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2006 World Cup Of Pool

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I am assuming there are followers of pool here and thought this would be a interesting tourny....below is the breakdown of the tournament and I am looking for odds There are 32 teams in total competing for the lion’s share of the US $250,000 prize fund including a $60,000 first prize. Dates: Tuesday 22 August – Sunday 27 August Venue: The Newport Centre, Newport, South Wales, Format: A total of 32 participating countries will be taking part, each represented by top two players. The matches will be played on a straight knock-out basis – five rounds of matches on one TV table All matches are scotch doubles with alternate break. Matches:

Last 32, race to 9
Last 16, race to 9
Last 8, race to 9
Semi-Finals, race to 11
Final, race to 13
Tickets: The free tickets are available in person from The Newport Centre and by sending an e-mail to [email protected] with information of how many tickets you want and for what sessions. Participating Nations Seeded teams in brackets: Europe (17 teams): Croatia (15), Czech Republic, England A (13), England B, Finland (7), Germany (4), Holland (2), Hungary, Ireland, Italy (10), Malta, Poland (9), Russia (11), Scotland, Spain, Sweden (6) and Wales. Asia (10 teams): Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan (12), Korea (14), Malaysia (16), Philippines (1), Singapore, Taiwan (5), Thailand and Vietnam Americas (2 teams): Canada (8) and USA (3) Rest of the World (2 teams): Qatar and South Africa Playing Schedule The World Cup of Pool will be played over six days in a single-table TV arena, starting on Tuesday and concluding with the final on the Sunday. First round (race to nine) Tuesday, August 22 (2pm) 1. Thailand (Tepwin Arunnath and Amnuayporn Chotipong) v Canada (Luc Salvas and Tyler Edey) 2. Qatar (Fahad Mohammadi and Bashar Hussain) v Malaysia (Patrick Ooi Fook Yuen and Ibrahim Bin Amir) 3. Czech Republic (Roman Hybler and Michal Gavenciak) v Poland (Radoslaw Babica and Mariusz Roter) Tuesday, August 22 (7pm) 4. Philippines (Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante) v Malta (Tony Drago and Alex Borg) 5. Taiwan (Wang Hung-hsiang and Yang Ching-shun) v India (Dharminder Lilly and Alok Kumar) 6. England B (Steve Davis and Daryl Peach) v Korea (Jeong Young-hwa and Lee Gun-jae) Wednesday, August 23 (2pm) 7. Hungary (Vilmos Foldes and Gabor Solymosi) v Russia (Konstantin Stepanov and Konstantin Zolotilov) 8. Hong Kong (Lee Chenman and Kong Man-ho) v Sweden (Marcus Chamat and Tom Storm) 9. Japan (Maasaki Tanaka and Satoshi Kawabata) v Indonesia (Imran Ibrahim and Ricky Yang) Wednesday, August 23 (7pm) 10. Spain (David Alcaide and Rafael Guzman) v England A (Raj Hundal and Ronnie O’Sullivan). 11. Singapore (Chan Keng Kwang and Toh Lian Han) v USA (Earl Strickland and Rodney Morris) 12. Wales (Rob McKenna and Ben Davies) v Germany (Thomas Engert and Oliver Ortmann) Thursday, August 24 (2pm) 13. Ireland (Tommy Donlon and Paddy McLaughlin) v Finland (Mika Immonen and Markus Juva) 14. South Africa (David Anderson and Yulan Govender) v Italy (Fabio Petroni and Angelo Millauro) 15. Vietnam (Thanh Nam Nguyen and Chi Dung Luong) v Croatia (Philipp Stovanovic and Ivan Kralj) Thursday, August 24 (7pm) 16. Scotland (Michael Valentine and Pat Holtz) v Holland (Nick van den Berg and Niels Feijen) Second round (race to nine) 17. Philippines or Malta v Qatar or Malaysia 18. Singapore or USA v England B or Korea Friday, August 25 (2pm) 19. Taiwan or India v Japan or Indonesia 20. Hungary or Russia v Hong Kong or Sweden 21. Czech Republic or Poland v Thailand or Canada Friday, August 25 (7pm) 22. Ireland or Finland v South Africa or Italy 23. Spain or England A v Wales or Germany 24. Vietnam or Croatia v Scotland or Holland Saturday, August 26 (2pm) Quarter-finals (race to 11) 25. QF 1 26. QF 2 Saturday, August 26 (7pm) 27. QF 3 28. QF 4 The schedule of quarter-final matches will be decided once the line-up is completed but the matches will be: A – Winner of match 17 v winner of match 21 B – Winner of match 19 v winner of match 23 C – Winner of match 18 v winner of match 20 D – Winner of match 22 v winner of match 24. Sunday, August 27 (2pm) Semi-finals (race to 11) 29. SF 1 – Winner of match A v winner of match B 30. SF 2 – Winner of match C v winner of match D Sunday, August 27 (7pm) Final (race to 13) 31. F – Winner of match 29 v winner of match 30 Prize Fund
Winners:US$60,000 x 1
Runners Up:US$30,000 x 1
Semi-Finalists:US$16,000 x 2
Quarter-Finalists:US$10,000 x 4
Last 16:US$5,000 x 8
Last 32:US$3,000 x 16
TotalUS$250,000
* All prize money is split between the two players
Television Matchroom Sport will be providing coverage of the competition in 31 x 1 hour programmes.
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Re: 2006 World Cup Of Pool Nice spot mate. I'll have some of this. Here's the odds you wanted.

Philippines2.75
USA6
Germany11
Chinese Taipei13
Finland13
Holland13
Sweden15
Japan26
Canada34
England A34
Vietnam34
England B51
Korea51
Italy67
Malaysia67
Poland67
Czech Republic81
India81
Spain81
Croatia101
Hungary101
Malta101
Russia101
South Africa101
Ireland126
Scotland126
Hong Kong151
Singapore151
Wales201
Indonesia251
Qatar501
Thailand501
Each-way terms: 2 at 1/2
I'll throw 3 outrights into the mix. 5pts ew USA to win World Cup 5/1 Stan James (1/2 1,2) In this scotch doubles format Morris and Strickland are going to be real tough nuts to crack. They will be very much used to it and in this format in Mosconi Cup matches they are yet to taste defeat. Obviously liking the format and being in the slightly easier half of the draw I fancy them to go all the way. 2pts ew England A to win World Cup 33/1 Stan James (1/2 1,2) England's main dup is full of quality. Raj Hundal was the World Pool Master last year and made his Mosconi Cup debut at the end of last year. He knows his way around a pool table and I think he could have the perfect partner in Ronnie O'Sullivan. There won't be a ball on the table that Ronnie can't pot and with Hundal's tactical knowledge these 2 could be tough to beat. 1pt ew Malta to win World Cup 100/1 Stan James (1/2 1,2) Although Malta have a tough 1st round match I think they could be real live outsiders in this. Tony Drago has had many a good result in 9 ball before and he's partnered by Alex Borg, another from the snooker world. Malta have the favourites Phillippines in the 1st round but if they get through that the path to the semis is very much open. At this price I'll happily take my chance. Just going to check out Tuesday's matches :ok
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Re: 2006 World Cup Of Pool I think they'll record each match and show them maybe 2 a week on Sky to generate year long popularity for the sport - like they do the World Pool Masters. Just my guess though. I've got 1 match bet for Tuesday! 10pts Poland to beat Czech Rep 8/11 Stan James Radoslaw Babica and Mariusz Roter are the 9th seeds for this tournament and have plenty of experience between them. I've heard they've been practicing hard for this and I expect them to see off their more inexperienced Czech opponents. Best of 17s are fairly short but still long enough for Poland to get the better of the Czech's in this one.

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I think they'll record each match and show them maybe 2 a week on Sky to generate year long popularity for the sport - like they do the World Pool Masters. Just my guess though. I've got 1 match bet for Tuesday! 10pts Poland to beat Czech Rep 8/11 Stan James Radoslaw Babica and Mariusz Roter are the 9th seeds for this tournament and have plenty of experience between them. I've heard they've been practicing hard for this and I expect them to see off their more inexperienced Czech opponents. Best of 17s are fairly short but still long enough for Poland to get the better of the Czech's in this one.
BOL Kev. If i lived anywere near this event id go. Seems as tho tickets are free!!
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Re: 2006 World Cup Of Pool Czechs Cash In On Polish Errors Czech%20Republic%20v%20Poland.jpg POLAND />became the first seeded side to crash out of the PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool as they slumped to a 9-6 defeat against Czech/> Republic. Ninth seeds Poland/> produced an error-filled performance as the Czechs moved into round two where they now face eighth seeds Canada/> />on Friday afternoon. The Polish side of Radoslaw Babica and Mariusz Roter fell 6-1 behind and, despite fighting back to 7-6, had left themselves with too much to do and Babica admitted a lack of teamwork had proved costly. He said: “We didn’t practise too much together and have only been playing for two days before the tournament. But that was a mistake and we should have played more because we didn’t think the same. “I always thought we could win, even if I’m losing 6-1, but I didn’t understand how he (Roter) was feeling. We were losing 6-1, not because they played well but because we made three easy mistakes from the beginning of the match.” Poland />won the lag but failed to take advantage as Radoslaw Babica scratched off the break and the Poles did not get out of their chair again as the Czech Republic/> />pairing of Roman Hybler and Michal Gavenciak moved 1-0 ahead. In the second rack Hybler ran out of position while potting the pink 4 and that left Gavenciak with a difficult shot on the orange 5 that Poland/> />should have brought it back to 1-1. But Roter missed a simple-looking 9-Ball to gift Czech Republic a 2-0 lead while another Roter error in the third rack, when he scratched while potting the red three, was again punished as the Czechs bounced into a 3-0 lead. Roter was having a shocking time and when he scratched again in the fourth it looked as if Poland/> />were about to go 0-4 behind. But Czech Republic could not capitalise as Roter sunk a simple 9-Ball to get some confidence back and put Poland on the scoreboard, however, moments later Czech Republic regained their three-rack advantage. Hybler overcut an attempt on the orange five in the next but it did not prove crucial as Babica failed to down the brown seven before Hybler made up for his mistake by sliding the 9-Ball down the rail for 5-1. Roter, a three-time Polish champion, was struggling to find his form and had a lucky reprieve when a miss on the brown seven was not punished in the seventh and he was soon back at the table. However, another miss, this time on the black eight let the Czechs in again but, in an error-filled rack, Gavenciak missed the 9-Ball before Babica did likewise and Hybler was in no mood to pass this opportunity by to move into a 6-1 advantage. Poland />/>regained some pride in the eighth to make it 6-2 and made the score look more respectable as they took the next for 6-3. Hybler hit the cue off the table in the tenth and Babica, with ball in hand, produced a 2-9 combination to rekindle hopes of a memorable fightback. But Poland’s winning run of three racks came to an end as Czech Republic again moved three ahead and inched closer to the victory line before Babica potted the 9-Ball in the next to make it 7-5. Another foul by Roter was again not punished by a Czech Republic side that were now the ones making the basic mistakes as Hybler failed at an attempt to hit the red three as Poland, who looked dead and buried, pulled it back to 7-6. Czech/> Republic/> />won the next two as they finally convinced a victory that they had made harder than it should have been.

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Re: 2006 World Cup Of Pool Sweet mother of Mary :loon . That didn't go as planned! The fightback begins here! 10pts Russia to beat Hungary 8/11 Stan James 11th seeded Russia play Hungary in this 1st round clash. The Russian duo are tipped for a big future and Stepanov is touted as one of Europe's finest young talents. Their opponents Hungary are not experienced on the major stage and with a good start Russia should be able to dominate this one.

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5pts ew USA to win World Cup 5/1 Stan James (1/2 1' date=2) In this scotch doubles format Morris and Strickland are going to be real tough nuts to crack. They will be very much used to it and in this format in Mosconi Cup matches they are yet to taste defeat. Obviously liking the format and being in the slightly easier half of the draw I fancy them to go all the way.
Phillippines beat USA 13-5 in the final.
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