Although Salvas struck first in the match with Engert to determine who would go o­nto the finals, it was Engert that got out to a few-rack lead, arriving at 4-1 before Salvas answered back.  Salvas was able to get a few more racks, but Engert always managed to stay ahead of him, finally taking the win 8-3.  In the other semifinal match, Feijen and Ortmann were battling it out for the spot in the final.  A first-round miss by Feijen  opened the door enough for Ortmann to get four racks to his name, but his opponent took some advantages of his own to tie the score at 5.  That is all Feijen could get before the German won 8-5, guaranteeing that a German would take home the World Pool Championship.

Ortmann met fellow-countryman and friend Engert in the final match, where, after a bitter safety battle, the two players had the score tied 3-3 and then again at 5-5.  When the match was tied for the third time at 6-6, Ortmann fouled trying to get out of a snooker, allowing Engert to take that rack and to reach the hill first.  Having just o­ne rack standing between him and victory, Engert broke and hung the 9 in the corner pocket but had no position o­n the 1 for a 1-9 combo.  After a miss by Ortmann in the next rack, Engert went o­n to drop the 2 and 3, but did not have to take a shot o­n the 4-9 combo because Ortmann threw in his white towel, signaling Engert had won with an 8-6 final decision.  The $20,000 check and trophy were present to Engert by 2003’s Master Champion, Tony Drago.

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