Press Release
MATCHROOM SPORT is delighted to announce that the 2002 World Pool
Championship will be taking place at the Cardiff International Arena for
the fourth consecutive year as 128 players from over 40 countries go
head-to-head for the $300,000 prize-fund in what is the world's biggest
pool tournament.
IN what will be one of the strongest fields ever assembled, players
from countries as diverse as Costa Rica, India, and the Czech Republic
will all be competing as well as the stars from pool's major league
nations such as the USA, Germany, Philippines and Taiwan.
The Championship runs from 13th - 21st July and global stars like Earl
'the Pearl' Strickland, Efren Reyes of the Philippines, Germany's Ralf
'the Kaiser' Souquet and defending champ, Mika 'Iceman' Immonen of Finland
will all be there.
On the home front 2000 Quarter Finalist Steve 'Romford Slim' Davis will
lead the British challenge that includes 2000 World Snooker Champion Mark
Williams, Jimmy White, 1999 Quarter Finalist Steve Knight and a host of
emerging British talent who are making names for themselves in one of the
UK's fastest growing sports.
The Championship breaks off at 11am on Saturday 13th July as the
opening group games get underway and culminates on the evening of Sunday
21st when the final will be played out and the destination of the World
Championship and the winners cheque of $65,000 will be decided.
As in previous years, tickets for the World Pool Championship are free
for the first eight days of the tournament and are available in person
from the CIA Box Office or on 02920 224488.
The World Pool Championship is live throughout on Sky Sports in the UK
and that adds up to over 60 hours of live coverage over the nine days. The
Championship is also live to over 60 countries across Asia on ESPN Star
where pool is one of the top-rated sports in countries like Taiwan and the
Philippines.
In addition, the World Pool Championship is broadcast in Canada,
Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan, the Middle East and various
European countries in highlights form.
The tournament is sanctioned by the World Pool Association, the sport's
governing body, who administer pool across the world. For players who have
not made it through via international ranking lists, there is a series of
open qualifying events in Bristol starting on Saturday 6th July. Eleven
places are available and it is a chance for aspirational club players to
rub shoulders with the greats of the game.
Commented Matchroom Sport Chairman Barry Hearn, "What a
wonderful tournaments this is and we are all looking forward to July.
Every year we take this tournament further and further and 2002 is no
exception. This is a genuine global event with participants from all over
the world as well as a huge TV viewership not only in the UK but also in
the Far East where pool is big news. Don't make the mistake of comparing
pool with snooker; they are worlds apart with biggest difference being
that pool is international and it is FUN!"
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Winner:
$65,000 x 1 $65,000
Runner-Up:
$30,000 x 1 $30,000
Semi-Finalists: $17,500
x 2 $35,000
Qtr Finalists:
$ 8,500 x 4 $34,000
Last
16:
$ 4,000 x 8 $32,000
Last
32:
$ 2,000 x 16 $32,000
Last
64:
$ 1,500 x 32 $48,000
5th Place in Group: $ 1,000 x 16 $16,000
6th Place in Group: $ 500 x 16 $8,000
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Total Prize
Fund:
$300,000
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2002 World Pool Championship - The Groups
Group 1
Mika Immonen Finland
Young-hwa Jeong Korea
Kim Davenport USA
Chien-te Chung Chinese Taipei
Brian Naithani Germany
UKAPA Qualifier Rileys, Wolverhampton Sunday 23rd June 2002
George Sarmas Greece
Bristol Qualifier 7
Group 2
Cory Deuel USA
Sascha Spechia Switzerland
Ignacio Chavez Mexico
Akikumo Toshikawa Japan
Gilliano Smit Holland
Jimmy White England
Sandor Tot Hungary
Brent Wells New Zealand
Group 3
Fong-pang Chao Chinese Taipei
Christian Reimering Germany
Paul Potier Canada
Robby Suarly Indonesia
Fabio Petroni Italy
Junior Qualify Rileys, Northampton, Sunday 30th June
Radoslaw Babica Poland
Bristol Qualifier 6
Group 4
Ralf Souquet Germany
Warren Kiamco Philippines
Howard Vickery USA
Hinokiyama Haruyoshi Japan
Robert Parlevliet Holland
Geoff Dunn Scotland
Victor Tapies Spain
Bristol Qualifier 2
Group 5
Efren Reyes Philippines
Ernesto Dominguez Mexico
Danny Harriman USA
Alok Kumar India
Ryan Rampersaud Aruba
Stephane Cohen France
Niklas Bergendorff Sweden
Bristol Qualifier 3
Group 6
Johnny Archer USA
Kun-fang Lee Chinese Taipei
Cliff Thorburn Canada
Hiroshi Takenaka Japan
Carmine Nanula Italy
Kevin Smith England
Tom Storm Sweden
Bristol Qualifier 9
Group 7
Francisco Bustamante Philippines
Nick Van Den Berg Holland
Marcos Castro Costa Rica
William Boon Lay Ang Singapore
Thomas Engert Germany
Anthony Ginn England
David Alcaide Spain
Shawn Budd Australia
Group 8
Nick Varner USA
Alain Martel Canada
Wei-chih Chen Chinese Taipei
Tiong Boon Tan Singapore
Antonio Lining Philippines
Gino Vermeersch Belgium
Roman Hybler Czech Republic
Bristol Qualifier 4
Group 9
Niels Feijen Holland
Shannon Daulton USA
Javier Palacios Panama
Kunihiko Takahashi Japan
Daryl Peach England
Tony Drago Malta
Dimitri Jungo Switzerland
Bristol Qualifier 11
Group 10
Jeremy Jones USA
Evgenji Stalev Russia
Thorsten Hohmann Germany
Jung-hua Chao Chinese Taipei
Dennis Orcullo Philippines
Dominic Dale Wales
Ronny Oldervik Norway
Bristol Qualifier 5
Group 11
Oliver Ortmann Germany
Steve Knight England
Ed Galati Canada
Lu-kung Hung Chinese Taipei
George SanSouci USA
Alex Lely Holland
Marko Lothander Finland
Phil Reilly Australia
Group 12
Ching-shun Yang Chinese Taipei
Johl Younger Australia
Mario Morra Canada
Troy Frank USA
Leonardo Andam Philippines
Mark Williams Wales
Peter F Nielsen Denmark
Bristol Qualifier 8
Group 13
Charlie Williams USA
Rico Diks Holland
Luis Miguel Sanchez Venezuela
Sin-young Park Korea
Lee Van Corteza Philippines
Paul Hunter England
Kasper Thygesen Denmark
Bristol Qualifier 10
Group 14
Marcus Chamat Sweden
Alex Pagulayan Canada
Jim Rempe USA
TBC Thailand
Andreas Vondenhoff Germany
Andy Richardson England
Matjaz Erculj Slovenia
Greg Jenkins Australia
Group 15
Earl Strickland USA
Yi-che Kuo Chinese Taipei
Imran Majid England
Shintaro Sugaya Japan
Ditto Acosta Aruba
Rob McKenna Wales
Ivica Putnik Croatia
Bristol Qualifier 1
Group 16
Takeshi Okumura Japan
Steve Davis England
David Anderson South Africa
Kun-chang Huang Chinese Taipei
Michael Schmidt Germany
Shawn Putnam USA
Marc Holtz Luxembourg
Glen Coutts New Zealand
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Days 1 - 4 Sat, Sun, Mon, Tues 13,14,15,16 July ( 448 matches )
First Round Group Play - Race to 5 - Alternate breaks
Day 5 Weds 19 July ( 32 matches )
Second Round (last 64) - Race to 9 - Alternate breaks
Day 6 Thurs 20 July ( 16 matches )
Third Round (last 32) - Race to 9 - Alternate breaks
Day 7 Fri 21 July ( 8 matches )
Fourth Round (last 16) - Race to 11 - Alternate breaks
Day 8 Sat 22 July ( 6 matches )
Quarter Finals - Race to 11 - Alternate breaks
Semi Finals - Race to 11 - Alternate breaks
Day 9 Sun 23 July ( 1 match )
Final - Race to 17 - Alternate breaks
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