AtLarge said:

Here's what I found regarding Earl's path to victory in his 3 WPA World 9-Ball titles.

1990 -- Bergheim, Germany. 32 players. Single elimination. Best 3 out of 5 races to 5.

1. Bengt Pedersen, score not given​

2. Ralf Souquet, 3-2 sets (2-5, 5-4, 3-5, 5-1, 5-1)​

3. Allen Hopkins, 3-1​

4. Nick Varner, 3-2 (5-2, 3-5, 5-0, 3-5, 5-2)​

5. Jeff Carter, 3-1 (2-5, 5-4, 5-0, 5-0)​

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1991 -- Las Vegas. 64 players. Single elimination. Best 3 out of 5 races to 5 except for a single-set race to 9 in the semifinal and final.

1. Luo Suey, 3-0 (5-2, 5-1, 5-4)​

2. Takeshi Okumura, 3-0 (5-2, 5-3, 5-0)​

3. Howard Vickery, 3-0 (5-0, 5-0, 5-1)​

4. Ralf Souquet, 3-1 (5-2, 5-1, 4-5, 5-1)​

5. Takeshi Toda, 9-3​

6. Nick Varner, 9-7​

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2002 -- Cardiff, Wales. 128 players. Round robin in 16 groups of 8, with the top 4 from each group progressing to a single-elimination Last 64.

Group stage -- opponents and scores not given​

Last 64 -- Gary Ponting, 9-5​

Last 32 -- Sin-Young Park, 9-6​

Last 16 -- Jeremy Jones, 11-8​

Quarterfinal -- Kunihiko Takahashi, 11-3​

Semifinal -- Takeshi Okumura, 11-5​

Final -- Francisco Bustamante, 17-15​

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Sources: Pool & Billiard Magazine and Billiards Digest

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Raph Cleary said:

If you count the U.K Open & European Open, although still in there early years, filler is already on 8, but only if these are included.

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nmh2008 said:

I'm not saying you are, SJM, but using conditions as an excuse for poor performance or as a justification for modifying equipment is so tired. If pool players had their druthers, the equipment, conditions (including temperature & humidity), break rules, etc. would all be identical at every event. I kind of hope that over time the various major events Matchroom is promoting start to have their own identities – similar to what we see in golf for example.

Want to win the World 9 Ball? You better be able to play on a wet table in conditions you absolutely detest.
Want to win the US Open? You better be able to string racks together.
Want to win the UK Open with its tiny corner pockets? You better shoot straight and stay in line because you will rattle that 7 trying to force shape on a tough 8 ball if you’re out of line.

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vincett said:

Phillipines is a poor country, using Waxes is almost foreign to them. They dont have the purposes to using Waxes because they dont each own a "Car" like the Eu or Us do.

If Phillipinos used anything at all...it would be "Talc Powder" and I have seen them using it while not using Gloves or so...in expensive matches and bets.

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