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 Chao Fong-pang 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
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
Christian Reimering
Tony Drago Lee Jang-su Leon Hogg
José Chiappetta Grant Hayward Neil Patterson Robinson Morales Michael Arvelo
Final round
References
External links Empire Poker WPA World Pool Championship 2000 at azbilliards.com