Philippines Billiards Team Capture World Cup of Pool TitleDiscuss World Cup of Pool here. (/forums/index.php) View the World Cup of Pool Tournament Brackets (/tournament_brackets/partypoker-world-cup-bracke.jpg)A delighted Bustamante said: This is a very important tournament and we are happy and very proud to win the first World Cup. In the beginning of the match there was a lot of pressure on us but when we went three games ahead it all lifted.
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Philippines Billiards Team Capture World Cup of Pool Title
August 27th, 2006USA Billiards Team Moves in Finals of World Cup of Pool
August 27th, 2006USA Billiards Team Moves in Finals of World Cup of PoolVietnam Billiard Team Hopes ExtinguishedWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of Pool here. (/forums/index.php) View the World Cup of Pool Tournament Brackets (/tournament_brackets/partypoker-world-cup-bracke.jpg)Unseeded Vietnam, who had defeated three seeded teams to reach the final, were close to pulling off another huge shock but a crucial miss in the 15th by Thanh Nam Nguyen sealed their fate.
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Philippines Billiard Team Earn Finals Birth
August 27th, 2006Philippines Billiard Team Earn Finals BirthWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of Pool here. (/forums/index.php) View the World Cup of Pool Tournament Brackets (/tournament_brackets/partypoker-world-cup-bracke.jpg)With the Philippines leading 5-4, Reyes got out of a snooker and managed to fluke the 9-ball in down the rail to open up a two-rack lead from which the Germans never really recovered.
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Philippines Billiards Team Move into Final Four
August 26th, 2006Philippines Billiards Team Move into Final FourWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of Pool here. (/forums/index.php) View the World Cup of Pool Tournament Brackets (/tournament_brackets/partypoker-world-cup-bracke.jpg)However, the Filipino duo of Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante showed their mental strength to win the next five to clinch the win at 9-6 and set up a semi-final clash against Germany.
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USA Billiards Team Ends Hong Kong’s Hopes
August 26th, 2006USA Billiards Team Ends Hong Kong’s HopesWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of Pool here. (/forums/index.php) View the World Cup of Pool Tournament Brackets (/tournament_brackets/partypoker-world-cup-bracke.jpg)Earl Strickland and Rodney Morris will now face Vietnam in Sunday afternoons semi-final and will be confident of securing their spot in the first ever World Cup final.
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Underdog Vietnam Billiards Team Wins Again
August 26th, 2006Underdog Vietnam Billiards Team Wins AgainWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of Pool here. (/forums/index.php) View the World Cup of Pool Tournament Brackets (/tournament_brackets/partypoker-world-cup-bracke.jpg) The duo were ecstatic following their win and with a guaranteed US $8,000 each three times the national average wage – for reaching the semis, they had every reason to smile.
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German Billiards Team Ousts Taiwan
August 26th, 2006German Billiards Team Ousts TaiwanWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of Pool here. (/forums/index.php) View the World Cup of Pool Tournament Brackets (/tournament_brackets/partypoker-world-cup-bracke.jpg)A delighted Engert said: I felt more confident and more calm than I did yesterday when we played against Spain as we knew, on paper, that we are the better team. But today we knew that Taiwan have Yang, who is one of the best players in the world, and we had to play well.
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World Cup of Pool Reaches Quarter-finals Stage
August 26th, 2006World Cup of Pool Reaches Quarter-finals StageWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of Pool here. (/forums/index.php) The Germany side, who are seeded fourth, thrashed Wales 9-2 in the first round but had to work harder in round two as they defeated Spain 9-5 on Friday evening.
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Vietnam Billiards Team Produces Inspired Performance
August 25th, 2006Vietnam Billiards Team Produces Inspired PerformanceWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of Pool here. (/forums/index.php) Holland won the lag and should have had the rack wrapped up until they missed a shot at the brown seven to hand a 1-0 lead to Vietnam. Vietnam broke and ran through the balls in the next with Thanh Nam Nguyen unconvincingly wobbling the 9-ball in to gain a surprise 2-0 lead.
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German Billiard Team Too Good For Spain
August 25th, 2006German Billiard Team Too Good For SpainWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of Pool here. (/forums/index.php) Spaniards David Alcaide and Rafael Guzman did well to recover from a 5-0 deficit but made too many mistakes against a team of Germany’s undoubted class.
