2009 World Cup of Pool

The Annex of SM City North EDSA, site of the 2009 World Cup of Pool.

The 2009 World Cup of Pool is the fourth World Cup of Pool championship. For the first time, it was held outside Europe, at The Annex of SM City North EDSA in Quezon City, Philippines, from September 1 to 6, 2009, and that an all-female duo participated.

Rules

Cash prizes

Stage Prize Money
(Total-US$250,000)
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

Participating nations

Tournament bracket

Round 1
Race to 8 		Round 2
Race to 8 		Quarter-finals
Race to 9 		Semi-finals
Race to 9 		Final
Race to 11
               
1  USA 8
 Malta 7
1  USA 8
 Indonesia 5
16  India 3
 Indonesia 8
1  USA 5
9  China 9
9  China 8
 Korea 5
9  China 8
8  Finland 3
8  Finland 8
 Sweden 3
9  China 8
5  Philippines B 9
5  Philippines B 8
 Qatar 3
5  Philippines B 8
12  Italy 5
12  Italy 8
 Austria 5
5  Philippines B 9
4  England 1
13  Spain 8
 Australia 3
13  Spain 6
4  England 8
4  England 8
 Malaysia 4
5  Philippines B 11
3  Germany 9
3  Germany 8
 Hong Kong 0
3  Germany 8
 France 4
14  Canada 1
 France 8
3  Germany 9
6  Netherlands 7
11  Japan 8
 Croatia 6
11  Japan 4
6  Netherlands 8
9  Netherlands 8
 Vietnam 3
3  Germany 9
2  Philippines A 6
7  Taiwan 8
 Singapore 6
7  Taiwan 5
10  Poland 8
10  Poland 8
 Belgium 0
10  Poland 5
2  Philippines A 9
15  Russia 8
 Denmark 3
15  Russia 3
2  Philippines A 8
2  Philippines A 8
 Thailand 5

Events

First round

Second round

Semifinals

In the first semifinal, the match went to a hill-hill face-off. After the Chinese had a legal break at the final rack, Fu missed a two-ball carom on the corner pocket, that led to the run-out by the Filipino team of Reyes and Bustamante to advance to the final. In the other semifinal, the German team of Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann prevented an all-Filipino final with a 9–6 decision.[4]

Final

In the final, the debut World Cup champions faced two former world champions in a race-to-11 affair. Germany won the lag, but the Philippines won the first three racks. The Germans caught up and even lead 5–3. The Philippines tied the match 6–all, then 16th rack became a long drawn-out safety match, with Reyes and Bustamante missing long shots. Souquet himself converted a long shot at the 9-ball to put the Germans up 8–6, but the Filipinos then reached the hill first when Souquet missed the 5-ball on the 20th rack. Reyes and Bustamante shook off earlier mistakes, with Reyes sinking the 9-ball to win the World Cup for the second time, the first time in World Cup history.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bernardino, Marlon (2009-09-04). "Orcollo, Alcano buck early scare". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  2. ↑ Tupas, Cedelf (2009-09-05). "China’s Li, Fu oust crack Finnish pair". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  3. ↑ Tupas, Cedelf (2009-09-04). "Bata, Django gain World Cup last 8". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  4. 1 2 Tupas, Cedelf (2009-09-06). "Bata, Django lift World Cup over Germans". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
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