Germany’s Joshua Filler and Christof Reintjes defeated Great Britain 11-6 to land their nation’s second World Cup of Pool title.
The pair rode their luck at times in the final and also took advantage of some missed opportunities by the Great Britain pair of Darren Appleton and Karl Boyes, who were looking to complete a fairy tale comeback. The duo won the World Cup in 2014 and returned at the last minute as late substitutes to this year’s event.
Having crushed Netherlands in the quarter-finals and Slovakia in the semis, the British momentum came to an end at the hands of Germany, who last won the World Cup in 2011 when Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann took the trophy in Manilla.
“This final had so many ups and downs,” said Filler, who shares the $60,000 winner’s prize with Reintjes. “We both missed a 9-ball and made it and without these two 9-balls I don’t think we would have done the tournament because these two gentleman played so unbelievable throughout the tournament. They put in a great final and in the end we were the lucky guys.
“We fought every rack against Estonia and in the final; the break wasn’t really working but we fought to the end and we got the trophy, luckily. Without [my wife] Pia I wouldn’t win any tournament.”
Reintjes added: “I am over the moon. Today was our day; we can miss every ball and they go into the pocket.”
Germany drew first blood at the end of a nervy first rack which saw Reintjes miss the 3 before Appleton failed on the 4. The Yorkshireman showed his nerves early in the match; a missed 5 in the sixth rack was his third crucial mistake and it denied Great Britain the chance to level at 3-3, and gifted Germany a 4-2 advantage.
It was Boyes who missed the 4 in the next rack; leaving it in the jaws after Great Britain had taken advantage of a German pushout. Boyes’ 1 and Appleton’s 3 down the rail were good shots, but the missed 4 showed their fallibility. Germany came from their chairs to make it 5-2.
The hosts settled after that and took the next three racks to level. Germany regained the lead at 6-5 after Reintjes fluked the 2 to open the table. A Boyes 6/9 brought the 2014 champions level again but the Blackpool man missed the 7 and Germany led again at 7-6. They then benefit from two huge flukes; first Reintjes missed the 9 only to see it fly up table to the opposite corner pocket. He then made a 6/9 for his side to lead 9-6 before it was Filler who fluked a 9; he missed the bank to the middle but it found the opposite pocket to take Germany to the hill.
Great Britain took the next but Boyes had a tough shot on the 2 after their subsequent break. Boyes left it in the jaws and Filler kicked it in, opening the rack for Germany to clinch victory.
“I can’t be disappointed,” said Boyes. “We weren’t in the event, got a last-minute call-up and we’ve got to the final. It was a strange match, we didn’t get off to the best of starts, then there were shot clock issues; it was just a strange match and in the end it wasn’t meant to be. We weren’t in the event, got a last-minute call-up and we’ve got to the final.”
Appleton added: “We couldn’t really find our rhythm but from 5-2 down we battled really hard, made some good shots and some good outs to get to 6-6 and from there it is a blur. They had some rolls but that is pool and when your name is on the trophy, your name is on the trophy.
“I definitely feel like I am back to somewhere competing at the top level, so there are a lot of positives. Karl played amazing all week, probably the player of the tournament. I am so happy that I feel like I am back and compete again and I am looking forward to the future.”
Appleton will next be in action at the World Pool Championship from June 6-10, an event he won in 2012, and which Filler snapped off in 2018.
The next Matchroom Pool Series event is the World Pool Masters in Gibraltar from May 22-25, live on Sky Sports, DAZN and Matchroom.live. Full broadcast details can be found at matchroompool.com.
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THE 2021 EDITION
WORLD CUP OF POOL
THE SCHEDULE
Sunday, May 9 (12:00-16:00) 3 x First Round Matches
R1: Japan 7 - 1 Croatia
R1: Czech Republic 7 - 4 Hungary
R1: Austria 1 - 7 Slovakia
Sunday, May 9 (17:30-21:30)
3 x First Round Matches
Russia 7 - 4 Switzerland
Greece 7 - 2 Serbia
Estonia 7 - 5 Belgium
Monday, May 10 (12:00-16:00) 3 x First Round Matches
R1: Netherlands 7 - 4 Bosnia & Herzegovina
R1: Finland 7 - 0 Iceland
R1: France 2 - 7 Denmark
Monday, May 10 (17:30-21:30) 3 x First Round Matches
R1: Spain 4 - 7 Italy
R1: Germany 7 - 4 Lithuania
R1: Poland 3 - 7 Kuwait
Tuesday, May 11 (12:00-16:00) 1 x First Round Match & 2 x Second Round Matches
R1: Philippines 7 - 3 Great Britain B
R2: Finland 1 - 7 Netherlands
R2: Slovakia 7 - 6 Czech Republic
Tuesday, May 11 (17:30-21:30) 3 x First Round Matches
R1: USA 7 -2 Australia
R1: Great Britain C 7 - 5 South Africa
R1: Great Britain A 7 - 4 Belarus
Wednesday, May 12 (12:00-16:00) 3 x Second Round Matches
R2: Russia 2 - 7 Japan
R2: Italy 5 - 7 Denmark
R2: Germany 7 - 4 Kuwait
Wednesday, May 12 (17:30-21:30) 3 x Second Round Matches
R2: Great Britain C 7 - 4 Greece
R2: USA 5 - 7 Philippines
R2: Estonia 7 - 6 Great Britain A
Thursday, May 13 (12:00-16:00) 2 x Quarter-Finals
Quarter-Final 1 - Slovakia 9 - 8 Japan
Quarter-Final 2 - Great Britain C 9 - 1 Netherlands
Thursday, May 13 (17:30-21:30) 2 x Quarter-Finals
Quarter-Final 3 - Denmark 5 - 9 Germany
Quarter-Final 4 - Philippines 4 - 9 Estonia
Friday, May 14 (12:00-16:00)
Semi-Final 1 - Great Britain C 9 - 0 Slovakia
Semi-Final 2 - Germany 9 - 7 Estonia
Friday, May 14 (17:30-21:30)
The Final - Great Britain C 6 - 11 Germany
THE 2021 EDITION
WORLD CUP OF POOL
THE TEAMS
Australia -
Justin Sajich & Ivan Li Austria -
Albin Ouschan & Mario He Belarus -
Margarita Fefilova & Yana Halliday Belgium -
Serge Das & Kevin Lannoye Bosnia & Herzegovina -
Sanjin Pehlivanovic & Ajdin Piknjac Croatia -
Philipp Stojanovic & Roberto Bartol Czech Republic -
Petr Urban & Michal Gavenciak Denmark -
Mickey Krause & Bahram Lotfy Estonia -
Denis Grave & Mark Magi France - Alex Montpellier & Alain Da Costa Finland -
Petri Makkonen & Casper Matikainen Germany -
Joshua Filler & Christoph Reintjes Great Britain A -
Jayson Shaw & Chris Melling Great Britain B -
Kelly Fisher & Allison Fisher Great Britain C -
Darren Appleton & Karl Boyes Greece -
Nick Malai & Alexander Kazakis Hungary -
Oliver Szolnoki & Vilmos Foldes Iceland -
Zophonias Arnason & Magnus Arnason Italy -
Daniele Corrieri & Fabio Petroni Japan -
Naoyuki Oi & Masato Yoshioka Kuwait -
Omar Al-Shaheen & Bader Abdullah Alawadhi Lithuania -
Pijus Labutis & Kestutis Zadeikis Netherlands -
Niels Feijen & Marc Bijsterbosch Philippines -
Jeff De Luna & Roberto Gomez Poland -
Mieszko Fortunski & Wojciech Szewczyk Russia -
Fedor Gorst & Sergey Lutsker Serbia -
Aleksa Pecelj & Andreja Klasovic Slovakia -
Jabub Koniar & Jaroslav Polách South Africa -
Richard Halliday & JJ Faul Spain -
David Alcaide & Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz Switzerland -
Ronald Regli & Dimitri Jungo USA - Billy Thorpe & Skyler Woodward
THE 2021 EDITION
WORLD CUP OF POOL
THE PRIZE FUND
Winners:
$ 60,000
Runners Up:
$ 30,000
Semi-Finalists:
$ 15,000
Quarter-Finalists:
$ 9,000
Last 16:
$ 4,500
Last 32:
$ 3,625
Total $ 250,000 * All prize money is split between the two players.
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