2017 World Cup of Pool
# 2017 World Cup of Pool

The 2017 World Cup of Pool was the eleventh edition of the tournament. The event was held in York Hall, London, England, from 13 to 18 June. A total of 32 two-player teams participated in the tournament.

## Prize fund

A total of $250,000 constituted the prize fund.

* Winners (per pair): $60,000
* Runners-up (per pair): $30,000
* Semi-finalists (per pair): $15,000
* Quarter-finalists (per pair): $9,000
* Last 16 losers (per pair): $4,500
* Last 32 losers (per pair): $3,625

## Competing teams

| Seed | Team | Players | Players |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | Ko Pin-yi | Chang Yu-Lung |
| 2 | Austria | Mario He | Albin Ouschan |
| 3 | China | Wu Jiaqing | Dang Jinhu |
| 4 | England | Darren Appleton | Mark Gray |
| 5 | United States | Shane Van Boening | Skyler Woodward |
| 6 | Netherlands | Niels Feijen | Nick van den Berg |
| 7 | Scotland | Jayson Shaw | Pat Holtz |
| 8 | Canada | Alex Pagulayan | John Morra |
| 9 | Japan | Naoyuki Ōi | Hayato Hijikata |
| 10 | England | Imran Majid | Daryl Peach |
| 11 | Philippines | Carlo Biado | Johann Chua |
| 12 | Spain | David Alcaide | Francisco Sánchez |
| 13 | Finland | Mika Immonen | Petri Makkonen |
| 14 | Germany | Ralf Souquet | Thorsten Hohmann |
| 15 | Russia | Ruslan Tschinachow | Konstantin Stepanow |
| 16 | Poland | Mateusz Śniegocki | Wojciech Szewczyk |
| 17 | Greece | Nikos Ekonomopoulos | Alexander Kazakis |
| 18 | Norway | Mats Schjetne | Tom Bjerke |
| 19 | Portugal | Joao Grilo | Rui Franco |
| 20 | Romania | Robert Braga | Ioan Ladanyi |
| 21 | Sweden | Marcus Chamat | Daniel Tångudd |
| 22 | Hungary | Gabor Solymosi | Gabor Antal |
| 23 | India | Raj Hundal | Amar Kang |
| 24 | Indonesia | Irsal Nasution | Muhammad Simanjuntak |
| 25 | Malaysia | Kok Jken Yung | Muhammad Almie |
| 26 | Singapore | Toh Lian Han | Aloysius Yapp |
| 27 | Thailand | Amnuayporn Chotipong | Tanut Makkamontree |
| 28 | Australia | Justin Campbell | Michael Cacciola |
| 29 | Kuwait | Bader al-Awadhi | Mohammad al-Kashawi |
| 30 | New Zealand | Matthew Edwards | Toar Dotulong |
| 31 | Malta | Tony Drago | Ryan Pisani |
| 32 | Qatar | Waleed Majid | Bashar Hussain |

## Bracket

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Kuwait | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Kuwait | 3 | 1 | Chinese Taipei | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Poland | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Poland | 7 | 16 | Poland | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Greece | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Greece | 6 | | | | 1 | Chinese Taipei | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | Japan | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Japan | 7 | | | | | | | 9 | Japan | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Thailand | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Thailand | 2 | 9 | Japan | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Canada | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Canada | 7 | 8 | Canada | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Australia | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Australia | 5 | | | | | | | | 1 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | United States | 9 | | | | |
| 5 | United States | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | United States | 9 | | | | |
| 26 | Singapore | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Singapore | 0 | 5 | United States | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Spain | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Spain | 7 | 12 | Spain | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Romania | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Romania | 6 | | | | 5 | United States | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | Finland | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Finland | 7 | | | | | | | 13 | Finland | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Norway | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Norway | 0 | 13 | Finland | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 23 | India | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | England | 4 | 23 | India | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | India | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | India | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | United States | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Austria | 10 |
| 3 | China | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Austria | 10 |
| 19 | Portugal | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Portugal | 5 | 3 | China | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Germany | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Germany | 7 | 14 | Germany | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Malta | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Malta | 2 | | | | 3 | China | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Philippines | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Philippines | 7 | | | | | | | 11 | Philippines | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Qatar | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Qatar | 4 | 11 | Philippines | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Netherlands | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Netherlands | 7 | 6 | Netherlands | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Hungary | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Hungary | 0 | | | | | | | | 3 | China | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Austria | 9 | | | | |
| 7 | Scotland | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Austria | 9 | | | | |
| 30 | New Zealand | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | New Zealand | 6 | 7 | Scotland | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | England | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | England | 7 | 10 | England | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Indonesia | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Indonesia | 0 | | | | 10 | England | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Austria | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Russia | 7 | | | | | | | 2 | Austria | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Malaysia | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Malaysia | 0 | 15 | Russia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Austria | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Austria | 7 | 2 | Austria | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Sweden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

The final was played between the United States and Austria. Austria were crowned World Cup of Pool champions after victory over USA, with a final score of 10–6.

