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2014 World Cup of Pool
Mountbatten Centre
Alexandra Park
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO2 9QA
UNITED KINGDOM
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Tuesday-Sunday 23-28 September 2014

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Finland 9-7 Philippines
Europe 2, Asia 0 as Finns and Austrians make semis

2012 champions Finland fought back from 4-2 and 7-5 down to knock defending champions Philippines out of the Betway World Cup of Pool at the quarter-final stage with a 9-7 victory at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth.

The match was a story of supreme shot making from both sides but it was Mika Immonen and Petri Makkonen who made it to Sunday�s semi-finals, where they join an Austrian side who shocked China in a 9-3 victory.

At 7-7 Dennis Orcollo tried a tough jump to pocket the one but cannoned the cue ball into the seven and gave Finland ball in hand. From there Finland reached the hill and didn�t allow Philippines back to the table as they booked a semi-final against either England A or USA, who face off tonight.

�It was a nail-biter and we were hanging in there by the skin of our teeth,� admitted Immonen. �We somehow got ourselves over the finish line in the end.

�We played perfect position in the final rack. Makkonen is breaking the best of anybody in the tournament. I have figured the break out and we are both breaking well now, which is a good sign for tomorrow.

Makkonen added: �It is easy to play when you have a good partner, good atmosphere and a good table. If we play our own game it doesn�t matter who we play, so I don�t mind if it is England A or USA.�

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Austria 9-3 China
Earlier, a flawless Austria set up a semi-final against either Germany or Holland with a 9-3 victory over an out of sorts China.

Mario He and Albin Ouschan enjoyed break and runs a number of times but their opponents Wang Can and Dang Jinhu didn�t take enough of the opportunities they had, and a scratch in rack nine allowed Austria to reach the hill at 8-2.

China did manage to claim one more rack but when Jinhu fouled attempting a thin slice on the one ball Austria took ball in hand to finish the match.

�We played well under pressure and they made a couple of mistakes which we didn�t expect,� said Ouschan. �Holland and Germany are both very good and that will be a good match this evening. I don�t care who wins and who we play.

�China played perfectly against England B yesterday but today they made a lot of mistakes. It is race to nine, we broke and run four racks today and anybody can do that at this stage. Anybody can win the tournament.�

He added: �It was a bit nervy at the end. We could have made it 9-2 but we played a bad safety and allowed them to get back to 8-3. At that stage we made some positional mistakes but finally we got through.�

Tonight�s remaining quarter-final matches:

19.30
Holland v Germany
England A v USA

THE 2014 EDITION
WORLD CUP OF POOL
THE DRAW
Philippines (1)	7 : 5	Chile
Italy (16)	4 : 7	France
Finland (8 )	7 : 0	Korea
Poland (9)	7 : 4	Australia
USA (5)	7 : 2	Croatia
Japan (12)	6 : 7	Russia
England A (4)	7 : 6	Spain
Greece (13)	7 : 6	Indonesia
China (3)	7 : 5	Czech Republic
England B (14)	7 : 6	India
Chinese Taipei (6)	5 : 7	Qatar
Austria (11)	7 : 2	Portugal
Germany (7)	7 : 1	Malaysia
Canada (10)	7 : 1	Malta
Holland (2)	7 : 3	Sweden
Belgium (15)	3 : 7	Switzerland

THE 2014 EDITION
WORLD CUP OF POOL
THE LAST 16
Philippines	7 : 5	France
Finland	7 : 0	Poland
USA	7 : 5	Russia
England A	7 : 1	Greece
China	7 : 0	England B
Qatar	5 : 7	Austria
Germany	7 : 6	Canada
Holland	7 : 4	Switzerland

THE 2014 EDITION
WORLD CUP OF POOL
THE QUARTER FINALS
Phillipines	7 : 9	Finland
USA	-vs-	England A
China	3 : 9	Austria
Germany	-vs-	Holland

THE 2014 EDITION
WORLD CUP OF POOL
THE SEMI FINALS
Finland	-vs-	---
Austria	-vs-	---

THE 2014 EDITION
WORLD CUP OF POOL
THE FINAL
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Now in its ninth year, the World Cup of Pool features 32 two-player teams from around the world battling it out for a $250,000 prize fund. The defending champions are the Philippines who will be among the favourites to claim a record-breaking fourth World Cup.

The event starts on Tuesday 23rd September and there are two sessions daily at 12 noon and 6.00pm during weekdays and then 1.00pm and 6.00pm at the weekend.

All tickets are priced at �5 (afternoons) and �10 evenings and are available from the venue or www.seetickets.com

Diamond Billiards are the Official Table of the 2014 World Cup of Pool; the Official Cloth is supplied by Iwan Simonis and the Official Balls are Super Aramith. Predator is the Official Cue of the event.

THE 2014 EDITION
WORLD CUP OF POOL
EUROPE ( 19 )
1.	Austria	Albin Ouschan & Mario He
2.	Belgium	Serge Das & Olivier Mortier
3.	Croatia	Ivica Putnik & Karlo Dalmatin
4.	Czech Republic	Roman Hybler & Michal Gavenciak
5.	England A	Darren Appleton & Karl Boyes
6.	England B	Daryl Peach & Chris Melling
7.	Finland	Mika Immonen & Petri Makkonen
8.	France	Stephan Cohen & Alex Montpelier
9.	Germany	Ralf Souquet & Thorsten Hohmann
10.	Greece	Nikos Ekonomopoulos & Alexander Kazakis
11.	Holland	Niels Feijen & Nick van den Berg
12.	Italy	Fabio Petroni & Daniele Corrieri
13.	Malta	Tony Drago & Alex Borg
14.	Poland	Karol Skowerski & Mateusz Sniegocki
15.	Portugal	Manuel Gama & Guilherme Sousa
16.	Russia	Konstantin Stepanov & Ruslan Chinakhov
17.	Spain	David Alcaide & Francisco Diaz-Pizarro
18.	Sweden	Andreas Gerwen & Tomas Larsson
19.	Switzerland	Dimitri Jungo & Ronni Regli
REST OF THE WORLD ( 5 )
20.	Australia	Phil Reilly & James Georgiadis
21.	Canada	Alex Pagulayan & John Morra
22.	Chile	Alejandro Carvajal & Enrique Rojas
23.	Qatar	Waleed Majid & Bashar Hussain
24.	USA	Shane Van Boening & Earl Strickland
ASIA ( 8 )
25.	China	Wang Can & Dang Jinhu
26.	Chinese Taipei	Chang Yu-lung & Hsu Kai Lun
27.	India	Raj Hundal & Amar Kang
28.	Indonesia	Irsal Nasution & Muhammad Zulfikri
29.	Japan	Hayato Hijikata & Masaaki Tanaka
30.	Korea	Jeong Yung Hwa & Ha Minuk
31.	Malaysia	Ibrahim Amir & Alan Tan
32.	Philippines	Dennis Orcollo & Lee Vann Corteza
*All teams will appear subject to confirmation and contract.

THE 2014 EDITION

WORLD CUP OF POOL

MATCH SCHEDULE

The Schedule (seed number in brackets)

23 Tuesday Afternoon
Greece (13) v Indonesia
Italy (16) v France
Austria (11) v Portugal

23 Tuesday Evening
Japan (12) v Russia
Finland ( 8 ) v Korea
Philippines (1) v Chile

24 Wednesday Afternoon
Poland (9) v Australia
China (3) v Czech Republic
Chinese Taipei (6) v Qatar

24 Wednesday Evening
Holland (2) v Sweden
USA (5) v Croatia
England A (4) v Spain

25 Thursday Afternoon
Germany (7) v Malaysia
Canada (10) v Malta
Begium (15) v Switzerland

25 Thursday Evening
England B (14) v India
Round 2 Philippines / South America v Italy /France
Round 2 USA / Croatia v Japan / Russia

26 Friday Afternoon
Round 2 Finland / Korea v Poland / Australia
Round 2Chinese Taipei / Qatar v Austria v Portugal
Round 2Holland / Sweden v Belgium / Switzerland

26 Friday Evening
Round 2 Germany / Malaysia v Canada / Chile
Round 2 China / European Qualifier v England B / India
Round 2 England A /Spain v Greece / Indonesia

27 Saturday Afternoon - 13:00
Quarter Final 1 - China v Austria
Quarter Final 2 - Philippines v Finland

27 Saturday Evening - 19:30
Quarter Final 3 - Holland v Germany
Quarter Final 4 - England A v USA

28 Sunday Afternoon
Semi Final 1
Semi Final 2

28 Sunday Evening
The Final

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 other stations around the world and then syndicated internationally as 31 x 1 hour programmes.

THE 2014 EDITION
WORLD CUP OF POOL
THE PRIZE FUND
Winners:	US$60,000 x 1
Runners Up:	US$30,000 x 1
Semi-Finalists:	US$16,000 x 2
Quarter-Finalists:	US$10,000 x 4
Last 16:	US$5,000 x 8
Last 32:	US$3,000 x 16
Total US$250,000 * All prize money is split between the two players.

2014
2014 Betway World Cup of Pool - Day 5 - Session 1 - Results
2014 Betway World Cup of Pool - Day 4 - Session 2 - Results
2014 Betway World Cup of Pool - Day 4 - Session 1 - Results
2014 Betway World Cup of Pool - Day 3 - Session 2 - Results
2014 Betway World Cup of Pool - Day 3 - Session 1 - Results
2014 Betway World Cup of Pool - Day 2 - Session 2 - Results
2014 Betway World Cup of Pool - Day 2 - Session 1 - Results
2014 Betway World Cup of Pool - Day 1 - Session 2 - Results
2014 Betway World Cup of Pool - Day 1 - Session 1 - Results
2014 World Cup of Pool - Betway to sponsor World Cup of Pool
2014 World Cup of Pool - Full Line-up Announced
2014 World Cup of Pool - Strickland and Boyes Speak Out
2014 World Cup of Pool - Euro Qualifier set for Slovenia
2014 World Cup of Pool - Schedule Announced
Portsmouth to play host to World Cup of Pool IX

2013
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2013 World Cup of Pool - 888.com sponsorship announced
2013 World Cup of Pool - World Cup set for world-wide stream
2013 World Cup of Pool - Philippines up for the job
2013 World Cup of Pool - Star-Studded Line Up Revealed
2013 World Cup of Pool - Schedule Announced
2013 World Cup of Pool - England B is Peach and Melling
2013 World Cup of Pool - Appleton and Boyes are England A
2013 World Cup of Pool - Teams named for London showdown
2013 World Cup of Pool - Tickets on sale now
2013 World Cup of Pool - Event set for London debut

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