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Dafabet World Cup of Pool - Day 3 - Session 1 - Results

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Date: Thursday, September 24 2015 @ 20:10:44 UTC
Topic: World Cup Of Pool



2015 Dafabet World Cup of Pool
York Hall Leisure Centre
5-15 Old Ford Road
Bethnal Green
London
E2 9PJ
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel: 020 8980 2243
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Tuesday-Sunday 22-27 September 2015



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More seeds bite the dust as round one draws to a close

Round 1 Scores

Czech Republic 7-3 Spain (11)
Finland (10) 7-4 Belgium
Singapore 7-5 Greece (7)

TWO MORE seeded teams crashed out of the 2015 Dafabet World Cup of Pool as the penultimate session of round one matches continued at the York Hall. The #11 seeds Spain were well beaten by unfancied Czech Republic while the seventh seeded Greece were overturned by Singapore. The other match saw former champions Finland enjoy a tidy win over Belgium.

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.

In a low quality match with plenty of errors, the Czech Republic had too much to the Spanish pair of the two Franciscos (Diaz-Pizarro & Sanchez Ruiz). In particular Sanchez Ruiz had a bit of a nightmare as he had a couple of glaring misses that helped the Czechs on their way.

Roman Hybler and Michal Gavenciak, who had reach the quarter-finals of the inaugural World Cup of Pool back in 2006, pulled away from 3-3 after being guilty of early errors themselves.

The turning point was the seventh rack as Gavenciak refused an open 6 ball in favour of laying a telling snooker. The Spanish failed to escape and with ball in hand the score became 4-3. From a powerful Gavenciak break in the eighth the Czechs ran out, and a 2/9 combo in the next made it 6-3. Spain could not recover as the Czechs booked a second round match against Qatar.

Commented Hybler, “We are really pleased to be into the second round. At the start of the match there was a lot of pressure for both teams and you could feel it. When we went 4-3 up I felt more confident and we made some good shots.

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“We watched Qatar against USA last night. America was a favourite and they are out but the Qatari guys are very good. We will enjoy that match and hopefully go through to the quarter-final.”

Gavenciak added, “I wasn’t feeling my game at the start because I could feel the pressure but I relaxed as the game went on and now the first game has been won I know I will be more confident in the second match.

“The practice table doesn’t have the same pressure as the TV table and with the lighting it plays a little bit differently from the practice room.”



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Finland, who has a very strong track record in the World Cup, was the better team as they disposed of Belgium to make the second round. The Finns have been champions, runners up and twice semi-finalist in the nine year history of the event and will be looking for a deep finish this year.

The same pair who won in 2012 – Mika Immonen and Petri Makkonen – look one of the more solid pairings in the event as they took their chances. The Belgian duo of Serge Das and Olivier Mortier had far too many errors to genuinely contend in the match as Finland ran out 7-4 winners.

“It’s great to be over the first hurdle because there have been some shocks in the first round and we avoided that and we are glad to be alive in the tournament,” said Immonen.

“Playing at York Hall is always very special. There is a great atmosphere here and it is a familiar venue. I was born in London so it is really special to play here.”

Makkonen, whose win at the German Open in the summer pushed him up to No.4 on the European rankings, said “We have confidence in both of our games and it is easy to play alongside Mika. We have to work on our breaks a bit more. The table is sliding so we have to adjust our shots but overall we played well today.”



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In the final match another seeded pairing bit the dust as Greece got overturned by Singapore in a close and entertaining match. The star of the show was teenage sensation Aloysius Yapp of Singapore, who at 19 seems to have an old head on young shoulders.

With his partner, the more seasoned Chang Keng Kwang, played his part as they capitalised on some glaring Greek mistakes. Ekonomopoulus and Kazakis never looked entirely comfortable but at 5-5 the match was anyone’s but a failed attempt at a tricky combo on the 9 allowed the Singaporeans to take the rack and they ran out the last for the win.

Commented Yapp, “We played well and I am overwhelmed to beat Greece. They are a great team and Nikos has played in the Mosconi Cup, Kazakis went far in the World 9-ball last week. They are very good players so it is a great feeling for us to win.

“We are ready for Finland. We are playing very well and with this format, anyone can win.”



THE 2015 EDITION
WORLD CUP OF POOL
THE LAST 32 DRAW
England A (1)
7 : 5
Australia
Korea (16)
7 : 6
Malaysia
Germany (9)
3 : 7
Indonesia
China (8 )
4 : 7
Romania
Austria (5)
7 : 5
Peru
Canada (12)
6 : 7
France
Poland (13)
7 : 3
New Zealand
Taiwan (4)
7 : 5
Estonia
Holland (3)
7 : 3
India
Japan (14)
7 : 3
Italy
Spain (11)
3 : 7
Czech Republic
USA (6)
5 : 7
Qatar
Greece (7)
5 : 7
Singapore
Finland (10)
7 : 4
Belgium
England B (15)
-vs-
Sweden
Philippines (2)
7 : 4
Russia


THE 2015 EDITION
WORLD CUP OF POOL
THE LAST 16
England
-vs-
Korea
Indonesia
-vs-
Romania
Austria
-vs-
France
Poland
-vs-
Taiwan
Holland
-vs-
Japan
Czech Republic
-vs-
Qatar
Singapore
-vs-
Finland
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-vs-
Philippines




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.

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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