Live TV details announced as World Cup of Pool nears

Sep 21, 2015

WITH THE 2015 DAFABET WORLD CUP OF POOL set to break off on Tuesday 22nd September at the hallowed York Hall in London, promoters Matchroom Sport can announce the global live TV coverage for the event. In total it will be carried live throughout in over 40 countries around the world.
 
The following providers are broadcasting all six days of the tournament:
 
Sky Sports - GB and Ireland
Sky - New Zealand
CCTV – China
Nova TV - Czech Republic & Slovakia
OSN - Middle East & North Africa
ESPN 3 – USA
ESPN Latin America –Central & South America
Viasat – Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Bulgaria & the Baltic states.
 
For fans outside those territories, Perform Group will be streaming the event via their www.livesport.tvservice. In addition the Dafabet World Cup of Pool is syndicated around the world as 31 x 1 hour programmes by Matchroom Television.
 
Featuring 32 two-man teams from around the world, the Dafabet World Cup of pool is celebrating its tenth year as defending champion England attempt to become the first team ever to successfully defend the title. The event runs from 22nd to 27th September.
 
Tickets are now on sale at www.SEETickets.com and are priced at 10.00 per evening session (Tuesday to Friday), 12.50 per evening session on the Saturday and Sunday. Weekend afternoon sessions are 7.50 while Tuesday to Friday afternoons are free!
A season ticket covering all sessions is priced at 65.00.
 
The World Cup of Pool will carry a $250,000 prize fund including $60,000 for the champions. The event will be produced by Matchroom Sport Television and televised live on Sky Sports and then syndicated internationally as 31 x 1 hour programmes.
 
Diamond Billiards are the Official Table of the 2015 World Cup of Pool; the Official Cloth is supplied by Iwan Simonis and the Official Balls are Super Aramith. The Official Cue, Chalk and Rest are supplied by Predator.