2003 Empire Poker WPA World Pool Championship
WNT • Cardiff,CF10 2AF,United Kingdom
784.8
RSI Score
Jul 12-20, 2003
Date Range
96
Players
54
Matches
$300,000
2003 Empire Poker WPA World Pool Championship brought together 96 players in 9-Ball at Cardiff,CF10 2AF,United Kingdom, with 45 recorded matches.
Thorsten Hohmann won the event ahead of Alex Pagulayan and earned $65,000 from a $300,000 prize fund.
The strongest matchups by combined player rating included Francisco Bustamante vs. Efren Reyes (11-8); Alex Pagulayan vs. Thorsten Hohmann (10-17); Thorsten Hohmann vs. Francisco Bustamante (11-10).
No major rating upsets were detected from the recorded matches.
Luc Salvas delivered one of the standout performances, finishing 9th after entering around #38 by effective rating.
Thorsten Hohmann (1st) earned $65,000.
| Name |  RPM | Position | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
671.2(+45.1) | 1 | $65,000(21.7%) | |
600.5(-2) | 2 | $30,000(10.0%) | |
573.2(-9.5) | 3 | $17,500(5.8%) | |
529.7(-0.1) | 3 | $17,500(5.8%) | |
615.4(+3.6) | 5 | $8,500(2.8%) | |
654.1(+3.6) | 5 | $8,500(2.8%) | |
- | 5 | $8,500(2.8%) | |
575.2(-3) | 5 | $8,500(2.8%) | |
527.5(-1.4) | 9 | $4,000(1.3%) | |
593.3(+12.2) | 9 | $4,000(1.3%) | |
476.9(-22.9) | 9 | $4,000(1.3%) | |
527.5(+11.1) | 9 | $4,000(1.3%) | |
578(-18.8) | 9 | $4,000(1.3%) | |
574.4(-14.2) | 9 | $4,000(1.3%) | |
550.8(+15.1) | 9 | $4,000(1.3%) | |
538.5(-13.3) | 9 | $4,000(1.3%) | |
465.1(-34.9) | 17 | $2,000(0.7%) | |
453(-45.8) | 17 | $2,000(0.7%) | |
 Haruyoshi Hinokiyama | - | 17 | $2,000(0.7%) |
 Jang Su Lee | - | 17 | $2,000(0.7%) |
568.4(-6.9) | 17 | $2,000(0.7%) | |
532.7(-2.8) | 17 | $2,000(0.7%) | |
529.9(-16.3) | 17 | $2,000(0.7%) | |
 Marc Holtz | - | 17 | $2,000(0.7%) |
501(-34.3) | 17 | $2,000(0.7%) |
| Stage | Match | RPM | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | RPM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 626.1 | 17 - 10 | 602.5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 596.3 | 11 - 6 | 529.8 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 594.2 | 11 - 4 | 582.7 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 590.9 | 11 - 9 | 578.2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 572.1 | 11 - 9 | 611.8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 570.4 | 11 - 10 | 650.5 | ||
| 3 | 8 | 555.2 | 11 - 5 | 588.6 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 566.3 | 11 - 5 | 528.9 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 511.5 | 11 - 9 | 551.8 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 579.6 | 11 - 5 | 596.8 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 572.4 | 11 - 9 | 535.7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 553.6 | 11 - 5 | 499.8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 652.7 | 11 - 8 | 581.1 | ||
| 2 | 14 | 559.8 | 9 - 8 | 518.8 | ||
| 2 | 13 | 586.3 | 9 - 6 | 535.5 | ||
| 2 | 12 | 528.7 | 9 - 1 | 540.8 | ||
| 2 | 11 | 510.8 | 9 - 5 | 500.0 | ||
| 2 | 9 | 481.9 | 9 - 4 | 498.8 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 519.6 | 9 - 2 | 535.3 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 534.7 | 9 - 3 | 599.1 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 520.4 | 9 - 6 | 575.3 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 524.6 | 9 - 3 | 503.9 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 484.7 | 9 - 8 | Marc Holtz | - | |
| 2 | 2 | 644.1 | 9 - 3 | 546.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 580.7 | 9 - 8 | 563.6 | ||
| 1 | 25 | 549.5 | 9 - 5 | 500.3 | ||
| 1 | 24 | 500.0 | 9 - 8 | 563.7 | ||
| 1 | 23 | 529.1 | 9 - 6 | 500.0 | ||
| 1 | 22 | 575.7 | 9 - 4 | 513.1 | ||
| 1 | 21 | 518.5 | 9 - 6 | 513.2 | ||
| 1 | 20 | 480.6 | 9 - 8 | 598.8 | ||
| 1 | 19 | 516.4 | 9 - 7 | 500.0 | ||
| 1 | 18 | 496.9 | 9 - 8 | 500.0 | ||
| 1 | 14 | 500.0 | 9 - 4 | 545.8 | ||
| 1 | 13 | 484.8 | 9 - 4 | 609.9 | ||
| 1 | 12 | 586.1 | 9 - 3 | 508.3 | ||
| 1 | 10 | 560.7 | 9 - 3 | 492.3 | ||
| 1 | 8 | 500.9 | 9 - 6 | 543.9 | ||
| 1 | 7 | 500.0 | 9 - 8 | 496.9 | ||
| 1 | 6 | - | Marc Holtz | 9 - 3 | 554.3 | |
| 1 | 5 | 489.4 | 9 - 8 | 447.9 | ||
| 1 | 4 | 507.5 | 9 - 2 |  Sten Jarledal | - | |
| 1 | 3 | 634.7 | 9 - 2 | 496.0 | ||
| 1 | 2 | 504.7 | 9 - 0 | 516.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 571.3 | 9 - 5 | 550.6 |
Prize Money
1: $65,000 (21.7%)
2: $30,000 (10.0%)
3: $17,500 (5.8%)
5: $8,500 (2.8%)
9: $4,000 (1.3%)
17: $2,000 (0.7%)
33: $1,500 (0.5%)
65: $1,000 (0.3%)
81: $500 (0.2%)
Updated Jun 12, 2026, 02:43:41 PM
