32 players reach knockouts at World 9-Ball Championship

Ko Ping Chung of Chinese Taipei takes a moment to line up his shot during the World 9-Ball Championship match against Phone Myint Kyaw (not pictured) of Myanmar at the Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation in Doha yesterday. Ko won the game 9-4. Elsewhere, defending champion Joshua Filler of Germany brushed aside a shaky start against Qatar’s Bashar Hussain 9-5 to reach the knockout stage at World 9-Ball Championship even as his opponent in last year’s final, Carlo Biado of the Philippines, suffered a 3-9 loss at the hands of Enrique Rojas of Chile. Biado will now have another chance from the loser’s bracket. (WPA)