World Cup of Pool Reaches Quarter-finals Stage

World Cup of Pool Reaches Quarter-finals StageThe PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool has reached the quarter-final stage and there are some cracking matches on offer.Fifth seeds Taiwan, who have defeated India and Japan so far, are first in action and it could be one of the matches of the tournament as their pairing of Yang Ching-shun and Wang Hung-hsiang go up against Germans Oliver Ortmann and Thomas Engert.Who do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of Pool here. The Germany side, who are seeded fourth, thrashed Wales 9-2 in the first round but had to work harder in round two as they defeated Spain 9-5 on Friday evening.
Italy's team has been one of the most impressive sides of the tournament so far with convincing 9-2 wins against South Africa and seventh seeds Finland. Fabio Petroni and Angelo Millauro, who are seeded tenth, will be confident of defeating the unseeded Vietnam pairing of Thanh Nam Nguyen and Chi Dung Luong.They were lucky to win their first round match when they benefited from numerous Croatian mistakes but the Vietnamese players showed what they are capable of with a surprise 9-8 victory against highly-fancied Holland.USA begin the evening session with a match against the surprise of the tournament, Hong Kong. The American duo of Rodney Morris and Earl Strickland had to work hard to defeat Singapore in the first round but comfortably defeated England B in the second round.Hong Kong's team of Lee Chenman and Kong Man-ho were written off as 150/1 outsiders before the competition but have produced two huge shocks to secure a place in the last eight.They defeated sixth seeds Sweden 9-8 on Wednesday before recording a similar victory against 11th seeds Russia on Friday afternoon. However, the American pair, who have played together in numerous Mosconi Cups will be a far more difficult prospect and Hong Kong will have to perform at their best without any mistakes if they are to continue their World Cup adventure.Number one seeds and tournament favourites Philippines conclude the quarter-final matches and will be confident of beating unseeded Czech Republic. The Filipino duo of Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante has played every match in front of a large crowd and will be heavily expected to secure a place in the last four.Czech Republic are underdogs for the game but Roman Hybler and Michal Gavenciak have done well to reach this stage with wins against ninth seeds Poland and eighth seeds Canada.The two semi finals will take place on Sunday afternoon (beginning at 2pm local time) and either Philippines or Czech Republic will meet the winners of Taiwan v Germany while USA or Hong Kong face Italy or Vietnam.The final of the first ever World Cup will be held on Sunday evening in a race to 13 format. For live scoring of all remaining matches as well as full reports and reaction, then www.worldcupofpool.com is the only place to look.Saturday, August 26Afternoon session - 2pm (local time)Quarter-finals – race to 925. Taiwan v Germany 26. Italy v Vietnam Evening session – 7pm (local time)27. USA v Hong Kong 28. Philippines v Czech Republic

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