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2005 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

The 2005 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 16th edition of the WPA World Championship for 9-Ball Pool. It took place from July 2 to 10, 2005 in the Taiwanese city, Kaohsiung.[4]

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2005
Tournament information
Sport9-ball
LocationKaohsiung, Taiwan
DatesJuly 2, 2005–July 10, 2005
Tournament
format(s)
Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants128[1]
Final positions
ChampionChinese Taipei Wu Chia-ching[2][3]
Runner-upChinese Taipei Kuo Po-Cheng[2]
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Taiwanese Wu Chia-ching won the championship with a 17–16 victory in the final against compatriot Kuo Po-Cheng. Defending champion Alex Pagulayan was eliminated by Vilmos Földes in the round of 32.

Format edit

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, featuring the remaining 64 players.

Group stage edit

The following players exited the competition in the group stage:[2][5]

5. Place 6. Place 7. Place 8. Place
Group 1:   Jakob Belka [de]   Rico Diks [de]   Yulan Govender   Pan Shen-ping
Group 2:   Phil Reilly [de]   Patrick Ooi   Steve Higton   Jerry Calderon
Group 3:   Imran Majid   Manan Chandra   Lambros Vrakas   Charlie Williams
Group 4:   Kang Chin-ching   Efren Reyes   Tomasz Kapłan   Jakob Lyng
Group 5:   Radosław Babica   Ben Davies   Ismael Páez   Naoyuki Ōi
Group 6:   Erik Weiselius [de]   Antonio Lining   Au Chi-wai   Steve Hock Chin
Group 7:   Kim Wong-dea  Marko Lohtander   Zeng Ding-yuan   Jeff White
Group 8:   Samir Kaddur   Craig Osborne [de]   Gustavo Espinosa   Alan Tan
Group 9:   Jan Dulst   Chan Keng Kwang [de]   José Luis Perez   Irfan Ahmed Khan
Group 10:   John Schmidt   Ceri Worts   David Alcaide   Anthony Ginn
Group 11:   Enrique Rojas [de]   Hanni al-Howri   Cetin Aslan   Louis Condo
Group 12:   Fabio Petroni   Thorsten Schober   Jeong Young-hwa [de]   Washana Poonjaeng
Group 13:   Roger Lysholm [de]   Erik Hjorleifson   Siauw Wieto   Lee Chenman
Group 14:   Šandor Tot   Shawn Putnam   Nicolas Ottermann [de]   Hiroshi Takenaka
Group 15:   Goran Mladenovic   Dharminder Singh Lilly   Stuart Lawler   David Larsson
Group 16:   Gilliano Smit   Ralf Souquet   Tiong Boon Tan   Phil Wilkinson

Final round edit

[2][3]

Round of 64 (Race to 9) Round of 32 (Race to 9) Round of 16 (Race to 11) Quarter-Final (Race to 11) Semi-Final (Race to 11) Finale (Race to 17)
            
  Kuo Po-Cheng 10
  Steve Davis 7
  Kuo Po-Cheng 10
  Liu Chun-chiang 4
  Liu Chun-chiang 10
  Daryl Peach 7
  Kuo Po-Cheng 11
  Roman Hybler 4
  Roman Hybler 10
  Cheng Chong-hua 6
  Roman Hybler 10
  Chao Fong-Pang 8
  Chao Fong-Pang 10
  Michael Valentine 2
  Kuo Po-Cheng 11
  Huang Kun-chang 7
  Huang Kun-chang 10
  Thomas Engert 7
  Huang Kun-chang 10
  Hsia Hui-kai 8
  Hsia Hui-kai 10
  Mike Davis 3
  Huang Kun-chang 11
  Thanh Nam Nguyen 4
  Rodolfo Luat 10
  Lương Chí Dũng 1
  Rodolfo Luat 8
  Thanh Nam Nguyen 10
  Thanh Nam Nguyen 10
  Niels Feijen 8
  Kuo Po-Cheng 11
  Rodney Morris 7
  Chang Jung-Lin 10
  Francisco Bustamante 8
  Chang Jung-Lin 10
  Warren Kiamco 4
  Warren Kiamco 10
  David Reljic 6
  Chang Jung-Lin 8
  Rodney Morris 11
  Rodney Morris 10
  Luc Salvas 2
  Rodney Morris 10
  Raj Hundal 9
  Raj Hundal 10
  Yang Ching-shun 4
  Rodney Morris 11
  Nick van den Berg 10
  Vilmos Földes 10
  Ibrahim Bin Amir [de] 2
  Vilmos Földes 10
  Alex Pagulayan 8
  Alex Pagulayan 10
  Park Shin-young 5
  Vilmos Földes 10
  Nick van den Berg 11
  Nick van den Berg 10
  Tony Drago 5
  Nick van den Berg 10
  Wang Hua-fong 6
  Wang Hua-fong 10
  Dennis Orcollo 5
  Kuo Po-Cheng 16
  Wu Chia-ching 17
  Marcus Chamat 10
  Johnny Archer 5
  Marcus Chamat 10
  Alain Martel 1
  Alain Martel [de] 10
  Earl Strickland 7
  Marcus Chamat 4
  Wu Chia-ching 11
  Wu Jiaqing 10
  Ko Pin-yi 5
  Wu Chia-ching 10
  Andreas Roschkowsky 6
  Andreas Roschkowsky [de] 10
  Adam Abdulrahim 2
  Wu Chia-ching 11
  Thorsten Hohmann 5
  Kevin Uzzell 10
  Alex Lely 7
  Kevin Uzzell 7
  Thorsten Hohmann 10
  Thorsten Hohmann 10
  Ronato Alcano 7
  Thorsten Hohmann 11
  Jeremy Jones 7
  Gabe Owen [de] 10
  Oliver Ortmann 6
  Gabe Owen 5
  Jeremy Jones 10
  Jeremy Jones 10
  Satoshi Kawabata [de] 8
  Wu Chia-ching 11
  Marlon Manalo 5
  Gandy Valle 10
  Do Hoang Quan 8
  Gandy Valle 9
  Chen Ying-chieh 10
  Chen Ying-chieh [de] 10
  Chang Pei-Wei 5
  Chen Ying-chieh 0
  Marlon Manalo 11
  Marlon Manalo 10
  Charlie Bryant 9
  Marlon Manalo 10
  Huang Chien-che 0
  Huang Chien-che 10
  Konstantin Stepanov 5
  Marlon Manalo 11
  Mika Immonen 9
  Kunihiko Takahashi 10
  Danny Basavich 8
  Kunihiko Takahashi 8
  Mika Immonen 10
  Mika Immonen 10
  Ivica Putnik [de] 2
  Mika Immonen 11
  Corey Deuel 8
  Corey Deuel 10
  Lai Chia-hsiung 2
  Corey Deuel 10
  Harald Stolka 9
  Harald Stolka [de] 10
  Fu Che-wei 6

References edit

  1. ^ "WPA World Pool Championship 2005". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "WPA World Pool Championship 2005". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Affairs, Ministry of Foreign; (Taiwan), Republic of China (May 2008). "Local pool players cue up against global competition - Taiwan Today". Taiwan Today. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "'Little Genius' vs. 'Little Monster' in all-Taiwan final". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  5. ^ "2005 WPA World Pool Championship" (PDF). csns.ca. Cue Sports Nova Scotia. July 20, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF; 100 KB) on September 23, 2015.

See also edit

External links edit

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