2002 WPA World Nine-ball Championship


The WPA 9-Ball World Cup 2002 was the 13th edition of the WPA World Championship for 9-Ball Pool. It took place from July 18 to 24, 2002 in Cardiff, Wales.
The event was won by American Earl Strickland with a 17:15 victory in the final against Francisco Bustamante.
Defending champion Mika Immonen was defeated in the round of 64 against Shannon Daulton.

Format

The 128 participating players were divided into 16 groups, in which they competed in round robin mode against each other. The top four players in each group qualified for the final round played in the knockout system.

Prize money

The event's prize money stayed similar to that of the previous years, with winner Earl Strickland winning $65,000.
TurnierplatzierungPreisgeld
First Place $65,000
Second Place $30,000
Third Place $8,500
Ninth place $4,000
Seventeenth place $2,000
Thirty Third $1,500
Sixty Fifth place $1,000
Eighty First place $0

Preliminary round

The following 64 players dropped out in the group stage:

Final round