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Defending champs England survive scare to go through
Round 1 Scores
Indonesia 7-3 Germany (9)
England A (1) 7-5 Australia
Austria (5) 7-5 Peru
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS ENGLAND A safely made their way through to the second round of the Dafabet World Cup of Pool but they had to come from behind to overcome a game Australian pair of Robby Foldvari and Chris Calabrese to do so. In other Tuesday night matches, former champions Germany were dumped out of the event by an amped-up Indonesian team and Austria took care of Peru by a 7-5 scoreline.
Taking place at the York Hall in London, the Dafabet World Cup of Pool features 32 two-man teams from around the globe competing for a $250,000 prize fund. Televised live in over 40 countries around the world, the event is now entering its tenth year.
After an afternoon of seeds falling, Germany were the next ranked team to be taken to the cleaners as the confident Indonesian pair of Bewi Muhammad Simanjuntak and Irsal Nasution got the better of them by a 7-3 score-line. Despite their lofty seeding of 9, the German pair of Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann was never at the races as the Indonesians moved into a 4-1 lead.
That soon became 6-2 and despite the Germans taking the ninth game it was to be their final contribution to the match.
A delighted Muhammad Simanjuntak, “In the first match there is always a bit of pressure but we have had very good preparation for this tournament. Our plan was to just enjoy the games and do our best. Nine-ball is a game where anything can happen, like Romania beat China earlier today.
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“Germany is one of the best. Ralf Souquet and Thorsten are both World champions but we are newcomers. I like to play aggressively, and I also like to play in front of the crowd and in the TV arena.
“We watched Romania earlier. They played well but if we play like we did tonight, we can beat them. They didn’t give China many chances but I am confident we can beat them because we have been breaking well.”
Defending champs England A survived a scare against Australia who have yet to record a win in ten attempts at the World Cup of Pool. The Australian pair of Robby Foldvari and Chris Calabrese, both debutants in the competition, had looked in good shape as they overcame a 4-1 deficit to claw their way back into a 5-4 lead.
The English pair was clearly frustrated by the way the match was heading but they dug in and took the next three racks for the win as the Australians faded. It was a good win in the end and the 7-5 win stemmed the glut of seeds leaving the competition.
“The feeling is relief”, said Appleton after the match.
“There have been a lot of shocks today so we were going into the match not taking them for granted. We played well to go to 4-1 and then came to the table twice and we were snookered both times and then we were 5-4 down and under a lot of pressure.
“The last thing you want to do is go out in the first round but I am proud of Karl and myself because we came here not playing well but the way we finished that match will give us a lot of confidence.
“The first win is massive. We aren’t stupid, we know there are a lot of good teams here and in the early stages of the tournament it is short races. Our goal was to get to the quarter-final when it gets to race to nine and then from there we know we have a good chance.
“I am so happy we played well because if you had seen us last week you wouldn’t have believed it. But I think we are the type of guys who need the big stage to bring out the best in us.”
Boyes added, “We didn’t come here with a lot of confidence but this is live TV and you want to play well and we have both played in Mosconi Cups and we are defending champions, so you rely on that experience.”
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The final match saw last year’s semi-finalists Albin Ouschan and Mario He (Austria) hold off a solid Peruvian pairing to advance to the second round. After advancing into a 5-1 lead, the Peruvians – Manny Chau and Cristopher Tevez - made a fight of it, getting it to 6-5 before losing the table and then the match in the ultimate rack.
“It was a pretty good match; they made some mistakes early in the match and we took the chances to take the lead,” said Ouschan.
“I have had a good year in singles but singles is different because doubles you have to think about your partner; he might like some shots more than I do. Last year we came third here and this year we will do our best and see what happens.”
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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 |
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 following broadcasters are screening live coverage of the Dafabet World Cup of Pool:
Sky Sports - GB and Ireland; Sky - New Zealand; CCTV – China; Nova TV - Czech Republic & Slovakia; OSN - Middle East & North Africa; ESPN 3 – USA; ESPN Latin America –Central & South America; Viasat – Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Bulgaria & the Baltic states.
For fans outside those territories, Perform Group will be streaming the event via their www.livesport.tv service. In addition the Dafabet World Cup of Pool is syndicated around the world as 31 x 1 hour programmes by Matchroom Television.
Featuring 32 two-man teams from around the world, the Dafabet World Cup of pool is celebrating its tenth year as defending champion England attempt to become the first team ever to successfully defend the title. The event runs from 22nd to 27th September.
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 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 | |
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