World Cup of Pool (22-27Sep2015)- Taiwan & USA tipped as top favorites to win

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According to latest odds from bookmaker William Hill, Taiwan (4/1) and USA (13/2) are top favorites to win this defacto World Doubles Championship which starts 2 days from now from 22-27Sep2015 in London
http://sports.williamhill.com/bet/en-gb/betting/e/8163646/2015+World+Cup+Of+Pool.html
Not surprising since Ko Pin Yi /Chang Yu Lung (Taiwan) and Shane /Mike Dechaine (USA) finished very strongly in top 16 of the recent World 9 Ball Championship.
But of course, at least half of the 32 teams can win this. In particular, Europe and Philippines will be raring to win this after their disappointing performances at W9B recently. Other teams who can snap this include-
England A
Holland
Philippines
Germany
England B
Finland
China
Austria
Poland
Canada
Greece
Japan


TEAMS
1. England A, Darren Appleton & Karl Boyes
2. Philippines, Carlo Biado & Warren Kiamco
3. Holland, Niels Feijen & Nick van den Berg
4. Taiwan, Ko Pin Yi & Chang Yu Lung
5. Austria, Albin Ouschan & Mario He
6. USA, Shane Van Boening & Mike Dechaine
7. Greece, Nikos Ekonomopoulos & Alexander Kazakis
8. China, Li Hewen & Liu Haitao
9. Germany, Ralf Souquet & Thorsten Hohmann
10. Finland, Mika Immonen & Petri Makkonen
11. Spain, Francisco Diaz-Pizarro & Francisco Sanchez Ruiz
12. Canada, Jason Klatt & John Morra
13. Poland, Mateusz Sniegocki & Wojciech Szewczyk
14. Japan, Naoyuki Oi & Toru Kuribayashi
15. England B, Mark Gray & Daryl Peach
16. Korea, Jeong Young Hwa & Ryu Seung Wu
17. Malaysia, Ibrahim Bin Amir & AN Other
18. Sweden, Marcus Chamat & Christian Sparrenloev-Fischer
19. Italy, Danieli Corrieri & Antonio Benvenuto
20. New Zealand, Matt Edwards & Nick Pera
21. France, Stephan Cohen & Alex Montpelier
22. Czech Republic, Roman Hybler & Michal Gavenciak
23. Belgium, Serge Das & Olivier Mortier
24. Indonesia, Muhammad Simanjuntak & Irsal Nasution
25. Romania, Babken Melkonyan & Ioan Ladanyi
26. Singapore, Aloysius Yapp & Chan Keng Kwang
27. Qatar, Waleed Majid & Bashar Hussain
28. Peru, Cristopher Tevez & Manuel Chau
29. Estonia, Dennis Grabe & Erki Erm
30. India, Raj Hundal & Amar Kang
31. Russia, Ruslan Chinakhov & Konstantin Stepanov
32. Australia, Robby Foldvari & Chris Calabrese

FIXTURES
http://www.matchroompool.com/world-cup-of-pool/#fixtures
ROUND 1 (All times are London time GMT +1 hour/ EST +5 hours)

TUESDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER
12:30PM SESSION
Korea - Malaysia
China - Romania
Canada - France
6:30PM SESSION
Germany - Indonesia
England A - Australia
Austria - Peru

WEDNESDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER
12:30PM SESSION
Poland - New Zealand
Taiwan - Estonia
Japan - Italy

6:30PM SESSION
USA - Qatar
Holland - India
Philippines - Russia

THURSDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER
12:30PM SESSION
Spain - Czech Republic
Finland - Belgium
Greece - Singapore

6:30PM SESSION
England B - Sweden

BRACKETS
http://www.matchroompool.com/world-cup-of-pool/#draw

LIVE STREAM PPV
http://www.pool.livesport.tv/
(ONLY ONLY $6.99 last year for whole event )

PRIZE FUND
Winners (per pair) $60,000 x1
Runners-up (per pair) $30,000 x1
Semi-finalists (per pair) $15,000 x2
Quarter-finalists (per pair) $9,000 x4
Last 16 losers (per pair) $4,500 x8
Last 32 losers (per pair) $3,625 x16
Total $250,000

FORMAT
This is last year's format which should be same as this year.
32 x 2-man national teams
Scotch doubles
Winner breaks
Single elimination

First and Second Rounds: races to 7;
Quarters and Semi-Finals: Races to 9;
The Final: Race to 10.

Information page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_of_Pool
Website http://www.matchroompool.com/world-cup-of-pool/
Faceboook https://www.facebook.com/worldcupofpool
 
Thriller final 2014 England v Holland

Here is the dramatic thriller 1 rack decider in the hill hill final from last year between England (Darren/Karl Boyes) v Holland (Niels/NVB)
https://youtu.be/pd-71DVMcJU?t=6453

Probably one of most exciting final in WCOP history
:thumbup:
 
Dam how I would love to see Taiwan and USA final with Taiwan winning ,, the sever here might explode


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If this team USA, Shane Van Boening & Mike Dechaine don't win I would like to see these guys Greece, Nikos Ekonomopoulos & Alexander Kazakis raise the trophy, like the cut of their jib.
 
OK first matches start about 9.5 hrs from now 1230pm London time (7e0am EST)
Top seeds are England A and Holland (last years finalists) . Taiwan is 4th seed while USA s 6th seed

Here are the 16 seeds
1 England A
2 Philippines
3 Holland
4 Taiwan
5 Austria
6 USA
7 Greece
8 China
9 Germany
10 Finland
11 Spain
12 Canada
13 Poland
14 Japan
15 England B
16 Korea


King T said:
If it happens Im not turning my computer to this channel for a week!!
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LOL, yes it will be war zone if Taiwan v USA in final. But unlikely to happen since both are in different halves of draw and will need both to be playing flawless to despatch so many big teams along the way. Likely only 1 will get to final :grin-square:
 
it looks like everything here was based on the recent W9B event. no one seems to consider that the Biado-Kiamco duo just won the gold (9-ball doubles) in the recent Southeast Asian Games.
 
arps said:
it looks like everything here was based on the recent W9B event. no one seems to consider that the Biado-Kiamco duo just won the gold (9-ball doubles) in the recent Southeast Asian Games.
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Edit- thought it was Dennis and not Carlo that was paired with warren.
 
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arps said:
it looks like everything here was based on the recent W9B event. no one seems to consider that the Biado-Kiamco duo just won the gold (9-ball doubles) in the recent Southeast Asian Games.
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Should be a great tournament
 
Just signed up on pool.livesport.tv for $7.99 I think... for one month... so get the entire event.

EVENT STARTS IN 35 MINS!!!

Beware that livesport may continue to take fees monthly. I noticed they have been doing this on my snooker subscription.
 
10 MINUTES TO KICK OFF
TODAY's SCHEDULE
(Seeds in Brackets)

Tuesday, Sept. 22
1230pm London time (730am EST)
Korea (16) v Malaysia
China (8) v Romania
Canada (12) v France
630pm London time (130pm EST)
Germany (9) v Indonesia
England A (1) v Australia
Austria (5) v Peru



arps said:
it looks like everything here was based on the recent W9B event. no one seems to consider that the Biado-Kiamco duo just won the gold (9-ball doubles) in the recent Southeast Asian Games.
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LOL I think I would take the seedings by Matchroom over the bookies WIlliam Hill
Philippines as No 2 seed behind last year Champion England sounds about right. Though another 10 teams will have something to say about that
I actually like Biado-Kiamco over past winner Dennis-Lee Van. Kiamco is calming senior influence and Biado is alway cool and since they won gold SEA games they have good chemistry , team dynamics. Dennis-Lee Van dynamics was not good, lol Lee Van was scolding and giving eye to Dennis a lot but something they got away and won whole thing

Grantstew said:
Come on the Dutch, they are due this! Especially after blowing it on the hill last year :(
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I second that . Probably Holland , Taiwan are the sentimental favorites cos all the top teams have won it except these 2
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RESULTS
http://www.matchroompool.com/world-cup-of-pool/#fixtures
Korea 7 - 6 Malaysia
China 4 - 7 Romania
Canada 6 - 7 France

Most exciting match so far Canada -France. What a match with lots of drama in final racks
Morra has to be replaced in next World Cup.Alex has to take his place
After missing that 8ball last year v Germany, Morra missed number of key shots, 4 ball and then relatively easy combo in next rack.
France deserved to win . And that Stephan Cohen is good covering up for many errors of his partner :D

UP NEXT in 15 mins will be a few big teams

630pm London time (130pm EST)
Germany (9) v Indonesia
England A (1) v Australia
Austria (5) v Peru
 
Seeds are falling down

Love this. 3 seeds fell in 1st Day. Biggest upset was Indonesia over Germany
I would not mind underdogs like Indonesia or Romania winning while thing :D

http://www.matchroompool.com/news/defending-champs-england-survive-scare/
DEFENDING CHAMPS ENGLAND SURVIVE SCARE
Round 1 Scores

Indonesia 7-3 Germany (9)
England A (1) 7-5 Australia
Austria (5) 7-5 Peru

DEFENDING CHAMPIONS ENGLAND A safely made their way through to the second round of the Dafabet World Cup of Pool but they had to come from behind to overcome a game Australian pair of Robby Foldvari and Chris Calabrese to do so. In other Tuesday night matches, former champions Germany were dumped out of the event by an amped-up Indonesian team and Austria took care of Peru by a 7-5 scoreline.

Taking place at the York Hall in London, the Dafabet World Cup of Pool features 32 two-man teams from around the globe competing for a $250,000 prize fund. Televised live in over 40 countries around the world, the event is now entering its tenth year.

After an afternoon of seeds falling, Germany were the next ranked team to be taken to the cleaners as the confident Indonesian pair of Bewi Muhammad Simanjuntak and Irsal Nasution got the better of them by a 7-3 score-line. Despite their lofty seeding of 9, the German pair of Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann was never at the races as the Indonesians moved into a 4-1 lead.

That soon became 6-2 and despite the Germans taking the ninth game it was to be their final contribution to the match.

A delighted Muhammad Simanjuntak, “In the first match there is always a bit of pressure but we have had very good preparation for this tournament. Our plan was to just enjoy the games and do our best. Nine-ball is a game where anything can happen, like Romania beat China earlier today.

“Germany is one of the best. Ralf Souquet and Thorsten are both World champions but we are newcomers. I like to play aggressively, and I also like to play in front of the crowd and in the TV arena.

“We watched Romania earlier. They played well but if we play like we did tonight, we can beat them. They didn’t give China many chances but I am confident we can beat them because we have been breaking well.”

Defending champs England A survived a scare against Australia who have yet to record a win in ten attempts at the World Cup of Pool. The Australian pair of Robby Foldvari and Chris Calabrese, both debutants in the competition, had looked in good shape as they overcame a 4-1 deficit to claw their way back into a 5-4 lead.

The English pair was clearly frustrated by the way the match was heading but they dug in and took the next three racks for the win as the Australians faded. It was a good win in the end and the 7-5 win stemmed the glut of seeds leaving the competition.

“The feeling is relief”, said Appleton after the match.

“There have been a lot of shocks today so we were going into the match not taking them for granted. We played well to go to 4-1 and then came to the table twice and we were snookered both times and then we were 5-4 down and under a lot of pressure.

“The last thing you want to do is go out in the first round but I am proud of Karl and myself because we came here not playing well but the way we finished that match will give us a lot of confidence.

“The first win is massive. We aren’t stupid, we know there are a lot of good teams here and in the early stages of the tournament it is short races. Our goal was to get to the quarter-final when it gets to race to nine and then from there we know we have a good chance.

“I am so happy we played well because if you had seen us last week you wouldn’t have believed it. But I think we are the type of guys who need the big stage to bring out the best in us.”

Boyes added, “We didn’t come here with a lot of confidence but this is live TV and you want to play well and we have both played in Mosconi Cups and we are defending champions, so you rely on that experience.”

The final match saw last year’s semi-finalists Albin Ouschan and Mario He (Austria) hold off a solid Peruvian pairing to advance to the second round. After advancing into a 5-1 lead, the Peruvians – Manny Chau and Cristopher Tevez – made a fight of it, getting it to 6-5 before losing the table and then the match in the ultimate rack.

“It was a pretty good match; they made some mistakes early in the match and we took the chances to take the lead,” said Ouschan.

“I have had a good year in singles but singles is different because doubles you have to think about your partner; he might like some shots more than I do. Last year we came third here and this year we will do our best and see what happens.”

Results

Korea (16) 7-6 Malaysia
Romania 7-4 China (8)
France 7-6 Canada (12

The following broadcasters are screening live coverage of the Dafabet World Cup of Pool:

Sky Sports – GB and Ireland; Sky – New Zealand; CCTV – China; Nova TV – Czech Republic & Slovakia; OSN – Middle East & North Africa; ESPN 3 – USA; ESPN Latin America –Central & South America; Viasat – Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Bulgaria & the Baltic states.

For fans outside those territories, Perform Group will be streaming the event via their www.livesport.tv service. In addition the Dafabet World Cup of Pool is syndicated around the world as 31 x 1 hour programmes by Matchroom Television.

Featuring 32 two-man teams from around the world, the Dafabet World Cup of pool is celebrating its tenth year as defending champion England attempt to become the first team ever to successfully defend the title. The event runs from 22nd to 27th September.

Tickets are now on sale at www.SEETickets.com and are priced at £10.00 per evening session (Tuesday to Friday), £12.50 per evening session on the Saturday and Sunday. Weekend afternoon sessions are £7.50 while Tuesday to Friday afternoons are free!
A season ticket covering all sessions is priced at £65.00.

The World Cup of Pool will carry a $250,000 prize fund including $60,000 for the champions. The event will be produced by Matchroom Sport Television and televised live on Sky Sports and then syndicated internationally as 31 x 1 hour programmes.

Diamond Billiards are the Official Table of the 2015 World Cup of Pool; the Official Cloth is supplied by Iwan Simonis and the Official Balls are Super Aramith. The Official Cue, Chalk and Rest are supplied by Predator.
 
:) Here is the best free link (ESPN3) directly from the ESPN website (very smooth, no malwares, HD quality, no ads, etc). Th 2nd day of matches will be starting soon at 7:30 am US EST for the first session and 1:30 pm for the 2nd session. Just click on the WCP link when it pops up when each session is about to start:

http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index

EDIT: OK, here is the direct link for the first session today (event will start in 20 minutes at 7:30 am US EST):

http://espn.go.com/watchespn/player/_/id/2637866/size/condensed/
 
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2nd day

OK here we go, starting now, 2nd day boasts mouth watering line up of big matches

The 2 rock stars Ko Pin Yi and Shane are playing today with bunch of big teams Philippines, Holland, Japan Russia. Biado, Kiamco, Niels, NVB, Oi, Chang Yu Lung, Mike Dechaine, Chinakov, Stephanov, Grabe
Expect a few upsets and watch India (Raj Hundal & Amar Kang) entrance - they always make a big bang entrance

Wednesday, Sept. 23 (afternoon)
1230pm London time (730am EST)
Poland v New Zealand
Poland , Mateusz Sniegocki & Wojciech Szewczyk
New Zealand, Matt Edwards & Nick Pera

Taiwan (4) v Estonia
Taiwan, Ko Pin Yi & Chang Yu Lung
Estonia, Dennis Grabe & Erki Erm


Japan (14) v Italy
Japan, Naoyuki Oi & Toru Kuribayashi
Italy, Danieli Corrieri & Antonio Benvenuto


630pm London time (130pm EST)
USA (6) v Qatar
USA, Shane Van Boening & Mike Dechaine
Qatar, Waleed Majid & Bashar Hussain

Holland (3) v India
Holland, Niels Feijen & Nick van den Berg
India, Raj Hundal & Amar Kang


Philippines (2) v Russia
Philippines, Carlo Biado & Warren Kiamco
Russia, Ruslan Chinakhov & Konstantin Stepanov

:D
 
No upsets so far in 2nd Day

So far afternoon session all 3 seeded teams went thru and no upsets, Best performing teams in 2nd day so far- Poland and Japan.
Taiwan will have to play at higher level than today when they meet stronger opponents

I think there will likely be at least 1 upset in evening session when seeds USA, Holland and Philippines play
USA v Qatar up next 1hr 20 min from now

:grin:

630pm London time (130pm EST)
USA (6) v Qatar
USA, Shane Van Boening & Mike Dechaine
Qatar, Waleed Majid & Bashar Hussain

Holland (3) v India
Holland, Niels Feijen & Nick van den Berg
India, Raj Hundal & Amar Kang


Philippines (2) v Russia
Philippines, Carlo Biado & Warren Kiamco
Russia, Ruslan Chinakhov & Konstantin Stepanov



http://www.matchroompool.com/news/no-upsets-as-wcop-action-continues/
September 23, 2015
NO UPSETS AS WCOP ACTION CONTINUES
Round 1 Scores

Poland (13) 7-3 New Zealand
Chinese Taipei (4) 7-5 Estonia
Japan (14) 7-3 Italy

THERE were comfortable wins for seeded teams Poland, Chinese Taipei and Japan as action continued in East London in the first round of the Dafabet World Cup of Pool. The opening day had seen a host of upsets with Germany, China and Canada departing but everyone stuck to the script and survived to reach round two.

Taking place at the York Hall in London, the Dafabet World Cup of Pool features 32 two-man teams from around the globe competing for a $250,000 prize fund. Televised live in over 40 countries around the world, the event is now entering its tenth year.

Chinese Taipei, one of the highly fancied teams here in London this week, overcame an Estonian team of Dennis Grabe and Erki Erm, winning by a 7-5 scoreline. Estonia took the opening rack before Erm missed an easy 9 ball to go 2-0 and allowed Ko Pin Yi and Chang Yu Lung to take four consecutive legs for a 4-1 lead.

The Estonian pair battled and enjoyed some fortune but in the end it was the Taiwanese who took the match 7-5. Ko and Chang certainly have the pedigree to become the first team from their nation to lift the World Cup and they should only improve from this performance as they look ahead to their second round match against Poland.

The impressive Polish duo of Mateusz Sniegocki and Wojciech Szewczyk recorded the first win of the second day’s play at the York Hall as they beat debutants New Zealand in a high quality match.

The Poles got off to a great start courtesy of a slice of luck as Sniegocki’s jump shot saw the 7 ball miss the intended pocket and then roll across the table to drop into the middle bag.
A couple of break and runs saw the score move to 3-0 and the New Zealand duo of Matt Edwards and Nick Pera were facing a bit of a mountain.

That became even steeper when the score moved to 5-0 but the All-Blacks battled back to take the next two. However, a scratch on the break handed the onus back to Poland who made it 6-2. New Zealand got to the table to claw one back but Poland closed it out for a 7-3 win and now faces Chinese Taipei in the next round.

Commented Szewczyk, “We played very well, I would say we played our A-game but we had to get familiar with the conditions so there were a few positional shots which were not perfect but I am sure we will get that right in the next match.

Sniegocki added, “We felt confident at 5-1 up but then New Zealand began to play very well and got two racks and the pressure which was there all through as the match grew. “

In the final match of the session seeded Japan had too much for Italy, running out 7-3 winners. Naoyuki Oi & Toru Kuribayashi are both veterans of the competition while the Italians were a bit short of experience.

The Japanese pair came with some great shots while Italy – Daniele Corrieri and Antonio Benvenuto – could not capitalise on some dry breaks from their opponents and showed some nerves. Japan now faces the winners of Holland and India.

Results

England A (1) 7-5 Australia
Korea (16) 7-6 Malaysia
Indonesia 7-3 Germany
Romania 7-4 China
Austria (5) 7-5 Peru
France 7-6 Canada (12)
 
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