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PO2 9QA
UNITED KINGDOM
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Betway to sponsor World Cup of Pool
BETWAY AND MATCHROOM SPORT can announce that Betway has become the title sponsor of the forthcoming World Cup of Pool - the prestigious international team event which determines the world pairs champions.
The Betway World Cup of Pool takes place from Tuesday 23rd to Sunday 28th September at the Mountbatten Centre in the vibrant maritime city of Portsmouth.
The six day event is broadcast live throughout by Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland, as well as on CCTV in China, Fox Sports in Australia, ESPN3 in the USA, OSN in the Middle East as well as a host of other nations who will be taking 31 x 1 hour highlights packages.
In addition to world-wide TV coverage, Matchroom Sport’s internet partners, Perform Group, will be carrying the event live in its entirety across their platforms.
The Betway World Cup of Pool is now entering its ninth year and features 32 two-player teams competing in a straight knock-out scotch doubles tournament. The prize-fund of $250,000 is one of the biggest in the sport with the winning pair splitting $60,000.
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The biggest names in the game will be competing on the south coast including World No.1 Darren Appleton (England) and reigning US Open champion, America’s Shane Van Boening who will be partnered by the legendary Earl Strickland. Defending champions Lee Vann Corteza and Dennis Orcollo (Philippines) will be back as they attempt to become the first team ever to retain their crown.
Barry Hearn, Chairman of Matchroom Sport, said: "We are very excited to have Betway on board as title sponsor. The World Cup of Pool is one of the sport’s major brands and the event has a huge reach across the world to millions of fans through broadcast and digital platforms.
“Globally, pool is one of the most popular participation sports and the Betway World Cup of Pool provides the game’s biggest stages for the game’s biggest stars. We’re looking forward now to an exciting event and we’re delighted that Betway will be involved in it!”
Betway was launched in early 2006 with the aim of providing its customers with world-class entertainment across the spectrum of sports betting, casino, slots and poker. As a leader in the online gaming industry, Betway will have all the action covered with a wide selection of unique betting markets available on the event.
Defending champions Philippines are 100/30 favourites to hang onto their title, but will be hard pushed by the likes of England A (6/1), the USA (15/2) and last year’s runners-up Holland (8/1). Full prices to be found at www.betway.com
Betway’s Executive Director, Bob Dutnall said, “We’re delighted to sponsor the Betway World Cup of Pool. With the world’s best talent taking to the table, it’ll be a case of which teams can catch the lucky breaks.
“The Philippines enter the tournament as favourites but England A will have the support of the home crowd in Portsmouth. With full markets available on www.betway.com our customers have a shot at pocketing a big win, too.”
England A hotshot Karl Boyes, of Blackpool, said: “As a pool player, I’m delighted that Betway are backing one of the big events in our sport. I’m sure they will enjoy the excitement of the Betway World Cup of Pool.
“Hopefully Betway will be there to present the trophy to myself and Darren on the evening of Sunday September 28th!”
THE 2014 EDITION | |||
WORLD CUP OF POOL | |||
EUROPE (17) | |||
1. | Austria | Albin Ouschan & Mario He | |
2. | Croatia | Ivica Putnik & Karlo Dalmatin | |
3. | Czech Republic | Roman Hybler & Michal Gavenciak | |
4. | England A | Darren Appleton & Karl Boyes | |
5. | England B | Daryl Peach & Chris Melling | |
6. | Finland | Mika Immonen & Petri Makkonen | |
7. | France | Stephan Cohen & Alex Montpelier | |
8. | Germany | Ralf Souquet & Thorsten Hohmann | |
9. | Greece | Nikos Ekonomopoulos & Alexander Kazakis | |
10. | Holland | Niels Feijen & Nick van den Berg | |
11. | Italy | Fabio Petroni & Daniele Corrieri | |
12. | Poland | Karol Skowerski & Mateusz Sniegocki | |
13. | Portugal | Manuel Gama & Guilherme Sousa | |
14. | Russia | Konstantin Stepanov & Ruslan Chinakhov | |
15. | Spain | David Alcaide & Francisco Diaz-Pizarro | |
16. | Sweden | Andreas Gerwen & Tomas Larsson | |
17. | Switzerland | Dimitri Jungo & Ronni Regli | |
REST OF THE WORLD (5) | |||
18. | Australia | Phil Reilly & James Georgiadis | |
19. | Canada | Alex Pagulayan & John Morra | |
20. | Chile | Alejandro Carvajal & Enrique Rojas | |
21. | Qatar | Waleed Majid & Bashar Hussain | |
22. | USA | Shane Van Boening & Earl Strickland | |
ASIA (10) | |||
23. | China | Wang Can & Dang Jinhu | |
24. | Chinese Taipei | Chang Yu-lung & Hsu Kai Lun | |
25. | India | Raj Hundal & Amar Kang | |
26. | Indonesia | Irsal Nasution & Muhammad Zulfikri | |
27. | Japan | Hayato Hijikata & Masaaki Tanaka | |
28. | Korea | Jeong Yung Hwa & Ha Minuk | |
29. | Malaysia | Ibrahim Amir & Alan Tan | |
30. | Philippines | Dennis Orcollo & Lee Vann Corteza | |
31. | Thailand | Nitiwat Kanjanasri & Tanut Makkamontee | |
32. | Vietnam | Nguyen Phuc Long & Dang Thanh Kien | |
Now in its ninth year, the World Cup of Pool features 32 two-player teams from around the world battling it out for a $250,000 prize fund. The defending champions are the Philippines who will be among the favourites to claim a record-breaking fourth World Cup.
The event starts on Tuesday 23rd September and there are two sessions daily at 12 noon and 6.00pm during weekdays and then 1.00pm and 6.00pm at the weekend. Team USA get their campaign underway on Wednesday 24th September.
All tickets are priced at £5 (afternoons) and £10 evenings and are available from the venue or www.seetickets.com
Diamond Billiards are the Official Table of the 2014 World Cup of Pool; the Official Cloth is supplied by Iwan Simonis and the Official Balls are Super Aramith. Predator is the Official Cue of the event.
THE 2014 EDITION | ||||
WORLD CUP OF POOL | ||||
THE DRAW | ||||
THE 2014 EDITION |
WORLD CUP OF POOL |
MATCH SCHEDULE |
The Schedule (seed number in brackets) 23 Tuesday Afternoon Greece (13) v Indonesia Italy (16) v France Austria (11) v Portugal 23 Tuesday Evening Japan (12) v Russia Finland ( 8 ) v Korea Philippines (1) v Chile 24 Wednesday Afternoon Poland (9) v Australia China (3) v Czech Republic Chinese Taipei (6) v Qatar 24 Wednesday Evening Holland (2) v Sweden USA (5) v Croatia England A (4) v Spain 25 Thursday Afternoon Germany (7) v Malaysia Canada (10) v TBC Thailand (15) v Switzerland 25 Thursday Evening England B (14) v India Round 2 Philippines / South America v Italy /France Round 2 USA / Croatia v Japan / Russia 26 Friday Afternoon Round 2 Finland / Korea v Poland / Australia Round 2Chinese Taipei / Qatar v Austria v Portugal Round 2Holland / Sweden v Thailand / Switzerland 26 Friday Evening Round 2 Germany / Malaysia v Canada / Chile Round 2 China / European Qualifier v England B / India Round 2 England A /Spain v Greece / Indonesia 27 Saturday Afternoon Quarter Final 1 Quarter Final 2 27 Saturday Evening Quarter Final 3 Quarter Final 4 28 Sunday Afternoon Semi Final 1 Semi Final 2 28 Sunday Evening The Final |
THE 2014 EDITION | ||
WORLD CUP OF POOL | ||
THE PRIZE FUND | ||
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 | |
2014
2014 World Cup of Pool - Betway to sponsor World Cup of Pool
2014 World Cup of Pool - Full Line-up Announced
2014 World Cup of Pool - Strickland and Boyes Speak Out
2014 World Cup of Pool - Euro Qualifier set for Slovenia
2014 World Cup of Pool - Schedule Announced
Portsmouth to play host to World Cup of Pool IX
2013
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - VIP Prize Winners Announced
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - England A Outfits
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - Day 6 - The Finals
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - Day 6 - Session 1 - Results
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - Day 5 - Session 2 - Results
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - Day 5 - Session 1 - Results
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - Day 4 - Session 2 - Results
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - Day 4 - Session 1 - Results
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - Day 3 - Session 2 - Results
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - Day 3 - Session 1 - Results
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - Day 2 - Session 2 - Results
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - Day 2 - Session 1 - Results
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - Day 1 - Session 2 - Results
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - Day 1 - Session 1 - Results
2013 World Cup of Pool - 888.com sponsorship announced
2013 World Cup of Pool - World Cup set for world-wide stream
2013 World Cup of Pool - Philippines up for the job
2013 World Cup of Pool - Star-Studded Line Up Revealed
2013 World Cup of Pool - Schedule Announced
2013 World Cup of Pool - England B is Peach and Melling
2013 World Cup of Pool - Appleton and Boyes are England A
2013 World Cup of Pool - Teams named for London showdown
2013 World Cup of Pool - Tickets on sale now
2013 World Cup of Pool - Event set for London debut
2012
2012 World Cup of Pool - Day 6 Results
2012 World Cup of Pool - Day 5 Results
2012 World Cup of Pool - Day 4 Results
2012 World Cup of Pool - Day 3 Results
2012 World Cup of Pool - Day 2 Results
2012 World Cup of Pool - Day 1 Results
2012 World Cup of Pool - All set for Tuesday’s big break off
2012 World Cup of Pool - Draw and Schedule Announced
2012 World Cup of Pool - Teams Announced
2012 World Cup of Pool - Team Hungary and Team Serbia make it!
2012 World Cup of Pool - 13 European Teams Announced for Manila
2011
2011 World Cup of Pool - Day 6 Updates
2011 World Cup of Pool - Day 5 Results
2011 World Cup of Pool - Day 4 Results
2011 World Cup of Pool - Day 3 Results
2011 World Cup of Pool - Day 2 Results
2011 World Cup of Pool - Day 1 Results
2011 World Cup of Pool - Hundal tips India to be a force in Manila
2011 World Cup of Pool - Schedule and Matches!
2011 World Cup of Pool - Reyes and Bustamante gunning for 3rd victory!
2011 World Cup of Pool - Teams announced for Manila epic!
2011 World Cup of Pool - Switzerland Estonia win!
2011 World Cup of Pool - World Cup qualifier set for Sunday
2011 World Cup of Pool - European Qualifier
2011 World Cup of Pool - European Nations Announced
2011 World Cup of Pool - First Details Announced
2010
Philippines v China for 2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 5 Results
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 4 Results
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 3 Results
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 2 Results
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 1 Results
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Press Conference
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Venue and Draw Announced
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Full Teams Announced
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Team USA Heading to Manila
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - European Qualifier Announced
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Nations Announced
2009
2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool - The Final Day
2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool - Day 5
2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool - Day 4
2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool - Day 3
2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool - Day 2
First results and photos from World Cup of Pool - Day 1
2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool - USA Open Defence v Malta
Giants of World Pool Line up for Manila Showdown
2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool - Teams Named!
World Cup Set For SM City North Mall in Manila
Philippines to host 2009 World Cup of Pool
2008
2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 6 Results
2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 5 Results
2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 4 Results
2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 3 Results
2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 2 Results
2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 1 Results
Van Helmond and Gerard Set for World Cup Glory
Dutch hopeful of home glory at PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool
Chinese duo back to defend their PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool title
2007
China win 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool in thriller final!
2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 5 Results
2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 4 Results
2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 3 Results
2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 2 Results
2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 1 Results
2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool breaks off today!
Malaysia Out and Belgium In - Amazing last minute WCOP entry!
2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool side event - LUCKY 9!!!
PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - The teams so far!
2006
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool - SKY TV Schedule
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool - Day 6 Final Results
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool - Day 5 Results
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool - Day 4 Results
The 2006 World Cup of Pool - Exclusive Backstage Photos
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool - Day 3 Results
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool - Day 2 Results
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool - Day 1 Results
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool Starts Today!
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool Site Starts Today!
Draw announced for 2006 PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool
World Cup of Pool - Free tickets information