2000 WPA World Nine-ball Championship explained

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.

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.[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

Preliminary round

The following 16 players finished fifth in their group.

The following 16 players finished sixth in their group.

Final round

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Victor Chandler WPA World Pool Championship 2000 . azbilliards.com . 2018-08-16 .
  2. Web site: Victor Chandler WPA World Pool Championship 2000 . azbilliards.com . 2018-08-16 .
  3. Web site: 2000 WPA Pool Championship . Cue Sports Nova Scotia . csns.ca . 2015-07-16 . PDF; 95,5 KB . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923211544/http://www.csns.ca/Charts/WPC00F64.pdf . September 23, 2015 . dead. mdy-all .