2005 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2005
Tournament information
Sport	9-ball
Location	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Dates	July 2, 2005–July 10, 2005
Tournament; format(s)	Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)	WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants	128
Final positions
Champion	Wu Chia-ching
Runner-up	Kuo Po-Cheng
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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]

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. 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

^[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