Netherlands 7-4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Finland 7-0 Iceland
France 2-7 Denmark
Denmark recorded their first ever World Cup of Pool victory, beating France 7-2 at Stadium MK, Milton Keynes on Monday, while there were also wins for Netherlands and Finland.
The Dutch duo of Niels Feijen and Marc Bijsterbosch used their tournament experience to overcome an impressive pairing of Sanjin Pehlivanovich and Ajdin Piknjac as Bosnia and Herzegovina made their World Cup debut. There was a debut too for Iceland, but they struggled at the table against Finish pair Petri Makkonen and Casper Matikainen, who recorded a 7-0 whitewash win.
Bosnia and Herzegovina gave a good account of themselves and had the session’s opening match level at 3-3. But Netherlands’ class and experience showed as they moved to the hill 5-3 ahead. Their opponents had a chance to pull one back when Pehlivanovich missed a 9, but Feijen cut it too thin, allowing Ajdin Piknjac to half the deficit. However, that was the last frame they would win as Feijen and Bijsterbosch made balls when it mattered to advance to round two.
“What a relief,” said Bijsterbosch. “We waited a few days for the match so I am very happy with the result. “We have to keep moving but we are playing confidently and we grinding out the win.”
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Feijen added: “These races to 7s with the brutal winner breaks and the table playing bouncy, it is hard to control the cue ball but we did really well, stuck to our guns and pulled out the win. These early rounds, I don’t think there are any favourites. In the end it could come down to experience and we have been to the semis, been to the quarters, and that can help carry you through.”
Netherlands will meet Finland tomorrow afternoon after a crushing 7-0 victory over Iceland for Petri Makkonen and Casper Matikainen. The unrelated Zophonias and Magnus Arnason struggled when they did get chances, but their table time was limited as Makkonen and debutant Matikainen closed out the first whitewash of the tournament.
“It was a good start with a good win, we didn’t do much wrong and we are feeling good,” said Makkonen.
Matikainen added: “I didn’t play too well this match but it is good to get the win. Playing Predator Championship League Pool helped me get used to the arena, it was my first time in a Matchroom event, and now I know what to expect.”
The session closed out with an impressive World Cup debut from Mickey Krause, who partnered Bahram Lotfy for Denmark. They played France (Alex Montpellier & Alain Da Costa), who were late replacements for Albania. Krause, a 20-year-old from Copenhagen, and partner Lotfy opened up a 4-0 lead before France got on the board. It was the first of only two racks for France, however, as Denmark made light work of the match and will face either Spain or Italy in the next round on Wednesday.
Round one continues on Monday evening at 5:30pm UK time with Spain vs. Italy, Germany vs. Lithuania and Poland vs. Kuwait. The World Cup of Pool is broadcast live globally including on Sky Sports, DAZN and Matchroom.Live. Full broadcast details can be found at matchroompool.com.
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THE 2021 EDITION
WORLD CUP OF POOL
THE SCHEDULE
Sunday, May 9 (12:00-16:00) 3 x First Round Matches
R1: Japan vs. Croatia
R1: Czech Republic vs. Hungary
R1: Austria vs. Slovakia
Sunday, May 9 (17:30-21:30)
3 x First Round Matches
USA v. Brazil
Philippines v. Czech Republic
Great Britain B v. Chile
Monday, May 10 (12:00-16:00) 3 x First Round Matches
R1: Netherlands vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina
R1: Finland vs. Iceland
R1: Albania vs. Denmark
Monday, May 10 (17:30-21:30) 3 x First Round Matches
R1: Spain vs. Italy
R1: Germany vs. Lithuania
R1: USA vs. Australia
Tuesday, May 11 (12:00-16:00) 3 x First Round Matches
R1: Philippines vs. Great Britain B
R1: Poland vs. Kuwait
R1: Estonia vs. Belgium
Tuesday, May 11 (17:30-21:30) 1 x First Round Match & 2 x Second Round Matches
R2: Austria/Slovakia vs. Czech Republic/Hungary
R2: Canada/South Africa vs. Greece/Serbia
R1: Great Britain A vs. Belarus
Wednesday, May 12 (12:00-16:00) 3 x Second Round Matches
R2: Russia/Switzerland vs. Japan/Croatia
R2: Finland/Iceland vs. Netherlands/B&H
R2: Spain/Italy vs. Albania/Denmark
Wednesday, May 12 (17:30-21:30) 3 x Second Round Matches
R2: Germany/Lithuania vs. Poland/Kuwait
R2: USA/Australia vs. Philippines/Great Britain B
R2: Estonia/Belgium vs. Great Britain A/Belarus
Thursday, May 13 (12:00-16:00)
Quarter-Final 1
Quarter-Final 2
Thursday, May 13 (17:30-21:30)
Quarter-Final 3
Quarter-Final 4
Friday, May 14 (12:00-16:00)
Semi-Final 1
Semi-Final 2
Friday, May 14 (17:30-21:30)
The Final
THE 2021 EDITION
WORLD CUP OF POOL
THE TEAMS
Albania - Eklent Kaci & Besar Spahiu Australia -
Justin Sajich & Ivan Li Austria -
Albin Ouschan & Mario He Belarus -
Margarita Fefilova & Yana Halliday Belgium -
Serge Das & Kevin Lannoye Bosnia & Herzegovina -
Sanjin Pehlivanovic & Ajdin Piknjac Canada -
Alex Pagulayan & John Morra Croatia -
Philipp Stojanovic & Roberto Bartol Czech Republic -
Roman Hybler & Michal Gavenciak Denmark -
Mickey Krause & Bahram Lotfy Estonia -
Denis Grave & Mark Magi Finland -
Petri Makkonen & Casper Matikainen Germany -
Joshua Filler & Christoph Reintjes Great Britain A -
Jayson Shaw & Chris Melling Great Britain B -
Kelly Fisher & Allison Fisher Greece -
Nick Malai & Alexander Kazakis Hungary -
Oliver Szolnoki & Vilmos Foldes Iceland -
Zophonias Arnason & Magnus Arnason Italy -
Daniele Corrieri & Fabio Petroni Japan -
Naoyuki Oi & Masato Yoshioka Kuwait -
Omar Al-Shaheen & Bader Abdullah Alawadhi Lithuania -
Pijus Labutis & Kestutis Zadeikis Netherlands -
Niels Feijen & Marc Bijsterbosch Philippines -
Jeff De Luna & Roberto Gomez Poland -
Mieszko Fortunski & Wojciech Szewczyk Russia -
Fedor Gorst & Sergey Lutsker Serbia -
Aleksa Pecelj & Andreja Klasovic Slovakia -
Jabub Koniar & Jaroslav Polách South Africa -
Richard Halliday & Vincent Halliday Spain -
David Alcaide & Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz Switzerland -
Ronald Regli & Dimitri Jungo USA - Billy Thorpe & Skyler Woodward
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