Mosconi Cup

2017 Mosconi Cup – Team USA standings after eight events

29th June – 2017 Mosconi Cup Team USA standings after eight events ONCE AGAIN, it was Shane Van Boening who took the honours as the eighth event on Team USA Mosconi Cup qualification took place in Oregon. The tournament was the Pac West Invitational and it was Van Boening who triumphed beating Filipino Ramil Gallego in the championship match to take maximum points. High finishers included Dennis Hatch who is chasing a fifth Mosconi Cup appearance nine years after he made his MVP-winning debut at the MGM in 2009. Other contenders harvesting the points included Oscar Dominguez, a team mate of Hatch in 2009, and Skyler Woodward who enters the top ten for the first time. The name of the game is to finish inside the top ten of the ranking once the 17th and final event has concluded in early September. Following that, Team USA supremo Johan Ruijsink will be making his picks from the top ten finishing players. To give himself some leeway in this make or break year for Team America, Ruijsink […]

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2017 12BET World Cup of Pool – Austria are the Champions!

18th June – 2017 12BET World Cup of Pool Austria are the Champions! Austria 10-6 USA AUSTRIA HAVE WON the 2017 12BET World Cup of Pool as the duo of Mario He and Albion Ouschan secured the title against Team USA, who had their moments but ultimately could not contain the Austrians. Winning the prestigious scotch doubles title for the first time, the Austrians secured the magnificent trophy, gold medals as well as $60,000 to split. Although disappointed, Shane Van Boening and Skyler Woodward can console themselves with a cheque for $30,000 and the added bonus of playing so well as a team ahead of the 2017 Mosconi Cup in December. Earlier in the day both teams had assumed the underdog role in their semi-finals but won through, with Austria beating China and the USA getting the better of Chinese Taipei. That set up the race to 10 final which got underway in sweltering conditions in the famous York Hall in the heart of London’s bustling East End. The two teams sparred through the early […]

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2017 12BET World Cup of Pool – USA v Austria for the title

18th June – 2017 12BET World Cup of Pool It’s USA v Austria for the big one USA 9-4 Chinese Taipei Austria 9-1 China IT WILL BE USA v AUSTRIA who contest the final of the 2017 12BET World Cup of Pool as they both scored surprisingly straightforward wins against top opposition inside a sweltering York Hall on Sunday afternoon. With a $60,000 prize awaiting the champions and it will be Austria’s first final in the event’s 12-year history. The USA on the other hand have reached the final twice, losing to the Philippines in the event’s inaugural year – 2006 – and then winning two years later in Rotterdam with Shane Van Boening and Rodney Morris making up the victorious team. It was Van Boening accompanied by Skyler Woodward who flew the flag this year and they took hold of the semi-final match against defending champions Chinese Taipei and never really looked back. The Taiwanese had lead 2-1 but then the US axis reeled off four straight racks to create some space and it […]

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2017 Mosconi Cup European Rankings – Filler breaks through in China to go top

18th June – 2017 Mosconi Cup Filler breaks through in China to go top JOSHUA FILLER, the 19-year-old from Germany, stunned the pool world as he took the China Open beating a string of world-class opponents in Shanghai. It was the youngster’s breakout victory and sends him soaring to the top of the Mosconi Cup Team Europe World ranking. Filler collected a massive 80 points for his victory and there were nine other Europeans in the points including semi-finalist Thorsten Hohmann who bagged 53. With the previous four events counting for both European and World Rankings, the European ranking stays the same. Taking place from Monday 4th to Thursday 7th December, the 2017 Mosconi Cup will take place at the prestigious Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. Unlike previous years there will be only two rankings instead of three. The first will be the ‘European Ranking’ which includes the five European ‘A’ and five European ‘B’ events. The winner of this ranking will gain a spot on the Mosconi Cup side. The second ranking will […]

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2017 12BET World Cup of Pool – China and Austria make up the final four

17th June – 2017 12BET World Cup of Pool China and Austria make up the final four China 9-2 Philippines Austria 9-7 England CHINA AND AUSTRIA completed the semi-final line-ups of the 12BET World Cup of Pool as they won in contrasting styles at the York Hall this evening. The Chinese pair romped home in superb style, giving the Philippines little table time in their 9-2 win, while Austria gutted it out against England B in an error-strewn affair. The arena was very hot with table-side temperatures in the 30s and it certainly impacted the tempo of play. Featuring 32 two-man teams from around the globe, the 12BET World Cup of Pool is into its 11th year as reigning champions Chinese Taipei attempt to become the first team ever to successfully defend the title in the $250,000 event. In the opening match, China looked in unstoppable form as they trounced the Philippines 9-2 to reach the semi-final where they will face Austria. The duo of Wu Jiaqing and Dang Jinhu were flawless as the controlled […]

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2017 12BET World Cup of Pool – USA and Chinese Taipei through to Sunday

17th June – 2017 12BET World Cup of Pool USA and Chinese Taipei through to Sunday Chinese Taipei 9-2 Japan USA 9-4 Finland USA AND CHINESE TAIPEI are both in the medals as the first two quarter-finals of the 12BET World Cup of Pool took place at the York Hall, East London. With the longer race to 9 racks in play, both successful teams pulled away from their opponents as they secured comfortable victories. Featuring 32 two-man teams from around the globe, the 12BET World Cup of Pool is into its 11th year as reigning champions Chinese Taipei attempt to become the first team ever to successfully defend the title at the York Hall. Defending champs Chinese Taipei are on course for a repeat as they coasted past Japan by a comfortable 9-2 scoreline. The duo of Ko Pin Yi and Chang Yu Lung are starting to find their form at a critical time and their strong breaking game was too much for Naoyuki Oi and Hijikata Haya. They had only two break and runs […]

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2017 12BET World Cup of Pool – Quarter final line up is complete

16th June – 2017 12BET World Cup of Pool Quarter final line up is complete Philippines 7-5 Holland England 7-6 Scotland USA 7-5 Spain THERE WERE THREE more humdingers at the York Hall on Friday night as the second round of the 12BET World Cup of Pool concluded. There were wins for the Philippines, England B and the USA but each match was hard fought and went down to the closing stages. Featuring 32 two-man teams from around the globe, the 12BET World Cup of Pool is into its 11th year as reigning champions Chinese Taipei attempt to become the first team ever to successfully defend the title at the York Hall. In a high-quality match-up, the Filipino duo of Johan ‘Bubwit’ Chua and Carlo Biado edged past Holland in a game where all four players were up to the task. There was offensive play and high-quality safeties and the close of the match rested on a miscalculation by Nils Feijen. Earlier, the Philippines had opened up a 5-1 lead, but Feijen and Nick van […]

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2017 12BET World Cup of Pool – Three more through to quarter finals

16th June – 2017 12BET World Cup of Pool Three more through to quarter finals Chinese Taipei 7-5 Poland China 7-0 Germany Austria 7-2 Russia THREE MORE TEAMS made their way through to the weekend and the quarter finals as the 12BET World Cup of Pool as play continued at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London. There were wins for China, Chinese Taipei and Austria with just three more round two matches left to conclude this evening. Featuring 32 two-man teams from around the globe, the 12BET World Cup of Pool is into its 11th year as reigning champions Chinese Taipei attempt to become the first team ever to successfully defend the title at the York Hall. Defending champs Chinese Taipei came from behind to defeat the Polish pair of Mateusz Sniegocki and Wojciech Szewczyk and keep their dreams alive of retaining their title. Both teams played a scrappy game and it was anyone’s at 5-5. The Poles broke in the next to give themselves a real chance but couldn’t make anything of it and […]

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2017 12BET World Cup of Pool – Japan and Finland first through to quarter finals

15th June – 2017 12BET World Cup of Pool Japan and Finland first through to quarter finals JAPAN BECAME the first team through to the last eight of the 2017 12BET World Cup of Pool as they enjoyed a comfortable win against Canada. There was also a second-round win for Finland as the USA closed out the first-round matches with a whitewash against Singapore. Featuring 32 two-man teams from around the globe, the 12BET World Cup of Pool is into its 11th year as reigning champions Chinese Taipei attempt to become the first team ever to successfully defend the title at the York Hall. The final first round match featured the American pair of Shane Van Boening and Skyler Woodward and they looked an excellent combination as they outplayed the Singaporean duo of Aloysius Yapp and Toh Lian Han. 7-0 was the final score – the fourth whitewash of the first round. Commented Van Boening, “We played great and only made one mistake early on and we were able to take advantage of their mistakes. […]

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2017 12BET World Cup of Pool – China, Holland and Austria through

15th June – 2017 World Cup of Pool China, Holland and Austria through China 7-5 Portugal Holland 7-0 Hungary Austria 7-5 Sweden THERE WERE wins for the big guns of China, Holland and Austria as the first round of the 2017 12BET World Cup of Pool moved towards its closing stages at the York Hall, Bethnal Green. Featuring 32 two-man teams from around the globe, the 12BET World Cup of Pool is into its 11th year as reigning champions Chinese Taipei attempt to become the first team ever to successfully defend the title at the York Hall. China, who with Wu Jiaqing and Dang Jinhu, looked to be one of the tips for the championship, had a real struggle on their hands to get past qualifiers Portugal in their first-round match-up. They lead 4-0 then 5-1 before the Portuguese pair, who won through a big qualifying tournament in Austria last year, got their break going. With some solid shot making and some combinations the 9, they soon clawed their way back into it and were […]