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RONNIE Alcano will begin the defence of his World Pool Championship title against Saeed Ahmed Al-Mutawa of the UAE.

Alcano (pictured right) became World Champion last November in the first time the tournament was held in his home country of the Philippines.

The biggest pool competition of the year, which will now be played in a winner-break format, returns to the same country and will be held at the Araneta Coliseum, Manila from Saturday, November 3 to Sunday, November 11.

A total of 128 players from around the world will be competing for the $100,000 top prize. The opening round is now double elimination with 16 groups of 8 players with four advancing from each group into the knock-out phase.

The 2007 Philippines World Pool Championship
Araneta Coliseum, Manila, Philippines
November 3-11

- There are currently 118 players named with the remaining nine places to be filled by players that perform well at the qualifying events in the week before the main event.

- There will be more qualifying spots available if any of the other players withdraw from the main tournament
 
Group phase
Saturday, November 3 to Tuesday, November 6  
- 16 groups of eight players, winner break, double elimination, four from each group will advance to the Last 64

- all matches in one group to be played on two tables on the same day.

- There will be eight tables. Table 1 is the main TV table, table 2 is the secondary TV table.

- All group matches are race to nine, Last 64 and Last 32 are race to ten, Last 16, Quarter-finals and Semi-finals are race to 11 with the final being race to 17.

- Saturday, November 3 - Groups 1, 3, 4 and 6
- Sunday, November 4 - Groups 7, 8, 9 and 12
- Monday, November 5 - Groups 2, 5, 10 and 14
- Tuesday, November 6 - Groups 11, 13, 15 and 16

Groups 1-4    5-8    9-12    13-16    Schedule    Outline    

Group 1 - Saturday, November 3 (tables 2 and 8)  
A. Ronnie Alcano (PHI), B. Ricky Yang (INO), C. Xu Meng (CHN), D. Alex Lely (NED), E. Harald Stolka (GER), F. Charlie Williams, G. Brady Gollan (CAN), H. Saeed Ahmed Al-Mutawa (UAE).

Group 2 - Monday, November 5 (tables 3 and 4)
A. Ralf Souquet (GER), B. Ronnie Wiseman (CAN), C. Mike Davis (USA), D. Bernard Tey Choon Kiat (SIN), E. Raj Hundal (ENG), F. James Delahunty (AUS), G. Tepwin Arunnath (THA), H. Leonardo Andam (PHI)

Group 3 - Saturday, November 3 (tables 3 and 4)
A. Wu Chia-ching (TPE), B. Luong Chi-dung (VIE), C. Qualifier 10 (TBC), D. Radoslaw Babica (POL), E. Vilmos Foldes (HUN), F. Craig Osborne (ENG), G. Kusano Hisashi (JPN), H. Carlos Castro (NIC)

Group 4 - Saturday, November 3 (tables 6 and 7)
A. Yang Ching-shun (TPE), B. Jonni Fulcher (SCO), C. Ibrahim Bin Amir (MAS), D. Bruno Muratore (ITA), E. Antonio Gabica (PHI), F. Joven Bustamante (PHI), G. Enrique Rojas (CHI), H. Lu Hui-chan (TPE)

Group 5 - Monday, November 5 (tables 2 and 8)
A. Thorsten Hohmann (GER), B. Fu Che-wei (TPE), C. Jeff De Luna (PHI), D. Edwin Montal (CAN), E. Serge Das (BEL), F. Sandor Tot (SER), G. Vittorio De Falco (ITA), H. Ko Pin-yi (TPE)

Group 6 - Saturday, November 3 (tables 1 and 5)
A. Efren Reyes (PHI), B. Tony Drago (MLT), C. Tony Robles (USA), D. Liu Chun-chuan (TPE), E. Alain Martel (CAN), F. Tomasz Kaplan (POL), G. Ceri Worts (NZL), H. Kenichi Uchigaki (JPN) 

Group 7 - Sunday, November 4 (tables 3 and 4)
A. Chang Jung-ling (TPE), B. Qualifier 9 (TBC), C. Nick van den Berg (NED), D. Chan Keng Kwang (SIN), E. Ramil Gallego (PHI), F. John Morra (CAN), G. Kazuo Furuta (JPN), H. Alwi (INO)

Group 8 - Sunday, November 4 (tables 6 and 7)
A. Alex Pagulayan (PHI), B. David Alcaide (ESP), C. Muhammad Zulfikri (INO), D. Martin Kempter (AUT), E. Robb Saez (USA), F. Philipp Stojanovic (CRO), G. Stephen Capaldi (SCO), H. Hamza Mohammed Saeed Ali (ERI)

Group 9 - Sunday, November 4 (tables 1 and 5)
A. Francisco Bustamante (PHI), B. Corey Deuel (USA), C. Oliver Ortmann (GER), D. Jeong Young-hwa (KOR), E. Antonio Lining (PHI), F. Pham Tuan Ngoc (VIE), G. John Wims (IRE), H. Zbynek Vaic (RSA)

Group 10 - Monday, November 5 (tables 6 and 7)
A. Thomas Engert (GER), B. Imran Majid (ENG), C. Kuo Po-cheng (TPE), D. Roman Hybler (CZE), E. Lee Chenman (HKG), F. David Alcoberro (ESP), G. Louis Condo (AUS), H. Prince Muhtadee Billah (BRU)

Group 11 - Tuesday, November 6 (tables 3 and 4)
A. Konstantin Stepanov (RUS), B. Rodney Morris (USA), C. Marco Tschudi (SUI), D. Rye Seung-woo (KOR), E. Bahram Lotfy (DEN), F. Kevin Uzzell (ENG), G. David Reljic (AUS), H. Alejandro Carvajal (CHI)

Group 12 - Sunday, November 4 (tables 2 and 8)
A. Mika Immonen (FIN), B. Leevan Corteza (PHI), C. Chang Pei-wei (TPE), D. Tyler Edey (CAN), E. Jeremy Jones (USA), F. Karl Boyes (ENG), G. Goran Mladenovic (SER), H. Fahad Mohammadi (QAT)

Group 13 - Tuesday, November 6 (tables 2 and 8)
A. Shane Van Boening (USA), B. Dennis Orcollo (PHI), C. Marcus Chamat (SWE), D. Pat Holtz (SCO), E. Wojciech Trajdos (POL), F. Satoshi Kawabata (JPN), G. Kenny Kwok (HKG), H. Qualifier 8 (TBC)

Group 14 - Monday, November 5 (tables 1 and 5)
A. Li He-wen (CHN), B. Fabio Petroni (ITA), C. Earl Strickland (USA), D. Marlon Manalo (PHI), E. Dejan Dabovic (SER), F. Alan Tan (MAS), G. Kay Reike (GER), H. Farhad Shahverdi (IRN)

Group 15 - Tuesday, November 6 (tables 1 and 5)
A. Johnny Archer (USA), B. Chao Fong-pang (TPE), C. Naoyuki Oi (JPN), D. Michael Schmidt (GER), E. Manan Chandra (IND), F. Greg Jenkins (AUS), G. Muyat Aras (TUR), H. Wu Yu-lin (TPE)

Group 16 - Tuesday, November 6 (tables 6 and 7)
A. Niels Feijen (NED), B. Daryl Peach (ENG), C. Rodolfo Luat (PHI), D. Dharminder Singh Lilly (IND), E. Charles Bryant (USA), F. Toh Lian Han (SIN), G. Matjaz Erculj (SLO), H. Roberto Gomez (PHI)

Schedule of matches (each group will follow a similar format.)
Match 1 - Player A v Player H
Match 2 - Player D v Player E
Match 3 - Player C v Player F
Match 4 - Player B v Player G

Match 5 - Winner of match 1 v winner of match 2 (the winner moves into the Last 64)
Match 6 - Winner of match 3 v winner of match 4 (the winner moves into the Last 64)

Match 7 - Loser of match 1 v loser of match 2 (the loser is eliminated)
Match 8 - Loser of match 3 v loser of match 4 (the loser is eliminated)

Match 9 - Winner of match 7 v loser of match 6 (the winner moves into the Last 64, the loser is eliminated)

Match 10 - Winner of match 8 v loser of match 5 (the winner moves into the Last 64, the loser is eliminated)

Outline (winners of matches 5, 6, 9 and 10 advance into Last 64)

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