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Dafabet announced as World Cup of Pool title sponsor

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Date: Monday, September 14 2015 @ 23:22:20 UTC
Topic: World Cup Of Pool



2015 World Cup of Pool
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Tuesday-Sunday 22-27 September 2015



Dafabet announced as World Cup of Pool title sponsor

DAFABET are the title sponsors of the 2015 World Cup of Pool which takes place from 22nd to 27th September at the York Hall, London. Following on from successful sponsorships in snooker and boxing, the Asian-based company now lend their name to one of the biggest events on the pool calendar.

Featuring 32 two-man teams from around the world, the Dafabet World Cup of Pool is celebrating its tenth year as defending champions England attempt to become the first team ever to successfully defend the title.

Broadcast for six days live on Sky Sports in the UK, the tournament is also live on ESPN3 in the USA, ESPN Latin America as well Sky in New Zealand, CCTV (China), Nova TV in the Czech Rep & Slovakia, Viasat (Scandinavia & Bulgaria), Fox in Greece, Turkey, Israel, Cyprus and Malta and finally OSN/Showtime across the Middle East.

In addition the Dafabet World Cup of Pool is syndicated around the world as 31 x 1 hour programmes by Matchroom Television.

Commented John Cruces, Head of Marketing Operations at Dafabet; “We’re very pleased to be title sponsors of the 10th World Cup of Pool on its return to London. With our head office being based in the Philippines we know the sport very well and wish all the players the best of luck as the action unwinds at the famous York Hall.

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“With Dafabet’s key markets being Asia and the UK, this partnership allows us to connect with pool followers on an international basis to give Dafabet increased exposure across a global platform.”

Barry Hearn, Chairman of Matchroom Sport said, “We’re delighted to have Dafabet on board for one of pool’s majors. We have worked successfully with them in the past and are really looking forward to forging a strong partnership through the Dafabet World Cup of Pool.

“With the event taking place in London and with England as defending champions, the scene is set for what could be the best World Cup of Pool yet!” he added.

Since its foundation in 2004, Dafabet has rapidly grown its market share to become one of the leading global betting brands. They’re currently main club sponsors of Sunderland AFC & Blackburn Rovers FC and have international gaming partnerships with Everton FC and Celtic FC. They have also been title sponsors of the Masters Snooker tournament for the last two years.

The company offers sports betting on a number of sports from the Barclays Premier League, Champions League, nothing Cup, Europa League, La Liga and Bundesliga to other sports including the NBA, major tennis tournaments, snooker, Formula One and horse racing amongst others.

Tickets are now on sale at www.SEETickets.com and are priced at £10.00 per evening session (Tuesday to Friday), £12.50 per evening session on the Saturday and Sunday. Weekend afternoon sessions are £7.50 while Tuesday to Friday afternoons are free!
A season ticket covering all sessions is priced at £65.00.

The World Cup of Pool will carry a $250,000 prize fund including $60,000 for the champions. The event will be produced by Matchroom Sport Television and televised live on Sky Sports and then syndicated internationally as 31 x 1 hour programmes.



THE 2015 EDITION
WORLD CUP OF POOL
THE SCHEDULE

2015 World Cup of Pool Schedule – All matches are race to 7, except quarter and semi-finals (to 9) and the final (to 10).

Tuesday 22nd afternoon 12.30
R1 Korea (16) v Malaysia
R1 China ( 8 ) v Romania
R1 Canada (12) v France

Tuesday 22nd evening 18.30
R1 Germany (9) v Indonesia
R1 England A (1) v Australia
R1 Austria (5) v Peru

Wednesday 23rd afternoon 12.30
R1 Poland (13) v New Zealand
R1 Taiwan (4) v Estonia
R1 Japan (14) v Italy

Wednesday 23rd evening 18.30
R1 USA (6) v Qatar
R1 Holland (3) v India
R1 Philippines (2) v Russia

Thursday 24th afternoon 12.30
R1 Spain (11) v Czech Republic
R1 Finland (10) v Belgium
R1 Greece (7) v Singapore

Thursday 24th evening 18.30
R1 England B (15) v Sweden
R2 Holland (3) / India v Japan (14) / Italy
R2 England A (1) / Australia v Korea (16) / Malaysia

Friday 25th afternoon 12.30
R2 Austria (5) / Peru v Canada (12) / France
R2 China ( 8 ) / Romania v Germany (9) / Indonesia
R2 Poland (13) / New Zealand v Taiwan (4) v Estonia

Friday 25th evening 18.30
R2 Spain (11) / Czech Republic v USA (6) / Qatar
R2 Greece (7) / Singapore v Finland (10) / Belgium
R2 England B (15) / Sweden v Philippines (2) / Russia

Saturday 26th afternoon 13.30
Quarter-Final 1
Quarter-Final 2

Saturday 26th evening 18.30
Quarter-Final 3
Quarter-Final 4

Sunday 27th afternoon 13.30
Semi-Final 1
Semi-Final 2

Sunday 27th evening 18.30
The Final





THE 2015 EDITION
WORLD CUP OF POOL
THE DRAW
England A (1)
-vs-
Australia
Korea (16)
-vs-
Malaysia
Germany (9)
-vs-
Indonesia
China (8 )
-vs-
Romania
Austria (5)
-vs-
Peru
Canada (12)
-vs-
France
Poland (13)
-vs-
New Zealand
Taiwan (4)
-vs-
Estonia
Holland (3)
-vs-
India
Japan (14)
-vs-
Italy
Spain (11)
-vs-
Czech Republic
USA (6)
-vs-
Qatar
Greece (7)
-vs-
Singapore
Finland (10)
-vs-
Belgium
England B (15)
-vs-
Sweden
Philippines (2)
-vs-
Russia




THE 2015 EDITION
WORLD CUP OF POOL
THE TEAMS

Europe (17)
Austria – Albin Ouschan & Mario He
Belgium – Serge Das & Olivier Mortier
Czech Republic – Roman Hybler & Michal Gavenciak
England A – Darren Appleton & Karl Boyes
England B – Mark Gray & Daryl Peach
Estonia – Dennis Grabe & Erki Erm
Finland – Mika Immonen & Petri Makkonen
France – Stephan Cohen & Alex Montpelier
Germany – Ralf Souquet & Thorsten Hohmann
Greece - Nikos Ekonomopoulos & Alexander Kazakis
Holland – Niels Feijen & Nick van den Berg
Italy – Danieli Corrieri & Antonio Benvenuto
Poland - Mateusz Sniegocki & Wojciech Szewczyk
Romania - Babken Melkonyan & Ioan Ladanyi
Russia – Ruslan Chinakhov & Konstantin Stepanov
Spain - Francisco Diaz-Pizarro & Francisco Sanchez Ruiz
Sweden – Marcus Chamat & Christian Sparrenloev-Fischer

Rest of World (6)
Australia – Robby Foldvari & Chris Calabrese
Canada – Jason Klatt & John Morra
New Zealand – Matt Edwards & Nick Pera
Peru – Cristopher Tevez & Manuel Chau
Qatar – Waleed Majid & Bashar Hussain
USA – Shane Van Boening & Mike Dechaine

Asia (9)
China – Li Hewen & Liu Haitao
India – Raj Hundal & Amar Kang
Indonesia – Muhammad Simanjuntak & Irsal Nasution
Japan – Naoyuki Oi & Toru Kuribayashi
Korea – Jeong Young Hwa & Ryu Seung Wu
Malaysia – Ibrahim Bin Amir & AN Other
Philippines – Carlo Biado & Warren Kiamco
Singapore – Aloysius Yapp & Chan Keng Kwang
Taiwan – Ko Pin Yi & Chang Yu Lung




Tickets are now on sale at www.SEETickets.com and are priced at £10.00 per evening session (Tuesday to Friday), £12.50 per evening session on the Saturday and Sunday. Weekend afternoon sessions are £7.50 while Tuesday to Friday afternoons are free!
A season ticket covering all sessions is priced at £65.00.

The World Cup of Pool will carry a $250,000 prize fund including $60,000 for the champions. The event will be produced by Matchroom Sport Television and televised live on Sky Sports and then syndicated internationally as 31 x 1 hour programmes.

Diamond Billiards are the Official Table of the 2015 World Cup of Pool; the Official Cloth is supplied by Iwan Simonis and the Official Balls are Super Aramith. The Official Cue, Chalk and Rest are supplied by Predator.

THE 2015 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
Total US$250,000 * All prize money is split between the two players.




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2012
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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!
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2011
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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
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2011 World Cup of Pool - Schedule and Matches!
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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
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2010
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2009
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2008
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2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 2 Results
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2007
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2006
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