World Cup of Pool

The World Cup of Pool is an annual international single-elimination tournament for doubles teams in nine-ball pool competition. The Philippines holds the record in tournament wins, winning the event on four occasions. In 2023, they became the first country to win the cup by entering the event unseeded.[1][2]

World Cup of Pool
SportNine-ball pool
Founded2006
Inaugural season2006
Most recent
champion(s)
 Philippines (4th title)
James Aranas / Johann Chua
(2023)
Tournament formatDoubles team, Single-elimination

History

The tournament is held annually, at various locations, and was first held in 2006 in Newport, Wales.[3] The tournament is hosted by Matchroom Pool.

Format

There are usually 32 participating teams, representing 31 nations (the host nation is represented by two teams, A and B) composed of two players each. The participating nations do not have to go through a qualifying tournament in order to join, as they are selected by the organizers. Sixteen teams are seeded; they will face the unseeded teams at the first round.

The individual matches are scotch doubles with alternating break, which are races to seven racks for Round 1 and 2, nine racks for the quarterfinals and semifinals, and eleven for the final. The rules used are World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) World Standardized Rules for nine-ball, modified for scotch doubles play (players on a team alternate shots; no one shoots twice in a row, unless being asked to play again after pushing out).[4]

Results

Year Host Final Semi-finalists
Winner Score Runner-up
2006
Details
 Wales (Newport) Philippines
Philippines

(Reyes / Bustamante)
13–5 United States
United States
(Strickland / Morris)
Germany
Germany
(Engert / Ortmann)
Vietnam
Vietnam
(Nguyen / Luong)
2007
Details
 Netherlands (Rotterdam) China
China

(Li / Fu)
11–10 Finland
Finland
(Immonen / Juva)
Japan
Japan
(Kawabata / Oi)
Canada
Canada
(Martel / Montal)
2008
Details
 Netherlands (Rotterdam) United States
United States

(Morris / Van Boening)
11–7 England
England
(Peach / Gray)
Philippines
Philippines
(Bustamante / Orcollo)
China
China
(Li / Fu)
2009
Details
 Philippines (Quezon City) Philippines
Philippines

(Reyes / Bustamante)
11–9 Germany
Germany
(Souquet / Hohmann)
China
China
(Li / Fu)
Philippines
Philippines
(Alcano / Orcollo)
2010
Details
 Philippines (Manila) China
China
(Li / Fu)
10–5 Philippines
Philippines
(Orcollo / Gomez)
Germany
Germany
(Souquet / Ortmann)
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
(Pin-yi / Jung-lin)
2011
Details
 Philippines (Quezon City) Germany
Germany

(Souquet / Hohmann)
10–4 Thailand
Thailand
(Kanjanasri / Palajin)
South Korea
Korea
(Lee / Hwang)
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
(Pin-yi / Ping-chung)
2012
Details
 Philippines (Manila) Finland
Finland

(Immonen / Makkonen)
10–8 Poland
Poland
(Skowerski / Szewczyk)
United States
United States
(Van Boening / Morris)
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
(Hsu / Chen)
2013
Details
 England (London) Philippines
Philippines

(Orcollo / Corteza)
10–8 Netherlands
Netherlands
(Feijen / van den Berg)
Finland
Finland
(Immonen / Makkonen)
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
(Pin-yi / Jung-lin)
2014
Details
 England (Portsmouth) England
England

(Appleton / Boyes)
10–9 Netherlands
Netherlands
(Feijen / van den Berg)
Finland
Finland
(Immonen / Makkonen)
Austria
Austria
(Ouschan / He)
2015
Details
 England (London) Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei

(Ko / Chang)
10–8 England
England
(Gray / Peach)
Japan
Japan
(Oi / Kuribayashi)
England
England
(Appleton / Boyes)
2017
Details
 England (London) Austria
Austria

(He / Ouschan)
10–6 United States
United States
(Van Boening / Woodward)
China
China
(Wu / Dang)
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
(Ko / Chang)
2018
Details
 China (Shanghai) China
China

(Wu / Liu)
10–3 Austria
Austria
(He / Ouschan)
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
(Jung-lin / Yu-hsuan)
China
China
(Kong / Wang)
2019
Details
 England (Leicester) Austria
Austria

(He / Ouschan)
11–3 Philippines
Philippines
(Biado / de Luna)
Netherlands
Netherlands
(Bijsterbosch / Feijen)
Spain
Spain
(Alcaide / Sánchez Ruíz)
2021
Details
 England (Milton Keynes) Germany
Germany

(Filler / Reintjes)
11–7 United Kingdom
Great Britain
(Appleton / Boyes)
Estonia
Estonia
(Grabe / Magi)
Slovakia
Slovakia
(Koniar / Polách)
2022
Details
 England (Brentwood) Spain
Spain

(Alcaide / Sánchez Ruíz)
11–6 Singapore
Singapore
(Yapp / Toh)
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
(Ko / Ko)
United States
United States
(Van Boening / Woodward)
2023
Details
 Spain (Lugo) Philippines
Philippines

(Aranas / Chua)
11–7 Germany
Germany
(Filler / Neuhausen)
Austria
Austria
(He / Ouschan)
China
China
(Wu / Wang)

Statistics

Best performances by nation (as of 2023). Not shown is Great Britain (Quarterfinals in 2019). The home nations of the United Kingdom competed separately in other editions.

Performances by nation

#CountryWinnersRunners-upSemi-finalistsTop 4
1  Philippines4 (2006, 2009, 2013, 2023)2 (2010, 2019)2 (2008, 2009)8
2  China3 (2007, 2010, 2018)5 (2008, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2023)8
3  Germany2 (2011, 2021)2 (2009, 2023)2 (2006, 2010)6
4  Austria2 (2017, 2019)1 (2018)2 (2014, 2023)5
5  Great Britain^1 (2014)3 (2008, 2015, 2021)1 (2015)5
6  United States1 (2008)2 (2006, 2017)2 (2012, 2022)5
7  Finland1 (2012)1 (2007)2 (2013, 2014)4
8  Chinese Taipei1 (2015)7 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,
2017, 2018, 2022)
8
9 Spain Spain 1 (2022) 1 (2019) 2
10  Netherlands2 (2013, 2014)1 (2019)3
11  Thailand1 (2011)1
 Poland1 (2012)1
 Singapore1 (2022)1
12  Japan2 (2007, 2015)2
13  Vietnam1 (2006)1
 Canada1 (2007)1
South Korea Korea1 (2011)1
Estonia Estonia1 (2021)1
Slovakia Slovakia1 (2021)1
Total16163264

^ = Results include England from 2006 to 2023

Performance by Continent

#ContinentWinnersRunners-upSemi-finalistsTotal
1 Asia841830
2 Europe7101128
3 North America1236
4 South America----
5 Africa----
6 Oceania----

References

  1. Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart (July 3, 2023). "PH makes history as duo wins World Cup of Pool title". Philippine news agency. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  2. Pool, Matchroom (2023-07-02). "THE PHILIPPINES CREATE WORLD CUP OF POOL HISTORY". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  3. "World Cup of Pool - Matchroom Pool". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  4. "World Cup of Pool". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
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