2017 World Cup of Pool

The 2017 World Cup of Pool was the eleventh edition of the tournament. The event was held in York Hall, London, England, from 13 to 18 June. A total of 32 two-player teams participated in the tournament.[1]

2017 World Cup of Pool
Tournament information
VenueYork Hall
CityLondon
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)Matchroom Sport
FormatSingle elimination tournament
Winner's share$30,000 each
Final
Champion Mario He & Albin Ouschan
Runner-up Shane Van Boening & Skyler Woodward
← 2015
2018 →

Prize fund

A total of $250,000 constituted the prize fund.[1]

  • Winners (per pair): $60,000
  • Runners-up (per pair): $30,000
  • Semi-finalists (per pair): $15,000
  • Quarter-finalists (per pair): $9,000
  • Last 16 losers (per pair): $4,500
  • Last 32 losers (per pair): $3,625

Competing teams
SeedTeamPlayers[2]

[3] [4]

1 Chinese TaipeiKo Pin-yiChang Yu-Lung
2 AustriaMario HeAlbin Ouschan
3 ChinaWu JiaqingDang Jinhu
4 EnglandDarren AppletonMark Gray
5 United StatesShane Van BoeningSkyler Woodward
6 NetherlandsNiels FeijenNick van den Berg
7 ScotlandJayson ShawPat Holtz
8 CanadaAlex PagulayanJohn Morra
9 JapanNaoyuki ŌiHayato Hijikata
10 EnglandImran MajidDaryl Peach
11 PhilippinesCarlo BiadoJohann Chua
12 SpainDavid AlcaideFrancisco Sánchez
13 FinlandMika ImmonenPetri Makkonen
14 GermanyRalf SouquetThorsten Hohmann
15 RussiaRuslan TschinachowKonstantin Stepanow
16 PolandMateusz ŚniegockiWojciech Szewczyk
17 GreeceNikos EkonomopoulosAlexander Kazakis
18 NorwayMats SchjetneTom Bjerke
19 PortugalJoao GriloRui Franco
20 RomaniaRobert BragaIoan Ladanyi
21 SwedenMarcus ChamatDaniel Tångudd
22 Hungary[lower-alpha 1]Gabor SolymosiGabor Antal
23 IndiaRaj HundalAmar Kang
24 IndonesiaIrsal NasutionMuhammad Simanjuntak
25 MalaysiaKok Jken YungMuhammad Almie
26 SingaporeToh Lian HanAloysius Yapp
27 ThailandAmnuayporn ChotipongTanut Makkamontree
28 AustraliaJustin CampbellMichael Caccioli
29 KuwaitBader al-AwadhiMohammad al-Kashawi
30 New ZealandMatthew EdwardsToar Dotulong
31 Malta[lower-alpha 2]Tony DragoRyan Pisani
32 QatarWaleed MajidBashar Hussain

Bracket

[5] [6] [7]

Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
               
1  Chinese Taipei 7
29  Kuwait 3
1  Chinese Taipei 7
16  Poland 5
16  Poland 7
17  Greece 6
1  Chinese Taipei 9
9  Japan 2
9  Japan 7
27  Thailand 2
9  Japan 7
8  Canada 3
8  Canada 7
28  Australia 5
1  Chinese Taipei 4
5  United States 9
5  United States 7
26  Singapore 0
5  United States 7
12  Spain 5
12  Spain 7
20  Romania 6
5  United States 9
13  Finland 4
13  Finland 7
18  Norway 0
13  Finland 7
23  India 4
4  England 4
23  India 7
5  United States 6
2  Austria 10
3  China 7
19  Portugal 5
3  China 7
14  Germany 0
14  Germany 7
31  Malta 2
3  China 9
11  Philippines 2
11  Philippines 7
32  Qatar 4
11  Philippines 7
6  Netherlands 5
6  Netherlands 7
22  Hungary 0
3  China 1
2  Austria 9
7  Scotland 7
30  New Zealand 6
7  Scotland 6
10  England 7
10  England 7
24  Indonesia 0
10  England 7
2  Austria 9
15  Russia 7
25  Malaysia 0
15  Russia 2
2  Austria 7
2  Austria 7
21  Sweden 5

Final

The final was played between the United States and Austria. Austria were crowned World Cup of Pool champions after victory over USA, with a final score of 10–6.[8]

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References
  1. The Hong Kong team (Andrew Kong and Lo Ho Sum) withdrew. The Hungarian team took the starting position before the tournament
  2. The South African team (David Anderson and Francois Ellis) was replaced by the Maltese shortly before the start of the tournament.
  1. "World Cup of Pool 2017 - Matchroom Pool". Matchroom Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  2. "World Cup of Pool 2017 – Teams". matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. "European Stars out in full Force for London World Cup". matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  4. "World Cup of Pool welcomes global Superstars to London". matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  5. "Schedule announced for ‚best World Cup ever'". matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  6. "World Cup of Pool 2017 – Draw". matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  7. "World Cup of Pool 2017 – Fixtures/Results". matchroompool.com. Matchroom Sport. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  8. "Austria crowned World Cup of Pool champions after victory over USA". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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