York Hall
5 Old Ford Road
Bethnal Green
London
E2 9PJ
UNITED KINGDOM
www.matchroompool.com - World Cup of Pool - Facebook - Pro9 Chat
www.seetickets.com - Buy WCOP Spectator Tickets Here
www.livesport.tv - Live Streaming Video
Tuesday-Sunday 17-22 September 2013
Click the image to view the large photograph - use "back" to return here.
All photography courtesy of © JP Parmentier / Matchroom Sport
Team Italy - Fabio Petroni & Bruno Muratore
Chinese Taipei, Greece and Italy win as first round nears end
Chinese Taipei 7-5 Belgium
Greece 7-0 Australia
Italy 7-3 Spain
THERE WAS more first round action in the 888.com World Cup of Pool at the York Hall in London and there were wins for Chinese Taipei, Greece and Italy who all make their way through to the second round.
Italy won the session closer as they got the better of Spain in the Mediterranean clash. The Spanish – David Alcaide and Juan Carlos Exposito - didn’t enjoy the best of luck as they scratched a few times and were confronted by some tricky layouts.
The Italian pair of Bruno Muratore and Fabio Petroni, who has been representing their country since the early days of the competition, looked in very good shape though and will be quietly confident about the weekend. They will play England A or Indonesia in round two.
Share this article on FaceBook
"Read More..." for further details!
Click the image to view the large photograph - use "back" to return here.
Team Greece - Alexander Kazakis & Nick Ekonomopoulos
Earlier, Australia, who has yet to progress beyond the first round at the 888.com World Cup of Pool, continued that dismal run when they were well beaten by Greece in the first white wash of the tournament.
David Rothall and James Delahunty talked about breaking the Aussie duck in their pre-match interview but it didn’t quite pan out that way as a succession of misses and poor positional play made it an easy day’s work for Greece.
2012 Mosconi Cup star Nick Ekonomopoulus and Alexander Kazakis certainly looked the part as they coasted through the racks and they could prove to be a very dangerous combination as the tournament progresses.
The fancied Chinese Taipei pair of Chang Jung-lin and Ko Pin-yi
came through their first round match against Belgium but not before Serge Das and Moritz Lauweryns gave them a fight. 7-5 was the score and they will now meet Greece in the last 16.
The Belgians were always in with a chance with the experienced Das leading the way but the under-performing Chang and Ko still had too much for them. The Taiwanese will need to step it up a fair bit if they are to be contesting the big prizes at the weekend.
The 2013 888.com World Cup of Pool runs from Tuesday September 17 to Sunday, September 22 at the famous York Hall in Bethnal Green, East London. The field features 32 teams from 31 countries in a single elimination format. The total prize fund is US$250,000 with $60,000 going to the eventual champions.
Play continues this evening afternoon with one more first round match and two second round matches:
Round 1 – England A v Indonesia
Round 2 – Finland v Korea
Round 2 – England B v Germany
Click the image to view the large photograph - use "back" to return here.
Team India - Raj Hundal & Amar Kang
Click the image to view the larger poster - use "back" to return here.
THE 2013 EDITION | ||||
WORLD CUP OF POOL | ||||
THE DRAW | ||||
THE 2013 EDITION | ||||
WORLD CUP OF POOL | ||||
THE LAST 16 | ||||
THE 2013 EDITION | ||||
WORLD CUP OF POOL | ||||
THE QUARTER FINALS | ||||
THE 2013 EDITION | ||||
WORLD CUP OF POOL | ||||
THE SEMI FINALS | ||||
THE 2013 EDITION | ||||
WORLD CUP OF POOL | ||||
THE FINAL | ||||
THE 2013 EDITION | ||
WORLD CUP OF POOL | ||
MATCH SCHEDULE | ||
Tuesday September 17 Round 1 – race to 7 12.00 pm midday Finland (1) v Austria Korea (16) v Qualifier 2 Germany (9) v Malaysia 6.00 pm Holland (5) v Thailand England B (8 ) v Qualifier 1 Philippines (6) v Croatia | Wednesday September 18 Round 1 – race to 7 12.00 pm midday Japan (13) v Sweden China (3) v Hungary Russia (14) v Hong Kong 6.00 pm USA (4) v Kuwait Poland (11) v Singapore Canada (12) v India | |
Thursday September 19 Round 1 & 2 – race to 7 12.00 pm midday Chinese Taipei (7) v Belgium Greece (10) v Australia Italy (15) v Spain 6.00 pm England A v Indonesia Finland/Austria v Korea/Qual 2 England B/Qual 1 v Germany/Malay. | Friday September 20 Round 2 – race to 7 12.00 pm midday China/Hungary v Russia/Hing Kong Philippines/Croatia v Poland/Singapore Ch. Taipei/Belgium v Greece/Australia 6.00 pm USA/Kuwait v Japan/Sweden Holland/Thailand v Canada/India England A/Indonesia v Italy/Spain | |
Saturday September 21 Quarter Finals – race to 9 1.00 pm Quarter Final Quarter Final 6.00 pm Quarter Final Quarter Final | Sunday September 22 Semi Finals – race to 9 1.00 pm Semi Final 1 Semi Final 2 6.00 pm Final - race to 10 Final |
THE 2013 EDITION | |||
WORLD CUP OF POOL | |||
EUROPE ( 18 ) | |||
1. | Austria | Albin Ouschan & Jasmin Ouschan | |
2. | Belgium | Serge Das & Moritz Lauweryns | |
3. | Croatia | Karlo Dalmatin & Ivica Putnik | |
4. | England A | Darren Appleton & Karl Boyes | |
5. | England B | Daryl Peach & Chris Melling | |
6. | Finland | Mika Immonen & Petri Makkonen | |
7. | Germany | Dominic Jentsch & Ralf Souquet | |
8. | Greece | Nick Ekonomopoulos & Alexander Kazakis | |
9. | Holland | Niels Feijen & Nick van den Berg | |
10. | Hungary | Miko Balazs & Gabor Solymosi | |
11. | Italy | Fabio Petroni & Bruno Muratore | |
12. | Poland | Radoslaw Babica & Tomasz Kaplan | |
13. | Russia | Konstantin Stepanov & Ruslan Chinakhov | |
14. | Spain | David Alcaide & Juan Carlos Exposito | |
15. | Sweden | Andreas Gerwen & Marcus Chamat | |
16. | Scotland | Jayson Shaw & Jonni Fulcher | |
17. | Q1: Portugal | Manuel Gama & Guilherme Sousa | |
18. | Q2: Estonia | Denis Grabe & Erki Erm | |
REST OF THE WORLD ( 4 ) | |||
19. | Australia | James Delahunty & David Rothall | |
20. | Canada | Alex Pagulayan & John Morra | |
21. | Kuwait | Omar Al Shaheen & Khaled Al Mutairi | |
22. | USA | Shane Van Boening & Johnny Archer | |
ASIA ( 10 ) | |||
23. | China | Le Hewen & Liu Haitao | |
24. | Chinese Taipei | Chang Jung-lin & Ko Pin-yi | |
25. | Hong Kong | Lee Chenman & Kong Bu Hong | |
26. | India | Raj Hundal & Amar Kang | |
27. | Indonesia | Ricky Yang & Irsal Nasution | |
28. | Japan | Naoyuki Oi & Lo Li-wen | |
29. | Korea | Ryu Sueng Woo & Ham Won Sik | |
30. | Malaysia | Alan Tan & Ibrahim Bin Amir | |
31. | Philippines | Lee Van Corteza & Dennis Orcollo | |
32. | Singapore | Aloysius Yapp & Chan Keng Kwang | |
Official Cloth: Iwan Simonis; Official Balls: Super Aramith; Official Cue: Predator.
THE 2013 EDITION | ||
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 | |
RELATED ARTICLES AT WWW.PRO9.CO.UK
2013
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - Day 3 - Session 1 - Results
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - Day 2 - Session 2 - Results
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - Day 2 - Session 1 - Results
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - Day 1 - Session 2 - Results
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - Day 1 - Session 1 - Results
2013 World Cup of Pool - 888.com sponsorship announced
2013 World Cup of Pool - World Cup set for world-wide stream
2013 World Cup of Pool - Philippines up for the job
2013 World Cup of Pool - Star-Studded Line Up Revealed
2013 World Cup of Pool - Schedule Announced
2013 World Cup of Pool - England B is Peach and Melling
2013 World Cup of Pool - Appleton and Boyes are England A
2013 World Cup of Pool - Teams named for London showdown
2013 World Cup of Pool - Tickets on sale now
2013 World Cup of Pool - Event set for London debut
2012
2012 World Cup of Pool - Day 6 Results
2012 World Cup of Pool - Day 5 Results
2012 World Cup of Pool - Day 4 Results
2012 World Cup of Pool - Day 3 Results
2012 World Cup of Pool - Day 2 Results
2012 World Cup of Pool - Day 1 Results
2012 World Cup of Pool - All set for Tuesday’s big break off
2012 World Cup of Pool - Draw and Schedule Announced
2012 World Cup of Pool - Teams Announced
2012 World Cup of Pool - Team Hungary and Team Serbia make it!
2012 World Cup of Pool - 13 European Teams Announced for Manila
2011
2011 World Cup of Pool - Day 6 Updates
2011 World Cup of Pool - Day 5 Results
2011 World Cup of Pool - Day 4 Results
2011 World Cup of Pool - Day 3 Results
2011 World Cup of Pool - Day 2 Results
2011 World Cup of Pool - Day 1 Results
2011 World Cup of Pool - Hundal tips India to be a force in Manila
2011 World Cup of Pool - Schedule and Matches!
2011 World Cup of Pool - Reyes and Bustamante gunning for 3rd victory!
2011 World Cup of Pool - Teams announced for Manila epic!
2011 World Cup of Pool - Switzerland Estonia win!
2011 World Cup of Pool - World Cup qualifier set for Sunday
2011 World Cup of Pool - European Qualifier
2011 World Cup of Pool - European Nations Announced
2011 World Cup of Pool - First Details Announced
2010
Philippines v China for 2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 5 Results
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 4 Results
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 3 Results
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 2 Results
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 1 Results
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Press Conference
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Venue and Draw Announced
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Full Teams Announced
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Team USA Heading to Manila
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - European Qualifier Announced
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Nations Announced
2009
2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool - The Final Day
2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool - Day 5
2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool - Day 4
2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool - Day 3
2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool - Day 2
First results and photos from World Cup of Pool - Day 1
2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool - USA Open Defence v Malta
Giants of World Pool Line up for Manila Showdown
2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool - Teams Named!
World Cup Set For SM City North Mall in Manila
Philippines to host 2009 World Cup of Pool
2008
2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 6 Results
2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 5 Results
2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 4 Results
2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 3 Results
2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 2 Results
2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 1 Results
Van Helmond and Gerard Set for World Cup Glory
Dutch hopeful of home glory at PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool
Chinese duo back to defend their PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool title
2007
China win 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool in thriller final!
2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 5 Results
2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 4 Results
2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 3 Results
2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 2 Results
2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 1 Results
2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool breaks off today!
Malaysia Out and Belgium In - Amazing last minute WCOP entry!
2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool side event - LUCKY 9!!!
PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - The teams so far!
2006
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool - SKY TV Schedule
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool - Day 6 Final Results
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool - Day 5 Results
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool - Day 4 Results
The 2006 World Cup of Pool - Exclusive Backstage Photos
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool - Day 3 Results
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool - Day 2 Results
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool - Day 1 Results
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool Starts Today!
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool Site Starts Today!
Draw announced for 2006 PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool
World Cup of Pool - Free tickets information
Click the image to view the larger poster - use "back" to return here.