2021 World Cup of Pool

The 2021 World Cup of Pool was a professional pool doubles tournament, and the 14th edition of the World Cup of Pool. The event was contested by 32 pairs representing different nations, and took place at the Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, England, from 9 to 14 May 2021.^[1][2]

The Austrian team of Mario He and Albin Ouschan were defending their 2019 title, but were knocked out in the first round by the Slovakian team of & .

Prize fund[]

The total prize money for the event:

• Winners (per pair): $60,000
• Runners-up (per pair): $30,000
• Semi-finalists (per pair): $15,000
• Quarter-finalists (per pair): $9,000
• Last 16 losers (per pair): $4,500
• Last 32 losers (per pair): $3,625

Teams[]

Each competing nation features two players, with the hosts, Great Britain, receiving three places (one being a last minute replacement for the Canada pairing who were forced to withdraw due to travel issues^[3]). Also the Albanian pairing was replaced by France due to travel issues.^[4] The competing teams were made of the players below:

Tournament bracket[]

Source:^[5]

	Round 1 Race to 7					Round 2 Race to 7					Quarter-finals Race to 9					Semi-finals Race to 9 rd4 - finals race to 16					Finals
	1	Austria	1
	32	Slovakia	7
						32	Slovakia	7
						16	Czech Republic	6
	17	Hungary	4
	16	Czech Republic	7
											32	Slovakia	9
											8	Japan	8
	9	Russia	7
	24	Switzerland	4
						9	Russia	2
						8	Japan	7
	25	Croatia	1
	8	Japan	7
																32	Slovakia	0
																5	Great Britain C	9
	5	Great Britain C	7
	28	South Africa	5
						5	Great Britain C	7
						12	Greece	4
	21	Serbia	2
	12	Greece	7
											5	Great Britain C	9
											4	Netherlands	1
	13	Finland	7
	20	Iceland	0
						13	Finland	1
						4	Netherlands	7
	29	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4
	4	Netherlands	7
																					5	Great Britain C	7
																					11	Germany	11
	3	Spain	4
	30	Italy	7
						30	Italy	5
						19	Denmark	7
	19	Denmark	7
	14	France	2
											19	Denmark	5
											11	Germany	9
	11	Germany	7
	22	Lithuania	4
						11	Germany	7
						27	Kuwait	4
	27	Kuwait	7
	6	Poland	3
																11	Germany	9
																15	Estonia	7
	7	United States	7
	26	Australia	2
						7	United States	5
						10	Philippines	7
	23	Great Britain B	3
	10	Philippines	7
											10	Philippines	4
											15	Estonia	9
	15	Estonia	7
	18	Belgium	5
						15	Estonia	7
						2	Great Britain A	6
	31	Belarus	4
	2	Great Britain A	7

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