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2011 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Hundal tips India

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Date: Friday, September 02 2011 @ 18:47:07 UTC
Topic: World Cup Of Pool



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From Left: Tony Drago (Malta), Lee Vann Corteza, Francisco Bustamante and Efren Reyes (all Philippines), Darren Appleton and Chris Melling (both England), Ronnie Alcano and Dennis Orcollo (both Philippines), Mike Dechaine (USA) and Amar Kang and Raj Hundal (both India).

Hundal tips India to be a force in Manila

RAJ Hundal believes India will be the surprise packages of the PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool.

The sixth staging of the World Cup will begin on Tuesday, September 6 and India have failed to win a match in the five previous years.

However, Hundal believes himself and new team-mate Amar Kang will cause a few surprises, starting with a victory over the 12th seeded Finland side that includes former World Champion Mika Immonen.

“This is the first World Cup where India have got two through-and-through pool players,” said Hundal at a press conference to launch the World Cup and the World Pool Masters.

“The partner I had before (Dharminder Singh Lilly) is a lovely guy and a great player but didn’t spend all year playing pool and also concentrated on other games like snooker and billiards.

“I’m confident if I don’t play at my best then we can still win and he (Amar) can carry me. But if we both play well then we’re going to take some beating. I’m definitely confident.

“Against Finland the bookmakers may make them the favourites but I don’t see it that way.”



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The World Cup of Pool features 32 two-player pairings from 31 different nations, with Philippines having two sides as hosts.

Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante have won the title in 2006 and 2009, while Dennis Orcollo was in one of the Filipino teams that reached the 2010 final before losing to China’s Li He-wen and Fu Jian-bo.

All the action takes place at the SM City North EDSA in Manila and Orcollo, who is now partnered by Ronnie Alcano, was expecting a Filipino duo to be in contention to win the $60,000 winner’s prize.

He said: “Of course we will try and keep our country there and together with my co-players we will try and make sure the Philippines are in the final.”

“It’s really tough as you have all the best players in the world here and it’s only short games,” added Reyes.

“Sometimes it comes down to luck and when we won our last tournament (beating Germany in the final) we were lucky.”

Each match of the World Pool Masters will be broadcast live on Solar Sports from September 3 to 5 with every clash in the World Cup also being shown live on the same station from September 6 to September 11.



2011 PARTY CASINO.NET
WORLD CUP OF POOL
MATCH SCHEDULE
Tuesday September 6
Round 1 – race to 8

12.00 noon
China v Switzerland
Indonesia v Sweden

3.00 pm
Spain v Korea
Japan v Croatia

6.00 pm        
Finland v India
Philippines B v Kuwait
Wednesday September 7
Round 1 – race to 8

12.00 noon
Germany v Australia
France v Malaysia

3.00 pm
England v Estonia
Holland v Thailand

6.00 pm
USA v Singapore
Philippines A v Austria
Thursday September 8
Round 1 & 2– race to 8

12.00 noon
Chinese Taipei v Russia    
Italy v Hong Kong
    
3.00 pm                 
Poland v Vietnam
Canada v Malta

6.00 pm Round 2
China/Switzerland v Indon./Sweden
Philippines B/Kuwait v Finland/India
Friday September 9
Round 2 – race to 8

12.00 noon
Spain/Korea v Japan/Croatia        
Germany/Australia v France/Malaysia

3.00 pm                            
England/Estonia v Holland/Thailand
USA/Singapore v Poland/Vietnam

6.00 pm
Chin. Taipei/Russia v Italy/Hong Kong
Philippines A/Austria v Canada/Malta
Saturday September 10
Quarter Finals – race to 9

2.00 pm
Quarter Final
Quarter Final

6.00 pm
Quarter Final
Quarter Final
Sunday September 11
Semi Finals – race to 9

1.00 pm
Semi Final 1
Semi Final 2

6.00 pm
Final - race to 10
Final




2011 PARTYPOKER.NET
WORLD CUP OF POOL
EUROPE (15)
1.
AustriaMario He & Jasmin Ouschan
2.
CroatiaCarlo Dalmatin & Philipp Stojanovic
3.
EnglandDarren Appleton & Chris Melling
4.
EstoniaDennis Grabe & Erki Erm
5.
FinlandMika Immonen & Petri Makkonen
6.
FranceStephan Cohen & Vincent Facquet
7.
GermanyRalf Souquet & Thorsten Hohmann
8.
HollandHuidji See & Marco Teutscher
9.
ItalyFabio Petroni & Bruno Muratore
10.
MaltaTony Drago & Alex Borg
11.
PolandKarol Skowerski & Radoslaw Babica
12.
RussiaKonstantin Stepanov & Ruslan Chinakhov
13.
SpainDavid Alcaide & Francisco Diaz-Pizarro
14.
SwedenMarcus Chamat & Thomas Mehtala
15.
SwitzerlandDmitri Jungo & Ronni Regli
ASIA (13)
16.
ChinaFu Jianbo & Li Hewen
17.
Hong KongLee Chenman & Kenny Kwok
18.
IndiaRaj Hundal & Amar Kang
19.
IndonesiaIrsal Nasution & Riyan Setiawan
20.
JapanYukio Akagariyama & Lo Li-wen
21.
KoreaLee Gun Jae & Hwang Yong
22.
MalaysiaIbrahim Amir & Patrick Ooi
23.
Philippines 1Dennis Orcollo & Ronnie Alcano
24.
Philippines 2Efren Reyes & Francisco Bustamante
25.
SingaporeBernard Tey & Chan Keng Kwang
26.
TaiwanKo Pin-Yi &Ko Ping-chun
27.
ThailandNitiwat Kanjanasri & Kobkit Palajin
28.
VietnamNguyen Phuc Long & Luong Chi Dung
REST OF THE WORLD (4)
29.
AustraliaGreg Jenkins & David Rothall
30.
CanadaJohn Morra & Jason Klatt
31.
KuwaitKlaled Al Mutaira & Omar Al Shaheen
32.
USACorey Deuel & Mike Dechaine
*All teams will appear subject to confirmation and contract.




2011 PARTYPOKER.NET
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.



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NOTES: This is the 6th year of the PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool and its third running in the Philippines. Sporting a $250,000 prize-fund, it is one of the richest tournaments in the world. Previous winners include the Philippines (twice), USA and defending champions China who also won the event in 2007.

Matchroom Sport is one of the world’s leading producers of televised sport and is responsible for over 1,000 hours of original programming across a range of sports. Based in the UK and chaired by charismatic founder Barry Hearn, the World Cup of Pool is one of a stable of pool events that include the Mosconi Cup and the World Pool Masters.







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