As of 2018, only 16 teams will play at this world championship. This makes the tournament schedule easier to plan. The defending champion and the host country are seeded. A preliminary round is played in four groups of four. The first two in the group reach the quarter-finals. Then the best group first plays against the worst group second (1–8). The second best group first against the third best group runner-up (2-7) etc.
Title holder (here: South Korea)Korea South
Organizing nation (here: Germany)Germany
In 2016, a new system was introduced for decision-making in tied matches, the " Scotch Doubles ". From 2017, the entire world championship will be organized in this way. This means that no longer every player in the team plays a game, but that the players of a team play together at billiards. The starting team starts with the white ball from the starting position and is free to choose who takes the first shot. After each successful stroke, it is the partner's turn. It is played alternately - only one shot per player until the recording is finished. Now the opposing team proceeds accordingly. Each team at the joint stays together at the billiards table, consultation with one another is permitted, taking into account the time limit. The game is played with a push if the starting team first reaches the goal of 40 points. If a match ends in a draw from the quarter-finals onwards, a decision sentence (without a follow-up shot) of up to 15 points is made.
Timing
There is a time limit of 40 seconds per shot. The time limit is visually displayed as a countdown using a timer. In addition, a warning signal is given after 30 seconds. If the time is exceeded, a penalty signal sounds and the opposing team continues the game with balls set up according to the starting position. Each team can take a maximum of three overtime per match , which means that an additional 40 seconds are available for the push per overtime. The extensions can be taken at any time (even directly one after the other for the same joint). From the quarter-finals onwards, the three extensions for the match and the decision set that may become necessary apply.
Break regulation
When half the game distance (20 points) is reached, there is a pause of 5 minutes immediately after the end of the current recording.
Third place has not been played out since 2004. There are two bronze medals.
South Korea
Austria
France (8)
Belgium (2)
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