WITH THE 2011 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool taking place from 6 – 11 September in Manila, there are two spots in the main event up for grabs this Sunday 10th July as 13 pairs of European players battle it out for a trip to represent their country in the Philippines.
The venue is the Sporthotel Alpina in Sankt Johann, Alpendorf, Austria and there are a total of ten different nations competing with two pairs from Belgium and three from Norway. Under the format, only one pair from any one country may take a qualifying spot.
The top ranked playing competing is Estonia's Dennis Grabe, currently No.32 on the Euro Tour rankings, and he pairs up with compatriot Erki Erm in a bid for World Cup glory.
Other notables in the field include Belgium's Noel Bruynooghe, who along with Serge Das, reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup of Pool in 2007. He partners Olivier Mortier this time round.
The main event in Manila features 32 two-man teams competing in a straight knock-out scotch doubles format for a $250,000 prize fund. It is televised live in its entirety on Solar Sports in the Philippines and distributed as 31 x 1 hour programmes by Matchroom Sport.
The qualifying tournament is organised by the EPBF who will be producing live scoring and a live stream on ten tables. This is available on www.eurotouronline.eu on the 'Qualifier World Cup of Pool 2011' button.
PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool Qualifier – the Teams
1. Belgium I Noel Bruynooghe / Olivier Mortier
2. Belgium II Moritz Lauwerijs / Karl Laverge
3. Denmark Bahram Lotfy / Martin Larsen
4. Estonia Dennis Grabe / Erki Erm
5. Hungary Gabor Solimosy / Miko Balasz
6. Ireland Paddy McLoughlin / Jason Power
7. Scotland Jayson Shaw / Jonni Fulcher
8. Macedonia Zivko Mihajlovski / Trajce Donchevski
9. Norway I Kristoffer Mindreboe / Mats Schjetne
10. Norway II Joakim Haugen / Mattey Ullah
11. Norway III Tron Engebak / Espen Saltnes
12. Slovenia Josko Marinko / Matjaz Erculj
13. Switzerland Dmitri Jungo / Ronni Regli
World Cup qualifier set for Sunday
July 9, 2011