2008 World Cup of Pool
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7–11 October 2008 |
| City | Rotterdam |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
| Format | Single elimination tournament |
| Total prize fund | $250,000 |
| Winner's share | $30,000 per player |
| Final | |
| Champion | |
| Runner-up | |
| Score | 11–7 |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 World Cup of Pool was the third edition of the tournament. The event was held again in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from October 7–11, 2008.
Participating nations
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Australia (Stuart Lawler and John Wims)- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (Martin Kempter and Jasmin Ouschan)
- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (Serge Das and Noel Bruynooghe)
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (Edwin Montal and Tyler Edey)
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (Fu Jian-bo and Li He-wen)
- File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia (Philipp Stojanovic and Ivica Putnik)
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (Kasper Kristoffersen and Martin Larsen)
England (Daryl Peach and Mark Gray)- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (Mika Immonen and Markus Juva)
- Error creating thumbnail: France (Stephan Cohen and Vincent Facquet)
Germany (Thomas Engert and Ralf Souquet)- File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong (Kenny Kwok and Lee Chenman)
- File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland (Bjorgvin Hallgrimsson and Kristján Helgason)
India (Alok Kumar and Sumit Talwar)- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (Fabio Petroni and Bruno Muratore)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (Naoyuki Oi and Satoshi Kawabata)
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg Korea (Kim Woong-dae and Jeong Young-hwa)
- File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia (Ibrahim Bin Amir and Lee Poh Soon)
- File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta (Tony Drago and Alex Borg)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands A (Niels Feijen and Nick van den Berg)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands B (Roy Gerards and Gijs van Helmond)
- File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru (Jhon Lopez and Juan Vega)
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines (Francisco Bustamante and Dennis Orcollo)
Poland (Radosław Babica and Mateusz Śniegocki)- File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar (Bashar Hussain and Fahad Ahmed Al Mohammadi)
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (Konstantin Stepanov and Ruslan Chinakhov)
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (David Alcaide and Carlos Cabello)
- File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (Marco Tschudi and Dimitri Jungo)
Chinese Taipei (Wu Chia-ching and Wang Hung-Hsiang)- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (Dechawat Poomjang and Nitiwat Kanjanasri)
United States (Rodney Morris and Shane Van Boening)- File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam (Luong Chi Dung and Thanh Nam Nguyen)
Tournament bracket
[edit | edit source]| Round of 32 Race to 8 Losers $3,000/pair | Round of 16 Race to 8 Losers $5,000/pair | Quarter-finals Race to 9 Losers $10,000/pair | Semi-finals Race to 9 Losers $16,000/pair | Final Race to 11 Losers $30,000/pair; Winners $60,000/pair | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | China Fu / Li | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | China Fu / Li | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Switzerland Tschudi / Jungo | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong Kwok / Lee | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Switzerland Tschudi / Jungo | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | China Fu / Li | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Italy Petroni / Muratore | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peru Lopez / Vega | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Italy Petroni / Muratore | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Italy Petroni / Muratore | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea Kim / Jeong | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea Kim / Jeong | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Finland Immonen / Juva | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | China Fu / Li | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta Drago / Borg | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Canada Montal / Edey | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Cohen / Facquet | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Canada Montal / Edey | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand Poomjang / Kanjanasri | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qatar Hussain / Al Mohammadi | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium Das / Bruynooghe | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Netherlands Feijen / Van den Berg | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium Das / Bruynooghe | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria Kempter / Ouschan | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria Kempter / Ouschan | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Vietnam Luong / Nguyen | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria Kempter / Ouschan | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia Stojanovic / Putnik | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Spain Alcaide / Cabello | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia Stojanovic / Putnik | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iceland Hallgrimsson / Helgason | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Philippines Bustamante / Orcollo | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Gerards / van Helmond | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Gerards / van Helmond | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Japan Oi / Kawabata | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Japan Oi / Kawabata | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Japan Oi / Kawabata | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Philippines Bustamante / Orcollo | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia Bin Amir / Lee | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Russia Stepanov / Chinakhov | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Russia Stepanov / Chinakhov | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Philippines Bustamante / Orcollo | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark Kristoffersen / Larsen | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Philippines Bustamante / Orcollo | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Final
[edit | edit source]The American duo of Rodney Morris and Shane Van Boening beat the English team of Daryl Peach and Mark Gray with 11–7 to win the first championship for United States.[2]
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- 2008 World Cup of Pool at azbilliards.com