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Friday - Sunday 14-16 August 2015

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Down to the last four in Manchester

Quarter-Finals
Shane Van Boening (USA) 8-5 Waleed Majid (QAT)
Darren Appleton (ENG) 8-5 Johnny Archer (USA)
Ralf Souquet (GER) 6-8 Mark Gray (ENG)

The 2015 PartyPoker World Pool Masters is down to the last four as Shane Van Boening, Darren Appleton and Mark Gray all won through their afternoon quarter-final matches to join Liu Haitao in the semi-finals on Sunday night at the Victoria Warehouse.

In the final match of the session, Mark Gray put in a terrific performance to defeat Ralf Souquet following an excellent comeback as the match slipped away from him. At 6-3 down Gray looked to have it all against him but a miss from the German put him back in and from there he never looked back.

Said Gray, �I am well chuffed. I was 6-3 down and breaking very well. I took one rack away which I should have ran out and the other times I was breaking well but the white was getting kicked and wasn�t leaving me a shot.

�Ralf got a shot every time but I stuck in there and at 6-3 he misses a long 1 ball and I cleared for 6-4. For somebody like me who isn�t known as a big breaker to get three break and runs at a crucial time is massive.

�I had it yesterday against Ko Pin Yi. I was 7-3 up and he is known as one of the biggest breakers in the world and I went from 7-3 to 7-5 up without getting a shot and you think you are going to lose 7-8 without getting another shot.

�Today I was in his position at 6-3 down but I knew if I could make balls off the break and have a shot I could still win, and that is what happened.

�I am as good a potter as anybody else but breaking wise there are bigger breakers here than me. But I found the break and was running out there to win the match.

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�Ralf has won this six times so it is a great scalp for me. At 6-3 down, I have to be honest, I didn�t think I would win. To beat Ko Pin Ye and Ralf Souquet is two massive results.

�I don�t expect any mistakes from Darren tonight and I expect him to clear up every time. I know I have to do the same if I am to give myself a chance.�

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Shane Van Boening set up a highly anticipated semi-final with Liu Haitao as he came through his quarter-final match with Waleed Majid. The South Dakota Kid moved into a quick 4-1 lead and then 6-3 before the Qatari mounted a comeback.

With the score at 5-6 and breaking, a dry one proved to be Majid�s downfall as Van Boening ran out and then took the 13th game for the win via a flukey 9 ball.

Explained Van Boening; �I tried to make the 3 but I knew it would hit the 9 and it would move around somewhere, and I ended up making the 9-ball.

�I got a lot of fortunate rolls but I started to feel more comfortable when I won the first rack, I didn�t feel too much pressure and I just tried to go out there like I was practicing.

�The breaks were dry throughout the middle of the match for both of us. I managed to figure out the break a little bit and I got some fortunate rolls. I will work on the break again before the next match. I want to do something a little bit different.�

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In an entertaining albeit error-strewn match, Darren Appleton made it through to the semi-finals with an 8-5 win over Johnny Archer. Like his first round match, Appleton moved into a 4-1 lead with some excellent play but derailed himself as he made a poor error to snooker himself with just three balls on the table. His jump shot flew off the table and Archer cleared up to reduce arrears to 4-2.

Archer then tied it up at 4-4 but Appleton took the next two but scratched on the break and Archer cleared for 5-6. A dry break just when he didn�t need it gave Appleton the chance to get to the hill at 7-5. Archer had a chance to stay in the match but he missed a 1/2 combination and that allowed Appleton to run out for the win.

�I felt great, ten times better than yesterday. I felt perfect going into the match and I set off on fire to get to 4-1, playing perfectly really.

�I got really unlucky at 4-1 to go 5-1 up when I potted a ball in the middle, it came off the top rail, kissed the 6 and I snookered myself. That knocked my momentum then and I played a bad safety.

�He broke and run to 4-4 and I am back under pressure. He is a great player so the game can change very quickly but thankfully I managed to keep myself calm. I was pleased I managed to hold myself together when he came back to 4-4 and come with a couple of good finishes when I needed to.

�That match was the best I have felt in a pressure situation for a while, maybe because I haven�t played a lot of pool this year,� said Appleton.

�Winning yesterday was big and in that match I felt great. The break is big and I got a couple of bad rolls on the break but luckily for me Johnny missed three or four balls in the match. The break is inconsistent so you need to hope you have enough chances to win.

�The players are looking to hit the break a lot harder than usual because it is difficult for the referees to get the balls touching because we are using a wooden rack.�

�I have a great record against Mark Gray. It would be good for England because then we are guaranteed an Englishman in the final.�

Play continues on Sunday evening with the semi finals followed by the final.

Shane Van Boening (USA) v Liu Haitao (CHN)
Darren Appleton (ENG) v Mark Gray (ENG)

2015 PartyPoker.com
WORLD POOL MASTERS
THE SCHEDULE
Friday 7.00pm 14 August 2015	Round 1 � Shane Van Boening (USA) v John Morra (CAN) Round 1 � Niels Feijen (HOL) v Marcus Chamat (SWE) Round 1 � Liu Haitao (CHN) v Karl Boyes (ENG)
Saturday 1.00pm 15 August 2015	Round 1 - Waleed Majid (QAT) v Daryl Peach (ENG) Round 1 � Darren Appleton (ENG) v Mateusz Sniegocki (POL) Round 1 � Ko Pin Yi (TPE) v Mark Gray (ENG)
Saturday 6.00pm 15 August 2015	Round 1 � Johnny Archer (USA) v James Georgiadis (AUS) Round 1 � Nikos Ekonomopoulos (GRE) v Ralf Souquet (GER) Qtr Final 1 - Feijen / Chamat v Liu / Boyes
Sunday 1.00pm 16 August 2015	Qtr Final 2 - Van Boening / Morra v Majid / Peach Qtr Final 3 - Archer / Georgiadis v Appleton / Sniegocki Qtr Final 4 - Ekonomopoulos / Souquet v Ko / Gray
Sunday 6.00pm 16 August 2015	Semi Final 1 Semi Final 2 Final
15 x 1 Hour Programmes for International Syndication

2015 PartyPoker.com
WORLD POOL MASTERS
THE LAST 16 DRAW
Shane Van Boening (1)	8 : 6	John Morra
Waleed Majid (8 )	8 : 4	Daryl Peach
Niels Feijen (5)	8 : 6	Marcus Chamat
Liu Haitao (4)	8 : 7	Karl Boyes
Darren Appleton (3)	8 : 4	Mateusz Sniegocki
Johnny Archer (6)	8 : 2	James Georgiadis
Nikos Ekonomopoulos (2)	3 : 8	Ralf Souquet
Ko Pin Yi (7)	5 : 8	Mark Gray

2015 PartyPoker.com
WORLD POOL MASTERS
THE QUARTER-FINALS
Shane Van Boeing (USA)	8 : 5	Waleed Majid
Niels Feijen	6 : 8	Liu Haitao
Darren Appleton	8 : 5	Johnny Archer
Ralf Souquet	6 : 8	Mark Gray

2015 PartyPoker.com
WORLD POOL MASTERS
THE SEMI-FINALS
Shane Van Boening	-vs-	Liu Haitao
Darren Appleton	-vs-	Mark Gray

2015 PartyPoker.com
WORLD POOL MASTERS
THE FINAL
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2015 PartyPoker.com
WORLD POOL MASTERS
THE PRIZE FUND
1st	US $ 20,000-00
2nd	US $ 9,000-00
3rd	US $ 4,500-00
4th	US $ 4,500-00
5th	US $ 3,000-00
6th	US $ 3,000-00
7th	US $ 3,000-00
8th	US $ 3,000-00
9th	US $ 2,500-00
10th	US $ 2,500-00
11th	US $ 2,500-00
12th	US $ 2,500-00
13th	US $ 2,500-00
14th	US $ 2,500-00
15th	US $ 2,500-00
16th	US $ 2,500-00
Total Prize Fund: US $ 70,000-00

2015 PartyPoker.com
WORLD POOL MASTERS
THE WINNER'S LIST
1993	Werner Duregger	AUT
1994	Ralf Souquet	GER
1995	Daryl Peach	ENG
1996	Ralf Souquet	GER
1997	Earl Strickland	USA
1998	Francisco Bustamante	PHI
1999	Alex Lely	NED
2000	Ralf Souquet	GER
2001	Francisco Bustamante	PHI
2002	Ralf Souquet	GER
2003	Tony Drago	MLT
2004	Thomas Engert	GER
2005	Raj Hundal	ENG
2006	Ralf Souquet	GER
2007	Thomas Engert	GER
2008	Alex Pagulayan	PHI
2009	Darren Appleton	ENG
2010	Dennis Orcollo	PHI
2011	Ralf Souquet	GER
2012	Karol Skowerski	Poland
2013	Niels Feijen	Holland
2014	Shane Van Boening	USA
2015	---	---

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