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Indian swagger ousts lacklustre England A
THE FIRST BIG upset of the 12BET World Cup of Pool happened in the final match of the evening session on the opening day as the Indian pair of Amar Kang and Raj Hundal took out England A, one of the pre-tournament favourites.
Featuring 32 two-man teams from around the globe, the 12BET World Cup of Pool is into its 11th year as reigning champions Chinese Taipei attempt to become the first team ever to successfully defend the title at the York Hall.
The England pair of Mark Gray and Darren Appleton were clearly not at their best, in particular Gray, who made a series of gaffes to help India on their way.
Hundal and Kang though, had plenty of team spirit and with the backing of a big and noisy crowd, they held up under the pressure to close the match out.
A delighted Hundal said, “Amar was brought up in California, I was born and raised in London and we represent our motherland. But every time I get out and play I put London on my back. With everything that has happened in London recently, we want to dedicate that to the people of London.
“Our fans are brilliant. We are from a city of love and these guys have love for us and we are lucky to have them.
“Mark and Darren are both great guys who have won big tournaments. There is a mutual respect and on paper they are the favourites but if you ask them in a race to 7, it is a toss of a coin.”
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Spain, with World Pool Masters champion David Alcaide at the helm, survived an almighty scare, as they trailed Romania 6-4 and looked scuppered. However, after playing so poorly in the opening stages, they played their best pool of the evening as they took the next three racks to edge past a disappointed Romanian pair of Robert Braga and Ioan Ladanyi.
The Scottish duo of Jayson Shaw and Pat Holtz found themselves looking down both barrels managed to slip past the New Zealand duo of Matt Edwards and Toar Dotulong. The Kiwis had stuck with the Scots as they trailed throughout and at 6-4 down looked buried.
However, they made it back to the table and won the next two to find themselves breaking for the match. With positioning tough, it was Edwards who missed a difficult 4 ball up table and from there the Scots ran out for the win.
Commented Shaw, “I didn’t feel comfortable because it was so hot in the arena. I am 100 per cent sure that next match I won’t be feeling like I am today. I have three days now to get myself into the gym and get myself feeling good and when Friday comes I will be a lot fresher than I am today.
“Race to 7 is tough. These are great players you are playing against. It is important to get the win under your belt. Sometimes it is a bit scrappy but a win is a win and we are into the next round,” added Holtz.
MORNING SESSION - TUESDAY 13 JUNE 2017
Canada through after struggle against fighting Aussies
Germany 7-2 Malta
Russia 7-0 Malaysia
Canada 7-5 Australia
As the 12BET World Cup of Pool got underway today (Tuesday) at the iconic York Hall, London, there were good wins for Germany, Russia and Canada. Featuring 32 two-man teams from around the globe, the 12BET World Cup of Pool is into its 11th year as reigning champions Chinese Taipei attempt to become the first team ever to successfully defend the title.
Canada looked as if they might be the first seeded to team to fall by the wayside as they trailed Australia 5-4. However, Justin Campbell and Michael Cacciola failed to seal the deal and Australia will need another year to record their first ever win in the World Cup
John Morra, who is now semi-retired from the game, said, “We were happy to get through our first match. There is a lot of pressure here and we haven’t done particularly well over the last few years. You could see some of our shots were a bit shaky. Sometimes we put a little too much pressure on ourselves.
In the opening match of the tournament, former champions Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann (Germany) eased their way into the second round as they defeated Malta, a last-minute replacement for visa-less South Africa. A big early lead was too much for the Maltese pair of Tony Drago and Ryan Pisani.
“It is always a little difficult going into the first match of an event because you never know what is going to happen and how your form will be. It went well, even though I made too many mistakes personally”, said Souquet.
Hohmann added, “I couldn’t quite figure the table at the beginning so I made some positional errors. Ralf made some good shots to keep us in the match and fortunately for us Malta made a few mistakes, which helped us to get into our game and develop a rhythm. We are harmonised as a team, we have played in the World Cup many times and we have won it too. We need to figure out the break and then get the feel of the table and get comfortable.”
The perennial Russian pairing of Konstantin Stepanov and Ruslan Chinakhov enjoyed a brief outing as they pasted Malaysia 7-0 to move into round two. Malaysia had never advanced to round two of this tournament and never looked close this time. Watched by their coach, Johan Ruijsink, the Russians looked solid throughout.
Chinakhov said, “It feels like we have played together 1,000 years. We have always played this tournament together and we know each other’s game very well – we don’t need to talk too much. We have a good connection.”
Broadcast for six days live on Sky Sports in the UK; the tournament is available live in over 100 countries around the world. A comprehensive list of countries and networks broadcasting the World Cup of Pool can be found here: http://www.matchroompool.com/world-cup-of-pool/#watchlive
The 12BET 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 as well as other stations around the world.
12BET World Cup of Pool Tickets are on sale now at www.matchroompool.com priced at just £10.00 per evening session (Tuesday to Sunday) and £8.00 per weekend afternoon session. Tuesday to Friday afternoons are free. A season ticket covering all sessions is priced at £60.00.
2017 12BET World Cup of Pool is sponsored by Rasson Billiards who supplies the Official Table; the cloth is supplied by Iwan Simonis and the Official Balls are Super Aramith by Saluc. Predator is the Official Cue and Chalk of the event.
Play continues tonight with three more first round matches:
Spain (12) v Romania
Scotland (7) v New Zealand
England A (4) v India
THE 2017 EDITION |
WORLD CUP OF POOL |
THE SCHEDULE |
Tuesday 13th afternoon 12.30 3 x First Round Matches Germany (14) v South Africa Russia (15) v Malaysia Canada (8 ) v Australia Tuesday 13th evening 18.30 3 x First Round Matches Spain (12) v Romania Scotland (7) v New Zealand England A (4) v India Wednesday 14th afternoon 12.30 3 x First Round Matches Poland (16) v Greece Finland (13) v Norway Chinese Taipei (1) v Kuwait Wednesday 14th evening 18.30 3 x First Round Matches Japan (9) v Thailand Philippines (11) v Qatar England B (10) v Indonesia Thursday 15th afternoon 12.30 3 x First Round Matches China (3) v Portugal Holland (6) v Hungary Austria (2) v Sweden Thursday 15th evening 18.30 1 x First Round Matches & 2 x Second Round Matches USA (5) v Singapore Japan / Thailand v Canada / Australia Finland / Norway v England A / India Friday 16th afternoon 12.30 3 x Second Round Matches Chinese Taipei / Kuwait v Poland / Greece China / Portugal v Germany / South Africa Russia / Malaysia v Austria / Sweden Friday 16th evening 18.30 3 x Second Round Matches Philippines / Qatar v Holland / Hungary Scotland / New Zealand v England B / Indonesia USA / Singapore v Spain / Romania Saturday 17th afternoon 13.30 Quarter-Final 1 Quarter-Final 2 Saturday 17th evening 18.30 Quarter-Final 3 Quarter-Final 4 Sunday 18th afternoon 13.30 Semi-Final 1 Semi-Final 2 Sunday 18th evening 18.30 The Final |
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THE 2017 EDITION |
WORLD CUP OF POOL |
THE TEAMS |
Europe (15) Austria – Mario He & Albin Ouschan England A – Darren Appleton & Mark Gray England B – Imran Majid & Daryl Peach Finland – Mika Immonen & Petri Makkonen Germany – Ralf Souquet & Thorsten Hohmann Greece – Nikos Ekonomopoulos & Alex Kazakis Holland – Niels Feijen & Nick van den Berg Hungary – Gabor Antal / Gabor Solymosi Norway – Matts B Schjetne & Tom Bjerke Poland – Mateusz Sniegocki & Wojiech Szewczyk Portugal – Joao Grilo & Rui Edgar Franco Romania – Robert Braga & Ioan Ladanyi Russia – Ruslan Chinakhov & Konstantin Stepanov Scotland – Jayson Shaw & Pat Holtz Spain – David Alcaide & Francisco Sanchez Ruiz Sweden – Marcus Chamat & Daniel Tangudd Asia (10) China – Wu Jiaqing / Dang Jinhu Chinese Taipei – Ko Pin Yi / Chang Yu Lung India – Raj Hundal / Amar Kang Indonesia – Irsal Afrinneza Nasution / Muhammad Bewi Simajuntak Japan – Naoyuki Oi / Hijikata Hayato Malaysia – Kok Jken Yung / Muhammad Almie Philippines – Carlo Biado / Johann Chua Singapore – Toh Lian Han and Aloysius Yapp Thailand – Amnuayporn Chotipong / Tanut Makkamontree Rest of World (7) Australia – Justin Campbell / Michael Caccioli Canada – Alex Pagulayan / John Morra (TBC) Kuwait – Bader Al Alawi / Mohammad Saleh Al Kashawi New Zealand – Matt Edwards / Toar Dotulong South Africa – David Anderson / Francois Ellis USA – Shane Van Boening / Skyler Woodward Qatar – Waleed Majid / Bashar Hussain |
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