World Pool League Back In Poland

Press Release: 12th October 2001FridaySaturdaySundayBack

MATCHROOM SPORT are pleased to announce that the 2001 World Pool League will take place at the SGGW, 26/30 Rakowiecka Street, Warsaw from 16th to 18th November. With a record prize-fund of US$50,000 and a field expanded to include an additional two players, the 2001 World Pool League promises to be the most exciting running yet of this highly-popular event.

As in previous years, the event will be televised live on Wizja Sport in Poland as well as syndicated by promoters Matchroom Sport around the world as 15 x two hour programmes.

The new expanded format of the World Pool League will mean that instead of one group of six players, there will be two groups of four and Matchroom Sport have endeavoured to bring the highest quality line-up of stars from around the world to Warsaw.

They include; the current World Champion, the World Games Champion, the 2001 European Champion, the Polish Champion, the reigning World Pool League Champion, the 2000 World Player of the Year, the former six-times World Snooker Champion and the reigning World Masters Champion.

Commented Matchroom Sport Chairman Barry Hearn, " We are delighted to be bringing this championship back to Warsaw for the fourth time. It will be a new venue for us but in previous years the crowds in Poland have been fantastic. I don't think you could find a stronger line-up of players and I expect the standard of pool to be outstanding."

As in previous years, tickets for the five sessions of the World Pool League are FREE.

Each match is played over 10 racks. All racks to be played with alternate breaks.

Two points will be awarded for each match won and one point for a 5 - 5 draw.

At the completion of the League section, the top two players in each group will move forward into the play-offs.

In the event of two players finishing on the same number of points the player scoring the most racks overall will take the higher position. If there is still a tie, then the result of their respective match will determine the position.

The players who finish top of their groups will face the second placed players in the opposing groups in the semi-finals. The semi-finals will be a race to 7 racks, alternate breaks

The two semi-final winners then compete to decide the 2001 World Pool League Champion in a race to 9, alternate break match

Day 1 - 7.00 pm 3 matches

Day 2 - 2.00 pm 3 matches
           7.00 pm 3 matches

Day 3  - 2.00 pm 3 matches
            7.00 pm 2 semi final matches and final

Venue - SGGW, Warsaw, Poland

TV - 15 matches (15 x 1 hour programmes) - 12 League matches
Top 4 Play-Offs - 2 x Semi Finals & 1 Final

ALL MATCHES LIVE ON WIZJA SPORT

Group 1

Steve Davis England
Francisco Bustamante Philippines
Earl Strickland U S A
Rico Diks Holland

Group 2

Mika Immonen Finland
Steve Knight England
Radoslaw Babica Poland
Ching-shun Yang Chinese Taipei

DateTimeMatch
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Fri Nov 16    7.30 pm    Mika Immonen v Steve Knight (G2)
Steve Davis v Rico Diks (G1)
Radoslaw Babica v Ching-shun Yang (G2)

Sat Nov 17   2.00 pm    Francisco Bustamante v Earl Strickland (G1)
Ching-shun Yang v Steve Knight (G2)
Mika Immonen v Radoslaw Babica (G2)

Sat Nov 17   7.30 pm    Radoslaw Babica v Steve Knight (G2)
Steve Davis v Earl Strickland (G1)
Francisco Bustamante v Rico Diks (G1)

Sun Nov 18   2.00 pm   Steve Davis v Francisco Bustamante (G1)
Mika Immonen v Ching-shun Yang (G2)
Earl Strickland v Rico Diks (G1)

Sun Nov 18   7.30 pm   Play-Offs - Semi Final 1
Play-Offs - Semi Final 2
The Final

TOTAL $50,000