1994 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

WPA World 9-ball Championship 1994
Tournament information
Sport	9-ball
Location	Chicago, United States
Dates	November 2, 1994–November 6, 1994
Host	WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants	64
Final positions
Champion	Takeshi Okumura
Runner-up	Yasunari Itsuzaki

The 1994 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the fifth edition of the professional world championship for the discipline of nine-ball pool. Held in Chicago, United States, from November 2 to November 6, 1994, the tournament is historically significant for producing the first Japanese world champion, Takeshi Okumura.^[1]^[2]

Knockout Stages

The following is the results from the knockout stages. Players competing had progressed through the earlier knockout round.^[1]

Round of 32			Round of 16		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final

1	Dallas West	13

32	Andreas Vodenhoff	4
			Dallas West	7

			Mike Bendy	13
17	Yellow midfielder	6

16	Mike Bendy	13
					Mike Bendy	8

					Takeshi Okumura	13
9	Warren Kiamco	5

24	Zhang Qiyao	13
			Zhang Qiyao	5

			Takeshi Okumura	13
25	Takeshi Okumura	13

8	Peter Woodis	5
							Takeshi Okumura	13

							Mike Zagran	7
5	Rudy Zick	11

28	Ron Cassanzio	13
			Ron Cassanzio	3

			Oliver Ortmann	13
21	Oliver Ortmann	13

12	Tobias Lagosnig	8
					Oliver Ortmann	9

					Mike Zagran	13
13	Mike Zagran	13

20	Herbst Friedemann	5
			Mike Zagran	13

			Mark Wilson	10
29	Ismael Paez	12

4	Mark Wilson	13
									Takeshi Okumura	9

									Yasunari Itszaki	6
3	Zhao Fengbang	8

30	Yasunari Itszaki	13
			Yasunari Itszaki	13

			Eddie Chaldon	8
19	Eddie Chaldon	13

14	Bruce Wilkinson	6
					Yasunari Itszaki	13

					Ray Martin	8
11	Lu Yukyou	11

22	Ray Martin	13
			Ray Martin	13

			Fidel Punzalan	9
27	Mike Gulyassey	11

6	Fidel Punzalan	13
							Yasunari Itszaki	13

							Tom Storm	12
7	Thomas Hash	4

26	Ralph Sukey	13
			Ralph Sukey	12

			Tom Storm	13
23	Tom Storm	13

10	Zhang Hao	3
					Tom Storm	13

					Shuji Nagata	2
15	Shuji Nagata	13

18	Tetsuo Uchiyama	10
			Shuji Nagata	13

			Thomas Engert	7
31	Thomas Engert	13

2	Mika Immonen	8

References

^ ^a ^b "1994 World Pool Championship". Billiard Walker. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
^ "JPBA略歴". JPBA｜日本プロポケットビリヤード連盟 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-12-17.

[:0-1] "1994 World Pool Championship". Billiard Walker. Retrieved 2025-12-17.

[2] "JPBA略歴". JPBA｜日本プロポケットビリヤード連盟 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-12-17.

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