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Tournament information
Dates4–9 September, 2012
VenueRobinsons Place Manila
CityManila
CountryPhilippines
Organisation(s)Matchroom Sport
FormatSingle elimination tournament
Total prize fund$250,000
Winner's share$30,000 per player
Final
ChampionFinland (Mika Immonen and Petri Makkonen)
Runner-upPoland (Karol Skowerski and Wojciech Szewcyk)
Score10–8
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The 2012 World Cup of Pool is the seventh edition of the said tournament. For the fourth straight year, the event is once again being held in the Philippines, this time at the Robinsons Place Manila in Manila, from September 4 to 9, 2012. The Finish team of Mika Immonen and Petri Makkonen defeated the Polish team of Karol Skowerski and Wojciech Szewcyk in the final, 10–8.[1]

Tournament Rules

  • Winners' break.[1]
  • Teammates take shots alternately.
  • Race to eight racks for matches prior to the quarterfinals.
  • Race to nine racks for matches from the quarterfinals to the semifinals.
  • Race to ten racks for the Final.
  • Eighty-second shot clock for the shot immediately after the break, forty seconds for other shots.
  • In order for a break to be legal, at least two balls must pass over the head string.

Prize fund

  • Winners (per pair): $60,000
  • Runners-up (per pair): $30,000
  • Semi-finalists (per pair): $16,000
  • Quarter-finalists (per pair): $10,000
  • Round 2 losers (per pair): $5,000
  • Round 1 losers (per pair): $3,000

Participating nations

[1][2]

Tournament bracket

[3]

Round of 32
Race to 8 		Round of 16
Race to 8 		Quarter-finals
Race to 9 		Semi-finals
Race to 9 		Final
Race to 10
               
1  Germany 8
 Serbia 1
1  Germany 4
16  Finland 8
16  Finland 8
 Korea 6
16  Finland 9
8  Philippines 5
8  Philippines 8
 Hong Kong 3
8  Philippines 8
9  Canada 5
9  Canada 8
 Sweden 7
16  Finland 9
5  USA 7
5  USA 8
 India 7
5  USA 8
12  Austria 4
12  Austria 8
 Kuwait 2
5  USA 9
4  China 8
4  China 8
 Singapore 4
4  China 8
13  Spain 1
13  Spain 8
 Hungary 3
16  Finland 10
10  Poland 8
3  England 8
 Belgium 2
3  England 8
14  Thailand 2
14  Thailand 8
 Malaysia 4
3  England 8
6  Chinese Taipei 9
6  Chinese Taipei 8
 Indonesia 6
6  Chinese Taipei 8
11  Japan 6
11  Japan 8
 Russia 6
6  Chinese Taipei 4
10  Poland 9
7  Netherlands 8
 Croatia 7
7  Netherlands 6
10  Poland 8
10  Poland 8
 Australia 6
10  Poland 9
15  Italy 6
2  Philippines 7
  Switzerland 8
  Switzerland 1
15  Italy 8
15  Italy 8
 Vietnam 7

References

  1. ^ a b c "World Cup of Pool - Finland takes the glory in Manila!". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019. Cite error: The named reference "azbi_Worl" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ "13 European Teams Announced for World Cup of Pool in Manila". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. ^ "PartyPoker World Cup of Pool 2012". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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