2005 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Tournament information | |
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Sport | Nine-ball |
Location | Kaohsiung, Tapei, Taiwan |
Dates | July 2, 2005–July 10, 2005 |
Tournament format(s) | Round robin / Single Elimination |
Host(s) | WPA World Nine-ball Championship |
Participants | 128[1] |
Final positions | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
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]
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]
Final round
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References
- ^ "WPA World Pool Championship 2005". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "WPA World Pool Championship 2005". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "'Little Genius' vs. 'Little Monster' in all-Taiwan final". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Live scoring at WPA-pool.com
- Empire Poker WPA World Pool Championship 2005 at azbilliards.com