World Cup of Pool

Dafabet World Cup of Pool 2015

Taiwan (Ko Pin-Yi & Chang Yu-Lung) gewinnt Dafabet World Cup of Pool 2015 im Finale gegen England B (Mark Gray & Daryl Peach) mit 10-8. Den 3. Platz belegen England A (Darren Appleton & Karl Boyes) und Japan (Naoyuki Oi & Tohru Kuribayashi). Direkt im Anschluss an die derzeit laufende 9 Ball Weltmeisterschaft (2015 WPA World 9 Ball Championship) in Doha/Katar findet in der bekannten York Hall in London das nächste Top Pool Billard Event des Jahres 2015 statt. Wenn am heutigen Freitag in Doha der Weltmeister gekürt wird, sind die meisten Topstars der Pool Billard Szene bereits auf dem Weg nach London. Der World Cup of Pool zählt zu den spannendsten Turnieren weltweit und für uns ist es die Veranstaltung mit dem höchsten Unterhaltungswert, noch vor dem Mosconi Cup. Der Dafabet World Cup of Pool 2015 ist ein Doppel Nationenturnier, an dem 32 Doppelteams aus 31 Nationen teilnehmen werden. Diese Pool Billard Veranstaltung wird von Matchroom Sport organisiert und ist in den letzten Jahren zur Nr. 1 geworden wenn es um Spannung, Präsentation und […]

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2015 Dafabet World Cup of Pool – Title Sponsors Announced

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 […]

Mosconi Cup

2015 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup – Van Boening takes first US spot

25th August – 2015 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup Van Boening is first man in for Team USA Shane Van Boening is set to make his ninth Mosconi Cup outing this December, putting him joint seventh on the all-time list of appearances at the annual USA v Europe 9 ball showdown. Van Boening’s third place finish at the recently completed Turning Stone Classic puts him in an unassailable position and he will finish the points race in the number one spot whatever happens at the final event, the US Open in October. “It’s a great honor for me to be on the Mosconi Cup team for the 9th year in a row. It’s all about the process in the last six months. A lot of hard work has got me on the team and I’m looking forward to working harder to get the results against Europe in December. “This year I’ll really put the effort to help my team get the Cup. I will do things differently than in the past and I’m there to help my […]

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2015 World Cup of Pool – Schedule and Draw

24th August – 2015 World Cup of Pool Champs open defence with Ashes showdown Defending Champions England A will be getting their defence of the 2015 World Cup of Pool underway with a showdown against Ashes rivals Australia on the opening evening of the tournament. Taking place on the evening of Tuesday 22nd September at the famous York Hall in Bethnal Green, England’s Karl Boyes and Darren Appleton will be looking continue Australia’s dismal winless run in the competition. Other marquee matches in the opening round of the $250,000 pairs tournament include last year’s runners-up Holland against the well-supported Indian team and betting favourites the Philippines against the dangerous Russian duo. Both matches are slated for Wednesday evening. Previous champions China get their World Cup underway on the opening afternoon against debutants Romania while 2012 winners Finland face Belgium. Other big name teams include USA (Shane Van Boening and Mike Dechaine) against Qatar and Taiwan against Estonia. The 2015 World Cup of Pool runs from Tuesday 22nd and culminates in the final on the evening […]

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2015 World Cup of Pool – Teams and Players announced

20th August – 2015 World Cup of Pool World-class line up set for York Hall showdown With the annual World Cup of Pool coming back to London this September, Matchroom Sport can announce the 32 teams and players set to contest the annual $250,000 pairs tournament. Taking place at pool’s fiercest venue, the York Hall in Bethnal Green, the World Cup runs from Tuesday 22nd to 27th September. Defending champions are England A with Karl Boyes and Darren Appleton looking to become the first pair to successfully defend their crown. Competition will be tough though, with a host of previous winners and finalists taking part. Germany will be represented by 2011 champions Thorsten Hohmann and Ralf Souquet and 2012 winners Mika Immonen and Petri Makkonen (Finland) will be once again taking part. America’s Shane Van Boening, a winner with Rodney Morris in 2008, is paired with Mike Dechaine this time, while Li Hewen, a two-time winner in 2007 and 2010 will be partnered by Liu Haitao as they make a run for title number three […]

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2015 PartyPoker World Pool Masters – Shane is a two-time Master

16th August – 2015 PartyPoker World Pool Masters The Final Shane Van Boening (USA) 8-2 Darren Appleton (ENG) Semi-Finals Shane Van Boening (USA) 8-0 Liu Haitao (CHN) Darren Appleton (ENG) 8-4 Mark Gray (ENG) SOUTH DAKOTA’S Shane Van Boening became the first player in the 23 year history of the PartyPoker World Pool Masters to retain the title as he beat Darren Appleton (England) 8-2 at the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester. Alex Lely and Dennis Orcollo had reached the final in their defence of the title but Van Boening went one better with a blistering display of breaking to take the title and the $20,000 winner’s cheque. Van Boening also joins Ralf Souquet, Francisco Bustamante and Thomas Engert as multiple winners of the Masters. Commented Van Boening; “It feels awesome to win. Before I came here I practiced for almost a week and that work has paid off, it is amazing. The more you practice the better you get and that has really built up my confidence. “I don’t know what happened with the golden […]

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2015 PartyPoker World Pool Masters – Down to the last four in Manchester

16th August – 2015 PartyPoker World Pool Masters Quarter-Finals Shane Van Boening (USA) 8-5 Waleed Majid (QAT) Darren Appleton (ENG) 8-5 Johnny Archer (USA) Ralf Souquet (GER) 6-8 Mark Gray (ENG) The 2015 PartyPoker World Pool Masters is down to the last four as Shane Van Boening, Darren Appleton and Mark Gray all won through their afternoon quarter-final matches to join Liu Haitao in the semi-finals on Sunday night at the Victoria Warehouse. In the final match of the session, Mark Gray put in a terrific performance to defeat Ralf Souquet following an excellent comeback as the match slipped away from him. At 6-3 down Gray looked to have it all against him but a miss from the German put him back in and from there he never looked back. Said Gray, “I am well chuffed. I was 6-3 down and breaking very well. I took one rack away which I should have ran out and the other times I was breaking well but the white was getting kicked and wasn’t leaving me a shot. […]

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2015 PartyPoker World Pool Masters – Liu through to semis as Souquet and Archer roll back years

15th August – 2015 PartyPoker World Pool Masters Round One Nikos Ekonomopoulos (GRE) 3-8 Ralf Souquet (GER) Johnny Archer (USA) 8-2 James Georgiadis (AUS) Quarter-Finals Niels Feijen (HOL) 6-8 Liu Haitao (CHN) Liu Haitao, the 33 year-old from Neimenggu, China became the first man through to the semi-finals of the PartyPoker World Pool Masters as he overcame Holland’s Niels Feijen in a hard fought match at the Victoria Warehouse. Liu, the sharp-shooting World No.10, had a great start, aided by two misses by Feijen and it allowed him to take a 6-2 lead. Feijen though regrouped and won the next three to get within one rack of Liu. Momentum was stalled though when he broke dry in rack 12 and Liu ran out to move to 7-5. Feijen won rack 13 to stay alive but a push out to a jump with no shot on the 1 ball let Liu regain momentum with a quality jump shot. From there he took the rack and the victory. “I had the better luck in that match than […]

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2015 PartyPoker World Pool Masters – Double delight for English pair

15th August – 2015 PartyPoker World Pool Masters Waleed Majid (QAT) 8-4 Daryl Peach (ENG) Ko Pin Yi (TPE) 5-8 Mark Gray (ENG) Darren Appleton (ENG) 8-4 Mateusz Sniegocki (POL) Mosconi Cup team mates Darren Appleton and Mark Gray both enjoyed first round wins at the 2015 PartyPoker World Pool Masters as first round play continued on Saturday afternoon at the Victoria Warehouse, Manchester. First Gray turned over highly fancied Ko Pin Yi in an upset and then Darren made light work of Poland’s Mateusz Sniegocki. Earlier England’s Daryl Peach was ousted by up-and-coming Qatari star Waleed Majid. In the opening match of the session, seeded player Waleed Majid took care of an out-of-sorts Daryl Peach (England) by an 8-4 score line. There were plenty of errors as each player gifted the other chances as the score moved to 3-3. With ball in hand following Majid’s failed escape from a snooker, Peach messed up as he missed the 6 to hand the rack back. The Qatari though scratched on the break and from there Peach […]

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2015 PartyPoker World Pool Masters -Three seeds come through in thrillers!

14th August – 2015 PartyPoker World Pool Masters Shane Van Boening (USA) 8-6 John Morra (CAN) Niels Feijen (HOL) 8-6 Marcus Chamat (SWE) Liu Haitao (CHN) 8-7 Karl Boyes (ENG) There were three wins for the three seeded players as the 2015 PartyPoker World Pool Masters got underway at the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester on Friday evening. In front of an enthusiastic crowd there were wins for defending champ Shane Van Boening, 2013 victor Niels Feijen and China’s Liu Haitao in the final match of the session. Liu had faced England’s Karl Boyes who had enjoyed some rowdy support in the arena. It was an absorbing encounter with the most dramatic of endings as Boyes came back from 7-5 down to level the match at 7-7. The final rack came down to the last two balls as Boyes looked to complete an exhilarating run out for the win. After an array of outstanding shot making, he missed the easiest of 8 balls, a short prod into the top corner pocket. The crowd were stunned and […]