2007 World Cup of Pool

{{short description|Doubles pool competition, played August 2007}} {{Featured article}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox pool tournament |tournament_name=2007 Partypoker.com World Cup of Pool |startdate=25 |enddate=30 September 2007 |venue=Outland club |city=Rotterdam |country=Netherlands |organisation=Matchroom Sport |format=Single-elimination |Total prize fund=$250,000 |winners_share=$30,000 per player |winner={{flagicon|CHN}} Li Hewen and Fu Jianbo |runner_up={{flagicon|FIN}} Mika Immonen and Markus Juva |score=11–10 |previous=2006 |next=2008 }}

The '''2007 World Cup of Pool''' (also known as the '''2007 PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool''' for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional nine-ball pool competition and the second edition of the World Cup of Pool, a scotch doubles knockout championship representing 32 national teams. The event was held in the Outland club in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 25 to 30 September 2007. The event was held as a single-elimination tournament for a total prize fund of $250,000, including $60,000 for the winner. The tournament was organised by Matchroom Sport, sponsored by poker website Partypoker, and broadcast across 31 one-hour episodes.

The defending champions were the Filipino team of Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante, who had defeated the USA pair of Rodney Morris and Earl Strickland in the final of the 2006 event. The Philippines were eliminated in the semi-finals by the Chinese team of Li Hewen and Fu Jianbo. In the final, the Chinese pair defeated Mika Immonen and Markus Juva from Finland on a {{cuegloss|deciding rack}} 11–10.

==Format== thumb|right|175px|nine-ball rack The 2007 World Cup of Pool (also known as the 2007 PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool) for the purposes of sponsorship was a pairs nine-ball tournament played at the Outland nightclub in Rotterdam, Netherlands.<ref name="announcement">{{Cite web |title=2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool |work=AzBilliards |date=8 August 2007 |access-date=18 October 2020 |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/2007-partypoker-net-world-cup-of-pool/ |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018143143/https://www.azbilliards.com/2007-partypoker-net-world-cup-of-pool/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://2007.worldcupofpool.com/Venue.htm |website=worldcupofpool.com|title=Venue – World Cup of Pool |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112050620/http://2007.worldcupofpool.com/Venue.htm |archive-date=12 November 2007 |access-date=26 October 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The tournament was played between 25 and 30 September 2007 as scotch doubles, the players taking shots alternately.<ref name="announcement"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool|work=AzBilliards |date=21 August 2006 |access-date=17 October 2020 |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/partypoker-com-world-cup-of-pool/ |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017162555/https://www.azbilliards.com/partypoker-com-world-cup-of-pool/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Matches in the opening two rounds were played as a {{cuegloss|race}}-to-eight {{cuegloss|racks}} and then as a race-to-nine racks until the final, which was played as a race-to-thirteen.<ref name="results"/><ref name="announcement"/> The tournament was a single-elimination bracket, consisting of 32 teams.<ref name="announcement"/> The event was played with winner {{cuegloss|break|breaks}} system, as opposed to the alternative breaks format used in the inaugural event. It was the second World Cup of Pool event, sponsored by Partypoker, and created by Matchroom Sport.<ref name="announcement"/> The event would see 16 seeded and 16 unseeded teams of two play alternating shots in a scotch doubles style.<ref name="overview">{{cite web |url=http://2007.worldcupofpool.com/Format.htm |title=Event information |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116055244/http://2007.worldcupofpool.com/Format.htm |website=worldcupofpool.com |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 January 2010 |access-date=25 October 2020}}</ref> The defending champions were Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante representing the Philippines, who had defeated the USA team of Earl Strickland and Rodney Morris in the 2006 final 13–5.<ref name="announcement"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.matchroomsport.com/articleDetail.asp?intArticleID=357 |title=Filipino Duo Back To Defend World Cup Title |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927214118/http://www.matchroomsport.com/articleDetail.asp?intArticleID=357 |archive-date=27 September 2007 |publisher=Matchroom Sport |date=August 10, 2007 |access-date=25 October 2020}}</ref><ref name="04zbW">{{Cite magazine |title=Philippines Take First ever PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool |page=3 |newspaper=The Break |via=Issuu|publisher=Matchroom Sport |issue=September 2006 |access-date=17 October 2020 |date=27 August 2006|url=https://issuu.com/thebreak/docs/ebreak9-06}}</ref>

The event was filmed and broadcast by Matchroom Sport across 31 single hour programs. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it was broadcast on Sky TV with additional commentary by Phil Yates and Jim Wych.<ref name=video>{{cite web |url=http://2007.worldcupofpool.com/Video.htm |title=Video – World Cup of Pool |website=worldcupofpool.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112050625/http://2007.worldcupofpool.com/Video.htm |archive-date=12 November 2007|access-date=26 October 2020}}</ref> Local highlights were shown on SBS6 in the Netherlands, and on Fox Net in the United States.<ref name=video/> The programs were broadcast on IKO Kábeltévé in Serbia, Romania, Slovakia and Czech Republic; 7 TV in Russia; CC-TV in China; Fox Australia in Australia; Measat in Malaysia; Measat Indo in Indonesia; NEO Sports in India; Rogers Sportsnet in Canada; Solar Entertainment in the Philippines; Sport 1 in Hungary and Videoland in Taiwan.<ref name=video/>

===Prize fund=== Prize money for the event featured $250,000 with $60,000 being awarded to the winning team.<ref name="prize"/> Money earned by the team was shared between their players. A breakdown of prize money is shown below:<ref name="prize">{{Cite web |url=http://2007.worldcupofpool.com/Prize-Fund.htm |website=worldcupofpool.com |title=Prize fund – World Cup of Pool |access-date=18 October 2020 |archive-date=16 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116055109/http://2007.worldcupofpool.com/Prize-Fund.htm |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="AZBOverview">{{Cite web |title=1772 – PartyPoker World Cup of Pool 2007 |work=AzBilliards |date= |access-date=18 October 2020 |url=http://www.azbilliards.com/tournament/1772-partypoker-world-cup-of-pool-2007/?action=results |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018141624/http://www.azbilliards.com/tournament/1772-partypoker-world-cup-of-pool-2007/?action=results |url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Stage !! Prize money |- | Winner || $60,000 |- | Runner-up || $30,000 |- | Semi-final || $16,000 |- | Quarter-final || $10,000 |- | Second round || $5,000 |- | First round || $3,000 |- | Total || $250,000 |- |}

===Teams=== The field consisted of 32 teams, the Netherlands having two teams as hosts.<ref name="teams">{{Cite web |url=http://2007.worldcupofpool.com/Nations.htm |website=worldcupofpool.com |title=Nations – World Cup of Pool |access-date=18 October 2020 |archive-date=12 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112050503/http://2007.worldcupofpool.com/Nations.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> The Malaysian team withdrew from the event, and was replaced with Serge Das and Noel Bruynooghe representing Belgium.<ref name="azbi_Worl">{{Cite web |title=World Cup of Pool – Malaysia Out, Belgium In |work=AzBilliards |date=20 September 2007 |access-date=18 October 2020 |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/world-cup-of-pool-malaysia-out-belgium-in/ |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018141625/https://www.azbilliards.com/world-cup-of-pool-malaysia-out-belgium-in/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The teams were:<ref name="AZBOverview"/><ref name="teams"/>

{{div col|colwidth=35em}} *{{flag|Australia}} (Stuart Lawler and Shaun Budd) *{{flag|Austria}} (Martin Kempter and Albin Ouschan) (13) *{{flag|Belgium}} (Serge Das and Noel Bruynooghe) (''Replaced Malaysia'') (14) *{{flag|Canada}} (Edwin Montal and Alain Martel) (11) *{{flag|China}} (Li Hewen and Fu Jianbo) (8) *{{flag|Croatia}} (Philipp Stojanovic and Ivica Putnik) *{{flag|Denmark}} (Bahram Lotfy and Kasper Kristoffersen) *{{flag|England}} (Daryl Peach and Imran Majid) (7) *{{flag|Finland}} (Mika Immonen and Markus Juva) (10) *{{flag|France}} (Stephan Cohen and Vincent Facquet) *{{flag|Germany}} (Oliver Ortmann and Christian Reimering) (4) *{{flag|Hungary}} (Vilmos Foldes and Balazs Miko) *{{flag|India}} (Dharminder Singh Lilly and Manan Chandra) *{{flag|Indonesia}} (Ricky Yang and Muhammed Zulfikri) *{{flag|Italy}} (Fabio Petroni and Bruno Muratore) (9) *{{flag|Japan}} (Naoyuki Ōi and Satoshi Kawabata) *{{flag|South Korea|name=Korea}} (Woong-Dae Kim and Ryu Seung-woo) *<s>{{flag|Malaysia}} (Patrick Ooi and Ibrahim Bin Amir)</s> (''Withdrew'') *{{flag|Malta}} (Tony Drago and Alex Borg) *{{flag|Netherlands}} A (Niels Feijen and Nick van den Berg) (5) *{{flag|Netherlands}} B (Alex Lely and Rico Diks) *{{flag|Philippines}} (Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante) (1) *{{flag|Poland}} (Radosław Babica and Mateusz Śniegocki) *{{flag|Qatar}} (Bashar Hussain and Fahad Ahmed Al Mohammadi) *{{flag|Russia}} (Konstantin Stepanov and Ruslan Chinakhov) (16) *{{flag|Scotland}} (Pat Holtz and Michael Valentine) *{{flag|Singapore}} (Chan Keng Kwang and Toh Lian Han) *{{flag|South Africa}} (Juan de Beer and Clinton Rossouw) *{{flag|Spain}} (David Alcaide and Antonio Fazanes) (12) *{{flag|Switzerland}} (Dimitri Jungo and Marco Tschudi) (15) *{{flag|Chinese Taipei|name=Taiwan}} (Wu Jia-qing and Yang Ching-shun) (3) *{{flag|United States}} (Rodney Morris and Corey Deuel) (2) *{{flag|Vietnam}} (Nguyen Thanh Nam and Lương Chí Dũng) (6) {{div col end}}

==Summary== The first round of the event was played from 25 to 27 September as a race-to-eight racks.<ref name="results"/> Before the event, the Malaysian team of Patrick Ooi and Ibrahim Bin Amir withdrew from the event, due to "unforeseen circumstances", and were replaced by a Belgian pair of Serge Das and Noel Bruynooghe.<ref name="azbi_Worl"/> The pair met the Dutch B team and won six racks in a row to win the match over the Dutch 8–2.<ref name="f2">{{Cite web |title=World Cup of Pool – Team Taiwan Show Their Class |work=AzBilliards |date=26 September 2007 |access-date=18 October 2020 |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/world-cup-of-pool-team-taiwan-show-their-class/ |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018162636/https://www.azbilliards.com/world-cup-of-pool-team-taiwan-show-their-class/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The 16th seeded Russian pair of Ruslan Chinakhov and European number one Konstantin Stepanov were defeated by the Croatian team of Philipp Stojanovic and Ivica Putnik in the opening round 5–8.<ref name="f1">{{Cite web |title=World Cup of Pool – Croatia, China & Japan Advance |work=AzBilliards |date=25 September 2007 |access-date=18 October 2020 |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/world-cup-of-pool-croatia-china-japan-advance/ |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018162634/https://www.azbilliards.com/world-cup-of-pool-croatia-china-japan-advance/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The Japanese team of Naoyuki Ōi and Satoshi Kawabata won 8–2 over David Alcaide and Antonio Fazane from Spain despite dropping the opening rack.<ref name="f1"/> Lương Chí Dũng and Thanh Nam Nguyen representing Vietnam had made the semi-finals in the inaugural event, but were defeated by the South Korean team 5–8, despite being 5–3 ahead.<ref name="f3">{{Cite web |title=World Cup of Pool – Come-back Kids Korea Oust Vietnamm |work=AzBilliards |date=26 September 2007 |access-date=18 October 2020 |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/world-cup-of-pool-come-back-kids-korea-oust-vietnam/ |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017162651/https://www.azbilliards.com/world-cup-of-pool-come-back-kids-korea-oust-vietnam/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The English team of Imran Majid and Daryl Peach came from 3–6 behind to defeat the Polish side of Radosław Babica and Mateusz Śniegocki 8–6.<ref name="f4">{{Cite web |title=World Cup of Pool – England Overturns Poles in Thriller |work=AzBilliards |date=27 September 2007 |access-date=18 October 2020 |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/world-cup-of-pool-england-overturns-poles-in-thriller/ |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018162635/https://www.azbilliards.com/world-cup-of-pool-england-overturns-poles-in-thriller/ |url-status=live}}</ref> There was only one match in the first round that went to a {{cuegloss|deciding rack}}, as the 2006 finalists USA team won 8–7 over Malta having taken the last four racks.<ref name="results"/><ref name="s1">{{Cite web |title=World Cup of Pool – Belgium and Austria Shock the Giants |work=AzBilliards |date=28 September 2007 |access-date=18 October 2020 |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/world-cup-of-pool-belgium-and-austria-shock-the-giants/ |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018162636/https://www.azbilliards.com/world-cup-of-pool-belgium-and-austria-shock-the-giants/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="f5">{{Cite web |title=World Cup of Pool – Super Japan Edges Holland |work=AzBilliards |date=27 September 2007 |access-date=18 October 2020 |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/world-cup-of-pool-super-japan-edges-holland/ |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018162711/https://www.azbilliards.com/world-cup-of-pool-super-japan-edges-holland/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

The second round was played on 27 to 29 September as a race to eight racks.<ref name="results"/> Japan played the sole remaining Dutch team in the second round, and having trailed 6–7, took the final two racks to win 8–7.<ref name="f5"/> The Switzerland team trailed 5–2 behind the US, but recovered to tie at 6–6 before winning the match 8–6.<ref name="s1"/> The USA pair were wearing orange shirts, the traditional colour of the Netherlands, after both Dutch teams had been eliminated.<ref name="s1"/> The Belgian team, composed of Bruynooghe and Das who were ranked 46th and 60th in Europe, defeated 2005 WPA World Nine-ball Championship winner Wu Jia-qing and world championship semi-finalist Yang Ching-shun from Taiwan 8–6.<ref name="s1"/> The defending champion Filipino team completed a 8–0 whitewash over the Croatians.<ref name="f5"/> France and China were tied at 5–5 before Vincent Faquet completed a {{cuegloss|run out}} to lead 6–5. During the next two racks, the French failed to escape from {{cuegloss|snookers}} allowing the Chinese team of Li Hewen and Fu Jianbo to win them before they {{cuegloss|break and run|broke and ran}} rack 13 for victory.<ref name="s2">{{Cite web |title=World Cup of Pool – Asian Domination Continues In Rotterdam |work=AzBilliards |date=28 September 2007 |access-date=18 October 2020 |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/world-cup-of-pool-asian-domination-continues-in-rotterdam/ |archive-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018162638/https://www.azbilliards.com/world-cup-of-pool-asian-domination-continues-in-rotterdam/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The Singapore team also defeated Austria 8–2, for all four quarter-finalists in the top half coming from Asia.<ref name="s2"/>

The quarter-finals were played on 29 September as a race to nine racks.<ref name="results"/> Japan defeated Singapore 9–5 in the first quarter-final, making jokes throughout the match to the crowd.<ref name="pro9_Pro9">{{Cite web |title=Pro9 – Europe's No.1 Pool Player Resource |work=pro9.co.uk |date=29 September 2007 |access-date=18 October 2020 |url=http://www.pro9.co.uk/html/article.php?sid=610 |archive-date=10 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071110012410/http://www.pro9.co.uk/html/article.php?sid=610 |url-status=live}}</ref> In rack 10, Ōi made a three ball {{cuegloss|combination}} to pot the {{cuegloss|9-ball}} on the first shot after the break, both players jumping up and down in celebration after the shot.<ref name="pro9_Pro9"/> Having defeated the Taiwan team in the second round, the Belgian duo were "drained" according to reporters, and were only able to win four racks against Canada.<ref name="pro9_Pro9"/> The Filipino pair were defeated by the Chinese team 6–9.<ref name="q2">{{Cite web |title=World Cup of Pool – Solid China Too Good for Philippines |date=September 29, 2007 |work=AzBilliards.com |access-date=3 January 2019 |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/3733-world-cup-of-pool-solid-china-too-good-for-philippines/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705170211/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/3733-world-cup-of-pool-solid-china-too-good-for-philippines/ |archive-date=5 July 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> The Chinese team took an early four rack lead, but their lead was reduced to 7–6. In rack 14, Reyes missed a simple shot on the {{cuegloss|6-ball}}, and China won the rack, before running rack 15.<ref name="q2"/> The last quarter-final saw Finland's Mika Immonen and Markus Juva defeat Switzerland 9–4.<ref name="q2"/>

[[File:Lee He Wen (7543441616).jpg|thumb|alt=Li Hewen playing a shot|Li Hewen (pictured in 2012) alongside Fu Jianbo won the event with a 11–10 win over Finland]]

The semi-finals were played on 30 September as a race to nine racks.<ref name="results"/> The first semi-final saw the 10th seeded Finland play the 11th seeded Canadian team.<ref name="Semi">{{Cite web |title=It's Finland v China for World Cup Glory |date=September 30, 2007 |work=AzBilliards.com |access-date=3 January 2019 |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/3734-its-finland-v-china-for-world-cup-glory/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705163132/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/3734-its-finland-v-china-for-world-cup-glory/ |archive-date=5 July 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Finland won the {{cuegloss|lag}}, but made a {{cuegloss|dry break}} in the opening rack. They still won the opening rack, and retained the break throughout the match as they won 9–0. The Canadian team only played nine shots in the entire match.<ref name="Semi"/> The other semi-final match was played between China, seeded 8th, and the unseeded Japanese team.<ref name="teams"/><ref name="Semi"/><ref name="pro9final">{{Cite web |title=Pro9 – Europe's No.1 Pool Player Resource |work=pro9.co.uk |date= |access-date=18 October 2020 |url=http://www.pro9.co.uk/html/article.php?sid=612 }}</ref> The Chinese team ran the first two racks, before three players missed a shot at the 9-ball in rack three; Hewen finally potted to increase the lead to 3–0.<ref name="Semi"/> China then won four of the next five racks to lead 7–1.<ref name="Semi"/> Hewen missed a shot on the {{cuegloss|2-ball}} the following rack allowing Japan to the table, who won the next three racks.<ref name="Semi"/> China capitalised on a missed {{cuegloss|bank shot}} to win the next two racks, and complete a 9–4 victory.<ref name="Semi"/>

The final was also played on 30 September, but as a race-to-11 racks.<ref name="results"/> The Chinese team of Hewen and Jianbo met the Finland pair of Juva and Immonen.<ref name="winner" /> The final had many dry breaks, six in the first 15 racks, there having been just ten in the rest of the tournament.<ref name="winner" /> There was just one rack between the two sides until China led 6–4 and then 7–5.<ref name="winner" /> China won three of the next four to go to the {{cuegloss|hill}}, leading 10–6. The Finland team then won four straight frames to level the match at 10–10.<ref name="winner" /> At the table in the deciding rack, Immonen potted a ball from the break, and left a combination shot for Juva to pot the 9-ball to win the tournament; the shot did not come off, and the Chinese pair ran the rest of the rack to win the tournament.<ref name="winner" />

==Main draw== Below are the results from the event. Teams in bold denote match winners.<ref name="teams"/> Numbers to the left of teams represents the team's seedings.<ref name="winner" /><ref name="results">{{Cite web |url=http://2007.worldcupofpool.com/Fixtures.htm |website=worldcupofpool.com |title=Fixtures – World Cup of Pool |access-date=18 October 2020 |archive-date=12 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112050345/http://2007.worldcupofpool.com/Fixtures.htm |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="AZBOverview"/> {{32TeamBracket | RD1=Round of 32<br />Race to 8 | RD2=Round of 16<br />Race to 8 | RD3=Quarter-finals<br />Race to 9 | RD4=Semi-finals<br />Race to 9 | RD5=Final<br />Race to 11 | team-width=180px | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01='''{{PHL|#}}''' | RD1-score01='''8''' | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02={{SCO|#}} | RD1-score02=6

| RD1-seed03=16 | RD1-team03={{RUS|#}} | RD1-score03=5 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04='''{{HRV|#}} ''' | RD1-score04='''8'''

| RD1-seed05=9 | RD1-team05={{ITA|#}} | RD1-score05=2 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06='''{{FRA|#}}''' | RD1-score06='''8'''

| RD1-seed07=8 | RD1-team07='''{{CHN|#}} ''' | RD1-score07='''8''' | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08={{ZAF|#}} | RD1-score08=1

| RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09='''{{NLD|#}} A''' | RD1-score09='''8''' | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{IDN|#}} | RD1-score10=5

| RD1-seed11=12 | RD1-team11={{ESP|#}} | RD1-score11=2 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12='''{{JPN|#}} ''' | RD1-score12='''8'''

| RD1-seed13=13 | RD1-team13='''{{AUT|#}} ''' | RD1-score13='''8''' | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{AUS|#}} | RD1-score14=5

| RD1-seed15=4 | RD1-team15={{DEU|#}} | RD1-score15=4 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16='''{{SGP|#}} ''' | RD1-score16='''8'''

| RD1-seed17=3 | RD1-team17='''{{flagicon|TPE}} Taiwan''' | RD1-score17='''8''' | RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18={{DNK|#}} | RD1-score18=3

| RD1-seed19=14 | RD1-team19='''{{BEL|#}} ''' | RD1-score19='''8''' | RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20={{NLD|#}} B | RD1-score20=2

| RD1-seed21=11 | RD1-team21='''{{CAN|#}} ''' | RD1-score21='''8''' | RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22={{IND|#}} | RD1-score22=3

| RD1-seed23=6 | RD1-team23={{VNM|#}} | RD1-score23=5 | RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24='''{{KOR|#}} ''' | RD1-score24='''8'''

| RD1-seed25=7 | RD1-team25='''{{ENG|#}} ''' | RD1-score25='''8''' | RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26={{POL|#}} | RD1-score26=6

| RD1-seed27=10 | RD1-team27='''{{FIN|#}} ''' | RD1-score27='''8''' | RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28={{QAT|#}} | RD1-score28=5

| RD1-seed29=15 | RD1-team29='''{{CHE|#}}''' | RD1-score29='''8''' | RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30={{HUN|#}} | RD1-score30=5

| RD1-seed31=2 | RD1-team31='''{{USA|#}}''' | RD1-score31='''8''' | RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32={{MLT|#}} | RD1-score32=7

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01='''{{PHL|#}} ''' | RD2-score01='''8''' | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02={{HRV|#}} | RD2-score02=0

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03={{FRA|#}} | RD2-score03=6 | RD2-seed04='''8''' | RD2-team04='''{{CHN|#}} ''' | RD2-score04='''8'''

| RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team05={{NLD|#}} A | RD2-score05=7 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06='''{{JPN|#}} ''' | RD2-score06='''8'''

| RD2-seed07=13 | RD2-team07={{AUT|#}} | RD2-score07=2 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08='''{{SGP|#}} ''' | RD2-score08='''8'''

| RD2-seed09=3 | RD2-team09={{flagicon|TPE}} Taiwan | RD2-score09=6 | RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10='''{{BEL|#}} ''' | RD2-score10='''8'''

| RD2-seed11=11 | RD2-team11='''{{CAN|#}} ''' | RD2-score11='''8''' | RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12={{KOR|#}} | RD2-score12=2

| RD2-seed13=7 | RD2-team13={{ENG|#}} | RD2-score13=5 | RD2-seed14=10 | RD2-team14='''{{FIN|#}} ''' | RD2-score14='''8'''

| RD2-seed15=15 | RD2-team15='''{{CHE|#}} ''' | RD2-score15='''8''' | RD2-seed16=2 | RD2-team16={{USA|#}} | RD2-score16=6

| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01={{PHL|#}} | RD3-score01=6 | RD3-seed02=8 | RD3-team02='''{{CHN|#}} ''' | RD3-score02='''9'''

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03='''{{JPN|#}} ''' | RD3-score03='''9''' | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04={{SGP|#}} | RD3-score04=5

| RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05={{BEL|#}} | RD3-score05=4 | RD3-seed06=11 | RD3-team06='''{{CAN|#}} ''' | RD3-score06='''9'''

| RD3-seed07=10 | RD3-team07='''{{FIN|#}} ''' | RD3-score07='''9''' | RD3-seed08=15 | RD3-team08={{CHE|#}} | RD3-score08=4

| RD4-seed01=8 | RD4-team01='''{{CHN|#}} ''' | RD4-score01='''9''' | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02={{JPN|#}} | RD4-score02=4

| RD4-seed03=11 | RD4-team03={{CAN|#}} | RD4-score03=0 | RD4-seed04=10 | RD4-team04='''{{FIN|#}}''' | RD4-score04='''9'''

| RD5-seed01=8 | RD5-team01='''{{CHN|#}} ''' | RD5-score01='''11''' | RD5-seed02=10 | RD5-team02={{FIN|#}} | RD5-score02=10 }}

==References== <references>

<ref name="winner">{{Cite web |title=China Take World Cup in Thriller |work=AzBilliards.com |date=30 September 2007 |access-date=3 January 2019 |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/3736-china-take-world-cup-in-thriller/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705155747/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/3736-china-take-world-cup-in-thriller/ |archive-date=5 July 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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==External links== {{AZB|url=https://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/177-world-cup-of-pool/1772-partypoker-world-cup-of-pool-2007/}} *{{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20060901172523/http://www.worldcupofpool.com/default.asp}} {{World Cup of Pool}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:World Cup Of Pool 2007}} 2007 Category:2007 in cue sports Category:2007 in Dutch sport Category:International sports competitions hosted by the Netherlands Category:Sports competitions in Rotterdam Category:21st century in Rotterdam Category:Cue sports in the Netherlands Category:September 2007 sports events in Europe