
USA tumbles out as Holland and Philippines march on
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 […]