由 Matchroom 舉辦的全新賽事英國公開賽 (UK Open Pool Championship) 將於5月17~22日在倫敦奧運會場館 Copper Box Arena 舉辦。256人的龐大參賽陣容，排名前40的球員悉數參賽。雙敗簽表已於稍早出爐，其中128位種子按序號排位 (種子順位由 Matchroom 排名與 WPA 排名綜合而定)，剩下的交由電腦決定其簽位。Martin Gould 與 Gary Wilson 兩位斯諾克球員將餐與本次賽事的爭奪，選手們將爭奪20萬美元的總獎金，冠軍選手將獲得3萬美元獎金。
柯氏兄弟首場比賽均被主辦方安排上直播桌，柯秉逸為 “1號桌” 的第一場直播場次，將面對 Chun Hao Man，柯秉中則將碰上 Dominic Clemens，比賽被安排在 “2號桌” 的第二場直播場次。新科9號球世錦賽冠軍，美國名將 Shane Van Boening 將對戰英國地主球員 James Channon，剛拿下首座大師賽冠軍的 Joshua Filler 遇上 Robert Hart，兩屆9球世錦賽冠軍 Albin Ouschan 則將迎接的 Sergio Lagunas 的挑戰。女子世錦賽冠軍 “快火” Kelly Fisher 要對上 Tayfun Teber，香港新星盧浩琛迎戰女子選手 Kinga Rauk ，日本名將大井直幸則對陣 Adam Humphries。另外，兩位斯諾克球員 Martin Gould 與 Gary Wilson 則分別碰上 Tashunka Schultz 及 Blaine Barcus。
屆時球迷們可於 Matchroom 的 Facebook (1號桌)、YouTube (2號桌)，以及 Matchroom.Live 觀看比賽直播。首日比賽直播時間將從台北時間下午4點至凌晨1點之間。
The draw has been made for the inaugural UK Open Pool Championship taking place at the Copper Box Arena, London from May 17-22 with tickets available from only £15 to enjoy the action as 256 players battle it out for a share of $200,000.
Nineball World No.1 Shane Van Boening heads into the tournament as the newly crowned World Champion and starts his bid to become the first-ever UK Open winner against James Channon of Great Britain. 2022 World Pool Masters champion Joshua Filler meets Robert Hart whilst British favourites Jayson Shaw and Chris Melling face Ali Hirji Kheraj and Petr Urban, respectively. Albin Ouschan will take on Sergio Lagunas whilst the World Snooker Tour’s duo of Martin Gould and Gary Wilson take on Tashunka Schultz and Blaine Barcus.
Players were seeded based on the combination of the 2022 Nineball World Ranking and 2023 Nineball World Ranking alongside the WPA Rankings.
Live rack-by-rack scoring will be available throughout the event at www.matchroompool.com
From Tuesday, 17 May to Friday, 20 May fans will be able to enjoy the action globally on the Matchroom Pool Facebook and YouTube pages as well as Matchroom.Live with two tables streamed. The tournament will also be live on betting websites around the world.
The final two days are available on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland, DAZN in the USA, Canada, Spain, Italy, as well as on Viaplay in Scandinavia and the Baltics and various other broadcasters worldwide including Matchroom.Live in relevant countries. See the full where to watch list here.
Day 1 Streamed Matches Below 09:00 am to 06:00 pm (英國當地時間 – 與台灣時差 -7)
Table 1 – Matchroom Pool Facebook / Matchroom.Live
Match 1: Ko Pin-Yi 柯秉逸 (13) vs Chun Hao Man
Match 2: Chris Melling (59) vs Petr Urban
Match 3: Joshua Filler (7) vs Robert Hart
Match 4: Albin Ouschan (2) vs Sergio Lagunas
Match 5: Martin Gould (74) vs Tashunka Schultz
Match 6: Shane Van Boening (1) vs James Channon
Table 2 – Matchroom Pool YouTube / Matchroom.Live
Match 1: Kelly Fisher (35) vs Tayfun Teber
Match 2: Ko Ping Chung 柯秉中 (11) vs Dominic Clemens
Match 3: Naoyuki Oi 大井直幸 (5) vs Adam Humphries
Match 4: Gary Wilson (61) vs Blaine Barcus
Match 5: Lo Ho Sum 盧浩琛 (78) vs Kinga Rauk
Match 6: Jayson Shaw (14) vs Ali Hirji Kheraj
The week will begin with a Press Conference live from the Copper Box Arena, London on Monday 16, May at 5 pm UK time live on Facebook and YouTube.
Tickets start from £15 for the day and £85 for the week using the code UKOPEN at checkout. Secure yours here