1. History

2. Format

3. Results

4. Statistics
    Performances by nation 

5. References

6. External links

The World Cup of Pool is the international annual single-elimination tournament for doubles teams in nine-ball pool competition. The event has been dominated by both China, and the Philippines, with both nations winning the event on three occasions.

History

The tournament is held annually, at various locations, and was first held in 2006 in Newport, Wales.^[1] The tournament is hosted by Matchroom Sport and used to be sponsored by PartyPoker.com. The 2014 event was sponsored by Betway.^[2] The 2015 event was sponsored by Dafabet.^[3]

Format

There are usually 32 participating teams, representing 31 nations (the host nation have two teams represented, A and B) composed of two players each. The participating nations do not have to go through a qualifying tournament in order to join, as they are selected by the organizers. Sixteen teams are seeded; they will face the unseeded teams at the first round.

The individual matches are {{Cuegloss|Scotch doubles|scotch doubles}}, and {{Cuegloss|Race|races}} to nine racks, except for the final which is more than nine racks, with alternating {{Cuegloss|Break|break}}. The rules used are World Pool-Billiard Association World Standardized Rules for nine-ball, modified for scotch doubles play (players on a team alternate shots; no one shoots twice in a row).

Results

Statistics

Performances by nation

References

External links

• World Cup of Pool – Official site
• WPA Pool Calendar
• AzBilliards.com

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