Tournament information
Dates7–12 September, 2010
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
ChampionChina (Fu Jian-bo and Li He-wen)
Runner-upPhilippines B (Roberto Gomez and Dennis Orcollo)
Score10–8
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The 2010 World Cup of Pool was the fifth World Cup of Pool championship. It was held at the Robinsons Place Manila in Manila, Philippines, from September 7 to 12, 2010. China won this year's event.[1]

Rules

  • Winners' break.
  • 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, two balls must pass over the head string.

Prize fund

StagePrize money
(Total-US$250,000)
WinnerUS$60,000
Runner UpUS$30,000
Semi FinalUS$16,000
Quarter FinalUS$10,000
Second RoundUS$5,000
First RoundUS$3,000

Participating nations

Tournament bracket

Round 1
Race to 8 		Round 2
Race to 8 		Quarter-finals
Race to 9 		Semi-finals
Race to 9 		Final
Race to 10
               
1  Philippines A 8
 Thailand 3
1  Philippines A 6
16  Indonesia 8
16  Indonesia 8
 India 7
16  Indonesia 3
8  China 9
8  China 8
 Belgium 2
8  China 8
9  Italy 5
9  Italy 8
 Korea 6
8  China 9
5  Germany 7
5  Germany 8
 Hong Kong 4
5  Germany 8
 Russia 1
12  Canada 4
 Russia 8
5  Germany 9
13  France 7
4  England 8
 Qatar 7
4  England 6
13  France 8
13  France 8
 Australia 5
8  China 10
3  Philippines B 5
3  Philippines B 8
 Croatia 4
3  Philippines B 8
14  Spain 4
14  Spain 8
 Vietnam 5
3  Philippines B 9
11  Finland 1
6  Netherlands 8
 Austria 3
6  Netherlands 1
11  Finland 8
11  Finland 8
 Singapore 2
3  Philippines B 9
7  Taiwan 8
7  Taiwan 8
 Malaysia 2
7  Taiwan 8
10  Japan 2
10  Japan 8
 Slovenia 7
7  Taiwan 9
15  Poland 5
2  USA 8
 Sweden 7
2  USA 7
15  Poland 8
15  Poland 8
 Malta 6

References

  1. ↑ "CHINA WIN THE 2010 WORLD CUP OF POOL". matchroompool.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  2. ↑ "Teams announced for 2010 World Cup of Pool". Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
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