title: 2012 World Cup of Pool
text: # 2012 World Cup of Pool
  
  The 2012 World Cup of Pool is the seventh edition of the said tournament. For the fourth straight year, the event is once again being held in the Philippines, this time at the Robinsons Place Manila in Manila, from September 4 to 9, 2012. The Finnish team of Mika Immonen and Petri Makkonen defeated the Polish team of Karol Skowerski and Wojciech Szewcyk in the final, 10–8.
  
  ## Tournament Rules
  
  * Winners' break.
  * Teammates take shots alternately.
  * Race to eight racks for matches prior to the quarterfinals.
  * Race to nine racks for matches from the quarterfinals to the semifinals.
  * Race to ten racks for the Final.
  * Eighty-second shot clock for the shot immediately after the break, forty seconds for other shots.
  * In order for a break to be legal, at least two balls must pass over the head string.
  
  ### Prize fund
  
  * Winners (per pair): $60,000
  * Runners-up (per pair): $30,000
  * Semi-finalists (per pair): $16,000
  * Quarter-finalists (per pair): $10,000
  * Round 2 losers (per pair): $5,000
  * Round 1 losers (per pair): $3,000
  
  ## Tournament bracket
  
  | Round of 32 Race to 8 | Round of 32 Race to 8 | Round of 32 Race to 8 | Round of 16 Race to 8 | Round of 16 Race to 8 | Round of 16 Race to 8 | Quarter-finals Race to 9 | Quarter-finals Race to 9 | Quarter-finals Race to 9 | | Semi-finals Race to 9 | Semi-finals Race to 9 | Semi-finals Race to 9 | | Final Race to 10 | Final Race to 10 | Final Race to 10 |
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  | 1 | Germany | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Serbia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Serbia | 1 | 1 | Germany | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 16 | Finland | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | Finland | 8 | 16 | Finland | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Korea | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Korea | 6 | | | | 16 | Finland | 9 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | 8 | Philippines | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Philippines | 8 | | | | | | | 8 | Philippines | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hong Kong | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hong Kong | 3 | 8 | Philippines | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 9 | Canada | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Canada | 8 | 9 | Canada | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Sweden | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Sweden | 7 | | | | | | | | 16 | Finland | 9 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | USA | 7 | | | | |
  | 5 | USA | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | USA | 7 | | | | |
  | | India | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | India | 7 | 5 | USA | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 12 | Austria | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | Austria | 8 | 12 | Austria | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Kuwait | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Kuwait | 2 | | | | 5 | USA | 9 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | 4 | China | 8 | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | China | 8 | | | | | | | 4 | China | 8 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Singapore | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Singapore | 4 | 4 | China | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 13 | Spain | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | Spain | 8 | 13 | Spain | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hungary | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hungary | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Finland | 10 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Poland | 8 |
  | 3 | England | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Poland | 8 |
  | | Belgium | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Belgium | 2 | 3 | England | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 14 | Thailand | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | Thailand | 8 | 14 | Thailand | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Malaysia | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Malaysia | 4 | | | | 3 | England | 8 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | 6 | Chinese Taipei | 9 | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Chinese Taipei | 8 | | | | | | | 6 | Chinese Taipei | 9 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Indonesia | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Indonesia | 6 | 6 | Chinese Taipei | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 11 | Japan | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | Japan | 8 | 11 | Japan | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Russia | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Russia | 6 | | | | | | | | 6 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Poland | 9 | | | | |
  | 7 | Netherlands | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Poland | 9 | | | | |
  | | Croatia | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Croatia | 7 | 7 | Netherlands | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 10 | Poland | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Poland | 8 | 10 | Poland | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Australia | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Australia | 6 | | | | 10 | Poland | 9 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | 15 | Italy | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Philippines | 7 | | | | | | | 15 | Italy | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Switzerland | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Switzerland | 8 | | Switzerland | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 15 | Italy | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | Italy | 8 | 15 | Italy | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Vietnam | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  