2008 Pitch and Putt World Cup explained
The 2008 Pitch and putt World Cup was held on the Papendal course, close to Arnhem (Netherlands) and was the third edition for this championship promoted by the Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations (FIPPA), with 14 national teams. Ireland won the World Cup after defeating The Netherlands in the final.
Teams
| width=100% colspan=2 |  Ireland |
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| Paul O'Brien | | Raymond Murphy | | Derek Courtney | | Breda Brophy (cp) | |
| | width=100% colspan=2 | The Netherlands |
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| Patrick Luning | | Jan Tijhuis | | Rolf Kwant | | R.Huberts /M.Lutterop | |
| | width=100% colspan=2 | Catalonia |
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| Salvador Garangou | | Daniel Giménez | | Fernando Cano | | Xavier Ponsdomènech | |
| | width=100% colspan=2 |  Great Britain |
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| Steve Deeble | | John Deeble | | Anthony O'Brien | | Rone Cope (cp) | |
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| width=100% colspan=2 |  Andorra |
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| Toni Armengol | | Guillem Escabrós | | Josep Escabrós | | Francesc Gaset (cp) | |
| | width=100% colspan=2 |  Australia |
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| James Rogerson | | Stewart Genge | | Marie Hutchison | | Charlie Hutchison (cp) | |
| | width=100% colspan=2 |  France |
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| Jean-Claude Richard | | Bernard Dinnat | | Christian Auziere | | Pierre Rongier (cp) | |
| | width=100% colspan=2 | Chile |
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| Fernando Valenzuela | | Daniel Valenzuela | | Guillermo Aranciba | | Juan Moran (cp) | |
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| width=100% colspan=2 |  Norway |
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| Anders Olsen | | Toni Ede | | Jan Andersen | | Jo G Brand (cp) | |
| | width=100% colspan=2 |  Italy |
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| Enrico Ciuffarella | | Angelo Fusco | | Vanni Rastrelli | | Fabrizio Frassoldati | |
| | width=100% colspan=2 |  Switzerland |
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| Claudio Spescha | | Marco Bernardini | | Oliver Schumacher | | Oliver Schumacher | |
| | width=100% colspan=2 |  San Marino |
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| Marco Galassi | | Loris Riccardi | | Roberto Bianchi | | Giulio Caramaschi (cp) | |
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| width=100% colspan=2 | Germany |
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| Heiko Tigges | | Ralf Kerkeling | | Silvio Dietz | | Silvio Dietz (cp) | |
| | width=100% colspan=2 |  Belgium |
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| Antoine Ferdin | | Jonathan Debacker | | Jean-François Cornez | | Matthieu Donadieu (cp) | |
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Qualifying round
Second round
Places 9-14
| width=34% style=font-size:120% | GROUP A | width=5% | Pts | width=5% | P | width=5% | W | width=5% | D | width=5% | L | width=5% | PF | width=5% | PA | width=5% | DP |
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| San Marino | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7,5 | 2,5 | +5 |
| Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6,5 | 3,5 | +3 |
| Belgium | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 | |
| style=font-size:95% align=center rowspan=3 width=20% | October 16 and 17 |
| width=24% align=right | Norway | align=center width=13% | 4-1 | width=24% | Belgium | style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top align=center | Papendal Course |
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| style=font-size:95% align=center rowspan=3 width=20% | October 17 |
| width=24% align=right | San Marino | align=center width=13% | 5-0 | width=24% | Belgium | style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top align=center | Papendal Course |
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| style=font-size:95% align=center rowspan=3 width=20% | October 17 |
| width=24% align=right | Norway | align=center width=13% | 2,5-2,5 | width=24% | San Marino | style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top align=center | Papendal Course |
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| width=34% style=font-size:120% | GROUP B | width=5% | Pts | width=5% | P | width=5% | W | width=5% | D | width=5% | L | width=5% | PF | width=5% | PA | width=5% | DP |
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| Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5,5 | 4,5 | +1 |
| Italy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5,5 | 4,5 | +1 |
| Germany | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | |
| style=font-size:95% align=center rowspan=3 width=20% | October 16 and 17 |
| width=24% align=right | Italy | align=center width=13% | 3,5-1,5 | width=24% | Germany | style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top align=center | Papendal Course |
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| style=font-size:95% align=center rowspan=3 width=20% | October 17 |
| width=24% align=right | Switzerland | align=center width=13% | 2,5-2,5 | width=24% | Germany | style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top align=center | Papendal Course |
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| style=font-size:95% align=center rowspan=3 width=20% | October 17 |
| width=24% align=right | Italy | align=center width=13% | 2-3 | width=24% | Switzerland | style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top align=center | Papendal Course |
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Final rounds
Quarter finals
| style=font-size:95% align=center rowspan=3 width=20% | October 16 and 17 |
| width=24% align=right | Ireland | align=center width=13% | 5-0 | width=24% | Chile | style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top align=center | Papendal Course |
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| style=font-size:95% align=center rowspan=3 width=20% | October 16 and 17 |
| width=24% align=right | Great Britain | align=center width=13% | 4,5-0,5 | width=24% | Andorra | style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top align=center | Papendal Course |
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| style=font-size:95% align=center rowspan=3 width=20% | October 16 and 17 |
| width=24% align=right | Catalonia | align=center width=13% | 3-2 | width=24% | Australia | style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top align=center | Papendal Course |
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| style=font-size:95% align=center rowspan=3 width=20% | October 16 and 17 |
| width=24% align=right | The Netherlands | align=center width=13% | 4-1 | width=24% | France | style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top align=center | Papendal Course |
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Places 5-8
| style=font-size:95% align=center rowspan=3 width=20% | October 17 |
| width=24% align=right | Chile | align=center width=13% | 3-2 | width=24% | Andorra | style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top align=center | Papendal Course |
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| style=font-size:95% align=center rowspan=3 width=20% | October 16 and 17 |
| width=24% align=right | Australia | align=center width=13% | 1,5-3,5 | width=24% | France | style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top align=center | Papendal Course |
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Semifinals
| style=font-size:95% align=center rowspan=3 width=20% | October 17 |
| width=24% align=right | Ireland | align=center width=13% | 3,5-1,5 | width=24% | Great Britain | style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top align=center | Papendal Course |
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| style=font-size:95% align=center rowspan=3 width=20% | October 16 and 17 |
| width=24% align=right | The Netherlands | align=center width=13% | 4,5-0,5 | width=24% | Catalonia | style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top align=center | Papendal Course |
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Places 13-14
| style=font-size:95% align=center rowspan=3 width=20% | October 18 |
| width=24% align=right | Belgium | align=center width=13% | 2-3 | width=24% | Germany | style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top align=center | Papendal Course |
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Places 11-12| style=font-size:95% align=center rowspan=3 width=20% | October 18 |
| width=24% align=right | Norway | align=center width=13% | 3,5-1,5 | width=24% | Italy | style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top align=center | Papendal Course |
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Places 9-10| style=font-size:95% align=center rowspan=3 width=20% | October 18 |
| width=24% align=right | San Marino | align=center width=13% | 4-1 | width=24% | Switzerland | style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top align=center | Papendal Course |
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Places 7-8| style=font-size:95% align=center rowspan=3 width=20% | October 18 |
| width=24% align=right | Australia | align=center width=13% | 2-3 | width=24% | Andorra | style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top align=center | Papendal Course |
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Places 5-6| style=font-size:95% align=center rowspan=3 width=20% | October 18 |
| width=24% align=right | France | align=center width=13% | 2-3 | width=24% | Chile | style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top align=center | Papendal Course |
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Places 3-4| style=font-size:95% align=center rowspan=3 width=20% | October 18 |
| width=24% align=right | Catalonia | align=center width=13% | 3,5-1,5 | width=24% | Great Britain | style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top align=center | Papendal Course |
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FINAL| style=font-size:95% align=center rowspan=3 width=20% | October 18 |
| width=24% align=right | Ireland | align=center width=13% | 4-1 | width=24% | The Netherlands | style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top align=center | Papendal Course |
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Final standings
See also
References
External links
