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.^[1]

WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2004

Tournament information
Sport	9-ball
Location	Taipei, Taiwan
Dates	July 10, 2004–July 18, 2004
Tournament format(s)	Round robin / Single Elimination
Host(s)	WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Participants	128
Final positions
Champion	Alex Pagulayan
Runner-up	Chang Pei-Wei
← 2003 2005 →

Filipino-Canadian 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

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

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

	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

^[4][6][7]

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