2005 WPA World Pool Championship
WNT • Kaohsiung
785.9
RSI Score
Jul 2-10, 2005
Date Range
96
Players
44
Matches
$350,000
2005 WPA World Pool Championship brought together 96 players in 9-Ball at Kaohsiung, with 38 recorded matches.
Jia Qing Wu won the event ahead of Po Cheng Kuo and earned $75,000 from a $350,000 prize fund.
The strongest matchups by combined player rating included Rodney Morris vs. Nick Van Den Berg (11-10); Jung Lin Chang vs. Rodney Morris (8-11); Po Cheng Kuo vs. Rodney Morris (11-8).
No major rating upsets were detected from the recorded matches.
Roman Hybler delivered one of the standout performances, finishing 9th after entering around #32 by effective rating.
Jia Qing Wu (1st) earned $75,000.
| Name |  RPM | Position | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
582.7(-18.7) | 1 | $75,000(21.4%) | |
607.6(+10.8) | 2 | $35,000(10.0%) | |
540.4(-4.7) | 3 | $20,000(5.7%) | |
638.9(-0.6) | 3 | $20,000(5.7%) | |
- | 5 | $10,000(2.9%) | |
612(-3.6) | 5 | $10,000(2.9%) | |
598(+22.4) | 5 | $10,000(2.9%) | |
588.1(-2.3) | 5 | $10,000(2.9%) | |
572.8(-9.1) | 9 | $5,000(1.4%) | |
580.9(-4.1) | 9 | $5,000(1.4%) | |
597.8(+27.8) | 9 | $5,000(1.4%) | |
599.5(-8.2) | 9 | $5,000(1.4%) | |
504.9(-28.5) | 9 | $5,000(1.4%) | |
574.5(+56.9) | 9 | $5,000(1.4%) | |
577.9(+24.6) | 9 | $5,000(1.4%) | |
- | 9 | $5,000(1.4%) | |
507.1(-45.2) | 17 | $2,500(0.7%) | |
569.9(+0.2) | 17 | $2,500(0.7%) | |
- | 17 | $2,500(0.7%) | |
- | 17 | $2,500(0.7%) | |
- | 17 | $2,500(0.7%) | |
593.8(-15.1) | 17 | $2,500(0.7%) | |
542.6(-11.6) | 17 | $2,500(0.7%) | |
- | 17 | $2,500(0.7%) | |
- | 17 | $2,500(0.7%) |
| Stage | Match | RPM | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | RPM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 601.4 | 17 - 16 | 596.8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 566.6 | 11 - 8 | 639.5 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 580.7 | 11 - 5 | 545.1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 650.2 | 11 - 10 | 575.6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 541.6 | 11 - 5 | 590.4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 522.0 | 11 - 9 | 615.6 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 532.0 | 11 - 4 | 533.4 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 655.3 | 11 - 8 | 570.0 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 576.9 | 11 - 10 | 553.3 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 481.8 | 11 - 4 | 607.7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 575.3 | 11 - 7 | 585.0 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 613.1 | 11 - 8 | 581.9 | ||
| 2 | 11 | 500.0 | 10 - 8 | 608.9 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 517.6 | 10 - 8 | 641.2 | ||
| 2 | 9 | 524.8 | 10 - 4 | 598.2 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 637.4 | 10 - 3 | 538.8 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 536.7 | 10 - 8 | 569.7 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 564.7 | 10 - 6 |  Hua Fong Wang | - | |
| 2 | 5 | 580.6 | 10 - 1 | 552.3 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 569.0 | 10 - 5 | 554.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 614.4 | 10 - 8 | 563.0 | ||
| 1 | 20 | 519.5 | 10 - 7 | 513.7 | ||
| 1 | 18 | 500.0 | 10 - 8 | 537.4 | ||
| 1 | 17 | 500.0 | 10 - 8 | 569.5 | ||
| 1 | 16 | 604.3 | 10 - 2 | 547.3 | ||
| 1 | 15 | 500.0 | 10 - 4 | 541.2 | ||
| 1 | 14 | 500.0 | 10 - 2 | 462.4 | ||
| 1 | 13 | 552.4 | 10 - 5 | 545.7 | ||
| 1 | 12 | 541.9 | 10 - 5 | 569.7 | ||
| 1 | 11 | - | Hua Fong Wang | 10 - 5 | 604.5 | |
| 1 | 10 | 570.9 | 10 - 5 | 533.7 | ||
| 1 | 9 | 545.5 | 10 - 7 | 514.3 | ||
| 1 | 8 | 446.0 | 10 - 5 | 500.0 | ||
| 1 | 7 | 572.3 | 10 - 7 | 528.3 | ||
| 1 | 6 | 536.5 | 10 - 8 | 574.5 | ||
| 1 | 5 | 562.6 | 10 - 8 | 561.1 | ||
| 1 | 3 | 523.1 | 10 - 9 | 500.0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 565.9 | 10 - 8 | 488.5 |
Prize Money
1: $75,000 (21.4%)
2: $35,000 (10.0%)
3: $20,000 (5.7%)
5: $10,000 (2.9%)
9: $5,000 (1.4%)
17: $2,500 (0.7%)
33: $1,750 (0.5%)
65: $1,000 (0.3%)
81: $500 (0.1%)
Updated Jun 12, 2026, 02:43:41 PM
