One of the games’ greatest, Efren “Bata” Reyes will represent the Philippines alongside US Open champion Carlo Biado at the 2022 World Cup of Pool this June 14-19 at the Brentwood Centre, Essex, England with tickets available from £10.
The 2022 World Cup of Pool line-up is now complete with all 32 countries confirmed as they do battle for the lucrative prize pot of $250,000 plus the pride of representing their country in one of the sports most unique format with Germany looking to defend their title led by newly crowned World Pool Masters champion Joshua Filler and BCA Hall of Famer Thorsten Hohmann.
Great Britain’s charge for a first World Cup of Pool crown on home soil will see Great Britain A form a new pairing of two-time Mosconi Cup MVP Jayson Shaw and debutant Elliott Sanderson who was selected based on performances so far this year on the Live Nineball World Rankings. Mosconi Cup winner Imran Majid and 2012 Mosconi Cup MVP Chris Melling will represent the red, white, and blue for Great Britain B.
The USA’s assault on the title will come in the form of Nineball World No.1 and World Champion Shane Van Boening with two-time Mosconi Cup MVP Skyler Woodward whilst Austria, two-time winners of the World Cup of Pool, will see Albin Ouschan partner with Nineball World No. 5 and close friend Max Lechner.
Reyes will compete at the World Cup of Pool for the first time since 2012 when the tournament was hosted in the Philippines. The Magician is a two-time winner of the cup claiming the inaugural title in 2006 with Francisco Bustamante before repeating that result three years later on home turf.
Along with the launch of the Nineball World Rankings, the WPA received x16 allocations for various federations seeing countries make their debut this year including Peru with Christopher Tevez and Gerson Martinez as well as Argentina with Ariel Casto and Sebastian Rodriguez for a strong South American contingent. Chinese Taipei return to the fold after missing out last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will look to replicate its success of 2015 with the Ko Brothers of Pin Yi and Ping Chung pairing up.
The first 16 countries were decided by WPA federations from around the world before eight countries were selected based on the 2022 Nineball World Rankings. The final eight came as wild cards from Matchroom. Players have been selected based on both the 2022 and live 2023 Nineball World Rankings. The final team will be revealed during the final day of the UK Open Pool Championship this May 22 at the Copper Box Arena, London.
Ko brothers, Pin-Yi & Ping-Chung (file)｜©Taka G. Wu / Matchroom Multi Sport
“魔術師” 再臨雙打世界盃 柯氏兄弟代表出征
雙打世界盃自2006年首次在威爾士舉辦以來，今年是這項著名雙打賽事的第15個年頭 (2016年停賽)，本屆賽事將於6月14-19日在英國布倫特伍德中心進行，賽事主辦方Matchroom體育於今日確定了31支參賽隊伍，而最終隊伍將於英國公開賽的最後一天 (5 月 22 日) 揭曉。屆時來自31個國家及地區的32支隊伍將共同角逐25萬美元的總獎金，其中冠軍將獲得6萬美元，比賽採用單敗淘汰制。
菲律賓傳奇球星 “魔術師” Efren Reyes 將參加自2012年雙打世界盃在菲律賓舉辦以來的首次比賽，“魔術師” 曾是兩次雙打世界盃冠軍，2006年他與 “Django” Francisco Bustamante 一起奪得首屆賽事冠軍，三年後在菲律賓主場再次一起捧起獎盃。本屆賽事 Efren Reyes 將搭檔美國公開賽冠軍 Carlo Biado。
中華台北隊在去年因新冠疫情放棄參賽後重新亮相，由柯秉逸和柯秉中兄弟二人攜手參賽，柯秉逸曾於2015年搭檔張玉龍在英國倫敦的決賽中10-8擊敗由 Mark Gray 與 Daryl Peach 組成的東道主英國B隊拿下冠軍。兄弟二人力圖重現2015年的奪冠榮耀。衛冕冠軍德國隊將由新晉的大師賽冠軍 Joshua Filler 與BCA名人堂成員 Thorsten Hohmann 搭檔開啟衛冕之旅。
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東道主英國隊將有兩支隊伍參賽，其中A隊由兩屆莫斯考尼盃MVP Jayson Shaw 帶領首次參賽的 Elliott Sanderson 組隊，B隊則由莫斯考尼盃冠軍 Imran Majid 和2012年莫斯考尼盃MVP Chris Melling 搭檔。雄心勃勃的美國隊將由現今世界排名第一和世界冠軍 Shane Van Boening 與兩屆莫斯考尼盃MVP Skyler Woodward 二人攜手，而奧地利隊是由兩屆世界盃的冠軍球員 Albin Ouschan 與好友 Max Lechner 搭檔，Lechner 目前世界排名第五 。
隨著9號球世界排名 (Nineball World Rankings) 的推出，WPA協同各國家和地區協會推舉出16支參賽隊伍。32支隊伍中不乏首次亮相的生澀面孔，秘魯的 Christopher Tevez 和 Gerson Martinez 以及阿根廷的 Ariel Casto 和 Sebastian Rodriguez 組成了強大的南美新力量。
32支參賽隊伍中有16支隊伍是由世界各地的協會決定，8支隊伍是根據2022年9號球世界排名選出，另外8支隊伍則是來自Matchroom派發的外卡參賽。代表各支隊伍出賽的球員依照2022年和2023年的滾動9號球世界排名選出。
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| WPA | FINLAND 芬蘭 | Mika Immonen | Jani Uski |
| WPA | POLAND 波蘭 | Mieszko Fortuński | Wojciech Szewczyk |
| WPA | SERBIA 塞爾維亞 | Andreja Klasović | Aleksa Pecelj |
| WPA | CZECH REPUBLIC 捷克 | Roman Hybler | Petr Urban |
| WPA | ITALY 義大利 | Daniele Corrieri | Francesco Candela |
| WPA | KUWAIT 科威特 | Omar Al Shaheen | Bader Al Awadhi |
| WPA | CHINESE TAPEI 中華台北 | Ko Pin Yi 柯秉逸 | Ko Ping Chung 柯秉中 |
| WPA | SINGAPORE 新加坡 | Aloysius Yapp 葉浚惟 | Toh Lian Han 卓連漢 |
| WPA | QATAR 卡達 | Waleed Majid K Alars | Ali Nasser Al Obaidli |
| WPA | VIETNAM 越南 | Duong Quoc Hoang | Dang Thanh Kien |
| WPA | ARGENTINA 阿根廷 | Ariel Casto | Sebastian Rodriguez |
| WPA | PERU 祕魯 | Gerson Martinez | Cristopher Tevez |
| WPA | AUSTRALIA 澳洲 | Justin Sajich | Ivan Meng Li |
| WPA | SOUTH AFRICA 南非 | Jason Theron | Craig Bouwer |
| WPA | MOROCCO 摩洛哥 | My Cherif Zine El Abidine | Imad lagnaoui |
| WPA | CYPRUS 賽普勒斯 | Anthony Brabin | Christos Meligaliotis. |
| RANKING | USA 美國 | Shane Van Boening | Skyler Woodward |
| RANKING | AUSTRIA 奧地利 | Albin Ouschan | Max Lechner |
| RANKING | SPAIN 西班牙 | David Alcaide | Francisco Sanchez Ruiz |
| RANKING | PHILIPPINES 菲律賓 | Carlo Biado | Efren Reyes |
| RANKING | JAPAN 日本 | Naoyuki Oi 大井直幸 | Masato Yoshioka 吉岡正登 |
| RANKING | GREECE 希臘 | Alexander Kazakis | Nikos Ekonomopulous |
| RANKING | GERMANY 德國 | Joshua Filler | Thorsten Hohmann |
| RANKING | HUNGARY 匈牙利 | Oliver Snolnoki | Vilmos Földes |
| WILDCARD | NETHERLANDS 荷蘭 | Niels Feijen | Marc Bijsterbosch |
| WILDCARD | CANADA 加拿大 | Alex Pagulayan | John Morra |
| WILDCARD | SWITZERLAND 瑞士 | Dimitri Jungo | Ronald Regli |
| WILDCARD | HONG KONG, CHINA 香港 | Lo Ho Sum 盧浩琛 | Robbie Capito |
| WILDCARD | NEW ZEALAND 紐西蘭 | Matthew Edwards | Simon Singleton |
| WILDCARD | GREAT BRITAIN A 英國A隊 | Jayson Shaw | Elliott Sanderson |
| WILDCARD | GREAT BRITAIN B 英國B隊 | Imran Majid | Chris Melling |
| WILDCARD | TO BE DETERMINED |
Tickets start from only £10 per session and £15 for an all-day ticket to both the afternoon and evening sessions. Fans can also enjoy the whole week of action for only £85.
Tickets
- Individual Sessions – From £10
- Day tickets for both sessions – From £15
- Season Ticket – £85
The World Cup of Pool brings 32 nations together as two-player teams compete for national pride, the title, and their share of a $250,000 prize fund from June 14 to 19. The tournament is a straight-knockout format leaving no room for error. Germany are the reigning champions with one of the world’s best in Joshua Filler spearheading their defence. The likes of World Number One Albin Ouschan of Austria, the USA’s finest Shane Van Boening, and Great Britain’s two-time Mosconi Cup MVP Jayson Shaw will all look to lead their sides to the title over six action-packed days.