sanjin Pehlivanovic 13-9 Phone Myint Kyaw
Wu Zhenyu 9-13 Shi Hanqing
Wu Hao 13-6 Hwang Yong
Clint I'Anson 13-8 Jack Whelan
Karl Boyes 8-9 Enrique Rojas
Fabio Petroni 1-13 Liu Chuang
LOSERS SIDE - ROUND 1 (SUNDAY) - Losers are eliminated
Ricardo Freitas 13-5 Karyl Gangnant
Meng Fanyu 13-6 Nacho Schmit
Mauro Valdez 5-13 A Bu Lajiang
Cadet David Christopher 4-13 Toh Lian Han
Hijikata Hayato 13-7 Ahmed Morsi
Shen Chongyang 11-9 Charlene Chai
Andrew Wroblewski 2-13 Li Hewen
Shan Hongyu 13-4 Mark McGauley
Denis Grabe 13-0 Jaouad Tabit
Brian Ochoiski 2-13 Gong Haifeng
Carlo Biado 8-12 Jason Saleon
Westi Morake 11-8 Corey Deuel
Zhang Lei 13-0 Tsuchiya Junko
Shaun Storry 13-5 Matsumura Hiroshi
Michalis Spyrou 3-13 Ben Davies
Alex Lely 3-13 An Hongyu
LOSERS SIDE - ROUND 2 (MONDAY) Losers are eliminated
Ricardo Freitas 6-13 Joao Grilo
Shen Chongyang 13-8 Richard Halliday
A Bu Lajiang 12-9 Klenti Kaci
Denis Grabe 8-12 Fabio Petroni
An Hongyu 8-13 Phone Myint Kyaw
Hijikata Hayato 13-9 Wang Yang
Shan Hongyu 13-12 Yu Guangyu
Shaun Storry 8-13 Wang Dashuang
Meng Fanyu 13-2 Fukuda Takeshi
Gong Haifeng 13-10 Xia Hongyan
Zhang Lei 9-13 Wu Zhenyu
Ben Davies 11-13 Jack Whelan
Westi Morake 11-12 Karl Boyes
Li Hewen 7-13 Chen Shuangyou
Toh Lian Han 3-13 Gareth Potts
Jason Saleon 13-5 Hwang Yong
WINNERS SIDE - ROUND 3 (MONDAY)
Yang Fan 13-10 Zhang Kunpeng
Shi Hanqing 8-13 Wu Hao
Lv Xin 8-11 Zhao Yunbiao
Xi Hongyu 7-13 Zheng Yubo
Sanjin Pehlivanovic 5-13 Enrique Rojas
Clint I'Anson 7-13 Shi Weida
Aloysius Yapp 7-13 Liu Chuang
Shane Van Boening 13-5 Delgerhuu Ahtuya
LOSERS SIDE - ROUND 3 (MONDAY) Losers are eliminated
Gareth Potts 11-12 A Bu Lajiang
Hijikata Hayato 8-13 Shan Hongyu
Fabio Petroni 3-13 Gong Haifeng
Shen Chongyang 10-9 Chen Shuangyou
Meng Fanyu 10-11 Joao Grilo
Jason Saleon 13-11 Wu Zhenyu
Wang Dashuang 10-13 Jack Whelan
Karl Boyes 5-13 Phone Myint Kyaw
LOSERS SIDE - ROUND 4 (TUESDAY) Losers are eliminated
Delgerhuu Ahtuya 11-10 Joao Grilo
Clint I'Anson 9-13 Gong Haifeng
Sanjin Pehlivanovic 13-10 Jason Saleon
Zhang Kunpeng 13-4 A Bu Lajiang
Xi Hongyu 13-10 Shan Hongyu
Lv Xin 11-12 Shen Chongyang
Shi Hanqing 13-8 Phone Myint Kyaw
Aloysius Yapp 8-13 Jack Whelan
WINNERS SIDE - ROUND 4 (TUESDAY)
Zhao Yunbiao 9-13 Yang Fan
Liu Chuang 10-11 Wu Hao
Shi Weida 13-4 Enrique Rojas
Zheng Yubo 13-9 Shane Van Boening
WINNERS SIDE - ROUND 5 (TUESDAY)
Wu Hao 13-6 Shi Weida
Yang Fan 11-13 Zheng Yubo
LOSERS SIDE - ROUND 5 (TUESDAY) Losers are eliminated
Shen Chongyang 8-13 Zhang Kunpeng
Jack Whelan 12-13 Shi Hanqing
Xi Hongyu 13-10 Delgerhuu Ahtuya
Gong Haifeng 13-4 Sanjin Pehlivanovic
LOSERS SIDE - ROUND 6 (WEDNESDAY) Losers are eliminated
Gong Haifeng 13-7 Zhao Yunbiao
Zhang Kunpeng 13-8 Enrique Rojas
Xi Hongyu 4-13 Liu Chuang
Shi Hanqing 13-8 Shane Van Boening
LOSERS SIDE - ROUND 7 (WEDNESDAY) Losers are eliminated
Gong Haifeng 12-13 Shi Hanqing
Liu Chuang 9-15 Zhang Kunpeng
LOSERS SIDE - ROUND 8 (THURSDAY) Losers are eliminated
Shi Hanqing 13-11 Yang Fan
Zhang Kunpeng 13-3 Shi Weida
WINNERS SIDE - ROUND 6 (THURSDAY)
Zheng Yubo 12-9 Wu Hao
LOSERS SIDE - ROUND 9 (THURSDAY) Loser is eliminated
Zhang Kunpeng 16-13 Shi Hanqing
LOSERS SIDE - ROUND 10 (FRIDAY) Loser is eliminated
Zhang Kunpeng 13-10 Wu Hao
GRAND FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH (FRIDAY)
Zheng Yubo 19-9 Zhang Kunpeng
Picture above is courtesy of Max Mu
Written and published by Michael Day