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BUSTAMANTE AND REYES HOPE FOR MORE WORLD CUP GLORY
FRANCISCO Bustamante hopes he and Efren Reyes can claim the World Cup of Pool title for a third time.
The PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool begins on Tuesday at Robinson’s Place in Ermita, Manila, Philippines, with Bustamante and Reyes aiming to win the competition in front of their home fans for the second year running.
“It was huge for us to win in the Philippines last year as it was held here and it brought a lot of pride to the Philippine nation,” said Bustamante, who, with Reyes, also won the inaugural tournament in 2006.
“We’re practising every day, especially since winning last year and we were delighted to win the title – it’s a big deal for us.
“Now I’m trying to correct my break because of the problems I had with it last year.”
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The main matches will be broadcast live in the Philippines on Solar TV and the Philippines A duo of Bustamante and Reyes will be in action on Tuesday night when they meet Thailand.
“I’m confident and relaxed as I’m used to playing in this tournament now and I’m relying on my partner who is now a world champion,” added Reyes.
Ralf Souquet was part of the German side that lost in the 2009 final and The Kaiser admitted it would be difficult to wrestle the trophy away from the hosts.
“There are some great teams and of course our goal is to win it this year – we don’t want to be runners-up again,” said Souquet.
“But there are two great Philippines teams as well as strong teams from USA, China and England, who have won so much this year.
“The World Cup of Pool is a great opportunity to play in front of big crowds and it’s a little more noisy than other tournaments.”
The Philippines B side consists of Roberto Gomez and Dennis Orcollo, a winner at one of the toughest competitions of 2010 when he claimed the World Pool Masters trophy in Las Vegas in May.
“It’s an honour to be representing the Philippines and we’re going to be doing everything we can,” said Orcollo.
“It’s going to be a tough tournament because of the talent that is here but all we can do is our best. I’ve told my partner we just need to practise and stay focused.”
Ralph Roy, vice president of business operations for Solar TV, said: “This is a great event, a big event for us and the Philippines and we’re proud to be hosting it.
“All of the best players in the world will be here and we’re glad they will be showing off their talents here.
“We’ll be showing the best matches and I invite all Filipinos to come and watch the matches.”
Luke Riches, Media Manager of Matchroom Sport, added: “We all love coming to this country. The people are all so enthusiastic, there are some great players and we have a great presence in the media.
“Last year was one of the greatest pool finals ever seen where the Philippines won 11-9 in front of a massive crowd. We look forward to seeing thousands of people watch this year’s fantastic event.”
For full match reports and reaction, go to the official website www.matchroompool.com and click on the World Cup of Pool tab at the top of the page.
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MATCH SCHEDULE | |
Tuesday September 7 Round 1 – race to 8 12.00 noon Canada v Russia Indonesia v India 3.00 pm China v Belgium Italy v Korea 6.00 pm Germany v Hong Kong Philippines A v Thailand | Wednesday September 8 Round 1 – race to 8 12.00 noon England v Qatar France v Australia 3.00 pm Japan v Slovenia Poland v Malta 6.00 pm Taiwan v Malaysia Philippines B v Croatia |
Thursday September 9 Round 1 & 2– race to 8 12.00 noon Holland v Austria Finland v Singapore 3.00 pm USA v Sweden Spain v Vietnam 6.00 pm Taiwan/Malaysia v Japan/Slovenia Philippines A/Thailand v Indonesia/India | Friday September 10 Round 2 – race to 8 12.00 noon Germany/H Kong v Canada/Russia England/Qatar v France/Australia 3.00 pm China/Belgium v Italy/Korea Holland/Austria v Finland/Singapore 6.00 pm USA/Sweden v Poland/Malta Philippines B/Croatia v Spain/Vietnam |
Saturday September 11 Quarter Finals – race to 9 2.00 pm Quarter Final Quarter Final 6.00 pm Quarter Final Quarter Final | Sunday September 12 Semi Finals – race to 9 1.00 pm Semi Final 1 Semi Final 2 6.00 pm Final - race to 10 Final |
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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 | |
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1. | Austria | Mario He & Jasmin Ouschan | |
2. | Belgium | Serge das & Noel Bruynooghe | |
3. | Croatia | Carlo Dlamatin & Philipp Stojanovic | |
4. | England | Daryl Peach & Karl Boyes | |
5. | Finland | Mika Immonen & Markus Juva | |
6. | France | Stephan Cohen & Francois Cottance | |
7. | Germany | Ralf Souquet & Oliver Ortmann | |
8. | Holland | Niels Feijen & Nick van den Berg | |
9. | Italy | Fabio Petroni & Bruno Muratore | |
10. | Malta | Tony Drago & Alex Borg | |
11. | Poland | Radoslaw Babica & Mariusz Skonecsny | |
12. | Russia | Konstantin Stepanov & Ruslan Chinakhov | |
13. | Slovenia | Matjaz Erculj & Matej Sulek | |
14. | Spain | David Alcaide & Francisco Sanchez Ruiz | |
15. | Sweden | Marcus Chamat & Thomas Mehtala | |
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16. | China | Fu Jianbo & Li Hewen | |
17. | Hong Kong | Lee Chenman & Kenny Kwok | |
18. | India | Raj Hundal & Dharminder Singh Lilly | |
19. | Indonesia | --- & --- (to be confirmed) | |
20. | Japan | Naoyuki Oi & Toru Kuribayashi | |
21. | Korea | Yu Ram Cha & Ga Young Kim | |
22. | Malaysia | Ibrahim Bin Amir & Lee Poh Soon | |
23. | Philippines A | Efren Reyes & Francisco Bustamante | |
24. | Philippines B | Roberto Gomez & Dennis Orcollo | |
25. | Singapore | Chan Keng Kwang & Toh Lian Han | |
26. | Taiwan | Ko Pin-Yi & Chang Jung-Lin | |
27. | Thailand | Nitiwat Kanjansri & Surathep Phoochalam | |
28. | Vietnam | Luong Chi Dung & Do Hoang Quan | |
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29. | Australia | James Delahunty & Rick Emery | |
30. | Canada | John Morra & Jason Klatt | |
31. | Qatar | Mohammad Al Bin Ali & Bashar Hussain | |
32. | USA | Rodney Morris & Johnny Archer | |
Team Philippines A - Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante.
Photograph by Joseph Ventura and © Matchroom Sport.
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