2023 World Cup of Pool
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 June–2 July 2023 |
| Venue | Pazo de Feiras e Congresos de Lugo |
| City | Lugo |
| Country | Spain |
| Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
| Total prize fund | $250,000 |
| Winner's share | $60,000 |
| Defending champion | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
| Final | |
| Champion | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines James Aranas Johann Chua |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Joshua Filler Moritz Neuhausen |
| Score | 11–7 |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 World Cup of Pool was a professional pool doubles tournament, and the 16th edition of the World Cup of Pool. The event was contested by 32 pairs representing different nations, and took place at the Pazo de Feiras e Congresos de Lugo in Lugo, Spain, from 27 June to 2 July 2023.[1]
The Spanish team of Francisco Sánchez Ruíz and David Alcaide were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by the Philippine team consisting of James Aranas and Johann Chua in the first round of the tournament.[2] Aranas and Chua would go on to win their country its fourth World Cup title.[3]
Prize fund
[edit | edit source]The total prize money for the event:
- Winners (per pair): $60,000
- Runners-up (per pair): $30,000
- Semi-finalists (per pair): $15,000
- Quarter-finalists (per pair): $9,000
- Last 16 losers (per pair): $4,500
- Last 32 losers (per pair): $3,625
Teams
[edit | edit source]Each competing nation features two players, with the hosts, Spain, receiving two places.[4]
The competing teams were made of the players below:
- File:Flag of Albania.svg Eklent Kaçi & Besar Spahiu (ALB)
- File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Justin Sajich & James Georgiadis (AUS)
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Albin Ouschan & Mario He (AUT)
- File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Sanjin Pehlivanović & Ajdin Piknjač (BIH)
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Morra & Alex Pagulayan (CAN)
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Jiaqing & Wang Can (CHN)
- File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ko Pin-yi & Ko Ping-chung (TPE)
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Mika Immonen & Petri Makkonen (FIN)
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Joshua Filler & Moritz Neuhausen (GER)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jayson Shaw & Elliott Sanderson (GBR)
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Alexander Kazakis & Nikos Ekonomopoulos (GRE)
- File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Robbie Capito & Lo Ho Sum (HKG)
- File:Flag of Hungary.svg Olivér Szolnoki & Attila Bezdan (HUN)
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Corrieri & Francesco Candela (ITA)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Naoyuki Ōi & Masato Yoshioka (JPN)
- File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Abdullah Alyousef & Bader Alawadhi (KUW)
- File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Phone Myint Kyaw & Thaw Zin Htet (MYA)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niels Feijen & Marc Bijsterbosch (NED)
- File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Matt Edwards & Sullivan Clark (NZL)
- File:Flag of Peru.svg Gerson Martinez & Christopher Tevez (PER)
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg James Aranas & Johann Chua (PHI)
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Wiktor Zieliński & Konrad Juszczyszyn (POL)
- File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Khalid Alghamdi & Mohannad Hamoud Alghumayz (KSA)
- File:Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksa Pecelj & Lazar Kostić (SRB)
- File:Flag of Singapore.svg Aloysius Yapp & Sharik Sayed (SGP)
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg Seo Seoa & Kang Lee (KOR)
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Sánchez Ruíz & David Alcaide (ESP)
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Jonas Souto Comino & Jose Alberto Delgado (ESP)
- File:Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Mohammad Soufi & Zaid Al Shariti (SYR)
- File:Flag of Qatar.svg Ali Nasser Al Obaidli & Bashar Hussein (QAT)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg Shane Van Boening & Skyler Woodward (USA)
- File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Dương Quốc Hoàng & Nguyễn Anh Tuấn (VIE)
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Tournament bracket
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 2023 World Cup of Pool at azbilliards.com