title: 2000 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
text: # 2000 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
  
  The 2000 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 11th edition of the WPA World Championship for 9-Ball Pool. It took place from July 1 to 7, 2000 in Cardiff, Wales.
  
  Chao Fong-pang won the event, defeating Mexican Ismael Páez in the final, winning 17–6.
  
  Efren Reyes and Nick Varner were the two defending champions going into the event, but both lost in the 1st Round.
  
  ## Format
  
  The 96 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.
  
  ### Prize money
  
  The event's prize money stayed similar to that of the previous years, with winner Mika Immonen winning $65,000.
  
  | Position | Prize |
  | - | - |
  | First Place (champion) | $65,000 |
  | Second Place (runner-up) | $30,000 |
  | Third Place (semi-finalist | $17,500 |
  | Fifth place (quarter finalist) | $8,500 |
  | Ninth place (loser in round of 16) | $4,000 |
  | Seventeenth place (loser in round of 32) | $2,000 |
  | Thirty Third (loser in round of 64) | $1,500 |
  | Sixty Fifth place (Fifth or sixth in round robin group) | $1,000 |
  | Eighty First place (Seventh place in round robin group) | $500 |
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
  The following 16 players finished fifth in their group.
  
  * Daniel Dutz
  * Darren Morgan
  * Rawel Rogalski
  * Jimmy White
  * Lee Tucker
  * Raj Hundal
  * Hyung Han-jin
  * Eric Robaine
  * Paul Hultgren
  * Kasper Thygesen [de]
  * William Ang Boon Lay
  * Gerry Watson
  * Hisashi Yamamoto
  * Paul Potier
  * James Rempe
  * Alex Lely
  
  The following 16 players finished sixth in their group.
  
  * José Luis Perez
  * Chen Wei-chih
  * Jimmy Henry
  * José Castro
  * Lou Condo [de]
  * Christian Reimering
  * Harald Stolka [de]
  * Tony Drago
  * Lee Jang-su
  * Leon Hogg
  * Luis Miguel Sánchez [de]
  * José Chiappetta
  * Grant Hayward
  * Neil Patterson
  * Robinson Morales
  * Michael Arvelo
  
  ## Final round
  
  | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | | Quarter final | Quarter final | | Semifinal | Semifinal | | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Kim Davenport | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Louis Condo | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Louis Condo | 1 | Kim Davenport | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Corey Deuel | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Corey Deuel | 9 | Corey Deuel | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Vegar Kristiansen [de] | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Vegar Kristiansen [de] | 6 | | | Corey Deuel | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Jon Kucharo | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jon Kucharo | 9 | | | | | Jon Kucharo | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ernesto Domínguez [de] | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ernesto Domínguez [de] | 4 | Jon Kucharo | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Chris Melling | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Chris Melling | 9 | Chris Melling | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Fabio Petroni | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Fabio Petroni | 2 | | | | | | Corey Deuel | 11 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Steve Davis | 7 | | | | | | |
  | Steve Davis | 9 | | | | | | | | Steve Davis | 7 | | | | | | |
  | Efren Reyes | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Efren Reyes | 8 | Steve Davis | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Ralf Souquet | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ralf Souquet | 9 | Ralf Souquet | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Hsia Hui-kai | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Hsia Hui-kai | 4 | | | Steve Davis | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Kunihiko Takahashi | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Steve Knight | 9 | | | | | Kunihiko Takahashi | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Niklas Bergendorff [de] | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Niklas Bergendorff [de] | 2 | Steve Knight | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Kunihiko Takahashi | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Kunihiko Takahashi | 9 | Kunihiko Takahashi | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Tiong Boon Tan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Tiong Boon Tan | 2 | | | | | | | | | Corey Deuel | 9 | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Chao Fong-pang | 11 | | | |
  | Evgeny Stalev | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | Chao Fong-pang | 11 | | | |
  | Michael Schmidt | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Michael Schmidt | 7 | Evgeny Stalev | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Mika Immonen | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mika Immonen | 9 | Mika Immonen | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Quinten Hann | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Quinten Hann | 8 | | | Mika Immonen | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Johl Younger | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Johl Younger | 9 | | | | | Johl Younger | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Dominic Dale | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Dominic Dale | 6 | Johl Younger | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Jeong Young-hwa [de] | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jeong Young-hwa [de] | 9 | Jeong Young-hwa [de] | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Marcus Chamat | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Marcus Chamat | 6 | | | | | | Johl Younger | 1 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Chao Fong-pang | 11 | | | | | | |
  | Radosław Babica | 9 | | | | | | | | Chao Fong-pang | 11 | | | | | | |
  | Shannon Daulton | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Shannon Daulton | 8 | Radosław Babica | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Chao Fong-pang | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Chao Fong-pang | 9 | Chao Fong-pang | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ralph Eckert [de] | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ralph Eckert [de] | 8 | | | Chao Fong-pang | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Oliver Ortmann | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Niels Feijen | 9 | | | | | Oliver Ortmann | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Francisco Bustamante | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Francisco Bustamante | 6 | Niels Feijen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Oliver Ortmann | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Oliver Ortmann | 9 | Oliver Ortmann | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Maxim Stalew | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Maxim Stalew | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Chao Fong-pang | 17 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ismael Páez | 6 |
  | Takeshi Okumura | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ismael Páez | 6 |
  | Wang Hua-fong | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Wang Hua-fong | 4 | Takeshi Okumura | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Rodolfo Luat | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Rodolfo Luat | 9 | Rodolfo Luat | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Michael Coltrain | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Michael Coltrain | 6 | | | Rodolfo Luat | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Yang Ching-shun | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Yang Ching-shun | 9 | | | | | Yang Ching-shun | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Tang Hoa | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Tang Hoa | 2 | Yang Ching-shun | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Leonardo Andam | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Leonardo Andam | 9 | Leonardo Andam | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Thomas Engert | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Thomas Engert | 3 | | | | | | Rodolfo Luat | 9 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Earl Strickland | 11 | | | | | | |
  | Akikumo Toshikawa | 9 | | | | | | | | Earl Strickland | 11 | | | | | | |
  | Daryl Peach | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Daryl Peach | 5 | Akikumo Toshikawa | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Johnny Archer | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Johnny Archer | 9 | Johnny Archer | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Adam Lewis | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Adam Lewis | 6 | | | Akikumo Toshikawa | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Earl Strickland | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Kevin Smith | 9 | | | | | Earl Strickland | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Nick Varner | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Nick Varner | 7 | Kevin Smith | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Earl Strickland | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Earl Strickland | 9 | Earl Strickland | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mario Lannoye [de] | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mario Lannoye [de] | 3 | | | | | | | | | Earl Strickland | 9 | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Ismael Páez | 11 | | | |
  | Ismael Páez | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | Ismael Páez | 11 | | | |
  | Luc Salvas | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Luc Salvas | 5 | Ismael Páez | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Chang Hao-ping | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Chang Hao-ping | 9 | Chang Hao-ping | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Darren Appleton | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Darren Appleton | 4 | | | Ismael Páez | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Alex Pagulayan | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alain Martel [de] | 9 | | | | | Alex Pagulayan | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Rob McKenna | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Rob McKenna | 2 | Alain Martel [de] | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Alex Pagulayan | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alex Pagulayan | 9 | Alex Pagulayan | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Edwin Montal | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Edwin Montal | 3 | | | | | | Ismael Páez | 11 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Peter Nielsen [de] | 9 | | | | | | |
  | Allen Hopkins | 9 | | | | | | | | Peter Nielsen [de] | 9 | | | | | | |
  | Kuo Po-cheng | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Kuo Po-cheng | 4 | Allen Hopkins | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | David Matlock | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | David Matlock | 9 | David Matlock | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Takashi Toda | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Takashi Toda | 5 | | | Allen Hopkins | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Peter Nielsen [de] | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Park Shin-young | 9 | | | | | Peter Nielsen [de] | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Warren Kiamco | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Warren Kiamco | 5 | Park Shin-young | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Peter Nielsen [de] | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Peter Nielsen [de] | 9 | Peter Nielsen [de] | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jeremy Jones | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  