Category: World Cup of Pool

Singapore Ousts Fourth Seeds Germany The Singapore billiards team produced the biggest upset in World Cup history with a stunning 8-4 victory against fourth seeds Germany. The Singapore team of Toh Lian Han and Chan Keng Kwang benefited from a number of errors from the German duo of Christian Reimering…

Canadian Billiard Team Overwhelms India The Canadian billiards team secured their place in the second round of the 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool with a convincing 8-3 triumph over India.The Canadian side, consisting of Edwin Montal and Alain Martel, were never in trouble against the Indian duo of Dharminder…

Austria Billiards Team Stuns Australia The Austrian billiard team, made up of the European No.18 Martin Kempter and 17 year-old Albin Ouschan, edged their way into the second round of the PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool with a come-from-behind win over Australia. The Australian pairing of Shaun Budd and Stuart…

Feijen and Van den Berg Delight Home Crowd Holland A began their campaign in the final billiards match of the opening day in front of a large crowd at the Outland Nightclub in Rotterdam. The Dutch pairing of Niels Feijen and Nick van den Berg were among the favorites to…

France Moves to the Final 16 Two top-seeded billiard teams had already been eliminated on the opening day of the 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool. Russia and Spain, seeded 16 and 12 respectively, were already out and ninth seeds Italy were trying to avoid a similar fate, but faced…

Philippines Survive Scottish Scare Defending champions Philippines scraped into the last 16 of the 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool. But Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante held on to secure a thrilling 8-6 triumph against the brave Scottish pairing of Pat Holtz and Michael Valentine. It looked a simple task…

Croatia, China and Japan Advance at World Cup of Pool The PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool got underway today at Outland in Rotterdam, Netherlands as Croatia, China and Japan all advanced to the second round of the $250,000 event. In the opening game of the tournament, Croatia stunned the 16th…