The seeded players:

1. Thomas AHRENS
2nd last World Championship
2. Madou TOURÉ
for the Confédération Europeéne de Billard
3. Victor CAMPOS   
for the Confederation Panamericana de Billar
4. Nobuyasu SAKAI
for the Asian Carom Billiard Confederation
5. Walter BAX   
for the Confédération Europeéne de Billard
6. Sander JONEN    
for the Koninklijke Nederlandse Biljart Bond
7. Ruud DE VOS      
for the Koninklijke Nederlandse Biljart Bond
8. Jorge ESCOBAR
for the Confederation Panamericana de Billar


The players for the qualification:

1. Jean REVERCHON
for the Confédération Europeéne de Billard
2. Xavier FONELLOSA
for the Confédération Europeéne de Billard
3. Kevin TRAN  
for the Confédération Europeéne de Billard
4. Eric DAELMAN
for the Confédération Europeéne de Billard
5. Facundo PRIETO  
for the Confederation Panamericana de Billar
6. Hideaki KOBAYASHI  
for the Asian Carom Billiard Confederation
7. Serdar GÜMÜS    
for the Confédération Europeéne de Billard
8. Hajime WATANABE
for the Asian Carom Billiard Confederation
9. Bernd SINGER
for the Confédération Europeéne de Billard
10. Humberto GALLEGOS
for the Confederation Panamericana de Billar
11. Robert IMMERVOLL
for the Confédération Europeéne de Billard
12. Tadashi MACHIDA
for the Asian Carom Billiard Confederation
13. Rob SCHOLTES
for the Confédération Europeéne de Billard
14. Manuel PLATA
for the Confederation Panamericana de Billar
15. Tomotaka TAKAHASHI
for the Asian Carom Billiard Confederation
16. Juan-Manuel SALINAS
for the Confederation Panamericana de Billar