The World Team Championship 2012 (WTC 2012) was played from 1 to 4 July 2012 in Beijing, China. It was the second edition of the World Team Championship which was sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association, for pool teams.
The event was won the Chinese Taipei team by a 4–0 victory in the final against Japan.[1] The defending champion Great Britain was eliminated in the semi-finals against the eventual champion.[2]
Format
editEach participating team consisted of four to five players, including at least one female player. The games consisted of two sets in the disciplines eight-ball, nine-ball and ten-ball with the two 8-ball matches were played in men's singles. The woman played a 9-ball and a 10-ball match. The two 10-ball matches were played as a double, whilst 9-ball was played in singles.[3]
Prize money
editA total of $300,000 in prize money was distributed, the winning team received $80,000. Below are the prize money per team indicated.[4][3]
| Position | Amount |
|---|---|
| Winner | 80.000 US-$ |
| Finalist | 40.000 US-$ |
| Semi-finalists | 20.000 US-$ |
| Quarter-finalists | 12.000 US-$ |
| Last 16 | 7.500 US-$ |
| Double elimination | 4.000 US-$ |
Participating teams
editTeams were split into six groups of four, with the top two from each group progressing. Teams were made up of either four or five players. Teams representing each nation are shown below:[3]
| Group | Nation | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | (Player 5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A |  Estonia
|
Erki Erm | Joonas Saska | Mark Magi | Anna Grintosuk | |
 Indonesia
|
Ricky Yang | Irsal Nasution | Muhammad Zulfikiri | Amand Rahayu | ||
 Croatia
|
Ivica Putnik | Božo Primić | Karlo Dalmatin | Zrinka Antonijević | ||
 Philippines
|
Efren Reyes | Francisco Bustamante | Dennis Orcollo | Rubilen Amit | ||
| B |  China 1
|
Li Hewen | Fu Jianbo | Liu Haitao | Fu Xiaofang | Pan Xiao Ting |
 Finland
|
Petri Makkonen | Aki Heiskanen | Abbas al-Marayati | Marika Pokkijoki | ||
 Canada
|
Jason Klatt | John Morra | Erik Hjorleifson | Brittany Bryant | ||
 Malaysia
|
Ibrahim Bin Amir | Patrick Ooi | Moh Keen Hoo | Klaudia Djajalie | ||
| C |  Australia
|
David Rothall | Louis Condo | Robby Foldvari | Lyndall Hulley | |
| China 2
|
Dang Jinhu | Dai Yong | Han Haoxiang | Liu Shasha | Chen Siming | |
 Hong Kong
|
Kenny Kwok | Lee Chenman | Andrew Kong | Ellen Cheung | Ruby Cheung | |
 Singapore
|
Sharik Aslam Sayed | Toh Lian Han | Aloysius Yapp | Lum Wai Keong | Ann Koh Seng | |
| D |  Japan
|
Yukio Akakariyama | Tōru Kuribayashi | Naoyuki Ōi | Chihiro Kawahara | |
 Poland
|
Mateusz Śniegocki | Radosław Babica | Tomasz Kapłan | Oliwia Czupryńska | ||
 Sweden
|
Marcus Chamat | Tomas Larsson | Andreas Gerwen | Carline Roos | ||
 Vietnam
|
Do The Kien | Nguyen Anh Tuan | Nguyen Manh Tung | Doan Thi Ngoc Le | ||
| E |  United Kingdom
|
Darren Appleton | Daryl Peach | Chris Melling | Mark Gray | Kelly Fisher |
 India
|
Alok Kumar | Sundeep Gulati | Sayed Habib | Neena Praveen | ||
 South Africa
|
Dave van den Berg | Dino Nair | Nickie Erasmus | Nicola Rossouw | ||
 South Korea
|
Lee Wansu | Ryu Seung-woo | Hwang Young | Kim Ga-young | ||
| F |  Chinese Taipei
|
Chang Jung-lin | Fu Che-wei | Ko Pin-yi | Chuo Chieh-yu | |
 Germany
|
Oliver Ortmann | Thorsten Hohmann | Ralf Souquet | Jasmin Michel | ||
 Mongolia
|
L. Munkbold | L. Delgerdalai | T. Amarjargal | B. Uyanga | A. Batkhuu | |
 Norway
|
Roger Rasmussen | Mats Schjetne | Matey Ullah | Ine Helvik |
Tournament bracket
editThe results below are from the knockout stages onwards.[3]
| Last 16 | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| India
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Sweden
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Sweden
| 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Indonesia
| 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Australia
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom
| 9 | ||||||||||||||
| China
| 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Poland
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| China
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Japan
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Philippines
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Norway
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Philippines
| 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Japan
| 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Germany
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Japan
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Japan
| 9 | ||||||||||||||
| China
| 7 | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea
| 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Canada
| 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Canada
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| China
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| China
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Finland
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Chinese-Taipei and Japan to Battle For World Team Title". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Shoot It Out Loud". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d "World Pool Team Championship 2012". sixpockets.de. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "World Pool Team Championship 2012". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.