2023 World Cup of Pool
{{Short description|Pool Tournament}}
{{use dmy|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=2023 World Cup of Pool XVI
|logo=
|dates=27 June–2 July 2023
|venue=Pazo de Feiras e Congresos de Lugo
|location=Lugo
|country=Spain
|organisation=Matchroom Sport
|format=
|Total prize fund=$250,000
|winners_share=$60,000
|highest_break=
|defending_champion={{ESP}}
|winner= {{PHI}}
James Aranas
Johann Chua
|runner_up= {{GER}}
Joshua Filler
Moritz Neuhausen
|score=11–7
|previous=2022
|next=2024
}}
The 2023 World Cup of Pool was a professional pool doubles tournament, and the 16th edition of the World Cup of Pool. The event was contested by 32 pairs representing different nations, and took place at the Pazo de Feiras e Congresos de Lugo in Lugo, Spain, from 27 June to 2 July 2023.{{cite web|url=https://matchroompool.com/world-cup-of-pool/|title=Official site of the tournament|publisher=matchroompool.com|access-date=2023-06-17}}
The Spanish team of Francisco Sánchez Ruíz and David Alcaide were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by the Philippine team consisting of James Aranas and Johann Chua in the first round of the tournament.{{cite news |title=Johann Chua, James Aranas rally to reach 2nd round of World Cup of Pool |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/516337/johann-chua-james-aranas-rally-to-reach-2nd-round-of-world-cup-of-pool |access-date=29 June 2023 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=28 June 2023 |language=en}} Aranas and Chua would go on to win their country its fourth World Cup title.{{cite news |title=PHL wins World Cup of Pool |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/sports/2023/07/03/531989/phl-wins-world-cup-of-pool/ |access-date=4 July 2023 |work=BusinessWorld |date=3 July 2023}}
Prize fund
The total prize money for the event:
- Winners (per pair): $60,000
- Runners-up (per pair): $30,000
- Semi-finalists (per pair): $15,000
- Quarter-finalists (per pair): $9,000
- Last 16 losers (per pair): $4,500
- Last 32 losers (per pair): $3,625
Teams
Each competing nation features two players, with the hosts, Spain, receiving two places.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-17 |title=2023 World Cup of Pool teams locked in |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/2023-world-cup-of-pool-teams-locked-in/|access-date=2023-06-17 |website=azbilliards.com |language=en-GB}}
The competing teams were made of the players below:
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- {{flagathlete|Eklent Kaçi & Besar Spahiu|ALB}}
- {{flagathlete|Justin Sajich & James Georgiadis|AUS}}
- {{flagathlete|Albin Ouschan & Mario He|AUT}}
- {{flagathlete|Sanjin Pehlivanović & Ajdin Piknjač|BIH}}
- {{flagathlete|John Morra & Alex Pagulayan|CAN}}
- {{flagathlete|Wu Jiaqing & Wang Can|CHN}}
- {{flagathlete|Ko Pin-yi & Ko Ping-chung|TPE}}
- {{flagathlete|Mika Immonen & Petri Makkonen|FIN}}
- {{flagathlete|Joshua Filler & Moritz Neuhausen|GER}}
- {{flagathlete|Jayson Shaw & Elliott Sanderson|GBR}}
- {{flagathlete|Alexander Kazakis & Nikos Ekonomopoulos|GRE}}
- {{flagathlete|Robbie Capito & Lo Ho Sum|HKG}}
- {{flagathlete|Olivér Szolnoki & Attila Bezdan|HUN}}
- {{flagathlete|Daniele Corrieri & Francesco Candela|ITA}}
- {{flagathlete|Naoyuki Ōi & Masato Yoshioka|JPN}}
- {{flagathlete|Abdullah Alyousef & Bader Alawadhi|KUW}}
- {{flagathlete|Phone Myint Kyaw & Thaw Zin Htet|MYA}}
- {{flagathlete|Niels Feijen & Marc Bijsterbosch|NED}}
- {{flagathlete|Matt Edwards & Sullivan Clark|NZL}}
- {{flagathlete|Gerson Martinez & Christopher Tevez|PER}}
- {{flagathlete|James Aranas & Johann Chua|PHI}}
- {{flagathlete|Wiktor Zieliński & Konrad Juszczyszyn|POL}}
- {{flagathlete|Khalid Alghamdi & Mohannad Hamoud Alghumayz|KSA}}
- {{flagathlete|Aleksa Pecelj & Lazar Kostić|SRB}}
- {{flagathlete|Aloysius Yapp & Sharik Sayed|SGP}}
- {{flagathlete|Seo Seoa & Kang Lee|KOR}}
- {{flagathlete|Francisco Sánchez Ruíz & David Alcaide|ESP}}
- {{flagathlete|Jonas Souto Comino & Jose Alberto Delgado|ESP}}
- {{flagathlete|Mohammad Soufi & Zaid Al Shariti|SYR}}
- {{flagathlete|Ali Nasser Al Obaidli & Bashar Hussein|QAT}}
- {{flagathlete|Shane Van Boening & Skyler Woodward|USA}}
- {{flagathlete|Dương Quốc Hoàng & Nguyễn Anh Tuấn|VIE}}
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Tournament bracket
{{32TeamBracket
| RD1=Round 1
Race to 7
| RD2=Round 2
Race to 7
| RD3=Quarter-finals
Race to 9
| RD4=Semi-finals
Race to 9
| RD5=Final
Race to 11
| RD1-seed01= 1
| RD1-team01= {{flagdeco|ESP}} Spain
| RD1-score01= 5
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02= {{flagdeco|PHI}} Philippines
| RD1-score02= 7
| RD1-seed03= 16
| RD1-team03= {{flagdeco|ESP}} Spain B
| RD1-score03= 7
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04= {{flagdeco|KSA}} Saudi Arabia
| RD1-score04= 1
| RD1-seed05= 9
| RD1-team05= {{flagdeco|NED}} Netherlands
| RD1-score05= 7
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06= {{flagdeco|HKG}} Hong Kong
| RD1-score06= 4
| RD1-seed07= 8
| RD1-team07= {{flagdeco|TPE}} Chinese Taipei
| RD1-score07= 7
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08= {{flagdeco|FIN}} Finland
| RD1-score08= 1
| RD1-seed09= 5
| RD1-team09= {{flagdeco|GBR}} Great Britain
| RD1-score09= 7
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10= {{flagdeco|QAT}} Qatar
| RD1-score10= 0
| RD1-seed11= 12
| RD1-team11= {{flagdeco|KUW}} Kuwait
| RD1-score11= 3
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12= {{flagdeco|VIE}} Vietnam
| RD1-score12= 7
| RD1-seed13= 13
| RD1-team13= {{flagdeco|HUN}} Hungary
| RD1-score13= 1
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14= {{flagdeco|BIH}} Bosnia and Herzegovina
| RD1-score14=7
| RD1-seed15= 4
| RD1-team15= {{flagdeco|AUT}} Austria
| RD1-score15= 7
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16= {{flagdeco|AUS}} Australia
| RD1-score16= 6
| RD1-seed17= 3
| RD1-team17= {{flagdeco|GER}} Germany
| RD1-score17= 7
| RD1-seed18=
| RD1-team18= {{flagdeco|NZL}} New Zealand
| RD1-score18= 2
| RD1-seed19= 14
| RD1-team19= {{flagdeco|CAN}} Canada
| RD1-score19= 7
| RD1-seed20=
| RD1-team20= {{flagdeco|MYA}} Myanmar
| RD1-score20= 2
| RD1-seed21= 11
| RD1-team21= {{flagdeco|ALB}} Albania
| RD1-score21= 7
| RD1-seed22=
| RD1-team22= {{flagdeco|PER}} Peru
| RD1-score22= 3
| RD1-seed23= 6
| RD1-team23= {{flagdeco|POL}} Poland
| RD1-score23= 7
| RD1-seed24=
| RD1-team24= {{flagdeco|SRB}} Serbia
| RD1-score24= 2
| RD1-seed25= 7
| RD1-team25= {{flagdeco|GRE}} Greece
| RD1-score25= 6
| RD1-seed26=
| RD1-team26= {{flagdeco|SGP}} Singapore
| RD1-score26= 7
| RD1-seed27= 10
| RD1-team27= {{flagdeco|SYR}} Syria
| RD1-score27= 3
| RD1-seed28=
| RD1-team28= {{flagdeco|CHN}} China
| RD1-score28= 7
| RD1-seed29= 15
| RD1-team29= {{flagdeco|JPN}} Japan
| RD1-score29= 7
| RD1-seed30=
| RD1-team30= {{flagdeco|ITA}} Italy
| RD1-score30= 4
| RD1-seed31= 2
| RD1-team31= {{flagdeco|USA}} United States
| RD1-score31= 7
| RD1-seed32=
| RD1-team32= {{flagdeco|ROK}} South Korea
| RD1-score32= 1
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01= {{flagdeco|PHI}} Philippines
| RD2-score01= 7
| RD2-seed02= 16
| RD2-team02= {{flagdeco|ESP}} Spain B
| RD2-score02= 2
| RD2-seed03=9
| RD2-team03= {{flagdeco|NED}} Netherlands
| RD2-score03= 2
| RD2-seed04=8
| RD2-team04= {{flagdeco|TPE}} Chinese Taipei
| RD2-score04= 7
| RD2-seed05= 5
| RD2-team05= {{flagdeco|GBR}} Great Britain
| RD2-score05= 7
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06= {{flagdeco|VIE}} Vietnam
| RD2-score06= 6
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07= {{flagdeco|BIH}} Bosnia and Herzegovina
| RD2-score07= 3
| RD2-seed08= 4
| RD2-team08= {{flagdeco|AUT}} Austria
| RD2-score08= 7
| RD2-seed09= 3
| RD2-team09= {{flagdeco|GER}} Germany
| RD2-score09= 7
| RD2-seed10= 14
| RD2-team10= {{flagdeco|CAN}} Canada
| RD2-score10= 4
| RD2-seed11=11
| RD2-team11= {{flagdeco|ALB}} Albania
| RD2-score11= 3
| RD2-seed12=6
| RD2-team12= {{flagdeco|POL}} Poland
| RD2-score12= 7
| RD2-seed13=
| RD2-team13= {{flagdeco|SGP}} Singapore
| RD2-score13= 6
| RD2-seed14=
| RD2-team14= {{flagdeco|CHN}} China
| RD2-score14= 7
| RD2-seed15= 15
| RD2-team15= {{flagdeco|JPN}} Japan
| RD2-score15= 7
| RD2-seed16= 2
| RD2-team16= {{flagdeco|USA}} United States
| RD2-score16= 5
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01= {{flagdeco|PHI}} Philippines
| RD3-score01= 9
| RD3-seed02= 8
| RD3-team02= {{flagdeco|TPE}} Chinese Taipei
| RD3-score02= 8
| RD3-seed03= 5
| RD3-team03= {{flagdeco|GBR}} Great Britain
| RD3-score03= 4
| RD3-seed04= 4
| RD3-team04= {{flagdeco|AUT}} Austria
| RD3-score04= 9
| RD3-seed05= 3
| RD3-team05= {{flagdeco|GER}} Germany
| RD3-score05= 9
| RD3-seed06= 6
| RD3-team06= {{flagdeco|POL}} Poland
| RD3-score06= 7
| RD3-seed07=
| RD3-team07= {{flagdeco|CHN}} China
| RD3-score07= 9
| RD3-seed08= 15
| RD3-team08= {{flagdeco|JPN}} Japan
| RD3-score08= 5
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01= {{flagdeco|PHI}} Philippines
| RD4-score01= 9
| RD4-seed02= 4
| RD4-team02= {{flagdeco|AUT}} Austria
| RD4-score02= 8
| RD4-seed03= 3
| RD4-team03= {{flagdeco|GER}} Germany
| RD4-score03= 9
| RD4-seed04=
| RD4-team04= {{flagdeco|CHN}} China
| RD4-score04= 7
| RD5-seed01=
| RD5-team01= {{flagdeco|PHI}} Philippines
| RD5-score01= 11
| RD5-seed02= 3
| RD5-team02= {{flagdeco|GER}} Germany
| RD5-score02= 7
}}
References
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External links
{{AZB|https://www.azbilliards.com/tournament/218420-world-cup-of-pool-2023/}}
{{World Cup of Pool}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:World Cup Of Pool 2023}}
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