{{Short description|2010 pool championship in the Philippines}} {{more citations needed|date=December 2010}} {{Infobox pool tournament |tournament_name= |dates= |startdate=7 |enddate=12 September 2010 |venue=Robinsons Place Manila |city=Manila |country=Philippines |organisation=Matchroom Sport |format=Single elimination tournament |Total prize fund=$250,000 |winners_share=$30,000 per player |highest_break= |defending_champion= |winner={{flagicon|China}} (Fu Jianbo and Li Hewen) |runner_up={{flagicon|Philippines}} B (Roberto Gomez and Dennis Orcollo) |score=10–8 |previous=2009 |next=2011 }}
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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.matchroompool.com/page/WorldCupofPool/NewsDetail/0,,12660~2151760,00.html|title=CHINA WIN THE 2010 WORLD CUP OF POOL|publisher=matchroompool.com|accessdate=12 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918111006/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/WorldCupofPool/NewsDetail/0,,12660~2151760,00.html|archive-date=18 September 2010|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
==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== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Stage !! Prize money<br><small>(Total-US$250,000)</small> |- | Winner || US$60,000 |- | Runner Up || US$30,000 |- | Semi Final || US$16,000 |- | Quarter Final || US$10,000 |- | Second Round || US$5,000 |- | First Round || US$3,000 |}
==Participating nations== {{col-begin}}{{col-break}} *Seeded teams:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.matchroompool.com/page/WorldCupofPool/NewsDetail/0,,12660~2090731,00.html |title=Teams announced for 2010 World Cup of Pool |access-date=2010-08-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823052927/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/WorldCupofPool/NewsDetail/0,,12660~2090731,00.html |archive-date=2010-08-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *#{{flag|Philippines}} A (Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante) *#{{flag|USA}} (Rodney Morris and Johnny Archer) *#{{flag|Philippines}} B (Roberto Gomez and Dennis Orcollo) *#{{flag|England}} (Daryl Peach and Karl Boyes) *#{{flag|Germany}} B (Ralf Souquet and Oliver Ortmann) *#{{flag|Netherlands}} (Niels Feijen and Huidji See) *#{{flag|Chinese Taipei|name=Taiwan}} (Ko Pin-yi and Chang Jung-lin) *#{{flag|China}} (Fu Jianbo and Li Hewen) *#{{flag|Italy}} (Fabio Petroni and Bruno Muratore) *#{{flag|Japan}} (Naoyuki Ōi and Toru Kuribayashi) *#{{flag|Finland}} (Mika Immonen and Markus Juva) *#{{flag|Canada}} (John Morra and Jason Klatt) *#{{flag|France}} (Stephan Cohen and Francois Cottance) *#{{flag|Spain}} (David Alcaide and Francisco Sánchez Ruiz) *#{{flag|Poland}} (Radosław Babica and Mariusz Skoneczny) *#{{flag|Indonesia}} (Muhammad Zulfikri and Ricky Yang){{col-break}} *Unseeded teams: **{{flag|Australia}} (James Delahunty and Ricky Emery) **{{flag|Austria}} (Mario He and Jasmin Ouschan) **{{flag|Belgium}} (Serge Das and Noel Bruynooghe) **{{flag|Croatia}} (Carlo Dalmatin and Philipp Stojanovic) **{{flag|Hong Kong}} (Lee Chenman and Kenny Kwok) **{{flag|India}} (Raj Hundal and Dharminder Singh Lilly) **{{flag|South Korea|name=Korea}} (Yu Ram Cha and Ga Young Kim) **{{flag|Malaysia}} (Ibrahim Bin Amir and Lee Poh Soon) **{{flag|Malta}} (Tony Drago and Alex Borg) **{{flag|Qatar}} (Mohammad Al Bin Ali and Bashar Hussain) **{{flag|Russia}} (Konstantin Stepanov and Ruslan Chinakhov) **{{flag|Singapore}} (Chan Keng Kwang and Toh Lian Han) **{{flag|Slovenia}} (Matjaz Erculj and Matej Sulek) **{{flag|Sweden}} (Marcus Chamat and Thomas Mehtala) **{{flag|Thailand}} (Nitiwat Kanjanasri and Surethep Phoochalam) **{{flag|Vietnam}} (Lương Chí Dũng and Do Hoang Quan){{col-end}}
==Tournament bracket== {{32TeamBracket | RD1=Round 1<br />Race to 8 | RD2=Round 2<br />Race to 8 | RD3=Quarter-finals<br />Race to 9 | RD4=Semi-finals<br />Race to 9 | RD5=Final<br />Race to 10
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==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100821095833/http://www.matchroompool.com/page/WorldCupofPool/Home/0,,12660,00.html Official Site] {{AZB|url=https://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/177-world-cup-of-pool/3345-partypoker-world-cup-of-pool-2010/}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:World Cup of Pool 2010}} 2010 Category:2010 in cue sports Category:2010 in Philippine sport Category:International sports competitions hosted by the Philippines Category:Sports competitions in Manila Category:September 2010 sports events in the Philippines Category:Cue sports in the Philippines