2008 World Cup of Pool

The 2008 World Cup of Pool was the third edition of the tournament. The event was held again in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from October 7–11, 2008.

2008 World Cup of Pool
Tournament information
Dates7–11 October 2008
CityRotterdam
CountryNetherlands
Organisation(s)Matchroom Sport
FormatSingle elimination tournament
Total prize fund$250,000
Winner's share$30,000 per player
Final
ChampionUnited States B (Rodney Morris and Shane Van Boening)
Runner-upEngland (Daryl Peach and Mark Gray)
Score11–7
2007
2009

Participating nations edit

Tournament bracket edit

[1]

Round of 32
Race to 8
Losers $3,000/pair
Round of 16
Race to 8
Losers $5,000/pair
Quarter-finals
Race to 9
Losers $10,000/pair
Semi-finals
Race to 9
Losers $16,000/pair
Final
Race to 11
Losers $30,000/pair;
Winners $60,000/pair
               
  Kumar / Talwar 6
1   Fu / Li 8
1   Fu / Li 8
16   Tschudi / Jungo 7
  Kwok / Lee 5
16   Tschudi / Jungo 8
1   Fu / Li 9
9   Petroni / Muratore 2
  Lopez / Vega 4
9   Petroni / Muratore 8
9   Petroni / Muratore 8
  Kim / Jeong 0
  Kim / Jeong 8
8   Immonen / Juva 4
1   Fu / Li 5
5   Peach / Gray 9
  Drago / Borg 4
5   Peach / Gray 8
5   Peach / Gray 8
12   Montal / Edey 4
  Cohen / Facquet 5
12   Montal / Edey 8
5   Peach / Gray 9
4   Engert / Souquet 7
  Poomjang / Kanjanasri 3
13   Babica / Sniegocki 8
13   Babica / Sniegocki 6
4   Engert / Souquet 8
  Hussain / Al Mohammadi 3
4   Engert / Souquet 8
5   Peach / Gray 7
6   Morris / Van Boening 11
  Das / Bruynooghe 8
4   Feijen / Van den Berg 3
  Das / Bruynooghe 6
  Kempter / Ouschan 8
  Kempter / Ouschan 8
14   Luong / Nguyen 1
  Kempter / Ouschan 7
6   Morris / Van Boening 9
  Stojanovic / Putnik 8
11   Alcaide / Cabello 7
  Stojanovic / Putnik 5
6   Morris / Van Boening 8
  Hallgrimsson / Helgason 4
6   Morris / Van Boening 8
6   Morris / Van Boening 9
2   Bustamante / Orcollo 6
  Gerards / van Helmond 8
7   Wu / Wang 5
  Gerards / van Helmond 5
10   Oi / Kawabata 8
  Lawler / Wims 5
10   Oi / Kawabata 8
10   Oi / Kawabata 2
2   Bustamante / Orcollo 9
  Bin Amir / Lee 4
15   Stepanov / Chinakhov 8
15   Stepanov / Chinakhov 3
2   Bustamante / Orcollo 8
  Kristoffersen / Larsen 2
2   Bustamante / Orcollo 8

Final edit

The American duo of Rodney Morris and Shane Van Boening beat the English team of Daryl Peach and Mark Gray with 11–7 to win the first championship for United States.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "PartyPoker World Cup of Pool 2008". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-05. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Team USA wins World Cup of Pool". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-05. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

External links edit