Players from 40 countries competed for the record US $ 350,000 purse at the 2005 world championship held in Kaohsiung and broadcast to 70 countries around the world. Taiwan's reputation as the "Island of Pool" resounded even louder as Taiwan sports made their long-anticipated debut on the international stage.
2005 年在高雄舉辦的世界錦標賽，超越歷屆比賽的 35 萬美元總獎金、40 個國家的選手、70 個國家的電視轉播，讓台灣體育界突破長年以來的國際封鎖，將「撞球之島」的名號打得更響。