Category: World Cup of Pool

Finland Billiards Team Utilize Soft Break for Win The Finnish billiard team produced an emphatic display of tactical excellence as they crushed Canada 9-0 in the opening semi-final. The Finnish side recorded a dry break off the first rack but then slightly changed the positioning of the cue ball as…

Philippines Knocked Out of World Cup Defending champions Philippines have crashed out of the 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool. The Filipino duo of Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante suffered a shock 9-6 defeat against the Chinese pairing of Fu Jian-bo and Li He-wen. Philippines won the 2006 World Cup…

Finland Billiard Team Secures Semi Seat The Finnish billiards team will meet Canada in one of the semi-finals in the 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool. The Finnish duo of Marcus Juva and Mika Immonen defeated Switzerland’s Marco Tschudi and Dimitri Jungo by 9-4 at the Outland Nightclub in Rotterdam.…

Canada Snuff Belgium’s World Cup Hopes The Canadian billiards team moved into the semi-finals of the 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool. The team of Edwin Montal and Alain Martel produced a nervous, error-strewn performance but still did enough to win 9-4 against a Belgian side who looked drained after…

Japan Jests Their Way to Semi-finals The Japan billiard team became the first side to reach the semi-finals of the 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool. Naoyuki Oi and Satoshi Kawabata have come to Holland with the attitude of enjoying themselves in every match and their constant laughing, smiling and…

Belgium Billiards Team Stuns World Cup of Pool The Belgium billiard team has produced one of the biggest shocks of all time by defeating Taiwan in the 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool. They beat Taiwan 8-6 to the delight of a packed, partisan crowd at the Outland Nightclub in…

Finland Billiard Team Finishes off England Team England has crashed out of the 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool. The Finnish duo of Mika Immonen and Markus Juva fought back from 3-1 and won five racks in a row on their way to an 8-5 victory. They will now meet…

Swiss Billiards Team Dispatches USA at World Cup of Pool The USA billiard team, runners-up in the 2006 World Cup of Pool, have been eliminated from the 2007 tournament. This week’s competition in Rotterdam, Holland, has produced a number of huge upsets and a large crowd at the Outland Nightclub…

Singapore Billiard Team Ensures Asian Finalist The Singapore billiard team ensured there would be an Asian team in the final of the 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool. They beat Austria 8-2 as only Asian countries – Philippines, China, Japan and Singapore – are left in the top half of…

China and Philippines Billiard Teams Set to Collide The Chinese billiards team won a thrilling last 16 match with victory over France to move into the quarter-finals. Li He-wen and Fu Jian Bo recorded a tight 8-6 triumph against Vincent Facquet and Stephan Cohen and will now play Philippines. China…