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It’s Chinese Taipei in a thriller

28. September 2015 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

27th September – 2015 Dafabet World Cup of Pool Chinese Taipei take World Cup in thriller The Final Chinese Taipei 10-8 England B CHINESE TAIPEI came from 5-1 and 7-4 down to win their first Dafabet World Cup of Pool, beating England B 10-8 in the final. It looked like a case of so near yet so far yet again for Chinese Taipei, four-times semi-finalists in the nine-year history of the scotch doubles event and represented this year by Ko Pin Yi and Chang Yu Lung. But a run of five consecutive racks saw them overcome their 7-4 deficit to arrive on the hill. They lost control of the table at that stage and the England pair of Mark Gray and Daryl Peach clawed one back before a missed 3-ball proved costly for the home team. For Ko it completed a dream fortnight after he won the WPA World 9-ball Championship in Doha last week. Earlier in the tournament this England side had spoken of trying to win each ‘mini session’, the three racks played […]

It’s England B v Chinese Taipei for WCoP glory

27. September 2015 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

27th September – 2015 Dafabet World Cup of Pool It’s England B v Chinese Taipei for WCoP glory Semi Final Matches Chinese Taipei 9-6 England A England B 9-7 Japan THE FINAL OF the 2015 Dafabet World Cup of Pool will be between fourth seeds Chinese Taipei and 15th seeds England B as they both enjoyed victories this afternoon in London. First the Taiwanese team defeated a completely out-of-sorts England A to send the defending champions crashing out, and then England B dug deep to overcome Japan. Taking place at the York Hall in London, the Dafabet World Cup of Pool features 32 two-man teams from around the globe competing for a $250,000 prize fund. Televised live in over 40 countries around the world, the event is now entering its tenth year. In the opening semi-final, Chinese Taipei made it through to the final of the 2015 Dafabet World Cup of Pool as they beat a very poor England A side that never really looked a threat to win. The Taiwanese pair of Ko Pin […]

England A and B through to last 4…

27. September 2015 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

26th September – 2015 Dafabet World Cup of Pool Double delight for Teams England! Quarter Final Matches England A (1) 9-3 Romania England B (15) 9-4 Finland (10) THERE WAS double joy for English pool fans as both their sides won through to tomorrow’s semi-finals of the Dafabet World Cup of Pool with excellent wins in Bethnal Green. First the holders England A rolled over Romania who had done fantastically well to reach the last eight in their first World Cup. Then England B came from behind to put on a show as they took care of 2012 champions Finland. England A can now look forward to facing Ko Pin Yi and Chang Yu Lung of Chinese Taipei while England B will face Naoyuki Oi and Toru Kuribayashi of Japan. Both matches take place on Sunday afternoon. Taking place at the York Hall in London, the Dafabet World Cup of Pool features 32 two-man teams from around the globe competing for a $250,000 prize fund. Televised live in over 40 countries around the world, the […]

Qatar march on as Philippines exit early

26. September 2015 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

25th September – 2015 Dafabet World Cup of Pool Qatar march on as Philippines exit early Round 2 Scores Qatar 7-3 Czech Republic Finland (10) 7-4 Singapore England B (15) 7-4 Philippines (2) Friday evening was a tale of contrasting fortunes as Qatar put on a masterful performance to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in their history and the Philippines crashed out, failing to make the last eight for the first time in the tournament’s history. In the other match of the session, Finland once again won to look on track for their third semi-final in three years. Taking place at the York Hall in London, the Dafabet World Cup of Pool features 32 two-man teams from around the globe competing for a $250,000 prize fund. Televised live in over 40 countries around the world, the event is now entering its tenth year. Team Qatar who had looked so good in their win over the USA in the opening round, continued in the same rich vein of form as they beat the Czech […]

England A through as Japan oust Holland

25. September 2015 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

24th September – 2015 Dafabet World Cup of Pool England A through as Japan oust Holland Round 1 Scores England B (15) 7-4 Sweden Round 2 Scores Japan (14) 7-6 Holland (3) England A (1) 7-0 Korea (16) ENGLAND A AND JAPAN became the first two teams through to the quarter finals of the 2015 Dafabet World Cup of Pool as they enjoyed contrasting victories against Korea and Holland respectively. England A, closing the evening, trounced Korea in the only white-wash of the event so far while Japan won a fabulous hill-hill battle against the Dutch. England can look forward to Romania or Indonesia in Saturday’s quarter finals while Japan face either Qatar or the Czech Republic. In the other match of the evening England B completed the first round of matches with a 7-4 win over Sweden. Taking place at the York Hall in London, the Dafabet World Cup of Pool features 32 two-man teams from around the globe competing for a $250,000 prize fund. Televised live in over 40 countries around the world, […]

USA tumbles out as Holland and Philippines march on

24. September 2015 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

23rd September – 2015 Dafabet World Cup of Pool USA tumbles out as Holland and Philippines march on Round 1 Scores Qatar 7-5 USA (6) Holland (3) 7-3 India Philippines (2) 7-4 Russia THERE was another big upset as day two of the Dafabet World Cup of Pool played out at the York Hall, London on Wednesday evening. This time it was the USA who crumbled, going down to Qatar who looked the part and definitely played it. In the other matches Holland had a comfortable win against India after getting off to a great start and the Philippines steamrollered Russia after losing the early exchanges. Taking place at the York Hall in London, the Dafabet World Cup of Pool features 32 two-man teams from around the globe competing for a $250,000 prize fund. Televised live in over 40 countries around the world, the event is now entering its tenth year. In the opening game Team USA (Mike Dechaine and Shane Van Boening) were left shell-shocked as they fell at the first hurdle to a […]

No upsets as WCoP action continues at the York Hall

24. September 2015 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

23rd September – 2015 Dafabet World Cup of Pool No upsets as WCoP action continues at the York Hall Round 1 Scores Poland (13) 7-3 New Zealand Chinese Taipei (4) 7-5 Estonia Japan (14) 7-3 Italy THERE were comfortable wins for seeded teams Poland, Chinese Taipei and Japan as action continued in East London in the first round of the Dafabet World Cup of Pool. The opening day had seen a host of upsets with Germany, China and Canada departing but everyone stuck to the script and survived to reach round 2. Taking place at the York Hall in London, the Dafabet World Cup of Pool features 32 two-man teams from around the globe competing for a $250,000 prize fund. Televised live in over 40 countries around the world, the event is now entering its tenth year. Chinese Taipei, one of the highly fancied teams here in London this week, overcame an Estonian team of Dennis Grabe and Erki Erm, winning by a 7-5 scoreline. Estonia took the opening rack before Erm missed an easy […]

Defending champs England survive scare to go through

23. September 2015 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

22nd September – 2015 Dafabet World Cup of Pool Defending champs England survive scare to go through Round 1 Scores Indonesia 7-3 Germany (9) England A (1) 7-5 Australia Austria (5) 7-5 Peru DEFENDING CHAMPIONS ENGLAND A safely made their way through to the second round of the Dafabet World Cup of Pool but they had to come from behind to overcome a game Australian pair of Robby Foldvari and Chris Calabrese to do so. In other Tuesday night matches, former champions Germany were dumped out of the event by an amped-up Indonesian team and Austria took care of Peru by a 7-5 scoreline. Taking place at the York Hall in London, the Dafabet World Cup of Pool features 32 two-man teams from around the globe competing for a $250,000 prize fund. Televised live in over 40 countries around the world, the event is now entering its tenth year. After an afternoon of seeds falling, Germany were the next ranked team to be taken to the cleaners as the confident Indonesian pair of Bewi Muhammad […]

Dafabet World Cup of Pool – TV details announced

21. September 2015 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

21st September – 2015 Dafabet World Cup of Pool Live TV details announced as World Cup of Pool nears WITH THE 2015 DAFABET WORLD CUP OF POOL set to break off on Tuesday 22nd September at the hallowed York Hall in London, promoters Matchroom Sport can announce the global live TV coverage for the event. In total it will be carried live throughout in over 40 countries around the world. The following providers are broadcasting all six days of the tournament: Sky Sports – GB and Ireland Sky – New Zealand CCTV – China Nova TV – Czech Republic & Slovakia OSN – Middle East & North Africa ESPN 3 – USA ESPN Latin America –Central & South America Viasat – Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Bulgaria & the Baltic states. For fans outside those territories, Perform Group will be streaming the event via their www.livesport.tv service. In addition the Dafabet World Cup of Pool is syndicated around the world as 31 x 1 hour programmes by Matchroom Television. Featuring 32 two-man teams from around the […]

2015 Dafabet World Cup of Pool – Title Sponsors Announced

10. September 2015 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

10th September – 2015 Dafabet World Cup of Pool Dafabet announced as World Cup of Pool title sponsor DAFABET are the title sponsors of the 2015 World Cup of Pool which takes place from 22nd to 27th September at the York Hall, London. Following on from successful sponsorships in snooker and boxing, the Asian-based company now lend their name to one of the biggest events on the pool calendar. Featuring 32 two-man teams from around the world, the Dafabet World Cup of Pool is celebrating its tenth year as defending champions England attempt to become the first team ever to successfully defend the title. Broadcast for six days live on Sky Sports in the UK, the tournament is also live on ESPN3 in the USA, ESPN Latin America as well Sky in New Zealand, CCTV (China), Nova TV in the Czech Rep & Slovakia, Viasat (Scandinavia & Bulgaria), Fox in Greece, Turkey, Israel, Cyprus and Malta and finally OSN/Showtime across the Middle East. In addition the Dafabet World Cup of Pool is syndicated around the […]