Players Qualified for the World Pool Championship
Name
Nationality
Method of qualifying
Cat.
Wu Chia-ching
Chinese Taipei
Previous winner
1
Hohmann, Thorsten
Germany
Previous winner
1
Alcano, Ronato
Philippines
Previous winner
1
Pagulayan, Alex
Philippines
Previous winner
1
Strickland, Earl
USA
Previous winner
1
Chang Pei-wei
Chinese Taipei
Previous finalist
2
Kuo Po-cheng
Chinese Taipei
Previous finalist
2
Souquet, Ralf
Germany
Previous finalist
2
Edey, Tyler
Canada
Last 16 in 2006
3
Li He-wen
China
Last 16 in 2006
3
Fu Che-wei
Chinese Taipei
Last 16 in 2006
3
Liu Chun-chuan
Chinese Taipei
Last 16 in 2006
3
De Luna, Jeff
Philippines
Last 16 in 2006
3
Luat, Rodolfo
Philippines
Last 16 in 2006
3
Stepanov, Konstantin
Russia
Last 16 in 2006
3
Holtz, Pat
Scotland
Last 16 in 2006
3
Tot, Sandor
Serbia
Last 16 in 2006
3
Alcaide, David
Spain
Last 16 in 2006
3
Luong Chi-dung
Vietnam
Last 16 in 2006
3
Jenkins, Greg
Australia
Australia National Champion
4
Wiseman, Ronnie
Canada
Runner-up UPA Tour – Super Billiards Expo
4
Carvajal, Alejandro
Chile
Second in CPB Championship
4
Rojas, Enrique
Chile
Winner of CPB Championship
4
Hamsa Mohammed Saeed Ali
Eritrea
North African Champion
4
Feijen, Niels
Holland
Gold medallist in Straight Pool – Euro Champs
4
Van den Berg, Nick
Holland
Top eight in 2007 European Pool Champs
4
De Falco, Vittorio
Italy
Top eight in 2007 European Pool Champs
4
Drago, Tony
Malta
Top eight in 2007 European Pool Champs
4
Worts, Ceri
New Zealand
New Zealand National Champion
4
Castro, Carlos
Nicaragua
Third in CPB Championship
4
Bustamante, Francisco
Philippines
Winner of UPA Tour – US Pro Tour Champs
4
Orcollo, Dennis
Philippines
Winner of UPA Tour – BCA Open
4
Van Corteza, Lee
Philippines
All Japan Championships winner
4
Babica, Radoslaw
Poland
Runner-up in 2007 European Pool Champs
4
Vaic, Zbynek
South Africa
Southern Africa Champion
4
Archer, Johnny
USA
Runner-up of UPA Tour – US Pro Tour Champs
4
Deuel, Corey
USA
Winner of UPA Tour – Super Billiards Expo
4
Schmidt, John
USA
Winner of 2006 US Open
4
Van Boening, Shane
USA
Runner-up of UPA Tour – BCA Open
4
Delahunty, James
Australia
Winner of Trans Tasman Championships
5
Gollan, Brady
Canada
Canadian National Championship winner
5
Martel, Alain
Canada
Canadian National Championship runner-up
5
Chang Jung-ling
Chinese Taipei
Ranked in top 10 of Guinness 9-Ball Tour
5
Chao Fong-pang
Chinese Taipei
Ranked in top 10 of Guinness 9-Ball Tour
5
Yang Ching-shun
Chinese Taipei
Ranked in top 10 of Guinness 9-Ball Tour
5
Fulcher, Jonni
England
Winner of Euro Tour (Switzerland)
5
Ortmann, Oliver
Germany
Runner-up of Euro Tour (Germany)
5
Stolka, Harald
Germany
Winner of Euro Tour (Germany)
5
Lely, Alex
Holland
Winner of Euro Tour (Holland)
5
Singh Lilly, Dharminder
India
Ranked in top 10 of Guinness 9-Ball Tour
5
Yang, Ricky
Indonesia
Ranked in top 10 of Guinness 9-Ball Tour
5
Wims, John
Ireland
Winner of 2007 Oceania Championships
5
Petroni, Fabio
Italy
Winner of Euro Tour (Spain)
5
Bin Amir, Ibrahim
Malaysia
Ranked in top 10 of Guinness 9-Ball Tour
5
Trajdos, Wojciech
Poland
Winner of Euro Tour (Czech Republic)
5
Tey Choon Kiat, Bernard
Singapore
Ranked in top 10 of Guinness 9-Ball Tour
5
Chamat, Marcus
Sweden
Winner of Euro Tour (Austria)
5
Condo, Louis
Australia
High ranking in Oceania rankings
6
Reljic, David
Australia
High ranking in Oceania rankings
6
Dabovic, Dejan
Austria
Ranked in top 28 of EPBF Euro Tour Rankings
6
Kempter, Martin
Austria
Ranked in top 28 of EPBF Euro Tour Rankings
6
Montal, Edwin
Canada
High ranking in Stan James Canadian Tour
6
Morra, John
Canada
High ranking in Stan James Canadian Tour
6
Hybler, Roman
Czech Republic
Ranked in top 28 of EPBF Euro Tour Rankings
6
Lotfy, Bahram
Denmark
Ranked in top 28 of EPBF Euro Tour Rankings
6
Majid, Imran
England
Ranked in top 28 of EPBF Euro Tour Rankings
6
Osborne, Craig
England
Ranked in top 28 of EPBF Euro Tour Rankings
6
Peach, Daryl
England
Ranked in top 28 of EPBF Euro Tour Rankings
6
Uzzell, Kevin
England
Ranked in top 28 of EPBF Euro Tour Rankings
6
Engert, Thomas
Germany
Ranked in top 28 of EPBF Euro Tour Rankings
6
Schmidt, Michael
Germany
Ranked in top 28 of EPBF Euro Tour Rankings
6
Foldes, Vilmos
Hungary
Ranked in top 28 of EPBF Euro Tour Rankings
6
Muratore, Bruno
Italy
Ranked in top 28 of EPBF Euro Tour Rankings
6
Jeong Young-hwa
Korea
Top five in the APBU Rankings
6
Kaplan, Thomasz
Poland
Ranked in top 28 of EPBF Euro Tour Rankings
6
Alcoberro, David
Spain
Ranked in top 28 of EPBF Euro Tour Rankings
6
Tschudi, Marco
Switzerland
Ranked in top 28 of EPBF Euro Tour Rankings
6
Bryant, Charles
USA
Ranked in the top 12 in UPA Rankings
6
Davis, Mike
USA
Ranked in the top 12 in UPA Rankings
6
Frank, Troy
USA
Ranked in the top 12 in UPA Rankings
6
Morris, Rodney
USA
Ranked in the top 12 in UPA Rankings
6
Putnam, Shawn
USA
Ranked in the top 12 in UPA Rankings
6
Saez, Robb
USA
Ranked in the top 12 in UPA Rankings
6
Williams, Charlie
USA
Ranked in the top 12 in UPA Rankings
6
Das, Serge
Belgium
Ranked 29-50 in EPBF (Unique country)
7
Stojanovic, Philipp
Croatia
Ranked 29-50 in EPBF (Unique country)
7
Mladenovic, Goran
Serbia
Ranked 29-50 in EPBF (Unique country)
7
Erculj, Matjaz
Slovenia
Ranked 29-50 in EPBF (Unique country)
7
Ayas, Muyat
Turkey
Ranked 29-50 in EPBF (Unique country)
7
Jones, Jeremy
USA
Represented USA in recent Mosconi Cup
7
Robles, Tony
USA
Represented USA in recent Mosconi Cup
7
Hundal, Raj
England
Represented Europe in recent Mosconi Cup
8
Immonen, Mika
Finland
Represented Europe in recent Mosconi Cup
8
Kwok, Kenny
Hong Kong
Second in APBU Qualifying Tournament
8
Furuta, Kusao
Japan
Third in APBU Qualifying Tournament
8
Kusano, Hisashi
Japan
Winner of APBU Qualifying Tournament
8
Boyes, Karl
England
In first 2 of European Qualifying Tournament
9
Reike, Kay
Germany
In first 2 of European Qualifying Tournament
9
Zulfikri, Mohammed
Indonesia
Ranked Indonesia No. 2 31/12/06
9
Oi, Naoyuki
Japan
Ranked Japan No. 1 31/12/06
9
Tanaka, Masaaki
Japan
Ranked Japan No. 2 31/12/06
9
Reyes, Efren
Philippines
Ranked Philippines No.1 31/12/06
9
Pham Tuan Ngoc
Vietnam
Ranked Vietnam No. 2 31/12/06
9
Xu, Meng
China
Ranked China No. 2 31/12/06
10
Ryu Seng-woo
Korea
Ranked Korea No. 1 31/12/06
10
Tan, Alan
Malaysia
Ranked Malaysia No.2 31/12/06
10
Chan Keng Kwang
Singapore
Ranked Singapore No. 1 31/12/06
10
Toh Lian Han
Singapore
Ranked Singapore No. 2 31/12/06
10
Chandra, Manan
India
Ranked India No.1 31/12/06
11
Shahverdi, Farhad
Iran
Ranked Iran No. 1 31/12/06
11
Mohammadi, Fahad
Qatar
Ranked Qatar No. 1 31/12/06
11
Arunnath, Tepwin
Thailand
Ranked Thailand No. 1 31/12/06
11
Al-Mutawa, Saeed Ahmed
UAE
Winner of UAE National Championships
11
Billah, Prince Muhtadee
Brunei
Wildcard
W/C
Bustamante, Joven
Philippines
High finish in BSCP National Pool Champs
W/C
Gallego, Ramil
Philippines
High finish in BSCP National Pool Champs
W/C
Lining, Antonio
Philippines
High finish in BSCP National Pool Champs
W/C
Manalo, Marlon
Philippines
High finish in BSCP National Pool Champs
W/C
Capaldi, Stephen
Scotland
Scottish National Championships winner
W/C