2000 Japan Open
Japan Open
747.3
RSI Score
Mar 25-26, 2000
Date Range
48
Players
31
Matches
$0
Prize Money
Updated Jun 12, 2026, 09:06:03 AM
2000 Japan Open brought together 48 players in 9-Ball, with 31 recorded matches.
Kenji Taguchi won the event ahead of Antonio Lining and earned $0 from a $0 prize fund.
The strongest matchups by combined player rating included Johnny Archer vs. Satoshi Kawabata (4-9); Satoshi Kawabata vs. Akikumo Toshikawa (9-6); Johnny Archer vs. Hisashi Yamamoto (9-6).
No major rating upsets were detected from the recorded matches.
Kenji Taguchi (1st) earned $0.
| Name |  RPM | Position | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kenji Taguchi | - | 1 | $0 |
610.6(+8.8) | 2 | $0 | |
598.5(-5) | 3-4 | $0 | |
- | 3-4 | $0 | |
578.3(+13.9) | 5-8 | $0 | |
| Etsuko Kubota | - | 5-8 | $0 |
527.3(-19.3) | 5-8 | $0 | |
| Zheng Liang Shu | - | 5-8 | $0 |
- | 9-16 | $0 | |
| Masako Iso | - | 9-16 | $0 |
| Mitsuyoshi Morishima | - | 9-16 | $0 |
576.7(+35.8) | 9-16 | $0 | |
| Shan Ben Zhen Ji Zi | - | 9-16 | $0 |
540.1(-2.9) | 9-16 | $0 | |
558.5(+4.7) | 9-16 | $0 | |
| Yoko Miura | - | 9-16 | $0 |
| Akiko Kitayama | - | 17-31 | $0 |
| Akio Otani | - | 17-31 | $0 |
| Chang Gu Chuan Jia Dai | - | 17-31 | $0 |
| Chang Gu Chuan Zhen Ji | - | 17-31 | $0 |
| Hisanao Kataoka | - | 17-31 | $0 |
| Kazuhiro Koga | - | 17-31 | $0 |
503.6(-18.5) | 17-31 | $0 | |
| Kiyotaka Ohashi | - | 17-31 | $0 |
| Masao Tachibana | - | 17-31 | $0 |
| Stage | Match | RPM | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | RPM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 591.2 | 9 - 4 | 603.5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 597.7 | 9 - 5 | 546.6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 583.2 | 9 - 6 | 564.4 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 592.9 | 9 - 6 | 553.8 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 529.3 | 9 - 5 | 543.0 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 559.7 | 9 - 3 | Mitsuyoshi Morishima | - | |
| 3 | 1 | 561.5 | 9 - 7 | 540.9 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 570.4 | 9 - 2 | Masao Tachibana | - | |
| 2 | 7 | 542.1 | 9 - 5 | Hisanao Kataoka | - | |
| 2 | 6 | 511.2 | 9 - 6 | Tetsu Haraguchi | - | |
| 2 | 5 | 519.2 | 9 - 4 | Masashi Hoshi | - | |
| 2 | 4 | - | Mitsuyoshi Morishima | 9 - 7 | Kiyotaka Ohashi | - |
| 2 | 3 | 546.1 | 9 - 4 | Kazuhiro Koga | - | |
| 2 | 2 | 549.3 | 9 - 4 | 522.1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 510.6 | 9 - 4 | Kenji Taguchi | - | |
| 1 | 16 | 575.4 | 9 - 7 | Yue Chuan Shi | - | |
| 1 | 15 | - | Masao Tachibana | 9 - 6 | Sen Gao Gui | - |
| 1 | 14 | 538.9 | 9 - 7 | Tetsuo Uchiyama | - | |
| 1 | 13 | - | Hisanao Kataoka | 9 - 4 | Gao Bin Hong Shi | - |
| 1 | 12 | - | Tetsu Haraguchi | 9 - 0 | Tasuku Nishio | - |
| 1 | 11 | 495.3 | 9 - 5 | Jia Ben Tai Xiu | - | |
| 1 | 10 | 480.2 | 9 - 1 | Yasunari Itsuzaki | - | |
| 1 | 9 | - | Masashi Hoshi | 9 - 7 | 577.9 | |
| 1 | 8 | - | Mitsuyoshi Morishima | 9 - 2 | Kenji Hosokawa | - |
| 1 | 7 | - | Kiyotaka Ohashi | 9 - 4 | Daisaku Nishijima | - |
| 1 | 6 | 541.6 | 9 - 6 | Shi Hua Qian Chun | - | |
| 1 | 5 | - | Kazuhiro Koga | 9 - 8 | Mu Ling Jian Er | - |
| 1 | 4 | 490.8 | 9 - 2 | Michiaki Kamata | - | |
| 1 | 3 | 533.0 | 9 - 4 | Masanari Higaki | - | |
| 1 | 2 | 461.6 | 9 - 2 | Takashi Toda | - | |
| 1 | 1 | - | Kenji Taguchi | 9 - 7 | 601.8 |
