| Sport | Nine-ball pool |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Inaugural season | 2006 |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Spain (1st title)David Alcaide / Francisco Sánchez Ruíz (2022) |
| Tournament format | Doubles team, Single-elimination |
The World Cup of Pool is an annual international single-elimination tournament for doubles teams in nine-ball pool competition. The event has been dominated by the Philippines and China, with both nations winning the event on three occasions.
The tournament is held annually, at various locations, and was first held in 2006 in Newport, Wales.[1] The tournament is hosted by Matchroom Pool.
There are usually 32 participating teams, representing 31 nations (the host nation is represented by two teams, A and B) composed of two players each. The participating nations do not have to go through a qualifying tournament in order to join, as they are selected by the organizers. Sixteen teams are seeded; they will face the unseeded teams at the first round.
The individual matches are scotch doubles with alternating break, which are races to seven racks for Round 1 and 2, nine racks for the quarterfinals and semifinals, and eleven for the final. The rules used are World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) World Standardized Rules for nine-ball, modified for scotch doubles play (players on a team alternate shots; no one shoots twice in a row, unless being asked to play again after pushing out).[2]
| # | Country | Winners | Runners-up | Semi-finalists | Top 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Philippines |
3 (2006, 2009, 2013) | 2 (2010, 2019) | 2 (2008, 2009) | 7 |
| 2 |  China |
3 (2007, 2010, 2018) | — | 4 (2008, 2009, 2017, 2018) | 7 |
| 3 |  Austria |
2 (2017, 2019) | 1 (2018) | 1 (2014) | 4 |
| 4 |  Germany |
2 (2011, 2021) | 1 (2009) | 2 (2006, 2010) | 5 |
| 5 |  Great Britain^ |
1 (2014) | 3 (2008, 2015, 2021) | 1 (2015) | 5 |
| 6 |  United States |
1 (2008) | 2 (2006, 2017) | 2 (2012, 2022) | 5 |
| 7 |  Finland |
1 (2012) | 1 (2007) | 2 (2013, 2014) | 4 |
| 8 |  Chinese Taipei |
1 (2015) | — | 7 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2022) |
8 |
| 9 | Spain
|
1 (2022) | — | 1 (2019) | 2 |
| 10 |  Netherlands |
— | 2 (2013, 2014) | 1 (2019) | 3 |
| 11 |  Thailand |
— | 1 (2011) | — | 1 |
 Poland |
— | 1 (2012) | — | 1 | |
 Singapore |
— | 1 (2022) | — | 1 | |
| 12 |  Japan |
— | — | 2 (2007, 2015) | 2 |
| 13 |  Vietnam |
— | — | 1 (2006) | 1 |
 Canada |
— | — | 1 (2007) | 1 | |
 Korea |
— | — | 1 (2011) | 1 | |
 Estonia |
— | — | 1 (2021) | 1 | |
 Slovakia |
— | — | 1 (2021) | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 | |
^ = Results include England from 2006 to 2018
