2011 World Cup of Pool

January 2019 6 11 September 2011 The Block of SM City North EDSA Quezon City Philippines Matchroom Sport Single elimination tournament $250,000 $30,000 per player Germany (Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann) Thailand (Nitiwat Kanjanasri and Kobkit Palajin) 10–4 2010 2012 The 2011 World Cup of Pool is the sixth edition of the said tournament. For the third straight year, the event is once again being held in the Philippines, at The Block of SM City North EDSA in Quezon City, from 6 to 11 September 2011. The event was won by the German team of Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann, who defeated Thailand's Nitiwat Kanjanasri and Kobkit Palajin in the final 10–4.Super Germany are World Cup champs azbilliards.com 2 January 2019 https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/8232-super-germany-are-world-cup-champs/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170705130543/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/8232-super-germany-are-world-cup-champs/ 5 July 2017 live Rules Winners' break. Teammates take shots alternately. Race to eight racks for matches prior to the quarterfinals. Race to nine racks for matches from the quarterfinals to the semifinals. Race to ten racks for the Final. Eighty-second shot clock for the shot immediately after the break, forty seconds for other shots. In order for a break to be legal, at least two balls must pass over the head string. Prize money PartyPoker World Cup of Pool 2011 azbilliards.com 2 January 2019 https://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/177-world-cup-of-pool/4216-partypoker-world-cup-of-pool-2011/results/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170705171119/http://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/177-world-cup-of-pool/4216-partypoker-world-cup-of-pool-2011/results/ 5 July 2017 live Stage Prize money Winner US$60,000 Runner Up US$30,000 Semi Final US$16,000 Quarter Final US$10,000 Second Round US$5,000 First Round US$3,000 Total US$250,000 Participating nations Seeded teams: China (Fu Jianbo and Li Hewen) Philippines A (Ronato Alcano and Dennis Orcollo) England (Darren Appleton and Chris Melling) Germany (Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann) Philippines B (Francisco Bustamante and Efren Reyes) USA (Corey Deuel and Mike Dechaine) Chinese Taipei (Ko Pin-yi and Ko Ping-chung) Spain (David Alcaide and Francisco Diaz Pizarro) Japan (Yukio Akagariyama and Lo Li-wen) Italy (Bruno Muratore and Fabio Petroni) Poland (Radosław Babica and Karol Skowerski) Finland (Mika Immonen and Petri Makkonen) France (Stephan Cohen and Vincent Facquet) Netherlands (Huidji See and Marco Teutscher) Canada (John Morra and Jason Klatt) Indonesia (Irsal Nasution and Riyan Setiawan) Unseeded teams: Australia (Greg Jenkins and David Rothall) Austria (Mario He and Jasmin Ouschan) Croatia (Karlo Dalmatin and Ivica Putnik) Estonia (Dennis Grabe and Erki Erm) Hong Kong (Kenny Kwok and Lee Chenman) India (Raj Hundal and Amar Kang) South Korea Korea (Lee Gun-jae and Hwang Young) Kuwait (Khaled Al Mutairi and Omar Al Shaheen) Malaysia (Ibrahim Bin Amir and Patrick Ooi) Malta (Alex Borg and Tony Drago) Russia (Ruslan Chinakhov and Konstantin Stepanov) Singapore (Chan Keng Kwang and Bernard Tey) Sweden (Marcus Chamat and Thomas Mehtala) Switzerland (Dimitri Jungo and Ronnie Regli) Thailand (Nitiwat Kanjanasri and Kobkit Palajin) Vietnam (Lương Chí Dũng and Nguyen Phuc Long) Tournament summary First round The first day of the tournament saw 4 seeded teams booted out of the competition, with the defending champions China dethroned by Switzerland, 8–4, and India outlasted the Finnish team led by Mika Immonen in a thriller, 8–7. This is the first time Team India advanced to the Round of 16 of the tournament.http://www.matchroompool.com/page/WorldCupofPool/NewsDetail/0,,12660~2442724,00.html Champions China crash out on day of shocks Matchroom Sport 6 September 2011 MatchroomPool.com Matchroom Sport 6 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120326073024/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/WorldCupofPool/NewsDetail/0,,12660~2442724,00.html 26 March 2012 dead dmy-all Meanwhile, the legendary Filipino duo of Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante started the tournament with a win over Kuwait, 8–4. The second day was again filled with upsets, with contenders United States, Holland, and England booted out of the competition by Singapore, Thailand, and newcomers Estonia.http://www.matchroompool.com/page/WorldCupofPool/NewsDetail/0,,12660~2444057,00.html World Cup Day Two - Big names crash out Matchroom Sport 7 September 2011 MatchroomPool.com Matchroom Sport 8 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120326073041/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/WorldCupofPool/NewsDetail/0,,12660~2444057,00.html 26 March 2012 dead dmy-all However, title favorites Germany and Philippines A trashed their respective opponents, defeating Australia (8–0) and Austria (8–2). The third day of the competition saw the Taiwanese brother duo of Ko Pin-yi and Ko Ping-chun defeating Russia, 8–4. Poland scored the second whitewash in the tournament, beating Vietnam, 8–0.http://www.matchroompool.com/page/WorldCupofPool/NewsDetail/0,,12660~2444235,00.html PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool day 3 action Matchroom Sport 8 September 2011 MatchroomPool.com Matchroom Sport 9 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120326073054/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/WorldCupofPool/NewsDetail/0,,12660~2444235,00.html 26 March 2012 dead dmy-all Second round On the first match of the second round, Sweden managed to squeaked past Switzerland, 8–6. Then, the duo of Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante eliminated India by the score of 8–5. The fourth day of the competition saw Germany and Poland continuing on their winning ways as they beat their respective foes, Malaysia and Singapore, by the identical scores of 8–3.http://www.matchroompool.com/page/WorldCupofPool/NewsDetail/0,,12660~2446170,00.html WCOP Day 4 - Orcollo and Alcano battle on Matchroom Sport 9 September 2011 MatchroomPool.com Matchroom Sport 10 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120326073107/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/WorldCupofPool/NewsDetail/0,,12660~2446170,00.html 26 March 2012 dead dmy-all Meanwhile, the Taiwanese brother duo of Ko Pin-yi and Ko Ping-chun and Team Philippines A of Dennis Orcollo and Ronato Alcano arranged their own quarterfinals matchup, as they beat Italy and Canada in tight matches by the score of 8-7 and 8–6, respectively. Quarterfinals The quarterfinals saw the two Filipino teams crashing out of the tournament. Team Philippines B of Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante were trashed by the German duo of Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann by the score of 9–1. Then, Team Philippines A of Dennis Orcollo and Ronato Alcano were defeated by the Taiwanese brother duo of Ko Pin-yi and Ko Ping-chun in a very close match (9–8), with Alcano failing to knock down the 8-ball that would have clinched the victory for the Philippines.http://www.matchroompool.com/page/WorldCupofPool/NewsDetail/0,,12660~2447101,00.html WCOP Day 5 - Both Philippines sides crash out Matchroom Sport 10 September 2011 MatchroomPool.com Matchroom Sport 11 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111015033452/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/WorldCupofPool/NewsDetail/0,,12660~2447101,00.html 15 October 2011 dead dmy-all In other quarterfinal matches, unheralded teams Korea and Thailand moved through the semifinals, defeating Sweden (9–5) and Poland (9–6), respectively. Semifinals The German duo of Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann became the first finalist of the tournament, surviving a scare from the Korean team, by the score of 9–7.http://www.matchroompool.com/page/WorldCupofPool/NewsDetail/0,,12660~2447401,00.html Germany and Thailand meet in WCOP final Matchroom Sport 11 September 2011 MatchroomPool.com Matchroom Sport 11 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111015033502/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/WorldCupofPool/NewsDetail/0,,12660~2447401,00.html 15 October 2011 dead dmy-all World Cup of Pool - Clinical Germans roll over Philippines azbilliards.com 2 January 2019 https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/8229-world-cup-of-pool-clinical-germans-roll-over-philippines/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170705133028/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/8229-world-cup-of-pool-clinical-germans-roll-over-philippines/ 5 July 2017 live dmy-all Afterwards, unheralded Team Thailand moved through the finals, beating Chinese Taipei by the score of 9–3.World Cup of Pool - Taiwan extinguish final Philippine hopes azbilliards.com 2 January 2019 https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/8230-world-cup-of-pool-taiwan-extinguish-final-philippine-hopes/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170705133219/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/8230-world-cup-of-pool-taiwan-extinguish-final-philippine-hopes/ 5 July 2017 live dmy-all Finals The German duo of Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann, who were playing superbly throughout the tournament, finally clinched their first championship, defeating surprise finalist Thailand by the score of 10–4. They would become the first European team to win the World Cup of Pool.http://www.matchroompool.com/page/WorldCupofPool/NewsDetail/0,,12660~2447558,00.html Germany wins World Cup of Pool Matchroom Sport 11 September 2011 MatchroomPool.com Matchroom Sport 11 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928163316/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/WorldCupofPool/NewsDetail/0,,12660~2447558,00.html 28 September 2011 dead dmy-all Tournament bracket Round 1Race to 8 Round 2Race to 8 Quarter-finalsRace to 9 Semi-finalsRace to 9 FinalRace to 10 130px 1 China 4 Switzerland 8 16 Indonesia 7 Sweden 8 8 Spain 5 South Korea Korea 8 9 Japan 8 Croatia 3 5 Philippines 8 Kuwait 4 12 Finland 7 India 8 4 Germany 8 Australia 0 13 France 6 Malaysia 8 3 England 6 Estonia 8 14 Netherlands 4 Thailand 8 6 USA 7 Singapore 8 11 Poland 8 Vietnam 0 7 Chinese Taipei 8 Russia 4 10 Italy 8 Hong Kong 6 2 Philippines 8 Austria 2 15 Canada 8 Malta 4 Switzerland 6 Sweden 8 South Korea Korea 8 9 Japan 6 5 Philippines 8 India 5 4 Germany 8 Malaysia 3 Estonia 4 Thailand 8 Singapore 3 11 Poland 8 7 Chinese Taipei 8 10 Italy 7 2 Philippines 8 15 Canada 6 Sweden 5 South Korea Korea 9 5 Philippines 1 4 Germany 9 Thailand 9 11 Poland 6 7 Chinese Taipei 9 2 Philippines 8 South Korea Korea 7 4 Germany 9 Thailand 9 Chinese Taipei 3 4 Germany 10 Thailand 4 References External links https://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/177-world-cup-of-pool/4216-partypoker-world-cup-of-pool-2011/ 2011 Category:2011 in cue sports Category:2011 in Philippine sport Category:International sports competitions hosted by the Philippines Category:Sports in Quezon City Category:History of Quezon City Category:September 2011 sports events in Asia Category:Cue sports in the Philippines