York Hall
5 Old Ford Road
Bethnal Green
London
E2 9PJ
UNITED KINGDOM
www.matchroompool.com - World Cup of Pool - Facebook - Pro9 Chat
www.seetickets.com - Buy WCOP Spectator Tickets Here
www.livesport.tv - Live Streaming Video
Tuesday-Sunday 17-22 September 2013
Click the image to view the large photograph - use "back" to return here.
All photography courtesy of © JP Parmentier / Matchroom Sport
Team England A - Karl Boyes & Darren Appleton
Double white-wash for Teams England!
Round 1
England A 7-0 Indonesia
Round 2
Finland 7-6 Korea
England B 7-0 Germany
THERE WAS double joy for the two English teams at the 888.com World Cup of Pool as first England A routed Indonesia 7-0 to reach the second round, and then the B team smashed Germany by a similar score line to reach the quarter-finals.
Both teams looked in outstanding shape and with them both being in different halves of the draw the possibilities of an all-England final on Sunday night are not out of the question.
England A, comprised of former World Champions Darren Appleton and Karl Boyes, looked very much the part as they completed the first round matches with a thumping 7-0 win over Indonesia at the York Hall to set up a second round game against Italy.
Looking focused throughout, England never let the Indonesian pairing of Ricky Yang and Irsal Nasution off the hook as they put on the best performance of the tournament to date.
Appleton was certainly pleased with how it went; “We are best friends and we have been for a long time, so we feel really comfortable together. We always play really well together. “We had the advantage of watching all the other matches so we got to see how the table played and we really enjoyed it.
Share this article on FaceBook
"Read More..." for further details!
Click the image to view the large photograph - use "back" to return here.
Team England A - Karl Boyes & Darren Appleton
“The next match is really big. Italy played really well today. We know Fabio and Bruno well and we have played them many times but I think we have the slight edge and we are playing at home. That’s the important one, if we can get through that and to the quarter-finals it is up to race to nine and we are more comfortable with that,” he added.
The opening match of the second round was a close fought affair as the defending champions Finland – Petri Makkonen and Mika Immonen – took on Korea who have giant-killing form in this competition.
Click the image to view the large photograph - use "back" to return here.
Team Finland - Mika Immonen & Petri Makkonen
The Korean pair of Ham Won Sik and Ryu Sueng Woo played well but the Finns got the better of the first half as they opened up a 4-2 lead. The Asians though dug in and made the most of some Finnish errors to win four in a row and move to the hill at 6-4.
In an entertaining affair, the Finns then went on a run and the match was eventually tied up at hill-hill with Makkonen breaking. He thundered one down and two balls dropped with the 1 ball available in the top left pocket.
Immonen messed up a bit on the positional shot but his partner made an excellent cut on the 2 ball and from there they ran out to be the first team to reach the quarter-finals.
“When we were 6-4 down I was just feeling ‘give us another shot and we can try and control the table’,” said a delighted Immonen.
“It was very nerve wracking and they punished us for minor mistakes and played very well and put us under real pressure.
“The next race is more of a cushion (Race to 9) and it gives you more chance of a comeback. Still, it’s a short race so we need to start strong and put pressure on the opponents and if we do then we can go all the way from here,” he added.
Click the image to view the large photograph - use "back" to return here.
Team England B - Chris Melling & Daryl Peach
The final game of the night saw another superb English show, this time from the B team as Daryl Peach and Chris Melling took apart the German pairing of Ralf Souquet and Dominic Jentsch, winning by 7-0.
Outstanding potting and safety play were the order of the day as they moved in to a 3-0 lead. A Peach snooker on the fourth forced Souquet to miss and they increased the lead with ball in hand.
They ran out the next for 5-0 and did exactly the same in the next to reach the hill. There was another terrific break and run to seal a great night for the English.
Melling was thrilled by the win, “They were contrasting performances (first and second round). The A team put a clinic on and we had to come up with something special. In the first round we played 60 percent and got through that match, but not many people are going to beat you if you play like that.”
Peach added, “The difference was in the first match we maybe had a few nerves and wanted to try and get the first win under our belt. We have settled into the tournament now and we knew we would have to play well tonight because Germany are a class act and have won this event twice before. We had to come out with our best performance today.
“We are all top players and when the sides were picked me and Chris knew we would gel and Darren and Karl knew they would gel. We just got called ‘B’ but we are not a reserve side, call us Z team if you like, it doesn’t matter to us, we do our talking on the table.”
The 2013 888.com World Cup of Pool runs from Tuesday September 17 to Sunday, September 22 at the famous York Hall in Bethnal Green, East London. The field features 32 teams from 31 countries in a single elimination format. The total prize fund is US$250,000 with $60,000 going to the eventual champions.
Play continues tomorrow afternoon with three more second round match:
Hungary v Russia
Philippines v Singapore
Chinese Taipei v Greece
Click the image to view the large photograph - use "back" to return here.
Team England B - Daryl Peach & Chris Melling
Click the image to view the larger poster - use "back" to return here.
THE 2013 EDITION | ||||
WORLD CUP OF POOL | ||||
THE DRAW | ||||
 |  | |||
 |  | |||
 |  | |||
 |  | |||
 |  | |||
 |  | |||
 |  | |||
 |  | |||
 |  | |||
 |  | |||
 |  | |||
 |  | |||
 |  | |||
 |  | |||
|  | |||
 |  | |||
THE 2013 EDITION | ||||
WORLD CUP OF POOL | ||||
THE LAST 16 | ||||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
THE 2013 EDITION | ||||
WORLD CUP OF POOL | ||||
THE QUARTER FINALS | ||||
| | |||
 | | |||
| | |||
| | |||
THE 2013 EDITION | ||
WORLD CUP OF POOL | ||
MATCH SCHEDULE | ||
| Tuesday September 17 Round 1 – race to 7 12.00 pm midday Finland (1) v Austria Korea (16) v Qualifier 2 Germany (9) v Malaysia 6.00 pm Holland (5) v Thailand England B (8 ) v Qualifier 1 Philippines (6) v Croatia | Wednesday September 18 Round 1 – race to 7 12.00 pm midday Japan (13) v Sweden China (3) v Hungary Russia (14) v Hong Kong 6.00 pm USA (4) v Kuwait Poland (11) v Singapore Canada (12) v India | |
| Thursday September 19 Round 1 & 2 – race to 7 12.00 pm midday Chinese Taipei (7) v Belgium Greece (10) v Australia Italy (15) v Spain 6.00 pm England A v Indonesia Finland/Austria v Korea/Qual 2 England B/Qual 1 v Germany/Malay. | Friday September 20 Round 2 – race to 7 12.00 pm midday China/Hungary v Russia/Hing Kong Philippines/Croatia v Poland/Singapore Ch. Taipei/Belgium v Greece/Australia 6.00 pm USA/Kuwait v Japan/Sweden Holland/Thailand v Canada/India England A/Indonesia v Italy/Spain | |
| Saturday September 21 Quarter Finals – race to 9 1.00 pm Quarter Final Quarter Final 6.00 pm Quarter Final Quarter Final | Sunday September 22 Semi Finals – race to 9 1.00 pm Semi Final 1 Semi Final 2 6.00 pm Final - race to 10 Final | |
THE 2013 EDITION | |||
WORLD CUP OF POOL | |||
EUROPE ( 18 ) | |||
| 1. | | Austria | Albin Ouschan & Jasmin Ouschan |
| 2. | | Belgium | Serge Das & Moritz Lauweryns |
| 3. | | Croatia | Karlo Dalmatin & Ivica Putnik |
| 4. | | England A | Darren Appleton & Karl Boyes |
| 5. | | England B | Daryl Peach & Chris Melling |
| 6. | | Finland | Mika Immonen & Petri Makkonen |
| 7. | | Germany | Dominic Jentsch & Ralf Souquet |
| 8. | | Greece | Nick Ekonomopoulos & Alexander Kazakis |
| 9. | | Holland | Niels Feijen & Nick van den Berg |
| 10. | | Hungary | Miko Balazs & Gabor Solymosi |
| 11. | | Italy | Fabio Petroni & Bruno Muratore |
| 12. | | Poland | Radoslaw Babica & Tomasz Kaplan |
| 13. | | Russia | Konstantin Stepanov & Ruslan Chinakhov |
| 14. | | Spain | David Alcaide & Juan Carlos Exposito |
| 15. | | Sweden | Andreas Gerwen & Marcus Chamat |
| 16. | | Scotland | Jayson Shaw & Jonni Fulcher |
| 17. | | Q1: Portugal | Manuel Gama & Guilherme Sousa |
| 18. | | Q2: Estonia | Denis Grabe & Erki Erm |
REST OF THE WORLD ( 4 ) | |||
| 19. | | Australia | James Delahunty & David Rothall |
| 20. | | Canada | Alex Pagulayan & John Morra |
| 21. | | Kuwait | Omar Al Shaheen & Khaled Al Mutairi |
| 22. | | USA | Shane Van Boening & Johnny Archer |
ASIA ( 10 ) | |||
| 23. | | China | Le Hewen & Liu Haitao |
| 24. | | Chinese Taipei | Chang Jung-lin & Ko Pin-yi |
| 25. | | Hong Kong | Lee Chenman & Kong Bu Hong |
| 26. | | India | Raj Hundal & Amar Kang |
| 27. | | Indonesia | Ricky Yang & Irsal Nasution |
| 28. | | Japan | Naoyuki Oi & Lo Li-wen |
| 29. | | Korea | Ryu Sueng Woo & Ham Won Sik |
| 30. | | Malaysia | Alan Tan & Ibrahim Bin Amir |
| 31. | | Philippines | Lee Van Corteza & Dennis Orcollo |
| 32. | | Singapore | Aloysius Yapp & Chan Keng Kwang |
Official Cloth: Iwan Simonis; Official Balls: Super Aramith; Official Cue: Predator.
THE 2013 EDITION | ||
WORLD CUP OF POOL | ||
THE PRIZE FUND | ||
| Winners: | US$60,000 x 1 | |
| Runners Up: | US$30,000 x 1 | |
| Semi-Finalists: | US$16,000 x 2 | |
| Quarter-Finalists: | US$10,000 x 4 | |
| Last 16: | US$5,000 x 8 | |
| Last 32: | US$3,000 x 16 | |
RELATED ARTICLES AT WWW.PRO9.CO.UK
2013
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - Day 3 - Session 2 - Results
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - Day 3 - Session 1 - Results
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - Day 2 - Session 2 - Results
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - Day 2 - Session 1 - Results
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - Day 1 - Session 2 - Results
888.com 2013 World Cup of Pool - Day 1 - Session 1 - Results
2013 World Cup of Pool - 888.com sponsorship announced
2013 World Cup of Pool - World Cup set for world-wide stream
2013 World Cup of Pool - Philippines up for the job
2013 World Cup of Pool - Star-Studded Line Up Revealed
2013 World Cup of Pool - Schedule Announced
2013 World Cup of Pool - England B is Peach and Melling
2013 World Cup of Pool - Appleton and Boyes are England A
2013 World Cup of Pool - Teams named for London showdown
2013 World Cup of Pool - Tickets on sale now
2013 World Cup of Pool - Event set for London debut
2012
2012 World Cup of Pool - Day 6 Results
2012 World Cup of Pool - Day 5 Results
2012 World Cup of Pool - Day 4 Results
2012 World Cup of Pool - Day 3 Results
2012 World Cup of Pool - Day 2 Results
2012 World Cup of Pool - Day 1 Results
2012 World Cup of Pool - All set for Tuesday’s big break off
2012 World Cup of Pool - Draw and Schedule Announced
2012 World Cup of Pool - Teams Announced
2012 World Cup of Pool - Team Hungary and Team Serbia make it!
2012 World Cup of Pool - 13 European Teams Announced for Manila
2011
2011 World Cup of Pool - Day 6 Updates
2011 World Cup of Pool - Day 5 Results
2011 World Cup of Pool - Day 4 Results
2011 World Cup of Pool - Day 3 Results
2011 World Cup of Pool - Day 2 Results
2011 World Cup of Pool - Day 1 Results
2011 World Cup of Pool - Hundal tips India to be a force in Manila
2011 World Cup of Pool - Schedule and Matches!
2011 World Cup of Pool - Reyes and Bustamante gunning for 3rd victory!
2011 World Cup of Pool - Teams announced for Manila epic!
2011 World Cup of Pool - Switzerland Estonia win!
2011 World Cup of Pool - World Cup qualifier set for Sunday
2011 World Cup of Pool - European Qualifier
2011 World Cup of Pool - European Nations Announced
2011 World Cup of Pool - First Details Announced
2010
Philippines v China for 2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 5 Results
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 4 Results
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 3 Results
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 2 Results
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 1 Results
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Press Conference
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Venue and Draw Announced
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Full Teams Announced
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Team USA Heading to Manila
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - European Qualifier Announced
2010 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Nations Announced
2009
2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool - The Final Day
2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool - Day 5
2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool - Day 4
2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool - Day 3
2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool - Day 2
First results and photos from World Cup of Pool - Day 1
2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool - USA Open Defence v Malta
Giants of World Pool Line up for Manila Showdown
2009 PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool - Teams Named!
World Cup Set For SM City North Mall in Manila
Philippines to host 2009 World Cup of Pool
2008
2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 6 Results
2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 5 Results
2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 4 Results
2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 3 Results
2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 2 Results
2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 1 Results
Van Helmond and Gerard Set for World Cup Glory
Dutch hopeful of home glory at PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool
Chinese duo back to defend their PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool title
2007
China win 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool in thriller final!
2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 5 Results
2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 4 Results
2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 3 Results
2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 2 Results
2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 1 Results
2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool breaks off today!
Malaysia Out and Belgium In - Amazing last minute WCOP entry!
2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool side event - LUCKY 9!!!
PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - The teams so far!
2006
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool - SKY TV Schedule
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool - Day 6 Final Results
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool - Day 5 Results
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool - Day 4 Results
The 2006 World Cup of Pool - Exclusive Backstage Photos
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool - Day 3 Results
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool - Day 2 Results
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool - Day 1 Results
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool Starts Today!
PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool Site Starts Today!
Draw announced for 2006 PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool
World Cup of Pool - Free tickets information
Click the image to view the larger poster - use "back" to return here.