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RESULTS: SWEDEN 5-9 KOREA; GERMANY 9-1 PHILIPPINES B; POLAND 6-9 THAILAND; PHILIPPINES A 8-9 CHINESE TAIPEI

9.42: Dry break and Ko the elder isn't tight enough with his safe. Orcollo makes the 1 ball and leaves a tricky 2 for Ronnie who makes it and gains great position for the next. the crowd are cheering every ball, but Alcano blunders as he misses a relatively easy black off the rail. The Ko boys calmly down the 8 and 9 balls for a terrific win.

9.35: Ball down, legal break and a shot on the 1 ball! Greatb work from the Worlds Nos. 1 and 3 as they take the rack to make it hill-hill.

9.29: It's a dry break and the Philippines are back at the table. Ronnie jacks up on the rail but misses the blue 2. Both teams fluke safeties before the young Ko leaves the 2 ball on for Orcollo. the Philippines complete a nervous run out to get within a rack of their opponents.

9.25: A bad leave from Alcano gives the Taiwanese a chance. A superb table length jump shot from Ko the elder gets them into the rack. Every shot is precision perfect and they clear the rack to reach the hill. 8-6.

9.21: Cracking match. Philippines make it 6-7 but they are still in the match.

9.18 Philippines were 5-1 up and are now 7-5 behind. They finally get to the table but no shot for Alcano, well, actually they pull out a two-rail kick to down the 2-ball and they are still alive.

9.10: A great break from young Ko with a ball down and a clear shot on the 1ball. Great stuff as they run the table, making it six racks in a row for 7-5. The crowd sit in stoney silence.

9.02: It's all Taiwan, but Ko Pin-yi overruns the cue ball going up for the 2 ball and they need to play safe. It's a good one and it leads to them gaining control of the table and they take the rack to go into the lead 6-5.

9.00: The tide is turning  as Chinese Tapei run the table to level the score at 5-5.

8.54: There's two balls left on the table and Ko the elder has a very difficult shot on the 8 ball cueing off the rail. He makes it and leaves his brother perfect on the 9 ball and now it's 5-4.

8.50: Banzai!! Golden  break! There haven't been that many here in Manila but it comes at a great time for Taiwan. 5-3.

8.45: Another poor soft break from Dennis this time and the Taiwanese win their first rack since the opener. 5-2.

8.32: Illegal break from Ronnie but the Taiwanese pair are starting to struggle and the Philippines take the sixth to put themselves right in the driving seat.

8.25: The Philippines get away with this one as Orcollo plays a horrible safe which leaves a sighter on the 6 ball for Ko the elder but he misses and the Philippines clear the table to go 3-1. they take the next for a commanding 4-1 lead and the Taiwanese will need to do something about this.

8.11: The Philippines run the table after Ko Pin-yi left the 1 ball on. 2-1.

8.00: Philippines B - Dennis Orcollo and Ronnie Alcano - carry the nation's hopes and they face a tough prospect in the Ko brothers from Taiwan. With a combined age of 37, these two are the youngest pair in the tournament. They take the first rack to silence the crowd but Orcollo plays a tremendous 2/9 combination that no one saw and it's level.

7.44: Both teams go back and forth on the 2 ball and with so much at stake, that's no surprise. Skowerski lays a snooker which creates the opening the Poles were searching for and they look good until Babica makes a terrible mistake, leaving the cue ball so close to the 9 that it blocks the shot on the brown 7. Skowerski hits and hopes.... and leaves the 7 ball on. It's Kanjanasri who bags the final 9 ball, and against all the odds, Thailand are through to the semi-finals of the PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool!

7.36: A crunching break from Babica is ice cold and what's more, the 1 ball is out in the open. And the rest of the table is laid out nicely. The two Thai lads take their time and methodically clear the table to reach the hill. 

7.27. It's a massive rack this one as Thailand will either reach the hill or the Poles will be right back in it. Paljin messes up a jump shot though to give ball in hands to the Poles. A great chance now. 9 down from Babica the Poles are back.

7.22: Kanjanasri dogged the 3 ball into the corner pocket. Poland look good but Skowerski runs out of position. Babica plays a nice safe and Palajin returns the compliment. Kanjanasri gives himself a massive confidence booster as he banks the 5 ball and leaves his partner perfect on the 9 ball to take a two rack lead.

7.18: Another from the Thais as they regain the lead.

7.15: 5-5. This is a close match indeed. Babica leaves a nervy 9 ball for Skowerski and he rolls it home. 

7.05: The Thais get their noses in front once again at 5-4 and it looks like this one could go the full distance.

7.00: It's 7 o'clock and 4-4. Kanjanasri misses the 1 and then the 2 and Poland square things up.

6.51pm: Thailand move ahead for the first time and lead 4-3. Kanjanasri misses the brown seven but the error is not punished and Thailand win their third consecutive rack.

6.44pm: It's 3-3 here at the SM City North EDSA mall in Manila. Radoslaw Babica makes his first error of the game as he leaves the 2-ball on and Thailand take advantage to level the match.

6.36pm: Kanjanasri loses position going from the seven ball to the eight but Thailand get a reprieve when Skowerski scratches and Thailand win their second rack.

6.29: Karol Skowerski leaves the one-ball on in the third and it becomes two-one, but the same player gets lucky in the fourth with a fluke to make a 1-3 combination as his side restore their two-rack advantage.

6.19: Poland quickly move two ahead. Kobkit Paljin starts with a wild and not very handsome safety effort on the 2-ball which misses by miles. Poland take care of that rack and then run out the second.

6.15: The first match of the second session is between Poland and Thailand. Both teams have looked good in making it so far but who will advance to a semi-final clash against either Philippines A or Chinese Taipei.

QUOTES:  Ralf Souquet: "It was very unusual as we only made a ball on the break two or three times but had to push out and Thorsten never made a ball on the break.

"We played well and Thorsten came up with the greatest shots when I missed position but besides that we didn't do much wrong. Efren was not on his game but that's the way it is but we put pressure on them as we performed well in the first few games.

"Playing for them in front of their home crowd meant there was more pressure on them than us."

Thorsten Hohmann: "Two days ago Efren had a problem with his stomach and he was not at 100 per cent. But they knew we would come out strong and we performed - it was very sweet revenge.

"We're here to go all the way and I'm now going to spend a couple of hours working on my break so hopefully I'll come back stronger tomorrow."

5.27: It's all over as Reyes scrathed with just the 9 ball on the table. Souquet slots home the 9 ball foR an easy 9-1. They now play Korea in the semi-finals. 

5.25: It's all going horribly wrong for the Filipino team. No one likes to see them on the end of this kind of hiding but Germany cooly take the next to reach the hill.

5.12: The fifth dry break of the match but Django misses the 1 ball. The crowd sit in silence as Germany take to the table. A few minutes later it's 7-1.

5.09: And another... It's looking a procession now for the 2009 runners-up and it's hard to see where a Filipino comeback is coming from. 6-1.

4.57: The best break of the match from Bustamnate sees two balls drop but later he plays a poor safe on the 2 ball. Hohmann though takes the full 80 seconds for the next and leaves the edge showing for Efren. His attempt comes up short  and Souquet takes advantage. They work their way through the table for 5-1. It's looking increasingly likely that revenge will be sweet for Germany.

4.50: It's a funny old rack this one and it seems to last an eternity. Hohmann makes an incredible pot on the 3 ball that no one saw and it seems to be another for the Germans but Souquet makes a bad error as he snookers his team. They escapte but leave it out for the Filipinos and they convert the rack to make a mark on the scoreboard, 4-1.

4.40: Reyes is looking out of sorts as he missed a howler down the rail and Hohmann and Souquet are the last two players to gift these sort of chances to. 4-0.

4.28: A dry break from Hohmann sees Bustamante attempt a cross table bank on the 2 ball but it was a chancey attempt and it stayed out. The clinical  Germans need no invitation as they dish up to move to 3-0.

4.16: A dry one from Souquet and Reyes plays a trade-mark crafty snooker. Bustamante makes a flukey kick on the 1 ball and it rolls up table and drops. Django plays an outstanding pot on the 3 ball but missed an easy 5 ball. Germany once again grabbed the moment and moved into a 2-0 lead.

4.10: Germany wins the lag and Hohmann delivers a bone dry break... Django pounces on the 3 ball but his partner snatches and misses an easy 2 ball. Reyes will have to keep a lid on those sort of gaffs if his team is to progress. Germany take full advantage as they take the opener.

3.58: With a poor leave from hos team mate, Chamat misses the 6 ball into a blind pocket. It's just what the Korean pair are looking for, and they sink the remaining three balls for a 9-5 victory. the Korean pair made up of the speedy Hwang and the slow-paced Lee have looked the part this week and are fully deserving of their semi-final spot.

3.48: No joy on the break and Chamat downs the 1 ball to give themselves a chance. With Korea on the hill, there is no margin for error. And they don't make one as Mehtala executes a 6/9 carom. 5-8.

3.27: Mehtala scratches on the break. The Koreans though, snooker themselves and the cue ball goes off the table for ball in hand for the Swedes. Referee Nigel Rees spots a nick in the white and replaces it. Chamat pockets the 2 ball but leaves a tricky one for Mehtala who misses the fine cut on the 3. This one is turning into a bit of  a farce as Mehtala's long pot on the 4 ball misses but rolls into the side pocket. Chamat tries to play a snooker on the 6 ball but it shows and Korea run the table to reach the hill.

3.35: Off the dry break from Korea, Sweden bounce back to get to within 3 racks. can they mount another comeback like yesterday's?

3.28: 7-3. The Koreans are looking unstoppable as they power through the next rack. Lee must be the slowest player in the event as he nearly time fouls, taking umpteen practice shots on a straight in ball to the side pocket.

3.15: A phenomenal 'Z' escape from Lee saw him connect with the 2 ball and leave it snookered behind the pink 4. Mehtala's escape leaves the 2 ball on but Sweden get back to the table. Chamat pumps his fist when he plays an ace positional shot and the Swedes complete the run out to reduce arrears. 6-3. 

3.12: Sweden have a great chance to pull one back after Lee's jump shot on the 1-ball stays out following a misjudged push out. But Mehtala makes his fourth unforced error when he leaves the 8-ball hanging over the table, although Chamat had underhit his previous shot to leave it in a tough position. Sweden now trail 6-2.

3.03: 5-2. The Koreans are starting to pick up the pace and play with some fluidity. They break and run another.

2.54: Korea come close to a golden break but in the end a return fluke from the Swedes when Mehtala escapes three rails from a snooker, and pushes in the 5 ball.  The tall chef from Gavle misses the 6 ball and Korea run out the remaining fice balls to open up a two rack lead. 4-2.

2.45: The Koreans though miss the 1 ball and leave it on for Chamat to pocket into the side. The Swedes play safe on the 3 ball and Lee's jump shot misses the pocket but rolls across to drop into the opposite side. Both sides have visits before, Mehtala playing very slowly, gets hurried by the shot clock and misses a tricky 4 ball. Hwang plays a great bank shot to put the Koreans in the driving seat and they clear the balls for for 3-2.

2.41: Sweden get to the table in the next and put the Koreans in a horror snooker and although Hwang escapes, the 2 ball is showing for the Swedes. Chamat downs it and they run out for 2-2. Mehtala bangs home the break in the fifth but nothing drops.

2.30: Another dry break, but the Koreans leave a fairly easy shot on the 1 ball which Mehtala takes on and pots. Chamat though, fouls as his clothing touches 5 ball. He looks sick as he returns to his chair.  the Koreans put their opponents in a tough snooker. Mehtala fails to make contact with a 1 rail escape and with ball in hand the Koreans make it 2-1.

2.25: Dry break from Hwang, the younger of the two players. Sweden look confident as they clear the table, with Mehtala showing none of the nerves that beset him at the latter stages of their previous two matches. He downs the 9 ball, cueing off the rail for 1-1.

2.20: Starting a bit late today but there will be plenty of top 9 ball action as the races move to 9. The Koreans break and the 7 ball drops. Lee and Hwang are something of an unknown quantity, after two years of Korean female players in this event, but thye clear the table from the break to go to 1-0.

2.00: Hello and welcome back to Matchroom Sport's live coverage of the 2011 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters. We're at the quarter-finals stage and first up is Sweden v Korea.