| WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2000 | |
| Location: | Cardiff, Wales |
| Start Date: | July 1, 2000 |
| End Date: | July 9, 2000 |
| Sport: | 9-ball |
| Tournament Format: | Round robin / Single Elimination |
| Host: | WPA World Nine-ball Championship, Matchroom Pool |
| Runner-Up1: |  Ismael Páez |
| Participants: | 96[1] |
| Champion: | Chao Fong-pang |
| Previous: | 1999 |
| Next: | 2001 |
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.[2]
Brad Wright won the event, defeating Mexican Ismael Páez in the final, winning 17 - 6.[3]
Efren Reyes and Nick Varner were the two defending champions going into the event, but both lost in the 1st Round.
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.
The event's prize money stayed similar to that of the previous years, with winner Chao Fong-pang winning $65,000.[1]
| 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 |
The following 16 players finished fifth in their group.
Daniel Dutz
Rawel Rogalski
Hyung Han-jin
Eric Robaine
Paul Hultgren
William Ang Boon Lay
Gerry Watson
Hisashi Yamamoto Paul Potier
James Rempe
Alex LelyThe following 16 players finished sixth in their group.
José Luis Perez
Jimmy Henry José Castro
Christian Reimering
Tony Drago Lee Jang-su Leon Hogg
José Chiappetta Grant Hayward Neil Patterson
Robinson Morales