2008 World Cup of Pool
The 2008 World Cup of Pool was the third edition of the tournament. The event was held again in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from October 7–11, 2008.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7–11 October 2008 | 
| City | Rotterdam | 
| Country | Netherlands | 
| Organisation(s) | Matchroom Sport | 
| Format | Single elimination tournament | 
| Total prize fund | $250,000 | 
| Winner's share | $30,000 per player | 
| Final | |
| Champion |  B (Rodney Morris and Shane Van Boening) | 
| Runner-up |  (Daryl Peach and Mark Gray) | 
| Score | 11–7 | 
| ← 2007  2009 →  | |
Participating nations
    
.svg.png.webp) Australia (Stuart Lawler and John Wims) Australia (Stuart Lawler and John Wims)
 Austria (Martin Kempter and Jasmin Ouschan) Austria (Martin Kempter and Jasmin Ouschan)
.svg.png.webp) Belgium (Serge Das and Noel Bruynooghe) Belgium (Serge Das and Noel Bruynooghe)
.svg.png.webp) Canada (Edwin Montal and Tyler Edey) Canada (Edwin Montal and Tyler Edey)
 China (Fu Jian-bo and Li He-wen) China (Fu Jian-bo and Li He-wen)
 Croatia (Philipp Stojanovic and Ivica Putnik) Croatia (Philipp Stojanovic and Ivica Putnik)
 Denmark (Kasper Kristoffersen and Martin Larsen) Denmark (Kasper Kristoffersen and Martin Larsen)
 England (Daryl Peach and Mark Gray) England (Daryl Peach and Mark Gray)
 Finland (Mika Immonen and Markus Juva) Finland (Mika Immonen and Markus Juva)
 France (Stephan Cohen and Vincent Facquet) France (Stephan Cohen and Vincent Facquet)
 Germany (Thomas Engert and Ralf Souquet) Germany (Thomas Engert and Ralf Souquet)
 Hong Kong (Kenny Kwok and Lee Chenman) Hong Kong (Kenny Kwok and Lee Chenman)
 Iceland (Bjorgvin Hallgrimsson and Kristján Helgason) Iceland (Bjorgvin Hallgrimsson and Kristján Helgason)
 India (Alok Kumar and Sumit Talwar) India (Alok Kumar and Sumit Talwar)
 Italy (Fabio Petroni and Bruno Muratore) Italy (Fabio Petroni and Bruno Muratore)
 Japan (Naoyuki Oi and Satoshi Kawabata) Japan (Naoyuki Oi and Satoshi Kawabata)
 Korea (Kim Woong-dae and Jeong Young-hwa) Korea (Kim Woong-dae and Jeong Young-hwa)
 Malaysia (Ibrahim Bin Amir and Lee Poh Soon) Malaysia (Ibrahim Bin Amir and Lee Poh Soon)
 Malta (Tony Drago and Alex Borg) Malta (Tony Drago and Alex Borg)
 Netherlands A (Niels Feijen and Nick van den Berg) Netherlands A (Niels Feijen and Nick van den Berg)
 Netherlands B (Roy Gerards and Gijs van Helmond) Netherlands B (Roy Gerards and Gijs van Helmond)
 Peru (Jhon Lopez and Juan Vega) Peru (Jhon Lopez and Juan Vega)
 Philippines (Francisco Bustamante and Dennis Orcollo) Philippines (Francisco Bustamante and Dennis Orcollo)
 Poland (Radosław Babica and Mateusz Śniegocki) Poland (Radosław Babica and Mateusz Śniegocki)
 Qatar (Bashar Hussain and Fahad Ahmed Al Mohammadi) Qatar (Bashar Hussain and Fahad Ahmed Al Mohammadi)
 Russia (Konstantin Stepanov and Ruslan Chinakhov) Russia (Konstantin Stepanov and Ruslan Chinakhov)
 Spain (David Alcaide and Carlos Cabello) Spain (David Alcaide and Carlos Cabello)
.svg.png.webp) Switzerland (Marco Tschudi and Dimitri Jungo) Switzerland (Marco Tschudi and Dimitri Jungo)
 Chinese Taipei (Wu Chia-ching and Wang Hung-Hsiang) Chinese Taipei (Wu Chia-ching and Wang Hung-Hsiang)
 Thailand (Dechawat Poomjang and Nitiwat Kanjanasri) Thailand (Dechawat Poomjang and Nitiwat Kanjanasri)
 United States (Rodney Morris and Shane Van Boening) United States (Rodney Morris and Shane Van Boening)
 Vietnam (Luong Chi Dung and Thanh Nam Nguyen) Vietnam (Luong Chi Dung and Thanh Nam Nguyen)
Tournament bracket
    
| Round of 32 Race to 8 Losers $3,000/pair | 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 $60,000/pair | ||||||||||||||||||||
|  Kumar / Talwar | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Fu / Li | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Fu / Li | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | .svg.png.webp) Tschudi / Jungo | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|  Kwok / Lee | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | .svg.png.webp) Tschudi / Jungo | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Fu / Li | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 |  Petroni / Muratore | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|  Lopez / Vega | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 |  Petroni / Muratore | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 |  Petroni / Muratore | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|  Kim / Jeong | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|  Kim / Jeong | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Immonen / Juva | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Fu / Li | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Peach / Gray | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|  Drago / Borg | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Peach / Gray | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Peach / Gray | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | .svg.png.webp) Montal / Edey | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|  Cohen / Facquet | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | .svg.png.webp) Montal / Edey | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Peach / Gray | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Engert / Souquet | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|  Poomjang / Kanjanasri | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 |  Babica / Sniegocki | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 |  Babica / Sniegocki | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Engert / Souquet | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|  Hussain / Al Mohammadi | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Engert / Souquet | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Peach / Gray | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Morris / Van Boening | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png.webp) Das / Bruynooghe | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Feijen / Van den Berg | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png.webp) Das / Bruynooghe | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|  Kempter / Ouschan | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|  Kempter / Ouschan | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 |  Luong / Nguyen | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|  Kempter / Ouschan | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Morris / Van Boening | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|  Stojanovic / Putnik | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 |  Alcaide / Cabello | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|  Stojanovic / Putnik | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Morris / Van Boening | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|  Hallgrimsson / Helgason | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Morris / Van Boening | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Morris / Van Boening | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Bustamante / Orcollo | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|  Gerards / van Helmond | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Wu / Wang | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|  Gerards / van Helmond | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  Oi / Kawabata | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png.webp) Lawler / Wims | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  Oi / Kawabata | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  Oi / Kawabata | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Bustamante / Orcollo | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|  Bin Amir / Lee | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 |  Stepanov / Chinakhov | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 |  Stepanov / Chinakhov | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Bustamante / Orcollo | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|  Kristoffersen / Larsen | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Bustamante / Orcollo | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Final
    
The American duo of Rodney Morris and Shane Van Boening beat the English team of Daryl Peach and Mark Gray with 11–7 to win the first championship for United States.[2]
References
    
- "PartyPoker World Cup of Pool 2008". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-05. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- "Team USA wins World Cup of Pool". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-05. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
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