World Cup of Pool
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Nine-ball pool |
| Established | 2006 |
Number of tournaments | 14 |
| Format | Doubles team, Single-elimination |
| Current champion | |
 Germany (2nd title)Joshua Filler / Christoph Reintjes | |
| Most recent tournament | |
| 2021 World Cup of Pool | |
The World Cup of Pool is an annual international single-elimination tournament for doubles teams in nine-ball pool competition. The event has been dominated by the Philippines and China, with both nations winning the event on three occasions.
History[]
The tournament is held annually, at various locations, and was first held in 2006 in Newport, Wales.[1] The tournament is hosted by Matchroom Sport.
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 scotch doubles with alternating break, which are races 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 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).[2]
Results[]
| Year | Host | Final | Semi-finalists | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | ||||||
| 2006 Details |
 Wales (Newport)
|
 Philippines (Reyes / Bustamante) |
13–5 |  United States (Strickland / Morris) |
 Germany (Engert / Ortmann) |
 Vietnam ( / Luong) | ||
| 2007 Details |
 Netherlands (Rotterdam)
|
 China (Li He-wen / Fu Jian-bo) |
11–10 |  Finland (Immonen / Juva) |
 Japan ( / Naoyuki Oi) |
 Canada (Martel / Montal) | ||
| 2008 Details |
Netherlands (Rotterdam)
|
United States (Morris / Van Boening) |
11–7 |  England (Peach / Gray) |
Philippines (Bustamante / Orcollo) |
China (Li He-wen / Fu Jian-bo) | ||
| 2009 Details |
 Philippines (Quezon City)
|
Philippines (Reyes / Bustamante) |
11–9 | Germany (Souquet / Hohmann) |
China (Li He-wen / Fu Jian-bo) |
Philippines (Alcano / Orcollo) | ||
| 2010 Details |
Philippines (Manila)
|
China (Li He-wen / Fu Jian-bo) |
10–5 | Philippines (Orcollo / Gomez) |
Germany (Souquet / Ortmann) |
 Chinese Taipei (Ko Pin-yi / Jung-lin) | ||
| 2011 Details |
Philippines (Quezon City)
|
Germany (Souquet / Hohmann) |
10–4 |  Thailand (Kanjanasri / Palajin) |
 Korea ( / ) |
Chinese Taipei (Ko Pin-yi / Ko Ping-chung) | ||
| 2012 Details |
Philippines (Manila)
|
Finland (Immonen / Makkonen) |
10–8 |  Poland (Skowerski / Szewcyk) |
United States (Van Boening / Morris) |
Chinese Taipei ( / ) | ||
| 2013 Details |
 England (London)
|
Philippines (Orcollo / Corteza) |
10–8 |  Netherlands (Feijen / van den Berg) |
Finland (Immonen / Makkonen) |
Chinese Taipei (Ko Pin-yi / Jung-lin) | ||
| 2014 Details |
England (Portsmouth)
|
England (Appleton / Boyes) |
10–9 | Netherlands (Feijen / van den Berg) |
Finland (Immonen / Makkonen) |
 Austria (Ouschan / He) | ||
| 2015 Details |
England (London)
|
Chinese Taipei (Ko Pin-yi / Chang Yu-lung) |
10–8 | England (Gray / Peach) |
Japan (Oi / Kuribayashi) |
England (Appleton / Boyes) | ||
| 2017 Details |
England (London)
|
Austria (He / Ouschan) |
10–6 | United States (Van Boening / Woodward) |
China (Wu Jia-qing / ) |
Chinese Taipei (Ko Pin-yi / Chang Yu-lung) | ||
| 2018 Details |
 China (Shanghai)
|
China (Wu Jia-qing / Liu Haitao) |
10–3 | Austria (He / Ouschan) |
Chinese Taipei (Jung-lin / Cheng Yu-hsuan) |
China (Dejing Kong / Ming Wang) | ||
| 2019 Details |
England (Leicester)
|
Austria (He / Ouschan) |
11–3 | Philippines (Biado / de Luna) |
Netherlands (Bijsterbosch / Feijen) |
 Spain (Alcaide / Sanchez) | ||
| 2021 Details |
England (Milton Keynes)
|
Germany (Filler / Reintjes) |
11–7 |  Great Britain (Appleton / Boyes) |
 Estonia (Grabe / Mark Magi) |
 Slovakia (Jakub Koniar / Jaroslav Polách) | ||
Statistics[]
Performances by nation[]
| # | Country | Winners | Runners-up | Semi-finalists | Top 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines |
3 (2006, 2009, 2013) | 2 (2010, 2019) | 2 (2008, 2009) | 7 |
| China |
3 (2007, 2010, 2018) | — | 4 (2008, 2009, 2017, 2018) | 7 | |
| 2 |  Austria
|
2 (2017, 2019) | 1 (2018) | 1 (2014) | 4 |
| Germany |
2 (2011, 2021) | 1 (2009) | 2 (2006, 2010) | 5 | |
| 3 |  Great Britain^ |
1 (2014) | 3 (2008, 2015, 2021) | 1 (2015) | 5 |
 United States |
1 (2008) | 2 (2006, 2017) | 1 (2012) | 4 | |
| 4 |  Finland |
1 (2012) | 1 (2007) | 2 (2013, 2014) | 4 |
 Chinese Taipei |
1 (2015) | — | 6 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018) | 7 | |
| 5 | Netherlands |
— | 2 (2013, 2014) | 1 (2019) | 3 |
| 6 |  Thailand |
— | 1 (2011) | — | 1 |
 Poland |
— | 1 (2012) | — | 1 | |
| 7 |  Japan |
— | — | 2 (2007, 2015) | 2 |
| 8 |  Vietnam |
— | — | 1 (2006) | 1 |
 Canada |
— | — | 1 (2007) | 1 | |
 Korea |
— | — | 1 (2011) | 1 | |
 Spain
|
— | — | 1 (2019) | 1 | |
 Estonia |
— | — | 1 (2021) | 1 | |
 Slovakia |
— | — | 1 (2021) | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 | |
^ = Results include England from 2006 to 2018
References[]
- ^ "World Cup of Pool - Matchroom Pool". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ^ "World Cup of Pool". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
External links[]
- World Cup of Pool – Official site
- WPA Pool Calendar Archived 2015-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- AzBilliards.com
- World Cup of Pool
- Pool competitions
- World cups
- Recurring sporting events established in 2006
- Annual sporting events