2000 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2000
Tournament information
Sport 9-ball
Location Cardiff, Wales[1]
Dates July 1, 2000–July 9, 2000[1]
Tournament
format(s)
Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s) WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants 96[2]
Final positions
Champion  TPE Chao Fong-pang
Runner-up  MEX Ismael Páez

The WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2000 was the 11th edition of the WPA World Championship for 9-Ball Pool. It took place from July 1 to 7, 2000 in Cardiff, Wales.[1]

Chao Fong-pang won the event, defeating Mexican Ismael Páez in the final, winning 176.[3]

Format

The 96 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.

Prize Money

The event's prize money stayed similar to that of the previous years, with winner Mika Immonen winning $65,000.[2]

PositionPrize
First Place (Champion)$65,000
Second Place (Runner-Up)$30,000
Third Place (Semi-finalist$17,500
Fifth place (quarter finalist)$8,500
Ninth place (loser in round of 16)$4,000
Seventeenth place (loser in round of 32)$2,000
Thirty Third (loser in round of 64)$1,500
Sixty Fifth place (Fifth or sixth in round robin group)$1,000
Eighty First place (Seventh place in round robin group)$500

Group Stage

[3]

The following 16 players finished fifth in their group.

 DEU Daniel Dutz
 WAL Darren Morgan
 POL Rawel Rogalski
 ENG Jimmy White
 ENG Lee Tucker
 ENG Raj Hundal
 KOR Hyung Han-jin
 FRA Eric Robaine
 SWE Paul Hultgren
 DNK Kasper Thygesen
 SGP William Ang Boon Lay
 CAN Gerry Watson
 JPN Hisashi Yamamoto
 CAN Paul Potier
 USA James Rempe
 NLD Alex Lely

The following 16 players finished sixth in their group.

 VEN José Luis Perez
 TPE Chen Wei-chih
 NZL Jimmy Henry
 MEX José Castro
 AUS Lou Condo
 DEU Christian Reimering
 DEU Harald Stolka
 MLT Tony Drago
 KOR Lee Jang-su
 AUS Leon Hogg
 VEN Luis Miguel Sánchez
 ARG José Chiappetta
 NZL Grant Hayward
 NZL Neil Patterson (pool player)
 COL Robinson Morales
 ANT Michael Arvelo

Knockout

[3]

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter final Semifinal Final
            
 USA Kim Davenport 9
 AUS Louis Condo 1
 USA Kim Davenport 4
 USA Corey Deuel 9
 USA Corey Deuel 9
 NOR Vegar Kristiansen 6
 USA Corey Deuel 11
 USA Jon Kucharo 10
 USA Jon Kucharo 9
 MEX Ernesto Domínguez 4
 USA Jon Kucharo 9
 ENG Chris Melling 5
 ENG Chris Melling 9
 ITA Fabio Petroni 2
 USA Corey Deuel 11
 ENG Steve Davis 7
 ENG Steve Davis 9
 PHL Efren Reyes 8
 ENG Steve Davis 9
 DEU Ralf Souquet 6
 DEU Ralf Souquet 9
 TPE Hsia Hui-kai 4
 ENG Steve Davis 11
 JPN Kunihiko Takahashi 6
 ENG Steve Knight 9
 SWE Niklas Bergendorff 2
 ENG Steve Knight 0
 JPN Kunihiko Takahashi 9
 JPN Kunihiko Takahashi 9
 SGP Tiong Boon Tan 2
 USA Corey Deuel 9
 TPE Chao Fong-pang 11
 RUS Jewgeni Stalew 9
 DEU Michael Schmidt 7
 RUS Jewgeni Stalew 6
 FIN Mika Immonen 9
 FIN Mika Immonen 9
 AUS Quinten Hann 8
 FIN Mika Immonen 7
 AUS Johl Younger 11
 AUS Johl Younger 9
 WAL Dominic Dale 6
 AUS Johl Younger 9
 KOR Jeong Young-hwa 6
 KOR Jeong Young-hwa 9
 SWE Marcus Chamat 6
 AUS Johl Younger 1
 TPE Chao Fong-pang 11
 POL Radosław Babica 9
 USA Shannon Daulton 8
 POL Radosław Babica 7
 TPE Chao Fong-pang 9
 TPE Chao Fong-pang 9
 DEU Ralph Eckert 8
 TPE Chao Fong-pang 11
 DEU Oliver Ortmann 9
 NLD Niels Feijen 9
 PHL Francisco Bustamante 6
 NLD Niels Feijen 6
 DEU Oliver Ortmann 9
 DEU Oliver Ortmann 9
 RUS Maxim Stalew 3
 TPE Chao Fong-pang 17
 MEX Ismael Páez 6
 JPN Takeshi Okumura 9
 TPE Wang Hua-fong 4
 JPN Takeshi Okumura 5
 PHL Rodolfo Luat 9
 PHL Rodolfo Luat 9
 USA Michael Coltrain 6
 PHL Rodolfo Luat 11
 TPE Yang Ching-shun 6
 TPE Yang Ching-shun 9
 USA Tang Hoa 2
 TPE Yang Ching-shun 9
 PHL Leonardo Andam 8
 PHL Leonardo Andam 9
 DEU Thomas Engert 3
 PHL Rodolfo Luat 9
 USA Earl Strickland 11
 JPN Akikumo Toshikawa 9
 ENG Daryl Peach 5
 JPN Akikumo Toshikawa 9
 USA Johnny Archer 5
 USA Johnny Archer 9
 ENG Adam Lewis 6
 JPN Akikumo Toshikawa 4
 USA Earl Strickland 11
 ENG Kevin Smith 9
 USA Nick Varner 7
 ENG Kevin Smith 7
 USA Earl Strickland 9
 USA Earl Strickland 9
 BEL Mario Lannoye 3
 USA Earl Strickland 9
 MEX Ismael Páez 11
 MEX Ismael Páez 9
 CAN Luc Salvas 5
 MEX Ismael Páez 9
 TPE Chang Hao-ping 7
 TPE Chang Hao-ping 9
 ENG Darren Appleton 4
 MEX Ismael Páez 11
 CAN Alex Pagulayan 8
 CAN Alain Martel 9
 WAL Rob McKenna 2
 CAN Alain Martel 4
 CAN Alex Pagulayan 9
 CAN Alex Pagulayan 9
 CAN Edwin Montal 3
 MEX Ismael Páez 11
 DNK Peter Nielsen 9
 USA Allen Hopkins (pool player) 9
 TPE Kuo Po-Cheng 4
 USA Allen Hopkins 9
 USA David Matlock 7
 USA David Matlock 9
 JPN Takashi Toda 5
 USA Allen Hopkins (pool player) 8
 DNK Peter Nielsen 11
 KOR Park Shin-young 9
 PHL Warren Kiamco 5
 KOR Park Shin-young 6
 DNK Peter Nielsen 9
 DNK Peter Nielsen 9
 USA Jeremy Jones 4

References

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  2. 1 2 "Victor Chandler WPA World Pool Championship 2000". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  3. 1 2 3 "2000 WPA Pool Championship" (PDF). csns.ca. Cue Sports Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF; 95,5 KB) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
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