OK, here we go, the best scotch doubles tourney World Cup of Pool starts about 17 hours from now. 7am EST / Midday London Time
PRIZE FUND
Winners (per pair) $60,000 x1
Runners-up (per pair) $30,000 x1
Semi-finalists (per pair) $16,000 x2
Quarter-finalists (per pair) $10,000 x4
Last 16 losers (per pair) $5,000 x8
Last 32 losers (per pair) $3,000 x16
PRIZE MONEY TOTAL $250,000
Favorites
According to latest odds from Betway World Cup of Pool, below are favorites starting with top favorite Phiippines
6.00 Philippines
7.00 Netherlands
8.00 England A
11.00 USA
13.00 Germany
15.00 England B
15.00 Chinese Taipei
17.00 China
21.00 Finland
26.00 Canada
TV
Will be on TV in following countries
Sky Sports (UK & Ireland)
ESPN3 (USA)
CCTV (China)
May be able to get free online TV feeds from sites like http://www.hahasport.com/
Live Stream
For whole event ONLY ONLY $6.99 at http://www.pool.livesport.tv/ (Very cheap. For $6.99 cannot even get 1 day pass at smaller tourneys)
The Schedule (Seedings in brackets) (All times are UK times)
23 Tuesday Afternoon - 12 noon
Greece (13) v Indonesia
Italy (16) v France
Austria (11) v Portugal
23 Tuesday evening - 6pm
Japan (12) v Russia
Finland (8) v Korea
Philippines (1) v Chile
24 Wednesday Afternoon - 12 noon
Poland (9) v Australia
China (3) v Czech Republic
Chinese Taipei (6) v Qatar
24 Wednesday evening - 6pm
Holland (2) v Sweden
USA (5) v Croatia
England A (4) v Spain
25 Thursday afternoon - 12 noon
Germany (7) v Malaysia
Canada (10) v Vietnam
Thailand (15) v Switzerland
25 Thursday evening - 6pm
England B (14) v India
Round 2
Philippines / South America v Italy /France
USA / Croatia v Japan / Russia
26 Friday afternoon - 12 noon
Finland / Korea v Poland / Australia
Chinese Taipei / Qatar v Austria v Portugal
Holland / Sweden v Thailand / Switzerland
26 Friday evening - 6pm
Germany / Malaysia v Canada / Vietnam
China / European Qualifier v England B / India
England A /Spain v Greece / Indonesia
27 Saturday afternoon - 1pm
Quarter Final 1
Quarter Final 2
27 Saturday evening - 7:30pm
Quarter Final 3
Quarter Final 4
28 Sunday afternoon - 1pm
Semi Final 1
Semi Final 2
28 Sunday evening - 6pm
The Final
TEAMS
Europe (17)
Austria - Albin Ouschan & Mario He
Croatia - Ivica Putnik & Karlo Dalmatin
Czech Republic - Roman Hybler & Michal Gavenciak
England A – Darren Appleton & Karl Boyes
England B - Daryl Peach & Chris Melling
Finland – Mika Immonen & Petri Makkonen
France - Stephan Cohen & Alex Montpelier
Germany – Ralf Souquet & Thorsten Hohmann
Greece - Nikos Ekonomopoulos & Alexander Kazakis
Holland – Niels Feijen & Nick van den Berg
Italy - Fabio Petroni & Daniele Corrieri
Poland – Karol Skowerski & Mateusz Sniegocki
Portugal - Manuel Gama & Guilherme Sousa
Russia - Konstantin Stepanov & Ruslan Chinakhov
Spain - David Alcaide & Francisco Diaz-Pizarro
Sweden - Andreas Gerwen & Tomas Larsson
Switzerland - Dimitri Jungo & Ronni Regli
Rest of World (5)
Australia - Phil Reilly & James Georgiadis
Canada – Alex Pagulayan & John Morra
Chile - Alejandro Carvajal & Enrique Rojas
Qatar – Waleed Majid & Bashar Hussain
USA – Shane Van Boening & Earl Strickland
Asia (10)
China - Wang Can & Dang Jinhu
Chinese Taipei – Chang Yu-lung & Hsu Kai Lun
India – Raj Hundal & Amar Kang
Indonesia – Irsal Nasution & Muhammad Zulfikri
Japan – Hayato Hijikata & Masaaki Tanaka
Korea – Jeong Yung Hwa & Ha Minuk
Malaysia - Ibrahim Amir & Alan Tan
Philippines – Dennis Orcollo & Lee Vann Corteza
Thailand – Nitiwat Kanjanasri & Tanut Makkamontee
Vietnam - Nguyen Phuc Long & Dang Thanh Kien
FORMAT/RULES http://www.matchroompool.com/news/a...qk36nixdndvo/title/world-cup-of-pool---format
32 x 2-man national teams, scotch doubles format, winner breaks.
First and Seconds Rounds: races to 7;
Quarters and Semi-Finals: Races to 9;
The Final: Race to 10.
SHOT CLOCK RULES
Under the shot clock rules, each player will have up to 30 seconds to complete each shot.
A dedicated tournament official will operate the clock and an audible five-second count down will commence once the player has reached 25 seconds.
The clock will start when the last moving ball on the table comes to rest.
Failure to play a shot in the allocated time will result in loss of visit and cue ball in hand to the incoming player.
There are two exceptions to this.
After the break shot, a player can take a maximum of 60 seconds to appraise the table. The clock will start after the completion of the first shot in open play. A push out does not count as the first shot.
In both singles and double matches, each side is allowed one 30 second extension per rack. This can be called at anytime within the initial 30 seconds.
The timekeeper will then allow the original 30 seconds to expire and then restart the clock to allow another 30 seconds. This will serve the purpose of extending the shot to one minute.
All players will make this known by audibly calling 'extension' to the referee. The referee, who will be miked up at all times, will then call 'extension' to the timekeeper.
In addition, the referee can stop the clock. This is in the event of any extraordinary occurrence, for example, a player playing out of turn in the doubles matches.
Having the cue ball cleaned or calling for a rest / mechanical bridge will be part of the 30 seconds.
The match will then recommence with the referee stating 'start the clock'. The clock will not be reset; rather it will continue from when it was stopped. This is at the referee's discretion.
Information page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_of_Pool
Website http://www.matchroompool.com/
Faceboook https://www.facebook.com/worldcupofpool
PRIZE FUND
Winners (per pair) $60,000 x1
Runners-up (per pair) $30,000 x1
Semi-finalists (per pair) $16,000 x2
Quarter-finalists (per pair) $10,000 x4
Last 16 losers (per pair) $5,000 x8
Last 32 losers (per pair) $3,000 x16
PRIZE MONEY TOTAL $250,000
Favorites
According to latest odds from Betway World Cup of Pool, below are favorites starting with top favorite Phiippines
6.00 Philippines
7.00 Netherlands
8.00 England A
11.00 USA
13.00 Germany
15.00 England B
15.00 Chinese Taipei
17.00 China
21.00 Finland
26.00 Canada
TV
Will be on TV in following countries
Sky Sports (UK & Ireland)
ESPN3 (USA)
CCTV (China)
May be able to get free online TV feeds from sites like http://www.hahasport.com/
Live Stream
For whole event ONLY ONLY $6.99 at http://www.pool.livesport.tv/ (Very cheap. For $6.99 cannot even get 1 day pass at smaller tourneys)
The Schedule (Seedings in brackets) (All times are UK times)
23 Tuesday Afternoon - 12 noon
Greece (13) v Indonesia
Italy (16) v France
Austria (11) v Portugal
23 Tuesday evening - 6pm
Japan (12) v Russia
Finland (8) v Korea
Philippines (1) v Chile
24 Wednesday Afternoon - 12 noon
Poland (9) v Australia
China (3) v Czech Republic
Chinese Taipei (6) v Qatar
24 Wednesday evening - 6pm
Holland (2) v Sweden
USA (5) v Croatia
England A (4) v Spain
25 Thursday afternoon - 12 noon
Germany (7) v Malaysia
Canada (10) v Vietnam
Thailand (15) v Switzerland
25 Thursday evening - 6pm
England B (14) v India
Round 2
Philippines / South America v Italy /France
USA / Croatia v Japan / Russia
26 Friday afternoon - 12 noon
Finland / Korea v Poland / Australia
Chinese Taipei / Qatar v Austria v Portugal
Holland / Sweden v Thailand / Switzerland
26 Friday evening - 6pm
Germany / Malaysia v Canada / Vietnam
China / European Qualifier v England B / India
England A /Spain v Greece / Indonesia
27 Saturday afternoon - 1pm
Quarter Final 1
Quarter Final 2
27 Saturday evening - 7:30pm
Quarter Final 3
Quarter Final 4
28 Sunday afternoon - 1pm
Semi Final 1
Semi Final 2
28 Sunday evening - 6pm
The Final
TEAMS
Europe (17)
Austria - Albin Ouschan & Mario He
Croatia - Ivica Putnik & Karlo Dalmatin
Czech Republic - Roman Hybler & Michal Gavenciak
England A – Darren Appleton & Karl Boyes
England B - Daryl Peach & Chris Melling
Finland – Mika Immonen & Petri Makkonen
France - Stephan Cohen & Alex Montpelier
Germany – Ralf Souquet & Thorsten Hohmann
Greece - Nikos Ekonomopoulos & Alexander Kazakis
Holland – Niels Feijen & Nick van den Berg
Italy - Fabio Petroni & Daniele Corrieri
Poland – Karol Skowerski & Mateusz Sniegocki
Portugal - Manuel Gama & Guilherme Sousa
Russia - Konstantin Stepanov & Ruslan Chinakhov
Spain - David Alcaide & Francisco Diaz-Pizarro
Sweden - Andreas Gerwen & Tomas Larsson
Switzerland - Dimitri Jungo & Ronni Regli
Rest of World (5)
Australia - Phil Reilly & James Georgiadis
Canada – Alex Pagulayan & John Morra
Chile - Alejandro Carvajal & Enrique Rojas
Qatar – Waleed Majid & Bashar Hussain
USA – Shane Van Boening & Earl Strickland
Asia (10)
China - Wang Can & Dang Jinhu
Chinese Taipei – Chang Yu-lung & Hsu Kai Lun
India – Raj Hundal & Amar Kang
Indonesia – Irsal Nasution & Muhammad Zulfikri
Japan – Hayato Hijikata & Masaaki Tanaka
Korea – Jeong Yung Hwa & Ha Minuk
Malaysia - Ibrahim Amir & Alan Tan
Philippines – Dennis Orcollo & Lee Vann Corteza
Thailand – Nitiwat Kanjanasri & Tanut Makkamontee
Vietnam - Nguyen Phuc Long & Dang Thanh Kien
FORMAT/RULES http://www.matchroompool.com/news/a...qk36nixdndvo/title/world-cup-of-pool---format
32 x 2-man national teams, scotch doubles format, winner breaks.
First and Seconds Rounds: races to 7;
Quarters and Semi-Finals: Races to 9;
The Final: Race to 10.
SHOT CLOCK RULES
Under the shot clock rules, each player will have up to 30 seconds to complete each shot.
A dedicated tournament official will operate the clock and an audible five-second count down will commence once the player has reached 25 seconds.
The clock will start when the last moving ball on the table comes to rest.
Failure to play a shot in the allocated time will result in loss of visit and cue ball in hand to the incoming player.
There are two exceptions to this.
After the break shot, a player can take a maximum of 60 seconds to appraise the table. The clock will start after the completion of the first shot in open play. A push out does not count as the first shot.
In both singles and double matches, each side is allowed one 30 second extension per rack. This can be called at anytime within the initial 30 seconds.
The timekeeper will then allow the original 30 seconds to expire and then restart the clock to allow another 30 seconds. This will serve the purpose of extending the shot to one minute.
All players will make this known by audibly calling 'extension' to the referee. The referee, who will be miked up at all times, will then call 'extension' to the timekeeper.
In addition, the referee can stop the clock. This is in the event of any extraordinary occurrence, for example, a player playing out of turn in the doubles matches.
Having the cue ball cleaned or calling for a rest / mechanical bridge will be part of the 30 seconds.
The match will then recommence with the referee stating 'start the clock'. The clock will not be reset; rather it will continue from when it was stopped. This is at the referee's discretion.
Information page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_of_Pool
Website http://www.matchroompool.com/
Faceboook https://www.facebook.com/worldcupofpool
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