The Philippine International Convention Center (PICC)
Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP Complex)
Roxas Blvd.
1307 Pasay City
Metro Manila
Philippines
Tel: (632) 551-7920 / 551-7415 / 551-6917
Fax: (632) 551-6372
www.worldpoolchampionship.com
4-12 November 2006
WPC Interim Website Online NOW!
Matchroom Sport are delighted to announce that 2006 World Pool Championship will take place in Manila, Philippines from Saturday to Sunday 4-12 November.
Hosted by Raya Sports and Events, a division of Prism Communications, the tournament will feature 128 players from an estimated 40-plus countries competing for a US$400,000 prize fund, a record for the event.
The 2006 World Pool Championship will be televised across Asia by host broadcaster ESPN Star Sports of Singapore and will also be aired live in various European countries including the UK.
In addition, a host of countries around the world will be taking highlights packages of the event.
Click on "Read More..." for the details.
| Day | Date | Event |
| Day 1 | Saturday 4 November | Groups 1-16 opening matches |
| Day 2 | Sunday 5 November | Groups 1-16 closing matches |
| Day 3 | Monday 6 November | Groups 17-32 opening matches |
| Day 4 | Tuesday 4 November | Groups 17-32 closing matches |
| Day 5 | Wednesday 8 November | Last 64 straight knockout |
| Day 6 | Thursday 9 November | Last 32 straight knockout |
| Day 7 | Friday 10 November | Last 16 straight knockout |
| Day 8 | Saturday 11 November | Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals |
| Day 9 | Sunday 12 November | The Final |
Format
Group Stages –32 x seeded groups of 4 with each player playing the others once, giving three matches per player and six matches per group in total. All matches are race-to-8 alternate break, with two points for a win.
The top two in each group move forward to the knockout stages. Order is decided by total points, followed by most racks won, followed by most racks conceded, followed by the result of the match between players concerned
Last 64 – race-to-10 racks, winner breaks.
Last 32 – race-to-10 racks winner breaks.
Last 16 – race-to-11 racks winner breaks
Quarter-Finals – race-to-11 racks winner breaks
Semi-Finals – race-to-11 racks winner breaks
The Final – race-to-17 racks winner breaks
Tickets
All ticket details including VIP, daily passes and season tickets will be available nearer the time.
Hotels
Matchroom Sport will source a selection of hotels in Manila at a range of prices. Full information as well as booking forms will be available nearer the time.
| Winner | $100,000 | x 1 = $100,000 |
| Runner-Up | $40,000 | x 1 = $40,000 |
| Semi-Finalists | $20,000 | x 2 = $40,000 |
| Quarter-Finalists | $10,000 | x 4 = $40,000 |
| Last 16 | $4,500 | x 8 = $36,000 |
| Last 32 | $3,000 | x 16 = $48,000 |
| Last 64 | $2,000 | x 32 = $64,000 |
| 3rd Place in Group | $1,000 | x 32 = $32,000 |
Other Information
Table Used - Brunswick Metro (Tournament Edition)
Cloth Used – Simonis 860
Balls Used – Saluc Super Aramith
Official Cue - Predator
Sanctioning
The 2006 World Pool Championship is sanctioned by the World Pool Association which is the world governing body for pool and administers the game at many levels across the globe. Membership of the WPA is made up of continental members which currently consists of Africa, Asia, Europe, North America Oceania and Latin America and the Caribbean. Individual national associations are in turn members of their continental associations.
Previous Champions
2005 Wu Chia-ching (Taiwan) bt Kuo Po-cheng (Taiwan) 17 – 16 - Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2004 Alex Pagulayan (Canada) bt Pei-wei Chang (Taiwan) 17 – 13 - Taipei, Taiwan
2003 Thorsten Hohmann (Germany) bt Alex Pagulayan (Canada) 17 – 10 - Cardiff Wales
2002 Earl Strickland (USA) bt Francisco Bustamante (Philippines) 17 – 15 - Cardiff, Wales
2001 Mika Immonen (Finland) bt Ralf Souquet (Germany) 17 – 10 - Cardiff, Wales
2000 Fong Pang Chao (Taiwan) bt Ismael Paez (Mexico) 17 - 6 - Cardiff, Wales
1999 Efren Reyes (Philippines) bt Hao-ping Chang (Taiwan) 17 - 8 - Cardiff, Wales Nick Varner (USA) bt Jeremy Jones (USA) - Alicante, Spain
1998 Kunihiko Takahashi (Japan) bt Johnny Archer (USA) - Taipei, Taiwan
1997 Johnny Archer (USA) bt Kun-Fang Lee (Taiwan) - Illinois, USA
1996 Ralph Souquet (Germany) bt Tom Storm (Sweden) - Borlange, Sweden
1995 Oliver Ortmann (Germany) bt Dallas West (USA) - Taipei, Taiwan
1994 Takeshi Okumura (Japan) bt Yasunari Itsuzaki (Japan) - Illinois, USA
1993 Fong-Pang Chao (Taiwan) bt Thomas Hasch (Germany) - Konigswinter, Germany
1992 Johnny Archer (USA) bt Bobby Hunter (USA) - Taipei, Taiwan
1991 Earl Strickland (USA) bt Nick Varner (USA) - Las Vegas, USA
1990 Earl Strickland (USA) bt Jeff Carter (USA) - Bergheim, Germany