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Great Britain Through As Canada And Greece Advance
BetVictor World Cup of Pool – Round One
Canada 7-2 France Greece 7–3 New Zealand Great Britain A 7-5 Malta
Hosts Great Britain A progressed safely into the second round of the BetVictor World Cup of Pool after seeing off Malta at the Morningside Arena, Leicester on Wednesday evening, when there were also wins for Canada and Greece.
Jayson Shaw and Chris Melling were flying the flag for the host nation and were up against Malta - Clayton Castaldi and billiards legend Tony Drago - and avoided the potential banana skin and a Maltese fightback as they moved into round two with a 7-5 win. Earlier in the evening Canada had beaten France 7-2, while Greece were 7-3 victors over New Zealand.
The hosts were well supported but it was Malta who took the first rack, before Great Britain levelled. Malta had a chance to go 2-1 ahead but Drago missed a tricky cut to the middle on the frame ball. Shaw had a long pot but secured the rack and instead it was Great Britain A who moved in front.
They built a 5-1 advantage before Malta were back on the board, and looked set to reach the hill at 6-2 before Melling missed an elementary 9 ball. Instead it was 5-3 and it wasn’t long until there was only one rack between the teams after Shaw failed to make a 4/9 which he’d usually expect to sink.
Great Britain had some thinking to do and in the next rack they found a way and finally got to the hill. Castaldi, though, have been breaking well all match and again gave his team a roadmap as they looked to stay in the match.
The Maltese runout piled the pressure on the hosts, who would break next knowing that if they let their opponents take the rack, it would be the visitors to break at hill-hill. But Shaw and Melling, who had looked strong early in the match, eliminated their mistakes when it mattered and booked their place in the second round.
“We played perfectly to get 5-1 up but then it was a bad 9 I missed,” said Melling. “We have played enough tournaments around the world to know that when you do make a mistake you can’t take it back, so you can’t dwell on it, you have to forget it straight away.”
Shaw added: “Every match is going to be tough, so it’s one match, one ball at a time. There is a lot of play left in this tournament and a lot of good teams.”
2019 BetVictor World Cup of Pool - Day 2 - Session 2 cont...
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Earlier in the evening France were defeated by Canada, who had John Morra back in the side after missing last year’s World Cup in Shanghai, alongside Alex Pagulayan. The 30-year-old has switched style and is now playing left-handed due to back issues and looked just as good as ever as a southpaw. Canada took a quick 2-0 lead and despite being pegged back in the third, gave their French opponents Alex Montpellier and Fabio Rizzi a mountain to climb as they move to 5-1 ahead.
France got their second rack on the board to narrow the gap to 5-2, but Canada responded to reach the hill and took little extra time in securing the victory and a second-round clash with Estonia.
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New Zealand took the lead in their match against the Greek team of Alexander Kazakis and Nick Malaj, Matt Edwards playing a smart plant for the 4/9 combo. His playing partner, Simon Singleton, was born in the UK and had plenty of support in attendance in Leicester. But the New Zealand followers would be disappointed, as Greece responded to going behind with five consecutive racks.
When Malaj missed the 3 with a jump shot, New Zealand cleared for their second rack. They broke dry but Kazakis scratched on the 1 and the Kiwis worked the table for their third. The comeback was short lived, however, and Greece were soon scoring again and took the next two racks for the match. They will face Chinese Taipei in round two.
Play continues with the remaining four first-round matches and the first two second-round fixtures played across two sessions on Thursday. The BetVictor World Cup of Pool is broadcast live in over 100 countries around the world, including on Sky Sports and DAZN.
2019 BetVictor World Cup of Pool - Day 2 - Session 1
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Germany And Japan Dumped Out Of BetVictor World Cup Of Pool
BetVictor World Cup of Pool – Round One
Germany 6-7 Estonia
Japan 4-7 Hong Kong, China Chinese Taipei 7–2 Romania
Germany and Japan were dumped out of the BetVictor World Cup of Pool on Wednesday afternoon as Estonia and Hong Kong, China upset the odds at the Morningside Arena, Leicester, live on Sky Sports, DAZN and networks worldwide.
There were no such problems for Chinese Taipei, however, as brothers Ko Pin Yi and Ko Ping Chung defeated Romania 7-2.
The first match of the day saw one of the pre-tournament favourites, Germany, take on Estonia, made up of Denis Grabe and Mark Magi. The German team comprised former World Cup winner Ralf Souquet and reigning World Champion Joshua Filler and were fancied by many to go all the way this year.
The teams exchanged the first eight racks, although at 1-1 Grabe snatched at the 9 to leave Souquet a cut which the former World Cup winner missed, giving Estonia a let off.
At 4-3 down and breaking, Magi made the tournament’s first golden break to bring the match level, and from there Estonia opened up a 4-6 lead. Germany pulled one back on their break, but at 6-5 Estonia looked to have a roadmap to the second round. However, Magi scratched to the middle pocket and the German’s took it to hill-hill.
At that stage Souquet and Filler took a toilet break, keeping Estonia in their chair to dwell on the mistake. When they returned, Souquet was breaking but they lost position on the 5 and it was Estonia who got the better of the safety, and eventually the rack, for a 7-6 win.
“We are delighted with the win,” said Grabe. “We beat one of the top seeds, Germany. We know Joshua Filler is the World Champion so it was a tough match but we played well and we are happy with the win.
“We know we are capable of playing really, really well. Last year we only lost 7-6 to the winners, China, so we know we can play against these guys.”
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The second match saw a second unseeded team advance as the young duo of Lo Ho Sum and Yip Kin Ling took Hong Kong, China into the second round. They dumped Japan – Naoyuki Oi and Toru Kuribayashi – out 7-4.
The Japanese favourites stormed to a 3-0 lead but Hong Kong, China fought back to level the all-Asian affair. The 19-year-old Yip then executed a brilliant jump to bank the 3 as his side moved ahead for the first time. Japan hit back but from there it was all Hong Kong and the young pairing saw out the victory to advance to the second round.
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Among the pre-tournament favourites were Chinese Taipei, and the Ko brothers Pin Yi and Ping Chung showed none of the issues suffered by some of the seeded teams as they dispatched Romania 7-2.
Having fallen behind in rack one, the Romanian duo Babken Melkonian and Ioan Ladanyi levelled after breaking in the second. Chinese Taipei, though, were on the hill before Romania could get their second rack and the comeback was over before it started, a mistake on the 8 gifting Chinese Taipei the rack, and the match.
The BetVictor World Cup of Pool continues with three more first round matches, including hosts Great Britain A against Tony Drago’s Malta.
The BetVictor World Cup of Pool is sponsored by Rasson Billiards, who supply the Official Table; the cloth is supplied by Iwan Simonis and the Official Balls are Super Aramith by Saluc. Predator are the Official Cue of the event and Kamui the Official Chalk and Tip.
THE 2019 EDITION
WORLD CUP OF POOL
THE SCHEDULE
Tuesday 25th June afternoon 12.30 3 x First Round Matches
China v. Sweden
Holland v. South Africa
Russia v. Albania
Tuesday 25th June evening 18.30 3 x First Round Matches
USA v. Brazil
Philippines v. Czech Republic
Great Britain B v. Chile
Wednesday 26th June afternoon 12.30 3 x First Round Matches
Germany v. Estonia
Chinese Taipei v. Romania
Japan v. Hong Kong
Wednesday 26th June evening 18.30 3 x First Round Matches
Canada v. France
Greece v. New Zealand
Great Britain A v. Malta
Thursday 27th June afternoon 12.30 3 x First Round Matches
Austria v. Croatia
Finland v. Singapore
Poland v. Italy
Thursday 27th June evening 18.30 1 x First Round Match & 2 x Second Round Matches
Spain v. Australia
Round Two:
China/Sweden v. Great Britain B/Chile
Holland/South Africa v. USA/Brazil
Friday 28th June afternoon 12.30 3 x Second Round Matches
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Friday 28th June evening 18.30 3 x Second Round Matches
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Saturday 29th June afternoon 13.30
Quarter-Final 1
Quarter-Final 2
Saturday 29th June evening 18.30
Quarter-Final 3
Quarter-Final 4
Sunday 30th June afternoon 13.30
Semi-Final 1
Semi-Final 2
Sunday 30th June evening 18.30
The Final
THE 2019 EDITION
WORLD CUP OF POOL
THE DRAW
China (1)
7 : 1
Sweden
Great Britain B (16)
5 : 7
Chile
Holland (9)
7 : 2
South Africa
USA (8 )
7 : 2
Brazil
Philippines (5)
7 : 6
Czech Republic
Russia (12)
3 : 7
Albania
Canada (13)
7 : 2
France
Germany (4)
6 : 7
Estonia
Chinese Taipei (3)
7 : 2
Romania
Greece (14)
7 : 3
New Zealand
Japan (11)
4 : 7
Hong Kong, China
Austria (6)
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Spain (7)
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Finland (10)
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Poland (15)
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Great Britain A (2)
7 : 5
Malta
THE 2019 EDITION
WORLD CUP OF POOL
THE LAST 16
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Holland
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Philippines
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Canada
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Chinese Taipei
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Hong Kong, China
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THE 2019 EDITION
WORLD CUP OF POOL
THE QUARTER FINALS
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THE 2019 EDITION
WORLD CUP OF POOL
THE SEMI FINALS
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WORLD CUP OF POOL
THE FINAL
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THE 2019 EDITION
WORLD CUP OF POOL
THE TEAMS
Albania - Eklent Kaci / Besar Spahiu
Australia - Justin Sajich / Danny Stone
Austria - Albin Ouschan / Mario He
Brazil - TBC / TBC
Canada - Alex Pagulayan / John Morra
Chile - Enrique Rojas / Alejandro Carvajal
China - Wu Jiaqing / Liu Haitao
Chinese Taipei - Ko Pin-Yi / Ko Ping-Chung
Czech Republic - Roman Hybler / Michal GavenÄŤiak
Croatia - Philipp Stojanovic / Roberto Bartol
Estonia - Denis Grabe / Mark Magi
Finland - Petri Makkonen / Mika Immonen
France - Alex Montpellier / Fabio Rizzi
Germany - Joshua Filler / Ralf Souquet
Great Britain A - Jayson Shaw / Chris Melling
Great Britain B - Mark Gray / Imran Majid
Greece - Alexander Kazakis / Nick Malaj
Holland - Niels Feijen / Marc Bijsterbosch
Hong Kong - Lo Ho Sum / Yip Kin Ling Leo
Italy - Fabio Petroni / Daniele Corrieri
Japan - Naoyuki Oi / Toru Kuribayashi
Malta - Tony Drago / Clayton Castaldi
New Zealand - Matt Edwards / Simon Singleton
Philippines - Carlo Biado / Jeff De Luna
Poland - Konrad Juszczyszyn / Mateusz Sniegocki
Russia - Fedor Gorst / Ruslan Chinakhov
Romania - Babken Melkonian / Ioan Ladanyi
Singapore - Aloysuis Yapp / Sharik Aslam Sayed
South Africa - Richard Halliday / Jason Theron
Spain - David Alcaide / Francisco Sanchez Ruiz
Sweden - Marcus Chamat / Tomas Larsson
USA - Shane van Boening / Skyler Woodward
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