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Chile Stun Great Britain B as USA and Philippines Advance
BetVictor World Cup of Pool – Round One
USA 7-2 Brazil
Philippines 7-6 Czech Republic
Great Britain B 5-7 Chile
Chile stunned Great Britain B at the BetVictor World Cup of Pool on Tuesday, dumping the hosts out of the tournament with a 7-5 first-round victory at the Morningside Arena, Leicester, live on Sky Sports and DAZN.
There were wins for Philippines and USA during the evening session, but the big story was Chile. As hosts, Great Britain have two teams in the event, and it was Enrique Rojas and Alejandro Carvajal who had the unenviable task of facing the ‘B’ team of Mark Gray and Imran Majid in front of their home crowd.
But the South American pairing rose to the occasion and matched the host nation throughout. The race-to-seven match reached 4-4 without either side opening up more than a one-frame lead. Chile moved to the hill at 6-4, and though Great Britain B pulled one back, they couldn’t force the decider as the visitors closed out the match for a memorable win and to set up a second-round encounter with defending champions China.
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2019 BetVictor World Cup of Pool - Day 1 - Session 2
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That came after Carlo Biado and Jeff De Luna were pushed all the way in the tournament’s first hill-hill thriller as the Philippines survived an almighty scare against the Czech Republic pairing of Roman Hybler and Michael Gavenciak.
At no point during the match did either side open up a lead of more than one rack, and it was the Czechs who reached the hill first, but their sixth dry break allowed the Philippines to run out and join them, giving a fitting conclusion to a gripping clash.
It was Biado to break in the decider, and with the 1 down the table offered an opportunity to clear. Biado, though, missed a straight 5, which came to rest back along the top rail. Hybler attempted to bank it down table but, as well as missing, he left De Luna a clear shot. This time the Philippines made no mistakes and saw out the match to set up a second-round clash with Albania.
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Earlier in the evening USA had defeated Brazil 7-2. Shane van Boening and Skyler Woodward, finalists at the World Cup in 2017 and Mosconi Cup winners last December, were not at their best but still managed a convincing win over the struggling Brazilians and will meet Holland in round two on Thursday evening.
“We didn’t really play well,” said Van Boening. “We had a problem with our luggage, Skyler’s cues didn’t show up until two hours before the match. We were running around trying to get his bag so he could play, so we didn’t get much practice before the match.”
Play continues with six more first round matches across two sessions on Wednesday, including hosts Great Britain A in action against Tony Drago’s Malta. The BetVictor World Cup of Pool is broadcast live in over 100 countries around the world, including on Sky Sports and DAZN.
2019 BetVictor World Cup of Pool - Day 1 - Session 1
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China Crush Sweden As Albania And Netherlands Advance
BetVictor World Cup of Pool – Round One
China 7-1 Sweden
Russia 3-7 Albania
Holland 7-2 South Africa
Defending champions China are safely through to the second round of the BetVictor World Cup of Pool after a commanding performance over Sweden, in a session which also saw Albania beat Russia and Netherlands see off South Africa at the Morningside Arena, Leicester, live on Sky Sports, DAZN and networks around the world.
The opening session of the $250,000, 32-team event saw China’s Wu Jaiqing and Liu Haitao fire a warning shot to the rest of the field with a resounding 7-1 win as they look to become the first team to successfully defend a World Cup title.
They were gifted the first rack when Tomas Larsson missed a simple 6 and took the subsequent three racks for a 4-0 lead. Sweden, whose team also included European Mosconi Cup captain Marcus Chamat, got one on the board after Wu failed to cut a 4 up table but lost position on the 7 in the following rack. After a brief safety battle, US Open finalist Wu was left an open shot and China completed the set for a 5-1 advantage.
In winning the World Cup last summer, it was Wu who led the attack for China, with Liu perhaps not at his best. It was noticeable in this match that Liu was already performing better than he had 12 months ago, an ominous sign for the 31 teams hoping to rip the title from China’s grasp.
The final two racks required for victory came without Sweden returning to the table, and the reigning champions progressed through to round two with a 7-1 victory.
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The second match saw some of Europe’s best young pool talents take to the table. For Albania Eklent Kaci was joined by Besar Spahiu, while Russia featured the fearsome pairing of Fedor Gorst and Ruslan Chinakhov.
The first six racks were shared but from 3-3 Albania opened up a two-rack advantage. They were then given ball in hand when Chinakhov missed the 5 ball, which was sat invitingly in the jaws of the corner pocket. Kaci was struggling with his cueing and couldn’t take immediate advantage, however on their next visit Albania did clear the table to move to the hill before securing their progression to round two with a 7-3 victory.
“We are very happy to progress to round two,” said Spahiu, who works as a full-time police officer. “We enjoyed the match, but we will hope to play better in the next round. The police force is good to me – if we keep winning they will let me take more time off, so let’s hope we keep winning.”
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The session’s final match saw Netherlands up against South African twins Vincent and Richard Halliday. The Dutch pair of Niels Feijen and Marc Bijsterbosch raced to a 3-0 lead but the latter scratched with just three balls remaining, allowing their opponents to clear.
The Dutch moved 6-1 ahead before South Africa got another rack on the board, but it took just one more rack for the Netherlands to complete the victory and join China and Albania in round two. All three will find out their next opponents during this evening’s session, which begins at 7pm local time.
The BetVictor World Cup of Pool is sponsored by Rasson Billiards, who supply the Official Table; the cloth is supplied by Iwan Simonis and the Official Balls are Super Aramith by Saluc. Predator are the Official Cue of the event and Kamui the Official Chalk and Tip.
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Albania - Eklent Kaci / Besar Spahiu
Australia - Justin Sajich / Danny Stone Austria - Albin Ouschan / Mario He Brazil - TBC / TBC Canada - Alex Pagulayan / John Morra Chile - Enrique Rojas / Alejandro Carvajal China - Wu Jiaqing / Liu Haitao Chinese Taipei - Ko Pin-Yi / Ko Ping-Chung Czech Republic - Roman Hybler / Michal Gavenčiak Croatia - Philipp Stojanovic / Roberto Bartol Estonia - Denis Grabe / Mark Magi Finland - Petri Makkonen / Mika Immonen France - Alex Montpellier / Fabio Rizzi Germany - Joshua Filler / Ralf Souquet Great Britain A - Jayson Shaw / Chris Melling Great Britain B - Mark Gray / Imran Majid Greece - Alexander Kazakis / Nick Malaj Holland - Niels Feijen / Marc Bijsterbosch Hong Kong - Lo Ho Sum / Yip Kin Ling Leo Italy - Fabio Petroni / Daniele Corrieri Japan - Naoyuki Oi / Toru Kuribayashi Malta - Tony Drago / Clayton Castaldi New Zealand - Matt Edwards / Simon Singleton Philippines - Carlo Biado / Jeff De Luna Poland - Konrad Juszczyszyn / Mateusz Sniegocki Russia - Fedor Gorst / Ruslan Chinakhov Romania - Babken Melkonian / Ioan Ladanyi Singapore - Aloysuis Yapp / Sharik Aslam Sayed South Africa - Richard Halliday / Jason Theron Spain - David Alcaide / Francisco Sanchez Ruiz Sweden - Marcus Chamat / Tomas Larsson USA - Shane van Boening / Skyler Woodward |
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