2000 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

The 2000 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the 11th edition of the WPA World Championship for 9-Ball Pool. It took place from July 1 to 7, 2000 in Cardiff, Wales.

Brad Wright won the event, defeating Mexican Ismael Páez in the final, winning 17–6.

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.

Preliminary round
The following 16 players finished fifth in their group.


 * 🇩🇪 Daniel Dutz
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Darren Morgan
 * 🇵🇱 Rawel Rogalski
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jimmy White
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Tucker
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Raj Hundal
 * 🇰🇷 Hyung Han-jin
 * 🇫🇷 Eric Robaine
 * 🇸🇪 Paul Hultgren
 * 🇩🇰
 * 🇸🇬 William Ang Boon Lay
 * 🇨🇦 Gerry Watson
 * 🇯🇵 Hisashi Yamamoto
 * 🇨🇦 Paul Potier
 * 🇺🇸 James Rempe
 * 🇳🇱 Alex Lely

The following 16 players finished sixth in their group.


 * 🇻🇪 José Luis Perez
 * Chen Wei-chih
 * 🇳🇿 Jimmy Henry
 * 🇲🇽 José Castro
 * 🇦🇺
 * 🇩🇪 Christian Reimering
 * 🇩🇪
 * 🇲🇹 Tony Drago
 * 🇰🇷 Lee Jang-su
 * 🇦🇺 Leon Hogg
 * 🇻🇪
 * 🇦🇷 José Chiappetta
 * 🇳🇿 Grant Hayward
 * 🇳🇿 Neil Patterson
 * 🇨🇴 Robinson Morales
 * Michael Arvelo