Tournament Name: | 2017 World Cup of Pool |
Venue: | York Hall |
Location: | London |
Country: | England |
Organisation: | Matchroom Sport |
Format: | Single elimination tournament |
Total Prize Fund: | $250,000 |
Winners Share: | $30,000 each |
Winner: | Mario He & Albin Ouschan |
Runner Up: | Shane Van Boening & Skyler Woodward |
Previous: | 2015 |
Next: | 2018 |
The 2017 World Cup of Pool was the eleventh edition of the tournament. The event was held in York Hall, London, England, from 13 to 18 June. A total of 32 two-player teams participated in the tournament.[1]
A total of $250,000 constituted the prize fund.[1]
Seed | Team | Players[2] [3] [4] | ||
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1 | Chang Yu-Lung | |||
2 | Albin Ouschan | |||
3 | Dang Jinhu | |||
4 | Mark Gray | |||
5 | Skyler Woodward | |||
6 | Nick van den Berg | |||
7 | Pat Holtz | |||
8 | John Morra | |||
9 | Hayato Hijikata | |||
10 | Daryl Peach | |||
11 | Johann Chua | |||
12 | Francisco Sánchez | |||
13 | Petri Makkonen | |||
14 | Thorsten Hohmann | |||
15 | Konstantin Stepanow | |||
16 | Wojciech Szewczyk | |||
17 | Alexander Kazakis | |||
18 | Tom Bjerke | |||
19 | Rui Franco | |||
20 | Ioan Ladanyi | |||
21 | Daniel Tångudd | |||
22 | Gabor Antal | |||
23 | Amar Kang | |||
24 | Muhammad Simanjuntak | |||
25 | Muhammad Almie | |||
26 | Aloysius Yapp | |||
27 | Tanut Makkamontree | |||
28 | Michael Cacciola | |||
29 | Mohammad al-Kashawi | |||
30 | Toar Dotulong | |||
31 | Ryan Pisani | |||
32 | Bashar Hussain |
The final was played between the United States and Austria. Austria were crowned World Cup of Pool champions after victory over USA, with a final score of 10–6.[8]