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2004 WPA World Nine-ball Championship 
Summary
The 2004 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 15th edition of the WPA World Championship for 9-Ball Pool. It took place from July 10 to 18, 2004 in the Taiwanese capital city Taipei.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | 9-ball |
| Location | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Dates | July 10, 2004–July 18, 2004 |
Tournament format(s) | Round robin / Single Elimination |
| Host(s) | WPA World Nine-ball Championship |
| Participants | 128 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion |  Alex Pagulayan |
| Runner-up |  Chang Pei-Wei |
Filipino Alex Pagulayan won the championship with a 17–13 victory in the final against Taiwanese Chang Pei-Wei . Defending champion Thorsten Hohmann dropped out in the round of 32 against Kang Chin-ching from Chinese Taipei.[2]
Format edit
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.[3]
Group stage edit
The following players exited the competition in the group stage:[4][5]
| 5. Place | 6. Place | 7. Place | 8. Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1: |  Marco Tschudi |
 Alan Rolon |
 Tim Hall |
 Giovanni Orozco
|
| Group 2: |  Alok Kumar |
 Markus Juva |
 Shintaro Sugaya |
Corey Harper
|
| Group 3: |  Radosław Babica |
 Ismael Páez |
 Vittorio De Falco |
 David Reljic
|
| Group 4: |  Daryl Peach |
 Michael Schmidt |
Kazuo Furuta |
 Gustavo Espinosa
|
| Group 5: |  Yulan Govender |
 Ryu Seung-woo |
 Hanni al-Howri |
 Al Logan
|
| Group 6: | James Kay |
Emile Riera |
Cliff Thorburn |
Anthony Ginn
|
| Group 7: | Thomas Engert |
 Marco Bacarcic |
 Phil Wilkinson |
Steve Lillis
|
| Group 8: | Hsu Chun-yang |
 Tommy Donlon |
 Ibrahim Bin Amir |
 Richard Wolff
|
| Group 9: |  Vilmos Földes |
Alan Tan |
Mike Davis |
 Kamarudin Yudharman
|
| Group 10: | Hiroshi Takenaka |
Jimmy Henry |
Stefan Selberg |
Kevin Hew
|
| Group 11: | Akikumo Toshikawa |
 Marc Holtz |
Raj Hundal |
Siauw Wieto
|
| Group 12: | Kevin Smith |
 Chachawal Rutphae |
Chris Orme |
David Anderson
|
| Group 13: |  Niels Feijen |
Park Shin-young |
Matthew McInnes |
 Gabriel Carral
|
| Group 14: |  Ivica Putnik |
Max Eberle |
Chien Ming-wei |
Lee Jang-su
|
| Group 15: | Jeong Young-hwa |
Kunihiko Takahashi |
Phil Reilly |
Sascha Trautmann
|
| Group 16: | Jose Parica |
 Kasper Kristoffersen |
Jeremy Jones |
Surathep Phoochalam
|
Final round edit
References edit
- ^ "WPA World Nine-ball Championship, Pool (cue sports) trophy | edubilla.com". Edubilla.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "Pagulayan and Chang in WPC Final". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "World Champions - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ a b "2004 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.
- ^ "World Championship List of Entrants and Groups". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "Accomplishments – Alex "The Lion" Pagulayan". alexpagulayan.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "WPA World Pool Championship 2004". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
See also edit
External links edit
- Live scoring at WPA-pool.com
- Empire Poker WPA World Pool Championship 2004 Archived June 27, 2018, at the Wayback Machine at azbilliards.com