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Friday-Sunday 9-11 May 2008
PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters Site Starts Today
Matchroom Sport is delighted to announce that www.worldpoolmasters.com , the Official Online Home of the PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters, is now live.
With the tournament being held for the first time ever in Las Vegas , the site will be your first port of call for news, player profiles, results, stories and pictures of what promises to be a hugely exciting event featuring some of the world’s top players.
Four World 9-ball Champions – Daryl Peach, Mika Immonen, Ralf Souquet, Alex Pagulayan – will be taking part in the event as well as some of the biggest names in the game, including Mark Gray, Imran Majid, Tony Drago, Shane Van Boening, Francisco Bustamante, Niels Feijen and Corey Deuel.
All will be vying for the $20,000 top prize.
"Read more" for the details.
The World Pool Masters will be taking place at the Riviera Hotel and Casino from Thursday 9th to Sunday 11th May with afternoon and evening sessions daily, concluding with the final scheduled to commence around 9.15pm on Sunday evening.
www.worldpoolmasters.com will feature exclusive interviews with the stars who make up the field as well as comments and predictions from the big names of world pool.
Bookmark www.worldpoolmasters.com today for full details and information about the 16th annual running of one of pool’s most prestigious events.
PARTYPOKER.NET WORLD POOL MASTERS 2007 | ||
THE LAST 16 | ||
Thomas Engert (GER) | 0 : 0 | (USA) Rodney Morris |
Mark Gray (ENG) | 0 : 0 | (PHI) Alex Pagulayan |
Francisco Bustamante (PHI) | 0 : 0 | (ITA) Bruno Muratore |
Imran Majid (ENG) | 0 : 0 | (USA) Shane Van Boening |
Ralf Souquet (GER) | 0 : 0 | (TPE) Ko Pin-Yi |
Tony Drago (MLT) | 0 : 0 | (NED) Niels Feijen |
Corey Deuel (USA) | 0 : 0 | (GER) Christain Reimering |
Mika Immonen (FIN) | 0 : 0 | (ENG) Daryl Peach |
PARTYPOKER.NET WORLD POOL MASTERS 2007 | ||
THE QUARTER FINALS | ||
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PARTYPOKER.NET WORLD POOL MASTERS 2007 | ||
THE SEMI FINALS | ||
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THE FINAL | ||
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This is the first time in the competition's 16-year history that it will be staged in the USA and the players will be competing for a $62,000 prize fund, with the winner receiving $20,000.
US Open winner Shane Van Boening faces experienced former Mosconi Cup player Imran Majid of England , while Corey Deuel is up against Euro Tour veteran Christian Reimering of Germany.
England 's current World Pool Champion Daryl Peach has a tricky looking opener against 2001 World Champion Mika Immonen ( Finland ), while countryman Mark Gray, the European No.1, faces a daunting prospect against the classy Alex Pagulayan.
Mosconi Cup team-mates Tony Drago (Malta) and Niels Feijen (Holland) will play each other in Round One, while there will be an intriguing encounter as five-times Masters champion Ralf Souquet (Germany), meets 18-year-old World Junior Champion Ko Pin-yi of Taiwan.
The final opening round match will see Filipino legend Francisco Bustamante meet Bruno Muratore of Italy .
"I believe this is the highest quality field that we have had in the Masters and looking at the first round matches, it is impossible to pick eight winners.” said a spokesman for event promoters Matchroom Sport.
"All the players will have to be at the very top of their games to progress and we are all looking forward to some exciting matches over three days of intense competition."
On the Friday evening the World Pool Trickshot Masters will be taking place at the same venue with six leading players entertaining the crowd with a variety of tricks and stunts.
Tickets & Session Times
Friday 1pm : $10 - general admission, $25 - VIP
Friday 7pm : $5 - general admission, $10 – VIP (World Pool Trickshot Masters)
Saturday 1pm : $10 - general admission, $25 – VIP
Saturday 7pm : $10 - general admission, $25 – VIP
Sunday 1pm : $15 - general admission, $30 - VIP
Sunday 7pm : $20 - general admission, $40 - VIP
All tickets are available from: www.playbca.com
The 2008 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters - The Players
1. Francisco Bustamante ( Philippines )
2. Corey Deuel ( USA )
3. Tony Drago ( Malta )
4. Thomas Engert ( Germany )
5. Niels Feijen ( Holland )
6. Mark Gray ( England )
7. Mika Immonen ( Finland )
8. Ko Pin-yi (Chinese Taipei)
9. Imran Majid ( England )
10. Rodney Morris ( USA )
11. Bruno Muratore ( Italy )
12. Alex Pagulayan ( Philippines )
13. Daryl Peach ( England )
14. Christian Reimering ( Germany )
15. Ralf Souquet ( Germany )
16. Shane Van Boening ( USA )
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