The Qatari capital was the sixth time in a row the venue for the 9-Ball Championships.

The event was won by Ko Pin-yi of Chinese Taipei, who defeated America's Shane Van Boening in the final, with a score of 13 racks to 11.

[3][4] Niels Feijen was the defending champion,[5] however, he did not make it past the preliminary round of the tournament.

[7] The 128 qualified for the main tournament players were initially divided into 16 groups.

From each group four players qualified for the final round, which took place from September 16 to 18 and was played in a knockout system.