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2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool
Outland
Prins Alexanderlaan 37
3068 PN
Rotterdam
Holland
www.worldcupofpool.com
www.matchroomsport.com
www.outland.nl
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Tuesday-Sunday 25-30 September 2007

Defending Champions, Team Philippines, Francisco Bustamante and Efren Reyes
A whopping $ 250,000 US prize fund awaits 2007 World Cup of Pool players

Matchroom Sport is delighted to announce that the second annual PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool will be taking place at Outland, a futuristic nightclub in Rotterdam, Holland from Tuesday 25th � Sunday 30th September.

Last year�s successful inaugural event happened in Newport, Wales when the dynamic Team Philippines pairing of Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante cast aside Malta, Malaysia, Czech Republic and Germany en route to an emphatic 13-5 win over the USA in the final.

This year, the Philippines return to defend their trophy against 31 others teams containing the very best in World pool. Host nations Holland will be well supported and their two teams � Niels Feijen & Nick van den Berg and Alex Lely and Rico Diks � will have every chance to do well on home soil.

"Read More..." for the details.

American Rodney Morris will be back, this time partnered by a resurgent Corey Deuel, and they will be hoping to go one better than last year. From Taiwan come Wu Chia-ching and Yang Ching-shun and they will certainly be one of the favourites for the competition.

Germany, England, Finland, Italy and Spain will all be looking to do well from the European contingent and from Asia, nobody will be underestimating Vietnam who arrived as rank outsiders but narrowly went out to the Americans at the semi-final stage.

This year there is a slight change in format as the tournament goes to winner-breaks from the outset and the races are to eight for the first two rounds, then nine for quarter and semi-finals and finally 11 for the championship decider.

The prize-fund stays the same at a total of US $250,000 with $30,000 going to each member of the winning team. First round losers are guaranteed $1,500 per man to soften the blow of defeat.

The venue this year is Outland, one of Holland�s premier nightclubs, and Matchroom Sport will be staging the event in a different way to their normal productions, making full use of the venue�s high-tech lighting system and two overlooking balconies.

Tickets for the event are generously priced at �2.50 and �4.00 and available from the usual outlets � www.matchroomsportdvd.com and select pool clubs in all the major Dutch cities.

Television production is by Matchroom Sport to their usual high standards and the event will be produced as 31 x one hour shows for distribution world-wide.

The 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool is sanctioned by the World Pool Association and sponsored by PartyPoker.net, part of the world�s leading online gaming company.

Commented Matchroom Sport Chairman Barry Hearn, �We felt that the pool world was crying out for a team event like this so decided to take the plunge last year with the World Cup of Pool. The tournament was a huge success and I�m certain that this year�s will be even better.

�It�s all about the players and last year they delivered some fantastic performances with top class shot-making and plenty of drama throughout.

�Of course, the Philippines will start as favourites � not many people will back against Efren and Django � but there are plenty of teams there to challenge them and there will always be at least one pool minnow that has a great week as they emerge from the pack.

�Our events have always been well supported in Holland and I hope that the 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool proves no exception,� he added.

FORMAT

32 x 2-man national teams, scotch doubles format, winner breaks, races to 8, 9 then 11.

SCHEDULE

Day 1 � Tuesday 25th
15.00 pm 3x First Round Matches
Round 1 � race to 8
Croatia v Russia
China v South Africa
Japan v Spain

20.00 pm 3x First Round Matches
Round 1 � race to 8
Philippines v Scotland
France v Italy
Holland A v Indonesia

Day 2    - Wednesday 26th
15.00 pm 3x First Round Matches
Round 1 � race to 8
Australia v Austria
India v Canada
Vietnam v Korea

20.00 pm 3x First Round Matches
Round 1 � race to 8
Germany v Singapore
Taiwan v TBC
Holland B v Malaysia

Day 3 � Thursday 27th
15.00 pm 3x First Round Matches
Round 1 � race to 8
Hungary v Switzerland
Middle East v Finland
England v Poland

20.00 pm 1x First Round, 2x L16 Matches
Round 1 � race to 8
USA v Malta
Philippines/Scotland v Croatia/Russia
Holland A/Indonesia v Japan/Spain

Day 4 � Friday 28th
15.00 pm 3x L16 Matches
Round 2 � race to 8
India/Canada v Vietnam/Korea
France/Italy v China/South Africa
Australia/Austria v Germany/Singapore

20.00 pm 3x L16 Matches
Round 2 � race to 8
Hungary/Switzerland v USA/Malta
England/Poland v Middle East/Finland
Taiwan/New Zealand v Holland B/Malaysia

Day 5 � Saturday 29th
14.00 pm 2x Quarter-Final Matches
Quarter Finals � race to 9
Quarter Final
Quarter Final

19.00 pm 2x Quarter-Final Matches
Quarter Finals � race to 9
Quarter Final
Quarter Final

Day 6 � Sunday 30th
13.00 pm 2x Semi-Final Matches
Semi Finals � race to 9
Semi Final 1
Semi Final 2

18.00 pm The Final
Final � race to 11
Final

TICKETS

Tickets are priced at �2.50 for all afternoon sessions and �4.00 for all evening sessions. These are available now from www.matchroomsportdvd.com and selected pool clubs across Holland.

INVITED TEAMS

Australia
Austria
Canada
China
Croatia
England
Finland
France
Germany
Holland A
Holland B
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Korea
Malaysia
Malta
Middle East (one country TBC)
New Zealand
Philippines
Poland
Russia
Scotland
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Switzerland
Taiwan
USA
Vietnam

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.

SHOT CLOCK

There will be a 40 second shot clock in force throughout the tournament.

There will be a 10 second warning issued to the player at the table when 30 seconds have elapsed.

Each team is allowed one 40 second extension per rack. They must signal this to the referee by clearly saying �Extension�.

The onus is on the player to make himself loud and clear.

The referee will then repeat 'extension' to confirm that they have heard it. The player may call 'extension' at any time during the 40 seconds - the additional 40 seconds will not start until the initial 40 seconds has elapsed.

Ball cleaning, the use of a rest / mechanical bridge, or any other regular interventions by the referee will be included in the 40 second period.

SANCTIONING

The 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool is sanctioned by the World Pool Association which is the world governing body for pool and administers the game at many levels across the globe.

Membership of the WPA is made up of continental members which currently consists of Africa, Asia, Europe, North America Oceania and Latin America and the Caribbean. Individual national associations are in turn members of their continental associations.

EQUIPMENT

Tables - Brunswick Tournament Edition Metro
Cloth �Simonis 860
Balls � Saluc Super Aramith
Rest / Bridge � The Flexi-Rest

USA's Rodney Morris will have a new partner this year, Corey Deuel

CONFIRMED TEAMS TO DATE

Africa (1)
South Africa

Asia (10)
China - Li He-wen / Fu Jian-bo
India � Dharminder Singh Lily /
Indonesia - Ricky Yang / Muhammad Zulfikri
Japan � Naoyuki Oi / Satoshi Kawabata
Korea - Rye Seung-woo / Kim Woong-dae
Malaysia �
Philippines - Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante (defending champions)
Singapore -
Taiwan - Wu Chia-ching and Yang Ching-shun
Vietnam - Thanh Nam Nguyen and Chi Dung Luong

Europe (16)
Austria � Martin Kempter / Dejan Dabovic
Croatia � Philipp Stojanovic / Ivica Putnik
England � Daryl Peach / Imran Majid
Finland - Markus Juva / Mika Immonen
France � Stephane Cohen / Vincent Facquet
Germany � Oliver Ortmann / Christian Reimering
Holland A � Niels Feijen / Nick van den Berg
Holland B � Alex Lely / Rico Diks
Hungary � Vilmos Foldes /
Italy � Fabio Petroni / Bruno Muratore
Malta � Tony Drago / Alex Borg
Poland � Radoslaw Babica / Mateusz Sniegocki
Russia     - Konstantin Stepanov / ?????????
Scotland � Pat Holtz / Michael Valentine
Spain � David Alcaide / Antonio Fazanes
Switzerland � Dimitri Jungo / Marco Tschudi

Middle East (1)
Qatar

North America (2)
USA � Rodney Morris / Corey Deuel
Canada � Edwin Montal / Alain Martel

Oceania (2)
Australia � Stuart Lawler / Shaun Budd
New Zealand

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