World Cup of Pool
| Sport | Nine-ball pool |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| First season | 2006 |
| Most recent champions | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines (4th title) James Aranas / Johann Chua (2023) |
| Most titles | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines (4 titles) |
| Tournament format | Doubles team, Single-elimination |
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 for World Cup wins, winning the title on four occasions. In 2023, they also became the first unseeded country to win the tournament.[1][2]
History
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
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Statistics
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Performances by nation
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- ^Note a - Results include England from 2006 to 2018.
Performance by Continent
[edit | edit source]| # | Continent | Winners | Runners-up | Semi-finalists | Total |
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| 1 | Asia | 8 | 4 | 18 | 30 |
| 2 | Europe | 7 | 10 | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | North America | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | South America | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Africa | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Oceania | - | - | - | - |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- World Cup of Pool – Official site
- WPA Pool Calendar Archived 2015-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- AzBilliards.com
