Regional Coverage: Full List of Entrants and Groups for World Pool Championship
Posted by: editor on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 08:46 AM EST

Full List of Entrants and Groups for World Pool Championship With the start of the 2004 Taiwan World Pool Championship just over three weeks away, the draw for the opening round groups has been made and there are plenty of tough matches in prospect. 116 competitors representing 42 countries have been announced to date with the remaining 12 players to come through from pre-tournament qualifying events. The first round in Taipei consists of 16 groups comprising eight players with each group headed by two seeds. The remaining six players are then drawn out of the bag based o­n geographical areas. No.1 seed and defending champion, Thorsten Hohmann, heads up Group 1 where he will face the likes of Ramil Gallego of the Philippines and the USA's Shawn Putnam. Further down, o­ne of the toughest groups appears to be Group 4 where Ching-shun Yang (Chinese Taipei), Markko Lohtander of Finland, America's Tony Crosby, Filipino hot-shot Lee Van Corteza, Michael Schmidt of Germany and England's fast improving Daryl Peach will all be vying for the four slots in the last 64 knock-out. First Round matches start o­n Saturday 10th July and conclude o­n Tuesday 13th - Judgement Day! Players Gustavo Espinoza  Argentina  CPB Richard Wolff   Aruba   CPB Phil Wilkinson    Australia  OPBA Dave Reljic     Australia   OPBA Emile Reira     Australia   OPBA Phil Reilly    Australia  OPBA Martin Kempter  Austria   EPBF Alex Pagulayan  Canada  BCA (CBSA) 2003 L16 Chris Orme   Canada  BCA (CBSA) Luc Salvas   Canada  BCA (CBSA) 2003 L16 Al Logan   Canada  BCA (CBSA) Cliff Thorburn   Canada  BCA (CBSA) Ching-shun Yang  Chinese Taipei APBU 2003 L16 Fong-pang Chao  Chinese Taipei WPA 2000 Champion Pei-Wei Chang  Chinese Taipei MSL CTBA  Chin-Ching Kang  Chinese Taipei MSL CTBA Hui-kai Hsia   Chinese Taipei APBU 2003 L16 Che-wei Fu   Chinese Taipei APBU Ranking List Po-cheng Kuo   Chinese Taipei APBU Ranking List Hung-hsiang Wang  Chinese Taipei APBU Qualifier Chia-ching Wu  Chinese Taipei APBU Qualifier Giovanni Orozco  Costa Rica  CPB Ivica Putnik   Croatia   EPBF Kasper Kristoffersson  Denmark  EPBF Daryl Peach   England  EPBF Steve Davis    England  MSL 2003 L16 Imran Majid   England  MSL Pro 9Ball Top 3 James Kay   England  MSL Pro 9Ball Qualifier Raj Hundal   England  MSL Open Qualifier London Kevin Smith    England  MSL Pro 9Ball Qualifier Kevin Uzzell    England  MSL Pro 9Ball Qualifier Markko Lohtander  Finland  EPBF Markus Juva   Finland  EPBF Mika Immonen  Finland  WPA 2001 Champion Stefan Sellberg  Finland  EPBF Thomas Engert   Germany  EPBF Ralf Souquet   Germany  EPBF Oliver Ortmann  Germany  EPBF Thorsten Schober  Germany  EPBF Michael Schmidt  Germany  EPBF Christian Reimering  Germany  EPBF Thomas Hasch  Germany  EPBF Thorsten Hohmann  Germany  WPA 2003 Champion Sascha Trautmann  Germany  MSL Qualifier Alex Lely   Holland  EPBF 2003 L16 Niels Feijen   Holland  EPBF Nick van den Berg  Holland  EPBF Rico Diks   Holland  EPBF Vilmos Foldes   Hungary  EPBF Alok Kumar   India   MSL SMB Tour Siaw Wieto   Indonesia  APBU Ranking List Kamarudin Yudharman Indonesia  APBU Ranking List Tommy Donlon   Ireland   MSL Pro 9Ball Top 3 Vittorio De Falco  Italy   EPBF Fabio Petroni   Italy   EPBF Shintaro Sugaya  Japan   WPA Wildcards Hiroshi Takenaka  Japan   WPA Wildcards Hisashi Yamamoto  Japan   MSL Mr Tu Akikumo Toshikawa  Japan   MSL Mr Tu Satoshi Kawabata  Japan   MSL SMB Tour Kunihiko Takahashi  Japan   APBU Qualifier Takeshi Okumura  Japan   APBU Qualifier Shin-young Park  Korea   APBU 2003 L16 Young-hwa Jeong  Korea   APBU 2003 L16 Jang-su Lee   Korea   APBU Qualifier Seung-woo Ryu  Korea   APBU Qualifier Marc Holtz   Luxembourg  EPBF Ibrahim Bin Amir  Malaysia  APBU Ranking List Alan Tan   Malaysia  APBU Qualifier Patrick Ooi Fook  Malaysia  APBU Qualifier Tony Drago   Malta   MSL 2003 L16  Ernesto Dominguez  Mexico   CPB Jimmy Henry     New Zealand  WPA Matthew McInnes   New Zealand  WPA    Raymond Hauge  Norway  EPBF Marco Valencia  Panama  CPB Lino Castillo   Panama  CPB John Lopez   Peru   CPB Ramil Gallego   Philippines  APBU 2003 L16 Jose Parica   Philippines  MSL Wildcard Francisco Bustamante Philippines  APBU 2003 L16 Efren Reyes   Philippines  APBU 2003 L16 Warren Kiamco  Philippines  MSL SMB Tour Lee Van Corteza  Philippines  MSL SMB Tour Radoslaw Babica   Poland   EPBF Alan Rolon   Puerto Rico  CPB Konstantin Stepanov  Russia   EPBF Michael Valentine  Scotland  MSL Pro 9Ball Top 3 Pat Holtz   Scotland  MSL Scottish Qualifier Andreja Klasovic  Serbia & Montenegro EPBF David Alcaide   Spain   MSL Spot Returned by EPBF Gabriel Carral   Spain   EPBF Marco Barcarcic  Slovenia  EPBF David Anderson  South Africa  AAPA Yulan Govender  South Africa  AAPA Marcus Chamat   Sweden  EPBF 2003 L16 Tom Storm    Sweden  EPBF Niclas Bergendorff  Sweden  EPBF Erik Weiselius   Sweden  EPBF Marco Tschudi  Switzerland  EPBF Surathep Phoochalam Thailand  MSL APBU Ranking Hanni Al-Howri  UAE   WPA Wildcard Earl Strickland   USA   WPA 2002 Champion Johnny Archer   USA   BCA UPA Ranking 1 Charlie Williams   USA   BCA UPA Ranking 3 Rodney Morris   USA   BCA UPA Ranking 4 Max Eberle    USA   BCA UPA Ranking 10 Mike Davis    USA   BCA UPA Ranking 12 Danny Harriman   USA   BCA UPA Ranking 13 Tony Crosby    USA   BCA UPA Ranking 19 Corey Harper    USA   BCA UPA Ranking 23 Shawn Putnam   USA   BCA UPA Ranking 25 John Schmidt    USA   BCA UPA Ranking 26 Steve Lillis    USA   BCA UPA Ranking 28 Jeremy Jones    USA   BCA UPA Ranking 30 Frank Alvarez    USA   BCA UPA Ranking 31 Plus 10 x Pre-event Qualifier Plus 1 x Nigeria Qualifier Plus 1 x BPPO Qualifier   43 Countries Represented Argentina  1 Aruba   1 Australia  4 Austria   1 Canada  5 Chinese Taipei 9 Costa Rica  1 Croatia   1 Denmark  1 England  7 Finland  4 Germany  9  Holland  4 Hungary  1 India   1 Indonesia  2 Ireland   1 Italy   2 Japan   7 Korea   4 Luxembourg  1 Malaysia  3 Malta   1 Mexico   1 New Zealand  2 Nigeria   1 Norway  1 Panama  2 Peru   1 Philippines  6 Poland   1 Puerto Rico  1 Russia   1  Scotland  2 Serbia & Montenegro 1 Spain   2 Slovenia  1 South Africa  2 Sweden  4 Switzerland  1 Thailand  1 UAE   1 USA   14   Group 1 Thorsten Hohmann  Germany Alan Rolon   Puerto Rico Shawn Putnam    USA    Ramil Gallego   Philippines   Erik Weiselius   Sweden   Marco Tschudi   Switzerland   Giovanni Orozco  Costa Rica Taipei Qualifier 1 Group 2 Efren Reyes   Philippines   Tony Drago   Malta     Corey Harper    USA    Shintaro Sugaya  Japan  Thomas Hasch   Germany Markus Juva   Finland Alok Kumar   India Taipei Qualifier 9 Group 3 Earl Strickland   USA Takeshi Okumura  Japan Marco Valencia   Panama   Patrick Ooi Fook  Malaysia   Radoslaw Babica   Poland    Vittorio De Falco  Italy    Dave Reljic     Australia Kevin Uzzell   England Group 4 Ching-shun Yang  Chinese Taipei  Markko Lohtander  Finland Tony Crosby    USA    Lee Van Corteza  Philippines   Michael Schmidt  Germany   Daryl Peach   England   Gustavo Espinoza  Argentina   Taipei Qualifier 10   Group 5 Johnny Archer   USA    Tom Storm    Sweden   Al Logan   Canada   Seung-woo Ryu   Korea Imran Majid   England   Yulan Govender  South Africa   Hanni Al-Howri   UAE    Taipei Qualifier 3 Group 6 Mika Immonen   Finland   Charlie Williams   USA    Cliff Thorburn   Canada   Chin-Ching Kang  Chinese Taipei  Christian Reimering  Germany   Michael Valentine  Scotland   Emile Reira     Australia    James Kay   England   Group 7 Francisco Bustamante  Philippines   Thomas Engert    Germany   Steve Lillis    USA    Pei-Wei Chang   Chinese Taipei   David Alcaide   Spain    Marco Barcarcic  Slovenia   Phil Wilkinson    Australia Taipei Qualifier 5 Group 8 Alex Pagulayan   Canada   Che-wei Fu   Chinese Taipei  John Schmidt    USA    Ibrahim Bin Amir  Malaysia   Rico Diks   Holland   Tommy Donlon    Ireland    Richard Wolff   Aruba Taipei Qualifier 8   Group 9 Ralf Souquet   Germany   Steve Davis    England   Mike Davis    USA    Alan Tan   Malaysia   Vilmos Foldes   Hungary   Pat Holtz   Scotland   Kamarudin Yudharman  Indonesia   Taipei Qualifier 2     Group 10 Fong-pang Chao  Chinese Taipei   Warren Kiamco   Philippines   Danny Harriman   USA    Hiroshi Takenaka  Japan    Stefan Sellberg   Finland   Martin Kempter   Austria  Jimmy Henry   New Zealand BPPO Qualifier  Group 11 Hui-kai Hsia   Chinese Taipei  Alex Lely   Holland   Ernesto Dominguez  Mexico    Akikumo Toshikawa  Japan    Marc Holtz   Luxembourg   Andreja Klasovic  Serbia & Montenegro  Siaw Wieto   Indonesia   Raj Hundal   England   Group 12 Oliver Ortmann   Germany   Rodney Morris    USA    Chris Orme   Canada Hung-hsiang Wang  Chinese Taipei  Thorsten Schober  Germany   David Anderson   South Africa   Nigerian Qualfier  Nigeria Kevin Smith    Engalnd     Group 13 Niels Feijen   Holland   Shin-young Park  Korea    Frank Alvarez    USA    Hisashi Yamamoto  Japan    Raymond Hauge  Norway   Gabriel Carral   Spain    Matthew McInnes  New Zealand Taipei Qualifier 6 Group 14 Satoshi Kawabata  Japan    Marcus Chamat   Sweden   Max Eberle    USA    Jang-su Lee   Korea    Fabio Petroni   Italy    Ivica Putnik   Croatia    John Lopez   Peru    Taipei Qualifier 4 Group 15 Young-hwa Jeong  Korea    Kunihiko Takahashi  Japan    Luc Salvas   Canada   Chia-ching Wu   Chinese Taipei  Niclas Bergendorff  Sweden   Konstantin Stepanov  Russia    Phil Reilly    Australia   Sascha Trautmann  Germany   Group 16 Jeremy Jones    USA    Jose Parica   Philippines   Lino Castillo   Panama   Po-cheng Kuo   Chinese Taipei  Nick van den Berg  Holland    Kasper Kristoffersson  Denmark   Surathep Phoochalam  Thailand   Taipei Qualifier 7   Visit InsidePOOL for the latest news from billiards and pool.