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2004 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

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WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2004
Tournament information
Sport9-ball
LocationTaipei, Taiwan
DatesJuly 10, 2004–July 18, 2004
Tournament
format(s)
Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants128
Final positions
ChampionPhilippines Alex Pagulayan
Runner-upChinese Taipei Chang Pei-Wei
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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]

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

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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

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

5. Place 6. Place 7. Place 8. Place
Group 1: Switzerland Marco Tschudi [de] Puerto Rico Alan Rolon United States Tim Hall Costa Rica Giovanni Orozco
Group 2: India Alok Kumar Finland Markus Juva Japan Shintaro Sugaya United States Corey Harper
Group 3: Poland Radosław Babica Mexico Ismael Páez Italy Vittorio De Falco [de] Australia David Reljic
Group 4: England Daryl Peach Germany Michael Schmidt Japan Kazuo Furuta Argentina Gustavo Espinosa
Group 5: South Africa Yulan Govender South Korea Ryu Seung-woo United Arab Emirates Hanni al-Howri Canada Al Logan
Group 6: England James Kay Australia Emile Riera Canada Cliff Thorburn England Anthony Ginn
Group 7: Germany Thomas Engert Slovenia Marco Bacarcic New Zealand Phil Wilkinson United States Steve Lillis
Group 8: Chinese Taipei Hsu Chun-yang Republic of Ireland Tommy Donlon [de] Malaysia Ibrahim Bin Amir [de] Aruba Richard Wolff
Group 9: Hungary Vilmos Földes Malaysia Alan Tan United States Mike Davis Indonesia Kamarudin Yudharman
Group 10: Japan Hiroshi Takenaka New Zealand Jimmy Henry Finland Stefan Selberg England Kevin Hew
Group 11: Japan Akikumo Toshikawa Luxembourg Marc Holtz [de] England Raj Hundal Indonesia Siauw Wieto
Group 12: England Kevin Smith Thailand Chachawal Rutphae Canada Chris Orme South Africa David Anderson
Group 13: Netherlands Niels Feijen South Korea Park Shin-young New Zealand Matthew McInnes Spain Gabriel Carral
Group 14: Croatia Ivica Putnik [de] United States Max Eberle Chinese Taipei Chien Ming-wei South Korea Lee Jang-su
Group 15: South Korea Jeong Young-hwa [de] Japan Kunihiko Takahashi Australia Phil Reilly [de] Germany Sascha Trautmann
Group 16: Philippines Jose Parica Denmark Kasper Kristoffersen [de] United States Jeremy Jones Thailand Surathep Phoochalam

Final round

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

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Pagulayan and Chang in WPC Final". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "World Champions - WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "World Championship List of Entrants and Groups". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  6. ^ "Accomplishments – Alex "The Lion" Pagulayan". alexpagulayan.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "WPA World Pool Championship 2004". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2018.

See also

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