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{{Infobox tournament
| name = WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2000
| Logo =
| location = [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]]<ref name="azOverview"/>
| start_date = July 1, 2000
| end_date = July 9, 2000<ref name="azOverview"/>
| sport = [[9-ball]]
| tournament_format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round robin]] / [[Knockout tournament|Single Elimination]]
| host = [[WPA World Nine-ball Championship]],<br />[[Matchroom Sport|Matchroom Pool]]
| runner-up1 = {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Ismael Páez]]
| participants = 96<ref name="results">{{Cite web | title = Victor Chandler WPA World Pool Championship 2000 | author = | work = azbilliards.com | date = | accessdate = 2018-08-16 | url = http://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/174-world-9-ball-championship/128-victor-chandler-wpa-world-pool-championship-2000/results/ | language = | quote = }}</ref>
| champion = {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chao Fong-pang]]
| previous = [[1999 WPA World Nine-ball Championship|1999]]
| next = [[2001 WPA World Nine-ball Championship|2001]]
}}

The '''2000 [[WPA World Nine-ball Championship]]''' was the 11th edition of the [[WPA World Nine-ball Championship|WPA World Championship]] for [[9-Ball Pool]]. It took place from July 1 to 7, 2000 in [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]].<ref name="azOverview">{{Cite web | title = Victor Chandler WPA World Pool Championship 2000 | author = | work = azbilliards.com | date = | accessdate = 2018-08-16 | url = http://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/174-world-9-ball-championship/128-victor-chandler-wpa-world-pool-championship-2000/ | language = | quote = }}</ref>

[[Chao Fong-pang]] won the event, defeating Mexican [[Ismael Páez]] in the final, winning 17&ndash;6.<ref name="CSNS">{{cite web |url=http://www.csns.ca/Charts/WPC00F64.pdf |title=2000 WPA Pool Championship |publisher=Cue Sports Nova Scotia |work=csns.ca |access-date=2015-07-16 |format=PDF; 95,5&nbsp;KB |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923211544/http://www.csns.ca/Charts/WPC00F64.pdf |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |url-status = dead|df=mdy-all }}</ref>

[[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.<ref name="results"/>

{| class="wikitable" 
! Position || Prize
|-
| First Place (champion) || [[USD|$]]65,000 
|-
| Second Place (runner-up) || [[USD|$]]30,000
|-
| Third Place (semi-finalist || [[USD|$]]17,500
|-
| Fifth place (quarter finalist) || [[USD|$]]8,500
|-
| Ninth place (loser in round of 16) || [[USD|$]]4,000
|-
| Seventeenth place (loser in round of 32) || [[USD|$]]2,000
|-
| Thirty Third (loser in round of 64) || [[USD|$]]1,500
|-
| Sixty Fifth place (Fifth or sixth in round robin group) || [[USD|$]]1,000
|-
| Eighty First place (Seventh place in round robin group) || [[USD|$]]500
|}

== Preliminary round ==
<ref name="CSNS" />

The following 16 players finished fifth in their group.

{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Daniel Dutz]]
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Darren Morgan]]
* {{flagicon|POL}} [[Rawel Rogalski]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy White]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lee Tucker (pool player)|Lee Tucker]]
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Raj Hundal]]
* {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Hyung Han-jin]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Eric Robaine]]
* {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Paul Hultgren]]
* {{flagicon|DNK}} {{Interlanguage link|Kasper Thygesen|de}}
* {{flagicon|SGP}} [[William Ang Boon Lay]]
* {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Gerry Watson]]
* {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hisashi Yamamoto (pool player)|Hisashi Yamamoto]]
* {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Paul Potier]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[James Rempe]]
* {{flagicon|NLD}} [[Alex Lely]]
{{div col end}}

The following 16 players finished sixth in their group.

{{div col |colwidth=15em}}
* {{flagicon|VEN}} [[José Luis Perez]]
* {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chen Wei-chih]]
* {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Jimmy Henry]]
* {{flagicon|MEX}} [[José Castro (pool player)|José Castro]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} {{Interlanguage link|Lou Condo|de}}
* {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Christian Reimering]]
* {{flagicon|DEU}} {{Interlanguage link|Harald Stolka|de}}
* {{flagicon|MLT}} [[Tony Drago]]
* {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Jang-su]]
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Leon Hogg]]
* {{flagicon|VEN}} {{Interlanguage link|Luis Miguel Sánchez (pool player)|lt=Luis Miguel Sánchez|de|Luis Miguel Sánchez}}
* {{flagicon|ARG}} [[José Chiappetta]]
* {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Grant Hayward]]
* {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Neil Patterson (pool player)|Neil Patterson]]
* {{flagicon|COL}} [[Robinson Morales]]
* {{flagicon|ANT}} [[Michael Arvelo]]
{{div col end}}

== Final round ==
<ref name="CSNS"/>
{{64TeamBracket|seeds=no|nowrap=yes
| RD1=Round of 64
| RD2=Round of 32
| RD3=Round of 16
| RD4=Quarter final
| RD5=Semifinal
| RD6=Final
<!-- 1. Round -->
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Kim Davenport]]'''
| RD1-score01='''9'''
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Louis Condo]]
| RD1-score02=1
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Corey Deuel]]'''
| RD1-score03='''9'''
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|NOR}} {{Interlanguage link|Vegar Kristiansen|de}}
| RD1-score04=6
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Jon Kucharo]]'''
| RD1-score05='''9'''
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|MEX}} {{Interlanguage link|Ernesto Domínguez (pool player)|de|Ernesto Domínguez|lt=Ernesto Domínguez}}
| RD1-score06=4
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Chris Melling (pool player)|Chris Melling]]'''
| RD1-score07='''9'''
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabio Petroni]]
| RD1-score08=2
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Steve Davis]]'''
| RD1-score09='''9'''
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|PHL}} [[Efren Reyes]]
| RD1-score10=8
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|DEU}} '''[[Ralf Souquet]]'''
| RD1-score11='''9'''
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|TPE}} [[Hsia Hui-kai]]
| RD1-score12=4
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Steve Knight (pool player)|Steve Knight]]'''
| RD1-score13='''9'''
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|SWE}} {{Interlanguage link|Niklas Bergendorff|de}}
| RD1-score14=2
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|JPN}} '''[[Kunihiko Takahashi]]'''
| RD1-score15='''9'''
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|SGP}} [[Tiong Boon Tan]]
| RD1-score16=2
| RD1-team17={{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Evgeny Stalev]]'''
| RD1-score17='''9'''
| RD1-team18={{flagicon|DEU}} [[Michael Schmidt (pool player)|Michael Schmidt]]
| RD1-score18=7
| RD1-team19={{flagicon|FIN}} '''[[Mika Immonen]]'''
| RD1-score19='''9'''
| RD1-team20={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Quinten Hann]]
| RD1-score20=8
| RD1-team21={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Johl Younger]]'''
| RD1-score21='''9'''
| RD1-team22={{flagicon|WAL}} [[Dominic Dale]]
| RD1-score22=6
| RD1-team23={{flagicon|KOR}} '''{{Interlanguage link|Jeong Young-hwa|de}}'''
| RD1-score23='''9'''
| RD1-team24={{flagicon|SWE}} [[Marcus Chamat]]
| RD1-score24=6
| RD1-team25={{flagicon|POL}} '''[[Radosław Babica]]'''
| RD1-score25='''9'''
| RD1-team26={{flagicon|USA}} [[Shannon Daulton]]
| RD1-score26=8
| RD1-team27={{flagicon|TPE}} '''[[Chao Fong-pang]]'''
| RD1-score27='''9'''
| RD1-team28={{flagicon|DEU}} {{Interlanguage link|Ralph Eckert|de}}
| RD1-score28=8
| RD1-team29={{flagicon|NLD}} '''[[Niels Feijen]]'''
| RD1-score29='''9'''
| RD1-team30={{flagicon|PHL}} [[Francisco Bustamante]]
| RD1-score30=6
| RD1-team31={{flagicon|DEU}} '''[[Oliver Ortmann]]'''
| RD1-score31='''9'''
| RD1-team32={{flagicon|RUS}} [[Maxim Stalew]]
| RD1-score32=3
| RD1-team33={{flagicon|JPN}} '''[[Takeshi Okumura]]'''
| RD1-score33='''9'''
| RD1-team34={{flagicon|TPE}} [[Wang Hua-fong]]
| RD1-score34=4
| RD1-team35={{flagicon|PHL}} '''[[Rodolfo Luat]]'''
| RD1-score35='''9'''
| RD1-team36={{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Coltrain]]
| RD1-score36=6
| RD1-team37={{flagicon|TPE}} '''[[Yang Ching-shun]]'''
| RD1-score37='''9'''
| RD1-team38={{flagicon|USA}} [[Tang Hoa]]
| RD1-score38=2
| RD1-team39={{flagicon|PHL}} '''[[Leonardo Andam]]'''
| RD1-score39='''9'''
| RD1-team40={{flagicon|DEU}} [[Thomas Engert]]
| RD1-score40=3
| RD1-team41={{flagicon|JPN}} '''[[Akikumo Toshikawa]]'''
| RD1-score41='''9'''
| RD1-team42={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Daryl Peach]]
| RD1-score42=5
| RD1-team43={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Johnny Archer]]'''
| RD1-score43='''9'''
| RD1-team44={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Adam Lewis (pool player)|Adam Lewis]]
| RD1-score44=6
| RD1-team45={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Kevin Smith (pool player)|Kevin Smith]]'''
| RD1-score45='''9'''
| RD1-team46={{flagicon|USA}} [[Nick Varner]]
| RD1-score46=7
| RD1-team47={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Earl Strickland]]'''
| RD1-score47='''9'''
| RD1-team48={{flagicon|BEL}} {{Interlanguage link|Mario Lannoye|de}}
| RD1-score48=3
| RD1-team49={{flagicon|MEX}} '''[[Ismael Páez]]'''
| RD1-score49='''9'''
| RD1-team50={{flagicon|CAN}} [[Luc Salvas]]
| RD1-score50=5
| RD1-team51={{flagicon|TPE}} '''[[Chang Hao-ping]]'''
| RD1-score51='''9'''
| RD1-team52={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Darren Appleton]]
| RD1-score52=4
| RD1-team53={{flagicon|CAN}} '''{{Interlanguage link|Alain Martel|de}}'''
| RD1-score53='''9'''
| RD1-team54={{flagicon|WAL}} [[Rob McKenna (pool player)|Rob McKenna]] 
| RD1-score54=2
| RD1-team55={{flagicon|CAN}} '''[[Alex Pagulayan]]'''
| RD1-score55='''9'''
| RD1-team56={{flagicon|CAN}} [[Edwin Montal]]
| RD1-score56=3
| RD1-team57={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Allen Hopkins (pool player)|Allen Hopkins]]'''
| RD1-score57='''9'''
| RD1-team58={{flagicon|TPE}} [[Kuo Po-cheng]]
| RD1-score58=4
| RD1-team59={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[David Matlock]]'''
| RD1-score59='''9'''
| RD1-team60={{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takashi Toda]]
| RD1-score60=5
| RD1-team61={{flagicon|KOR}} '''[[Park Shin-young]]'''
| RD1-score61='''9'''
| RD1-team62={{flagicon|PHL}} [[Warren Kiamco]]
| RD1-score62=5
| RD1-team63={{flagicon|DNK}} '''{{Interlanguage link|Peter Nielsen (pool player)|lt=Peter Nielsen|de|Peter Nielsen (Poolbillardspieler)}}'''
| RD1-score63='''9'''
| RD1-team64={{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeremy Jones (pool player)|Jeremy Jones]]
| RD1-score64=4
<!-- 2. Round -->
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} [[Kim Davenport]]
| RD2-score01=4
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Corey Deuel]]'''
| RD2-score02='''9'''
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Jon Kucharo]]'''
| RD2-score03='''9'''
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Melling (pool player)|Chris Melling]]
| RD2-score04=5
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Steve Davis]]'''
| RD2-score05='''9'''
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|DEU}} [[Ralf Souquet]]
| RD2-score06=6
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Knight (pool player)|Steve Knight]]
| RD2-score07=0
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|JPN}} '''[[Kunihiko Takahashi]]'''
| RD2-score08='''9'''
| RD2-team09={{flagicon|RUS}} [[Evgeny Stalev]]
| RD2-score09=6
| RD2-team10={{flagicon|FIN}} '''[[Mika Immonen]]'''
| RD2-score10='''9'''
| RD2-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Johl Younger]]'''
| RD2-score11='''9'''
| RD2-team12={{flagicon|KOR}} {{Interlanguage link|Jeong Young-hwa|de}}
| RD2-score12=6
| RD2-team13={{flagicon|POL}} [[Radosław Babica]]
| RD2-score13=7
| RD2-team14={{flagicon|TPE}} '''[[Chao Fong-pang]]'''
| RD2-score14='''9'''
| RD2-team15={{flagicon|NLD}} [[Niels Feijen]]
| RD2-score15=6
| RD2-team16={{flagicon|DEU}} '''[[Oliver Ortmann]]'''
| RD2-score16='''9'''
| RD2-team17={{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takeshi Okumura]]
| RD2-score17=5
| RD2-team18={{flagicon|PHL}} '''[[Rodolfo Luat]]'''
| RD2-score18='''9'''
| RD2-team19={{flagicon|TPE}} '''[[Yang Ching-shun]]'''
| RD2-score19='''9'''
| RD2-team20={{flagicon|PHL}} [[Leonardo Andam]]
| RD2-score20=8
| RD2-team21={{flagicon|JPN}} '''[[Akikumo Toshikawa]]'''
| RD2-score21='''9'''
| RD2-team22={{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Archer]]
| RD2-score22=5
| RD2-team23={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kevin Smith (pool player)|Kevin Smith]]
| RD2-score23=7
| RD2-team24={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Earl Strickland]]'''
| RD2-score24='''9'''
| RD2-team25={{flagicon|MEX}} '''[[Ismael Páez]]'''
| RD2-score25='''9'''
| RD2-team26={{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chang Hao-ping]]
| RD2-score26=7
| RD2-team27={{flagicon|CAN}} {{Interlanguage link|Alain Martel|de}}
| RD2-score27=4
| RD2-team28={{flagicon|CAN}} '''[[Alex Pagulayan]]'''
| RD2-score28='''9'''
| RD2-team29={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Allen Hopkins (pool player)|Allen Hopkins]]'''
| RD2-score29='''9'''
| RD2-team30={{flagicon|USA}} [[David Matlock]]
| RD2-score30=7
| RD2-team31={{flagicon|KOR}} [[Park Shin-young]]
| RD2-score31=6
| RD2-team32={{flagicon|DNK}} '''{{Interlanguage link|Peter Nielsen (pool player)|lt=Peter Nielsen|de|Peter Nielsen (Poolbillardspieler)}}'''
| RD2-score32='''9'''
<!-- Round of 16 -->
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Corey Deuel]]'''
| RD3-score01='''11'''
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Kucharo]]
| RD3-score02=10
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Steve Davis]]'''
| RD3-score03='''11'''
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kunihiko Takahashi]]
| RD3-score04=6
| RD3-team05={{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mika Immonen]]
| RD3-score05=7
| RD3-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Johl Younger]]'''
| RD3-score06='''11'''
| RD3-team07={{flagicon|TPE}} '''[[Chao Fong-pang]]'''
| RD3-score07='''11'''
| RD3-team08={{flagicon|DEU}} [[Oliver Ortmann]]
| RD3-score08=9
| RD3-team09={{flagicon|PHL}} '''[[Rodolfo Luat]]'''
| RD3-score09='''11'''
| RD3-team10={{flagicon|TPE}} [[Yang Ching-shun]]
| RD3-score10=6
| RD3-team11={{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akikumo Toshikawa]]
| RD3-score11=4
| RD3-team12={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Earl Strickland]]'''
| RD3-score12='''11'''
| RD3-team13={{flagicon|MEX}} '''[[Ismael Páez]]'''
| RD3-score13='''11'''
| RD3-team14={{flagicon|CAN}} [[Alex Pagulayan]]
| RD3-score14=8
| RD3-team15={{flagicon|USA}} [[Allen Hopkins (pool player)|Allen Hopkins]]
| RD3-score15=8
| RD3-team16={{flagicon|DNK}} '''{{Interlanguage link|Peter Nielsen (pool player)|lt=Peter Nielsen|de|Peter Nielsen (Poolbillardspieler)}}'''
| RD3-score16='''11'''
<!-- Quarter final -->
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Corey Deuel]]'''
| RD4-score01='''11'''
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Davis]]
| RD4-score02=7
| RD4-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Johl Younger]]
| RD4-score03=1
| RD4-team04={{flagicon|TPE}} '''[[Chao Fong-pang]]'''
| RD4-score04='''11'''
| RD4-team05={{flagicon|PHL}} [[Rodolfo Luat]]
| RD4-score05=9
| RD4-team06={{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Earl Strickland]]'''
| RD4-score06='''11'''
| RD4-team07={{flagicon|MEX}} '''[[Ismael Páez]]'''
| RD4-score07='''11'''
| RD4-team08={{flagicon|DNK}} {{Interlanguage link|Peter Nielsen (pool player)|lt=Peter Nielsen|de|Peter Nielsen (Poolbillardspieler)}}
| RD4-score08=9
<!-- Semifinal -->
| RD5-team01={{flagicon|USA}} [[Corey Deuel]]
| RD5-score01=9
| RD5-team02={{flagicon|TPE}} '''[[Chao Fong-pang]]'''
| RD5-score02='''11'''
| RD5-team03={{flagicon|USA}} [[Earl Strickland]]
| RD5-score03=9
| RD5-team04={{flagicon|MEX}} '''[[Ismael Páez]]'''
| RD5-score04='''11'''
<!-- Finale -->
| RD6-team01={{flagicon|TPE}} '''[[Chao Fong-pang]]'''
| RD6-score01='''17'''
| RD6-team02={{flagicon|MEX}} [[Ismael Páez]]
| RD6-score02=6
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/174-world-9-ball-championship/128-victor-chandler-wpa-world-pool-championship-2000/ Empire Poker WPA World Pool Championship 2000] at azbilliards.com
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