The final day brought back Souquet, Hohmann, Eberle, Takenaka, Nagata, Williams, Kim Woongdae, and Park Shin Young for the men, and o­n the women’s side, Koreans Sung Hyun Jung and Ga Young Kim against Van Jui Fang of Taiwan and Noriyo Hayashi of Japan. Six matches were taped for SBS. Williams’ hopes of defending his title fell short as Souquet eliminated him 9-7. Hohmann knocked out Nagata, while Takenaka took out Park o­n TV. Ga Young Kim squeezed past Hayashi 6-5, while Jung won over Fang 6-4. Kim went o­n to defeat Jung in an all-Korean final match 6-4. The surprise of the event was Korea's Woongdae Kim, who knocked out Japan's Hoshi, then went o­n to win against Eberle (USA) o­n TV.  

Trailing 4-0 in the alternate-breaks format against Hohmann, he then came back with some magnificent shots to win 7-6 and make it to the finals. In the finals, the match went back and forth until Takenaka took the lead 6-4. But the determined Korean came back with the support of the fans 6-6. It was a classic perfect ending to a rivalry between Korea and Japan. Kim broke hard, but the cue ball was kissed in at an awkward angle into the side, leaving Takenaka an easy combo o­n the 9 ball. Takenaka leapt out of his chair, throwing his hands up in elation, and with a smile he pocketed the combo to win the Second Annual Dragon Promotions Seoul Open. The Seoul Open is part of the Brunswick KPT (Korea Pro Pool Tour) and is a point ranking event. The KPT will have a bonus prize fund for rankings for the top ten men and the top five women at the end of 2005.  The KPT number-one ranked man and woman and the KPT Rookie of the Year get free entry fees at every event.

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