2008 World Cup of Pool

2008 World Cup of Pool

Tournament information
Dates	7–11 October 2008
City	Rotterdam
Country	Netherlands
Organisation(s)	Matchroom Sport
Format	Single elimination tournament
Total prize fund	$250,000
Winner's share	$30,000 per player
Final
Champion	B (Rodney Morris and Shane Van Boening)
Runner-up	(Daryl Peach and Mark Gray)
Score	11–7
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The 2008 World Cup of Pool was the third edition of the tournament. The event was held again in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from October 7–11, 2008.

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	Round of 32 Race to 8 Losers $3,000/pair					Round of 16 Race to 8 Losers $5,000/pair					Quarter-finals Race to 9 Losers $10,000/pair					Semi-finals Race to 9 Losers $16,000/pair					Final Race to 11 Losers $30,000/pair; Winners $60,000/pair
		Kumar / Talwar	6
	1	Fu / Li	8
						1	Fu / Li	8
						16	Tschudi / Jungo	7
		Kwok / Lee	5
	16	Tschudi / Jungo	8
											1	Fu / Li	9
											9	Petroni / Muratore	2
		Lopez / Vega	4
	9	Petroni / Muratore	8
						9	Petroni / Muratore	8
							Kim / Jeong	0
		Kim / Jeong	8
	8	Immonen / Juva	4
																1	Fu / Li	5
																5	Peach / Gray	9
		Drago / Borg	4
	5	Peach / Gray	8
						5	Peach / Gray	8
						12	Montal / Edey	4
		Cohen / Facquet	5
	12	Montal / Edey	8
											5	Peach / Gray	9
											4	Engert / Souquet	7
		Poomjang / Kanjanasri	3
	13	Babica / Sniegocki	8
						13	Babica / Sniegocki	6
						4	Engert / Souquet	8
		Hussain / Al Mohammadi	3
	4	Engert / Souquet	8
																					5	Peach / Gray	7
																					6	Morris / Van Boening	11
		Das / Bruynooghe	8
	4	Feijen / Van den Berg	3
						Das / Bruynooghe		6
						Kempter / Ouschan		8
		Kempter / Ouschan	8
	14	Luong / Nguyen	1
												Kempter / Ouschan	7
											6	Morris / Van Boening	9
		Stojanovic / Putnik	8
	11	Alcaide / Cabello	7
							Stojanovic / Putnik	5
						6	Morris / Van Boening	8
		Hallgrimsson / Helgason	4
	6	Morris / Van Boening	8
																6	Morris / Van Boening	9
																2	Bustamante / Orcollo	6
		Gerards / van Helmond	8
	7	Wu / Wang	5
							Gerards / van Helmond	5
						10	Oi / Kawabata	8
		Lawler / Wims	5
	10	Oi / Kawabata	8
											10	Oi / Kawabata	2
											2	Bustamante / Orcollo	9
		Bin Amir / Lee	4
	15	Stepanov / Chinakhov	8
						15	Stepanov / Chinakhov	3
						2	Bustamante / Orcollo	8
		Kristoffersen / Larsen	2
	2	Bustamante / Orcollo	8

The American duo of Rodney Morris and Shane Van Boening beat the English team of Daryl Peach and Mark Gray with 11–7 to win the first championship for United States.^[2]

• 2008 World Cup of Pool at azbilliards.com