WORLD CUP OF POOL HISTORY
RESULTS
2009 World Cup of Pool players and countries
ASIA
China - Li Hewen & Fu Jianbo, Hong Kong - Kenny Kwok & Lee Chenman, India - Dharminder Singh Lilly & Raj Hundal, Indonesia - Muhammad Bewi Simanjuntak & Muhammad Zulfikri, Japan - Satoshi Kawabata & Hayato Hijikata, Korea - Ga Young Kim and Yun Mi Lim, Malaysia - Ibrahim Bin Amir & Lee Poh Soon, Philippines A - Dennis Orcollo & Ronnie Alcano, Philippines B - Efren Reyes & Francisco Bustamante, Singapore - Chan Keng Kwang & Toh Lian Han, Taiwan - Yang Ching Shun and Lai Chia Hsiung, Thailand - Nitiwat Kanjanasri & Surethep Phoochalam
Vietnam - Luong Chi Dung & Nguyen Thanh Nam
Europe
Austria - Martin Kempter & Jasmin Ouschan, Belgium - Serge Das & Pascal Budo, Croatia - Ivica Putnik & Philipp Stojanovic, Denmark - Kasper Kristoffersen & Bahram Lotfy, England - Imran Majid & Darren Appleton, Finland - Markus Juva & Mika Immonen, France - Stephan Cohen & Vincent Facquet, Germany - Ralf Souquet & Thorsten Hohmann, Holland - Niels Feijen & Nick van den Berg, Italy - Bruno Muratore & Fabio Petroni, Malta - Tony Drago & Alex Borg, Poland - Mateusz Sniegocki & Radoslaw Babica, Russia - Ruslan Chinakhov & Konstantin Stepanov, Spain - David Alcaide & Rafael Guzmann, Sweden - Marcus Chamat & Tom Storm
Rest of the World (4 teams)
Australia - Louis Condo & Greg Jenkins, Canada - Tyler Edey & Jason Klatt, Qatar - Bashar Hussain & Mohammed Ali Bin Ali, USA - Rodney Morris & Shane Van Boening
RESULTS
Final: Philippines B 11-9 Germany
Semi-finals: Philippines B 9-8 China, Germany 9-6 Philippines A
Quarter-finals: China 9-5 USA, Philippines B 9-1 England, Germany 9-7 Holland, Philippines A 9-5 Poland
Last 16: USA 8-5 Indonesia, Philippines B 8-5 Italy, China 8-3 Finland, Germany 8-4 France, Poland 8-5 Chinese Taipei, Holland 8-4 Japan, England 8-6 Spain, Philippines A 8-3 Russia
First round: France 8-1 Canada, China 8-5 Korea, Spain 8-3 Australia, Indonesia 8-3 India, USA 8-7 Malta, Philippines B 8-3 Qatar, Finland 8-3 Sweden, Italy 8-5 Austria, Japan 8-6 Croatia, Germany 8-0 Canada, England 8-4 Malaysia, Philippines A 8-5 Thailand, Taiwan 8-6 Singapore, Poland 8-0 Belgium, Russia 8-3 Denmark, Holland 8-3 Vietnam
2008
Final: USA 11-7 England
Semi-finals: England 9-5 China, USA 9-6 Philippines
Quarter-finals: China 9-2 Italy, England 9-7 Germany, USA 9-7 Austria, Philippines 9-2 Japan
Last 16: China 8-7 Switzerland, Italy 8-0 Korea, England 8-4 Canada, Germany 8-6 Poland, Austria 8-6 Belgium, USA 8-5 Croatia, Japan 8-5 Holland B, Philippines 8-3 Russia
Round One: China 8-6 India, Switzerland 8-5 Hong Kong, Italy 8-4 Peru, Korea 8-4 Finland, England 8-4 Malta, Canada 8-5 France, Poland 8-3 Thailand, Germany 8-3 Qatar, Belgium 8-3 Holland A, Austria 8-1 Vietnam, Croatia 8-7 Spain, USA 8-4 Iceland, Holland B 8-5 Taiwan, Japan 8-5 Australia, Russia 8-4 Malaysia, Philippines 8-2 Denmark
2007
Final: China 11-10 Finland
Semi-finals: Finland 9-0 Canada, China 9-4 Japan
Quarter-finals: Japan 9-5 Singapore, Canada 9-4 Belgium, Finland 9-4 Switzerland, China 9-6 Philippines
Last 16: Philippines 8-0 Croatia, Japan 8-7 Holland A, Canada 8-2 Korea, China 8-6 France, Singapore 8-2 Austria, Switzerland 8-6 USA, Finland 8-5 England, Belgium 8-6 Taiwan
Round One: Croatia 8-5 Russia, China 8-1 South Africa, Japan 8-2 Spain, Philippines 8-6 Scotland, France 8-2 Italy, Holland A 8-5 Indonesia, Austria 8-6 Australia, Canada 8-3 India, Korea 8-5 Vietnam, Singapore 8-4 Germany, Taiwan 8-3 Denmark, Belgium 8-2 Holland B, Switzerland 8-5 Hungary, Finland 8-5 Qatar, England 8-6 Poland, USA 8-7 Malta
2006
Final: Philippines 13-5 USA
Semi-finals: Philippines 9-7 Germany, USA 9-7 Vietnam
Quarter-finals: Philippines 9-6 Czech Republic, Germany 9-4 Taiwan, USA 9-3 Hong Kong, Vietnam 9-8 Italy
Last 16: Philippines 9-5 Malaysia, Czech Republic 9-8 Canada, Taiwan 9-4 Japan, Germany 9-5 Spain, USA 9-3 England B, Hong Kong 9-8 Russia, Italy 9-2 Finland, Vietnam 9-8 Holland
Round One: Philippines 9-0 Malta, Malaysia 9-3 Qatar, Czech Republic 9-6 Poland, Canada 9-5 Thailand, Taiwan 9-6 India, Japan 9-0 (walkover) v Indonesia, Spain 9-8 England A, Germany 9-2 Wales, USA 9-6 Singapore, England B 9-6 Korea, Russia 9-3 Hungary, Hong Kong 9-8 Sweden, Finland 9-5 Ireland, Italy 9-2 South Africa, Vietnam 9-8 Croatia, Holland 9-5 Scotland
COUNTRY BY COUNTRY BEST PERFORMANCES
AUSTRIA - 2008 - Quarter-finalists (Martin Kempter and Jasmin Ouschan)
BELGIUM - 2007 - Quarter-finalists (Noel Bruynooghe and Serge Das)
CANADA - 2007 - Semi-finalists (Edwin Montal and Alain Martel)
CHINA - 2007 - Winners (Fu Jianbo and Li Hewen)
CROATIA - 2007, 2008 - Last 16 (Philipp Stojanovic and Ivica Putnik)
CZECH REPUBLIC - 2006 - Quarter-finalists (Michal Gavenciak and Roman Hybler)
ENGLAND - 2008 - Runners-up (Daryl Peach and Mark Gray)
FINLAND - 2007 - Runners-up (Markus Juva and Mika Immonen)
FRANCE - 2007 and 2009 - Last 16 (Stephan Cohen and Vincent Facquet)
GERMANY - 2009 - Runners-up (Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann)
HOLLAND - 2009 - Quarter-finals (Niels Feijen and Nick van den Berg)
HONG KONG - 2006 - Quarter-finalists (Lee Chenman and Kong Man-ho)
INDONESIA - 2009 - Last 16 (Muhammad Bewi Simanjuntak and Muhammad Zulfikri)
ITALY - 2006 - Quarter-finalists (Angelo Millauro and Fabio Petroni), 2008 - Quarter-finalists (Bruno Muratore & Fabio Petroni)
JAPAN - 2007 - Semi-finalists (Naoyuki Oi and Satoshi Kawabata)
KOREA - 2007 - Last 16 (Ryu Seung-woo and Kim Woong-dae), 2008 - Last 16 (Jeong Young-Hwa & Kim Woong-Dae)
MALAYSIA - 2006 - Last 16 (Ibrahim Bin Amin and Patrick Ooi)
PHILIPPINES - 2006 and 2009 - Winners (Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante)
POLAND - 2009 - Quarter-finalists (Radoslaw Babica & Mateusz Sniegocki)
RUSSIA - 2006 - Last 16 (Konstantin Stepanov and Konstantin Zolotilov), 2008 and 2009 - Last 16 (Konstantin Stepanov & Ruslan Chinahov)
SINGAPORE - 2007 - Quarter-finalists (Chan Keng Kwang and Toh Lian Han)
SPAIN - 2006 and 2009 - Last 16 (David Alcaide and Rafael Guzman)
SWITZERLAND - 2007 - Quarter-finalists (Dimitri Jungo and Marco Tschudi)
TAIWAN - 2006 - Quarter-finalists (Wang Hung-hsiang and Yang Ching-shun)
USA - 2008 - Winners (Rodney Morris and Shane Van Boening)
VIETNAM - 2006 - Semi-finalists (Luong Chi Dung and Thanh Nam Nguyen)
AUSTRALIA, DENMARK, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, IRELAND, PERU, QATAR, SCOTLAND, SOUTH AFRICA, SWEDEN, THAILAND AND WALES HAVE NEVER WON A WORLD CUP OF POOL MATCH
