title: 2004 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
text: # 2004 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
  
  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.
  
  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.
  
  ## 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:
  
  | | 5. Place | 6. Place | 7. Place | 8. Place |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Group 1: | Marco Tschudi [de] | 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 [de] | 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 [de] | Ibrahim Bin Amir [de] | 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 [de] | 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 [de] | Max Eberle | Chien Ming-wei | Lee Jang-su |
  | Group 15: | Jeong Young-hwa [de] | Kunihiko Takahashi | Phil Reilly [de] | Sascha Trautmann |
  | Group 16: | Jose Parica | Kasper Kristoffersen [de] | Jeremy Jones | Surathep Phoochalam |
  
  ## Final round
  
  | Round of 64 (Race to 9) | Round of 64 (Race to 9) | Round of 32 (Race to 9) | Round of 32 (Race to 9) | Round of 16 (Race to 11) | Round of 16 (Race to 11) | | Quarter-Final (Race to 11) | Quarter-Final (Race to 11) | | Semi-Final (Race to 11) | Semi-Final (Race to 11) | | Finale (Race to 17) | Finale (Race to 17) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Chao Fong-pang | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Michael Valentine | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Michael Valentine | 2 | Chao Fong-pang | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Patrick Ooi | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Patrick Ooi | 9 | Patrick Ooi | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jorge Llanos [de] | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jorge Llanos [de] | 2 | | | Chao Fong-pang | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Imran Majid | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Imran Majid | 9 | | | | | Imran Majid | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Pat Holtz | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Pat Holtz | 0 | Imran Majid | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Satoshi Kawabata [de] | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Satoshi Kawabata [de] | 9 | Satoshi Kawabata [de] | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Antonio Gabica | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Antonio Gabica | 4 | | | | | | Chao Fong-pang | 10 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Alex Pagulayan | 11 | | | | | | |
  | Huang Chien-che | 9 | | | | | | | | Alex Pagulayan | 11 | | | | | | |
  | Erik Weiselius [de] | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Erik Weiselius [de] | 2 | Huang Chien-che | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Rico Diks [de] | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Rico Diks [de] | 9 | Rico Diks [de] | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Takeshi Okumura | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Takeshi Okumura | 2 | | | Huang Chien-che | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Alex Pagulayan | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alex Pagulayan | 9 | | | | | Alex Pagulayan | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Andreja Klasovic | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Andreja Klasovic | 8 | Alex Pagulayan | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Martin Kempter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Martin Kempter | 9 | Martin Kempter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Marko Lohtander | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Marko Lohtander | 7 | | | | | | | | | Alex Pagulayan | 11 | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Kuo Po-Cheng | 4 | | | |
  | Kang Chin-ching | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | Kuo Po-Cheng | 4 | | | |
  | Wang Hung-hsiang | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Wang Hung-hsiang | 6 | Kang Chin-ching | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Thorsten Hohmann | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Thorsten Hohmann | 9 | Thorsten Hohmann | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Nick van den Berg | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Nick van den Berg | 3 | | | Kang Chin-ching | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Rodolfo Luat | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Rodolfo Luat | 9 | | | | | Rodolfo Luat | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Steve Davis | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Steve Davis | 7 | Rodolfo Luat | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Hsia Hui-kai | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Hsia Hui-kai | 9 | Hsia Hui-kai | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Charlie Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Charlie Williams | 5 | | | | | | Kang Chin-ching | 10 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Kuo Po-Cheng | 11 | | | | | | |
  | Kuo Po-Cheng | 9 | | | | | | | | Kuo Po-Cheng | 11 | | | | | | |
  | John Lopez | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | John Lopez | 4 | Kuo Po-Cheng | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | David Alcaide | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | David Alcaide | 9 | David Alcaide | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Tony Drago | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Tony Drago | 8 | | | Kuo Po-Cheng | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Earl Strickland | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Earl Strickland | 9 | | | | | Earl Strickland | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Thomas Hasch | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Thomas Hasch | 4 | Earl Strickland | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Fu Che-wei | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Fu Che-wei | 9 | Fu Che-wei | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Tom Storm | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Tom Storm | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | Alex Pagulayan | 17 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Chang Pei-Wei | 13 |
  | Marcus Chamat | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Chang Pei-Wei | 13 |
  | Ralf Souquet | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ralf Souquet | 6 | Marcus Chamat | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Ramil Gallego | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ramil Gallego | 9 | Ramil Gallego | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Chen Ying-chieh [de] | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Chen Ying-chieh [de] | 7 | | | Marcus Chamat | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Thorsten Schober | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Thorsten Schober | 9 | | | | | Thorsten Schober | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Lee Van Corteza | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Lee Van Corteza | 7 | Thorsten Schober | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Rodney Morris | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Rodney Morris | 9 | Rodney Morris | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Tony Crosby | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Tony Crosby | 4 | | | | | | Marcus Chamat | 11 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Marlon Manalo | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Marlon Manalo | 9 | | | | | | | | Marlon Manalo | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Yang Ching-shun | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Yang Ching-shun | 7 | Marlon Manalo | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Francisco Bustamante | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Francisco Bustamante | 9 | Francisco Bustamante | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Danny Basavich | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Danny Basavich | 2 | | | Marlon Manalo | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Efren Reyes | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Efren Reyes | 9 | | | | | Efren Reyes | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alex Lely | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alex Lely | 6 | Efren Reyes | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Oliver Ortmann | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Oliver Ortmann | 9 | Oliver Ortmann | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Kevin Uzzell | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Kevin Uzzell | 2 | | | | | | | | | Marcus Chamat | 9 | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Chang Pei-Wei | 11 | | | |
  | Dennis Orcollo | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | Chang Pei-Wei | 11 | | | |
  | Danny Harriman | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Danny Harriman | 2 | Dennis Orcollo | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Konstantin Stepanov | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Konstantin Stepanov | 9 | Konstantin Stepanov | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Wu Chia-ching | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Wu Chia-ching | 6 | | | Dennis Orcollo | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Chang Pei-Wei | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Chang Pei-Wei | 9 | | | | | Chang Pei-Wei | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Warren Kiamco | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Warren Kiamco | 7 | Chang Pei-Wei | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Raymond Hauge [de] | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Raymond Hauge [de] | 9 | Raymond Hauge [de] | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ernesto Domínguez [de] | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ernesto Domínguez [de] | 6 | | | | | | Chang Pei-Wei | 11 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Johnny Archer | 10 | | | | | | |
  | Johnny Archer | 9 | | | | | | | | Johnny Archer | 10 | | | | | | |
  | Hisashi Yamamoto | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Hisashi Yamamoto | 5 | Johnny Archer | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Luc Salvas | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Luc Salvas | 9 | Luc Salvas | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Gandy Valle | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Gandy Valle | 8 | | | Johnny Archer | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Niklas Bergendorff [de] | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Niklas Bergendorff [de] | 9 | | | | | Niklas Bergendorff [de] | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Fabio Petroni | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Fabio Petroni | 2 | Niklas Bergendorff [de] | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Mika Immonen | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mika Immonen | 9 | Mika Immonen | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Antonio Lining | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  