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China and Austria make up the final four
China 9-2 Philippines
Austria 9-7 England
CHINA AND AUSTRIA completed the semi-final line-ups of the 12BET World Cup of Pool as they won in contrasting styles at the York Hall this evening. The Chinese pair romped home in superb style, giving the Philippines little table time in their 9-2 win, while Austria gutted it out against England B in an error-strewn affair. The arena was very hot with table-side temperatures in the 30s and it certainly impacted the tempo of play.
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 in the $250,000 event.
In the opening match, China looked in unstoppable form as they trounced the Philippines 9-2 to reach the semi-final where they will face Austria. The duo of Wu Jiaqing and Dang Jinhu were flawless as the controlled every aspect of their game to leave the Philippines as mere spectators for most of the time.
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China are the two-time winners of this event in 2007 and 2010 – both with Li Hewen and Fu Jianbo - and they looked a solid bet to make it three at the York Hall tomorrow.
In the second semi-final, it was Austria who prevailed in a match where neither team was at their best and scrappy play was often the way. No team really had a hold of the match – Austria lead 2-1 and 6-3 before England pulled it back to six-all and then took the lead with an excellent run out from the break.
They couldn’t make the next break pay, and it was Austria who then took the initiative as they won that and the next two for the match.
Commented Mario He, “We had a lead 6-3 and gave it away. It should have been an easier win but we are happy that we still won it.”
Ouschan added, “We started pretty good and felt awesome but at 6-3 we couldn’t see the 1 from the break and something changed. So, we are a bit disappointed but we managed to get the win in the end. We will talk about it and see what we can do differently.
For England’s Daryl Peach, a runner-up in the event last year, it was sheer disappointment, “We knew Albin was struggling, he was making quite a few mistakes. They broke and ran three racks to go 6-3 up but we waited for our chance, it came and we did everything right up until 7-6 up and I have missed the four and we didn’t get a shot after that.
“The table is playing well but the heat in the arena is difficult. I wish I had worn a glove – I don’t wear one because you can’t feel the cue on your hand. Some players like it, some don’t, but it definitely benefits in this heat if you wear a glove.
“I thought we were capable of achieving more and going further so it is disappointing but that is sport and we will both bounce back.”
Play continues on Sunday afternoon with the two semi-finals:
1.30
Chinese Taipei v USA
China v Austria
MORNING SESSION - FRIDAY 17 JUNE 2017
2017 12Bet World Cup of Pool - USA and Chinese Taipei through to Sunday
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USA and Chinese Taipei through to Sunday
Chinese Taipei 9-2 Japan
USA 9-4 Finland
USA AND CHINESE TAIPEI are both in the medals as the first two quarter-finals of the 12BET World Cup of Pool took place at the York Hall, East London. With the longer race to 9 racks in play, both successful teams pulled away from their opponents as they secured comfortable victories.
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.
Defending champs Chinese Taipei are on course for a repeat as they coasted past Japan by a comfortable 9-2 scoreline. The duo of Ko Pin Yi and Chang Yu Lung are starting to find their form at a critical time and their strong breaking game was too much for Naoyuki Oi and Hijikata Haya.
They had only two break and runs but their safety play and shot-making enabled them to win seven consecutive racks to win the match.
Commented Ko, “I am very happy. We didn’t leave too much and didn’t make many mistakes and we were lucky on the break.
“Nobody has defended the title before but we believe we can do it. We both played well today and didn’t give Japan too many chances. It was our best performance of the week so far. We will keep working on the break so that we can keep getting better.”
It was a disappointing end to the week for the Japanese after their semi-final appearance in 2015. However, their main man Naoyuki Oi, was magnanimous in defeat; “Ko is super amazing, and Chang played well too – Chinese Taipei could be the champions again this year. We will come back again next year and we will train and we can win the title.”
In the second match of the session, Team USA – Shane Van Boening and Skyler Woodward – put on a text book display as they went from 2-4 down against the Finnish pair of Mika Immonen and Petri Makkonen – to a 9-4 win as they left their opponents rooted to their seats. In fact, Finland only got back to the table once more, but could not make the most of it.
2017 has been the USA’s best showing since their last winning year in 2008 and Van Boening looks to be firing on all cylinders, ably supported by Woodward.
Van Boening said, “We didn’t make any mistakes at the end and that saved us. When you come out here and play your best you don’t worry about who you play, you just shoot your best. I think whoever wins our semi-final will win the tournament.”
“I was shooting too quick so I told myself that was the problem and that I needed to slow down and after that I played perfect, I didn’t miss a ball for the rest of the match. It will be a tough game (against Chinese Taipei) but it will be a tough game for them too,” added Woodward.
Play continues on Saturday evening with the second two quarter-finals:
18.30
China v Philippines
Austria v England
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.
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THE 2017 EDITION |
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THE SCHEDULE |
Tuesday 13th afternoon 12.30 3 x First Round Matches Germany (14) v Malta 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 / Malta 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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