2007 World Cup of Pool

The 2007 World Cup of Pool was the second World Cup of Pool, a doubles 9-Ball world championship. The event was held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from September 25–30, 2007. The event was won by Li He-wen and Fu Jian-bo from China, who defeated Mika Immonen and Marcus Juva from Finland 11–10 in the final.[1]

Tournament information
Dates25–30 August 2007
VenueOutland
CityRotterdam
CountryNetherlands
Organisation(s)Matchroom Sport
FormatSingle Elimination
Total prize fund$250,000
Winner's share$30,000 per player
Final
Champion Li He-wen and Fu Jian-bo
Runner-up Mika Immonen and Marcus Juva
Score11–10
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Defending champions The Philippines defeated Scotland and Croatia, before losing to eventual winners China.

Tournament Summary

A Total of 32 teams were chosen for the event, representing 31 different nations, with host country Netherlands receiving two places.[2] Before the event, the Malaysian team of Patrick Ooi and Ibrahim Bin Amir withdrew from the event, due to "unforeseen circumstances", and were replaced by a Belgian team of Serge Das and Noel Bruynooghe.[3]

The event saw the Chinese team defeat the previous years champions Philippines in the quarter-finals 9–6,[4] before defeating the unseeded Japanese team in the semi final. The other semi-final saw 10th seeds Finland defeat 11th seed Canada in a 9–0 whitewash.[5]

In the final, a race-to-11 racks match, the Chinese team held a 10–6 lead, before 4 straight frames from the Finish team took the match to 10–10. At the table in the deciding rack, Markus Juva had the opportunity to win the tournament with a 1–9 combination shot; however, the shot did not come off, and the Chinese pair ran the rest of the rack to win the tournament.[1]

Event field

Participating nations

Tournament bracket

[6][1]

Round of 32
Race to 8 		Round of 16
Race to 8
Losers $5,000/pair 		Quarter-finals
Race to 9
Losers $10,000/pair 		Semi-finals
Race to 9
Losers $16,000/pair 		Final
Race to 11
Losers $30,000/pair;
Winners $50,000/pair
               
1  Philippines 8
 Scotland 6
1  Philippines 8
 Croatia 0
16  Russia 5
 Croatia 8
1  Philippines 6
8  China 9
9  Italy 2
 France 8
 France 6
8  China 8
8  China 8
 South Africa 1
8  China 9
 Japan 4
5  Netherlands A 8
 Indonesia 5
5  Netherlands A 7
 Japan 8
12  Spain 2
 Japan 8
 Japan 9
 Singapore 5
13  Austria 8
 Australia 5
13  Austria 2
 Singapore 8
4  Germany 4
 Singapore 8
8  China 11
10  Finland 10
3  Chinese Taipei 8
 Denmark 3
3  Chinese Taipei 6
 Belgium 8
14  Belgium 8
 Netherlands B 2
 Belgium 4
11  Canada 9
11  Canada 8
 India 3
11  Canada 8
 South Korea 2
6  Vietnam 5
 South Korea 8
11  Canada Kanada 0
10  Finland 9
7  England 8
 Poland 6
7  England 5
10  Finland 8
10  Finland 8
 Qatar 5
10  Finland 9
15   Switzerland 4
15   Switzerland 8
 Hungary 5
15   Switzerland 8
2  United States 6
2  United States 8
 Malta 7

References
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  2. "2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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  4. "World Cup of Pool – Solid China Too Good for Philippines". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  5. "It's Finland v China for World Cup Glory". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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