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PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters 2010
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Wednesday-Sunday 12-16 May 2010

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Vietnam, Indonesia and Brunei Reps Vegas Bound

THERE WAS further PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters qualifying action last week, as the destination of four spots was decided at the Golden Break Pool Club in Selangor, Malaysia. Organised by XZ Sports of Kuala Lumpur, the four day tournament featured almost 50 players from around the region vying for a trip to Las Vegas and a spot in the starting line-up of the Masters.

The biggest name to win through was Vietnamâ€™s Luong Chi Dung who won the final qualifying event beating seasoned Malaysian cue man Tan Tiong Boon 9-5 to seal his spot.

Chi Dung was a quarter-finalist at the 2006 World Pool Championship, a year that saw him also reach the semi-finals of the World Cup of Pool and he will certainly be a threat in Las Vegas.

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2010 PARTY CASINO.NET
WORLD POOL MASTERS
INVITED PLAYERS
1.	Johnny Archer	USA
2.	Corey Deuel	USA
3.	Charlie Williams	USA
4.	Rodney Morris	USA
6.	Shane Van Boening	USA
7.	Oscar Domingues	USA
8.	John Schmidt	USA
9.	Tyler Edey	Canada
10.	Mike Immonen	Finland
11.	Ralf Souquet	Germany
12.	Niels Feijen	Netherlands
13.	Marcus Chamat	Sweden
14.	David Alcaide	Spain
15.	Thorsten Hohmann	Germany
16.	Tony Drago	Malta
17.	Thomas Engert	Germany
18.	Jasmin Ouschan	Austria
19.	Imran Majid	England
20.	Daryl Peach	England
21.	Mark Gray	England
22.	Darren Appleton	England
23.	Allison Fisher	England
24.	Efren Reyes	Philippines
25.	Francisco Bustamante	Philippines
26.	Dennis Orcollo	Philippines
27.	Lee Van Corteza	Philippines
28.	Marlon Manalo	Philippines
29.	Ko Pin-yi	Taiwan
30.	Fu Jianbo	China
31.	Alex Pagulayan	Philippines
32.	Raj Hundal	India
33.	Naoyuki Oi	Japan
34.	Yu Ram Cha	Korea
35.	Ga Young Kim	Korea
36.	Ronnie Alcano	Philippines
37.	Earl Strickland	USA
38.	Roberto Gomez	Philippines
39.	Ruslan Chinakhov	Russia
40.	Ricky Yang	Indonesia
WORLD POOL MASTERS
QUALIFIERS
41.	Oliver Ortmann	Germany
42.	Huidji See	Netherlands
43.	Ben Nunan	Australia
44.	Tron Engebakk	Norway
45.	Bartosz Rozwadowski	Poland
46.	Radoslaw Babica	Poland
47.	Jayson Shaw	Scotland
48.	John Morra	Canada
49.	Kevin Uzzell	England
50.	Evgeni Novosad	Ukraine
51.	Noel Bruynooghe	Belgium
52.	Karl Boyes	England
53.	Kuo Po Cheng	Taiwan
54.	Ernesto Dominguez	USA
55.	Lo Li-wen	Taiwan
56.	Toru Kuribayashi	Japan
57.	Carlos Cabello	Spain
58.	David Grau	USA
59.	Ahmad Taufiq	Brunei
60.	Do Hong Quan	Vietnam
61.	Luong Chi Dung	Vietnam
62.	Muhammad Zulfikri	Indonesia
WORLD POOL MASTERS
REMAINING QUALIFIERS
63.	QUALIFIER	LAS VEGAS
64.	QUALIFIER	LAS VEGAS

Joining him will be countryman Do Hong Quan who overcame Singaporean Chan Keng Kwang 9-7. Shy and quiet, Hong Quan is the kind of player who prefers to let his game do the talking. A gold medallist, along with Luong Chi Dung, in the Menâ€™s 9 Ball Doubles discipline at the 25th SEA Games in Laos last year, Hong Quan looked comfortable throughout as he took the spot and will be relishing a trip to Las Vegas.

The first qualifying event was won by Ahmad Taufiq of Brunei as he held his nerve and played rack by rack to beat Goh Chin Teck of Singapore by a scoreline of 9-3. He will become the first player from Brunei to compete in the Masters.

On day three, when the semi finals had started, the organisers had already announced the winning country as four Indonesians advanced to the semi final stages. It was Muhammad Zulfikri who eventually prevailed as the day three winner by beating fellow countryman Imran Ibrahim 9-4.

All four will now head to Las Vegas to compete in the PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters which runs from 12-16 May at the Riviera Hotel on the Strip. Featuring a 64 player line-up, the Masters offers a $100,000 prize-fund and one of the most prestigious titles in the sport.

There are two more qualifying spots available in the all day event at Pool Sharks in Las Vegas on Tuesday 11th May. Further details can be obtained from info@matchroom.com

Working with an array of respected partners around the world, the qualifying events take in France, England, Scotland, Holland, Belgium, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Canada, USA, Australia, Malaysia, Taiwan and Japan. This will give every pool player in the world the opportunity to win a trip to Las Vegas and mix it with the worldâ€™s elite in the Masters.

Each qualifying event will carry an entry fee and have, in most cases a maximum field of 32 players. The winner of each event wins a trip to Vegas, to include flight and accommodation, to compete in the Masters and there are cash prizes for high finishers depending on entries.

After 17 years as a 16-player invitational competition, the Masters, one of the longest established tournaments in pool, has moved to 64 players and will run from Wednesday, May 12 to Sunday, May 16, will take place at the Riviera Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Working in conjunction with Cuesports International, the Masters takes place during the annual BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships, which sees thousands of players and fans flock to the Riviera for a lengthy festival of pool.

The first two days of the main event in May feature double elimination play on a multi-table set-up as the field reduces from 64 down to 32.

The event then goes to single elimination and the last 16 is played out in a single table arena setting in front of the TV cameras, culminating in the final on the evening of Sunday, May 16.

Television is produced by Matchroom Sport and will be seen as 15 x one hour programmes in 14 countries around the world with more to be added to the list.

The prize fund is set at a guaranteed $100,000 with $20,000 going to the eventual champion.

Darren Appleton victorious at the 2009 World Pool Masters in Las Vegas.
This photograph used with permission courtesy of Matchroom Sport / JP Parmentier

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