The  2005 WPA Artistic Pool World Championships took Place at Shooters Billiards in Southington, Ct. USA from January 19 thru 22nd 2006.

Players from around the world gathered for this most prestigious title in Trick Shots. The field hosted names like Mike "The Tennessee Tarzan" Massey, Nick "Quick Nick" Nikolaidis, Tom "Dr. Cue" Rossman, Andy "The Magic Man" Segal, Charles Spit Ball" Darling, Bruce "The Big Guy" Barthelette and Sal "Cool Cat" Conti.

Mike Massey took home his fourth title in six years, with Nick Nikolaidis finishing a strong second.  Defending champion, Lukasz Szywala of Poland could fare no better than 8th place this time around.  "There is not a better Champion for our sport than Mike Massey,” stated Bruce Barthelette, owner of the Connecticut APA Pool league and co-promoter of the World Championships along with Shooters Billiards and the World Pool-Billiard Association.

Final Results
1  Mike Massey
2  Nick Nikolaidis
3  Mark Dimick
4  Charles Darling
5  Jamison Neu
6  Bruce Barthelette
7  Andy Segal
8  Lukasz Szywala
9  Tom Rossman
10 Sebastian Giumelli
11 Matt MacPhail
12 Paul Danno
13 Sal Conti
14 Jason Lynch
15 Bill Meima
16 Steve Geller
17 Stephane Gamache   
18 Tom Kinzel
19 Al Relf
20 Mark Kulungian
21 Jim Sommer
22 Rick Hawkinson
23 Nick Conti
24 Michael Murray
25 Arkadiy Loshakov

Discipline Champions:

Trick and Fancy: Mike Massey
Prop/Novelty/Special Arts: Mark Dimick
Draw: Matt MacPHail
Follow: Mike Massey
Bank/Kick: Tom Rossman
Stroke: Jamison Neu
Jump:  Mark Dimick
Masse: Jamison Neu 
Sportsmanship Award: Paul Danno

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