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15th May – 2017 World Cup of Pool Schedule announced for ‘best World Cup ever’. WITH JUST under one month to go before the 2017 World Cup of Pool gets underway at the York Hall, East London, the schedule of matches can be announced. Taking place from June 13-18, the World Cup of Pool features some of the best players in the world as 32 two-man teams from around the world battle it out for the $60,000 top prize. There are six matches per day, with three in the afternoon session and three in the evening and all first and second round matches are a race to eight racks. Commented Matchroom Sport Chairman Barry Hearn, “Looking down the list of teams and players, this could be the best World Cup ever. There are some great looking first round matches – England A v India is a stand-out – and I’m sure there will be plenty of shocks in the opening games.” Tuesday 13th afternoon 12.30 3 x First Round Matches Germany (14) v South Africa […]

5th May – 2017 World Cup of Pool World Cup of Pool Welcomes Global Superstars to London Following yesterday’s announcement of the European contingent for the 2017 World Cup of Pool, the rest of the field can now be revealed. With ten teams from Asia and six from around the rest of the world, some of the biggest names in the game will be coming to the York Hall in London to contest the $250,000 prize fund. They include defending champions, Ko Pin Yi and Chang Yu Lung of Chinese Taipei, as well as former World Pool Champion Wu Jiaqing who shocked the pool world winning as a 16 year-old in 2005. He teams up Dang Jinhu to represent China. Elsewhere, Shane Van Boening is chasing his second World Cup of Pool title, this time in the company of Skyler Woodward, and under-the-radar Filipinos Johan Chua and Carlo Biado will offer a fierce challenge. The remaining teams are: China – Wu Jiaqing / Dang Jinhu Chinese Taipei – Ko Pin Yi / Chang Yu Lung […]

3rd May – 2017 World Cup of Pool European stars out in full force for London World Cup With the 2017 World Cup of Pool set for June 13-18 at the historic York Hall in East London, Matchroom Sport can announce the 14 European teams who will be participating in this year’s event. Among the teams are five previous World Cup winners as well as 10 players who have previously contested the final and overall the European contingent is stacked with talent. Austria – Mario He / Albin Ouschan England – Mark Gray / Darren Appleton England B – Imran Majid / Daryl Peach Finland – Mika Immonen / Petri Makkonen Germany – Ralf Souquet / Thorsten Hohmann Greece – Nikos Ekonomopoulos / Alex Kazakis Holland – Niels Feijen / Nick van den Berg Norway – Matts B Schjetne / Tom Bjerke Poland – Mateusz Sniegocki / Wojiech Szewczyk Portugal – Joao Grilo / Rui Edgar Francis Romania – Robert Braga / TBC Russia – Ruslan Chinakhov / Konstantin Stepanov Spain – David Alcaide / […]

24th April – 2017 World Cup of Pool Tickets now on sale The World Cup of Pool returns to London this summer as the prestigious pairs event takes place at York Hall, Bethnal Green from June 13-18, and tickets are available now at www.matchroompool.com. With the Mosconi Cup set for Las Vegas this year, the World Cup of Pool represents a great opportunity for fans to see the best players from around the globe in action in London. York Hall has a storied pool history having staged the Mosconi Cup on eight occasions as well as the World Cup in 2013 and 2015 and 32 two-man teams will once again descend on East London for one of the most anticipated tournaments of the year. Commencing on Tuesday June 13 and culminating with the final on the evening of Sunday 18, the event will be played to a single elimination format over six days with two sessions a day. There are 31 matches in total. Teams will be announced shortly with Mosconi Cup stars from both […]

18th April – 2017 World Cup of Pool World Cup of Pool returning to London AFTER A HIATUS in 2016, the World Cup of Pool returns to London as the iconic York Hall once again plays host to the prestigious pairs event from 13th to 18th June. The East London venue has a storied pool history having staged the Mosconi Cup on eight occasions as well as the World Cup in 2013 and 2015. This will be the 11th running of the World Cup of Pool and features 32 two-player teams from around the world battling it out for a $250,000 prize fund. The defending champions are Chinese Taipei – Ko Pin Yi and Chang Yu Lung – who took the title in a thrilling battle against England B in September 2015. The event will be a gathering of some of the greatest players in the world, and there are a host of genuine contenders for the coveted title, including two sides from the host nation. Commencing on Tuesday 13th and culminating in the final […]