WCOP 2009 - Schedule

Matchroom Sport Press Release:

THE AMERICAN pairing of Shane Van Boening and Rodney Morris face a tough opening match as they look to defend their PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool trophy. This year's tournament, which features 32 two-man teams from 31 nations, will take place in Manila, Philippines from Tuesday, September 1 to Sunday, September 6.

USA won the 2008 competition and will meet Malta, whose team includes Mosconi Cup rival Tony Drago, in a mouth-watering first round tie. These two met in the opening round of the 2007 event and it was the American side of Morris and Corey Deuel who prevailed 8-7 in an absolute classic.

As host country, Philippines have two teams and the A side, consisting of Dennis Orcollo and Ronnie Alcano, will meet Thailand. Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante, who won the inaugural competition in 2006, will be reunited to form the Philippines B pairing and they will meet Qatar in the first round.

Finland’s Mika Immonen and Markus Juva, runners-up in 2007, have a tricky tie against a Swedish side that includes Marcus Chamat, winner of last weekend's Austrian Open.

England reached the final last year and will be represented by Imran Majid and World Pool Masters Champion Darren Appleton and they will be confident of triumphing against Malaysia.

Other notable first round matches include Korea v China and France v Canada, while a strong-looking German pairing of Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann, both former World Champions, begin their campaign against Hong Kong.

Schedule

Tuesday, 1st September (Round 1 - race to 8)

12.00 noon
France v Canada
Kore v China

3.00 pm
Australia v Spain
Indonesia v India

6.00 pm
Malta v USA
Qatar v Philippines B

Wednesday, 2nd September (Round 1 - race to 8)

12.00 noon
Sweden v Finland
Austria v Italy

3.00 pm
Croatia v Japan
Hong Kong v Germany

6.00 pm
Malaysia v England
Thailand v Philippines A

Thursday, 3rd September (Round 1 & 2 - race to 8)

12.00 noon
Singapore v Taiwan
Belgium v Poland

3.00 pm
Denmark v Russia
Vietnam v Holland

6.00 pm
Malta/USA v Indonesia/India
Qatar/Philippines B v Austria/Italy

Friday, 4th September (Round 2 - race to 8)

12.00 noon
Korea/China v Sweden/Finland
Hong Kong/Germany v France/Canada

3.00 pm
Singapore/Taiwan v Belgium/Poland
Croatia/Japan v Vietnam/Holland

6.00 pm
Australia/Spain v Malaysia/England
Denmark/Russia v Thailand/Philippines A

Saturday, 5th September (Quarter-finals - race to 9))

2.00 pm
Quarter Final
Quarter Final

6.00 pm
Quarter Final
Quarter Final

Sunday, 6th September (Semi-finals - race to 9)

2.00 pm
Semi Final 1
Semi Final 2

6.00 pm (Final - race to 11)