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VENUE
& TICKET INFORMATION
The
2005 World Pool Masters takes place at the Doncaster Dome, Bawtry
Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 7PD on September 2, 3 and
4.
Tickets
All tickets are FREE and are available NOW from info@matchroom.com
or 01277 359912.
They are also from the Dome Box Office or 01302 370888.
Please let us know how many tickets you require and for which sessions
along with your postal address and they will be sent out immediately.
FORMAT
This
year the World Pool Masters consists of 16 of the world's best players
competing in a straight knockout single elimination format.
Each
match is a race to eight racks with the winner breaking. Players
will lag to determine the opening breaker.
SCHEDULE
Friday
September 2
14.00
Round 1 - Thomas Engert v Sandor Tot
Round 1- Steve Davis v Wu Chia-ching
Round 1 - Marlon Manalo v Roman Hybler
19.00 World Pool Masters Trickshots
Bogdan Wolkowski, Alex Pagulayan, Vincent Facquet, Rob Mollien,
Lukasz Szywala, Steve Davis & Alex Lely
Saturday September 3
14:00
Round 1 – Niels Feijen v Raj Hundal
Round 1 - Rodney Morris v Satoshi Kawabata
Round 1 - Alex Lely v Mika Immonen
19:30
Round 1 – Thorsten Hohmann v Marcus Chamat
Round 1 – Tony Drago v Alex Pagulayan
Quarter Final 1 - Engert/Tot v Davis/Wu
Sunday September 5
14:00
Quarter Final 2 - Manalo/Hybler v Feijen/Hundal
Quarter Final 3 - Morris/Kawabata v Lely/Immonen
Quarter Final 4 - Hohmann/Chamat v Drago/Pagulayan
19:30
Semi Final 1 - Winner Quarter Final 1 v Winner Quarter Final 2
Semi Final 2 - Winner Quarter Final 3 v Winner Quarter Final 4
Final - Winner Semi Final 1 v Winner Semi Final 2
PRIZE MONEY The
total prize money for the event is US$62,000, which is divided between
the 16 players as follows:
| Champion |
$20,000 |
| Runner-Up |
$10,000 |
| Beaten
Semi-Finalists |
$5,000
(x2) |
| Beaten
Quarter-Finalists |
$2,500
(x4) |
| Beaten
in First Round |
$1,500
(x8) |
| Total |
$62,000 |
OTHER
INFORMATION
DRESS CODE: Smart/Casual. Collared shirts must be worn. No jeans or
trainers, no tuxedos, waistcoats or ties. TABLES
USED: Brunswick Metro
Brunswick Billiards are the official table suppliers to all Matchroom
Sport pool events, a relationship which began at the 1998 Mosconi
Cup. Since the 2004 World Pool Championship, Matchroom Sport have
been using the new Metro tables, with extra tight pockets.
With a tradition of quality that spans over a century and a half,
Brunswick Billiards is a legendary name in the billiard industry.
A division of the Brunswick Corporation, Brunswick Billiards is
headquartered in Bristol, Wisconsin and is a marketer and manufacturer
of a complete line of premier billiard tables, table lights, cues,
cue racks, and accessories.
Contact: info@brunblrds.com
CLOTH
USED: Simonis 860
Matchroom Sport and Simonis already enjoy a long-standing relationship
that dates back over a decade and the prestigious Belgian company
are suppliers to Matchroom Sport's entire roster of pool events.
Simonis 860 cloth covers the tables at the World Pool Championship,
the Mosconi Cup, the World Pool Masters and the World Pool League.
Founded over 300 years ago in the city of Verviers, Simonis cloth
stands today as the benchmark to which all billiard cloths aspire.
Suppliers to major tournaments all over the world, Simonis technicians
are constantly improving the quality of its cloth to maintain its
position as the world’s finest .
Contact: iwansimonis@iwansimonis.com
BALLS USED: Saluc Super Aramith
For several decades, Belgian Aramith Billiard Balls have had a legendary
reputation for outstanding endurance, performance and uncompromising
quality. That is why they are the balls used at the World Pool Masters
as well as all other Matchroom Sport pool events. Made by Saluc,
Aramith’s excellence is the result of a high-tech process
that combines that combines the unmatched characteristics of phenolic
resin with fine Belgian craftsmanship.
Their consistently reliable performance guarantees razor-sharp precision.
Their exceptionally long product life offers the table owner the
lowest ball cost on an annual basis. That is how Aramith for almost
half a century gained its legendary reputation as signature for
true and unrivalled quality
Contact: info@aramith.com
OFFICIAL
CUE: Predator
Predator is the Official Cue of the World Pool Masters for the fourth
year running. In addition, they are also the Official Cue to the
full roster of Matchroom Sport pool events this year. Since its
creation in 1992 and thanks to the constant research effort put
into the understanding of Pool Cue performance dynamics, Predator
strives to stimulate the sport and help pool players improve their
game by being at the cutting edge of pool cue performance. Currently
over 50% of the top 40 US male professionals use Predator technology
(Source: UPA rankings - June 04).
Contact: info@predatorcues.co
SANCTIONING
The World Pool Masters is sanctioned by the World Pool Association
which is the world governing body for pool and administers the game
at many levels across the globe. Membership
of the WPA is made up of continental members which currently consists
of Africa, Asia, Europe, North America Oceania and Latin America
and the Caribbean.
Individual
national associations are in turn members of their continental associations.
PREVIOUS
CHAMPIONS 2004
Thomas Engert (GER) - Egmond aan Zee, Holland
2003 Tony Drago (MAL) - Egmond aan Zee, Holland
2002 Ralf Souquet (GER) - Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire
2001 Francisco Bustamante (PHI) - Lakeside, Essex
2000 Ralf Souquet (GER) - Lakeside, Essex
1999 Alex Lely (HOL) - Lakeside, Essex
1998 Francisco Bustamante (PHI) - Lakeside, Essex
1997 Earl Strickland (USA) - Lakeside, Essex
1996 Ralf Souquet (GER) - Blackpool, Lancashire
1995 Daryl Peach (ENG) - Blackpool, Lancashire
1994 Ralf Souquet (GER) - Doncaster, Yorkshire
1993 Werner Duregger (AUT) - Plymouth, Devon
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