Talk:2006 World Cup of Pool/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 17:42, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

Going to review for the GAN October 2020 Backlog Drive. MWright96 (talk) 17:42, 21 October 2020 (UTC)


 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) It is stable.
 * No edit wars, etc.:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * Pass/Fail:

Infobox

 * The name of the tournament should be included in the tournament_name= field
 * Good point, added Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:27, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Lead

 * "The event was held at the Mountbatten Centre in Newport, Wales from 22 to 27 August 2006." - AZBilliards says it was the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. The same issue exists in the infobox
 * I thought this was the same place. changed. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:29, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "Wales from 22 to 27 August 2006." - a comma is needed between "Wales" and "from"
 * Done Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:29, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "The event was won by the Filipino team of Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante who defeated the American team of Earl Strickland and Rodney Morris 13–5 in the final." - repetition of "team"
 * Changed to duo. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:29, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "The event saw multiple world pool champions in the field, as well as Snooker world champions in Steve Davis and Ronnie O'Sullivan." - snooker does not need to begin with a capital letter
 * Done Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:29, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "three-times the national average wage." - the country's national
 * Changed Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:29, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Format

 * "The 2006 World Cup of Pool was a pairs nine-ball tournament played at Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.[1]" - don't think the citation is needed at the end of this sentence since it is bunched up at the end of the following sentence
 * I'm not sure what you mean, I'm citing the location of the tournament. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:34, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "The event was played with alternating breaks system," - with the alternating
 * Fixed Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:34, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "as opposed to winner breaks traditional in other nine-ball events." - as to the traditional winner breaks as seen in other nine-ball competitions.
 * Changed Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:34, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "The event was the first ever World Cup of Pool event," - competition for variety and inaugural
 * Chanegd Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:34, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "The event was filmed and broadcast by Matchroom Sport across 31 single hour programs on Sky TV." - The WCP source doesn't say it was broadcast on Sky TV. You'll have to use another source to combine the two
 * Added a citation. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:34, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Prize fund

 * "Prize money for the event featured $250,000 with $60,000 being awarded to the winning team." - A total of $250,000 was made available for the prize pool, with $60,000 being awarded to the winning team.
 * Changed Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:36, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Teams

 * Consider adding information about which teams were seeded for the tournament in this section

Early rounds (first–second round)

 * "The first seed Filipino team of Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante won their match over Malta 9–0." - The particular AZBilliards source does not mention the Phillipnes were the first seeds
 * Removed Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:46, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "Six-time World Snooker Championship winner Steve Davis partnered Daryl Peach for the first time in the event," - no mention of Davis being the six-time world snooker champion in AZBilliards despite it being factually correct
 * Removed Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:46, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "Raj Hundal and snooker player Ronnie O'Sullivan trailed 0–4 after just 20 minutes," - similarly no mention of O'Sullivan being a snooker player in AZBilliards despite it being factually correct
 * Removed Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:46, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "The Spanish side however won the next two frames to win the match." - took
 * Done Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:46, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "so him and Canadian partner Tyler Edey shared a cue," - he
 * Done Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:46, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "With just the final two balls remaining Lee Chenman made a difficult 8-ball to allow the Hong Kong team to win 9–8." - a comma is missing between "remaining" and "Lee"
 * Done Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:46, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "The Dutch team of Niels Feijen and Nick van den Berg defeated the Scottish team 9–5."- repetition of "team"
 * Changed Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:46, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "The final remaining United Kingdom team, the England B side were eliminated by the USA team of Earl Strickland and Rodney Morris." - The remaining United Kingdom side
 * Changed Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:46, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "The final remaining United Kingdom team, the England B side were eliminated by the USA team of Earl Strickland and Rodney Morris. The teams were tied at 3–3 but the USA team won six straight racks to win 9–3." - needs to be cited to the correct source
 * Whoops, wrong source, changed. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:46, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "Hong Kong finished their second 9–8 win," - completed
 * done Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:46, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "The Canadian side (still playing with a single cue) trailed 4–7," - no mention of the Canadian team still playing with one cue in the AZBilliards source
 * Removed - there was a source that I had, can't find it now. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:46, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "The Filipino team defeated Malaysia 9–5," - uncited by the current AZBilliards source. Another source is needed for this particular sentence
 * Same issue as above, the fixed source should resolve Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:46, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Also the above sentence looks like it should end with a full stop
 * Must have been flying! Changed. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:46, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Later rounds (quarter-finals–final)

 * "The Italians lead the match 8–7," - led
 * Done Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 17:04, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "The Philippine team (and top seeds) made up of two former WPA World Nine-ball Championship winners defeated the Czech Republic 9–6." - no mention of the two Filipinos being WPA Nine-ball championship winners in AZBilliards
 * done Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 17:04, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "With pre-tournament odds of 150/1, The Hong Kong" - the word in bold shouldn't begin with a capital letter
 * Whoops Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 17:04, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "The Hong Kong team were defeated 3–9 against the American team." - repetition of "team"
 * Done Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 17:04, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "The unseeded Vietnam team had already defeated three seeded teams to reach the semi-finals," - beaten three seeded teams to get to
 * Done Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 17:04, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "They then came from behind to tie the match at 3-3," - en dash please per MOS:DASH
 * Done Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 17:04, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "Nguyen missed a shot with the cue behind his back on the 5-ball allowing the USA team to win the rack and win 9–7." - repetition of "win"
 * Fixed Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 17:04, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * There is nothing on the Phillipines v Germany match other than it was the first semi-final
 * Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 17:04, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "The final was contested on 27 August 2006 as a race-to-13 racks," - on the evening of the same day
 * Changed Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 17:04, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "The final had a crowd of 900 people," - was attended by a crowd
 * Done Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 17:04, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "the majority of which were expats supporting the Philippines." - more formal; expatriates
 * Added Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 17:04, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
 * "Bustamante said that the event win was due to his partner's play saying," - repetition of "said/saying"
 * Reworded Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 17:04, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

Tournament bracket

 * I believe Reference 5 can also be used in this section to verify both the format and the seeds