2011 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters Field Announced

The 2011 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters will be held from Saturday, September 3 through Monday, September 5th in Metro Manila, Philippines. The 16-player field will feature past and present US Open winners and popular past Masters Champions vying for the top $20,000 prize.

Players Field

Yukio Akagariyama – Japan
Darren Appleton – England
Francisco Bustamante – Philippines
Chang Jun-ling – Taiwan
Lee Van Corteza – Philippines
Tony Drago – Malta
Jianbo Fu - China
Raj Hundal - India
Mika Immonen – Finland
Jason Klatt – Canada
Chris Melling – England
Dennis Orcollo – Philippines
Efren Reyes - Philippines
Huidji See - Holland
Ralf Souquet – Germany
Shane Van Boening – USA

Dennis Orcollo Crowned 2010 World Pool Masters Champion

World Pool Masters Champion Dennis Orcollo (Philippines)

Photo courtesy of InsidePoolMag.com

Last 16 Standing

Raj Hundal (IND) 1-8 Dennis Orcollo (PHI)
John Morra (CAN) 8-4 John Schmidt (USA)
Ricky Yang (INA) 6-8 Ralf Souquet (GER)
Roberto Gomez (PHI) 3-8 Jayson Shaw (SCO)
Naoyuki Oi (JAP) 8-5 Charlie Williams (USA)
Daryl Peach (ENG) 8-10 Toru Kuribayashi (JAP)
Rodney Morris (USA) 5 – 8 Thomas Engert (GER)
Oliver Ortmann (GER) 8-6 Thorsten Hohmann (GER)

Quarter-Finals

Dennis Orcollo (PHI) 8-3 John Morra (CAN)
Ralf Souquet (GER) 8-5 Roberto Gomez (PHI)
Charlie Williams (USA) 8-6 Toru Kuribayashi (JAP)
Thomas Engert (GER) 8-6 Oliver Ortmann (GER)


Semi-Finals

Dennis Orcollo (PHI) 8-6 Roberto Gomez (PHI)
Oliver Ortmann (GER) 3-8 Toru Kuribayashi (JAP)
Losers Receive $5,000


Final Results

Dennis Orcollo (PHI) 8-3 Toru Kuribayashi (JAP)
Winner receives $20,000, runner-up $10,000


Final brackets and Photo Gallery


World Pool Masters Day 2 Results

Day 2 of the World Pool Masters saw 16 players eliminated, while 16 more players places were ensured slots in Friday's round of 32.

Players advancing to Friday

Group 5: Darren Appleton, Marcus Chamat, Dennis Orcollo, Ricky Yang

Group 6: John Schmidt, Rodney Morris, Jayson Shaw, Johnny Archer

Group 7: Stevie Moore, Thomas Engert, Charlie Williams, Toru Kuribayashi

Group 8: Karl Boyes, Lo Li-wen, Ralf Souquet, Ernesto Dominguez

The final 32 matches will be single-elimination race to 9 and start at Noon on Friday.

Live scoring

Brackets

World Pool Masters Day 1 Results

Day 1 of the World Pool Masters saw 16 players eliminated, while 16 players places are ensured slots in Friday's round of 32.

Big name casualties from day 1 included Efren Reyes, Francisco Bustamante, Shane Van Boening, Corey Deuel, Oscar Dominguez and Earl Strickland.

Players advancing to Friday

Group 1: Rafael Martinez, Raj Hundal, Evgeni Novosad, Jason Klatt

Group 2: Roberto Gomez, Huijdi See, Niels Feijen, Kuo Po-cheng

Group 3: Thorsten Hohmann, Dennis Hatch, Morra, Daryl Peach

Group 4: Naoyuki Oi, Do Hong Quan, Oliver Ortmann, Mark Gray

Groups 5-8 play today.

Live scoring

Brackets

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Eight groups of eight players will be competing in a race-to-nine, double elimination play to whittle the 6-player field down to 32.

Groups 1-4 will play on Wednesday on eight tables; groups 4-8 will play on Thursday. The Masters will then move into single elimination on Friday. The televised portions will take place starting Friday evening.

The prize fund is set at a guaranteed $100,000, with $20,000 for the champion.

First round matchups include:

Defending champion Darren Appleton vs. Yu Ram Cha

WPBA legend Allison Fisher vs. Two-time Tiawanese World Junior Champion Pin-Yi Ko

2005 Masters winner Raj Hundal vs. Ga Young Kim

Powerhouse Jasmin Ouschan vs. Number 8 on the WPA tour Ricky Yang

1997 Masters winner Earl Strickland vs. 2007 WPC runner-up Roberto Gomez

Perennial favorite Efren Reyes vs. David Alcaide

Top player Shane Van Boening vs. unknown Evegeni Novosad

Awesome Johnny Archer vs. Luong Chi Dung

Top player Rodney Morris vs. Jayson Shaw

Player List

Invited Players
Johnny Archer (USA)
Corey Deuel (USA)
Charlie Williams (USA)
Rodney Morris (USA)
Shane Van Boening (USA)
Oscar Dominguez (USA)
John Schmidt (USA)
Dennis Hatch (USA)
Tyler Edey (Canada)
Mika Immonen (Finland)
Ralf Souquet (Germany)
Niels Feijen (Holland)
Marcus Chamat (Sweden)
David Alcaide (Spain)
Thorsten Hohmann (Germany)
Tony Drago (Malta)
Thomas Engert (Germany)
Jasmin Ouschan (Austria)
Imran Majid (England)
Daryl Peach (England)
Mark Gray (England)
Darren Appleton (England)
Allison Fisher (England)
Efren Reyes (Philippines)
Francisco Bustamante (Philippines)
Dennis Orcollo (Philippines)
Lee Van Corteza (Philippines)
Marlon Manalo (Philippines)
Ko Pin-Yi (Taiwan)
Fu Jianbo (China)
Alex Pagulayan (Philippines)
Raj Hundal (India)
Naoyuki Oi (Japan)
Yu Ram Cha (Korea)
Ga Young Kim (Korea)
Ronnie Alcano (Philippines)
Earl Strickland (USA)
Roberto Gomez (Philippines)
Ruslan Chinakhov (Russia)
Ricky Yang (Indonesia)

Qualifiers
Oliver Ortmann (Germany)
Huidji See (Holland)
Ben Nunan (Australia)
Tron Engebakk (Norway)
Bartosz Rozwadowski (Poland)
Radoslaw Babica (Poland)
Jayson Shaw (Scotland)
John Morra (Canada)
Kevin Uzzell (England)
Evgeni Novosad (Ukraine)
Noel Bruynooghe (Belgium)
Karl Boyes (England)
Kuo Po Cheng (Taiwan)
Ernesto Dominguez (USA)
Lo Li-Wen (Taiwan)
Toru Kuribayashi (Japan)
Carlos Cabello (Spain)
David Grau (USA)
Yevengy Novosad (Ukraine)
Do Hong Quan (Vietnam)
Muhammad Zulfikri (Indonesia)
Luong Chi Dung (Vietnam)
Ahmad Taufiq (Brunei)