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[1]
Final positions
Champion	Wu Chia-ching[2][3]
Runner-up	Kuo Po-Cheng[2]
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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.

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.

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

^[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

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