2005 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

The WPA 9-Ball World Championship 2005 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 capital city Taipei, at Kaohsiung.[4]

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2005
Tournament information
SportNine-ball
LocationKaohsiung, Tapei, 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
Champion Wu Chia-ching[2][3]
Runner-up Kuo Po-Cheng[2]

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

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

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

5. Place6. Place7. Place8. Place
Group 1: Jakob Belka Rico Diks Yulan Govender Pan Shen-ping
Group 2: Phil Reilly 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 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 Gustavo Espinosa Alan Tan
Group 9: Jan Dulst Chan Keng Kwang José Luis Perez Irfan Ahmed Khan
Group 10: John Schmidt Ceri Worts David Alcaide Anthony Ginn
Group 11: Enrique Rojas Hanni al-Howri Cetin Aslan Louis Condo
Group 12: Fabio Petroni Thorsten Schober Jeong Young-hwa Washana Poonjaeng
Group 13: Roger Lysholm Erik Hjorleifson Siauw Wieto Lee Chenman
Group 14: Šandor Tot Shawn Putnam Nicolas Ottermann 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

[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 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 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 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 10
Oliver Ortmann 6
Gabe Owen 5
Jeremy Jones 10
Jeremy Jones 10
Satoshi Kawabata 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 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 Stepanow 5
Marlon Manalo 11
Mika Immonen 9
Kunihiko Takahashi 10
Dan Basavich 8
Kunihiko Takahashi 8
Mika Immonen 10
Mika Immonen 10
Ivica Putnik 2
Mika Immonen 11
Corey Deuel 8
Corey Deuel 10
Lai Chia-hsiung 2
Corey Deuel 10
Harald Stolka 9
Harald Stolka 10
Fu Che-wei 6

References
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  2. "WPA World Pool Championship 2005". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
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