2004 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

The WPA 9-Ball World Championship 2004 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]

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2004
Tournament information
SportNine-ball
LocationTapei, Taiwan
DatesJuly 10, 2004–July 18, 2004
Tournament
format(s)
Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants128
Final positions
Champion Alex Pagulayan
Runner-up Chang Pei-Wei

Canadian 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

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

The following players exited the competition in the group stage:[4][5]

5. Place6. Place7. Place8. 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 (pool player) Kazuo Furuta Gustavo Espinosa
Group 5: Yulan Govender Ryu Seung-woo (pool player) 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 (pool player) 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

[4][6][7]

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)
            
Chao Fong-pang 9
Michael Valentine 2
Chao Fong-pang 9
Patrick Ooi 5
Patrick Ooi 9
Jorge Llanos 2
Chao Fong-pang 11
Imran Majid 1
Imran Majid 9
Pat Holtz 0
Imran Majid 9
Satoshi Kawabata 6
Satoshi Kawabata 9
Antonio Gabica 4
Chao Fong-pang 10
Alex Pagulayan 11
Huang Chien-che 9
Erik Weiselius 2
Huang Chien-che 9
Rico Diks 4
Rico Diks 9
Takeshi Okumura 2
Huang Chien-che 7
Alex Pagulayan 11
Alex Pagulayan 9
Andreja Klasovic 8
Alex Pagulayan 9
Martin Kempter 5
Martin Kempter 9
Marko Lohtander 7
Alex Pagulayan 11
Kuo Po-Cheng 4
Kang Chin-ching 9
Wang Hung-Hsiang 6
Kang Chin-ching 9
Thorsten Hohmann 1
Thorsten Hohmann 9
Nick van den Berg 3
Kang Chin-ching 11
Rodolfo Luat 7
Rodolfo Luat 9
Steve Davis 7
Rodolfo Luat 9
Hsia Hui-kai 2
Hsia Hui-kai 9
Charlie Williams 5
Kang Chin-ching 10
Kuo Po-Cheng 11
Kuo Po-Cheng 9
John Lopez 4
Kuo Po-Cheng 9
David Alcaide 8
David Alcaide 9
Tony Drago 8
Kuo Po-Cheng 11
Earl Strickland 8
Earl Strickland 9
Thomas Hasch 4
Earl Strickland 9
Fu Che-wei 7
Fu Che-wei 9
Tom Storm 8
Alex Pagulayan 17
Chang Pei-Wei 13
Marcus Chamat 9
Ralf Souquet 6
Marcus Chamat 9
Ramil Gallego 6
Ramil Gallego 9
Chen Ying-chieh 7
Marcus Chamat 11
Thorsten Schober 8
Thorsten Schober 9
Lee Van Corteza 7
Thorsten Schober 9
Rodney Morris 6
Rodney Morris 9
Tony Crosby 4
Marcus Chamat 11
Marlon Manalo 6
Marlon Manalo 9
Yang Ching-shun 7
Marlon Manalo 9
Francisco Bustamante 5
Francisco Bustamante 9
Dan Basavich 2
Marlon Manalo 11
Efren Reyes 4
Efren Reyes 9
Alex Lely 6
Efren Reyes 9
Oliver Ortmann 6
Oliver Ortmann 9
Kevin Uzzell 2
Marcus Chamat 9
Chang Pei-Wei 11
Dennis Orcollo 9
Danny Harriman 2
Dennis Orcollo 9
Konstantin Stepanow 5
Konstantin Stepanow 9
Wu Chia-ching 6
Dennis Orcollo 5
Chang Pei-Wei 11
Chang Pei-Wei 9
Warren Kiamco 7
Chang Pei-Wei 9
Raymond Hauge 6
Raymond Hauge 9
Ernesto Domínguez 6
Chang Pei-Wei 11
Johnny Archer 10
Johnny Archer 9
Hisashi Yamamoto 5
Johnny Archer 9
Luc Salvas 6
Luc Salvas 9
Gandy Valle 8
Johnny Archer 11
Niklas Bergendorff 9
Niklas Bergendorff 9
Fabio Petroni 2
Niklas Bergendorff 9
Mika Immonen 7
Mika Immonen 9
Antonio Lining 4
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References
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