World Cup of Pool explained

World Cup of Pool
Sport:Nine-ball pool
Founded:2006
Inaugural:2006
Tournament Format:Doubles team, Single-elimination
Champion: Philippines
(4th title)
Most Champs: Philippines
(4 titles)
Champ Season:2023

The World Cup of Pool is an annual international single-elimination tournament for doubles teams in nine-ball pool competition. The Philippines holds the record in tournament wins, winning the event on four occasions. In 2023, they became the first country to win the cup by entering the event unseeded.[1] [2]

History

The tournament is held annually, at various locations, and was first held in 2006 in Newport, Wales.[3] The tournament is hosted by Matchroom Pool.

Format

There are usually 32 participating teams, representing 31 nations (the host nation is represented by two teams, A and B) composed of two players each. The participating nations do not have to go through a qualifying tournament in order to join, as they are selected by the organizers. Sixteen teams are seeded; they will face the unseeded teams at the first round.

The individual matches are with alternating, which are to seven racks for Round 1 and 2, nine racks for the quarterfinals and semifinals, and eleven for the final. The rules used are World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) World Standardized Rules for nine-ball, modified for scotch doubles play (players on a team alternate shots; no one shoots twice in a row, unless being asked to play again after pushing out).[4]

Results

YearHostFinalSemi-finalists
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2006
Details
(Newport)
Philippines

(Reyes / Bustamante)
13–5
United States
(Strickland / Morris)
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Germany
(Engert / Ortmann)
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Vietnam
(Nguyen / Luong)
2007
Details
Netherlands (Rotterdam)
China

(Li / Fu)
11–10
Finland
(Immonen / Juva)

Japan
(Kawabata / Oi)

Canada
(Martel / Montal)
2008
Details
Netherlands (Rotterdam)
United States

(Morris / Van Boening)
11–7
England
(Peach / Gray)

Philippines
(Bustamante / Orcollo)

China
(Li / Fu)
2009
Details
Philippines (Quezon City)
Philippines

(Reyes / Bustamante)
11–9
Germany
(Souquet / Hohmann)

China
(Li / Fu)

Philippines
(Alcano / Orcollo)
2010
Details
Philippines (Manila)
China
(Li / Fu)
10–5
Philippines
(Orcollo / Gomez)

Germany
(Souquet / Ortmann)

Chinese Taipei
(Pin-yi / Jung-lin)
2011
Details
Philippines (Quezon City)
Germany

(Souquet / Hohmann)
10–4
Thailand
(Kanjanasri / Palajin)

Korea
(Lee / Hwang)

Chinese Taipei
(Pin-yi / Ping-chung)
2012
Details
Philippines (Manila)
Finland

(Immonen / Makkonen)
10–8
Poland
(Skowerski / Szewczyk)

United States
(Van Boening / Morris)

Chinese Taipei
(Hsu / Chen)
2013
Details
(London)
Philippines

(Orcollo / Corteza)
10–8
Netherlands
(Feijen / van den Berg)

Finland
(Immonen / Makkonen)

Chinese Taipei
(Pin-yi / Jung-lin)
2014
Details
(Portsmouth)
England

(Appleton / Boyes)
10–9
Netherlands
(Feijen / van den Berg)

Finland
(Immonen / Makkonen)

Austria
(Ouschan / He)
2015
Details
(London)
Chinese Taipei

(Ko / Chang)
10–8
England
(Gray / Peach)

Japan
(Oi / Kuribayashi)

England
(Appleton / Boyes)
2017
Details
(London)
Austria

(He / Ouschan)
10–6
United States
(Van Boening / Woodward)

China
(Wu / Dang)

Chinese Taipei
(Ko / Chang)
2018
Details
China (Shanghai)
China

(Wu / Liu)
10–3
Austria
(He / Ouschan)

Chinese Taipei
(Jung-lin / Yu-hsuan)

China
(Kong / Wang)
2019
Details
(Leicester)
Austria

(He / Ouschan)
11–3
Philippines
(Biado / de Luna)

Netherlands
(Bijsterbosch / Feijen)

Spain
(Alcaide / Sánchez Ruíz)
2021
Details
(Milton Keynes)
Germany

(Filler / Reintjes)
11–7
Great Britain
(Appleton / Boyes)

Estonia
(Grabe / Magi)

Slovakia
(Koniar / Polách)
2022
Details
(Brentwood)
Spain

(Alcaide / Sánchez Ruíz)
11–6
Singapore
(Yapp / Toh)

Chinese Taipei
(Ko / Ko)

United States
(Van Boening / Woodward)
2023
Details
Spain (Lugo)
Philippines

(Aranas / Chua)
11–7
Germany
(Filler / Neuhausen)

Austria
(He / Ouschan)

China
(Wu / Wang)

Statistics

Performances by nation

Country Winners Runners-up Semi-finalists Top 4
14 (2006, 2009, 2013, 2023) 2 (2010, 2019) 2 (2008, 2009) 8
2 3 (2007, 2010, 2018) 5 (2008, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2023) 8
32 (2011, 2021) 2 (2009, 2023) 2 (2006, 2010) 6
4 2 (2017, 2019) 1 (2018) 2 (2014, 2023) 5
5^ 1 (2014) 3 (2008, 2015, 2021) 1 (2015) 5
6 1 (2008) 2 (2006, 2017) 2 (2012, 2022) 5
7 1 (2012) 1 (2007) 2 (2013, 2014) 4
81 (2015) 7 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,
2017, 2018, 2022)
8
9 Spain1 (2022)1 (2019)2
10 2 (2013, 2014) 1 (2019) 3
11 1 (2011) 1
1 (2012) 1
1 (2022) 1
12 2 (2007, 2015) 2
131 (2006) 1
1 (2007) 1
1 (2011) 1
1 (2021) 1
1 (2021) 1
Total 16 16 32 64

^ = Results include England from 2006 to 2023

Performance by Continent

Continent Winners Runners-up Semi-finalists Total
1 8 4 18 30
27 10 11 28
31 2 3 6
4- - - -
5- - - -
6- - - -

External links

See main article: world cups.

See main article: world championships.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saldajeno . Ivan Stewart . July 3, 2023 . PH makes history as duo wins World Cup of Pool title . 2023-07-31. Philippine news agency.
  2. Web site: Pool . Matchroom . 2023-07-02 . THE PHILIPPINES CREATE WORLD CUP OF POOL HISTORY . 2023-07-31 . Matchroom Pool .
  3. News: World Cup of Pool - Matchroom Pool. Matchroom Pool. 2018-03-21. en-GB.
  4. Web site: World Cup of Pool. Matchroom Pool. en-GB. 2019-07-03.