Earl Strickland to compete in 16-player wild card Premier League Pool
- $100,000 prize fund with every player guaranteed at least $2,500
- At least 12 nations are to be represented in the field
- Earl Strickland one of first names confirmed alongside defending champion Albin Ouschan
Matchroom Pool is delighted to announce Premier League Pool return this March 6-13 at the Morningside Arena, Leicester with 16 wild cards set to compete for the $100,000 prize fund.
Premier League Pool pits 16 of the best against each other in an exhilarating league format that sees players guaranteed at least $2,500.
Newly crowned world champion and Nineball World No.1 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz will lead the field alongside defending champion Albin Ouschan of Austria and current Nineball World No. 2 Shane Van Boening. Veteran USA legend Earl Strickland will also return to the UK for the first time since being cruelly ruled out of the 2021 Mosconi Cup and his first appearance in an invitational Matchroom event since the 2018 World Pool Masters.
The field will offer viewers a spectacle to behold with some of the sport’s most exciting names set to compete such as Alex Pagulayan, SVB Junior Open champion Khalid Alghamdi, two-time Mosconi Cup MVPs Jayson Shaw and Skyler Woodward,World Pool Championship semi-finalist Wu Kun Lin and Poland’s World Top 20 Konrad Juszczyszyn. South Korea’s female star Seo Seoa will make her Matchroom debut whilst further names are set to be announced in the coming weeks. A minimum of 12 countries will be represented in the field.
衛冕冠軍 Defending Champion A. Ouschan (file)｜©Taka G Wu/Matchroom Multi Sport
The final names to complete the field will be announced in the coming days. Fans can hear more on these names soon by following Matchroom Pool on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok here.
Plus, Table 2 will be live to fans through Matchroom.Live worldwide, and the Matchroom Pool YouTube channel
Premier League Pool Format
- All 16 players face each other once across the first five days of play
- After day five, the bottom 6 in the League Table are eliminated
- The remaining 10 players face each other again across days six and seven before 4 more players are eliminated
- The remaining 6 play each other once more on day eight before the top four contend the playoffs
- All group matches race to 5, alternate break
- A win will give a player a point on the league table
- After points, the table will be determined by Rack Difference then Racks Won followed by Head-to-Head record if nothing can split players.
吳坤霖 Wu Kun-Lin｜©Taka G. Wu/Matchroom Multi Sport
吳坤霖受邀參加 2023 花式撞球超級聯賽
2023 花式撞球超級聯賽 (PLP) 為 Matchroom 於2021年新主辦的一項邀請賽制的賽事，其原為 Championship League Pool，2022年改為 Premier League Pool。2023 花式撞球超級聯賽將於3月6-13日在英國的萊斯特體育館登場。
屆時將有至少來自 12 個國家/地區的共16位選手受邀參賽，目前已確認受邀參賽的球員有世界花式撞球錦標賽 (九號球世錦賽) 季軍 “港都魔獸” 吳坤霖、新科9號球世界冠軍暨 Nineball 世界排名第一的 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz、衛冕冠軍 Albin Ouschan、菲裔加拿大籍的名將 Alex Pagulayan、 2022 SVB 青少年公開賽冠軍 Khalid Alghamdi、波蘭選手的 Konrad Juszczyszyn、蘇格蘭名將 “鷹眼” Jayson Shaw、美國球王 SVB、傳奇老將 Earl Strickland 與兩屆莫斯科尼盃 MVP Skyler Woodward，以及獲得 2022 亞洲女子九號球公開賽亞軍的韓國女子選手 Seo Seoa 徐序亞，花式撞球超級聯賽也將為徐序亞在 Matchroom 賽場上的首次亮相。其他受邀球員名單將在未來幾周中陸續公佈…
1號桌將透過全球各地合作之電視台進行直播，並可同步於 Matchroom.Live 以付費方式收看。
2號桌將透過 Matchroom Pool YouTube 頻道直播。
Seo Seoa 徐序亞｜©Alison Chang
賽制與規則
- 總獎金 $100,000 美金 (每位參賽選手至少獲得 $2,500 美金)。
- 小組賽 採搶五局/輪流衝球。
- 選手每贏一場比賽獲得 1分積分。
- 積分相同時，將由雙方對戰的得失局決定。
- 前五日 (3/06~3/10) 進行小組賽，16位選手都將與之對戰一場；結束後，積分排名最後六位將遭淘汰。
- 第六日與第七日 (3/11 & 3/12) 剩下的10位選手，再進行小組賽，積分最低的四位選手遭淘汰。
- 第八日 (3/13) 剩下的6位選手再次進行小組賽，最末二位將遭淘汰，最後進入最後四強。
已確認參賽選手名單
Albin Ouschan – 衛冕冠軍 (AUT 奧地利)
Alex Pagulayan (CAN 加拿大)
Earl Strickland (USA 美國)
Francisco Sanchez Ruiz (ESP 西班牙)
Jayson Shaw (GBR 英國)
Konrad Juszczyszyn (POL 波蘭)
Khalid Alghamdi – 2022 SVB 青少年公開賽 冠軍 (KSA 沙烏地阿拉伯)
Shane VanBoening (USA 美國)
Skyler Woodward (USA 美國)
Sanjin Pehlivanovic (BIH 波士尼亞與赫塞哥維納)
Seo Seoa 徐序亞 – 2022 亞洲女子九號球公開賽 亞軍 (KOR 韓國)
Wu Kun-Lin 吳坤霖 – 2023 九號球世錦賽 季軍 (TPE 中華台北)