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 |
|---|---|---|---|
613.5(+11.2) | 1 | $75,000(21.4%) | |
621.3(+23.6) | 2 | $35,000(10.0%) | |
546(-0.5) | 3 | $20,000(5.7%) | |
669.3(+28.3) | 3 | $20,000(5.7%) | |
- | 5 | $10,000(2.9%) | |
621.2(+3.9) | 5 | $10,000(2.9%) | |
602.8(+26.2) | 5 | $10,000(2.9%) | |
572.5(-19.3) | 5 | $10,000(2.9%) | |
573.8(-8.9) | 9 | $5,000(1.4%) | |
583.3(-2.9) | 9 | $5,000(1.4%) | |
623.9(+53.5) | 9 | $5,000(1.4%) | |
594.8(-14.4) | 9 | $5,000(1.4%) | |
494.6(-38.9) | 9 | $5,000(1.4%) | |
583.2(+65.3) | 9 | $5,000(1.4%) | |
602.1(+48.5) | 9 | $5,000(1.4%) | |
- | 9 | $5,000(1.4%) | |
483.3(-69.8) | 17 | $2,500(0.7%) | |
576.6(+6) | 17 | $2,500(0.7%) | |
- | 17 | $2,500(0.7%) | |
- | 17 | $2,500(0.7%) | |
- | 17 | $2,500(0.7%) | |
620.6(+10.9) | 17 | $2,500(0.7%) | |
551(-3.9) | 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 | 602.3 | 17 - 16 | 597.7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 567.4 | 11 - 8 | 641.0 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 581.5 | 11 - 5 | 546.5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 651.8 | 11 - 10 | 576.6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 542.3 | 11 - 5 | 591.8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 523.3 | 11 - 9 | 617.3 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 533.0 | 11 - 4 | 533.5 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 657.2 | 11 - 8 | 570.4 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 578.1 | 11 - 10 | 553.6 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 482.3 | 11 - 4 | 609.2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 576.7 | 11 - 7 | 586.2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 614.9 | 11 - 8 | 582.7 | ||
| 2 | 11 | 500.0 | 10 - 8 | 609.7 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 517.9 | 10 - 8 | 642.1 | ||
| 2 | 9 | 525.1 | 10 - 4 | 598.9 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 638.7 | 10 - 3 | 543.1 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 536.8 | 10 - 8 | 570.6 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 566.1 | 10 - 6 |  Hua Fong Wang | - | |
| 2 | 5 | 582.2 | 10 - 1 | 553.1 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 570.3 | 10 - 5 | 554.9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 616.4 | 10 - 8 | 563.4 | ||
| 1 | 20 | 520.4 | 10 - 7 | 515.0 | ||
| 1 | 18 | 500.0 | 10 - 8 | 538.9 | ||
| 1 | 17 | 500.0 | 10 - 8 | 570.5 | ||
| 1 | 16 | 605.6 | 10 - 2 | 548.3 | ||
| 1 | 15 | 500.0 | 10 - 4 | 562.7 | ||
| 1 | 14 | 500.0 | 10 - 2 | 462.6 | ||
| 1 | 13 | 553.1 | 10 - 5 | 547.4 | ||
| 1 | 12 | 543.3 | 10 - 5 | 571.5 | ||
| 1 | 11 | - | Hua Fong Wang | 10 - 5 | 605.3 | |
| 1 | 10 | 572.6 | 10 - 5 | 534.7 | ||
| 1 | 9 | 545.9 | 10 - 7 | 516.5 | ||
| 1 | 8 | 446.6 | 10 - 5 | 500.0 | ||
| 1 | 7 | 573.7 | 10 - 7 | 529.7 | ||
| 1 | 6 | 537.1 | 10 - 8 | 575.6 | ||
| 1 | 5 | 564.0 | 10 - 8 | 561.6 | ||
| 1 | 3 | 524.9 | 10 - 9 | 500.0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 566.3 | 10 - 8 | 488.6 |
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
