| Tournament Name: | 2023 World Cup of Pool XVI |
| Dates: | 27 June–2 July 2023 |
| Venue: | Pazo de Feiras e Congresos de Lugo |
| Location: | Lugo |
| Country: | Spain |
| Organisation: | Matchroom Sport |
| Total Prize Fund: | $250,000 |
| Winners Share: | $60,000 |
| Winner: | James Aranas Johann Chua |
| Runner Up: | Joshua Filler Moritz Neuhausen |
| Score: | 11–7 |
| Previous: | 2022 |
| Next: | 2024 |
The 2023 World Cup of Pool was a professional pool doubles tournament, and the 16th edition of the World Cup of Pool. The event was contested by 32 pairs representing different nations, and took place at the Pazo de Feiras e Congresos de Lugo in Lugo, Spain, from 27 June to 2 July 2023.[1]
The Spanish team of Francisco Sánchez Ruíz and David Alcaide were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by the Philippine team consisting of James Aranas and Johann Chua in the first round of the tournament.[2] Aranas and Chua would go on to win their country its fourth World Cup title.[3]
The total prize money for the event:
Each competing nation features two players, with the hosts, Spain, receiving two places.[4]
The competing teams were made of the players below: